Chapter 189 Offended
At this moment, Lin Yuesha stood on South Street, being pushed forward by the crowd, and felt a sense of confusion about who she was and where she was.
"ah!"
In the crowd, an elderly woman was a step too slow and was knocked to the ground. Everyone was only thinking about escaping, and no one cared whether the elderly woman lived or died.
In the face of life and death, no one had the thought of saving her. The crowd's footsteps trod over the old woman's body, and Lin Yuesha could clearly see the bloodstains at the corner of the old woman's mouth.
That's human nature. Whether it's indifference or selfishness, everyone thinks about protecting themselves first.
"grandmother!"
The little girl cried and tried to grab the old woman's hand. An older woman passing by couldn't bear to watch, so she grabbed the little girl's hand, hugged her, and quickly joined the chaotic group.
The old woman had already died long ago after being trampled by so many people; we can't let a young girl be dragged down with her.
Lin Yuesha felt numb, moving her feet almost mechanically. She thought she was dreaming; it all felt so unreal.
"Girl, run! Find a safe place to hide, and don't come out no matter what noise you hear."
The uncle next to her could tell from Lin Yuesha's expression that she had no similar experience.
Several years ago, the barbarians also came to the border town to cause trouble during the New Year. There were only a few hundred of them that time. On New Year's Eve, they sneaked into people's homes and committed all sorts of atrocities, burning, killing, and looting.
Women, whether old or young, all suffered the cruelty of the barbarians, being raped and killed.
The barbarians prefer girls as beautiful as this little girl.
"Uncle, have the barbarians really arrived?"
In the battle of Hanmen Pass, the Prince of Zhenbei failed to stop the barbarians. Could it be that the city has been breached? If so, all the people of the city will become prisoners.
Decades ago, the barbarians occupied the border city and ordered a massacre. In a short time, countless people of the Great Qi died and were injured, and blood flowed like a river.
Is tragedy about to repeat itself?
Lin Yuesha was frightened, truly feeling the difference between this place and modern times.
"Probably not. If the city were to fall, the commotion would be far greater than this."
The uncle, with his meticulous mind, guessed that the barbarians had been lying in ambush beforehand, deliberately using the lantern festival to cause chaos and create panic among the people of the north.
Running from South Street to North Street, there was a fork in the road. Lin Yuesha felt dizzy and disoriented.
My parents are still at their stall at home, and so is my uncle's family. Where are they all?
"careful!"
Lin Yuesha stood still, being pushed and shoved by the fleeing crowd. She swayed and was about to fall to the ground.
In that instant, her heart turned cold, and cold sweat broke out on her fingertips. The old woman's fate would be hers.
Right now, everyone is busy escaping for their lives. They're not relatives or friends, so who has the mind to save people?
In a daze, someone grabbed her arm and pulled her into their embrace. A deep, husky voice sounded, yet it gave her a strange sense of security.
Lin Yuesha turned her head and looked at the person who had saved her.
"Brother Yun!"
At the crucial moment, the pockmarked face appeared.
Lin Yuesha was so excited that her eyes welled up with tears, and looking at that ugly face, it seemed even more pleasing to the eye.
"It's me, little girl! Why are you still standing there in a daze at the fork in the road?"
Xiao Qi was helpless. He had been following behind Lin Yuesha the whole time. Because there were too many people, he was squeezed at the back, with two people always between him and his little sister.
"Brother Yun, I didn't realize what was happening."
Lin Yuesha felt much more relaxed as the pockmarked man led her away. She said, "My home is not far ahead. I don't know whether to hide at home or go somewhere else."
Lin Yuesha wanted to go home because she guessed that her parents and her uncle's family would go back, and she wanted to face things with her relatives.
"I can't go home."
Xiao Qi shook his head. He had already arranged for people to protect his family, so Xiao Chenggui and Chen Shi were safe.
This time, the barbarians mobilized almost all of their spies in the city, creating chaos in order to destabilize their army.
Most of the soldiers on the front lines have families in the north. How would they feel if they learned that their families had been killed? Those barbarians have finally learned their lesson.
Therefore, once back in their small courtyard, there was no way to escape. If barbarians broke in, they would be at their mercy.
"Where else would you go if not home?"
Lin Yuesha trusted the pockmarked face and quickly pressed for more information.
"Come with me."
The two ran northeast. After running for a short while, Xiao Qi whistled, and in just a few breaths, a tall black horse galloped out from the path.
"Come on, get on your horse."
Xiao Qi wanted to take Lin Yuesha to a safe place to hide and temporarily escape the chaos.
This time he miscalculated. He thought the barbarians would suddenly come to his door one night, but he didn't expect it to happen at the Lantern Festival.
"I...can't get up there."
The horse was too tall; it didn't even have a saddle, it was completely bare.
Lin Yuesha touched the horse's back for a long time, her face turning red. She couldn't very well make the horse squat down, could she?
As if knowing what she was thinking, the black horse turned its head and gave her a disdainful look.
Lin Yuesha: "..."
These days, you can't survive without some skills; even horses will bully you.
"Well then, excuse me!"
Xiao Qi had no interest in watching his little sister make a fool of herself. He picked Lin Yuesha up by the waist, patted the horse's back lightly, and floated up onto the horse.
Lin Yuesha rubbed her eyes. Was it really that simple? Could it be that even someone with a pockmarked face was a master? She felt like this world was surreal.
The black horse ran like the wind, swift as lightning, and in no time it was far away from the crowd.
Lin Yuesha turned her head to the side. The lanterns hanging in the distance had been torn down and set on fire everywhere. The bodies of ordinary people lay scattered all over the street. It was unclear whether they had been killed by the barbarians or trampled because they were too slow.
A sense of desolation welled up inside her, making her want to cry.
"Brother Yun, you know kung fu?"
After a moment of silence, Lin Yuesha asked.
Xiao Qi pulled Lin Yuesha into his arms and wrapped a cloak around her. Only after he had her completely covered did he realize that his actions were too natural.
"I only know a little bit; my ancestors were hunters."
This must be admitted, otherwise there's no way to explain it to the little girl.
Lin Yuesha quickly accepted this explanation. She closed her eyes, but her heart was filled with anxiety.
The pockmarked woman was right. In this situation, she couldn't go to her parents. If she became a target of the barbarians, it would only bring danger to her parents.
I just don't know when this turmoil will end.
"It's windy, let's not talk for now."
The black horse sped up, like a dark shadow, heading straight for an open area, where the surroundings were deserted.
Lin Yuesha calmed down, believing that the pockmarked face wouldn't harm her.
After about half an hour, the black horse stopped at the foot of a mountain.
Lin Yuesha was so jolted that she almost threw up and rolled off the horse into the snow. It took her a long time to stand up on her own.
It was pitch black all around, with only cold wind and white snow, and a deep mountain. Where was this? There wasn't a soul in sight, let alone any barbarians.
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