Mu Yu's birdlike appearance made the two men even more anxious, and they rushed up with red eyes, ready to rob openly.

It was not Xie Chongning's turn to make a move, Xie An kicked away the long knife in the man's hand, and the other person also temporarily gave up Mu Yu and helped together.

These two people do have some kung fu, but in front of Xie An, they have some axes, and the two who have no weapons are like two mice, being played by Xie An.

Xie An was almost bullied, so he kicked one of them in the abdomen and sent them out of the broken temple.

The two of them didn't have any chance to fight back at all, and after being proposed to break the temple, they angrily shot towards the carriage, smashing the front wheel of the carriage before Xie An could react.

When Xie An rushed out, the wheels were already broken, but the two of them had already run away when they heard the sound.

"Master, these two men have destroyed the wheels of the carriage." Xie An lowered his head guiltily and came back to confess.

After the two left, Mu Yu also stood up obediently and comforted Xie Chongning before he could, "If the carriage is broken, it will be broken, and it's not your fault." ”

Without Xie Chongning to speak, Xie An didn't dare to raise his head.

"Miss Mu will speak for you, so I won't pursue it." Xie Chongning also stood up from the low stool and pulled Mu Yu to the fire, "Are you still afraid?" ”

Mu Yu bit her lip shyly, facing Xie Chongning's playful eyes, obviously her little Jiujiu just now had been recognized.

She sat on the straw pile and roasted the fire together, "Xie An, you can come over too." Xie An was driving the carriage outside, but it was conceivable that his body was even more watery than theirs, but fortunately there was still some dry firewood next to the fire, although he couldn't paste theirs. All the clothes are dried, but at least they are warmer.

Xie Chongning's coat was the first to dry, and he handed the coat to Mu Yu, "Change out the clothes that are stained with water, and wear this first." ”

Then Xie Chongning took Xie An and stood at the door with his back to her, waiting for her to change her clothes. The clothes that were changed in the car had already been soaked in water, so Xie Chongning's coat was drier, so she stopped twisting and changed into Xie Chongning's coat, and put her clothes on the fire.

The torrential rain was pouring outside, and although it was not cold around the fire, the hunger pang followed, Mu Yu lowered his head, and his stomach suddenly "grunted".

"Hungry? There was still some food on the carriage, and Xie An went to get it. Xie Chongning raised his eyes.

Xie An brought back the pastries on the carriage, but fortunately, the pastries were packed in a wooden box and were wrapped in oiled paper intact, so they could be eaten.

Mu Yu took the pastry box and gave some to Xie Chongning and Xie An, "Fortunately, there are still some pastries, let's eat some pastries to cushion our stomachs first." ”

Xie Chongning saw Mu Yu quietly taking a sip of pastries, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, if this is an ordinary girl, after experiencing such a series of things, I am afraid that half of her soul is scattered, but after this girl was frightened, she can still be like no one now.

What's more, Mu Yu ate the pastry in his hand, bent his knees steadily, buried his head in the ground and fell asleep.

Xie An blinked in surprise, this Miss Mu is inevitably too easy to take care of. The rainstorm came and went quickly, and the rain outside the broken temple was getting smaller and smaller, Xie An put on his coat and went outside to explore the way.

After gradually entering the night, the earth air gradually reversed, the straw was extremely cold, Mu Yu curled up and was awakened by the biting cold, Xie Chongning leaned against the wall, his body was slightly curved, and he must have fallen asleep.

And the firewood is almost burning, and the fire is about to be extinguished when the light is dim, but fortunately, it is no longer raining outside, Xie An has not come back yet, Mu Yu thought about it, put on Xie Chongning's coat, and saw if he could find some wood, even if it was a little damp and wet, he should be able to light it with the embers.

"What's wrong?" Xie Chongning woke up when Mu Yu got up, his pupils were scattered with a few red bloodshots, and his eyes could not hide his exhaustion.

"I'll go collect some firewood, and you can rest again." Mu Yu worriedly draped his dried coat on Xie Chongning's body.

"I'll go." Xie Chongning was about to get up as he spoke, but he was pressed down by Mu Yu who was standing in front of him.

Mu Yu said strongly, "You rest, I'll go." ”

Xie Chongning was silent, staring at Mu Yu with meaningful eyes, at this time he was like a tiger with fangs hidden, Mu Yu was not afraid of him, he picked up a piece of firewood, lit it as a lamp, and walked out.

This girl...... Xie Chongning lowered his head and chuckled, and continued to lean against the wall to prepare to rest for a while, at this time, the rain outside had just stopped, and no one would be on the mountain, so she would not encounter any danger.

It's just that Mu Yu is gone, but Xie Chongning is not sleepy at all.

Mu Yu didn't dare to go too far, walked around the periphery of the temple, picked up some firewood that was not so wet and wet, and on the way back, she happened to meet Xie An who came back from exploring the road.

"Miss Mu, why did you come out, I'll do these things." Xie An quickly took the firewood.

