Li Lanzhen quickened her pace, chasing after the child in front of her.
She knew the soldiers would catch up with her soon.
I wonder why Xue Bao didn't find the horse manure when he went down the mountain.
If the situation is urgent, we'll have to put these children in the space first.
Before long, she caught up with the children and Xue Bao.
At this moment, Xue Bao held a large stick in one hand and lifted a clump of lush thorny grass high.
"Quick, Stone, take your younger siblings and crawl through here."
Li Lanzhen knew that Xue Bao was taking advantage of the children's small size to squeeze through the thicket of thorns and then cover it up completely.
Even if the soldiers chased them here, they wouldn't be able to get past in a short time, which bought them time to escape.
After Li Lanzhen crawled through, Xue Bao rearranged the opening and straightened the fallen grass outside.
He quickly ran to the other side and vigorously banged the bushes next to him with the big stick.
Create a path on the side to confuse the enemy.
Shi Tou led the way, as Xue Bao had just told him to walk along the woods and wait for them ahead.
Li Lanzhen wasn't worried about Xue Bao. This child was brave and clever, having hunted in the mountains with Xue Laohu.
He must have left a mark from the side to create a false impression of a misleading enemy.
Li Lanzhen and the children ran forward without stopping. After running for about a mile, Xue Bao suddenly emerged from the woods beside them.
He started speaking quietly as soon as he came in.
"Squat down! Squat down! There are soldiers outside!"
I ran the whole way but couldn't shake them off.
The children tensed up and gathered around Li Lanzhen and the snow leopard.
Li Lanzhen found the thicket to be very dense, and they simply walked along the side with the tall trees in the middle of the thicket.
They squeezed through the trees one by one, right next to the big trees.
At this moment, the children and the two of them huddled together behind a big tree and squatted down.
They had just hidden themselves when they heard shouts from outside.
"Hey, where did that kid go? He's like a monkey, he runs so fast, he's exhausted!"
Then I heard someone say, "Did you even see clearly? There was a man running!"
"Of course I saw it clearly. It really was a man, strong and robust. Judging from his appearance, he was the assassin who broke into the residence of the Imperial Uncle."
"Captain, if we capture this assassin today, there will be a generous reward for bringing him back!"
"If we could catch them, what else would we have to say! But now we can't even see a trace of them."
"Search! Search the area! I don't know if he can fly away! Maybe he's hiding somewhere."
"Hurry up and search, I'll go catch up with you right away while I relieve myself."
The children huddled together, barely daring to breathe.
Just as that person said he needed to use the restroom, a bad thought popped into Li Lanzhen's mind!
Suddenly, a rushing sound washed over the bushes.
There was a three-year-old boy named Big Head. He had a very big head and a very small body. When Stone and the others found him, he didn't know his own name, so they named him Big Head.
At that moment, the soldier outside urinated and splashed it onto his face.
He couldn't help but let out an "Ah!"
Then you hear the soldier shouting loudly.
"Quick! There's someone inside!"
Xue Bao quickly pulled Da Tou into his arms, wiped the urine off his face, and patted his back to reassure him.
Li Lanzhen quickly grabbed a plump gray rabbit from her spatial storage and threw it towards the spot where the man had just urinated.
Unexpectedly, at the same time, another child rushed out from among the children.
Li Lanzhen looks like a stone!
This child was probably afraid that the soldiers would come in and arrest everyone, yet he was willing to sacrifice himself for everyone else!
After the soldier shouted, two men rushed over.
Then they realized it was a rabbit and started yelling and catching it.
"Rabbit! Quick, catch it! What a fat rabbit! We can have some meat now!"
Then Li Lanzhen heard it.
"How could there be a child deep in these mountains? Hurry! Chase after him!"
The sound of footsteps faded into the distance.
Xue Bao said to Li Lanzhen, "Aunt Lanzhen, I have to go out and check on the stones."
Li Lanzhen thought for a moment and said, "I'll go out. You take the children and walk forward."
If all else fails, hide in the big tree and wait for me to come find you.
She turned her head and saw that Da Tou's eyes were filled with tears, his hands tightly covering his mouth, his eyes filled with self-blame, worry, and fear.
Li Lanzhen patted his head and said, "Don't be afraid, Da Tou, Grandma will find Brother Stone."
She thought about it and realized that the child was still too young, with a big head and a thin neck, and was not steady on his feet.
She picked him up and placed him in the basket on her back.
"Big Head, you and Douhua sleep together in Grandma's basket without making a sound, okay?"
Xue Bao stood up and said in disagreement.
“Aunt Lanzhen, you still need to go find Shitou. It’s too inconvenient to carry two children on your back. Let me carry Datou instead.”
Li Lanzhen waved her hand and said, "I'll take them. I'm strong. You take good care of the other children and make sure none of them get lost."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Li Lanzhen had already made up her mind. Once she went out, she would put Da Tou and Dou Hua into her spatial dimension to sleep, and then she would go find Shi Tou.
As Li Lanzhen walked away, the children's eyes filled with tears, staring at the spot where the stone had just crawled through.
Xue Bao knew that Shi Tou was their older brother, their reliance, their hope, and their home!
"Don't worry, Grandma will definitely find Brother Stone. Now follow him and walk forward to find a big tree to hide under, and wait for Grandma Lanzhen and Brother Stone to come back, okay?"
The children didn't speak, but nodded and followed Xue Bao, holding hands.
Less than 500 meters ahead, there was a tall tree with a thick trunk that Xue Bao and his two companions could not encircle. The branches were also thick and the tree was lush with leaves.
Xue Bao thought this was a good place to hide.
He told the children, “You wait down here, I’ll go up and take a look. This place is suitable. We’ll wait for Grandma and Brother Stone here today.”
After saying that, he climbed up the tree using both his hands and feet.
The big tree had three branches that stretched out in all directions. The branches were so thick that Xue Bao had to stretch out his arms to hug them.
The three branches squeezed together, forming a relatively flat depression.
Xue Bao looked around and saw that the six children, plus himself, were enough to sit down and rest for a while.
He looked down and could only see the children below through the dense foliage.
But this place is too high off the ground, how can we get the children up one by one?
Suddenly, he remembered the rope in his basket.
They tied the basket to their backs and put it down from the tree.
"Yan Ming, let your younger siblings sit up, I'll pull them up."
Yan Ming and Li Hua, from childhood to adulthood, put the children one by one into their baskets, and Xue Bao quickly pulled them up the tree.
They were arranged to sit down one by one. Finally, Yan Minglihua and two older children said they didn't need to sit in the baskets; they could climb the trees instead.
Xue Bao stood on the tree and watched as the children took off their shoes and tucked them into their waistbands.
Then, barefoot, they climbed up the tree one by one.
"Alright, let's sit here and wait."
Xue Bao turned his head and saw the children. Very naturally, the older children hugged the younger ones tightly.
They let the children sit between their legs, afraid they would fall off the tree.
He took out steamed buns and a water bag from his basket.
Then everyone was given a steamed bun.
"Everyone, please eat something first, but please be careful not to talk loudly."
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