"Gotta get out of here! and be quick...... Just today!"

Jiang Yuan made up his mind after making a simple breakfast.

Jiang Yuan didn't know how many people were killed and injured in the town last night, but the corpses that could be seen everywhere on the streets today were shocking.

And Jiang Yuan believes that if it is night today, more people will die! Tomorrow it will be ...... It is not known in the town that anyone else will survive.

There are not a few people who have the same idea as Jiang Yuan, and when Jiang Yuan walked out of the street after eating, he had already seen a group of men in strong suits armed with knives, guns, sticks, and sticks, escorting the carriages loaded with goods slowly leaving towards the west.

Jiang Yuan has the existence of this group of people in his memory, and they are all thugs raised by the powerful Dong Tianxiong in Taiping Town.

This group of men was not in a hurry to leave, only to see that they found out a person who was tied up by five flowers, Jiang Yuan looked closely, it was the catcher who had escaped from the town that he had seen before.

The two strong men pressed the catcher to his knees, and Dong Tianxiong, who was wearing a brocade hat and silk shirt, stood up and shouted at the people around him:

"Folks, neighbors, stop fantasizing that someone will come to save us!

The catcher was extremely embarrassed and miserable at this time, his face was blue and swollen, and his body was bloodstained, obviously he had been tortured a lot. At this time, I only heard this catcher crying and saying:

"The county commander received a document saying that the boss thought that Tianping Town was suffering from the plague, and had sent officers and soldiers to block the main road in and out of Taiping Town, and no one was allowed to enter or leave...... Abandonment of Taiping Town...... The county commander summoned us to arrest quickly, and swore to defend Tianping Town, wanting to live and die with Taiping Town...... However, after seeing the horror of the demons with his own eyes, the prefectural magistrate changed his attention and led us to abandon the people and flee eastward, but I didn't expect it...... All dead on the way!"

When he finished speaking, he saw Dong Tianxiong clenching his fists and continuing to shout:

"Everyone has heard it! Those dog officials don't care about our life and death at all! Contemptible people are not talented, but they want to lead everyone out of Taiping Town! If you want to believe in contemptible, please come with us!"

After saying that, the two strong men pulled out their waist knives and cut off the heads of the catchers.

Amid the exclamations of the people, Dong Tianxiong turned on his horse and led his group of thugs and the convoy towards the west.

Jiang Yuan stood in the crowd and watched this scene coldly, he didn't know why the government thought that the disaster in Taiping Town was a plague, and did not allow people to enter or leave. The conspiracy in this is not something that he can access at this time.

But he thinks the group might be able to succeed.

The county commander and his party were all wiped out on the road to the east, which means that the road to the east is no longer passable, and the only road left is the west.

And Dong Tianxiong is the head snake in Taiping Town, one side is strong, and he does not do smuggling on weekdays. If anyone can find a way to break through the blockade of officers and soldiers, it is him.

At this time, the sound of gongs and drums and suona sounded in the streets.

A group of yellow-clothed men came slowly carrying an altar, chanting as they walked:

"Xuantian mother, save people in the world. Yuheng Zhenren has received the decree, the west is the road out of the sea of suffering, the believer lives, and the doubtful die!"

The Yuheng real person on the altar opened his eyes, and his eyes were full of pity and compassion:

"Believers, please also run to tell each other, if you want to follow the true people to the west to subdue the demons and seek the Tao, the real people will definitely protect them from the evil spirits!"

In the noisy sound of gongs, drums and suona, this group of yellow-clothed people carried the Yuheng real people on the altar and walked quickly towards the west, chasing Dong Tianxiong's team.

At present, in Taiping Town, the government no longer exists, and the most appealing ones are Dong Tianxiong and Yuheng Zhenren.

After the two of them made a statement, a large number of people packed up and followed.

Most of the people blindly followed the herd, and when more and more people left, more people joined the fleeing procession.

They either moved boxes and cabinets, or drove sheep and cattle, all the way to the west.

Jiang Yuan always felt a little uneasy, whether it was Dong Tianxiong or Yuheng Zhenren, they could leave alone, why did they incite a large number of people to go with him?

He felt that this was nothing more than two intentions:

The first is to use a large number of ordinary people to coerce the government to negotiate conditions. However, in the current situation, this plan may not be feasible.

The second is that there is a high possibility of encountering demons on the way to escape Taiping Town, so at that time, these fellow people will become bait that can be thrown away at any time to lure demons to devour, and Dong Tianxiong and Yuheng can take the opportunity to escape. This is the most likely.

Maybe Jiang Yuan imagined others too badly, or maybe there were other reasons, but this was not something that Jiang Yuan could guess.

No matter what the plan is, it does not conflict with Jiang Yuan's goal of escaping Taiping Town.

Therefore, after Jiang Yuan brought a steel knife and a rice bag, he also joined the team that left Taiping Town and went west.

