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Li Xian flew out of the city and landed in a forest. Li Xian panted heavily, "Master, these people are too scary. I... I haven't run for such a long time..."

Luo Yao patted Li Xian's shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Where are we going now?"

"Wait, let me ask Xiao Hui where they went." Li Xian slowed down and whistled.

Little Gray was circling in the sky and flying in one direction.

The two of them supported each other and followed Xiao Hui. Soon they saw a temple that was neither big nor small.

"Yong'an Temple?" Luo Yao looked up at the temple.

"Young Master, don't you know that this is your birth shrine?"

Huh? He was still alive, yet the people had actually built a temple for him. Even though it was a shrine for his life, it still seemed strange to Luo Yao.

The two of them walked up the stone steps that were already covered with moss. When the full view of the temple was revealed, Luo Xingchen ran out.

"Brother! Xiao Hui!"

Luo Xinchen ran to catch a low-flying wild pigeon. Xiao Hui fluttered to the ground and was picked up by Luo Xinchen.

The people in the Yong'an Temple also came out when they heard the noise.

The sun had already set at this time. The temple was built on the mountain, and the worshippers had left the mountain early. A few people gathered in front of the temple.

Luo Yao stood in an open space in front of the temple, his hands on his hips, watching the sunset, and sighed: "I never thought that one day I would spend the night in my own temple. It's really exciting!"

As the sky darkened, Luo Yao took his brother's hand and walked into the temple first, followed by several people.

The temple was not big, but not small either. Luo Yao stepped directly into the hall.

The ancestral hall was filled with incense, and the stone statue of Luo Yao looked quite majestic in the mist.

Luo Xinchen held his brother's hand and looked at the stone brother with some confusion.

Luo Yao pinched his chin and looked left and right. The stone statue really looked like him and was very handsome.

The entire temple is very new and was built about a month ago.

After admiring his own beauty, Luo Yao still felt that his stone self was very strange.

This is a violation of his portrait rights...

Luo Yao stared at the stone statue for a while, and suddenly felt a little cold and shivered. Luo Yao pulled his brother out of the ancestral hall.

A fire had been lit in the open space outside the ancestral hall, and porridge was being cooked in an iron pot on a kang made of several stones.

Ah Shi handed Luo Yao a glass of warm water and said, "Master, there are a dozen potatoes and beggar's chicken roasting in the fire."

Luo Yao took the hot water, sat on the straw mat, nodded, and took a sip of the hot water. "Brother Lu, I didn't expect you to run so fast. Is anyone chasing you?"

Lu Hong: "We followed Xiao Mo. Xiao Mo knew so many roads. The people there thought you were with us, so quite a few of them chased us. But after Xiao Mo detoured us, there were only a few left."

Li Xian: "Master, you should hide away from me from now on. I don't want to be chased by anyone."

Luo Yao: "How do I know they know me? I was fine a few days ago, and I don't know why everyone in the city knows me all of a sudden..."

Li Xian: "Anyway, you can't go out like this."

Luo Yao nodded.

Ah Shi suddenly thought of something, rummaged through the basket of things he was carrying, and took out a white hat and handed it to Luo Yao.

Li Xian took a look at the hat, then looked away and started digging at the potatoes on the kang.

The spring evening breeze is mixed with the scent of grass and earth, and is very fresh.

Luo Yao took a deep breath of the aroma of roasted potatoes. It was so fragrant. Each potato was burnt like a black coal ball. His hands were stained black from peeling them, and even the soft and sticky potatoes were covered with a few dirty handprints.

It doesn't matter if it's not clean but you can eat it without getting sick, Luo Yao doesn't mind at all.

After eating and drinking, several people moved some straw from behind the temple, roughly spread it out, and slept together.

Late at night, in a forest in Yuanzhou, the officers and soldiers who were escorting the rebels to exile in southern Xinjiang had fallen asleep.

The soldier on guard was leaning against a tree trunk, smacking his lips, his eyes hazy as he dozed off slowly, his head nodding off like a chick pecking at rice.

A gust of wind blew, and the bamboo forest rustled.

The soldiers in the front were not awakened by the noise at all, but the soldiers at the back were smart enough to look around with their spears.

The man in black fell without making any sound and took out several sentries who were looking around in two moves. The soldier standing at the end had not yet realized that his companion was dead. He looked around with his spear in his hand like a headless fly.

The latch clicked open.

The man in the cage opened his eyes. The man in black gestured and untied the iron chains on the man's hands and feet. The man tiptoed out of the cage and disappeared into the night with the man in black.

