The rumors are true.
The entire Wangzhou City was already in a state of lockdown. Chen Sheng, who had returned from the investigation, was riding on an old horse, holding the reins in one hand and holding a simple knife in the other, with a look of panic on his face.
"People are cannibals..." He spat out bitterly, fell off his horse, propped himself on the dirt with a simple knife, and couldn't stop vomiting.
Xu Mu turned his head, his face darkened.
Earlier, when hundreds of thousands of refugees were ignored in Wangzhou City, he could guess that problems would inevitably arise over time.
"Master, there is a horse!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Luo jumped off the archery tower and ran outside the village. Not long after, he and Chen Sheng came back with three or four more powerful horses.
The leading horse's saddle was covered with a large amount of blood.
You don't need to guess to know that the master must have suffered an unexpected disaster on the road. These fierce horses were frightened and happened to run into the four roads.
"Chen Sheng, close the village gate."
Rumble——
Two huge wooden doors closed suddenly.
In the open space in Zhuangzi, more than 20 people looked panicked. The world outside was in turmoil, and Xujiazhuang was their last safe haven.
"Everyone, get more wood and make another circle along the wooden wall." Xu Mu said calmly.
The decoration knowledge in his previous life undoubtedly paid dividends at this time, and now the entire Xujiazhuang is like a small fortress.
If there was still time, Xu Mu would have liked to build a large circle around Zhuangzi with adobe bricks outside the wooden wall.
"Master Xu, the three of us have discussed this." The little scholar came over with an angry look on his face.
"You send us to Hezhou first. We will take care of the martial arts matters ourselves. The two hundred taels will be given to you as a gift."
"really?"
"really."
Xu Mupan thought for a moment and decided to go out in person.
Taking Si Hu and two other horse drivers, he hurriedly hooked up the carriage, and Xu Mu led three nervous-looking scholars out of the village and rushed to Hezhou.
"Master Xu, can you go slower?" Fan Gu stuck his head out of the carriage, his face pale.
"We are scholars and are not suitable for traveling long distances."
Long journey? This is less than twenty miles away from the village.
Xu Mu frowned and asked Si Hu to slow down the car. If he encountered a bandit tiger or something, don't expect these three scholars to help.
The little scholar sat at the very edge, seemingly still angry. He turned his head from time to time and glared at Xu Mu.
Xu Mu was a little speechless. After all, he had read the book of sages, but his temper was too harsh.
Raising his head, Xu Mu stared at the scenery in the distance. It was rare that the spring rain stopped today, and the slightly hot sun had climbed high into the sky.
"Si Hu, give me some water."
Si Hu took a bag of water in dismay and carried it back with his hooked hand.
The three scholars who were sulking in the carriage were obviously extremely hot, but they all looked suspicious after receiving the water bags.
"Wait a moment." The little scholar took out a silver hairpin from nowhere, sullenly, and stabbed it into the water bag.
Xu Mu's head was full of black lines.
Not long after, the water in the leather bag suddenly splashed out from the punctured crack, causing the three scholars to jump on the carriage in shock.
This damn poison test... is not like this.
"Master Xu, how about giving me another bag of water?" The little scholar stretched out his hand pitifully from behind.
Xu Mu gritted his teeth, picked up another bag of water and threw it back.
With three ancestors, he will be pissed to death sooner or later.
"Brother Mu, the lane has been cut!" Si Hu stopped the carriage, his voice solemn.
Xu Mu's face suddenly paused, and he raised his head and looked forward. Less than half a mile away from them, there were densely packed figures.
It was not just targeting them, but indiscriminately intercepting and killing wealthy households heading towards Hezhou.
At first glance, there were at least three to four hundred people.
"Brother Mu, why doesn't this bandit cover his pockmarked face?"
"Not bandits."
Xu Mu trembled slightly. At this moment, in front of him, most of the people were holding sticks. In order to survive, they could only take advantage of the chaos to intercept and kill the rich people passing by.
At this time, don't expect any official duties. In a word, the whole Wangzhou is in chaos due to the siege of refugees.
"What should I do? Do you want to rush over?"
As if to confirm their thoughts, behind them, a luxurious carriage, relying on four or five guards, wanted to take advantage of the chaos and rush over——
call!
A jar of kerosene was thrown on the carriage, and soon the whole carriage was on fire. A rich man who had no time to jump out of the carriage was instantly covered in fire and fell to the muddy ground. After struggling for a few times, he lost his breath. .
The three scholars lay their heads on the carriage rails, and in the blink of an eye, their faces turned pale.
"Si Hu, turn around and go back to the village." Xu Mu gritted his teeth. Even if he brought everyone in the village with him, he still had no chance of going to Hezhou City.
"Master Xu, this -"
"What do you want?" Xu Mu looked at Fan Gu who was speaking with a cold face, "Tell me how to get there? Otherwise, if you get out of the car, walk a few steps, and say a few words of saints, maybe those people will repent. , let us pass."
Fan Gu naturally didn't dare, and hurriedly lowered his head, touched a firewood stick from the side, and held it tightly in his arms.
"Master Xu, let's go back first and think of something later." The little scholar said in a solemn voice.
Do you want to think of another idea tomorrow?
As long as the refugees in Wangzhou are not resolved, the countryside outside Wangzhou City will definitely continue to be chaotic.
"I can't live! Rob it! Rob it all!" Dozens of figures holding sticks raised their heads and shouted when they saw Xu Mu and others driving, and ran over wildly with bare feet.
"Si Hu, why don't you turn around!"
"Brother Mu, you're almost ready!"
The old carriage crushed a broken branch and hurriedly turned around. Si Hu reined in the reins very quickly. In a short time, the carriage rushed three or four miles away.
Seeing those figures getting further and further away, everyone in the car breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master Xu, what should I do?" The little scholar was in shock, his voice was soft.
"I can only go back to the village."
The little scholar had a silent face and wanted to say something, but he hesitated.
"What's your name?" Xu Mu looked around and spoke to the little scholar.
"Li Wan, a big bowl of offal." The little scholar said angrily. He only replied, then turned his head angrily and said no more.
Xu Mu rubbed his nose, feeling like he was swearing.
"Brother Mu, someone is coming over again. Do you want to persuade him?"
Xu Mu looked up and found that in front of them, three exquisite and luxurious carriages were rolling up clouds of dust and smoke, heading towards Hezhou.
"Don't go, there's a road ahead." Xu Mu advised seriously.
In the first carriage, a rich man in a silk shirt cursed angrily and threw a handful of melon seed shells from the window in the direction of Xu Mu.
"Don't go." Xu Mu sighed with difficulty, urging Si Hu to drive the carriage very fast.
The three carriages that passed them had already driven half a mile away, heading towards the gate of hell.
