Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

Everyone escaped the secret passage safely, but their faces and bodies were covered in mud, making them look quite disheveled.

However, no one cared about any of that at the moment. They turned back and looked at the raging fire in the village, and couldn't help but clench their fists.

Just yesterday, they were celebrating more than a month of hard work, but in just a few hours, all their efforts vanished.

Seeing everyone's hard work go up in flames, even Rongrong was naturally heartbroken. But she knew that no amount of effort could compare to the importance of human lives.

"Take the horses and run!" Lian Rongrong said only three words, and everyone immediately obeyed.

The horses obtained from the bandits were enough for almost everyone to have one. Apart from the old lady, Lian's mother, and Lian Xiuyan, everyone else rode a horse.

The three elders were each accompanied by one person from Lian Yijun, Lin Chuyue, and Wang Yang.

The neighing of a dozen or so horses attracted the attention of the village assassins.

"They're over there! Chase them!" the assassin leader shouted, and everyone immediately rushed towards the back of the mountain.

Despite having horses, Lian Rongrong and her group still underestimated the assassins' abilities.

Those people were all highly skilled in light-footed martial arts; although they couldn't catch up immediately, they could never shake them off.

The family was forced to flee south along the path behind the mountain with nowhere to go.

As they approached the Towering Array, even Rongrong felt a chill in her heart.

Right now, we're truly caught between a rock and a hard place; finding a way out is practically impossible.

"Who says there's always a way out? Isn't this a dead end?" Lian Rongrong murmured, but still shouted to the crowd:

"There's a formation ahead, everyone watch out for those ancient trees!"

As soon as Lian Rongrong finished speaking, Fu Bao's voice came out:

[A towering formation? Mother, quickly have everyone dismount!]

Before she could ask why, Lian Rongrong immediately told everyone to dismount, just as Fu Bao had instructed.

Everyone was used to obeying Lian Rongrong's every word. Therefore, even though the assassins were still chasing them, the group reined in their horses and stopped!

"Hurry up and get the horses! The Towering Formation will attack living creatures, but it won't be able to digest its first batch of prey in a short time."

We can use this opening to rush through!

"Smart!" Lian Rongrong looked at Fu Bao with satisfaction, then lashed the horse's rump hard with the whip.

Seeing this, everyone immediately followed suit. A dozen horses charged into the towering formation. The formation was immediately activated, and in no time the horses were entangled in vines and suspended in the air.

[Mother, now! Run!]

"Everyone, charge!" Lian Rongrong shouted, and then quickly started running.

The old lady moved slowly, so Lian Yijun simply carried her on his back. The group entered the towering formation at a speed like a 100-meter sprint.

Despite the terrifying scene before them, everyone believed in Lian Rongrong and believed that she could find a way to survive in this desperate situation!

And just as Fu Bao had said, the Sky-Piercing Formation did not attack the Lian family again after trapping the horse.

Without exception, all of the dozen or so people rushed out of the ancient formation. At this moment, the assassins behind them caught up.

However, the assassins were not so lucky. The towering formation, which had just digested its prey, activated again. Despite the assassins' exceptional skills, they still could not escape being swallowed up by the formation.

The wailing came from behind them, and although it was from the enemy, it still sent chills down the spines of the Lian family.

None of the assassins escaped; they all perished within the towering formation. Lian Rongrong glanced back at the corpses suspended in mid-air.

And those corpses were turning into bones at a visible speed, which Lian Rongrong knew was done by the poisonous creatures in the trees.

A wave of intense nausea washed over her, and Lian Rongrong, unable to bear it any longer, leaned against a nearby tree and began to dry heave.

Not only Rongrong, but everyone else was the same. The sounds of vomiting rose and fell, making people even more irritable.

Those who survived the ordeal felt no joy whatsoever.

There's no going back to the village. Not to mention the man-eating formation before us, even if it weren't there, the village houses would have been reduced to ashes.

All eyes were on Lian Rongrong; she needed someone to point out the way forward for her.

"Let's head south!" Lian Rongrong sighed, forcing herself to suppress her nausea as she spoke to the others.

“But further south is the Kingdom of Shang!” Lian Yiyun questioned her younger sister’s decision for the first time.

"We're going to the Kingdom of Shang. To find Father and Second Brother, and also to escape this cannibalistic Great Sheng!"

Lian Yijun hesitated for a moment, but Lin Chuyue gently tugged at his arm and whispered:

"Father said we should listen to our little sister. Besides, given the current situation, I'm afraid that person in the capital won't let us off easily."

Let's find Father and Second Brother first, then we can discuss this further. Perhaps they've already found the Crown Prince!

Lian Yijun nodded and no longer hesitated.

After regaining their composure, the group resumed their escape.

The path behind the mountain had only one direction, and the group followed it south for several hours before finally reaching its end.

At the end of the path lies a lush, ancient forest, with cliffs on both sides.

This was the first time Lian Rongrong had ever seen such a landscape. Not only Lian Rongrong, but even a military general like Lian Yijun had never seen it before.

"Why is this place so eerie?" Lian Yijun rarely complained.

"There's nothing we can do about it, we can only grit our teeth and keep going!"

Lian Rongrong sighed, but just as she was about to enter the woods, she suddenly stopped!

Just now, Lian Rongrong was so focused on escaping that she didn't have time to think about the ring. But now that danger was imminent, Lian Rongrong remembered the amber ring again.

Lian Rongrong turned around and walked up to Lian Xiuyan, and said directly:

"Lian Xiuyan, there are priorities. Hand over the ring if you don't want to die!"

The ring wasn't in Lian Xiuyan's possession to begin with, so even if she wanted to hand it over, she couldn't.

Moreover, Lian Xiuyan had no idea about the ring's magical uses, so she naturally felt that Lian Rongrong was exaggerating.

Lian Xiuyan guessed that Wen Hui had probably taken the ring secretly. Although Wen Hui had not told her about it, Lian Xiuyan thought that Wen Hui, who had no background, was much easier to deal with than the beloved third young lady of the Lian family.

"I told you, I didn't take your ring. Lian Rong, I'm still your aunt, isn't your rudeness a bit too much!"

The old lady had been through so much trouble on the way here that her body was practically falling apart. Now, seeing Lian Rongrong and Lian Xiuyan arguing like this only made her more extremely annoyed.

“Your aunt stayed with me all night, I can vouch for her!”

It's just a ring, it's gone now. Grandmother will give you an even better one when we get back to the Holy City!

"But……"

"No buts! Are you going to break this old body of mine before you're satisfied?"

Before Lian Rongrong could finish speaking, the old lady interrupted her angrily.

Lian's mother gently tugged at Lian Rongrong's sleeve, signaling her to calm down!

Lian Rongrong had no choice but to sigh helplessly and lead everyone into the jungle!