Chen Yuanzhi tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
He didn't know what to choose. If he escaped with his father and uncle, he would definitely find a way to survive. With the character of the two elders, even if they went to other places, they would definitely be able to quickly gain a foothold and let him have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.
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How could you just leave like this?
Lying on the bed, Chen Yuanzhi stared at the roof beams with his eyes open. The faces of his brothers flashed through his mind. He remembered the old tou who usually laughed at them for being ignorant on the street, and the skinny monkey who was stepped on by him and angrily scolded him for "why don't you go fight the Huns".
"If I leave, what will my brothers think of me?!"
The chaos came faster than expected. Before the "bandit suppression team" organized by County Magistrate Tan had left the city, some of his subordinates saw the wandering Hun scouts outside. Upon hearing the news, County Magistrate Tan said nothing and fled the city with his subordinates before dawn.
He is an official of the Holy Dynasty, and there are masters sent from the same year to guide him outside, so the chances of escaping to heaven are very high.
The original plan to bring more people with me is no longer possible now. At this critical moment of life and death, my own life comes first.
It's getting light.
By the time the several families had formed their "bandit suppression team", the Huns' vanguard had already arrived.
"We can't get out! There are Hun cavalry everywhere outside. Leaving the city now would mean death."
Several heads of families ran to the county government office together, and when they arrived, they found that Magistrate Tan had already run away. Upon learning this result, everyone was so angry that they cursed loudly.
"Don't panic. The front line of defense has not collapsed. Only a small number of cavalry scouts have come over."
Chen Luo calmed down the panic of the crowd and began to give orders.
The son Chen Yuanzhi, who was originally facing a difficult decision, was relieved when he saw this result. Under his father's arrangement, he took over the position of county lieutenant and led his brothers to defend the city and investigate the spies who had sneaked into the city.
Busy until late at night every day.
Under his strict interrogation, he actually caught a few Hun spies. The brothers tied up the Hun spies and took them to Caishikou, where they beheaded them with a single knife amid the curses.
The ground was stained with blood, and Chen Yuanzhi felt that this was what a real man should be.
Ten days later.
Chen Yuanzhi led the local militia out of the city for patrol and ran into a group of Xiongnu cavalry. The direct confrontation was different from the previous catching of spies. After a battle, the Xiongnu team of only ten people killed more than twenty of their local militia and seriously injured more than a dozen. Looking at the brothers who had been drinking with him yesterday, Chen Yuanzhi, holding the knife, trembled constantly, and an unprecedented emotion rose in his heart.
Is this the Hun?
Completely different from the previous hooligans!
"Brother, Lai Zilu is dead." Wang Dacai was also trembling. He saw a brother lying in a pool of blood. This brother had drunk wine with him last night.
Now the man was lying in a pool of blood, with the lower half of his body gone. He was lying in the bloody mud with his eyes wide open, and the fear of death still remained on his face.
"Don't these Huns fear death?"
The brothers used to fight in the countryside and bully the ruffians. When had they ever faced such ferocious Huns? That fearless look was like that of a lone wolf. He was still a little trembling in his heart.
"Can we really stop this kind of enemy?"
'Or, run.'
Chen Yuanzhi, holding a knife, ordered Wang Dacai and others to carry the injured brothers back to the city. Hearing the "wailing" of the brothers on their backs, his determination to survive became more determined.
"I have a father and mother to protect, and a little sister."
He kept making excuses for himself.
night.
Chen family study.
The Chen family father and son discussed the future of the family again. This time, Chen Luo did most of the talking. His 'son' Chen Yuanzhi was not as excited as before. He just listened quietly.
".Our supporters will arrive in three days. Your uncle paid a heavy price to save you."
Magistrate Tan finally chose to save them. After they escaped, he sent them a letter and told them clearly that they had the opportunity to leave. As long as they seized this opportunity, the Chen family would be able to escape and go to the south to live a life of wealth.
"Do you have any comments?"
Chen Luo looked at this 'son' and asked the same questions as before.
Chen Yuanzhi stood there, recalling the tragic scenes he saw during the day. After a long moment, he uttered a word.
"good."
He is not a hero after all.
He is afraid of death.
He wants to live.
With the relationship between his family and his uncle, he will definitely be able to escape. With these thoughts, Chen Yuanzhi's burden seemed to be lifted all at once, and he felt much more relaxed. In Chen Luo's eyes, the calamity energy on Chen Yuanzhi suddenly increased a lot, and the silk-like breath was extracted by the Heart Demon Art and integrated into his body, further improving his Void Pill.
"Did you take the wrong road?"
A trace of regret flashed across Chen Luo's eyes.
He originally thought that this "son" would stick to his original intention, but he didn't expect that in the face of life and death, he would eventually give up his persistence. From the moment he made the choice, the calamity energy naturally increased. If he had a body in the outside world, his body would also be eroded by the calamity energy and his cultivation would fall. If he was an ordinary person, he would definitely get sick.
Dawn.
