Zhang turned his head and saw Zhang Xiaoyan. With an excited face, he pulled her in front of him, and asked anxiously: "Xiaoyan, why are you here, are your parents also here?" ”

Hope was rekindled in Zhang's heart.

Just now, after Jiang Zhiyue and the others entered the city, they didn't sit here and wait.

Zhang and Da Lang went to find someone outside the city together, thinking that so many people were here, maybe those people from her mother's family were also there, and if they were, they could leave together.

As a result, I looked around, but I didn't even see a figure.

Who would have thought that Zhang Xiaoyan would find it by herself.

Hearing Zhang's family ask about his family, the tears in Zhang Xiaoyan's eyes couldn't help but pop up again.

Zhang Shi didn't answer when he saw her, he just cried, and asked anxiously, "What's wrong?" ”

Jiang Zhiyue comforted the two and said, "Mother, Cousin Xiaoyan said that Grandpa and they are not here, as for what happened, let's talk about it while walking." ”

Seeing that Zhang Xiaoyan kept crying, Zhang thought that something had happened to the Zhang family and his party, so he also cried with sobs.

Old Mrs. Jiang had no choice but to ask, "Zhiyue, why don't we leave now, didn't you say that you would rest here for a few days before leaving?" ”

Jiang Yu took a step forward and said, "Something happened in the city, let's leave first." ”

A lot of things were originally left in the car, and everyone packed up quickly, and they were ready to leave in a short time.

After packing up, they quietly set off westward, without alarming anyone.

And Jiang Zhiyue's idea was not wrong, not long after they left, a team of officers and soldiers came out of the city.

And there was a man next to the officers and soldiers in that group.

If Jiang Zhiyue and the others saw it, they would definitely be able to recognize this person as the housekeeper of the Wang family just now.

The butler said sternly, "I saw that those people had just come out of the city, and they must be among the refugees outside the city. ”

"You all saw it just now, our eldest young master was beaten like that, these people must be arrested and severely punished."

"Don't you forget, to stabilize these refugees outside the city, how important is the food of our Wang family, if people can't catch it, be careful that our master turns his face and doesn't recognize people!"

The leading Lieutenant Lin was impatient with his muttering, and he had already heard the onlookers explain the ins and outs of the matter just now.

It was clear that Wang Yang bullied men and women, and wanted to forcibly admit a pair of sisters he met on the street into the house, but he was beaten by others in turn, who was to blame.

Oh, if you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself, this must be that Wang Yang has done too many bad things and suffered retribution.

If you want him to say something from the heart, that girl is really a heroine among women!

He was not under the jurisdiction of this county, but was sent by General Liang to help the county order arrange refugees, so he was naturally not afraid of this Wang family.

His official rank is also the sixth grade, and the county order of Dashan County is only the seventh grade.

He snorted coldly and said, "Steward Wang's tone is not small, but I don't know if it's your idea or your master's idea. ”

Steward Wang's heart was weak, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

How could he really say this at home, so he only urged Captain Lin to find someone quickly.

But they searched among the nearly 1,000 people outside the city, but they couldn't find the few people who had just been inside the city.

After inquiring, I found out that a family had come last night and were resting on the avenue outside the city gate.

By the time they ran there again, there would be no one left.

When Steward Wang and the others arrived at the place, there was already no one left.

They looked at the ruts and footprints on the ground and knew that someone must have been here.

Steward Wang looked at these traces angrily, and said angrily: "They must have left early!" ”

Then he instructed Captain Lin: "Look for clues and see which direction they are running!" ”

Captain Lin's disdain for the Wang family was even worse, and so many people couldn't catch two people just now.

He looked at the marks on the ground and saw rut marks and messy footprints in all four directions from that piece.

It seems that those people were also well prepared before leaving.

In this case, it is even more difficult to catch them.

He said mockingly: "You have also seen the traces on the ground, they must have left, and we don't know the looks of those people, Steward Wang chose a direction to follow us to arrest people." ”

Steward Wang retorted: "Aren't these your business, hurry up and find out which direction they are going!" ”

Captain Lin glanced at Steward Wang and said, "Then chase it into the forest, and Steward Wang will follow suit." ”

When Steward Wang heard him say that he wanted to go to the woods and asked him to go with him, he immediately refused.

Everyone has rumored that there is something unclean in the forest, although the forest is not far from Dashan County, but the locals rarely enter it.

He hesitated for a long time before he pretended to be deep and said: "The forest is flat, and they must be able to imagine that if we chase them out, they will think that they have fled into the forest, so they must not have gone that way." ”

"They must have gone up the mountain, the mountain road is not easy to walk, they have to push the cart again, they must not have gone far, let's chase up the mountain."

