People from Xinghua Village gathered under this tree one after another. Everyone was too tired to speak, and those with dry mouths were reluctant to speak for fear of wasting saliva.
Some people fell directly to the ground, motionless, like a lifeless corpse.
If they continue like this, they will soon follow in the footsteps of those corpses on the official road.
Da Zhuang's family was the last to arrive. Just as they were about to walk over, they were driven away with disgust.
"Go away, there is no place for you here."
Da Zhuang's family didn't say a word, not because they didn't dare, but because they were too tired to do anything.
They moved to another place and were about to sit down when they were driven away again.
"We have no place for you here."
Wherever they went, they were driven away, even by their relatives.
Now everyone blames all the misfortunes on this family.
With new and old grudges added together, he naturally became even more unpopular.
"You bad guys." Da Zhuang cursed weakly.
Da Zhuang's mother covered her son's mouth to prevent him from speaking any further.
The family of three staggered to a tree a few steps away, and leaned against the tree trunk, too tired to move.
“Da da da da”…
A burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came from the official road, coming from the direction of Hui'an Prefecture.
The refugees who were still walking on the official road made way and stood on both sides of the road when they heard the sound of horse hooves.
Horses walking on the official road never care about the people walking on the road. They will step on anyone they see. If anyone dies, no one will be responsible.
There was once a man who used his daughter to scam a horse-drawn carriage team. Not only did he not get a single bite of food, but his entire family was killed by their knives.
As the sound of horse hooves approached, a group of people wearing black uniforms, with long swords on their waists and a murderous aura, appeared in everyone's sight.
"Boss, there are a lot of people resting up ahead. Do you want to go over there and ask them?"
Along the way, we would interrogate any refugees we met.
Trying to get useful information through this is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but they have no other options now.
The treasure map found before was fake, and the group of people who were intercepted had all their belongings stripped off, leaving nothing of value behind.
The people who would strip that group of people of all their belongings must be these refugees. The treasure map might have been taken away by these ignorant refugees.
Of course this is just their guess.
Since there is this possibility, they must look for it and will not miss any possibility.
Along the way, they did see some clothes of King Yun's people among the refugees, but nothing else useful.
The leading man glanced at both sides of the official road and nodded.
According to the calculation of time, the refugees who stripped the group of people were probably in this section of the road, and could reach the edge of Nanping County at the fastest.
The most likely one among these refugees.
One of the men got off his horse and walked to Xinghua Village where the largest crowd gathered.
The man deliberately put on a smile and asked everyone in Xinghua Village, "Fellow villagers, on the sixth day of last month, a group of people were killed on the road from Fushun County to Yongqing County. Did you see them?"
The people in Xinghua Village are not fools. They can tell at first glance that these people are not someone to be trifled with, so naturally they dare not get involved in such trouble.
No one dared to speak; everyone remained silent.
The man was not in a hurry and continued, "If you can provide information, we will give the person who provides the information 100 taels of silver, a bag of rice and a pot of water."
After hearing the reward, many people's eyes moved, but soon many of them turned pale.
They had never seen any ambush, let alone the bodies of people who had been ambush.
Others might not have thought of it, but Yang Lizheng thought of that group of people, and even more so of the fact that Su Yin and the other three had gone to investigate.
Under no circumstances could they let this group of people know that they had met that group of people, otherwise no one knew what the consequences would be.
Yang Lizheng stood up and said to the man, "Sir, we have never seen the group of people you mentioned."
"You really haven't seen it?"
Yang Lizheng shook his head.
The man spoke again, "Father, please don't misunderstand me. They are our companions, but they were killed by someone unknown. We want to avenge them."
"As long as you provide us with useful clues, we will give you the reward you just mentioned. If the information you provide is of high value, the reward will be increased accordingly. We will definitely not let you suffer any loss."
Yang Lizheng was about to say no when he heard a voice coming from a few steps away.
"Are you telling the truth?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Da Zhuang's mother.
Da Zhuang's father was also stunned. He didn't expect that his wife was so fierce and dared to speak at this time.
Didn’t this woman see that the guys all had knives on their waists? If they weren’t careful, someone could die.
Yang Lizheng's face turned pale and he thought to himself that something was wrong.
It's over. It's really over now.
They killed four people. If they were found out, everyone would die.
They are going to be killed by Da Zhuang's mother.
Not only did Yang Lizheng think of it, but other people also thought of it one after another. Their faces turned ugly, and there was anger in their eyes when they looked at Da Zhuang's mother.
The man's eyes lit up when he heard this. His smiling eyes were sharp. He looked at Da Zhuang Niang with a smile, "Of course it's true."
The man walked towards Da Zhuang's wife.
Da Zhuang's mother was a little nervous being stared at by that man. When the people on horseback heard the news, they dismounted and went towards Da Zhuang's mother.
Da Zhuang's mother was a little scared, but for the sake of her son, she still plucked up the courage to speak, "Give me water first, or I won't believe you."
The man stared at her with a smile, his eyes scrutinizing.
Without any further ado, he untied the water bag from his waist and threw it directly into Da Zhuang's mother's arms.
Da Zhuang's mother opened the water bag and immediately gave it to Da Zhuang, "Son, there is water."
Da Zhuang was a little scared being stared at by so many people, but the dryness in his mouth helped him suppress his fear and he took a big gulp of water.
Da Zhuang's mother and father watched and couldn't help swallowing their saliva.
The couple drank a sip of water and felt like they were alive again.
The man did not urge them and waited for the three of them to finish drinking the water before asking.
"Can you tell me now?"
Da Zhuang's wife nodded and said, "On the sixth day of last month, we were on our way to Yongqing County, and we did encounter a group of people, about a hundred people, mostly young and middle-aged people..."
Da Zhuang's mother tried hard to recall the memories of that day, thinking about the appearance of the only group of people she met.
As Da Zhuangniang described, the men's eyes became brighter and brighter.
The leading man had already walked up to Da Zhuang's wife, staring at her with sharp eyes.
Looks like they found someone useful.
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