Lock and secure

In the capital, all four city gates have been blocked to prevent chaos and thieves from sneaking in.

The Red Guards are ready to lead troops to Linguan County for support.

At noon, the sound of war drums and trumpets lingered for a long time, and the soldiers of the Red Guards in silver-red armor left the barracks in an orderly manner, followed by food and supplies, and headed straight for Jingzhou Linguan County.

In the court, a group of sour Confucian scholars were arguing fiercely.

"Empress Dowager, please quickly issue an order to recall the Red Guards! The capital is in crisis right now, and the Imperial Sacrifice Cavalry has suffered heavy casualties. Preserving the capital is paramount!"

The old lady was at a loss and looked at Bei Zhenting who was standing in the front row.

Bei Zhenting looked extremely bad.

He really didn't know what to do with another lunch break! He was so busy that he had to listen to these losers quarreling!

Seeing that he didn't reply, the Queen Mother couldn't do anything about him, so she immediately passed the blame: "I have handed over the military affairs to General Zhenbei. All decisions are left to General Zhenbei."

The ministers wanted to say something, but the old lady ignored them and stood up to leave. The eunuch immediately shouted "Dismiss the court".

As soon as he finished speaking, Bei Zhenting turned around and looked at the ministers with a cold look in his eyes. "My dear ministers, the closest troops to Linguan County are the Red Guards. Are you planning to call back all the border troops from such a long distance? Or do you only want to defend the capital and save your own lives, without caring about the people of Linguan County?"

"This..." The ministers looked at each other in confusion. They really wanted to leave more soldiers to guard the capital and save their own lives.

According to the Dacheng law, any imperial official who deserted from the battlefield would be beheaded if caught. Before they were sure whether Dacheng would be destroyed, they could only send their families out of the city and did not dare to escape themselves!

Bei Zhenting understood their thoughts very well. He snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and walked out of the hall.

In a small courtyard at the junction of Jingzhou and Yuanzhou, Wulima sat in a reclining chair, wincing in pain. "Have you found that little bastard who was shooting a slingshot in the middle of the night? Your Highness... Your Highness wants his life!"

A group of strong men dressed as businessmen were so angry that they gritted their teeth. They had wanted to sneak in and kill the sleeping Emperor Dacheng in seconds.

Unexpectedly, someone went into the mountains to hunt birds before dawn. Instead of catching any birds, he woke up the sleepy soldiers, forcing them to fight with Dacheng's cavalry army.

If the reinforcements had not arrived later, they would not have been able to capture that group of people. However, they did capture that group of soldiers, but in the chaos, Emperor Dacheng was kidnapped by other men in black!

Killers were sent out to chase them, but none of them returned, and all were killed...

Fortunately, Emperor Dacheng was seriously injured and his whereabouts are unknown. It is estimated that he will not survive his injuries.

Seeing that more than half of his brothers were missing from the yard, Wulima was so angry that he was shaking all over. When he found that little bastard, he would shoot him into a sieve with a slingshot!

In the forest, Xiao Biesun himself was in a coma.

I staggered and staggered, and vaguely heard someone muttering "I'm so tired, so tired" over and over again.

Suddenly, the center of gravity of his body shifted forward. Driven by the instinct of survival, Lin Mo suddenly opened his eyes and subconsciously reached out to grab something, grabbing two tree trunks.

Lin Mo looked down and saw that Zhang Xiaoxiao had fallen to the ground.

This man was a head shorter than him and so thin. He was kicked twice, but he still dared to carry him along the mountain road. Lin Mo felt scared. If he hadn't woken up, he would have been thrown to death by Zhang Xiaoxiao!

He poked the dirty little face of the child under him and said, "Hey, are you okay?"

The child opened his eyes, saw that he was awake, smiled, and then fainted.

Lin Mo saw that the child had no idea how to get there, and carried him to some unknown mountain.

