Chapter 68 Do you know who I am?

"Of course, you want me to go after that person?"

Xu Yifei asked in confusion.

"No, I want you to go out and perform in a play."

Wei Jingchen had a smile on his lips, and his eyes were bright as spring.

For some reason, Xu Yifei always felt as if he were being targeted by a venomous snake.

"I...I'll try my best to cooperate..."

Xu Yifei touched the back of his neck and felt a chill in it.

"Squeak—"

The small gate next to the city gate was suddenly opened, and the nearby refugees were stunned.

"Get out of my way! I need to find my niece!"

A huge wooden stick poked out from the small door, startling everyone into retreating.

Immediately afterwards, a tall figure rushed out carrying a giant log, forcefully pushing the refugees blocking the doorway out!

"Once you leave the city, you can never come back!"

The officers shouted loudly from behind.

"I don't care, I'm going to save my niece! Get out of my way! All of you, get out of my way!"

Xu Yifei was tall and strong, and his thick beard made him look like a bear.

"roll!"

He charged outwards carrying the giant log, and no one could get close to him.

Before the refugees could react, the small door was closed again from the inside.

"Hey! We want to go in!"

"Yes, move aside, we need to go in!"

Xu Yifei turned his head sharply and glared at the people who had shouted.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

"I'm looking for my niece! Have you seen my niece?"

Xu Yifei acted like a madman, rushing up to anyone he saw and asking them questions.

This terrified the refugees; as he charged forward, they retreated to the side.

Before long, the noisy group of people dispersed to make way.

With fewer people ramming the city gates, the few who had been advocating for refugees suddenly sensed something was amiss.

"What happened?"

No sooner had he asked than a man roared from not far away.

"I am the son of a great general! Where is my niece?"

The group exchanged glances and quickly squeezed their way up.

Excuse me!

After finally squeezing their way up, they discovered that the person they were looking for had actually rushed out on their own!

Assassin: ?!

What is he doing?

The assassins were stunned.

Didn't they go into the city? How did he run away on his own?

"It seems he lost his niece and, disregarding the officials' attempts to stop him, rushed out to look for her himself!"

The refugees around them craned their necks and told them what they had just heard.

"He's so good to his niece!"

"Yes, we can't even get in. He actually ran out for his niece!"

"He said he was the son of a great general. Which great general?"

"Who knew, with his build, he really does look like a military general! He lifted that thick wooden stick with one hand, like a bear!"

The assassins were startled.

The general's son is looking for his niece, who looks like a bear; all the information matches up.

Xu Yifei, without a doubt!

"Let's go, follow them!"

The group whispered something to each other and then hurriedly followed.

"Young master, look, those people are secretly following us!"

Lu Xun looked around Xu Yifei and finally found a few people who seemed suspicious in the crowd.

Zhu Tao looked for a long time before finally finding a few heads moving towards Xu Yifei among hundreds of heads.

"Indeed, Young Master Wei is truly a brilliant strategist! They are definitely not ordinary refugees!"

"Lord Zhu, I'm leaving this place to you."

Wei Jingchen nodded slightly and quickly left with Lu Xun.

Watching Wei Jingchen's departing figure, the official couldn't help but feel curious.

"Boss, who is that? That's amazing! With so many people, they spotted the suspicious refugee at a glance!"

"That's the son of the former Minister of Revenue, said to be the most famous scholar in the capital!"

Zhu Tao had no idea who was in the capital, but Yang Jingyan had said that if he wasn't there, he would have to follow the orders of Wei Mingde and Wei Jingchen.

Since their Lord Yang took office, he has never seen Lord Yang make a mistake.

Since the adults gave such instructions, he naturally obeyed.

Wei Jingchen and Lu Xun found a secluded corner, put on ropes, and with a "whoosh," leaped down from the city wall.

"Young master, can Zhu Tao be trusted?"

In fact, Lu Xun was still a little worried about entrusting Zhu Tao with such an important task as guarding the south gate.

“His abilities aren’t outstanding, but at least he knows how to obey. He took the troublemakers away, and the rest wasn’t a problem.”

The two descended the city wall and followed the direction in which the person had left.

Within fifteen minutes, Lu Xun found the man's trail.

Following the trail, they found a small, dilapidated house in the woods.

This house was probably a place where woodcutters used to rest, but it has long been abandoned.

They had only taken two steps when Wei Jingchen stopped, and the two quickly hid in a tree.

Not long after, someone came to Wei Jingchen's tree.

These were the refugees who had just left the city.

He looked around, and seeing no one, he whistled.

Immediately afterwards, a person came out of the small, dilapidated house.

Why are you back?

"The south gate has remained closed. We've checked the other gates; the refugees from the east and west gates have already been moved to the north gate."

The situation at the north gate is now completely stable. Have you gotten anything out of those people inside?

"What? That broken door, you still can't break it down?"

"What kind of talk is that? Go and see for yourself! Those refugees haven't eaten a thing!"

It's impossible to break it open in a short time, and besides, you don't know, that magistrate surnamed Yang is very good at winning people's hearts.

Not only were tents prepared, but medical care and medicine were also provided, and the refugees began to refuse to bang on the door!

Clearly, these two are not entirely united.

"Let's not talk about that now. Those guys inside aren't easy to deal with either. They seem to know who we are!"

"What? Go inside and take a look!"

The two quickly entered the small, dilapidated house.

Wei Jingchen and Lu Xun then climbed down from the tree and tiptoed to the dilapidated house.

Inside the dilapidated house were the officials who had escorted the exiles, the Gao family, and Xu Qingshi and a few others.

As soon as the two went in, Gao Minglang spoke frankly.

“We are not the people you want. Either release us or bring us food, or you will regret it.”

"What nonsense are you spouting? Quiet down!"

The assassins looked menacing and showed no intention of releasing the person.

Gao Minglang's youngest son, who was already unable to endure hardship, burst into tears after being scolded like that.

"Mom, I'm hungry! I want to eat!"

The assassin, annoyed by the noise, roared, "What's all the noise about! You're about to die and you're still thinking about food? Are you a pig?"

"Waaaaah! Mom, they're so fierce!"

Gao Xi buried her face in her mother's arms and cried even louder.

"master……"

Yao Xinrui looked at her husband with a mournful face.

Gao Minglang's face was grim, burning with anger.

"That's enough! Don't you know who the Gao family is? I've already said..."

The Xu family has entered the city. If you have the guts, go into the city and find them. Leaving me locked up here is pointless.

"Have you asked your master if the Gao family is someone you can imprison?"