They drove for another two hours, and finally saw the village that Lu Yao said.

But when their carriage entered the village, they found it excessively quiet.

Not only is there no voice in the village, but there is also no sound of chickens, ducks, pigs and geese.

It was as if the whole village was uninhabited.

It's so weird!

Yu Yuanyuan and his party all got out of the carriage.

They picked a random house and knocked on the door, but no one answered.

Angelica pushed the courtyard door open with a little force.

She turned her head to Yu Yuanxuan and said.

"Sister, this door is unlocked."

Yu Yuan: "Go in and have a look." ”

They pushed open the courtyard door and went in to take a look, and found that the yard was already overgrown with weeds, the doors and windows of the house were broken, the ground was covered with dust, and the furniture was in tatters.

One look at it shows that it hasn't been inhabited for a long time.

Then they went around the other houses in the village, and found that the whole village was empty, and all the people were gone.

Lu Yao frowned: "How can this be?" Obviously, I passed through this village when I left home, and there were many families living in the village at that time, how could they all be gone? What the hell is going on? ”

Angelica remembered what the innkeeper said and guessed.

"Could it be that the rogues entered the village and arrested everyone?"

Yu Yuan shook his head: "It shouldn't be, although the things in the house are dilapidated, there are no traces of man-made damage, indicating that the villagers left by themselves." ”

Angelica does not understand.

"Well, why are the villagers leaving here?"

Everyone present can give an answer.

Although there was nothing in the village, at least there were houses to shelter from the elements, and they chose a relatively intact house, intending to spend the night here and then return on their way tomorrow morning.

The expected local specialties are gone, and they have to continue to nibble on dry food tonight.

Lu Yao looked at Angelica's sullen appearance and said suddenly.

"I've got some beef jerky in the car, would you like to try it?"

Angelica reacted quickly and hurriedly replied: "Okay, good! ”

looked at her eagerness, as if she was afraid that the other party would regret it.

Lu Yao smiled and told the little scholar to bring the beef jerky.

With the blessing of beef jerky, the originally dry steamed bun suddenly became much more delicious.

Angelica ate with relish, and the little face was full of happy smiles.

Seeing this, the smile on Lu Yao's face also deepened a little.

After eating, everyone found a place to sleep and rest.

Only Lopinsha did not sleep.

He always felt that there was something strange about this place, and that someone had to keep a vigil to avoid accidents.

The night passed peacefully.

The next morning, they continued on their way.

As the carriage passed near the farmland, Yu saw that the fields were all empty, and there was not even a single crop.

For a long time, there was no one to serve them, and the fields were overgrown with weeds, and they were barren as far as the eye could see.

Lu Yao also saw this scene.

He couldn't help frowning, he had only been traveling for five years, why had Liaodong County changed?

What has happened in Liaodong County in the past five years?

He secretly made a decision, and when he entered the county seat, he would definitely ask the local county magistrate for clarification.

The surrounding scenery gradually changes, and the mountains and forests become more and more numerous.

Angelica watched it for a long time and felt that there was nothing new, so he leaned against Yu Yuan and closed his eyes and dozed off.

While the two were asleep, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterwards, I remembered Luo Pingsha's scolding.

"What are you doing?"

Yu Yuanxuan and Angelica woke up all of a sudden.

They hurriedly asked what was going on?

Luo Pingsha's voice came into the car: "There is a robbery in front. ”

Yu Yuanxuan and Angelica were shocked in their hearts.

They really met the rogue!

They didn't have time to think about it, so they hurriedly took out their weapons for self-defense, and prepared to fight to the death against the group of rogues.

However, when they jumped out of the carriage and saw the rogues with their own eyes, they couldn't help but be stunned.

The road ahead was blocked by a stout tree lying horizontally.

Behind the trees stood more than a dozen people, men, women, and children.

They were all ragged and scrawny, their eyes hollow, and their only weapon was a wooden club.

At this time, Lu Yao and the little scholar also got out of the car.

They all had weapons in their hands, and they were all prepared for the worst, but they didn't expect to see such a scene in front of them.

Yu Yuan was incredulous: "These people are rogues? ”

It's more like a refugee, okay?!

Luo Pingsha also hesitated a little: "It should be, otherwise what are they blocking our way for?" ”

Lu Yao stepped forward and asked in a local accent.

"What do you have to do?"

Out of the crowd was a tall, thin young man.

He's not like everyone else.

The others had only sticks in their hands, and only he had an axe in his hands.

He looked hard at the axe against the trees, a deliberately vicious expression on his face.

"This area is our territory, and if you want to pass through here, you have to leave the toll!"

Lu Yao asked how much money they wanted?

The young man's gaze circled over them.

Even if the young people don't have much knowledge, they can see that these people are very well-dressed and very fair-looking, and they know that they are very rich at a glance.

So the young man spoke without thinking about it.

"I want all your money and food!"

Lu Yao originally thought that more things were better than less, and giving some silver would be regarded as a ruin to eliminate the disaster, but the other party's lion opened his mouth, and he definitely couldn't agree.

If they hand over all the money and food, how will they survive along the way?

Lu Yao said in a deep voice: "I'll give you a hundred taels, as long as you take the money and leave, I can treat it as if today's incident didn't happen." ”

When those rogues heard that there were a hundred taels, their eyes immediately brightened.

They whispered that they had never seen so much money in their lives!

The young man raised his hand and motioned for everyone to stop talking.

He stared at Lu Yao and said.

"Don't bargain with me, I want all your money and food, and if you don't agree, you won't want to go through here today!"

One hundred taels of silver sounds like a lot, but there are so many of them, it doesn't take long for them to have to eat, see a doctor and grab medicine.

Lu Yao saw that the other party refused to compromise, and sighed lightly.

"In that case, then don't blame me for being rude."

With that, he drew the saber from his waist.

Although he is a scholar, he has also learned the six arts of a gentleman, and he has also learned swordsmanship with a famous teacher for a period of time, and no matter what his strength is, at least his posture looks very capable of bluffing.

The rogues were all startled by the sword in his hand, and their faces showed horror.

Only the young man with the axe was unafraid.

He gritted his teeth and said, "It looks like you're planning to fight us hard. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp arrow burst through the air, and shot right at the tree in front of him.

The arrow was deeply embedded in the wood, and the tail of the arrow was still trembling slightly.

The young man was really intimidated at this moment.

He looked up and saw Yu Xuan with a bow and arrows.

Yu asked word by word.

"Are you sure you want to fight us?"

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