Chapter 2 It's okay
Gu Tingchuan suppressed his panic and nausea and looked through each body. He only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that his family members were not among them.
Gu Feixue patted the back of the strong young boy's hand and comforted him, "Dad, Mom and the others must have been caught up in those people. They'll be fine."
"right."
Gu Tingchuan touched her messy head and said, "It's okay."
He looked around and made sure that there was no one nearby before he took out a small cloth bag from his arms.
"This is what I took out from those officers. Xue'er, eat it quickly."
Gu Feixue looked down and saw a piece of dry steamed bun that had been stepped on and broken into several pieces, wrapped in a white cloth towel.
"Brother, don't you want to eat?"
Gu Tingchuan licked his lips subconsciously and swallowed silently.
"Brother is not hungry yet, Xue'er, eat it."
How could this little action escape Gu Feixue's eyes?
Gu Feixue's eyes darkened slightly.
She was an orphan in her previous life. After joining the special forces, she was selected into the elite team. Most of her work was to carry out special tasks alone. Most of the people she came into contact with were vicious and greedy. However, the eyes of this young boy were full of innocence, without any filth.
Gu Feixue pinched the steamed bun and divided it into two pieces.
"Big brother, eat too, otherwise Xue'er won't eat!"
Gu Feixue deliberately got angry, "Big brother just wants to abandon me. Where can I find my parents by myself?"
Seeing his sister’s angry face, Gu Tingchuan, who had always pretended to be mature, finally blushed like a child.
"Okay, let's eat together."
The two of them ate half a dry bun with the water in the officer's water bag, and only then did they feel less hungry.
Gu Tingchuan took out the officers' weapons and fire starters, and was hesitating about where to go to find his parents when he heard his sister's baby voice.
"Brother, they should be heading east."
Gu Tingchuan hadn't figured it out yet, and when he heard what Gu Feixue said, he was a little surprised.
"How did Xue'er know?"
Gu Feixue pointed at the shoe prints on the ground and said, "Brother, look at these prints. Aren't they a little different?"
She stepped hard on the ground, and sure enough, a small footprint was left on the ground.
"Our shoes were hand-sewn by our mother before we left, and they all have a little flower on them!"
Gu Tingchuan took a closer look and indeed found a clue.
"Okay, let's follow these footprints!"
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, it was almost dark, but no one was in sight.
Gu Feixue couldn't help but feel a little anxious. If it got dark soon, she might really lose track of those people.
"Look, over there!"
Gu Tingchuan's excited voice came, Gu Feixue looked in the direction of his fingertips, and indeed found a familiar figure.
But before he could get there, a hoarse voice came, full of malicious intent.
"You, a bunch of old, weak, women and children, can't survive anyway, so why not contribute to me, Grandpa? Hand over all the food to me now!"
Then Gu Lang angrily scolded: "You evil man, don't even think about hurting my family!"
Gu Tingchuan was shocked and quickly pulled his sister over.
Under the firelight, three skinny refugees surrounded the Gu family and looked at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law behind Gu Lang with ill intentions.
Wang stood in front of her elderly mother-in-law and glared at the evil thieves fiercely.
What Gu Feixue hated most in her life was people who bullied the elderly and the weak. Before Gu Tingchuan could make a move, the chain in her hand flew out.
For a moment, these refugees, who had nothing to their name, were beaten so hard that they screamed and ran away, dragging their unconscious companions.
"Dad! Mom! Grandma!"
Seeing the bad guys running away, Gu Tingchuan put down the stick and hugged his father tightly, as if he was afraid that they would leave again.
Gu Feixue was originally standing at a distance watching, but before she could come to her senses, she was already embraced in a warm embrace.
"Xue'er, I'm scared to death."
Feeling the warm liquid falling on her hair, Gu Feixue's stiff body relaxed a little.
Well, since she has taken over this body, she will definitely take good care of this little kid's family.
Gu Feixue stretched out her hands and hugged Wang's soft waist.
"mother."
Hearing the word "mother", Wang's eyes were filled with tears.
