On the day of separation, the sky was overcast, the sun was gone, and the wind was blowing, which added sadness to the parting.

Li Luansong's troops passed through the streets of Soto and ushered in the praise and send-off of the people, streamers, flowers, melons and fruits, beef and mutton, milk tea...... Stuffed into the hands of the soldiers, the people of Soto bid farewell to this heroic team with the highest courtesy.

Sent Li Luansong away, Shen Qu also boarded the boat and left, Liang Fan and Mutam came to see him off, Liang Fan cried so much that Shen Qu couldn't cry or laugh, and it took a while to persuade him.

Mutam personally sent her on the boat, and stuffed her with a lot of food and use, and then reluctantly left.

He left a sentence: "Xiao Liuzi was born, and the master wants to tell me that I want to give a big gift." ”

Shen Qu smiled and agreed, the big ship was shrouded in fog, and she wiped the tears from her cheeks in an invisible place.

The big boat, with only her and Zelan, was much quieter and more lonely.

The reason why he took the waterway was to take a detour back to Daye from the south, Shen did look at the drawings, and when he arrived at the nearest shore was Daye's border city, a small town called Fengyi.

It is said that after a thousand years of history and so many changes of dynasty, this town still stands here.

"Fengyi is the nearest town to Nanyuan, and from this side, you can go to Heqing after passing through Qing'an, Nanyuan, and Huaizhou." Shen Qu studied the map under the candlelight, "Daddy is in Heqing now, and we will be able to meet Daddy in about one to two months." ”

Zelan folded his fingers and calculated: "When the time comes, the spring will bloom, and the lady will have five or six months to go, and then return to Jin'an from Heqing, the foot journey will be faster, and Jin'an can give birth." ”

Shen Qu nodded, stroking his lower abdomen, which had not yet bulged, "She can follow A-Niang all over most of Daye, this is the creation and blessing of Liuzi." ”

Three days later, the big ship docked, Shen Qu and Zelan disembarked, and the big ship turned back to Soto, even if the journey was over, the following days were a new challenge.

But as soon as they got off the boat, the two felt that something was wrong.

It is unimaginable that Fengyi, a small town located in the southwest of Daye, is covered with ice and snow at this time.

Outside the city gate, there was a bleak atmosphere, the grass and trees were withered and yellow, and the snow was falling all over the sky, and when the two of them passed the checkpoint and waited to enter the city, they were greeted by the surprised and puzzled eyes of the people around them.

This is the border of Daye, and it stands to reason that there should be an endless stream of people who enter the city every day, but there are only two of them.

Shen did faintly notice a trace of a strange atmosphere.

The two of them cautiously looked inside the city gate in the wind and snow, and walked through the long gatehouse through the alley, and only when they came out felt disappointed.

The whole of Fengyi is covered in thick snow and ice, and every house is closed, shops and stalls are closed, and there is only thick snow and slippery ice as far as the eye can see.

"Lady, what's going on here?" Zeeland let out a sigh of relief into his hands, looking at everything in front of him in shock.

"You're from outside."

A voice suddenly sounded startled the two of them, and when they followed the voice, they found that a pair of gray eyes were showing in the grass under the eaves of the house beside them.

The old man picked up the haystack and poked out half of his head, his face was gray and dirty.

"Old man, we just entered the city and want to go to Qing'an from here." Shen Qu stepped forward to talk, "Here, what's wrong?" ”

"The snow disaster, why don't you inquire before you come, the whole Daye knows about the snow disaster in Fengyi, which is said to be rare in a hundred years, you see, the houses and pavilions have collapsed, how many people have died."

Oh my God, that's great.

"Girl, do you have to go here?" The old man asked.

Shen did think about it, the big ship had already gone back, and there was no ship, so it was not the only way.

"We're just passing through, not staying here for long."

The old man shook his head, "It's difficult, don't say that my old man didn't remind you, it's dark, and there are bandits at night these days, you two young ladies have to hide well, so as not to be robbed by the mountain bandits, but it's ......."

He didn't say any more, the cold wind blew on his face, like a knife, and the old man said no more, and hid back in the grass.

What to do, you can only move forward.

"Don't be afraid, let's go find the post station of the government, it should be safer there." Shen did cheer Zelan on, Zelan nodded, and followed her closely.

This road is covered with snow and can't see anything, but after walking two steps, I found the same, my feet will be tripped by things from time to time, several times Shen Cheng almost fell, but when they picked up the snow to see, oh my God, it is unbelievable that all the bones are buried under the heavy snow.

"There are frozen bones on the road." Shen did mutter, and pulled Zelan to walk quickly towards the post station of the official mansion.

Fortunately, Fengyi's place is not big, and when the sky is about to be darkened, they finally arrived at the post station, but the shopkeeper said that there was only a small room, still in the corner under the stairs.

Shen did not care, it would be good to be able to shelter from the wind and rain, and the two of them lived in.

There was nothing to eat in the post station that night, and they could only barely cope with the dry food they had brought with them.

This room was not only small but also very cramped and irregular, except for a bed in the corner, a wooden cabinet, an irregular wooden table next to it, a candle, and nothing else.

Zeeland easily asked for a basin of water to wait for Shen Qu to soak his feet, and the two of them went to bed early after washing.

"Let's try to get out of here tomorrow, this place is too dangerous to stay for a long time." Shen said.

