Rebirth of the eldest daughter

Chapter 1172 There’s someone hiding there

The next day.

The group continued on their way.

They passed through lush forests and walked on rugged and slippery roads.

As expected, it rained heavily again last night, making the already difficult road even more muddy.

The official who removed the nails from Meng Ziang's wheel and his comrades had no choice but to ride in the carriage they had rebuilt.

The bumpy and slippery road made them tremble with fear, fearing that the wheels would suddenly disintegrate and the people and the car would be buried in the ancient forest.

Meng Ziang was placed in another carriage. He still didn't talk much and was definitely a person who made it difficult for people to notice his presence.

As for Liu Yao, he was very preoccupied and did not have any conversation on the way.

A team of hundreds or dozens of people walked in the huge forest, but there was no sound at all. Only the sound of horse hooves and walking echoed in the empty and deep forest.

The group of people walked for most of the day and were about to emerge from the damp and gloomy forest.

Seeing that the man and the horse were tired, Bai Ming turned the horse's head slightly and came to the side of Liu Yao's carriage: "Your Highness, if we go a few miles further, it will be an easy road."

"Everyone has been traveling for half a day and is very tired. Why don't we rest here for a while before we continue on our way."

Liu Yao's voice came from the carriage: "Just follow what the general said."

Bai Mingwei immediately ordered him to rest where he was.

The guard moved quickly and quickly prepared food and fodder for the horses.

The group of people found a place to sit down and drank water and had pancakes.

The dry pancake couldn't be chewed in the mouth for a long time, and one bite required a large amount of water before it could be swallowed.

Many people choked on the pancakes and blushed. However, as the prince, Liu Yao did not complain. Naturally, no one dared to make such an eye-catching cake.

Everyone coughed while eating, and patted their chests after swallowing.

Yu Jianling whispered to Bai Yu: "This dry food is indeed convenient, but if I keep eating like this, my throat is filled with smoke."

Bai Yu smiled and said: "Apart from convenience, this dry food does not have much smell. It not only prevents wild animals from smelling it, but also prevents hungry people from smelling it and following the smell, causing consequences that are difficult to solve." Yu For us, it’s a good fit.”

Yu Jianling didn't have much appetite. After eating half a piece, he stopped.

He stood up and patted his hands stained with pancake crumbs: "I'm going to relieve myself."

After saying that, he plunged into the woods.

Bai Mingwei winked at the guards, and several guards immediately followed him.

However, not long after the guard's figure disappeared into the dense forest, the bushes suddenly shook, and Yu Jianling came out with a strange expression.

He shook his clothes and soon returned to normal.

After standing there for a while, he walked slowly to Bai Mingwei's side: "General, there's a situation."

The lowered eyes of Liu Yao and Bai Yu were full of vigilance.

But they all remained calm.

Bai Mingwei clenched the sword at his waist: "What's wrong?"

Yu Jianling lowered his voice: "I saw someone hiding in the bushes, but I didn't see clearly what kind of person they were."

Bai Ming was silent for a moment, then said: "Not a killer or assassin, no murderous intent or smell of blood."

If it was a dangerous person, even if they didn't notice it, Hui Hui would definitely notice it.

Now the little guy is sleeping peacefully in her arms, which shows that his origins are not evil.

Yu Jianling asked: "How to deal with it?"

Bai Mingwei replied: "I'll go take a look. You can stay here with His Highness."

After saying that, Bai Mingwei stood up and walked in the direction pointed by Yu Jianling.

She pushed aside the low bushes and walked deeper into the woods.

Behind the dense thorn bushes, there were faint figures of a few figures.

She walked over with a gentle step, and suddenly encountered a group of frightened eyes.

There were probably dozens of people hiding in this hidden place.

"Shh!"

They desperately gestured to Bai Mingwei to signal Bai Mingwei not to make any sound.

With the faint skylight, Bai Mingwei could see their slightly hazy figures clearly.

These are most likely refugees fleeing from famine.