Captain Lin glanced in the direction of the forest, and his instinct from years of marching and arming told him that those people should have gone to the forest.

But looking at Steward Wang's rejection of Lin Zi, I don't know if there is anything in it......

He didn't say anything, but went up the hill as the king's steward had intended.

Along the way, Steward Wang looked at the footprints and rut marks all over the ground, and his heart really made him guess correctly, and his back was a lot straighter.

"The traces on the ground must be new, they must not have gone far, chase quickly."

Steward Wang quickened his pace, feeling that victory was in sight.

Although the eldest young master Wang only likes to spend time drinking on weekdays, the lord in the mansion attaches more importance to the second young master born in the concubine room.

But in the end, it was the concubine in the mansion who became like that in front of him, if he couldn't arrest those people back and make up for it, his good days as a housekeeper would come to an end.

But as soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, they were greeted by two wild boars half a man high.

Because Steward Wang had just walked in the forefront, he was the first to be attacked by two wild boars.

One of the wild boars flew directly against the belly of the steward Wang, and when he was about to fall, the other wild boar crashed into him again.

As if they were playing, the two wild boars tossed Steward Wang around in the air.

Steward Wang only felt that his internal organs were about to be knocked apart, and he didn't even have the strength to ask for help.

It is precisely because of the king steward in front of him.

Captain Lin also had time to react.

Captain Lin said: "Attention, everyone saves people. ”

The soldiers who followed him quickly formed up and attacked the two boars.

So many people besieged it, and the two wild boars didn't continue to play with Steward Wang.

And without the boar, the soldiers also focused on besieging the boar.

Steward Wang slammed it on the ground, spit out a mouthful of blood, and lay on the ground like a dead fish.

And two quarters of an hour later, the two wild boars also fell to the ground under the siege of many soldiers.

Captain Lin waved his hand happily: "Kill these two wild boars tonight, and let the back kitchen add food to the brothers." ”

The soldiers cheered with joy.

And if they continue to track Jiang Zhiyue, their affairs will naturally be over.

The two soldiers lifted the half-dead steward of the king on the ground, and set out on the journey back to the city with the two wild boars.

And Jiang Zhiyue and his party left the city gate and went in the direction of the forest more than an hour ago.

Before leaving, they also thought about what the Wang family would bring people to chase after them, and originally wanted to do something to cover up.

However, when they saw that there were traces on the ground in the direction of the mountain, they naturally saved their efforts.

As for the wild boar they met, it can only mean that they are unlucky.

And the steward of Wang, who suffered this time, was too seriously injured to serve as a steward.

The Wang family saw that he was so seriously injured, and did not continue to pursue the unfavorable things of his protector, but they did not care about him anymore.

Jiang Zhiyue didn't know about these things, because they seemed to be in trouble too.

When they first entered the forest, they didn't know how big it was.

But it didn't take long for them to realize that something was wrong.

When passing by a place, the lively and active Saburo looked at a big tree as thick as five people hugging each other and said, "The trees here are so big, I have seen three such trees, and they look like each other!" ”

Hearing San Lang's words, everyone didn't feel anything wrong, but happily picked up the words.

Jiang Ming said: "Yes, I didn't expect the vitality of this forest to be so good, you look at the leaves of this big tree, there is no trace of drying up at all." ”

Everyone talked about these towering trees.

When did this forest exist, how old are these trees, and individuals have their own opinions, and they are constantly arguing.

The trees in this forest are very tall, and the lush foliage is intertwined, blocking out the sun, and only the fragments of daylight cast through the gaps in the leaves.

Jiang Zhiyue noticed that something was wrong, and raised her voice and said, "Let's stop for a while." ”

The few people who were walking in front stopped and turned their heads to look at Jiang Zhiyue in the middle.

Mrs. Jiang asked, "What's wrong Zhiyue, are you tired, then rest for a while before leaving." ”

Jiang Zhiyue shook her head and said, "I'm not tired, but we seem to be lost." ”

Everyone was surprised: "Lost? ”

Didn't they just follow the same direction when they entered the woods, how could they get lost?

Zhang opened his mouth and asked everyone's doubts: "No, girl, we have been walking in the southwest direction since we came in, and we have not changed the way." ”

Jiang Zhiyue had already walked to the big tree that Jiang Saburo had just mentioned, and found a deep trace on the back of the tree.

She showed a head from behind her and shouted at Ou Yangming, "Ah Ming, come over and see if this trace on the tree is familiar." ”

Ou Yangming walked over in two steps, and sure enough, he found a deep scratch on the trunk of the big tree.