Zelan nodded, "Lady saw it today, the streets are full of people who have frozen to death, it's terrible, the government doesn't care about it." ”

"I'm afraid the government is empty, and I pity the people here." Shen Cheng sighed.

"Then no one in the capital knows, doesn't Your Majesty know?" Zeeland was puzzled.

"Even if you know, it will be a long time before you send an army over." Zeeland looked at the small window overhead, and the sky outside the window was overcast, and the sporadic snowflakes were floating again.

"Let's go to sleep, and when we get to Qing'an, write a letter and go back."

Zeeland said, "The lady is really offended." ”

The two of them fell into a deep sleep, perhaps because they were too tired for the day, until there was an earth-shattering sound outside the door, and the two of them suddenly woke up.

Look at the dark sky outside, it's only three watches, but there is a rush outside, there are the sound of women crying, there are men shouting arrogantly, there are tables and chairs being overturned, there is a mess.

"It's a bandit." Shen Qu sat up suddenly, "Quick, hide." ”

"Ah, lady, hide, where to hide?" Zeeland panicked, and he didn't have time to put on his clothes, and hurriedly went down to the ground to get his baggage.

"Cabinet, quick, into the cabinet."

The two of them packed up their beds and baggage, clothes, and shoes, and made the room look like no one had ever lived in it, but time was short, and seeing the footsteps outside the door approaching little by little, the two of them hurriedly hid in the cupboard.

The cabinet reached the ceiling, it was large, empty, and there was a musty smell in the cabinet, but they couldn't care about it anymore, and the cabinet was stuffed under the sloping beams, so it shouldn't be easy to spot.

The two of them did not dare to make a sound, and pricked up their ears to listen to the movement outside.

There was a "bang", and the door was kicked open, followed by the voice of a rough and irascible man:

"Third brother, there's no one in this house."

Another heavy footstep walked in, and after a round of inspection, the man said, "Fool, I have lit a candle, how can there be no one." ”

Zelan and Shen Qu in the cabinet stood up at that moment, and Zelan couldn't control his tears, silently didn't dare to make a sound, and didn't even dare to raise his hand to wipe it.

Time seems to stand still, and everything is waiting for fate. The surroundings became silent for a moment, and only the footsteps of the men getting closer and closer could be heard, as if they could still smell the fishy smell on their bodies.

What to do, is twenty years of life going to be explained here?

Shen Qu closed his eyes and prayed silently, Ah Niang, bless your daughter.

The door of the cabinet was touched, and at that moment, Shen really realized what it was like to wait for death to come.

"Third brother, come on, gold has been found here."

Suddenly, a voice rang out, and the hand that was about to open the door stopped, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps, and everything fell silent again.

I don't know how long it took, the two of them hid in the cabinet and didn't dare to come out, and then they slowly fell asleep.

The next morning, when they came out of the cabinet, they realized how tragic everything was last night, the little two who had arranged for them to stay in the hotel were killed, several little ladies in the hotel were taken away by bandits, and there were corpses lying in the post station, and there were smashed furniture and utensils everywhere, as well as bloodstains.

The shopkeeper and people are cleaning and cleaning, silently, no one is crying, there is no expression, blank, sluggish.

Shen Qu took Zelan to pay the room fee in a hurry, and then the two of them put on the appearance of two down-and-out little guys, sorted out the baggage again, only brought a few necessary items, and found a place to hide the rest.

It's all up to creation, travel lightly to ensure safety, and they just want to leave Fengyi within this day.

However, they still thought too simply.

After a night of banditry last night, there were many more corpses on the roadside, and some people came out to rob openly by relying on their tall figures.

Shen Qu and Zelan hid, and finally approached in the direction of leaving the city around the path, but who knew that they saw the mountain bandits again in a place close to the city gate.

They even controlled the city gates in broad daylight, searched the people who passed by, and some women were taken away on the spot, and the two hiding behind the pillars even heard the sound of their clothes being torn and the heart-rending cry of the little lady.

What to do, Shen was indeed a little panicked, this road is blocked, now it is not a matter of going out of the city, you have to find a place to hide quickly.

Suddenly, a rough voice sounded behind him: "Someone is hiding behind the pillar." ”

"Zeelan, run."

Shen Qu pulled Zelan to run desperately, the footsteps chasing behind him were getting closer and closer, his brain was blank, Shen Qu was a little flustered, and he didn't know where to run, so he could only drill the alley and go around the alley, there was a small black door beside him, and the two of them hid in it, it was a small courtyard, dilapidated and in a mess.

There was a small firewood house in the courtyard, and in a hurry, Shen Qu pulled Zelan and hid it in.

Soon, they heard the voice of the mountain bandits outside the courtyard:

"Grandma's, I'm looking at people coming this way."

"It's like two little ladies, the running posture, the small body at a glance, I know the shape of the little lady well."

A burst of kinky. laughed, and the two of them trembled with fright.

"I said third brother, have you heard, there are troops from the imperial court passing by Fengyi, aren't they coming for us."

"You're talking about the Shuofang Army, come by after the fight."

"Is it really here, will it be bad for us?"

"Don't worry, you have been exterminated by the big boss. I heard that the leader of the Shuofang army is not small, and the surname Li has also been killed on the spot by the big boss. ”