It's night

The capital was shrouded in a haze, the dark sky was not half bright, and it was already late at night, but the exits of the capital continued to be strictly guarded, and everyone's nerves were tense.

Countless pairs of eyes were hidden in the darkness, all nervously waiting for the moment when the guards changed shifts.

Time passed little by little, and at last it was three o'clock, and the guards began to move out of their positions, their eyes shining with excitement in the darkness.

Liu Xuanchen saw that the guards were gone, and hurriedly came out to wave to everyone, his voice was hoarse and urgent:

"Quick! Hurry up, everyone, we only have this quarter of an hour! ”

As soon as the words fell, the people hidden in the darkness suddenly rushed out, and ran quickly and quietly in the direction pointed by Liu Xuanchen.

On the other side, where Liu Xuanqin was located, after watching the guards change shifts and leave, he hurriedly waved to the people behind him, signaling to hurry up and run in the direction of the drunken building.

All the people held the children, or carried the old man on their backs, gritted their teeth and fought on the road, although there were many people, but fortunately, everyone was in order, and they all entered the drunken building before the guard change came.

Fortunately, Zuimanlou is the largest restaurant in the capital, so it is not difficult to accommodate tens of thousands of people, and after everyone poured in, Liu Xuanchen walked in front of Xu Li and Yu Manman, who had already arrived, and said with an anxious face:

"Brother Xu, everyone is already here, where is the tunnel? You hurry up and take everyone away first! ”

Hearing this, Xu Li hurriedly took out a piece of rice paper from his arms, looked at the clearly marked marks on it, and then nodded to Liu Xuanchen:

"Good!"

Xu Li turned his head to look at all the people who were looking at him, all of them had the hope of survival on their faces, looking at Xu Li as if looking at the dawn of life, Xu Li spontaneously felt a sense of responsibility, and couldn't help lowering his voice to everyone:

"Everyone, you will all walk behind me for a while, and remember not to make the slightest sound, otherwise if we are discovered, all of us will not survive."

When everyone heard this, they nodded hurriedly.

Seeing this, Xu Li turned his head to Yu Manman and said:

"Man'er, you take everyone with you in a while, and I'll leave the queen."

"Good!" Yu Manman nodded hurriedly.

"Brother Xu, you can bring Xuan'er with you." Liu Xuanchen suddenly spoke.

Hearing this, Xu Li and Yu Manman couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Liu Xuanchen, and Liu Xuanqin opened with a hint of unease:

"Second brother, what are you talking about? If you want to go, we will go together, and if you want to stay, we will stay together! ”

When Xu Li and Yu Manman heard this, they reacted to Liu Xuanchen's intentions and let the people go without permission, if Xuanyuan Haodi knew about it, he would definitely go crazy to find someone. Once they knew that it was Liu Xuanchen and Liu Xuanqin who let the people go, according to Xuanyuan Haodi's temperament, they might kill them.

And Liu Xuanchen actually thought about taking Liu Xuanqin with him at this time, which means that he has already decided to stay alone to face Xuanyuan Haodi's anger, in other words, he is ready to die.

Xu Li and Liu Xuanchen grew up together since childhood, they are not brothers but they are better than brothers, at this time, seeing that the best brother wants to stay and die, how can Xu Li agree?

Thinking of this, Xu Li and Yu Manman strode forward in unison, one grabbed one of Liu Xuanchen's arms, and the two said in unison:

"No! You're going to come with us! ”

Hearing this, Liu Xuanchen slid a warm current in his heart, but a helpless smile appeared on his face, and he looked at the two of them and said angrily:

"What are you doing here? I asked you to take Xuan'er in front, and I stayed in the back. ”

When Xu Li heard this, the expression on his face suddenly relaxed, but he still opened his mouth in disbelief:

"What you say is true?"

"Of course it's true, someone has to stay behind to protect these people, right? Otherwise, wouldn't everyone be able to run away if someone found out? Liu Xuanchen said helplessly.

Seeing this, Xu Li relaxed a little, and couldn't help but let go of Liu Xuanchen's arm:

"I thought you were going to be left alone."

"Don't worry, Brother Xu, you have a map of the secret passage, Xuan'er is a girl's house, I am more relieved to walk in front with you and Man'er, I will stay behind and wait for everyone to leave safely, and then enter the secret passage out of the capital to meet you." Liu Xuanchen's expression was serious.

Seeing Liu Xuanchen say this, Yu Manman, Xu Li, and Liu Xuanqin breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but have a smile on their faces.