They were hiding not far from where the team rested, and they didn't make any noise. Even she didn't notice anyone nearby.

Logically speaking, these refugees are hungry and cold, so they should be attracted to food.

But hundreds of people gnawed on big cakes together, but they couldn't lure these people out.

It can be seen that they are hiding from something more terrifying than hunger.

Bai Ming opened his mouth slightly, but he still had time to ask.

"what--!"

Suddenly, there was a scream.

Immediately afterwards, there were screams one after another.

Intermittently and vaguely.

It seemed like someone was being chased and then fled this way.

The birds in the forest dispersed, and Little Huihui stretched out his head alertly. Bai Mingwei held the sword at his waist tighter.

At this time, the refugees who were originally looking frightened also had a stronger reaction.

They were so frightened that they ran away.

Those refugees who were so weak that they seemed unable to move struggled to get up with their last breath.

The refugees showed more than just fear.

But the instinct to survive.

Like prey eagerly escaping from the tiger's mouth.

Some even stood up suddenly out of fear and ran desperately towards the depths of the jungle.

Fall down and get up again.

If you can't get up, you have to use your hands and feet, and everyone is panicking.

Suddenly, the scene was in chaos.

"Don't go there! There is a very deep ravine there! If you fall in, you will definitely die!"

Bai Mingwei could tell that it was the guard's voice.

Just now, several guards followed Yu Jianling into the forest.

It is these guards who are trying to control the chaotic scene and remind everyone of the danger ahead.

But these refugees, I don’t know if they were too panicked to hear, or they simply couldn’t listen to the guards’ reminders.

They scrambled and tried their best to escape from the rear.

Some fell into the ravine because they ran too fast, leaving only a scream that echoed in the deep ravine, and finally disappeared into darkness.

This scene was caught off guard, and the crowd had no time to save him.

Bai Mingwei acted quickly.

She quickly grabbed the people who were about to fall into the ravine, held them one by one, and threw them to safety.

The guards immediately dispatched to prevent this inexplicable accident.

But their numbers are limited.

It blocks those nearby, but cannot stop those further away.

From time to time, someone jumped down with their young son in their arms.

Yes, jump off.

It’s not that I was careless, but I really didn’t want to live anymore.

Bai Mingwei saw this and immediately shouted: "What are you doing?!"

No one answered her.

It seemed that what happened over there scared them more than death.

At this time, she noticed that except for those who had slipped and fallen before, the people who wanted to jump into the ravine were basically mothers with their children.

In their arms and hands, they held babies and held young children.

Suddenly, a terrible thought emerged from the bottom of my heart.

At this moment, there was a mother not far away, holding her young child in her arms and diving into the bottomless ravine.

But just before she jumped, she suddenly stopped.

She hugged the child tightly, stroked the child's cheek, and cried desperately:

"My child, mother is useless, mother doesn't dare to die, she doesn't dare to die...but mother can't let you fall into their hands, so let mother give you a ride."

After that, she left the child behind without hesitation.

The moment before the child fell into the abyss.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Bai Mingwei held the children in his arms, grabbed their mother, and led them to a safe place.

"What are you doing?!"

Bai Mingwei shouted again.

The mother was stunned.

After reacting, she crawled towards Bai Mingwei on her hands and knees, and suddenly pulled the child into her arms.

She hugged the child and cried loudly: "I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

Apologies were made one after another, and tears of regret and fear poured out.

But then, the mother suddenly stood up, holding her child in her arms and about to commit suicide again.

Bai Mingwei grabbed her again and handed her over to Cheng Bi, who rushed to her side with guards.

This time Bai Mingwei said nothing.

Because she knew that if their fears were not addressed, more people would die.

Bai Mingwei looked at the guards who were trying their best to prevent the refugees from falling into the ravine, and ordered in a deep voice: "Try to stop them."

After saying that, she clicked her feet and flew quickly towards the direction where the scream came from using Qinggong.

As time passed, the screams got closer and closer.

It also made her see clearly what was happening not far away.

(End of this chapter)