Chapter 268 Night Terror
Mrs. Liu held Liu Pingting's trembling hands and was a little surprised to see that her expression was not good, "Pingting, what's wrong with you?"

"Mom, wolf, there is, there is, there is... there is a wolf!"

Liu Pingting seemed to have suddenly stuttered and could not speak smoothly.

But Mrs. Liu still heard her words clearly, her face changed drastically and she said, "What did you say? Wolf? Is there a wolf?"

Liu Pingting kept nodding.

Shen Gui, who originally wanted to come over and ask what was going on, also heard Liu Pingting's words.

He immediately became serious and asked Bu Yao, who was already squatting next to Gao Boyi, "Mrs. Gao... this is..."

Before Shen Gui could finish speaking, Bu Yao spoke quickly, "Deputy Captain Shen, there is really a wolf, one of which is quite ferocious. It bit both deputies!"

Shen Gui was stunned for a moment, because Buyao spoke too fast, and he felt that he needed to slow down.So does everyone else.

After waiting for a while, everyone reacted one after another.

Liu Mulin was about to say something, but Shen Gui jumped in first, "Did you hear that? There is a wolf! Everyone, be on guard against me!"

He shouted, put away his saber, pulled out a flaming stick from the fire, and used it as a torch. Since everyone was staying close to each fire for warmth, he didn't need to waste time to get people closer.

Shen Gui's order was like a drop of water falling into a frying pan, and it exploded instantly.

The guards were all on guard, some were drawing swords, and some were imitating Shen Gui in drawing fire sticks.

But with so many explanations, how could there be so many fire sticks for them to draw?

If it weren't for Shen Gui's angry stop, the prisoners would have stopped relying on the fire, because there would be no fire.

How can that be done!

The prisoners were almost all panicked.

Needless to say, the exhaustion of the long journey, and all the male prisoners, except Gao Boyi, wore shackles and shackles, weighing dozens of kilograms in total, making their movements very inconvenient and slow. Although the female prisoners did not wear shackles, they were still in shackles. Some of them are shackled and are naturally weak. How can prisoners like this fight against wolves?

Everyone felt panicked and uneasy.

The children who were finally comforted started crying again.

Shen Gui cursed in his heart, and was hesitating whether to remove the male prisoner's shackles like he did when he met the bandits last time, when he saw another movement in the direction where Bu Yao and the others came back.

Everyone thought it was a wolf, and their hearts were in their throats.

Then, wait and wait.

Gu Zhong came out.

A long sigh of relief sounded from all around.

Gu Zhong walked straight towards Gao Boyi and the others. Before he could say anything, he heard Shen Gui's angry voice.

"Gu, who told you to come out and scare people?!"

Brothers Gu Zhong and Gu Yi have been following the team for a long time, but Shen Gui still only knows that the brothers' surname is Gu, and knows nothing else.

It very much reflects his principle of doing things without being too troublesome.

Gu Zhong glanced at Shen Gui blankly, then at the torch in Shen Gui's hand, and smiled, "Don't worry, Deputy Shen, I've already taken care of that wolf."

solved?
Shen Gui didn't react.

Liu Mulin asked, "Gu Zhong, what's going on? Please explain it clearly."

"Our madam met a wolf on the way back. I asked the madam and the others to leave first, and I stayed to deal with the wolf. I successfully took care of the wolf. But..."

"But what?"

"It's a pity that we couldn't save the two guards and they were killed."

The prisoners breathed a sigh of relief. At least the wolf was dead.

Shen Gui was silent.

Other interpretations are that you look at me and I look at you.

After Gu Zhong finished speaking, he turned to Bu Yao and Gao Boyi. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Shen Gui again.

"You said they were killed by wolves?"

Shen Gui's tone was full of doubts, and he looked up at Bu Yao from time to time.

Bu Yao looked calm and said, "Azhong, take Deputy Shen to the scene to have a look."

Anyway, you will know if it is true or not after reading it.

"Yes, madam." Gu Zhong responded, took a step towards Shen Gui, and said, "Deputy Captain Shen, please come with me."

Shen Gui actually didn't want to go, but thinking about the loss of understanding due to various unusual situations along the way, he gritted his teeth and decided to go and have a look in person.

If he was really bitten to death by a wolf, that would be fine. If not...

He would never allow anyone to fool them into getting out of trouble!
So Shen Gui followed Gu Zhong with a few confidants.

After they left, the entire exiled team still had a tense atmosphere.

