The eldest son of the Xie family, carrying two infants on his back and limping, was unaware that he had narrowly escaped a calamity.

Yes, the children Xie Lei saw were not real twins, but rather "actors" specially arranged by the interrogators to deceive him.

At this moment, Xie Laoda felt like the sky had fallen as he clutched the little money in his pocket.

A few days ago, after Li Xiaomei was buried, he was kicked out of the house by his mother.

His mother said it was all the eldest son's fault that angered the ancestors and caused Xie Lei and his wife to lose their lives.

The Xie family could no longer withstand any more disasters, so his mother wanted him to go out and live on his own.

Moreover, his second brother even dumped Xie Lei's twins on him, asking him to raise the children well as an act of atonement.

When Xie the eldest was kicked out of the Xie family with less than 10 taels of silver as a settlement, he realized that he was too weak to walk and could no longer do heavy work.

Suddenly, everything became clear, and I understood what my mother had planned for my younger brother's sake.

Despite his intense hatred, he dared not abandon the children on his back! If he couldn't find his own children, those twins would be the only blood relatives who could take care of him in his old age.

With his crippled legs, Xie Laoda had no choice but to go to Peach Blossom Town to see if there was any way to make a living.

Unfortunately, he couldn't do physical labor and had two infants to care for, so he couldn't find any work. During the day, he could only beg on the streets, and at night he would rest in a dilapidated temple outside the town.

Fortunately, the two children didn't cry or make a fuss, otherwise they would have driven him crazy.

The twins, a boy and a girl, were too afraid to cry and were so hungry they were dizzy: mmp

After half a month of this, Xie Laoda finally couldn't take it anymore and decided to go back to the village to beg his mother for help.

Before he could even leave the town, he saw soldiers in full uniform leading a group of people as they approached from afar.

Upon closer inspection, Xie Laoda's pupils dilated in shock; he recognized all those faces.

Without even guessing, he knew something might have happened at home, so he quickly pulled over the beggar next to him to ask.

That's when they learned some shocking news: Xie Lei from Shuangbei Village had joined the army and then betrayed the country, intending to murder the prince. Right now, the soldiers were arresting Xie Lei's family members.

Knowing that Xie Lei from the second wife's family had caused a major disaster, Xie the eldest was so shocked that he couldn't move and just stared stiffly as the person in front of him approached.

As the crowd approached him, Xie Lao Da shuddered when he met Xie Lao Er's eyes.

He quickly lowered his head to avoid looking, but how could his good second brother let him go? He struggled desperately, and if his mouth hadn't been gagged, he would have definitely screamed by now.

The guards weren't exactly mild-mannered either; they immediately started beating him up.

Old Xie was so frightened he almost lost his courage, and quickly shrunk his body and slowly retreated to the back of the crowd.

He almost got involved!

He has already separated from the family, so those things have nothing to do with him anymore.

They separated from him! The documents are still in his arms!

As if he had obtained some kind of imperial sword, Xie Laoda, like he had been injected with chicken blood, carried the two infants on his back and fled towards the capital.

The twins on his back were beyond shock; things that had never happened in his previous life were now happening.

Could it be that someone else was reborn like them?

The most unbelievable possibility was that the two infants, not even a month old, had faces as white as paper.

Their only hope was that this lame old man would help them escape; otherwise, being caught and taken back would mean certain death.

But the good uncle didn't do as they wanted at all; not long after leaving the town, he abandoned the two of them at the foot of the mountain.

"You'd better pray for yourselves! If your grandparents betray me, then I'll have to die!"

After saying this to the two children, Xie Laoda hurriedly left.

The twins, unable to speak or express their thoughts, cursed Xie Laoda half to death.

Once the departing figures were out of sight, the two lay in their dirty swaddling clothes, shivering uncontrollably.

Only then did they realize that it was late autumn, and the cold winds blowing in the mountains were already cutting to the bone.

What should we do? What should we do?

Their limited mobility meant they could only lean heavily against each other.

"Awooo—" A wolf howl came from the mountain.

The two infants lying on the ground thought to themselves: My life is over!

However, Xie Laoda did not head straight to the capital as originally planned.

He was terrified! If the second wife's family exposed him, he wouldn't be able to go to the capital.

After much deliberation, he secretly went to the county.

Fortunately, no one in the county knew him, so Xie Laoda had no choice but to disguise himself as a beggar and mingle in the city again.

When they saw the wanted poster put up by the county government, they almost sent him away on the spot.

Even though the faces of the two infants and the lame man weren't drawn very realistically, they were still easy to spot, and other members of the main family were also depicted on them.

Now he doesn't want Xie Ming to die. If that reckless guy is alive, he might be able to save everyone's lives, and then he will find them one day.

After realizing his predicament, Xie Laoda dared not walk in front of people, and instead simply lay down on the ground and pretended to be completely paralyzed.

This allowed him to escape capture several times, but even in such danger, he didn't know why he insisted on staying in the county.

It wasn't until he hid in the shadows and saw the second branch of the Xie family and his mother being led to the execution ground, and heads rolling off one by one, that he realized what he had been persisting for.

Xie Ming would find an opportunity to tell everyone how miserable the Xie family was.

Even though no one has any attachment to that home now, there's still a fear that some of the less-than-ideal people might go back to visit relatives once life gets better. So, it's still necessary to take preventative measures.

With the matter settled at the Xie family's place, it took them more than twenty days to leisurely arrive in the capital.

Xie Ming went directly to seek refuge with Daoist Changqing.

He wasn't afraid of the authorities coming after him, after all, he was doing quite well with his new identity.

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