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After more than ten days of rain, sunny days finally arrived in Luodan, and the farmlands and houses here were preserved.

Instead, in the downstream county towns, countless houses collapsed and farmland was flooded. As for how many people died, no one counted them, and it was impossible to count them.

When I returned to Luochuan again, the place had changed. The city showed signs of being washed away by floods, Wang Yi was nowhere to be found, and the prefect of Luochuan was beheaded.

"Miss, I've inquired clearly. The imperial court has ordered that the Luochuan prefect's failure to prevent floods has resulted in severe damage to Luochuan and the downstream counties, and his entire clan will be punished."

As soon as Chen Ze said this, everyone's faces turned ugly. They had seen the facts with their own eyes, and now a false accusation was directly put on them.

"But most of the people here survived." Xu Qing murmured. When they entered the city, although most of the houses were destroyed, most of the people were fine.

"Do you know the whereabouts of Wang Yi?" Sheng Changan suppressed the heavy feeling in his heart.

Chen Ze slowly shook his head, a look of worry between his brows. "Wang Yi is very smart, and Lord Zhou evacuated them immediately, so nothing should happen."

Sheng Changan's eyes moved slightly. "Were all the people present when Lord Zhou was beheaded?"

Li Dashan went out of his way to find out. "It's said that two children were washed away during the flood, so they can't be identified. And no one from the Du family is there now."

As a well-known merchant family in Luochuan, it was impossible for the Du family to have no connection with the Zhou family. However, according to their investigation at the time, the two people had no apparent connection at all.

It was so strange when the children of both families were kidnapped at the same time. Unfortunately, the two leaders ran too fast, so she was not clear about many things.

They glanced at each other, and the adult seemed to be thinking about something. Chen Ze's eyes moved and he also fell into thought.

If the two families were indeed related, they were specifically targeted for kidnapping, and the children they abducted were all around ten years old.

I had offended that woman so much back then, and she only pinched me a few times, unless these people were of great use. Under ten years old, in the company!

If that was really the case, and those two people escaped, his identity would be easily exposed. Just the words "from Guangping" could make the Liu family take action against him.

He had saved the lives of the Zhou and Du families. If they wanted to escape, they would definitely take Wang Yi with them. They could no longer go to the capital, and with Wang Yi's cleverness, he was likely to take them to Guangping.

If the Zhou family's children were really with the Du family, the Liu family would definitely kill them all. So the least noticeable way now is to become a refugee.

It's just that they are too conspicuous, so they will persuade most people to go north.

Thinking of this, Sheng Changan immediately arranged: "Chen Ze."

"Don't worry, miss. I will go check if there is any news between them recently." Chen Ze immediately thought of it and became excited. After all, he and Wang Yi still had some friendship as classmates.

"Miss, what's the news?" Li Hui was a little confused.

"Wang Yi should not be dead." This time, Sheng Changan's eyes were much more relaxed.

Li Hui fell silent. Although she didn't know what had happened, she knew from the adult's expression that she was quite sure of what she said.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, Chen Ze walked in with a happy face. "I heard that there is food in the north, and maybe they can be taken in. I don't have any more details."

If you directly mention Guangping, it is likely to attract the attention of those who are interested. But if you only mention the north, it will be different, after all, the Liu family also has people in the north.

"It's getting late, we'll have to start heading back early tomorrow morning."

Hearing this, everyone was obviously much happier. After being away from home for so long, who wouldn't want to go back soon? However, they were lucky. They had been away for so long and rarely had to do anything.

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Before daybreak, everyone started preparing their things, as going back was no safer than coming. Xu Qing specially prepared a plaster to cover up Yue Qingping's skin color.

But there was no way to cover up the sound, so Yue Qingping could only choose to take a mute with her on the road. Her brother Yue Qingliang was too worried and did not dare to leave Yue Qingping even a step.

In order to facilitate discussions on the road, Le Qingping and his sister sat in a carriage at the back. Due to Xu Qing's strong wish, Sheng Changan had no choice but to acquiesce.

After such a long time, Xu Qing didn't know how he opened up his Ren and Du meridians, and suddenly he was no longer afraid of Sheng Changan.

In order to keep her ears quiet, she had no choice but to agree.

Since there are so many people in their group, and most of them are carrying knives, it can also serve as a deterrent to people with bad intentions.

So even though we tried to leave early in the morning, we still attracted a lot of people's attention.

Some people even slept at the city gate, waiting for them to leave.

Sheng Chang'an's face was heavy. It was undeniable that she was quite satisfied with the people in Shanglian. Under Zhou Lin's governance, no bad habits had emerged.

But the journey is long, and they may be able to barely provide for themselves. With so many people, there will always be disputes, which will also attract more people to follow.

People's hearts are unpredictable. Those who have food are barely okay, but what about those who join later? Because they have horses and supplies, they are like fat sheep in the eyes of some people with ulterior motives.

"Sir, there are more and more people at the city gate." Li Hui lifted the curtain and took a look. They were almost blocked at the city gate.

Sheng Changan gritted his teeth. Judging from the Liu family's behavior, they came here to kill Lord Zhou's family and then ran away. It was obvious that they didn't want to deal with the mess in Luochuan.

Fortune and wealth are sought in danger, so let's fight. Sheng Changan walked out and stood on the carriage, but did not get off.

Looking at the crowd of people at the city gate, he said, "Choose a man who can make the decision from among yourselves and come out to talk to me."

There were so many people that she couldn't make herself heard even if she shouted at the top of her lungs. What she didn't expect was that as soon as she finished speaking, someone came out from inside.

"My name is Yu Xiuran, and I used to be an aide to Zhou Song, the prefect of Luochuan." A man with a goatee, a resolute face, and a sword at his waist, it can be seen that this man has some knowledge of martial arts and is trusted by the people of Luochuan.

It seemed that Lord Zhou had specially chosen this place to wait for her. Sheng Changan was silent for a moment before pointing to an empty space and saying, "Let's discuss matters here."

Li Hui followed Sheng Changan out of concern for his safety. Sheng Changan had brought Chen Ze on this trip specifically for training, so he followed as well.

"How did Lord Zhou predict that I would come here? He even blocked me at the city gate. And is Wang Yike safe?" Sheng Changan went straight to the point.

"Don't worry, Miss. That young man has already arranged for someone to leave the city with Lord Zhou's children and Madam Du." Yu Xiu Ran had no intention of hiding anything.

"I've been living nearby for a while now and wanted to visit you today, but Miss Sheng was in such a hurry."

"You decided to visit me today after you found out about me yesterday!" Sheng Changan couldn't help but sarcastically said.

He actually praised Sheng Changan for his sarcasm of "Miss Sheng is very wise."