After a short rest in Xifeng City, Xie Songlin and his group set out for the capital. In fact, for Xie Songlin, this escape was not as difficult as he had imagined.

Because they had horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts for transportation, and they usually slept on the big bed in the space at night, Cheng Hui had to hold Xie Yao and could only sleep in the small tent outside, but it was also spacious and comfortable for one person, and the mattress and blanket were relatively soft.

Moreover, their family members take turns to eat in the space, and the food is actually not much worse than at home. It’s a pity that these things cannot be taken out and shared with family members.

However, most of the other people in the village were walking, and because they fled, they lost their land and their source of livelihood was basically cut off. Now every meal has become a difficult problem to calculate carefully. They can only tighten their belts and try to save limited food, hoping to follow Xie Songlin to the capital smoothly and find a new way out there.

They now have an inexplicable trust in Xie Songlin, and always feel that they will not starve to death if they follow him.

Xie Songlin felt that he was under a lot of pressure, but he had chosen to bring the canteen staff with him, so naturally he had to be responsible for them. The villagers chose to go with him, and he also hoped that he could do his best to live up to this trust.

But he felt a bit overwhelmed at the thought of feeding such a large group of people, so he could only go to the capital to see if he could do some business. Now the imperial court has issued an order that several large states close to the capital are accepting refugees, so they should be allocated land and housing by then, right?

They fled all the way from Miaozhou to Lanzhou, and many refugees had gathered on the road. Some of them came with their families, while others were alone. Most of these refugees were empty-handed, carrying only the most basic survival supplies. Some did not even have these, and could only rely on relief or begging along the way to survive.

Xie Songlin looked at these people with mixed feelings. He was glad that he had some supplies and transportation with him, so he didn't end up as miserable as these refugees.

Moreover, as the number of refugees increased, public safety on the roads became increasingly severe. Reports of people being robbed of their belongings were common, and there were even reports of human traffickers mingling with the refugees, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Xie Songlin had to remind himself and those around him to be vigilant at all times and protect the safety of himself and the villagers. Although the people of Xiejia Village did not have much food, it was still much better than the many refugees on the road.

Although he knew that the villagers did not have enough food to eat and would not do such a thing, he still gave everyone serious instructions.

He frowned, his face serious. "We've all seen this along the way. There are so many refugees. We may all feel pity for them, but we're all fleeing now, and our supplies are very limited. If we show kindness to others and give them food or daily necessities, the news will spread quickly. If the other refugees along the way get to know, they'll probably surround us. By then, even with a large number of us, we won't be able to handle it."

However, before he could say half of his words, he saw a woman stumbling and running towards him crying. It was Xie Shou's wife, Li Niang.

Li Niang's hair was disheveled, her eyes red and swollen from crying, tears rolling down like beads from a broken string. Her once beautiful face was now filled with fear and despair, and she cried out in a sobbing voice, "Brother Songlin! Please save us! My seal has been stolen!"

Xie Songlin was also startled and immediately stepped forward to ask, "What's going on?"

Li Niang's son Xie Zhang had been feeling unwell these past few days, coughing constantly. He also had no strength to walk and his steps were unsteady, so Li Niang and her husband Xie Shou could only accompany him and slow down their pace, and they gradually fell behind the back of the team.

They thought that it would be no big deal to walk slowly like this. After all, the main force was not far ahead, and if anything really happened, everyone would be able to hear them if they shouted. But who knew that suddenly several thieves jumped out from the side of the official road. These people were agile and moved quickly, with a fierce look on their faces. Their eyes were like a hungry wolf seeing its prey, and they instantly locked onto Xie Zhang who was in Li Niang's arms.

Before Li Niang and Xie Shou could react to what was happening, one of the thieves rushed up and reached out to grab Xie Zhang. His hands grabbed Xie Zhang like iron clamps and pulled him away.

A thief saw that Li Niang was somewhat pretty and wanted to kidnap her as well. Li Niang was immediately frightened out of her wits. She felt a chill running from the soles of her feet to her forehead and immediately screamed at the top of her lungs: "Help! Help! Quick, help!"

Fortunately, the people at the back of the team heard the shrill screams. They immediately realized that the situation was not good and rushed over to rescue Li Niang, but they could not catch up with Xie Zhang who had been captured.

Xie Shou was extremely anxious at this moment, his eyes were red. How could he watch his son being kidnapped like this? He immediately took his two brothers and chased the thieves in the direction they fled like crazy.

After listening to Li Niang's description of the situation, Xie Songlin made a quick decision and immediately decided to pick a few people to chase the thieves together, but when he looked around, he couldn't help but frowned.

Except for Xie Dazhong who looked relatively strong, the others were either exhausted after fleeing all the way, or were thin in nature. It seemed that they had no strength to chase the thieves who had already run away.

Although he could use the space to rush forward and detect the thieves' movements, he was too weak to defeat so many people alone. Xie Songlin gritted his teeth and quickly made arrangements: "The others will go ahead. Dazhong, Agui and..."

Before he finished calling the names, there was a sudden commotion among the crowd.

Then, Xie Shou's voice, filled with tears of joy, was heard. His voice was trembling slightly with extreme excitement: "He's back! Li Niang! Zhang'er is back!"

When Li Niang heard this, she was completely stunned, as if she couldn't believe her ears. But after just a moment of daze, she reacted, her eyes instantly shining, and she ran towards the direction of the voice like crazy, still shouting: "Zhang'er! My Zhang'er!"

Xie Shou hugged Xie Zhang, who had been lost and found, tightly and ran over. Xie Zhang's small body nestled in his father's arms, with some traces of tears of fear still on his face.

Behind Xie Shou, there was a young man. The young man was dressed in black, with an upright posture and a cold expression. What was noticeable was that he was dragging a group of people in his hands.

Yes, it really is a group of people.

He used a thick hemp rope to tightly tie up the wrists of the thieves who had just kidnapped Xie Zhang, and then strung them together one by one like strung grasshoppers, letting them stumble and follow behind him.

The thieves had lost their previous arrogance at this moment. They were all covered in dust and dirt, and some had bruises and scratches on their faces. It was obvious that they had just suffered a lot. They hung their heads, their eyes full of fear and unwillingness, but they did not dare to resist at all. They could only be dragged away obediently, and from time to time they uttered a few low pleas for mercy.

At this time, Xie Songlin and Xie Wanxing looked at each other when they saw the boy, and the father and daughter had the same expression of shock on their faces.

It's him!

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