After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

"Xu Qingying, since there is no evidence for this matter, I advise you not to slander A Heng's innocence out of thin air. If you continue to confuse the public with your lies, after I get married to A Heng, I will call you..."

Before Fang Ruyu could finish her harsh words, Mrs. Fang scolded her back.

Fang Ruyu's eyes were wide-eyed, as if they were autumn water, and her face was stained with anger, which made me feel even more pity.

Xu Qingying was not annoyed and responded calmly: "In that case, it won't be too late to wait until you become the princess to say such big words. Now, let's think about how to save our lives."

Mrs. Fang, however, sincerely thanked Xu Qingying. Although Xu Qingying slapped Fang Ruyu in public last time, and that slap hit the Fang family hard in the face, Mrs. Fang was able to clear it up at the critical moment. After she was angry at that time, she became even more angry. Fang Ruyu was annoyed.

At this moment, she must also acknowledge Xu Qingying's feelings, "Girl Xu Liu, on behalf of the Fang family, my old lady sincerely thanks you. I also hope that you will keep your mouth shut and don't tell anyone about this yet."

Xu Qingying nodded, "Of course I won't spread unconfirmed news. But if it is found that it was really Prince Ming who did it, and other people are affected by the Fang family, I cannot deprive them of their right to know and the right to choose, especially those families who are dead. For children, we can’t let them die without knowing who their enemy is. So I won’t hide it from them. I hope you can understand this.”

Xu Qingying said it sincerely, but it made the Fang family feel ashamed.

If it was really Prince Ming who did it, then the entire team would be in such a state of depletion of food and ammunition because of their implication.

Although they were innocently affected, but after all, so many people died... there was no guarantee that the resentment of the people in the team would not be spread on them.

Until then...will there still be room for their family members in the exile team?

The Fang family didn't dare to say anything for a moment.

Although some people suspected that Prince Ming was responsible, Fang Ruyu was right. Qianzhou and Qiongzhou were thousands of miles apart. Why did Zhou Heng send people to travel across mountains and rivers to kill people and silence them?
But if it weren't for the disaster caused by their Fang family, who else in the entire exile team would have the ability to cause such a catastrophic disaster?
Could it be that he is Mr. Fang’s political enemy?

It also seems to make sense.

The Fang family members all looked gloomy and each had their own secrets.

Everyone had a light meal, barely enough to satisfy their hunger, and could only continue moving forward.Bantou Zhao and Xu Qingying studied the direction for most of the day, and finally decided to go to Anping County first to replenish supplies.

Now the most valuable things in the exile team are only a few horses.

Don't move until the critical moment.

The partial house leaked and it rained continuously all night. By the afternoon, the weather became gloomy and everyone began to worry about whether it would snow. Unexpectedly, as soon as night fell, fine snowflakes began to float in the sky.

Now in the primeval forest, under the sky, there is only one bald head, with nowhere to hide.

It's going to kill me.

Finally, we found a cave. Unfortunately, the cave was not very big and could barely accommodate a dozen or 20 people. After everyone discussed it, they decided to stick to the old rules. All the elderly and children went to the cave to avoid the cold, and the remaining people were gathered to build structures with tree branches. house.

The men were divided into two groups. One group held a knife and worked together to cut the branches.

The other group was led by Da Zhuang, who were all good hunters in the mountains. They said they were going to dig some traps nearby to see if they could catch pheasants, hares, and the like.

Better than nothing.It's also good to have a tooth ceremony.

The women go to the nearby area to pick up rattan or relatively flexible weeds and twist them into threads to fix the branches.

Only the sound of "dang-dang-dang" was heard, and the sound of cutting down trees was endless.

Squad leader Zhao's sword was curled by the chop, so Xu Qingying smiled and said: "Team leader, when we get to Qianzhou, I will find the best blacksmith in the city to make a long knife for you, so that you can use it with great force. !”

Ming Xiaoshuang immediately said: "What about me, girl!"

"Everyone has it!" Xu Qingying said with a laugh.

If Xu Qingying was so arrogant in the past, Miao would definitely stop her.But now Miao and Xu Degui still know how much money they have at home, and they have become more generous and tough. They don't care about these three melons and two dates, but agree: "No, Bantou Zhao and the others have put in so much effort." , in order to protect us from life to death, even a few knives cannot show our sincerity."

Xu Lezhi rolled his eyes secretly, thinking what's so great about earning a few stinky money. Has he forgotten the time when he lived on charity from his second wife?

