Chapter 10: Escape from the Troubled Times 8

Lin Xia collected her wandering thoughts.

Then he asked, “Where are you going?”

"Let's take it one step at a time. Go wherever there is no war and where you can survive. Most likely, it will be to Kyoto, at least under the feet of the emperor."

Lin Xia sighed. This section of the road had gone astray. She decided to walk this section of the road and then part ways with everyone else.

"Girl, where are you going?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, maybe Kyoto." Lin Xia talked nonsense. There was no need to tell the truth between strangers.

"Very good, very good..." The old lady also fell silent, not knowing what to say.

After an hour's rest, some people packed up and set off again.

Once someone starts, others will follow. Out of herd mentality, even if they can't walk, they still stubbornly get up and keep up with the main group.

Lin Xia parted ways with the group of refugees in the evening. There were fewer people heading south, and they sped along the way. When he heard someone say there was a village ahead, he followed.

It is another empty village. The impact of this natural disaster is obvious. Many people have left their hometowns.

There aren't many people on the road, so there's more than enough space to live in the village.

Lin Xia chose a house at the edge of the village, went in, sat down, drank water, ate, and rested. Her feet had many blisters from walking for a long time, and she needed to prick them one by one and let her feet breathe.

When it was completely dark, Lin Xia packed up and went to sleep.

There were many refugees resting here, and Lin Xia was worried about being targeted, so he used a stick to block the gate and scattered a lot of dry leaves in front of the door, which would make a noise if someone stepped on them.

Click, click...

It was the middle of the night again. Lin Xia woke up suddenly, quickly got up and listened attentively.

"Second brother, watch your voice." A man shouted in a low voice, "Don't wake anyone up."

"Oh oh." The other man replied softly.

Then there was the sound of a door being pushed open.

"Brother, this guy has locked the door."

The other party first pushed the door gently, but when he couldn't open it, he just slammed the door.

Lin Xia was so angry that she was shaking all over. She was so easy to bully and everyone wanted to take a bite of her.

Listening carefully to the other side's movements, there are two people who can't win and want to run away, but they feel unwilling to do so. Why?

Just do it!

First, open the window to create signs that she was escaping. Secondly, put on a homemade mask, take a sickle, and take out the homemade poison. First, wet the sickle with water and then sprinkle the poison on it.

At this time, the door was knocked open by two people. Lin Xia squatted beside the door, quietly waiting for the enemy to break in.

The other person approached quickly and kicked the door open. As expected, he was attracted by the open window that let in moonlight.

Lin Xia had an indifferent expression and walked behind the two men with almost inaudible footsteps. She clenched the sickle and quickly slashed across their bodies. She was thankful that the hot weather meant that their clothes were thin.

"Ah! Brother, there's someone."

After a successful attack, Lin Xia sprinkled a handful of poison without hesitation and rushed out.

When the other party saw Lin Xia running away, he didn't care about the minor injuries on his body and immediately chased after her.

Under the bright night sky.

A thin figure was running desperately, and two strong men were chasing after him.

The corners of her clothes rustled in the air and the only sound she could hear was her rapid breathing. Lin Xia didn't dare to stop for a moment.

Fortunately, the two people behind were forced to stop after chasing for a while. Their bodies began to tremble, and they held their necks and gasped for breath. Then they had abdominal cramps, foamed at the mouth, fell to the ground, and rolled over.

Lin Xia heard the painful howl behind him and turned around and ran back.

Kill you while you are sick.

With just two slashes of the sword, he ended the suffering of the two men.

It is worthy of being one of the most poisonous plants. Lin Xia is numb.

The poison is too strong. Fortunately, I had stored it separately before, and I was careful not to touch it without any wounds on my hands. Otherwise, it would have been too unfair for me to be poisoned to death.

But this poison is so effective. Once it enters the blood and combined with strenuous exercise, the poison can take effect within minutes. It is simply a master at sneak attacks. If I get the chance later, I will definitely get some more poison powder.

After the two men were completely dead, Lin Xia stepped forward and found that she had an impression of them because they were the only two grown men pushing the cart, with relaxed expressions and good complexions.

Others either had distressed looks on their faces or were hunched over and numb, and they either had elderly people or children, wives and daughters around them.

