Before Xiao Shilian could finish his words, a loud noise suddenly came from behind him. The old soldiers guarding Xiao Shilian suddenly drew out their sabers and squinted slightly to look in the direction from which they came.
Li Xingchen and the others also stopped and turned around: "What's going on?!"
"There are people!" Xiao Shilian's voice was low but urgent, "There are quite a few people."
Li Xingchen took a breath. There should be only one entrance to the cave. At this time, someone came. Logically speaking, they should be the villagers following. However, Li Xingchen and the others had all experienced the twists and turns of this road. The four of them had experienced it.
The strong young man plus the two veterans who had been tempered by fighting on the battlefield had walked for about half an hour, not to mention the women, children, old and weak people behind.
It would be a disaster if they could catch up so quickly.
"Not good!" Li Xingchen said almost subconsciously, turning his head suddenly to look at Xiao Shilian.
Although Xiao Shilian's expression could not be seen clearly in the darkness, Li Xingchen knew that Xiao Shilian had also guessed it.
The reason why these women, children, old and weak people ran so fast was most likely because someone was chasing them from behind. And these pursuers were naturally the bandits and Northern Zhou soldiers who were searching for them outside the mountain.
Xiao Shilian stomped his feet angrily: "It came too fast. Even if there is really an exit here, where are we going to find it?"
Li Xingchen gritted his teeth: "Without further delay, now we can only hope that those bandits and barbarians will not dare to go deep into this cave, Sein Fei, Li Qiu!"
"Here!" Song Fei and Li Qiu both trembled.
"You two go up and see what's going on. I and General Xiao are looking for an exit here!" Li Xingchen said in a deep voice. At this time, he was not at ease about handing over this place to Song Fei and Li Qiu. He just wanted them to
The existence of Mr. Zheng and Mr. Song can help them, "If the matter is urgent, then inform Yu immediately!"
Xiao Shilian nodded: "You two will also follow up, and you must gain time with your brothers!"
"No!" The two old soldiers who were the Xiao family's personal guards agreed without hesitation and took the lead to return along the original route. Song Fei and Li Qiu also hurriedly followed.
Xiao Shilian didn't even look behind him. He patted Li Xingchen and confirmed Li Xingchen's position. He then handed the thing in his hand to him: "Get it."
"Is this... Huo Zhezi?" Li Xingchen was stunned for a moment.
"This is the only one I have left in my hand. Although the fire folds are far inferior to the torches, it is better to have something than nothing at this time. Be sure to use it sparingly. These are the few." Xiao Shilian said with a wry smile.
Li Xingchen nodded and said in a deep voice: "You hear the sound of the water flow is quite loud. As we guessed before, so much water cannot be stored directly here. There must be a drainage outlet, and this drainage outlet should lead to the outside.
The road. The stone walls around here are slippery and steep, and there doesn't seem to be a hole. The other hole should be under this pool. The water flows to the lower place, which is consistent with this reason."
Xiao Shilian frowned, and while groping the wet walls around him, he said in a deep voice: "Are you so sure that the passage is enough for us to get out?"
"How do you know if you don't give it a try?" Li Xingchen chuckled, "I believe that there is no perfect path, not to mention that we are on a dead end now. Is there any other choice?"
Xiao Shilian couldn't help but laugh. Obviously, in his opinion, Li Xingchen was also a sweetheart.
Li Xingchen didn't say much, and just walked straight towards the pool.
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"Quick, hurry up!"
The only remaining torch was extinguished unwillingly in the turbulent wind. The endless darkness completely engulfed the overlapping figures. The slippery roads and walls, together with the darkness, would block anyone who wanted to intrude into its territory.
All the life within is swallowed up.
The sound of whizzing arrows came from behind from time to time, but it was soon drowned out by the sound of running water, the exclamations of the soldiers, and the sound of the wind. No one knew where the enemies behind them were, but including Mr. Zheng and others
We all know that with the few men and horses brought by Xiao Shilian, it is impossible to resist for too long, and when the time comes, those young and strong pursuers will definitely move faster than these villagers supporting the old and the young!
"Uncle!" Song Fei and Li Qiu breathlessly walked through the panicking crowd and found where Mr. Zheng was. "Uncle, is that you?"
Although he couldn't see clearly who was coming in the darkness, Mr. Zheng still heard the voice: "I'm here, I'm still alive!"
However, Song Fei and Li Qiu didn't care about savoring this cold joke at this time, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him: "Uncle, what happened?"
Mr. Zheng patted them both on the shoulders and pointed behind them: "Listen."
The sound of hurried footsteps filled his ears along with the sound of wind. Song Fei's face changed slightly: "Uncle, without further ado, we will take you away now. Everyone is in front, we can't leave you alone."
Mr. Zheng pushed Song Fei away: "Don't worry about me, old man. I'm afraid he can't walk. It's better to stay here and buy you some time. Don't forget that the old man was also killed in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Come out, even if your legs are weak now, you still have the ability to stand here and help you block one or two guys..."
"Uncle!" Song Fei hurriedly tried to pick up Mr. Zheng, but the old man turned around and slowly pulled out the knife he had worn on his waist for some time.
In the darkness, the old man slowly turned around and looked at Song Fei and Li Qiu, who had complicated expressions on their faces. He couldn't help but laugh and said: "Parting between life and death, but that's it. My A Qing is gone, and so is Li Cheng. The old man
If you are alone and compete with these barbarians, your life will not be wasted!"
The footsteps are getting denser and denser, and the screams are rising and falling one after another. In front of the influx of enemies in large groups, even though most of the soldiers brought by Xiao Shilian are experienced in hundreds of battles, they can't stop them for long. The gap in numbers between the two sides is
deadly.
"Let's go." Li Qiu said softly. If they leave now, Song Fei and Li Qiu will still have a way to survive. Otherwise, they may end up falling here together with Mr. Zheng.
Song Fei nodded, turned around and chased the panicked crowd in front of him. Li Qiu sighed deeply, subconsciously looked back at Mr. Zheng's figure, and then quickly followed Song Fei.
As Mr. Zheng said, the closest children and best friends in his life have fallen. Apart from those relatives who are close relatives, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is alone, so for him, he can stay here.
Striving for a glimmer of hope for everyone is ultimately a good thing.
What Mr. Zheng wanted was actually the same as Li Cheng's, which was just a death worthy of his death.
When Song Fei and Li Qiu quickly turned the corner, a powerful shout came from the darkness behind them, followed by the sound of weapons piercing flesh and blood, screams, and roars one after another, but it was like a sunny day.
The sound of thunder dissipated again after a moment.
Sein Fei and Li Qiu ignored their sighs and just gritted their teeth and continued to move forward.
Several figures coming towards them suddenly stopped them.