Traveling through famine: The space peasant girl

There was deep grass around, and it was estimated that no one had been here for a long time. It was a good opportunity for them to take a rest here, and then they would go back to Jianmen Pass by the original route. This would help them avoid the pursuers and keep them safer.

If they continue to move forward, there will definitely be people waiting to ambush them. They must wait until the Zhang family's people arrive, and then those people will withdraw. Otherwise, they will definitely not be able to escape easily.

They supported each other and got into the cabin. They stopped to rest, took out a bite of food and ate it. Then they slowly recovered. Their legs and feet were twitching due to the rapid running, and their mouths were dry. They were so tired that they almost cried.

After finally getting some rest, they immediately started taking a long detour to Jianmen Pass. They could no longer go forward, nor did they dare to rest, because they believed that the locals would be more familiar with this area than outsiders like them, and it would be better than staying where they were or continuing to move forward and being caught.

Just when they were about to start back, someone came to check on their cabin and found that the grass in the yard had been trampled flat, while there was a clean area inside the house. There were even traces of a fire on the ground. They tried it on charcoal and found that there was still some heat, so they estimated that they couldn't have walked far.

They knew that the person they were chasing must have rested here, so they continued to chase forward without stopping, not expecting that this person could actually go back.

So the two teams went the other way, and those people did not catch up with the Wang family. Those who were chasing forward felt that something was increasingly wrong, because it didn't seem like many people were walking in front of them.

The loose soil on the ground and the unchanged grass and trees proved that no one had ever been here. Liu Yong, who was chasing people, looked silently at the dry and fluffy land. He was very sure that no one had come here. Could it be that he wanted to avoid them and go directly to the official road?

These people are really desperate enough, or they did not walk around here, but went deep into the mountains. The deep mountains are not far away, they are just halfway up the mountain, so there is no need to go inside.

If he had taken the official route, they would have no way to surround and intercept him, but if he let these people go, he would feel very angry. After all, his mission was to rob and kill the child who should not have been born. Only when the child died could their Liu family rest assured. If his sister had not been careless for a moment, the child would never have been born.

Since he couldn't find anyone, he had no choice but to lead his team back to Jianmen Pass in disappointment.

The old man and his companions who were returning also saw that the people who were chasing them had returned, but they were still hiding in the crack in the mountains and did not come out. The old man packed up his clothes and took his youngest son to the gate of Jianmen Pass to see what was going on. He had a feeling that so many people were chasing them and wanted to kill them. He couldn't be wrong about this feeling.

They even made a detour on the way, following a group of refugees, and slowly arrived at the city wall. They found a place to sit down and rest while slowly inquiring about the news around them.

Because they were both outsiders, they were inconspicuous among the group of outsiders.

The old man didn't bring a pass when he came down today, so he couldn't enter the city gate of Jianmen Pass. He could only sit under Jianmen Pass and wait for the news from inside. The news from inside would probably come out soon. After all, where there are people, there are rumors.

Just as he sat down, within an hour, he saw a group of people in armor coming. Seeing that these people seemed to be angry, he knew that they were definitely going to chase them. He didn't know what the child had done wrong to be chased by so many people, even the guards at the city gate and a man in general's armor were chasing him.

"Hey, did you see the leader? I heard that he was originally the commander of Wucheng City. Because his father and sister did something wrong, he was demoted to guard Jianmen Pass. Now, no one knows what happened, but he frequently comes out to look for children. I don't know what he is looking for. What is there to look for in a child? Is his child missing?"

"What else could it be? He hasn't even gotten married, how could he have a child? Now all the legitimate sons of the current Crown Prince have been killed, apparently because of a fight for the throne. Only Concubine Zhang has a boy. Now that she's on the run, she's naturally looking for that child. And that person is the Crown Princess's biological brother, Liu Yong."

The old man slowly moved towards the two gossiping people and sat down not far from them, listening to them analyzing the actions and purposes of these people.

He didn't think of this relationship at the time. Who could have thought that the Crown Princess's brother would wantonly kill children aged 8 to 10 for his sister? Even some girls didn't escape. He saw that a little girl was dragged into the city just now. It was estimated that she couldn't get out. Even her family didn't even ask after getting a silver ingot. They just turned around and sat down somewhere else.

"Hmph, what can we do? The mayor of Jianmen Pass rarely goes out and usually stays in the inner city, because our mayor is a weak scholar who can't even tie a chicken.

Now that the princes of various places are making trouble one after another, he naturally has to rely on the Crown Princess's brother to guard the city gate. This is the bad thing about civil officials. They can't control the army and have to rely on others for everything. General Yuan, who was originally stationed here, received the order from His Majesty to go to Qianmen Town. I don't know what to do. Now this city is all Liu Yong's world. I just hope these children can survive."

After watching another boy being dragged into the city, the two people who were whispering to each other sighed several times in private. This child's life was basically over. Once he entered the city, he had never been seen coming out. Even if they made a big fuss at the city gate, it was useless. And even if these refugees had a way to enter the city to find the child, they would not come out again. As for whether he settled down in the city or was dragged out, no one knew what the outcome would be. Of course, no one cared.

Basically, they will be dealt with by Liu Yong and will not be able to reach the city lord's gate to appeal for justice, mainly because they cannot get in.

"Hey, have you heard? This morning, a few people saw the city gate guards and the escort agency and immediately fled to the mountains. I wonder if they are the people Liu Yong wants to kill?"

"So what if it's true or not? All the people who went to chase him were blown half to death by landmines. They are still unconscious. There is not a single spot on their bodies that is not injured. But I think it's what they deserve. These people are simply helping the evil in order to make a little money. They can even kill such a young child. It can be considered a worthy death if they were blown to death."

"Now they are letting us live in the city, and even arranging our food and lodging. Not to mention aiding and abetting the evil, even if they want us to kill the person they want to kill, I can do it now, let alone these people?

If you ask me, it is money that makes people happy. With money, you can do anything. Even making ghosts work is easy. "

Another person looked at the people guarding the city gate heavily and sighed silently. If they had this luck, why wouldn't they make the same choice as these people?