Chen Yuanzhi was riding a big horse on the street. Thinking that he would be able to escape in three days and would no longer have to face the brutal Huns, he felt much better and his spirits on the horse also improved a lot.
The city was in a state of depression.
Several people were riding horses on the street. In addition to the civilians from Bishui County, there were also many refugees who had fled from other counties.
These refugees were dressed in rags and there was still fear in their eyes.
These people were the common people that Chen Yuanzhi and his brothers had rescued from the Xiongnu a few days ago when they left the city. At that time, he only felt that he was very powerful and didn't care about the thoughts of these refugees at all. Now when he saw these refugees again, he felt a little guilty for some reason.
He will abandon the city and flee in three days, along with the heads of the wealthy families.
"General, please have a bite."
A voice sounded, Chen Yuanzhi stopped his horse, and saw an old woman holding a steamed bun, and said in a trembling voice. The other party's eyes were full of gratitude, and the look she gave him was full of hope.
There was a shortage of supplies in the city. In order to fight against the Huns, food was controlled and the victims only had one meal a day.
The steamed bread in her hand is her daily ration.
"Only when you are well fed can you have the strength to fight."
“Brother.”
Wang Dacai and several of his brothers also stopped. Chen Yuanzhi looked at the old woman and recalled the previous fight. He remembered the old woman, whom he had saved from the Huns' swords. He saved her with his own hands!
"Auntie, please eat by yourself. And..."
Chen Yuanzhi turned over and dismounted, pushing the steamed bread back.
The other party's hopeful gaze was like a sharp knife, stabbing him and making him feel uncomfortable.
He himself didn't know why.
"I'm not a general, just a local warrior."
"I am an old woman of no use. You won't starve to death if you skip a meal. General, you need to eat more to have strength to go into the battlefield to kill the enemy. My entire family was killed by the Huns, and it was you who avenged me." The old woman kept talking. Chen Yuanzhi was holding the cold and hard steamed bun and suddenly felt very useless.
No one can save it.
Unlike the disaster victims, he had eaten breakfast and had some meat porridge.
All he could think about was how to escape and live a good life in the south. But these disaster victims regarded him as their hope!
After bidding farewell to the old woman, Chen Yuanzhi jumped on his horse. At this moment, not only he, but everyone around him was silent. No one spoke. They were no longer as high-profile as before, but just rode across the street, completing their daily patrol tasks.
"Brother, are we heroes?"
A young man who had followed Chen Yuanzhi for many years couldn't help but ask. He had never thought that one day he would be praised by his fellow villagers and become a hero in the eyes of others.
"You are, I am not."
Chen Yuanzhi was silent. These people were different from him. Many of them were from ordinary families and followed him just for the sake of "loyalty". Many of them didn't even know why they were fighting with the Huns. They just knew that their big brother had fought, so they followed him and fought side by side.
"Without Big Brother, there would be no us!"
"right."
A group of people shouted habitually, they have been doing this for many years.
"General, take care!"
Another voice sounded from the street, and Chen Yuanzhi looked back and saw an old acquaintance. The old man who told him not to harm the people, and who had scolded them when they had fought in the street before.
"General, it's cold, put on more clothes."
"General."
After walking all the way back to the gate of the county government office, Chen Yuanzhi pulled the reins, looked at the burning red clouds in the distance, and felt a burning fire in his heart.
Can you really escape?
What would they do if I ran away?
Three days passed in a flash.
Chen Luo took the Chen family and left with the wealthy families in the city.
The excuse was to go out of the city to suppress bandits. Whether the common people believed it or not was no longer important. In this chaotic world, they were just grass on the side of the road, and no one would take a second look. The hungry victims could not pose a threat to them before they formed a force.
"Dad, I'll leave mom and little sister in your care."
Chen Yuanzhi rode his big horse and stopped at the city gate. His group of brothers also stopped with him.
A group of hooligans who grew up fighting.
"I want to stay."
He took out the handwritten letter given to him by Magistrate Tan, which contained the arrangements for his future journey south. It was a way out that his family had paid for him to have. He took out the document and handed it to Chen Luo.
"Why are you so confused? What good will it do if you stay?" The eldest lady's face changed drastically, and she subconsciously wanted to hold her son back, but failed.
“Just do it if you want to.”
Chen Luo stopped the eldest lady, reached out to take the document, and looked at his "son" riding on the horse, with a trace of relief in his eyes. The calamity energy on the other party began to decrease, and a new breath began to emerge.
It turns out that there is more than one choice in life. As long as you can find your true heart, it is never too late.
The Huns arrived faster than expected.
Five days later.
The second line of defense officially collapsed.
A large number of Huns moved south, and a small group of them took a detour to Bishui County. They heard the sound of horse hooves before they got close.
The deafening sound seemed to be about to collapse the city walls.
A charge.
The militiamen of Bishui County were beaten to the point of throwing away their weapons and armor. Some were crying and some were fleeing. Chen Yuanzhi and his brothers formed a battle formation and climbed up to the top of the city. He knew that the Huns were not good at attacking cities. If they wanted to protect the people in the city, they had to make good use of the city walls. (End of this chapter)
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