"But if you always stand out in everything, you will only be targeted and framed..." Wei Che retorted.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a woman crying not far away.
Su Huaiyue knew Qian, whose family was also exiled.
The woman's crying made Su Huaiyue frown slightly, and a complex emotion flashed in her eyes, including pity and helplessness.
Their men had long been beaten to death by the imperial court, and now only their wives, children and widows are left to depend on.
"Sir, please be kind. My wife, children, and widow have not had any water for several days. Please give us some water, please!"
Qian pulled the child to her knees, kowtowed repeatedly, and begged the officer.
The woman's thin body kept shaking in the wind, and she was almost in despair.
A young child who was only five or six years old saw this scene and was immediately at a loss, crying out loudly.
His hands tightly grasped his mother's sleeves, tears as big as beans rolled down his face, and his thin body trembled slightly with fear.
The officer looked nonchalant. Seeing them like this, he felt annoyed and had no patience at all.
His tone was filled with impatience and indifference, and he shouted: "Get out! We don't even have enough water to drink, and you're begging here! Get out! Otherwise, be careful of the whip."
As he said that, he kicked the woman out, and she was kicked several meters away. She ignored the pain in her body and hurried to protect her child.
The mother and son just huddled there, crying helplessly, with people all around watching them coldly. No one felt sorry for them at all.
There was helplessness and numbness in their eyes, and they did not pay much attention to what happened in their previous lives.
Because their own difficulties have left them no time to be distracted.
The sky was endlessly gray, with one or two black crows occasionally flying by, cawing and screaming, adding a bit of stiff indifference to the desperate atmosphere.
Su Huaiyue turned her head and couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of sadness in her heart.
There was a hint of melancholy in his tone: "Did you see? This is the best example.
If we were not strong, then the officer would be kicking us instead of them.
This is the principle of natural selection, you will understand it."
Wei Che lowered his eyes, slowly loosened his clenched hands, and he had nothing to say.
The Wei family has been exiled and framed until now, and he has long been accustomed to the scene of everyone pushing down the wall when it falls.
After Su Huaiyue finished speaking, she took Li'er away and ignored the man.
On the way, Li'er seemed to see that Su Huaiyue was in a bad mood, so she whispered to comfort her: "Mom, you have to be happy. Li'er doesn't want you to be depressed."
Li'er tried to comfort Su Huaiyue with her childish voice and innocent words.
Su Huaiyue, who was originally a little angry, had already forgotten the incident after being comforted by Li'er.
On the other side, Wei Zhi sat obediently beside him, his head resting on his hands, and said seriously, "Uncle, has she really changed? She's especially nice to me and Li'er now, not like she used to be at all."
Wei Che's dark eyes looked into the distance, then he picked up Zhi'er and said to him, "What is the truth? We don't know. Zhi'er, don't take it lightly. Keep an eye on her for your uncle and be careful not to be deceived."
"Okay, uncle," Zhier nodded heavily, "I won't take it lightly."
Wei Che touched Zhier's head with relief, a warm smile on his face, and then took him back to sleep.
In the middle of the night, the sky above the desert was already dim with moonlight.
The silvery moonlight sprinkled on the endless sea of sand, creating tiny glows.
The sky seems a little gloomy tonight, as if covered by a very thin veil.
There was a dead silence in the air. There was no wind, no insects chirping, only the silence unique to the desert.
Such silence seems to contain an unknown danger, which makes people hold their breath for fear of breaking this delicate balance.
"roar--!"
Suddenly, a deafening roar broke the rare tranquility, and the sound echoed like thunder in the silent night sky.
Su Huaiyue, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly awakened.
Su Huaiyue quickly sat up from the ground, his eyes revealing a light of determination and alertness.
She frowned fiercely. She was so lucky to have met the legendary desert lion.
This desert trip was really full of problems, thrilling and exciting.
The camels were also frightened and began to roar, and the surrounding area was filled with anxiety and turmoil.
At the same time, many people were awakened by the lion's roar.
People crawled out of their tents and looked at each other.
"Why do I hear a lion's roar?!"
"Yes, yes, what's going on?"
Wei Yunrou ran behind Sun Huaiyue, tugged at his sleeve, and timidly stuck out half of her head.
His face looked pale in the moonlight, and there was a trace of fear in his eyes, like a frightened deer.
Her voice was trembling and filled with tears: "Sister-in-law, it sounds like a lion is roaring, what should I do?"
Su Huaiyue felt the tension behind her, turned around and patted Wei Yunrou, comforting her.
Then he entered the tent and woke up the people who were still sleeping inside: "Quick, everyone wake up everyone who is sleeping. There are desert divisions nearby. You must remain quiet and don't make any noise."
The people in the tents were awakened one by one, struggling out of their drowsy dreams, looking at each other's confused eyes with doubts in their hearts.
"roar--"
Another roar cut through the sky.
The people who were awakened immediately understood the urgency of the situation.
Although he remained calm on his face, his brows were slightly furrowed and he felt a little uneasy inside.
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