Uncle Xiahou took Liu Yuan and the others out of the city, they were very cautious, and went around the mountain road outside the city a few times, and finally entered the mountain. Along the rugged mountain road, the jungle is also getting denser and denser, and after walking for an hour, it has gone deep into the hinterland of the mountain, and further on, you can hear the sound of the water.

"Right ahead." Uncle Xiahou pointed to a waterfall and said with a smile. When he was near, he said, "There is a cave behind this waterfall, which is very secret, and it is enough to hide people. ”

Liu Yuan nodded, he looked around, the waterfall rushed down from the cliff, and there was a waterhole below, such a place, if you don't deliberately look for it, it is really difficult for people to find it. As Uncle Xiahou entered the cave behind the waterfall, it was dry inside, and the cave was very wide, Liu Yuan estimated that it was more than enough to accommodate a hundred people.

"Brother Yuan, why are you here?" When Xiahou Ying saw Liu Yuan, she asked suspiciously, "Could it be that she is in trouble?" ”

"Not bad." Liu Yuan bowed slightly, and he glanced at Uncle Xiahou again, who was interested.

"If you discuss anything, I'll go back first."

Liu Yuan arched his hand to Uncle Xiahou and said with a smile: "Thank you Uncle for leading the way." Zhou Bo, send your uncle out of the mountain, pay attention to the beasts on the way. ”

Seeing his father leaving, Xiahou Ying also said in a deep voice: "What is it that makes Brother Yuan so cautious." ”

"Brother Xiahou, the county lieutenant of Pei County has been killed by me." Liu Yuan replied in a low voice.

"What? What's going on? Xiahou Ying's heart turned over with huge waves, and he hurriedly asked again.

Liu Yuan then told him in detail about his trip to Xianyang, and when Xiahou Ying heard this, he was also angry, "There is such a thing." What are the plans of Brother Yuan now? Don't worry, I, Xiahou Ying, will follow Brother Yuan. ”

Liu Yuan knew that the chaos at the end of Qin was not long in coming, and when it was time, it was the time to show his strength, as for now, he pondered and said: "This place is secret, I want to hide everyone here to avoid pursuit for the time being." ”

"It's fine." Xiahou Ying also nodded in agreement, "Only the baby and his father know about the cave here, and it is safe to hide it here." ”

"Let's go, and lead the people into the mountains first." Liu Yuan immediately decided.

The two went out of the deep mountains, but they walked all the way in a low-key manner, and soon met with Da Niu and others. Liu Yuan didn't explain too much, but ordered everyone to rest in place. When it was dark, taking advantage of the night, they followed Xiahou Ying into the mountain quickly. After all, the team of hundreds of people was still very abrupt, and Liu Yuan didn't want to attract the attention of others, so the night was the best cover.

When they arrived at the waterfall cave, the strong men who had been nervous finally breathed a sigh of relief, and since they had killed the officials, they were also nervous in their hearts. Liu Yuan found Xiahou Ying and a few people, this season is already bitterly cold, and it is inevitable that there is some shade in the cave, plus the rush of these two days, the strong men are also hungry and cold.

"Zhou Bo, you take a few people to chop some firewood and burn some bonfires to warm up." Liu Yuan immediately ordered, and after Zhou Bo heard this, he also nodded and left in a hurry. Immediately, he looked at Liu Fang again, and said in a deep voice: "You store all the dry food in a centralized manner, without my orders, no one is allowed to steal food in private, if there is a mistake, don't blame Brother Yuan for punishing you." "Rice is now in short supply, and now they are hiding in the mountains, so they naturally need to save money.

"Brother Yuan, rest assured, Fang will personally take care of it, and never let people steal food." Liu Fang solemnly assured that the burden on his shoulders was not light.

When Xiahou Ying heard this, she frowned slightly and said, "Now that there is a shortage of rice and grain, why don't I send some from my Xiahou family." ”

Liu Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, he explained: "Brother Xiahou's meaning is naturally understood, but if the Xiahou family transports grain out of the city, I am afraid that it will attract the attention of people with hearts." ”

Xiahou Ying thought about it, and could only give up. After all, once the rice and grain go out of the city, the officials will also interrogate, so it is better to be cautious now. Not long after, Zhou Bo came back with people chopping wood, and the cave immediately warmed up, and Liu Yuan ordered Liu Fang to distribute dry food, and the strong men could rarely eat with peace of mind.

The first night was peaceful, and the next morning, Zhou Bo had already led people into the mountains to pick wild vegetables, while Liu Yuan, Xiahou Ying and others dried the hay, and then spread it into the hole. After all, it's winter, and there is no bed, so I can only use grass as a bed. The days in the mountains were hard, and after lunch, Liu Yuan saw that everyone's expressions were gloomy, and even some people were irritable, which made him feel very worried.

Although his prestige was very high, after the killing of the officials, the strong men were still a little worried and timid. This is not a good sign, and if it is not resolved, there will be hidden dangers in the future. Liu Yuan formulated the law of three beheadings, but he knew in his heart that deterring everyone by killing was just a strategy, and if he wanted these strong men to follow him completely, there was only one way.

Liu Yuan went into the mountain alone, he dug a small trap, and it took a little effort to catch a hare. He slit the hare's throat and took the bamboo tube, which he poured into it. Plugged into the cork, Liu Yuan did not take the hare away, but buried it.

At night, when everyone had fallen asleep, Liu Yuan quietly got up and walked out of the cave, he suddenly shouted, swung his sword and cut off a tree outside the cave, and then he took out the bamboo tube and sprinkled the rabbit blood on the tree and the bronze sword. Hearing a sound in the cave, Liu Yuan immediately collected the bamboo tube.

"What's the matter, what's wrong with Brother Yuan?" The cow's rugged voice shouted eagerly.

"Pavilion Chief Liu, are you okay?" The strong men also ran out.

When Elder Wang stepped forward, he saw that there were blood stains on the tree that was cut off by Liu Yuan, and immediately asked, "Pavilion Chief Liu, what happened here?" ”

Liu Yuan saw that everyone was looking at him suspiciously, he also shook his head, and said with some surprise: "Yuan also doesn't know why this is happening. Just fell asleep, Yuan saw a white python in his dream, this python can actually spit out people's words, saying that it is the white emperor, and wants to come to find the red emperor. Yuan didn't believe it, so he fought with the big python in a dream, the white python was invincible, so he fled to the outside of the cave and turned into a tree, Yuan shouted and slashed it with a sword. ”

"What? There is such a thing. Everyone was shocked, could it be that this tree was transformed by the white python? Looking at the blood stains on the trees, everyone was also dumbfounded.

"Red Emperor?" Wang Lao groaned, and then laughed and said: "Good omen, this is an auspicious omen, Liu Tingchang killed the white python in his dream, that is the red emperor in the mouth of this white python." Haha, we are following the Red Emperor, this is a great luck. ”

When everyone heard this, their hearts trembled, Liu Yuannai is the son of the Red Emperor? The facts are in front of them, there are still blood stains on this tree, and the eyes of the strong men who look at Liu Yuan are also full of awe, and the original worries and anxieties have disappeared at this moment.

Thank you Qin Huang @ Han Wu, Time Sha Dou and My Empire My Era for the tip!!