He made a detour to a nearby village to check, and found that the situation was the same as in his own village, and he did not find a person, so he hurried to the county seat. He walked very quickly, and arrived at the county seat just after noon. There are very few pedestrians on the streets, and there is no bustle of people coming and going. Occasionally, when I see a pedestrian, I am also in a hurry. What's even more strange is that most of the shops on the street are closed, and the few that have opened are deserted, with no customers in sight. He saw a restaurant open, and there seemed to be a few people inside, so he went in and sat down at a table near the door. There was a man and a woman sitting at a table, as well as an old man and a child of six or seven years old, as if a young couple were carrying the old man and the child. Each of them had a bowl of noodles in front of them, and they only bowed their heads to eat, and did not speak.

When the shopkeeper saw a customer coming in, he hurriedly ran over and asked, "Guest officer, what do you want to eat?"

Haibao thought that he was penniless and where he had money to eat, and his face suddenly turned red, but fortunately, his face was painted with color, and he couldn't see it. He was a little embarrassed and said, "Thank you." I'll take a break. ”

The shopkeeper said: "If you want to eat quickly, we will be closed here in a while!"

Haibao was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Why do you want to close it?"

The shopkeeper's mouth grew in surprise, and he looked at Haibao and said, "Guest officer, have you just come from out of town?" You don't know that there are monsters here, they can eat people, they can't live anymore, and many people have left and fled!"

Haibao remembered the two pig monsters last night, and said, "What monsters? Why don't you kill them?"

The shopkeeper said: "You said it lightly, those monsters are very ferocious, how can ordinary people beat them to death! Besides, I don't know how many there are, it is said that once a village suddenly came with dozens of heads and ate the entire village." ”

Haibao said: "Then why doesn't the government care? Why don't you send troops?"

The shopkeeper said: "It's sent, a lot of soldiers have died, but that monster doesn't seem to be able to kill it, and I don't know where it came from, and I don't know when another batch will come, so who dares to live in this place! Sometimes one or two heads come and quietly eat a single pedestrian or an old man or child." ”

The woman at the table was eating, and when she heard them say this, she began to cry.

Haibao shopkeeper said: "No, that eldest sister's daughter was eaten by a monster, it's really miserable!"

The woman cried even louder, and even the old man wiped away her tears and said, "My poor granddaughter!"

The child shook the woman's arm and said, "Mother, don't cry!"

The man also persuaded: "Don't cry, it's come to this, it's useless to be sad, it's all because I, a father, have no ability to kill that monster!"

The woman sobbed and said, "It's not your fault, it's good that you can escape with your life, if our family doesn't even have you, how can we live!"

The shopkeeper sighed and said, "In a while, we will also pack up and run for our lives! Guest officer, you better get out of here quickly, you must be careful alone!"

Hai Bao was worried about her father and mother, and hurriedly asked, "Where have the people fled to?"

The shopkeeper said: "Most of them are in the direction of Yunzhou County, the farther away from the sea, the better!

Haibao thanked the shopkeeper, walked out of the door of the restaurant, and rushed in the direction of Yunzhou County. He had a very terrible thought in his heart: he didn't know if his parents were still alive, and if he was eaten by monsters, he would live in regret for the rest of his life, regretting that he couldn't be by his parents' side and protect them in time. Thinking about it, I can't help but shed tears. After a while, I suddenly remembered what I saw at home, and my parents seemed to have packed some clothes and left, and I was relieved and unconsciously quickened my pace. At this time, he just wanted to find his parents as soon as possible, they were old and frail, how could they bear to travel for days and days, and he only hoped that he could come to them one day sooner so that he could solve their suffering.

Haibao walked all the way, carefully checking the traces of the victims, finding some water to drink on the side of the road when he was thirsty, nibbling on dry food when he was hungry, and resting in the field for a while when he was sleepy. After three days and three nights of driving, I finally found groups of people fleeing. Haibao inquired all the way and chased it all the way to the border of Yunzhou County, but there was no trace of his parents. At this time, a large number of victims had been left behind by him, and he was quite puzzled in his heart: his father and mother were old and frail, and it was impossible for them to walk so fast, could it be that he missed it? So he turned back and searched for several days, but he still couldn't find his parents, not even a villager from Hawkbeak Village. At this time, he wondered that his parents did not come from the direction of Yunzhou County, and they might have gone to other places, if so, they would be nowhere to be found, and he didn't know when he could meet his parents. Thinking about it like this, I can't help but feel a little irritable. Finally, after thinking about it again, I finally made up my mind and entered the territory of Yunzhou County.

