Chapter 50 Wolf Boy's Dark Moonlight Master 18

The Xie family's ancestral home was in Yangxia, Chenjun. However, the north was now ruled by the Five Barbarians, and Chenjun was surrounded by various states, large and small. The journey from Jiankang to Chenjun was long, and the group had to be extremely careful.

Xie Ziliang led most of the cavalry and went ahead by land. Xie Shicheng wanted to be safe, so he took his family and headed north by water.

Shen Xinran doesn't get seasick in the real world, but Xie Zhirou doesn't. This causes Shen Xinran to vomit non-stop as soon as he gets on the boat, and he becomes increasingly thinner.

Xiao Wenqing was heartbroken when he saw this. "This child has suffered so much."

Cuizhu stayed by Shen Xinran's side every day, fearing that Shen Xinran would give her any instructions.

Fortunately, the water journey only took half a month. After arriving at Zhigu, the group abandoned the ship and took the land route.

From Zhigu to Chenjun, one still had to pass through three other cities. Along the road lay hordes of refugees, most of whom were half-naked and hungry.

Moreover, as soon as the refugees saw the carriage, they rushed over and shouted in hoarse voices: "Kind people, please give us some food!"

Shen Xinran lifted the curtain and took a look. This was the first time she saw the cruelty of this era. Wars broke out frequently, and in the end, only the people suffered.

She began to feel fortunate that she was wearing the body of Xie Zhirou instead of the refugee.

A woman holding a child knelt down in front of the Xie family's carriage and cried, "The child is starving. Please give me some food!"

A trace of pity appeared in Shen Xinran's eyes. She could ignore the refugees, but she could not ignore the little girl in the refugees' arms.

The girl was thin and small, with dry, yellow hair, a typical sign of malnutrition. She opened her eyes slightly, but her eyes showed numbness towards the world.

After exchanging glances with the little girl, Shen Xinran couldn't help herself any longer. She turned to Xie Shicheng and asked, "Do we have any extra food?"

Xie Shicheng frowned and thought for a long time, then sighed to Xie Zizhao and said, "Give them all the food in the car. We'll buy more when we get to the next town."

Watching the refugees scramble for food, Xie Shicheng began to feel uneasy. It was still like this in Zhigu, and the further inland he went, the more uncertain the situation would be. He began to reflect on whether his years in Jiankang were right or wrong.

Xie Zizhao didn't think too much about it. As he distributed the food, he asked, "Where are you all going west?"

An old man with gray hair ate the cake given by Xie Zizhao and replied with a smile: "We plan to go to Chenghan."

Xie Shicheng's eyes flashed with worry. "Chenghan is located in a basin, and its resources are not abundant. Not to mention that Chenghan's Grand Commander Li Xiong has a tyrannical personality and may not agree to your entry into the city."

Xie Zizhao glanced at Xie Shicheng and instantly understood what he meant. "In my opinion, you'd better go to Jiankang. There, the Xie family's cavalry will be stationed there to protect your safety."

The old man smiled and waved his hand. "What you said happened three months ago. Cheng Han is now taken over by Liu Yuan. He is different from Li Xiong. He is generous and helpful to the people. He is also a descendant of Liu Bang, the first emperor of Han."

A glimmer of hope flashed in the eyes of the woman holding the girl, and she also said, "Yes, as long as we reach Cheng Han's area, he will send someone to settle us, and we won't have to starve."

Xie Shicheng was stunned at first, as if he had never expected such a person to exist in this world. After a while, he nodded and said seriously, "According to what you said, he is indeed a good person."

Shen Xinran sat in the carriage with her eyes closed, but she listened to the conversation between several people.

Liu Yuan is the male protagonist.

However, he is not a descendant of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang. He thought that everyone else had parents, so he made up a story for himself.

I haven't seen her for three years, and I don't know what the werewolf looks like. When he found out that he was abandoned by me, did he hate her to the core?

Shen Xinran opened her eyes, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of tea. She didn't seek wealth and fame now, she just hoped that the story would go on normally.

Among the refugees there was a bearded man wearing coarse linen clothes. After taking a piece of bread from Xie Zizhao, he sat in a corner and started eating.

But his eyes kept looking towards the carriage, as if he was looking at some prey...

After bidding farewell to the refugees, the Xie family's convoy headed east, where they replenished supplies in Mingzhou.

But once they left Mingzhou, they saw hordes of refugees again, a dense mass of them with no end in sight. The sheer number of refugees this time frightened Xie Zizhao, who feared the consequences of a fleeting disaster. He ordered the convoy to leave quickly, as water can carry a boat but also capsize it.

Someone in the crowd shouted, "They have food and money in their car!"

The refugees were like a cat seeing a mouse. Their eyes lit up instantly and they rushed towards the Xie family's convoy one after another and attacked them together.

These are no longer refugees, but a mob.

But the guards of the Xie family had received professional training after all, and they knocked down the refugees in front of them in just a few moves.

Xie Zizhao even shouted from his horse: "I am standing here today. If anyone dares to take a step forward, don't blame me for being ruthless with my sword."

Shen Xinran lifted the curtain and took a look. He saw the refugees looking at each other in fear. But a bearded man suddenly stood up and shouted, "We are many, we are not afraid of them."

The refugees seemed to have found a backbone and rushed over again.

Shen Xinran's gaze followed the bearded man. Xiao Wenqing thought Shen Xinran was frightened. She patted Shen Xinran's hand and soothed him, "It's okay. Your father and your third brother are outside. They will protect us."

Shen Xinran nodded, wanting to take another look at the bearded man. But the bearded man, perhaps realizing he had been exposed, hid in the crowd. No matter how hard Shen Xinran searched, he couldn't find him.

Even though the Xie family had several guards, they were still somewhat overwhelmed by the countless refugees, not to mention that they couldn't actually take action against them.

The refugees seemed to realize that the Xie family would not really harm them. A few brave ones directly broke through the Xie family's guards and ran towards the carriage.

This frightened Shen Xinran so much that she froze and held her breath. Class consciousness was still very strong at that time. If she and Xiao Wenqing were defiled by these refugees, only death would await them. It didn't matter to her, but what about Xiao Wenqing?

Xie Shicheng, who had never held a sword since entering the officialdom, took the initiative to hold the sword, frowned and said angrily: "My wife and daughter are in here. If anyone dares to come here, don't blame me for being blind."

Perhaps Xie Shicheng's eyes were too fierce, and he actually frightened the refugees. But Xie Shicheng knew that this was not a long-term solution.

The common people only want to have enough food and clothing, but when that becomes a problem, they become bolder. At this point, they dare not only to rob but also to kill.

This made Xie Shicheng begin to regret that he should not have separated from the main force and taken the waterway for safety.