The headless fly sentry was unaware of anything. Seeing that nothing was happening, he put away his spear and dozed off. Just as his eyelids were about to close, a strong wind blew past, and the sound of the wind was like the howling of an evil ghost. The sentry turned around and screamed.

The officers and soldiers were awakened, "What happened! What happened?!"

"The prince... the prince is missing!" The sentry pointed at the cage, but his eyes were fixed on the bodies of his companions lying in front of him, and his speech was confused.

The soldiers immediately searched everywhere, but they couldn't find anyone after searching for a long time.

The officer in charge slapped the sentry twice on the forehead, "Did you fall asleep?!"

"My Lord, I didn't sleep at all! I didn't sleep! I didn't hear any sound, and when I turned around, the prince was gone!"

Several soldiers who were watching from a distance were frightened by his words and quickly retreated to protect the official. "Sir, have we encountered a ghost... a ghost wall!"

When the man heard he had encountered a ghost, he panicked and quickly grabbed two soldiers to block him, muttering, "Ghost... there's a ghost!"

A group of people kept retreating, and someone touched the still warm corpse behind them and screamed in fright.

Everyone was so scared that their hearts were in their throats, and they quickly closed their eyes and squatted down.

"Don't eat me, don't eat me..."

"Can't see me, can't see me..."

The next morning, news that the traitor Prince Qi Bei Zhenqing had escaped from exile shocked the court and the public.

Two days later, the afternoon sun was warm and the river breeze was blowing.

On the Anxi River, Luo Yao and his party had just crossed the river and arrived at the pier to disembark.

The wind was strong and refreshing at the dock. Lu Hong was going back to the escort agency to say goodbye to everyone. Since they had known about this farewell for a long time, there was no sadness. After wishing each other well, Lu Hong left with the people from the escort agency.

Luo Yao and his group entered the streets of Lianyu County. The streets were no longer as deserted as when they came. The concrete pavement on the streets was hardened and clean and tidy. There were a variety of shops on the street.

There is a mixture of old and new restaurants, inns, milk tea shops, hot pot restaurants, noodle shops, and various snack shops.

A Shi and Lu Heng were carrying things, Zhang Xiaoxiao and Lin Mo were also carrying some things in their hands, and Luo Yao wanted to free up their limbs.

"Let's go to the inn and put our things there first. After that, you can go shopping!"

When they heard this, they were excited. They had seen many well-developed counties in Khanzhou along the way, but this was the first time they had seen one as prosperous as Lianyu County. They couldn't wait any longer, and when they heard Luo Yao let them move freely, they were very excited.

They found an inn and booked a few rooms upstairs. After putting their luggage there, they happily went downstairs.

"Go and have fun on your own. Be careful and come back before midnight."

Lin Mo held Zhang Xiaoxiao's hand as he walked, nodding his head. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the crowd.

Luo Yao felt helpless as he watched the two half-grown children leave. As soon as they reached the street, they were like they were back home, as slippery as loaches.

Luo Yao looked at her like an old father for a long time before returning his gaze to Li Xian's face.

Li Xian... uh... what should I do if my bodyguard is kidnapped?

Luo Yao pursed his lips, looked at Lu Heng with disdain, and said helplessly: "A Xian, you don't have to follow me today, go play with Lu Heng."

Li Xian: "But..." He has to protect the young master...

Luo Yao flicked a coin at Li Xian and said, "Don't forget, my martial arts skills are the highest except yours!"

Li Xian looked his master up and down. This martial arts skill was probably mixed with water for him. He took out his pocket and took out a signal fire and stuffed it into Luo Yao's pocket. "Young Master, if you encounter danger and you can't fight, pull this and I will come to save you immediately!"

Luo Yao took the signal fire and stuffed it into his arms without any hesitation, "How can there be any danger in this peaceful country? We have been fleeing from the capital for a long time and have not encountered any major danger."

Li Xian pulled the corner of his mouth, feeling that Luo Yao had no sense of security at all. "Anyway, if you encounter danger, run away if you can't fight, and send me a message if you can't run away."

Luo Yao agreed, and Lu Heng dragged Li Xian away.

There were only three people left at the inn door.

"Ashi, do you want to go out and play by yourself or follow me?"

"Ashi naturally has to follow the young master!"

Luo Yao nodded in satisfaction. He was indeed Ah Shi. Only Ah Shi would follow him everywhere. These guards and the children he had picked up had all grown up into pairs...

So sour!