He searched for a few days in Yunzhou County. One day, as it was getting dark, Hypertherm was hurrying forward when she saw something black fall from the sky. When I stepped forward, I saw that it was a wild goose. Haibao felt hungry and hadn't eaten meat for a long time, so he gathered some firewood, made a fire, cleaned up the geese, and roasted them on the fire. In the distance, a few victims saw the fire and came to join in the fun, taking out dry food around the fire and chatting while eating.

A thin middle-aged man said: "I heard a news today, I don't know if it's true, saying that the Yunzhou County Government issued a notice, all the victims who fled from Haizhou County can register in Yunzhou County, and some fees will be given to arrange a place to go, and then everyone can settle down again." ”

A fat man wearing a straw hat said: "Whether it's true or not, let's go to Yunzhou City first, anyway, our dry food is about to run out, and we will starve in a few days." We don't have anywhere to go, it's the same everywhere. ”

The thin middle-aged man from before said again: "Yunzhou County is the fief of King Yun. It is said that this Yunwang is the younger brother of today's son, gentle and elegant, kind-hearted, diligent in government to the people, and governs Yunzhou County without leaving any stone unturned, and never closing his door at night. Since he came to Yunzhou County, the wind and rain have been smooth every year, and the grains have been abundant, and the people have loved his old man!"

An old man said: "This old man has also heard of it a little, and it should be true." In this way, if we can settle down in Yunzhou County, we will be blessed by misfortune. For decades, our Haizhou County has been plagued by disasters and natural disasters. Our people close to the sea, who live by fishing, can make a living, but the sea is not peaceful, there are often storms, and there are often pirates. If we can really settle down in Yunzhou County, we can be regarded as a blessing in disguise. ”

The fat man said: "It's just that the people of Yunzhou County all cultivate the land, and we fishermen are not used to farming!"

The thin middle-aged man said, "It's good to have a home now, and it doesn't matter if he's fishing or farming!

Several other voices chimed in: "Yes, it's better than begging!"

Haibao hurriedly asked, "This big brother, where did you get the news?"

The thin middle-aged man pointed to the village and said, "There are notices in the village! ”

A person next to him quipped: "You really can't read and read the notices - the paper is full of ink!"

The other said, "I can't read or read the notices—pretend to be literate people!" They laughed, as if they were not fleeing, but as if they were out to play.

Haibao listened to their trouble, and his mood improved a lot, and he gave them the wild geese that were about to be roasted to eat, and walked towards the village himself, and sure enough, he saw several people talking around a dilapidated wall, and there were notices written in large letters on the wall. Hypertherm squeezed in, and through the last glimmer of the sun, she saw that it read:

notify

Today, Haizhou County has been plagued by beasts and monsters, and the people have fled in all directions. Those who go to Yunzhou County can go to the government to register in the register, appreciate the cultivated land and settle down. I hope that the people along the way will do more good deeds and run to shout.

It is stamped with the large seal of the Yunzhou County Government.

Haibao set off overnight and rushed in the direction of Yunzhou City. He only hoped that his parents would also hear the news and go to Yunzhou City to register.

After walking for about an hour, I felt tired, stopped to rest, only to find that the surrounding terrain was undulating, lush vegetation, and in the hazy moonlight, there were black shadows, which looked eerie and terrifying. Occasionally, there is the terrible cry of the night owl, which adds a bit of weirdness. At this moment, he suddenly heard a chaotic sound of horses' hooves, and subconsciously, a wave of fear struck, and Haibao even crawled and hid in the wild grass on the side of the road, regardless of the thorns and mud, and suddenly lay on the ground, and did not dare to come out, staring at the road with a pair of eyes.