On the one hand, everyone cannot relax completely. After all, wolves have appeared. Whether it is true or not, it makes people feel uneasy.

On the other hand, Bu Yao and the others who brought this news were already attracting attention. They were the ones who encountered the most situations along the way. Whether they were prisoners or ex-offenders, their perceptions of them were quite complicated.

Bu Yao actually doesn't want to be so outstanding all the time, but the development of things always backfires.

This time it was really an accident.

She couldn't control other people's attention, so she could only choose to ignore it.

Gao Boyi glanced at Bu Yao, who was sitting next to him casually.

Bu Yao noticed his gaze and asked, "What are you doing?"

Gao Boyi said, "Looking at you, you shouldn't be frightened."

Bu Yao hummed, "With A Zhong here, how can I be frightened?"

Gao Boyi, "...too."

The couple stopped talking, and Aunt Mei led Ning Xiang to them, knelt down in front of Bu Yao, and choked with sobs, "Mrs. Gao, thank you for your life-saving grace!"

The woman's face was pale, her eyes filled with tears, and the gratitude in her eyes was real.

Aunt Mei couldn't even imagine what would have happened to her, and what would have happened to her young daughter if Bu Yao hadn't let that little brother Gu save her life.

So her gratitude was unadulterated.

Bu Yao looked at the woman kneeling in front of her and said calmly, "You don't have to thank me. It's just a coincidence."

Although she disagreed with Aunt Mei's commitment to relieve herself, she did not look down on her because of it.

Just looking at her attitude towards Ning Xiang, she couldn't dislike her.

Bu Yao thought that if she had no other choice, Aunt Mei would not do such a thing just for this daughter.

"No, no, no, madam, you saved me and my daughter! Madam's great kindness, I will always remember it in my heart!" Aunt Mei kowtowed several times.

Ning Xiang, who was beside her, saw her mother kowtow and kowtowed accordingly, thanking her with a milky voice.

"Aunt Mei, what are you doing?!"

Mrs. Lu over there suddenly shouted.

"I didn't stay here well in the middle of the night. I just left my children and didn't know what to do. Now I'm going to kowtow to others! Do you think the second master is dead to me?!"

Aunt Mei froze, holding the hem of her prison uniform tightly with both hands, lowering her head and saying nothing.

"Didn't you hear me calling you? Come here quickly!"

Mrs. Lu yelled again, which made Ning Xiang, who was next to Aunt Mei, tremble with fear and quickly moved closer to her mother.Aunt Mei hugged her, and her trembling body gradually calmed down.

She took her daughter, kowtowed to Bu Yao solemnly again, and then took her daughter back there.

Seeing her coming, Mrs. Lu snorted coldly, "If you fail to succeed, you will fail."

Aunt Mei walked past her with her head lowered. When she heard these words, she suddenly raised her head and stared at Lu with a pair of sinister eyes.

Madam Lu was so frightened by her look that her back went cold, "What are you doing? What do you think you want when you look at me like that?"

Aunt Mei still said nothing and walked past her with her head lowered.

Mrs. Lu wanted to continue scolding her, but thinking of her look just now, she shut up unexpectedly.

Ning Ning glared angrily, "That's too much."

Mrs. Ning sighed softly, "Don't worry about them, there will be retribution sooner or later."

"Ning Ning, are you not scared?"

rather.Ning said, "Grandma, don't worry, Brother Gu showed up in time and none of us were hurt. I wasn't scared either."

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Mrs. Ning knew that since her last encounter with bandits, Gu Zhong or Gu Yi would secretly protect Bu Yao every time she went to the convenience store.

Occasionally, Ning Ning would be with Bu Yao. Mrs. Ning was a little concerned at first, but now, she was extremely glad that Gu Zhong was following her secretly, otherwise...

She really couldn't imagine what the consequences would be.

Mrs. Liu had already taken Liu Pingting to thank Bu Yao, and the mother and daughter went back and sat down.

The same goes for Mrs. Ning.

Next, no one from Bu Yao's side spoke anymore. As for other people's whispers, they didn't care.

Just like that, after an unknown amount of time, Shen Gui and Gu Zhong left and returned.

The one walking at the front was Shen Gui, his face was solemn and he said nothing.

Gu Zhong, who was one step behind him, looked calm.

The other interpretations at the back had different expressions, some were frightened, some were pale, some were dull...

There was still an explanation. As I was walking, I suddenly raised my hand to cover my mouth and ran to the side, holding on to a big tree and vomiting wildly.