"You're tired enough, go back and get some rest." Although Xie An is a guard, he can't put anything on him, "By the way, what's the road ahead?" ”

"There's a village in front of you, but the whole village is sealed off." Xie An answered Mu Yu's question seriously.

"Sealed? How can a good village be sealed? Mu Yu thought for a while, "Then did you go in and take a look?" ”

"When I went inside, I didn't see anyone on the street, and when I knocked on the door, no one answered."

A guess suddenly flashed through Mu Yu's mind, "Could this village be the one that has the disease?" ”

"Miss Mu is saying that the man we met in Mingzhou City is very likely to have come out of this village?" Xie An asked.

Mu Yu nodded, and after having this guess, "If we don't stop, will we be able to get to the next city tomorrow?" "If there is a disease in that village, then they should not go to that village, in case they get infected and there is no doctor, then it is really not good.

"If it's on horseback, it's too late."

"But we only have two horses, and I don't know how to ride them yet." Mu Yu was worried. The two had already approached the temple, and Xie Chongning had been waiting at the door of the broken temple for some time.

"You ride with me." Xie Chongning had already taken out another piece of clothing from the carriage, baked it half-dried and put it on his body, but instead returned Mu Yu's coat to her, "Go to the car and change it." ”

They rested in a hurry for the night, and continued on the road when the sky was slightly bright, the carriage had broken down, Mu Yu and Xie Chongning rode a horse together, she originally felt embarrassed and wanted to sit behind Xie Chongning, but Xie Chongning felt unsafe and directly hugged her in his arms.

Mu Yu, who had never ridden a horse, had a sore back but didn't dare to lean back, so he could only reluctantly hold on, but fortunately, Xie Chongning understood her embarrassment, and saw that she couldn't hold on, so he would dismount and rest for a while, and with more than half a box of pastries as support, they arrived in the town before dark.

The moment Mu Yu got off the horse's back, she only felt that she was saved, not to mention that her back was sore, because she had never ridden a horse, her inner thighs were also grinding very painful, and when she walked, her posture was a little weird.

"It's medicine." Xie Chongning sent a small porcelain vase before Mu Yu rested.

Mu Yu stood at the door, I don't know why, she was not injured, why did Xie Chongning send him medicine?

"You're riding a horse for the first time today, this one works."

Thinking of the pain in her thigh, Mu Yu took the medicine bottle with a flushed face, quickly said thank you, and closed the door, presumably her strange walking posture just now attracted Xie Chongning's attention, so she brought herself the medicine for the injury.

She thought that her thighs were just red, but when she really checked the wounds, she realized how useful this wound medicine was, not only was it red, but also rubbed off a layer of skin, this horse was really not something ordinary people could ride.

Since it was already night when they entered the city, Mu Yu did not see the appearance of the small town, and when she opened the window the next morning to see the whole town, she was completely shocked.

Many of the shops were closed, and there were many yellow-skinned beggars sitting at the door, and a slightly more normal person passed by, and these beggars were all rushing forward to beg for food.

Not to mention that she was surprised to see it, even Xie Chongning was shaken when she saw this scene. They went downstairs to eat breakfast together, but looking at the buns and pastries in the bowl, Mu Yu suddenly lost his appetite.

"How can this happen in the city?" Mu Yu pulled the shopkeeper and asked worriedly.

"Miss is from the north." The shopkeeper smiled self-deprecatingly, and after seeing Mu Yu nodding, he continued, "Our Lancheng is good, you can go south and take a look, a little beggar is nothing, and then go south, there are few people in that city." ”

"Why?" Why are they in the capital, and they are completely unaware that these small cities in the south have fallen to this point? Mu Yu thought about the prosperity of the capital, and a trace of guilt rose faintly in his heart.

The shopkeeper bent over and half-covered his mouth, and whispered, "This is not a natural disaster, it is a man-made disaster!" Miss Childe, I see that you are not ordinary, you better set off quickly, where did you come from, where do you go back. ”

"Man-made disaster?" Xie Chongning's thin lips opened lightly, and he repeated again, "Why do you say it's a man-made disaster?" ”

"You also know, the sky is high here, the emperor is far away, not to mention the rampant mountain bandits, I also heard that ......" The shopkeeper looked around, half of his body was lying on the table, as if he was afraid of being heard, "I heard that they also secretly formed an army, saying that they wanted to overthrow the Qing Dynasty." ”

Mu Yu and Xie Chongning glanced at each other, stepping on the iron shoes and finding nowhere to go, it took no effort to get it, "Army? Do you know what they're called? ”

The shopkeeper scratched his head awkwardly and got up, "Miss Childe, we are good citizens, I just listen to others, and I don't know if there are more." ”

"And where did you hear about this?" Mu Yu generously took out a silver ingot from his purse and handed it over to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper, who was originally fond of gossip, saw that there was a windfall, and happily held the silver and stuffed it into his chest, "You also know, this is an inn, there are more people coming and going, I also heard from two people, one of them still has some characteristics, he has a scar on his face, from the left eye to the corner of his mouth, which is quite scary." ”