Liu Xuanqin walked up to Liu Xuanchen, took his arm and said coquettishly:

"Second brother, you scared me to death, I thought you didn't care about me anymore."

"Silly girl, how can it be, remember to listen to Brother Xu and Man'er, follow them well, and take good care of yourself." Liu Xuanchen stroked Liu Xuanqin's hair and said gently.

"I know, don't worry, then let's go to the front to open the way first, you must follow behind." Liu Xuanqin raised her head and told uneasily.

"Okay, it's not too early, if you stay here a little longer, these people will be in more danger, so let's go." After Liu Xuanchen finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at Yu Manman and Xu Li again:

"Brother Xu, Man'er, Xuan'er will be handed over to you, please ensure her safety, this is my only plea to you."

Liu Xuanchen's words carried the meaning of farewell and explaining the aftermath, Yu Manman felt inexplicably in his heart after hearing it, and couldn't help but step forward and speak uneasily:

"Xuanchen, you are ........."

Seeing this, Liu Xuanchen knew that Yu Manman was worried about himself, so he couldn't help but smile lightly, and there was a trace of tenderness in his eyes:

"Man'er, I tell you this because I am at the back and can't guarantee Xuan'er's safety, so I don't worry about asking you, don't think too much."

"Really?" Yu Manman still asked uneasily.

"Of course it's true, when do you see when I lied to you?" Liu Xuanchen's face was serious.

Seeing this, the slightest doubt in Yu Manman's heart was dispelled, and he couldn't help but smile and said:

"That's good, then we'll go first, and you have to be careful in the back."

"Okay." Liu Xuanchen nodded, thought about it and took out a jade plaque from his arms, which was similar to the one in Yu Manman, but the corners were a little irregular.

When Yu Manman saw it, he couldn't help but take out the jade plate from his arms, and the irregular corners of his hand actually matched the one in Liu Xuanchen's hand, and Yu Manman's eyes couldn't help but widen in surprise.

Liu Xuanchen handed the jade plate to Yu Manman's hand, and said with a gentle smile:

"Man'er, this jade plate was originally complete, now I will give it to you, you have to take it, I am afraid that I will lose it later."

Seeing Liu Xuanchen say this, the uneasiness in Yu Manman's heart surged up again, and he couldn't help but stare at Liu Xuanchen nervously and said:

"Xuanchen, what do you mean? It hasn't fallen off on you for so many years, so how can it fall if you enter the tunnel once? You'd better take it yourself. ”

After finishing speaking, Yu Manman put the jade card back into Liu Xuanchen's hand.

Seeing this, Liu Xuanchen's face couldn't help but show a wry smile, and then handed it to Yu Manman with a serious face:

"I told you to help me get it, I'm afraid I'll really lose it, because my hunch is never wrong, so I'll ask you to help me get it, okay?"

Hearing this, Yu Manman was still a little hesitant on his face, not knowing whether to accept this jade plaque.

Xu Li glanced at the soldiers walking by with torches outside the window, his face was a little anxious, and he couldn't help but step forward and walk up to Yu Manman, and lowered his voice:

"Man'er, since Brother Liu asked you to accept it, then you can take it, we don't have that much time left, if someone finds out that the people are missing, they will find this place in a while, let's leave quickly!"

When Liu Xuanchen heard this, he didn't care whether Yu Manman took it or not, he stuffed it directly into her hand and then said in a deep voice:

"Man'er, please, Brother Xu, go quickly, I'll break off!"

Xu Li nodded, then hugged his fist to Liu Xuanchen and said take care, and then pulled Yu Manman away.

Yu Manman glanced back at Liu Xuanchen, looking at the smile on his face, and the uneasiness in his heart couldn't help but get stronger and stronger.

But at this time, Xu Li had already found the entrance to the tunnel, Yu Manman glanced at the tens of thousands of people, and then glanced at Liu Xuanchen uneasily, and then followed Xu Li down the tunnel with Liu Xuanqin, and began to leave with the people.

Liu Xuanchen watched the crowd slowly leave with a smile on his face, and the emotions in his eyes were complicated and difficult to distinguish.

Half an hour later, the hall that was originally full of people was empty, and only Liu Xuanchen was left.

Liu Xuanchen walked to the entrance of the tunnel, turned on the switch and watched the tunnel door slowly close, with a relieved smile on his face, and couldn't help but say softly in the direction of the tunnel:

"Goodbye Brother Xu, goodbye Man'er, goodbye Xuan'er."