Chapter 173

"Do you know the way?" Fu Le walked forward for a while, then suddenly realized that he couldn't find his way.

"I don't know," Luo said sincerely, her innocent little eyes wide.

Fu Le: ...

"How do I get around if I can't tell which way is which?"

"Keep moving forward, we'll soon find the ones who fell behind. We'll follow wherever they go."

Fu Le: ...

Turns out, we've followed a fool.

With her hair all done, Fu Le Ni glanced at the little prince and noticed that he was picking lice off her hair.

Fu Le: !!!

No wonder it's so itchy!

"Stop scratching, I'll shave it off!" If you have lice, shaving your head won't help.

Luo stared blankly at the razor blade Fu Le handed her, "What does this mean?"

Fu Le pointed to his hair and said, "Shave my head bald."

Luo: ...

"The little girl has no hair and is very ugly."

"When fleeing famine, it's better to be ugly."

Luo: That makes a lot of sense.

"Alright."

Five minutes later, under the blazing sun, the two bald heads shone brightly.

Fu Le accepted Luo's act of shaving her head as well, thinking that this older sister was intelligent and had none of the old-fashioned ideas of women from ancient times.

After walking for a while, Luo tore off another piece of her old clothes and wrapped it around the two men's bald heads, saying that this way it wouldn't be too conspicuous.

The mother and daughter walked like this. When they got hungry, Fu Le would give her a piece of dried meat to chew on. When they were thirsty, they would drink water from the water bag. Of course, Fu Le didn't drink the water inside, even though it was mineral water, because the water bag belonged to someone else.

Luo didn't ask about Fu Le having dried meat; after her initial surprise, she silently ate it.

Fu Le was very satisfied with Luo's intelligence.

In Luo's view, Fu Le touched the corpse while she was unconscious. It's normal for refugees to hide things, so touching the corpse is even more normal.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the sun finally set, and ahead of us, there was no longer just a desolate desert, but also groups of refugees.

The appearance of the mother and daughter was like two sheep entering a pack of wolves; almost everyone's eyes were on them.

Luo walked stiffly to Fu Le's side, grabbed her hand, and then, with a stiff neck, pulled Fu Le forward with tremendous force.

Fu Le, who had never held hands with anyone before, felt uncomfortable, but at this moment, she did not break free.

Although she was short and small and not very strong, she had hand grenades, the kind that could blow up a bunch of minced meat.

A pair of hungry wolf-like eyes scanned the two from head to toe, but found nothing except the shriveled bundle hanging on the woman's body.

Those with some wealth are too lazy to look, and kind-hearted people don't look either. But there are also those shameless, malicious people who want everything they see.

"Leave your bundles behind, you two can go, or you can both stay." Three gaunt men blocked the mother and daughter's path, and the stench that hit them made them want to vomit.

Luo quickly tore off the shrunken bundle and handed it to the three of them. As for the water pouch, she had tucked it into the waistband of her pants at the back, where it was hidden by her clothes and could not be seen.

The three robbers were also surprised to encounter such a cooperative person for the first time. They were stunned for a moment, then took the bundle with a look of disgust, tore it open and poured out a few tattered clothes.

"Take off your clothes, don't make us say it a second time." The three men's withered faces showed lewd expressions, and their murky eyes scurried over Luo Shi's body again and again. Clearly, they wanted her.

Knowing she couldn't escape this time, Madam Luo swallowed hard and stepped forward to block Fu Le. "Brothers, I'm willing to talk to you all. I hope you won't make things difficult for my child. He's timid and can't take a fright."

Seeing that Luo was so sensible, the three of them burst into laughter. Their laughter was filled with the arrogance and satisfaction of the strong controlling the weak, which was what they liked most and what excited them the most.

Various low curses emanated from the surrounding crowd, all expressing contempt and disgust for Luo. The hatred in those curses was like sharp swords, piercing Luo fiercely.

Others were muttering to themselves, thinking that after the three of them finished, they would have another round, their words filled with lust for women's bodies and wicked thoughts...

With a pale face, Madam Luo lowered her head and whispered to Fu Le, "Bao'er, Mother will be right back. You wait here for Mother, be good." After saying that, Madam Luo stood up, smiled at the three of them, and prepared to follow them to face her misfortune.

Unexpectedly, someone grabbed his sleeve.

"Don't go! It's a robbery! Just kill them!" The childish voice sounded cute and pleasant, but as she raised her hand, the three men who had been so arrogant just moments before fell to the ground, creating three sand pits, and died.

This scene came so suddenly that no one had time to react until the child's voice spoke again, "Look, those blocking the way, killing them will make things peaceful."

Luo was dragged away by Fu Le in a daze, not even a gasp could be heard around her.

Once the mother and daughter had walked a little further away, some people finally mustered up the courage to surround them.

Reaching out to check, "Ah!! No breath, really dead!!" The person was so frightened that they fell to the ground, their face turning pale.

Upon hearing this, more people gathered around to examine the cause of death of the three men.

"Such ruthless methods! Who are these two women?!"

"We can't figure out the cause of death. Could it be poison?"

"That child was terrifying. I didn't even see how she did it, and she was gone."

Those with evil intentions are now extremely grateful that they didn't stand out, otherwise they would be the ones lying on the ground now.

A few rational people in the crowd did not approach or say anything, but simply rested in silence, waiting for the night to pass before continuing their journey.

Finally, the stunned woman came to her senses.

She released Fu Le's hand and looked down at the little girl beside her, who had become completely different since she woke up. "You're not dazed."

Dumbfounded?!

Fu Le's face darkened. What a load of rubbish!

"You're right, it's just a wisp of a ghost from beyond the realm. If you're afraid, you can leave on your own."

She thought the woman would leave immediately as if she had received a pardon, but to her surprise, she quickly shook her head and refused, and even boldly took her hand again, saying, "I'm not leaving. If I leave, what if something happens and you don't have time to act? You'll die. With me here, you still have a chance to react."

Fu Le frowned. "Whatever you say."

At least, women are smart enough to help each other in this cutthroat world, and having someone to talk to is not bad.

Seeing that Fu Le didn't intend to send her away, Luo breathed a sigh of relief. "You can call me Aunt Luo from now on. I'm 28 weeks pregnant, so I should be older than you, right?"

Fu Le nodded. In both her past and present lives, she was older and called "Auntie," so she wasn't taken advantage of.

"That's good. Um, shall we continue tonight? Or should we rest? The city ahead shouldn't be far." Continuing forward is not out of the question, but resting would certainly be better.