At this moment, Xu Huaigu and his party could only hope that the target of the group of officers and soldiers was not them, so that the officers and soldiers would not notice that anyone was missing, and they would have a chance of survival. But unfortunately, the targets of the group of officers and soldiers were the young girl Yu Qin and the hosta that Yu An had just taken out of the house.
In fact, just because of the rank of the magic weapon of this hosta, it would not be the imperial court of Dayu's country to fight so hard for it, but its origin is extremely impressive.
According to reliable information, this hosta should be a relic of the ancient carved swordsman, and it is the key to a lost realm. According to the current information, the treasure opportunities in the Lost Realm are extremely profound, enough that even a large country cannot ignore them.
In the past, it was only because of the reputation of Yu Qin's mother's sect in Zhongtu that I turned a blind eye to the hosta and Yu Qin in Huangqi Mountain. But now, the entire East Fuyao Continent seems to have become an abandoned son of Middle-earth. The relationship with Middle-earth is extremely delicate. At this critical moment of life and death, naturally it will not care about the expression of Middle-earth. .
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It didn't take long for everyone in this small village to be arrested, and then forced by force to kneel on the ground while officers and soldiers surrounded them.
It was just dawn, and the morning light shone on this land. The sky was misty and misty, like falling into a fairyland, but the atmosphere in the valley was extremely tense.
The governor, Qi Wen, walked in front of this group of people and carefully looked at everyone's expressions. He saw a woman kneeling on the ground, who seemed relatively young, so he stepped forward and looked at the woman's face.
When the woman saw Qi Wen approaching, she looked frightened. The tears in her eyes were not yet dry, so she cried again.
Qi Wen asked her: "How old are you this year?"
As if facing a formidable enemy, the woman said tremblingly: "My little girl is sixteen this year."
Qi Wen didn't seem happy, and he continued to check everyone's faces, but he never saw a girl of his age again.
He was very confused, and even had a bad guess, but the deep city kept his face expressionless, and he asked Guan Xu coldly: "Are you sure you have arrested everyone in the entire village?"
How could Guan Xu dare to be careless? He quickly asked one of the soldiers responsible for the arrest, and then respectfully answered him: "We have indeed arrested them all. There is no one else in this village."
Qi Wen's face was filled with doubts, and he casually grabbed a person who was kneeling next to him. The person was immediately frightened and cried bitterly. He threw himself on him and yelled: "This sir, this villain is just from this remote place." I’m a peasant, and I haven’t done anything harmful to nature, so why do you want to arrest me?”
Qi Wen glanced at him with disgust, and two soldiers immediately came forward to fight him off.
Guan Xu scolded contemptuously: "What do you and I call injustice? Who among you group has clean hands and feet? It's just that I was too lazy to care about you before. Do you really think you can hide your scandalous things from anyone? I advise you to answer honestly. This is a problem for you, my lord, otherwise I will kill you now!"
That man was also a veteran who could adapt to the changing circumstances. When he saw that his old ways were revealed, he immediately changed his attitude and nodded and bowed to Qi Wen.
Qi Wen asked disdainfully: "Do you have an eleven-year-old girl named Yu here?"
The man rolled his eyes and knew who he was talking about. There were not many people in this small village, and everyone knew each other. However, due to their respective bad pasts, they usually did not interact with each other very much. However, there was only one family named Yu in the village, and their family happened to have a little girl.
He suddenly felt the eyes of many people around him looking at him viciously. He knew in his heart that these people who looked at him liked Yu Qin very much. He also knew that Yu Qin was a kind-hearted girl. Normally, the Yu family would share some of the prey they caught with everyone, but would this change his decision?
Obviously not.
Are those precious kindnesses worth helping Yu Qin?
Not worth it at all.
He even felt a little proud of this, maybe his contribution could redeem his sins.
So he betrayed the Yu family without hesitation and said, "Tell this lord, there is indeed a little girl named Yu here."
Qi Wen frowned and said, "Then where is she? Why didn't I see her?"
"This..." The man started to look back at the people in this area, and indeed he did not find the Yu family. He also said with some uncertainty: "I don't know, but I saw the Yu family's father and daughter yesterday. of."
Qi Wen felt a little panicked and quickly said to Guan Xu: "Go and search carefully again!"
A quarter of an hour later, the officers and soldiers who went to search gathered again, but still found nothing.
Qi Wen frowned and said angrily: "They must be hiding. Line up for me and search along the river valley. No corner is allowed to be spared, not even on the other side of the river or inside the river!"
Guan Xu had a headache when he saw the governor jumping up and down in anger, but he could only order the wailing officers and soldiers below to conduct a comprehensive search.