The long procession meandered like a python, and Taiping Town was getting farther and farther behind it.

Not all of them left, and some stayed in town.

Some of them are women and children who have lost their men, some are old and sick who cannot afford to leave, and some are still fantasies......

But whatever kind of people they were, they were all standing in the middle of the town at this time, watching the departure of the group with complicated eyes, and they couldn't tell what the expression was.

Jiang Yuan glanced back and sighed in his heart.

The people who are left behind can only wish them peace.

"My fate must be in my own hands!"

Jiang Yuan gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

For this world, Jiang Yuan is just a newcomer. Perhaps the misery and darkness he saw was only the tip of the iceberg of this world, but no matter what, Jiang Yuan would never let himself become a lamb to be slaughtered.

"Cousin Jiang Yuan?!"

A crisp female voice suddenly sounded:

"Great! You're alive too!"

Jiang Yuan turned his head to look, only to see that in the crowd, a young girl in her prime was looking at him with a happy face.

Although the girl was dressed simply and plainly, and there was no jewelry on her body, she was born delicate and pretty, and at her most beautiful age, she was like a hibiscus out of water.

Jiang Yuan looked at the girl while searching for the memories in his mind, and he asked uncertainly:

"Su Yan?"

For the girl's memory, Jiang Yuan is very vague. I vaguely remember that I really seem to have such a cousin, and I saw it a few times when I was a child. Later, I heard that this cousin named Su Yan seemed to have gone to work in a dyeing workshop.

It's just that the two relatives are relatively estranged, and with the early death of his parents, Jiang Yuan wants to study hard and want to embark on a career in office, although they live in the same town, but the two families have not been in contact for several years.

The girl heard Jiang Yuan call out her name, and she seemed even happier, she quickly ran to Jiang Yuan's side and grabbed Jiang Yuan's sleeve:

"Thank God, cousin Jiang Yuan, you're okay!"

"Oh......" Jiang Yuan's answer was a little cold, he didn't have much affection for this distant cousin, he asked casually, "What about your father?"

When Su Yan heard this, tears suddenly fell uncontrollably:

"Last night, a very fierce person broke into the house, and he bit people when he saw them, and my father and mother wanted to save me...... I hid in the rice tank all night, and I didn't dare to come out until dawn...... I was the only one on my street...... I wanted to bury my father and mother before leaving town, but ...... I've been looking for a long time...... I couldn't find their bodies......"

Jiang Yuan sighed:

"Live well. ”

Su Yan hung her head and wiped a handful of tears with her sleeve:

"I ...... I'm so scared...... I thought I was the only one from now on......"

Jiang Yuan didn't plan to pay attention to her anymore, especially at this time, there was no need to add a burden to himself who was neither familiar nor close.

So he patted Su Yan on the shoulder as a sign of comfort, then turned around and left.

But she didn't expect Su Yan to follow her all the time, and she followed Jiang Yuan wherever she went.

Jiang Yuan was annoyed by following, and wanted to drive her away, but he felt that after all, the two were still somewhat related, and it seemed too ruthless to drive people away. So in the end, he followed her.

The procession marched all the way, stopping at dusk to light a fire and cook before continuing on the road.

After last night's horror, everyone was eager to get as far away from Tianping Town as possible.

Taiping Town is located on flat land in the middle of the mountains, and as you move away from the town, the road gradually extends into the mountain forest.

The dense canopy of trees overhead makes it difficult to see the sun, and only the dimmer light from the dense forest can tell that night is approaching.

The afterglow of the setting sun is chopped by the sharp leaves and cast onto the roots of the tree lying across the soil, which at first glance looks like a colorful python.

There was no danger of any obstacle along the way, and everyone wished that the sun would always be high in the sky, but the night still covered the earth inexorably.

When you can't see your fingers in the mountains and forests, piles of bonfires are lit on the road.

The never-ending rush of the day, exhausted by the crowd, sat around the campfire, looking at the darkness of the surrounding woods with vigilance and horror.

The firelight danced with the night wind, and the shadows of the trees on both sides of the road seemed to slowly wriggle, like shadows with teeth and claws.

"Cousin Jiang Yuan......" Su Yan sat by the fire with her shoulders crossed, her neck shrunk and her eyes widened, and occasionally the slightest movement would make her tremble, "I...... I'm afraid ......"

Jiang Yuan ignored her, he picked up a branch and stirred the fire, making the flame burn a little stronger.

At the fire not far from the next door, there was a sudden quarrel:

"The brothers just touched your daughter, what's the big deal?"

I saw four strong men with sharp knives pinned to their waists gathered around a fire, while a middle-aged man protected his daughter and pleaded bitterly.

Ignoring the man's plea, the four strong men spat and scolded:

"I don't know if I can live until tomorrow, I have already given up everything! Ask your daughter to come and play with our brother, otherwise we will be able to do anything!"