Gu Zhong walked directly towards Bu Yao and the others, "Master, madam, Deputy Shen has already seen the scene."

Gao Boyi nodded slightly, "Yes."

Liu Mulin asked Shen Gui, "How's it going?"

Liu Mulin looked ugly and said, "He was indeed bitten to death by a wolf. His arms and legs were missing, and his internal organs were bitten out."

To be honest, the scene was a bit disgusting.

Others also heard Shen Gui's words and could understand why those explanations were different.

Liu Mulin nodded, indicating that he understood.

Mrs. Shen Gui glanced at everyone and said, "Although there is only one wolf and it is dead, this is a mountain forest. Who knows how many wolves there are, and there may be other beasts. You all should be alert."

"Also, if you want to go there at night, miss, it's best to go together. Otherwise, if you encounter something and lose your life, it's your own choice!"

After saying these words, Shen Gui went back to sleep.

It’s enough to live in a world like this!

At this moment, he was really looking forward to getting to the place of exile, otherwise he would really suffer!
Everyone was already tired, and after working for so long, everyone just wanted to sleep quickly.

Soon everyone fell asleep.Of course, except for children, no one else dared to sleep deeply for fear that something would suddenly appear in the middle of the night.

Fortunately, nothing else happened that night.

Shen Gui was worried that something would happen again, so he woke everyone up at dawn and urged them to hurry up.

A group of people hurriedly and slowly arrived at the boundary of Ninggu Pagoda.

It's a pity that the time is not right, because it is getting late and the city gate has been closed.

We have come this far, so it is naturally impossible to go back to the previous station.

Strangely enough, it was only two or three days' journey away, but the Ninggu Pagoda was colder than the place we had passed before.

Many people even think that the autumn in Ninggu Pagoda is comparable to the cold winter in the imperial capital, so cold that it seems as if the blood in the body has stopped flowing.

In this climate, how could we still sleep outside?
Shen Gui made a quick decision and everyone turned around and stayed in a village closest to the city gate for the night.

The village is called Heishui Village, and the village chief is named Li Fugui.

Ninggutacheng is an important military town and is independent of other prefectures, counties and towns.The most indispensable thing is the army soldiers.

Due to the harsh climate, people's livelihood here is extremely poor, farming is laborious, and business is limited, not to mention the literati atmosphere, which is almost non-existent.

Even in the towns, the sky is filled with yellow sand and it is cold and desolate.

And Heishui Village is a village located at the east gate of Ninggu Pagoda.

Buyao is no stranger to Heishui Village.

It was a village with a tough style, and everyone was good at farming. It was also commonly known as a military household village.

When Shen Gui and Liu Mulin led the exile team into the village, they were immediately stopped by a group of villagers holding hoes and poles.

Liu Mulin was not familiar with this place, so he immediately turned to look at Shen Gui. The meaning was very clear, you proposed this place, so it's up to you to solve it.

Shen Gui understood what he meant and did not refuse.

He stood up and smiled and met the village chief Li Fugui who came after hearing the news.

Li Fugui obviously knew Shen Gui, and his eyes immediately lit up when he saw him.

Shen Gui put his arm around Shen Gui's shoulder and took him aside. The two of them talked in whispers for a long time.

When they came back, Li Fugui, who was originally arrogant and vigilant, had changed into a kind face.

He proactively mobilized the people in the village, and as quickly as possible, he vacated a resting room for the exiled team and prepared food.

Not only that, Li Fugui also invited Shen Gui to his house alone and entertained him with good wine and meat.

Liu Mulin, the team leader, was simply ignored.

Liu Mulin didn't care. The purpose of his trip was just to allow Buyao and Gao Boyi to reach the place of exile safely.

As for the rest, he doesn't care.

No matter what, thanks to Lieutenant Shen, everyone who had been exposed to wind, sun and rain all the way, and who couldn't wait to walk with their legs in shackles, had a good night's sleep.

Early the next morning, everyone woke up naturally after a rare sleep.Of course, there are limits to waking up naturally. Some people who slept too much were scolded and woke up.

Everyone gathered together, and after Shen Gui's order, they led the team to Ninggu Tower City.

Now under the city, when everyone saw the gate of Ninggu Pagoda, both the discharged prisoners and the exiled prisoners showed expressions of relief.

No matter what, at least I don't have to rush anymore.

Just at this time--

"Hey, Buyao! Buyao! What's wrong with you??"

Buyao fainted.

(End of this chapter)

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