The old man and his youngest son looked at each other. They didn't expect that the Liu family would invade Jianmen Pass so severely. If the Zhang family passed by here, would they still be alive?

They didn't know much about Liu Yong, but they could basically judge what kind of personality Prime Minister Liu had. They thought he was a vengeful person. Such a person should not be offended. Once offended, it would be easy for him to hold a grudge against them, and they would be calculated to the point where nothing would be left of him.

This was no longer something they could handle, so the two of them sat silently until the guards at the city gate changed shifts before they quietly got up and returned to the mountain. In order not to be tracked, they changed several routes and walked for more than two hours before reaching the place where they were resting. They were exhausted by the time they got there.

When they came back, everyone was sitting in the crack. The old man looked at the child Zhou Qingyun with complicated eyes. This child was indeed quite miserable. When he was born, it was because his stepmother already had a legitimate son and daughter and had established herself. In order to show her magnanimity, she allowed this child to be born. Or, his stepmother probably did not expect that his mother could get pregnant, which led to his birth. Otherwise, this child would definitely not have escaped the calculations of that woman, and would probably have died when he was still an embryo.

Now that something happened to that woman's child, the first one to be harmed would be this extra child. It was not a bad thing for him to be cautious and suspicious. Thinking of this, he adjusted his words and tried not to hurt the child's self-esteem.

"Yun'er, the person guarding Jianmen Pass right now is the Crown Princess's brother, Liu Yong. We can't take you directly into Jianmen Pass. We can only let you stay here in the wild for a few days to see what the situation is like when your maternal grandparents arrive. The city gates are full of people looking for children your age. Even girls are not safe and will be taken away. You can only stay here for the time being and don't run around."

The old man had no choice. He originally wanted to rent a house for the child at Jianmen Pass to stay for a few days and rest, so that they could go into the city to rest. But now all the plans have been disrupted, because a child of his age cannot enter the city at all, and even his granddaughter cannot go into the city with him.

Zhou Qingyun said nothing, but felt a little depressed, looking at the old man with complicated eyes. He really didn't know that the Crown Princess's biological brother Liu Yong was not stationed in Wucheng, but actually came to Jianmen Pass. If he went down the mountain here, he would be caught and killed. As for why the old man had been taking him away, it was probably for this reason. He originally thought that this family actually hated him, but he didn't expect... He thought for a long time before speaking.

"Grandfather, what should I do? Will my great-grandfather and his family get into trouble when they arrive here in a few days? As far as I know, the relationship between the Liu family and my maternal grandfather's family is very tense. Now that my maternal grandfather's family has been exiled here, will Liu Yong cause trouble for them?"

Wang Shiyu glanced at the little brat with a little surprise. She originally thought that he would worry about his future life, but she didn't expect that he would worry about his great-grandparents' home first. It seemed that the love of his great-grandparents was not in vain.

"You don't have to worry about that. The Zhang family was exiled to Qiong Island by imperial order to open up wasteland. No matter how domineering Liu Yong is, he dare not disobey the emperor's order. The most serious thing is that they can't get supplies here. The rest is nothing serious. There is a small town two days ahead. There are quite a few people in the town. Although it is not as big as Jianmen Pass, it is not bad. It's okay to go there to get some supplies when the time comes, but you may have to pay for it yourself."

Dad spoke directly because he knew the situation around here. If they couldn't get supplies in Jianmen Pass, they could go to the town ahead to buy some. Looking at the current situation in Jianmen Pass, it seemed to be much better than theirs. As for some food and water, there seemed to be a lot of stock here. I believe the small town ahead should not be too bad either.

In this way, even if the people at Jianmen Pass don't give the Zhang family water and food, they can hold on for two more days and go directly to the town below to buy them. They don't lack that little money anyway. As for the things of the officers, it is estimated that no one will make things difficult for them. These officers don't seem to have any background, but their words can determine the reputation and deeds of these officials who have been sent out, so it is estimated that they will not be made difficult.

Zhou Qingyun nodded silently, then lowered his head. It was unknown what he was thinking about, his fingers were nervously tangled together, and he looked extremely complicated. He was probably thinking in his heart that he was so important. After all, not everyone can enjoy being hunted by so many people.

Wang Shiyu and the old man walked slowly away. There were some things that Wang Shiyu wanted to ask, but she couldn't ask in front of the child, lest he hear something and get to the bottom of it. In addition, the news that the old man brought back was a bit explosive, which made him unable to accept it for the time being.

The two walked for a long time, and only stopped after confirming that the people on the other side could not hear their conversation. The old man first spoke about the following situation and finally summarized it.

"Let's rest here for a while. There's no way to go into the city to rest and resupply. After all, someone has seen us before. We're also worried that if we go into the city, we'll be easily caught by those people and easily be caught as a turtle in the trap.

As for this child, let him stay with us for the time being. When your uncle Zhang and his family arrive, we'll see how to deal with these matters. If all else fails, we'll just take him with us for now and see what the situation is like in the town ahead. I'm worried that the Liu family has already arrived there, so it's probably not safe there either."