I don’t know how long it has been since the child had a drink of water. His lips are chapped, and the worn-out shoes on his feet can no longer cover his feet. There are several dirty blisters on the soles of his feet, and his palms are full of blisters.

With a slight movement in his heart, Lin Mo simply treated the wound on his body, found some grass and made a rope to tie the child under the tree, and went to the distance to shoot birds and pick wild fruits.

In the evening, Zhang Xiaoxiao woke up and found himself in a cave, naked. He suddenly covered his chest and saw a savage with a grass skirt covering his body.

The Savage saw that he had woken up and came over. "Are you awake?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao blushed as soon as she saw the man's naked, skinny upper body. She stammered, "Brother, where are my clothes?"

"Hey, it's grilling over there. There's a stream nearby. I'll help you take a bath and wash your clothes as well."

Give him a bath?! Zhang Xiaoxiao trembled.

Seeing him like that, Lin Mo threw two leaves at him and got angry: "If your hands and feet weren't covered in blisters, who would help you wash them? Humph!"

Zhang Xiaoxiao held the leaf in his arms. Seeing Lin Mo roasting the bird alone and ignoring him, he felt aggrieved. However, he had a strong sense of self-esteem and did not talk to Lin Mo. After a while, he fell asleep leaning against the stone wall.

He felt warm beside him and went over to him. As he started to feel sleepy, he heard someone calling him, "Xiaoxiao?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao looked up in a daze, and her mouth seemed to touch something soft. When she opened her eyes, she saw Brother Lin Mo covering his mouth with his face red.

"Brother, your face is so red. Are you sick?" Zhang Xiaoxiao touched Lin Mo's forehead.

Lin Mo slapped his hand away, blushing and gritting his teeth, saying, "Take it! Eat it quickly! You'll be stuffed to death!"

A string of roasted sparrows that were golden brown and greasy was thrown into Zhang Xiaoxiao's hand. The blisters were popped, and Zhang Xiaoxiao hissed in pain, tears falling down her face.

Lin Mo took the roasted sparrow and put it aside. He took his little hand and looked at it. He poured water from a broken pottery bowl to rinse it. "Does it still hurt?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao nodded aggrievedly, pouting as if she was about to cry again.

Lin Mo said sternly: "Don't cry!"

Holding back the tears that had flowed out, Zhang Xiaoxiao looked at Lin Mo.

Lin Mo tore off a piece of golden, oily sparrow meat and placed it next to his mouth. "Eat."

Two children could not eat a little sparrow together, but they still could not be full.

After eating the roasted sparrows, Lin Mo dug out a dozen chestnuts from their tattered bag, filled a ceramic bowl with water and boiled it on the stone kang.

Zhang Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up. Brother Lin Mo was so smart and knew everything!

After a while, the two children ate the soft, sweet and fragrant boiled chestnuts, and drank the hot water used to boil the chestnuts, and finally felt a little full.

It was already dark when they finished eating. The two children were huddled together. Lin Mo was really curious and asked, "Xiaoxiao, how did you find me?"

He felt that with Zhang Xiaoxiao's intelligence, she would definitely not be able to find him.

"Because my brother is lying on the mountain road."

He rolled onto the road? And he didn't die?

Zhang Xiaoxiao said with some concern: "Brother, it seems someone is trying to catch us..."

Lin Mo thought for a moment, "Those people probably won't be able to find us. The mountain we were on at that time is just two mountains away from Yuanzhou, but it's a shortcut. We are already in Yuanzhou now."

"Brother, how did you know?"

"Today I saw a temple on the top of a distant mountain. Storytellers told me that the temple is the Dacishan Shengsheng Temple in southern Yuanzhou. The stories say that Shengsheng Temple is dedicated to saving all living beings and is so popular that every few days the temple gives out porridge in Daci Town at the foot of the mountain!"

Zhang Xiaoxiao opened her eyes wide, her eyes full of longing, "Shall we go there?"