Gu Lang patted his youngest daughter's head with a smile: "When did our Xue'er learn kung fu? She can even beat up bad guys now?"
Gu Feixue was shocked and quickly said, "Xue'er has seen that brother beats up bad guys like this every day! Xue'er also wants to protect her family!"
Gu Tingchuan smiled bitterly and said, "Xue'er has grown up after what she went through... It's all my fault. I didn't protect Xue'er well and couldn't let her grow up without worries."
Hearing this, Gu Lang's eyes moistened, and he felt guilty: "Okay, okay, good boy, ah, it's all because of Dad's uselessness..."
Hui Niang, who was hiding nearby, rolled her eyes and muttered softly, "Who knows if the yellow fox is possessed by him?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Gu Tingchuan glared at the gossipy woman, and the usually gentle Wang couldn't help but show anger on her face.
Madam Gu's smile gradually disappeared, replaced by a cold expression.
"Xue'er is still young, but she has grown so much after enduring such inhuman torture. She knows how to protect her family. But where were you when we were attacked just now?"
Hui Niang's body froze, and she quickly put on a smile: "I'm going to find someone to help me, right?"
"help?"
Wang hugged Gu Feixue and immediately became angry. "I saw you hiding behind that tree, and your embroidered shoes were exposed!"
Hui Niang stamped her feet in a coquettish tone, "I am just a weak woman, I can't help you!"
Madam Gu snorted coldly and patted Wang's hand: "Are you saying Qianniang is not a woman? Or Xue'er is not a woman?"
After hearing this, Hui Niang suddenly became a little flustered.
She finally used some tricks to climb into Gu Lang's bed, but he only recognized her as a concubine.
That would be fine, but not only does the master stay in Wang's house every day, but now he has been exiled!
Although she wanted to abandon this sinner's family, as a woman, she still needed someone to rely on before finding another family. If she was abandoned...
She shuddered and began to cry again.
"Master!"
“That’s enough!”
Hui Niang shuddered, lowered her head and dared not say a word.
Gu Lang glared at Hui Niang in disappointment. "Our family has fallen into such a state, and it's a blessing to be able to stay together. If anyone else tries to sow discord here, then don't follow us!"
Hui Niang was frightened by the threat and dared not say anything.
Gu Feixue also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, after this interruption, no one pursued her change anymore.
Madam Gu sighed slowly, "Our Gu family has been loyal and righteous for generations. How could we end up in a situation where we can't even fill our stomachs?"
Gu Feixue was also hungry. She looked around and saw a small hill nearby, but with so many refugees here, there was probably nothing delicious to eat.
But she still decided to go up and give it a try.
"Brother, let's go to the mountain over there and see if there's anything to eat!"
"How can this be possible!" Wang hurriedly stopped him, "It's too dangerous!"
Gu Lang frowned and stood up: "I'll go with you."
Gu Feixue hurriedly stopped the man: "Daddy, please stay here, otherwise who will protect grandma and mom? My brother and I have weapons, we will be fine!"
Gu Lang looked at his two children for a long time before he sighed softly.
Without food, the whole family would starve to death!
"Be careful in everything."
The brother and sister stumbled up the mountain and looked around, but there was nothing there.
Apart from some tall trees, this group of refugees almost ate up all the grass.
Gu Feixue took a deep breath and carefully checked the nearby traces.
There is probably nothing left on the ground except the dry grass leaves that these people cannot swallow. If they want to find food, they can only go underground.
But the leaves on the ground have been almost plucked away, making it difficult to distinguish them from the leaves.
Gu Feixue searched for a long time before she found a small piece of leaf that looked like kudzu leaf.
She held her breath and looked down at the land below.
Sure enough, several thick kudzu roots were entangled together, as if calling them to dig.
Gu Feixue put away her ability and curled the corners of her lips.
She removed the chain from her waist and carefully pawed the ground with the cuffs.
The kudzu root was buried quite deep, but fortunately the handcuffs were hard, and soon the earthy brown surface was exposed.
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