Huang Cui'e also said: "You are indeed rich, now you can speak with an upright attitude."

Everyone stretched out along the cave, and after building the prototype with wood, they would put layers of branches on top. If it snowed really heavily, in order to prevent the snow from dripping and melting, it would have to be even tighter.

The small branches that can be bent are twisted into vines, and the excess branches are fixed to the wood so that the branches will not slide down.

Everyone worked enthusiastically and soon built a larger cave.

Someone else went not far away to collect dry firewood and lit a fire, and the cave suddenly became warm.

Not long after this was done, the snow began to fall heavily, and it fell on the branches. The mountains and fields were silent. For a moment, there was only the sound of falling snow, as if there were only more than 100 of them left in the world.

There were no conditions and no bedding, so everyone could only sleep with their clothes on.

After doing this, everyone couldn't care about anything else. In addition, they were exhausted from driving hard last night.Many people fell asleep around the fire.Soon the sound of snoring began to resound throughout the cave.

Squad leader Zhao and several escorts sat around a fire to warm themselves. They had been fighting fiercely for several days. Their clothes were somewhat tattered and still stained with blood. If it weren't for the identity tags hanging on their waists, they might have been dismissed as beggars by outsiders.

Xu Qingying always slept lightly in the wild. Even though her body was extremely tired, she was even more unable to sleep.

Also not asleep were several people from the Fang family.

The night passed in such a blur.

The next day, Xu Qingying and Zhao Bantou studied the terrain again and decided to head west, maybe they could see the city.

The mountain forest where it had just snowed was completely silent and silvery white.

Da Zhuang went to check last night's trap early in the morning and brought back good news. Although he didn't catch any wild animals, he caught a thin pheasant.

After all, it’s not meat.

Boiling a bowl of chicken soup is very nourishing.Squad leader Zhao rode forward and got very close to a few of his brothers. On the way, the big guy kept winking at Zhao Qionian. Zhao Qionian hummed a few words, knowing what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, " Okay, I know what you want to say. I know what the brothers mean."

Captain Zhao glanced around again and saw that everyone was busy on their way and no one was paying attention, so he lowered his voice and said, "I will think about this matter again."

But Daniel refused, "Squad leader, if you think about it again, our brothers are all dead. If you ask me, we will hide when we get to the next place and wait until the bandits are wiped out on the road before going back."

Zhao Qiaonian's eyes widened, "You are crazy. We are emperor's servants anyway, how can we abandon the prisoner and escape?! Have you ever thought about it, our lives are saved, but how can we explain to the people above us when we go back?"

"How do you explain it! Just say that we met bandits on the road and the prisoners were dispersed. Jinzhou is full of bandits and bandits, and it's snowing so heavily. Where can we find people?"

But Daniel was confident, "Besides, it was before, and we have never encountered such chaos before. We can't even protect ourselves. How can we get to Qianzhou with so many people?"

Team leader Zhao looked hesitant.

They met two groups of bandits one after another. Although the people below looked brave as they charged into battle, they were forced to do nothing.

Who calls them grasshoppers on a rope?

Is it possible that the bandits will let them alone?
But the world is so chaotic. They know that there are dangers ahead, so do they still have to move forward?

"If you ask me, next time we meet the refugees, we will just pretend that we can't beat them and let everyone flee. We brothers have swords, horses, and belt cards. It's better to lead them all together." Helping prisoners has a much greater chance of survival! Squad leader, if you don't think about yourself and the brothers below, it's really not worth risking your life for the salary of three melons and two dates!"

"Besides, it's also for their own good that we let them go. They went to Qianzhou only to become untouchables. They were scattered here and became refugees. If the government appeases the refugees, they can take advantage of the opportunity and change their lives. It doesn’t matter what your household registration is!”

"We're gone, what about the others?"

"Team leader, we are like clay Buddhas crossing the river now and cannot save ourselves. Look at the brothers, we have been injured and disabled in the past few days. How can we care about others! What's more, what does the life and death of others have to do with us? Is it possible for us to become a squad leader? You have been brothers with these people for so long that you have forgotten that they are just a bunch of criminals!"

"Okay, I won't talk about other people, but what about Miss Xu? When you were making money in the past, you were the girl who screamed affectionately. Now that we are in danger, we just abandon her and run away? I would like to ask you , have you forgotten who brought you the hundreds of taels of silver in your hand? A few hundred taels of silver are enough for you to buy a few dozen acres of land in the countryside and become a small landowner. Miss Xu, I don’t want you to beg for it. What kind of reward, but you can’t repay kindness with hatred!”

