Li Gongping fled up the mountain in a panic, taking one step at a time.
The mountain road was too dark and there was no moonlight tonight. Li Guangping didn't dare to open the tinderbox for fear of being discovered by the bandits, so he could only bite the bullet and run forward.
"Dad and Mom, it's not that I'm cruel, but if I don't run away, we won't have any descendants. Please don't blame me. It's because they can't escape that they are a burden."
Li Guangping kept muttering, "Sister, don't blame me for being cruel. I had no choice but to let you save me. I am grateful. In the next life, if we are brother and sister, I will take good care of you and find you a good husband."
As for Gu Yuanfang, she got off lucky. She deserved to be abused by the bandits.
Li Guangping thought they were unlucky. They had just left the capital and were attacked by bandits. Fortunately, he was smart and escaped death.
He was so panicked that he didn't know where to go and ran into the mountains. As long as he could escape from danger, he ran as fast as he could.
Suddenly, he felt as if the air in the mountains had condensed together, and a fishy odor came from the front. Along with the odor, the bear, awakened by him, crawled out of the tree hole, howled impatiently, and pounced on him after discovering Li Guangping's presence.
"Oh my god, how come there is a blind bear here?" Li Guangping turned around and ran away. If he was caught by the bear, he would most likely die, and die a miserable death. The bear could eat you alive.
Anyone who encounters such a situation would be so frightened that their legs would go weak. Li Guangping was so frightened that he ran forward desperately, trying to shake off the stinky bear. However, things did not go as planned. The faster he ran, the harder he fell.
Li Guangping tripped over something and fell to the ground. The bear following behind him took the opportunity to pounce on him, and he fainted.
When he woke up again, it was because of the pain.
It hurt so much. Something was gnawing at his legs, making a crunching sound like chewing bones.
He soon realized that he was being eaten by a bear. Not just one bear, but a big mother bear with two cubs, and he was being eaten alive by them.
It hurts, it hurts so much!
Li Guangping struggled hard, twisting his body, but it was all in vain in front of the powerful mother bear. At this moment, he wished he could die quickly, and did not want to feel the whole process of being eaten by the bear.
He regretted that he shouldn't have abandoned his parents and sister and ran away alone. He should have stayed with them, even if it meant dying together.
The secret guards following the Li family originally planned to let them go, but they didn't expect this family to be so stupid as to make a fire in the wild and make the fire so big, fearing that they would attract bandits and villains.
When the bandits really came, it was normal for the elderly, the weak, women and children to be afraid. They originally wanted to go forward to help them, but when they encountered bandits, they were like pests that had to be eliminated for the safety of other people.
The two secret guards were very pleased to see the Li family rise up in resistance. However, they were surprised that Li Guangping actually abandoned the elderly, the weak, women and children and ran away.
But the girl was ruthless. In order to preserve her innocence, she killed Gu Yuanfang and then committed suicide. After they killed the bandits, they went to find Li Guangping and heard his painful groans. They were shocked again. Li Guangping's luck was really bad. He encountered a family of three bears.
Being eaten alive is so brutal.
Even if these secret guards were highly skilled, the three bears combined would be enough to save them. It wasn't that they didn't want to save them, it was that they couldn't. Oh, I hope the bears eat faster and finish their meal soon.
God is watching what we do, so we should do more good deeds. Otherwise, dying like this would be too miserable and painful.
There was no sound in the cave, and it was almost dawn. It seemed that the mother bear and her two cubs were very hungry and ate very quickly, so Li Guangping's suffering did not last that long.
Regarding Li Guangping's death, Ah Mu had no sympathy at all. He had brought this upon himself. When he had hit the Rong family's carriage with his carriage, he had shown no mercy. Being eaten by a bear was a worthy death.
Of course, such a bloody scene could not be told to Linlang. When she asked about the Li family, Amu said that Li Guangping encountered bandits, abandoned his family and fled, and fell off a cliff and died.
Linlang spitted, "I didn't expect Li Guangping to be so irresponsible. When faced with difficulties, he abandoned his family and ran away. He is really not a man. He deserves to die. God has mercy on him."
He actually had a different opinion of the little girl from the Li family. She had such great courage, much better than Li Guangping. It was a pity that she was born into the wrong family. If she had been born into another family, the little girl would have had a good ending.
Li Guangping's family passed by like a small episode, disappearing without a trace. However, a sign was put up at the place where they died, saying that there were bears around, so that people passing by would be careful.
Linlang and Amu ultimately didn't move back to the Rong family. Su Nanting and the others remained stationed at the North Gate, unable to return. They had to spend the New Year with the old lady and Mrs. Song. The entire family was busy shopping for New Year's goods. Rong Bowen and Rong Yi were also busy buying New Year's goods. Since the family had more money this year, they wanted to buy more for the New Year.
Song introduced Rong Bowen and Rong Yi to her family, and took her daughter, son-in-law, and Rong's father and son to the place to recognize them and have lunch. The old lady also took them to the Dongping Marquis's mansion to recognize them, and returned after lunch.
The Song family and the Dongping Marquis Mansion both sent generous New Year gifts, especially the sausages and smoked meat made by Linlang, which were quite popular.
Linlang and Amu went to the old chief priest's house and Duke Dingguo's mansion respectively to deliver New Year gifts. Unfortunately, Xiao Zhensheng was not there, so Xiao Yujian received his brother and sister-in-law.
Now Xiao Yujian's health is getting better, his complexion is good, and he speaks with great authority.
"Father can't come back for the New Year this year. Ah Jian, why don't you come with us to the Anchang Marquis Mansion and the Rong family to celebrate the New Year? There will be more people and it will be more lively." Ah Mu couldn't bear to see his brother spending the New Year alone, so he suggested, "Then we can come to the Dingguo Mansion and get together here."
"As long as I can be with my brother and sister-in-law, I don't mind eating the New Year's Eve dinner anywhere. I'll follow your arrangements." If Duke Dingguo's Mansion hadn't needed him to stay and there were not a lot of account books to review before the New Year, Xiao Yujian would have run to find his brother long ago.
My father had already won a victory in the south and was just waiting to return in the spring. He was not worried about the situation there. However, it was the situation in the north that concerned everyone.
Xiao Yujian whispered to Amu, "Brother, we will definitely win at the North Gate, right?"
"Victory is imperative. This time, the entire nation is mobilized. Countless ordinary people have tightened their belts to donate money and supplies, and the imperial court and merchants have also donated a lot of silver."
Amu was very confident. "We have abundant supplies, sufficient reserves, and more advanced weapons than Northern Qi. We are sure to win. Northern Qi thinks they are so powerful, but this time they are doomed to fail. Just wait, they will soon submit their surrender."
By then, Jing Chao would really be proud, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites could use their eloquence to negotiate with Jing Chao.
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