Chapter 299: Complications
On this side, Chen Fenghe, Qin Mengyue and others walked along the narrow passage towards the exit. After walking for about a cup of tea, they saw light coming in.
Although Yuan Xun and others had reminded them in advance, there were always a few unruly, timid and life-threatening people in the exile team. When they saw the cave entrance, they suddenly ran towards it excitedly.
Seeing this, Yuan Xun immediately reached out to stop one of them, but he couldn't stop the others and they rushed out of the cave.
Yuan Xun was so angry that his face turned blue, but he was afraid that shouting loudly would alert the people who attacked them, so he had to hold his breath and chase after them.
Those people were originally scoundrels who were exiled for the crime of robbery. When they escaped from the cave, they suddenly wanted to run away. After all, even if they arrived in Youzhou, they were exiled criminals and might be assigned hard labor by the government. In addition, Youzhou was a bitter and cold place. If they did that, the rest of their lives would be worse than death. It would be better for them to escape now and then sneak back to the Central Plains later!
Therefore, after a moment of hesitation, they actually fled into the mountains together!
Yuan Xun wanted to chase them, but the officers had been divided into two groups to fight against the attackers, and they were short of manpower. In addition, there were other prisoners to guard. If he sent more people to chase those who escaped, it might encourage more people to escape. So he had to curse twice and give up.
Chen Fenghe couldn't help but show a serious expression on her face. She hurried over and whispered, "Master Yuan, we'd better hide now. I'm afraid..."
Before he finished speaking, several screams suddenly came from the forest in the direction where those people fled!
Everyone present couldn't help but turn pale.
One prisoner trembled and said, "That voice just now... was... was Zhao Si's voice..."
Zhao Si is one of the people who escaped!
The other prisoners were also panicked after hearing this: "Zhao... Zhao Si? He... was killed? Did he encounter the Northern Rong soldiers?"
"Everyone, run away! They're Northern Rong soldiers!"
Once the first person panics, there will be a second, and the situation will quickly get out of control.
It was pointless for Chen Fenghe to try to calm everyone down at this moment.
Everyone fled in panic, some heading towards the mountains and forests. The women, children, and the elderly in the exile team were so scared that their legs and feet became weak and they couldn't even stand up.
Qin Mengyue glanced down at the little guys and couldn't help but tremble as she said, "Feng He, you...you better be quick. Take Hao'er and Yichuan Qingxing and run away! Don't worry about me!"
Chen Fenghe quickly glanced around, then tightly grasped Qin Mengyue and whispered, "Mother, don't worry. Let's retreat back to the cave and hide first! If Young Master Yun and the others retreat, they'll also retreat the same way we just came. If we retreat back to the cave, perhaps we can just meet up with them."
After hearing this, Qin Mengyue nodded quickly and said, "Okay..."
As she spoke, she turned around and ran towards the cave with Shen Fenghe, protecting the three little ones.
Chen Fenghe looked around and saw that most people were running towards the forest. They were probably afraid that if they went back into the cave, they would be attacked from both sides, so they decided to run into the mountains and try their luck. Yuan Xun and other officials were afraid that the prisoners would take the opportunity to escape, so they could only chase them into the forest.
Chen Fenghe knew that he could not take care of others, so he had to protect Qin Mengyue and the three little guys and enter the cave first.
At this time, Zhang Zhou's voice came to my ears.
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