The little Fubao in the deserted village made all the dignitaries in the court go crazy with envy

The word "exile" made these people completely silent. The hope that was faintly pulsating in their eyes was completely extinguished, and their eyes returned to darkness.

The seven of them were hunted down and fled throughout the territory of Da Rui, and they did not have a single day of peace for more than half a year.

After finally escaping to the vast wilderness of Mobei, if they wanted to settle down there, they had to hide their identities and remain in the wilderness.

They were afraid that they would never be able to touch the paradise at the foot of the mountain in their entire lives.

"Let's go. There's no one living in the vast wilderness behind the mountain. Maybe we can settle down there without being noticed. As for our livelihood..."

"For now, we can make a living by hunting. We can then use the prey to exchange for food from farmers. As long as we are not suspected or exposed, we can stay here forever."

"This is the only place we can stay. It's the farthest from the imperial city and the most remote," someone said with a wry smile. "Other than here, there's nowhere else for us to stay in Da Rui."

The group reluctantly withdrew their gaze from the village, where they could find the life they longed for.

Unfortunately, there is no place for them there.

"Crazy lady, let's go. If you can't keep up as you go down the mountain, you'll be eaten by wolves." Someone called out to the crazy woman who was squatting and talking to herself, and pulled her up.

I accidentally knocked the rattle that the woman was holding in her hand off. The woman, who had almost no sense of existence, immediately pounced on the rattle, picked it up like a treasure, hugged it tightly in her arms, and patted and coaxed me gently, "Don't be afraid, Wei'er, don't cry, don't cry, mother will not lose you again, really, really, I will not lose you again, you good boy, Wei'er good boy!"

The man who was pulling her was startled and couldn't help complaining, "Fifth brother, look how crazy she is, do we really have to take care of her? We don't know how long we can live, and it will be even harder to take care of her."

The man called Fifth Brother was about thirty years old and very tall. Because he was too thin, his face had distinct bones and looked cold.

"If my mother were still alive, she would be about this age. Her food is deducted from my share. We are both in trouble, so I'll help as much as I can." He stepped forward to support the crazy woman and lowered his voice a little, "Madame Crazy, let's go down the mountain. Wei'er wants to go down."

Hearing that Wei'er wanted to go down the mountain, the crazy woman who was only trying to coax her child immediately took her feet and stumbled down the mountain with the help of the man.

Very easy to appease.

It was just that the group was unlucky. They bumped into people head-on after only taking a few steps.

Opposite him stood a fat bald monk wearing a Taoist robe with wide sleeves. He held a tattered palm-leaf fan in his right hand and a snow doll in his left hand.

They looked at each other in silence.

The fifth brother's eyes flashed first, and he made way with the people behind him, forcing a stiff smile on his face, "Sorry, we are blocking the way, Master, please go first."

The bald fat man waved his palm-leaf fan, but it didn't move. "You called the wrong name. I'm a Taoist priest, I tell people's fortunes."

The fifth brother immediately changed his tone, "Master, please go first."

"No need to invite, no need to invite. Meeting is destiny. Let me tell you your fortune." The bald Taoist smiled and pointed at the group of people with a palm-leaf fan. "I see that your foreheads are black and dark clouds are covering your heads. It's a bad omen. I'm afraid you can't go this way."

The seven people on the opposite side all changed color when they heard this, and looked at the bald fat man with unfriendly eyes.

The fifth brother reached out to stop the brothers behind him, gnashing his teeth as he looked at the bald old Taoist coldly, "What do you mean by that, Taoist priest? You heard what we said, are you going to report to the police and have us brothers arrested?"

The old Taoist asked with a smile, "Yes, how do you feel?"

He pretended not to notice the change in the other party's expression, and didn't care about the murderous intent in their eyes, and was casual and indifferent.

Bai Xiang did not struggle when being carried, but dangled obediently in the air, his pair of dark eyes burning with gossip.

The fifth brother stared at the Taoist priest for a while, his eyes closed and opened, he loosened his hand that was supporting the old woman, and pushed her aside, "She is innocent, don't implicate her. Taoist priest wants to arrest people for the reward, I will go with you, but please let my brothers live. They have never been involved in a murder case, they were bullied by the wicked and fell to this point. Taoist priest asked, God has the virtue of loving life!"

"Oh," Jia Banxian fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan and said with a smile, "No."

The seven people on the opposite side were stunned by his words.

What do you mean?

What is it not?

Aren’t you planning to report to the police and have them arrested?

Isn’t it that God is merciful and kind?

What kind of Taoist priest was this that they met?

"I'm a Taoist priest who swindles and cheats people all over the world. I'm not a good person either. The number of times I've been wanted by the government is more than the seven of you combined. We're all wanderers in the world, why should I make things difficult for you? Hahaha!"

"..."

"Come on, don't rush down the mountain, tell me what you have done wrong?"

“……”What’s it to you?

The young man, who was the most impulsive among the seven, barely held back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

But we just met by chance, and since I don't plan to report them, let's just go our separate ways.

Why ask so many questions?

I have never seen such a gossipy Taoist priest.

I muttered this in my heart, but I didn't dare say it out loud.

To avoid offending people with a bad word, and then having the other party regret it and report them.

They had fled from a long distance, not to come here and meet the Taoist priest and lose their lives.

Well, the old Taoist actually waved his hand and hit the stupid roe deer that jumped out of the bushes...

A fire was soon lit in the woods. The roe deer and hares were cleaned and skewered on tree branches. The aroma soon made people’s stomachs growl.

"We came from the east." The fifth brother started talking about the cause and process of the incident, without intending to hide anything.

The old Taoist's hunting skills were enough to shock them.

"My name is Cao Wu. I was a soldier. I retired from the battlefield two years ago. I thought I could live a good life at home from then on, be filial to my parents, and get along well with my wife and children. But I didn't expect that when I returned home, I found that my home was gone."

"Dongzhou was hit by a severe drought. My hometown was hit hard. To make a living, my family went to work as slaves in the county's family. Who knew——"

"The official coveted my wife's beauty... My wife refused to obey him, and my parents also resisted vigorously. All four members of our family were beaten to death."

"I only found out about this after I returned home. I couldn't even find the bodies of my parents, wife, and children! I went to the government office to report it, but they accused me of being a deserter and wanted to detain me!"

"Later, I sneaked into the mansion of Yuanwai, killed the culprit and escaped from Dongzhou! I was the only one who committed the murder. Those who followed me were my brothers who had fought on the battlefield and were discharged from the army because of disability."

"I fled here from Dongzhou and hid for half a year. I thought I could hide in the desert north of the desert..."

Unexpectedly, I just arrived today and was curious about Yuxi Village. I climbed up the mountain and looked around from afar, and then I met an old Taoist priest who was out for a walk in the mountain.

The story basically ends here, and Cao Wu has no more words to say.

We met by chance, and the old Taoist priest can do whatever he wants.

He, Cao Wu, did not kill innocent people indiscriminately.

He has been on the run for more than half a year. If it weren't for his loyal brothers, he wouldn't have survived until now.

He was actually very tired.