"Okay." Daniel gritted his teeth, "What you said makes sense. The worst we can do is take the Xu family with us. I have no control over the life and death of other people!"

"Stop talking about this matter. Let me think about it for a few more days!"

"Team leader!" Daniel wanted to say more, but was stopped by the look of leader Zhao.

"Alas!" Daniel waved his sleeves and walked away.

But Team Leader Zhao was worried. He didn't know whether this was Daniel's idea or the other brothers' idea.

If this is what everyone else means, it means that the brothers are not of the same mind as him, and everyone under his command has different opinions. He is really worried that something will happen.

But what Daniel said is not completely unreasonable.

There was still a third of the way to Qianzhou, and they had already run out of ammunition and food. Dragging such a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, they had to take the lead when encountering rogue bandits.

They don't look like escorts now, but like their guards.

If he followed Daniel's idea and directly reported that he met bandits on the road and the team was scattered, it wouldn't be considered a lie.If Shangfeng wants to investigate, it's not like they don't have evidence.

But if they leave, aren't these people just lambs waiting to be slaughtered?

Especially when there are still people chasing them.

Zhao Qiaonian felt that he had never been so entangled in his life.

Fortunately, Tianwujieren's Road never met any bandits on this road. I kept walking towards the west, but after walking for two or three days, I saw a county town, but it was not Yangping County. The boundary monument was engraved with the words "Ye County II" Character.

Leader Zhao couldn't help but be overjoyed. He took out the map in his arms, pointed to a landmark image and said, "It turns out we went right! This is it, we are almost at the border of Qianzhou! Go two towns further and we will reach Qianzhou. The state boundary is here! Brace yourselves, we are still ten kilometers away from the county seat, and by then we will have everything to eat and drink! Enough!"

The crowd immediately cheered.

This is simply the best news I've heard in the past few days.

Not to mention other people, even the exile team breathed a sigh of relief. They finally arrived in the town. They didn't have to starve or freeze, and they didn't have to worry about leaving the exile team behind.

When they arrive in the county, they hide from him for a few days and wait until the road is quiet or even the snow melts before they leave. In this way, everyone can arrive in Qianzhou in one piece and their mission is successfully completed. Wouldn't it be beautiful? One thing?
It's just that the city walls are towering, but the city gates are tightly closed.There was no sign of anyone inside or outside, and there were only a few soldiers with weapons patrolling the city walls. Even so, it was clear that they were in a disorganized manner.

There was no sign of anyone on the official road. It had just snowed last night, and there was not even a wheel mark on the driveway, just a silvery white.

Ye County is also a county town after all. Why is it so quiet inside and outside the city, like an empty city?
Not to mention Xu Qingying, even the other people in the exile team felt something was wrong.

"Team leader, why do I look a little weird?" Ming Xiaoshuang stretched his neck, as if he wanted to see the people on the tower clearly, "Those patrolling soldiers also look very strange."

"It's a little weird. Damn it, why can't you see a single human hair?"

Leader Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "What are you afraid of? If we don't go into the city, we might starve and freeze to death in the mountains. Do you want to go around it?"

The crowd shook their heads.

Nonsense, the only banknotes and money they had on their bodies now were kept close to their bodies, and almost everything else had been robbed by the bandits. If they didn't go into the city to replenish supplies, they might not be able to go far.

Regardless of whether the previous Ye County was a wolf's den or a tiger's den, given their current situation, they had to go and find out.

Xu Qingying frowned, "No matter what, our group of people can't go far without food and winter clothes. We can't avoid this place."

Leader Zhao also nodded, "My sister is right."

Ming Xiaoshuang said: "What are you afraid of? We are official servants after all. As long as we are not in the realm of rebellion, our official uniforms are still useful!"

Leader Zhao also took the risk, "I can't bear to let the child trap the wolf. No matter what happens in front of him, we have to break in. How about this, Xiaoshuang, you take them and hide behind, and the rest of us will go and reveal our identities first." Feng, if something is wrong, you run away first.”

Xu Qingying said helplessly: "There is no obstruction within a few kilometers of this city gate. The patrol position is condescending. You can see us at a glance. There is no need to hide. You are in front. We just need to keep a distance."