polar demon

Chapter 5 Escape from Taiping ([-])

"Be sure to get out of here! And quickly. Just today!"

Jiang Yuan made up his mind after making a simple breakfast.

Jiang Yuan didn't know how many people were killed or injured in the town last night, but the dead bodies that can be seen everywhere on the street today are shocking.

And Jiang Yuan believes that, today is night, more people must die!Tomorrow, I don't know if anyone in the town will survive.

There are not a few people who have the same thoughts as Jiang Yuan. When Jiang Yuan walked to the street after eating, he saw a group of men in strong clothes holding knives, guns and sticks, escorting the carriages loaded with goods slowly. Head west.

This group of people existed in Jiang Yuan's memory, and they were all thugs raised by the powerful Dong Tianxiong in Taiping Town.

The group of men were not in a hurry to leave, and saw that they found a man who was tied up in a big way. Jiang Yuan took a closer look, and it was the arrester who had escaped from the town that he had seen before.

Two strong men pinned the arrester to his knees, and Dong Tianxiong, who was wearing a brocade cap and silk shirt, stood up and shouted at the surrounding people:

"My fellow countrymen and neighbors! Stop imagining that someone will come to rescue us! If you don't believe me, listen to what this thief says!"

The arrester was extremely miserable at this moment, his face was bruised and his face was swollen, and his body was covered with bloodstains, obviously he had suffered a lot.At this moment, the policeman was heard crying and saying:

"The county magistrate received the document, saying that the superiors believed that Taiping Town was suffering from a plague, and had sent officers and soldiers to block the main roads in and out of Taiping Town, and no one was allowed to enter or leave Taiping Town. We lived and died together with Taiping Town. But after seeing the horror of demons with his own eyes, the county magistrate changed his mind and led us to abandon the people and flee eastward, but I didn’t expect that all of them died on the way!"

When the policeman finished speaking, Dong Tianxiong clasped his fists and continued to shout:
"Everyone heard it! Those dog officials don't care about our life or death at all! I'm not talented, but I want to lead everyone out of Taiping Town! If you want to believe in me, please come with us!"

After finishing speaking, the two strong men drew out their waist knives and chopped off the head of the fast.

Amidst the exclamation of the people, Dong Tianxiong got on his horse and led his gang of thugs and motorcades towards the west.

Jiang Yuan stood in the crowd and watched this scene coldly. He didn't know why the government thought the disaster in Taiping Town was a plague and didn't allow people to enter or leave.The conspiracy in this is not something he can touch at this time.

However, he felt that this group of people might be able to succeed.

The entire army of the county magistrate was wiped out on the road to the east, which means that the road to the east is no longer accessible, and the only way left is the road to the west.

And Dong Tianxiong is the local snake in Taiping Town, a tyrannical and powerful party, and he often does smuggling activities on weekdays.If anyone can find a way to break through the blockade of officers and soldiers, it must be him.

At this time, the sound of gongs, drums and suona resounded in the street.

A group of men in yellow came slowly carrying an altar, and they shouted as they walked:
"Mother Xuantian, save the world and save people. Daoist Yuheng has received the decree, and the west is the way out of the sea of ​​suffering. Those who believe will live, and those who doubt will die!"

The real Yuheng on the altar opened his eyes, his eyes were full of compassion and compassion:

"All believers, please run around and tell everyone that if you want to go west with me to surrender the demons and seek the way, I will protect you from evil spirits!"

Amidst the din of gongs, drums and suona, the group of men in yellow carried Immortal Yuheng on the altar and headed west quickly, chasing Dong Tianxiong's team.

At present, in Taiping Town, the government no longer exists, and Dong Tianxiong and Yuheng Zhenren are the two most appealing.

After the Yifan rhetoric of the two, as expected, a large number of people packed their bags and followed them away.

Most of the people followed the crowd blindly. When they saw more and more people leaving, more people joined the fleeing team.

They either carried boxes and cabinets, or drove sheep and cattle, and marched westward.

Jiang Yuan always felt a little uneasy, both Dong Tianxiong and Yuheng can leave alone, why should they incite a large number of people to go together?

He felt that this was nothing more than two plans:
One is to use many people to coerce the government to negotiate terms.However, judging from the current situation, this plan may not necessarily work.

The second is that there is a high possibility of encountering monsters on the way to escape from Taiping Town. Then these common people will become the bait that can be thrown away at any time to lure the monsters to devour them, and Dong Tianxiong Yuheng and others can take the opportunity to escape.This is the most likely.

Perhaps Jiang Yuan imagined others too badly, or there may be other reasons, but this is beyond Jiang Yuan's ability to guess.

No matter what the plan is, it does not conflict with Jiang Yuan's goal of escaping from Taiping Town.

So after Jiang Yuan took the steel knife and rice bag, he joined the team that left Taiping Town and went west.

The long line meanders like a python, and Taiping Town is getting farther and farther behind.

