Chapter 16 Escape
The chaos in Qingya County was greater than expected. The brothers of Menghu Village who were watching at the foot of the mountain even saw someone holding up the rebellious flag of the previous dynasty and shouting words like "fight to the capital".
Cai had thought about this kind of thing before when he had free time, but it was really just something he thought about in his dreams.
Even if he had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to use real guns and knives.
But now, the heroes in Qingya County have done it. Although he doesn’t know what the result will be, Mr. Cai’s first reaction is to run away quickly.
Rebellion means the execution of nine generations of your clan!
How dare a small bandit like him get involved in such matters?
Fortunately, the imperial army did not put down the rebellion so quickly. After the old, weak, women and children were evacuated, Cai picked up his sword and ran towards the path. As for the third and seventh brothers who went to Qingya County to explore the way, I'm sorry. At most, I can burn more paper during the New Year and other festivals in the future, so that they can live a more luxurious life down there.
"Walk!"
Cai Dangjia, who was leading the way, ran with a big knife in his hand.
Chen Luo followed behind, and after leaving the mountain stronghold, he saw a lot of soldiers surrounding the mountain.
Chen Luo knew the tricks of this rebellion better than anyone else. Although Qingya County was in a turmoil, the rebels did not exist at all. In order to gather enough merits, these soldiers would definitely go into the mountains to sweep, one to kill some vagrants to make up the numbers, and the second to see if they could find some traces of the bandit camp.
With such a famous reputation, Menghuzhai was naturally included in the encirclement and suppression list.
Cai Dangjia was worthy of being the bandit leader who had been surrounded and suppressed many times but never defeated. He easily avoided the soldiers who were searching the mountain, and led Chen Luo and others through the thorn bushes and crawled along a group of low bushes.
Soon, the sound of gurgling water appeared in my ears.
"Is there water?"
Chen Luo's ears moved. He had heard the sound, but when he looked up, there were only piles of rocks and thorn bushes in front of him. There was no river at all. When he and his uncle wanted to escape before, they looked for a way out nearby. They also searched this area before, but found no trace of a river.
“It’s a hidden river running through the mountains.”
Cai, the head of the front, said without turning his head.
Cai Dangjia was very grateful to the uncle and nephew Chen Luo who tipped him off, so he did not hide it from him.
After a while, Cai Dangjia led the way to a pile of rocks.
This place is made up of several large stones stacked up on top of each other, and is covered with thorn bushes. If you didn't crawl under the thorn bushes, no one would have thought that there was an underground river here.
“Just follow this river down to Salt Lake County.”
Yanhu County is a county seat adjacent to Qingya County, about twenty miles away.
If what Mr. Cai said is true, then this place can really be considered an escape route.
"Walk!"
Cai Dangjia was the first to get through the cracks in the rocks, and soon he heard a splash as he fell into the water. The Tiger Village had faced encirclement and suppression by the imperial court many times, and it was not the first time they had crossed this river, so they were very familiar with it.
The remaining bandits followed suit and went in.
Chen Luo walked at the back, and only followed after making sure there was no danger.
He looked back as he passed the passage.
The fire in Qingya County was getting more and more intense. The sound of swords clashing could be heard from such a distance. Countless poor people were wailing and their lives were disappearing. They didn't even know why they died. Even Chen Luo and his third uncle Chen Dahe didn't understand the reason.
They were just running for their lives, that's all.
This world is so rotten!
After passing through the passage, Chen Luo also fell into the water. The water in the underground river was so frighteningly cold that he couldn't help but shiver.
"Brother Chen, hurry up!"
The voices of Cai Dangjia and others came from the front.
“Here I come.”
Chen Luo hurriedly followed.
This underground river is relatively wide, and the water flow is relatively gentle. Looking up, it is covered with stalactites. This kind of underground river is actually very dangerous, because the landform often changes. Cai Dangjia and others often walk along this river, but others may not dare to go down the river.
We drifted along the river for about half a day.
Chen Luo, who had completely adapted to the dark light, suddenly narrowed his eyes. The water not far ahead became turbulent, and a light spot appeared in the distance.
"Be careful, we're going out!"
Cai Dangjia, who was swimming in the front, shouted loudly.
Upon hearing this, the bandits immediately inhaled and held their breath, then dived into the water. Chen Luo also followed their example, holding his breath and diving underwater.
The water flowed faster and faster, and everyone moved forward faster and faster.
Finally, when they reached the exit, they felt a sense of weightlessness. The next second, Chen Luo and all the bandits from the Tiger Village were washed out by the current. After hearing the sound of falling into the water, Chen Luo felt that he was washed into another pool of water. He controlled his strength and swam upwards.
The light shone down again, giving them a feeling of seeing the light of day again.
The group quickly surfaced and gasped for breath.
“Brother!”
"Big Boss!"
The bandits who had escaped in front saw several people floating up and immediately surrounded them. Chen Luo's third uncle Chen Dahe was also among them.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Luo floating up with everyone else.
"Xiao Luo, this way!"
Chen Laosan squatted on the shore and reached out to grab Chen Luo's arm.
"Third uncle."
With the help of his uncle, Chen Luo climbed out of the water with everyone else.
He originally wanted to stay this time to pick up two more "brains", but things did not go as he wished. In the end, no one came to the Tiger Village, which saved a lot of fighting.
"We have used up all the wooden barrels in the front. It will be much more dangerous for you to come out later than for us." Chen Laosan and the other elderly, weak, women and children used the wooden barrels hidden in the Menghu Village, so their escape was easier than theirs.
This was also arranged by Mr. Tsai.
The group of people who were left behind were all masters of the Tiger Village, and they could swim out even without the wooden barrel.
"Let's go, leave here first."
After getting ashore, Cai Dangjia immediately called on all his brothers to pack up and run away.
Although this road is hidden, it is also possible to be exposed. Now there is a wildfire in Qingya County. Once the thorn bushes covering the underground river are burned, the entrance to the cave will not be so safe.
"What should we do?"
Chen Laosan asked subconsciously.
After all, the two of them were not from the Tiger Village, and they had mixed with them before in order to escape.
Now that they have escaped, it would be difficult to continue hanging out with them. If seen by other people, the uncle and nephew would probably have no choice but to go up the mountain.
"This place is not far from Salt Lake County. We should follow them until we reach a safe place."
Chen Luo thought for a moment and then spoke.
The two of them were unfamiliar with the place, so in this situation it would definitely be safer to follow Cai Dangjia and his group of local tyrants.
"good."
Chen Laosan has become accustomed to listening to Chen Luo's ideas.
What happened in the past two days made him trust his nephew unconditionally.
The group quickly went down the mountain and soon arrived at a village three kilometers away.
The villagers here obviously knew Cai Dangjia and his group. When they came over, many villagers greeted them and invited them to go into the village to rest. After escaping for most of the day, Cai Dangjia and his group were already starving. Now that they were at a safe place, they naturally wanted to go and eat something.
After paying some silver, the villagers in the village happily started a fire and cooked.
(End of this chapter)
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