The tired officers and soldiers received the order, and even if they were reluctant to give up, they had no choice but to act according to the order. Soon, a long queue crossed the river valley, searching downstream step by step.
Xu Huaigu, who was in the river, was also puzzled when he saw that they were lined up in a line and searching for every inch of land. Looking at this appearance, this group of officers and soldiers came completely for the Yu family's father and daughter, which made Xu Huaigu even more suspicious of the Yu family's identity that allowed the government to take it so seriously.
Seeing this scene, Yu An also cursed: "These turtles are searching the river! What should we do now?"
Yu Qin watched the troops of hundreds of people advancing, getting closer and closer to them, and hurriedly asked: "Xu Huaigu, you said there are officers and soldiers blocking the downstream, how many people are there?"
Xu Huaigu immediately replied: "About fifty people."
Yu Qin thought for a while and then said: "Then we'd better go downstream. The soldiers here have increased their vigilance and there are more people. It will be more troublesome for us to deal with them. If we go downstream, we might be able to take advantage of the situation. Those who intercepted let go and fled!"
Xu Huaigu and Yu An thought for a while, and both felt that it made sense, so they waded through the chest-deep river bottom and walked downstream.
Since the officers and soldiers who were searching behind were acting in a collective manner and had to check whether anyone was hiding, the advance was very slow. Xu Huaigu and the other three quickly overthrew them and arrived at the interception point downstream.
Looking at the bustling crowd of more than fifty officers and soldiers in front of him, Xu Huaigu still had a headache. Fifty people were already a lot. Although the river valley could not be completely sealed, it was almost impossible for three people to slip past them.
At this time, the three of them couldn't think of a good solution for a while.
Yu An boldly suggested: "Boy Xu, aren't you a monk? I see that these two swords of yours are real. After all, you are also someone who has killed the big wolf. How about we rush over together?"
Xu Huaigu looked at the soldiers over there and said with a sad face: "I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. There are fifty officers and soldiers on the other side, and there are only two of you and me. Moreover, we are in this water, so it is not convenient to fight. We probably won't be able to get through. Moreover, we are in the water. As long as we are slowed down by them and the officers and soldiers from behind come up again, we will really have nowhere to hide."
Yu An said angrily: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Xu Huaigu didn't answer.
The officers and soldiers who were searching behind were getting closer and closer to them, while the officers and soldiers who were blocking them were still at their posts. This put Xu Huaigu and his party in the middle into a dilemma.
I originally thought there would be a glimmer of hope by walking downstream, but now it seems that it only adds to my disappointment.
Xu Huaigu still tried hard to think of a solution. Yu Qin's expression was dull at this time, as if she had resigned herself to her fate, while Yu An kept staring at his daughter with eyes full of reluctance.
As if he had made up his mind, Yu An couldn't help but put the bag of tips he had never forgotten before leaving into Yu Qin's hand, and said to Yu Qin: "Take it, this is a relic left by your mother, don't let it go." Does anyone else know!"
Xu Huaigu looked at the kit in astonishment. The kit was shining and dazzling, and he could tell at a glance that it was not an ordinary object. Those officers and soldiers who were searching for it were probably here for this one thing.
But before he could speak, Yu An grabbed his shoulder with surprising strength. His eyes were full of worry and he said: "Xu Xiaozi, I have seen your behavior in this village these days. I know you are a good person. You have also seen the current dangerous situation. There is no time. You can hesitate!"
He turned around and looked at the soldiers who were getting closer, and he couldn't help but speak faster: "Boy Xu, I'm not begging you in my name now, I'm begging you in the name of your savior. You must take good care of Yu in the future." Qin! Aren't you going to Xingqing? Just go there and don't wander around in the Jianghu. If you really want to go to the Jianghu, you must not take Yu Qin with you! I just want her to live a good life now, this That’s not too much to ask for, right? Can you promise me?”
Xu Huaigu looked solemn, nodded solemnly and said, "I promise you."
Yu Qin cried loudly and said hoarsely: "Father, what are you going to do? Don't leave me alone!"
Yu An sighed and said: "Qin'er, I'm useless, I'm sorry for your mother and you. But now, I am finally somewhat useful. Don't worry about me, just follow Xu Huaigu. Don't open the bag easily, if there is any One day you meet someone you like, open it up, and then you can live a good life peacefully and don’t worry about anything anymore.”
He gently touched Yu Qin's face, his eyes were watery, and said, "Qin'er, you were born to enjoy happiness, so live a good life."
His eyes were fixed on Yu Qin, unable to leave for a long time, as if he wanted to keep this face in his mind forever.
The soldiers behind him were getting closer and closer, and Yu An knew that this moment was the final farewell. He no longer loved his son and daughter, but looked at the more than fifty soldiers in front of him fiercely, his eyes had never been more ferocious.