Not everyone chose to leave, and some people stayed in the town.

Some of them are women and children who have lost their men, some are old, weak, sick and disabled who are unable to leave, and some are people who still harbor fantasies.
But no matter what kind of people they were, they were all standing in the town at this moment, watching the team leave with complicated eyes, unable to tell what expression was on their faces.

Jiang Yuan glanced back and sighed inwardly.

For the people left behind, I can only wish them peace.

"My fate must be in my own hands!"

Jiang Yuan gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

For this world, Jiang Yuan is just a newcomer.Perhaps the misery and darkness he saw was just the tip of the iceberg in this world, but no matter what, Jiang Yuan would never allow himself to be a lamb to be slaughtered.

"Cousin Jiang Yuan?!"

A crisp female voice suddenly sounded:

"Great! You're still alive!"

Jiang Yuan turned his head and looked, only to see a young girl in the crowd looking at him with joy.

Although the young girl was dressed in simple and simple clothes, and she didn't have any jewelry on her body, she was born delicate and pretty. Coupled with her most beautiful age, she was like a lotus sprouting out of water.

While looking at the girl, Jiang Yuan searched the memory in his mind, he asked uncertainly:
"Su Yu?"

Jiang Yuan's memory of the girl is very vague.He vaguely remembered that he really seemed to have such a cousin, but he had seen it a few times when he was a child.Later I heard that this cousin named Su Wei seemed to have gone to work in a dyeing workshop.

It's just that the two relatives are relatively distant by blood. Following the early death of his parents, Jiang Yuan studied hard and wanted to embark on an official career. Although they lived in the same town, the two families had not been in touch for several years.

The girl looked happier when she heard Jiang Yuan call out her name, she quickly ran to Jiang Yuan's side and grabbed Jiang Yuan's sleeve:

"Thank goodness, Cousin Jiang Yuan, you're fine!"

"Oh" Jiang Yuan's answer was a little cold, he didn't have much affection for this distant cousin, so he asked casually, "Where are your parents?"

When Su Wei heard this, tears immediately fell down uncontrollably:

"Last night, a very vicious person broke into my house. He bit anyone he saw. My parents wanted to save me. I hid in the rice vat for a night, and only dared to come out of my street at dawn. I was the only one who survived. I want to bury my father and mother before leaving the town, but... I have searched for a long time. I can't find their remains."

Jiang Yuan sighed:

"Live well."

Su Mo lowered her head and wiped her tears with her sleeve:
"I'm so scared. I thought I was the only one from now on."

Jiang Yuan doesn't intend to pay attention to her anymore, especially at this time, there is absolutely no need to add an unfamiliar burden to him.

So he patted Su Wei's shoulder as a sign of comfort, then turned his head and left.

But she didn't expect Su Wei to follow her all the time, wherever Jiang Yuan went, she would follow her.

Jiang Yuan was annoyed by being followed, and originally wanted to drive her away, but felt that after all, the two were somewhat related, and it seemed too merciless to drive her away directly.So in the end he followed her.

The mighty team moved forward all the way, only stopping for a while at dusk to light a fire for cooking, and then continued on the road.

After experiencing the horror of last night, everyone wished to stay as far away from Taiping Town as possible.

Taiping Town is located on a flat land in the middle of mountains, and as it moves away from the town, the road gradually extends into the forest.

The dense canopy above the head makes it difficult to see the sun, and only the dimming light from the dense forest can tell that night is approaching.

The afterglow of the setting sun was chopped up by the sharp leaves and cast on the roots of the trees lying on the soil. At first glance, it looked like a giant python.

There was no obstacle or danger along the way. Everyone wished that the sun would hang high in the sky forever, but the night still enveloped the earth unstoppably.

When you can't see your fingers in the mountains and forests, piles of bonfires are lit on the road.

The non-stop rush during the day had already exhausted everyone. At this time, they were sitting around the campfire in twos and threes, looking at the surrounding dark woods with vigilance and horror.

The light of the fire fluttered with the night wind, and the shadows of the whirling trees on both sides of the road seemed to be squirming slowly, like ghosts with teeth and claws.

"Cousin Jiang Yuan." Su Mo sat beside the fire with her shoulders in her arms. She shrank her neck and stared wide-eyed. Occasionally, a little wind and grass would make her tremble, "I'm afraid."

Jiang Yuan ignored her, he picked up a branch and stirred the fire, making the flames burn more vigorously.

At the fire not far from the next door, there was a sudden quarrel:
"The brothers just touched your daughter, what's the big deal?"

I saw four strong men with sharp knives pinned to their waists around a fire, while a middle-aged man was protecting his daughter and begging bitterly.

The four strong men ignored the man's begging, spit and cursed:
"I don't even know if I can live until tomorrow, so I've already risked everything! Ask your daughter to come and play with our brothers, otherwise we can do anything!"

(End of this chapter)