These two don't look like good people.

So after entering the village, I specifically observed the houses they chose, and then chose one for myself that was farthest away from them.

Lin Xia also thought about not living here, but she was too tired to walk after walking for a whole day. At least there was a door to shelter her from the elements here, and there were so many people on the road that it might not be safe to sleep in the wilderness.

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The first time is new, the second time is familiar. She searched the corpse thoroughly again. This time she didn't take the clothes. They were dirty, smelly, and poisonous. She just wanted to have two sets of changes.

Unexpectedly, these two men had money on them, and were extremely wealthy, with more than twenty taels of silver.

After searching them, she couldn't wait to go to their temporary residence.

There is food!

About 15 pounds of cooked flour, two water bags, half a can of salt, and a handful of dried ginger slices.

What remained were some daily necessities that Lin Xia didn't need.

And there is one very important thing in their luggage - household registration.

Because the original owner was abandoned and has no identity or household registration, he may be checked in other cities later, so it is better to keep two sets of household registration just in case.

It shows that they are brothers, but their parents passed away and they have separated. It also shows that the eldest brother has one wife and one daughter, while the second brother has only one wife.

She can take up the above wife quota, one is 23, the other is 19, both are suitable.

I just need to find someone to learn how to pronounce the village name and location, otherwise I'll be exposed when asked. If I really can't find anyone to teach me, I'll just pretend to be mute.

What Lin Xia didn't know was that they each had a daughter who was not recorded in the book.

The two brothers came from an ordinary family and had little money. When they heard that the soldiers were going to force conscription, they immediately formed a group and sold five of their wives and daughters for more than ten taels of silver. They also killed many people on the way. That's how Lin Xia got the large amount of property.

After Lin Xia finished packing up, he moved to another house to rest. The village is very big and there are many empty houses, so he had to make good use of the strategy of "a cunning rabbit has three burrows".

Early the next morning.

Lin Xia couldn't help but clean up her belongings, put them in her waist bag, patted the waist bag, and felt very satisfied.

Sure enough, robbing the rich to help the poor is really one of the fastest ways to make money. She is almost falling in love with the feeling of "shopping for zero yuan".

Today is another fruitful day!

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The happy mood did not last for a day, because she was a little overwhelmed by two consecutive counterattacks, and then she almost capsized in the ditch tonight.

Because they had no shortage of food but the load was still a bit heavy, Lin Xia secretly gave herself several snacks while traveling during the day. However, she never expected that in front of extremely hungry people, the aroma of any food could be captured.

During the lunch break, a child came up to her and knelt down to beg her for something to eat. She was not a compassionate person and immediately told him to get out in an angry manner.

The man ran away at that time and came back at night.

As soon as Lin Xia relaxed at night, he was surrounded.

It looked bad, as there were five or six middle-aged men on the other side.

I can’t defeat him, absolutely cannot defeat him, and with the poison it’s pretty bad too.

Before they reached her, she lifted her legs and ran away quickly. Both sides had been traveling for a whole day and were exhausted. Lin Xia managed to escape because she had a little more physical strength, but because she was carrying a weight, she was almost caught. But she was reluctant to leave the backpack behind.

When they saw they couldn't catch up, they immediately shouted, "The guy in front has a lot of food!"

This sentence seemed to open Pandora's box, just like zombies seeing fresh meat, all the people who were resting nearby gathered around.

Damn it!

I was careless.

Lin Xia reacted quickly, grabbed the cicadas and dried snake meat in his pocket, scattered them left and right, and then shouted:

"Just eat the dried human meat!"

After saying that, he picked up the sickle and swung it forward, while running forward with all his might.

There was silence for a moment, and suddenly someone picked it up and put it in his mouth.

"It's not human flesh!"

The surroundings became chaotic again, but Lin Xia had already escaped from the encirclement.

Fortunately, it was completely dark at this time and most of the refugees suffered from night blindness. The faint starlight could not illuminate their vision, allowing Lin Xia to save himself and his supplies.

Worried that he would run into the same group of people if he continued south, Lin Xia headed southeast and traveled day and night for two days before he could finally relax.

This incident also gave Lin Xia a profound lesson.

Always remember: be vigilant, keep a low profile, blend in with the crowd, and stay moderate.