The waterways in the south of the Yangtze River are meandering, full of rivers and lakes, the scorching sun is in the sky, and the steaming water vapor is blowing in the face, which is not refreshing at all. Waves of refugees on the trail headed aimlessly south.

Some of these people fled from Jinling, some fled from Yangzhou, and even escaped from Henan and Shandong. The pursuit of the Qing soldiers is not fierce, they are busy carving up the huge cake of Jiangbei.

Since entering the customs, the world of flowers has dazzled the leaders of the Manchus, and they have temporarily forgotten to expand their territory. Someone wrote a letter advising the implementation of the shaving order, which is not conducive to the unification of mountains and rivers, and Dolgon, the actual ruler of the Qing court, bluntly said: "What is the unification? But if you have an inch, you have an inch, and if you have a ruler, you have a ruler. ”

Among the many people who fled, there was one that was different from the others. They pushed carts large and small, horses and mules, and they were all young and young. There was food in the Jiading granary in the car, and there was no one to provide three meals, compared to other refugees with dishes on their faces, these people looked much better. In the middle of the crowd, on a wide carriage, Yang Shu drove the car with a whip, but there was no one in the car. It was full of the wealth accumulated by the Wu family for several generations, which was packed in a box and transported by Yang Shu. This is the capital of settling down, and there is no spectrum in the heart of Hou Xuanyan all the way to the south, and those warlords with different ambitions in the south don't know how to resist for a few days. What is more desperate than the collapse of the sky is that Hou Xuanyan is familiar with this history and knows that there is no hero who will help the building to fall.

The Manchu iron cavalry really crushed the south of the Yangtze River, and could only go to the South Seas...

Hou Xuanyan deliberately selected a few reliable strong men to surround the carriage. Now that the army is in chaos, thieves and soldiers are swarming, carrying a cart of treasure and having to be careful. He himself, together with a few small soldiers, disguised himself as a civilian, and walked on foot with a wooden stick. But everywhere he went, he could feel awe and expectation.

On the way in the past few days, the bizarre story of Hou Xuan's resurrection from the dead was passed on by the 800 villagers present in the bamboo forest. Now the people who are traveling with him look at him, and they all look like half-human and half-immortal. Even his tired appearance with a wooden stick could see a little fairy wind bone.

The little immortal Hou Xuanyan is now dry and doesn't even want to speak. As a scholar, the physical fitness of this body really can't keep up with such a journey. Looking at Xu Yuanbao beside him, carrying a mace, and still being able to swim gracefully, Hou Xuanyan sighed helplessly and continued to walk forward.

A big yellow dog stuck out his tongue and followed Xu Yuanbao, rubbing his trouser legs from time to time, extremely affectionate. Xu Yuanbao's family, including the nursing home, was the only one who escaped, but it was the yellow dog raised since childhood, who alertly evaded the Qing soldiers and did not become a dog meat hot pot.

The little Taoist priest Hong Yixun stared at the big yellow dog, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, shook his head and said: "Yuanbao, Daoist, I will pinch my fingers, you will chase the dog on your back, and the outline will be nine times out of ten, and you should be in Tianyuan." The main disaster is this big dog, it is better to slaughter and eat it, ward off evil spirits and seek good fortune, and the merit is immeasurable. ”

"Fart! If you dare to fight its idea, the master will give you a stick first, so that you will have a bloody disaster. ”

Hong Yixun didn't give up, and continued to say: "If you don't listen to the golden and jade words of the Taoist master, I'm afraid that you will be unlucky soon." ”

Xu Yuanbao couldn't help but scold: "How else can you be unlucky? If we're like this, can we be more unlucky? ”

As soon as the words fell, a strong wind suddenly rose, and black clouds covered the sky and the sun, and the sky darkened.

Click! There was an arc of lightning in the sky, and the torrential rain came uninvited.

"XX, you crow's mouth!"

Hou Xuanyan held a wooden stick, looked up at Huanghuang Tianwei, and cursed secretly. Gong Laosan pointed to the front and said, "There is a temple in front, go quickly and go in to avoid the rain." ”

Hou Xuanyan loudly urged the team forward, but was soon drowned in thunder. By the time they arrived at a ruined temple on the outskirts of the city, everyone had already become chickens in the soup. Only the rhubarb next to Xu Yuanbao is an exception, which is a water dog.

At the gate of the broken temple, four men wearing robes and hats stood at the door. Staring at the more than 2,000 people who rushed over, their eyes were not good.

Xu Yuanbao took the lead, rushed to the front, carried a mace, and said loudly: "Borrowed, borrowed, we have to go into the temple to avoid the rain." ”

The big yellow dog shook its body vigorously in the rain, trying to shake the water droplets on its body dry, but it couldn't fall as fast as the sky. After rubbing it, he came to the door with the master, and the water droplets were thrown on these people.

The big man guarding the door raised his foot, kicked the rhubarb out, and said in a deep voice: "There is my master here to take shelter from the rain, you can find another place." ”

The big yellow dog was in pain, ran to Xu Yuanbao's side, and barked sadly. Xu Yuanbao became angry and scolded: "Good you wicked dog who guards the door, this temple has been dilapidated for a long time, and it is obviously a borderless place. If your master can enter, grandfathers can't enter? ”

Hou Xuanyan rushed over, his physical strength was not as good as Xu Yuanbao and Hong Yixun, and he slowly supported each other with Gong Laosan, squeezed through the crowd and came to the temple.

"What's going on?"

"This group of dogs blocked the door and didn't let us in, saying that his owner was here to take shelter from the rain and let us find another place."

"Little brute, you'd better keep your mouth clean." The big man who kicked the dog was about to have a seizure and was stopped by his companion. It can be seen that they are a little afraid of the more than 2,000 people behind them, and if they attack together, they will be unable to withstand it. Hou Xuanyan watched coldly, expecting that in addition to these four, there must be their companions in the temple, and they acted so domineeringly, it is estimated that there are many people inside.

Gong Laosan came out of the crowd and arched his hand and said: "Walking outside, they are all people in distress, why bother each other." Besides, although the temple here is not very large, it is not a problem to accommodate us, and I don't think any of the people who have come before have passed this level. It's better to make it convenient, multiple friends and multiple roads, what do you think? ”

A few big men guarding the door secretly looked at it, and this group of refugees was indeed different from others. Not only are they not half-dead and tired, but they are also more rigid in style and dare to argue with themselves. The most important thing is that they seem to be very united, waiting for a few people in front of them to negotiate with them, and they have not dispersed, which shows that they are not an ordinary refugee. If it is a rabble, they are not afraid of how many comes, but if these thousands of people can be commanded, and there is a lot of arcade between the actions, they cannot wait to ignore it.

"Well, let me go in and make a report, how about it?"

Gong Laosan, Xu Yuanbao and Hong Yixun all took their eyes to watch Hou Xuan's performance. The gatekeepers instantly understood that this young man with a wooden stick was their head.

Hou Xuanyan nodded and said, "Go and come back quickly, some of us have injuries on our bodies and can't stay for a long time." ”