The sunset is setting.

In the wasteland outside the city wall of Yicheng, a small black dot appeared at the end of the heavy twilight.

The little black dots were moving slowly, but they kept moving towards the city wall in the distance, which was dyed red by the sunset.

Get closer, get closer.

The guards on the tower block finally saw clearly.

That was a girl who was only seven or eight years old, ragged, covered in mud, barefoot, and bloody.

Every step he took seemed to be exhausting the last bit of energy that had not been left in her body.

But she continued to move forward, staggering towards the city gate, gradually approaching.

The sunset drew the last ray of light.

The girl finally walked to the closed city gate, stopped, raised her head hard, and shouted "Help-" to the soldiers on the pier in a hoarse voice, and then fell to the ground.

"Li Langjun, Jiang Changshi asked for a meeting--"

Outside the door, the servant's voice suddenly came.

Li Mu's palm, which was gently stroking Luo Shen's beautiful hair, stopped.

Luo Shen slowly opened his eyes and wanted to straighten up, but he felt his back gently pressed down by his arm.

He stopped her from leaving.

"However, what's the matter?"

He still closed his eyes and asked.

"Speaking of a girl outside the city gate, the Taoist people were going to join us, but halfway was robbed by the Jin people."

Li Mu suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, and whispered: "Ami, I'll go and have a look. You can rest first."

After saying that, he turned over from the table, picked up Luo Shen, sent him to the bed and put him down, and then quickly walked out.

After Li Mu left, the God of Luo also learned the details within a moment.

Shortly after he arrived in Yicheng, rumors began among the Han people around him that after the imperial court had abandoned this place for many years, he finally sent a new governor back to guard the situation.

At the beginning, no one in the Han people was moved.

Over the past few decades, the current situation has been turbulent. Before Yicheng became a ghost city, the city was occupied and the city lord had changed. There were Han people and Hu people.

But no one can hold on.

Many years later, another governor of the Southern Dynasty came suddenly. I was afraid that the governor would be incompetent and unable to defend his place, or just regard Yicheng as a temporary place to stay and could not provide long-term protection for himself. Who dares to return to the city easily?

Gradually, the news spread again, saying that the newly arrived governor Li Mu not only had the name of a god of war, but was invincible. In the battle of Bajun, he defeated Yuan Jie. After arriving here, he built a city wall, reclaimed land, and posted notices to recruit soldiers and people. Li Mu made a vow to heaven in his own name that he would never abandon the earth as long as others were in one day.

So, about half a month ago, there were sporadic people coming to join us and requesting to submit.

Today, this girl, Ayu, is one of these people.

Naturally, she couldn't act alone.

The ones who were originally with her were her parents, brothers, and dozens of other neighbors, a total of more than 100 people.

These people were once residents of Yicheng who lived for generations.

During these years, Yicheng suffered repeated war disasters, his population decreased sharply, his fields were deserted, and he didn't know what new wars would be brought to life, and the residents were scattered around.

Some became refugees and fled to the south across the river. Some went to other places. Some people hid in the nearby mountains and forests together.

Ayu's parents, along with dozens of other families who entered the mountain together, spent many years in the mountains. A few days ago, they finally heard that a governor named Li Mu reorganized Yicheng and recruited the people.

After watching for a while, after a fierce debate, they finally made a decision and moved back to Yicheng.

The mountains are barren and wild animals are infested, making life extremely difficult.

Moreover, how can people who have not experienced war and wandering understand their desire to return to their hometown, just like Lu Lian Muxi's eagerness and strong longing for their old home?

Even though the old place has been buried in weeds, as long as the new city lord can bring them a glimmer of hope, they are willing to believe it and refuse to give up.

That's right, more than a hundred people in this vocation, helped the elderly and the young, bravely left the mountains and returned to Yicheng half a month ago.

God in this troubled world has also cut off his mercy.

Halfway through the way, he encountered a group of 100 Xijin soldiers.

How could they be defeated by these Xijing soldiers who use murder and plunder as their daily routine?

The Western Jin soldiers killed the elderly and young children on the spot and kidnapped all the remaining men and women.

At that time, Ayu happened to be led by Amu, and he was rescued from a small gang on the side of the road, and then he escaped.

After watching the Xijin people kill, whip, and then tie their father, brother and the remaining people who were traveling with him, Ayu was taken by Amu and came to Yicheng day and night.

Ayu remembered that they had been walking on the road for many days and nights. They were hungry, ate weeds, thirsty, and drank water from the mud pond on the side of the road.

The soles of Ayu's feet were worn out, and Amu continued on the road with her on her back.

But unfortunately, three days ago, they encountered another wild wolf in the wasteland.

My mother finally killed the wild wolf with a hatchet she carried by her side.

But my mother was also bitten and her legs were bleeding.

Finally, just yesterday, my mother fell down and could no longer walk.

My mother pointed Yicheng's direction to her and said to her that she kept moving forward towards the sunset and walked to their original home.

While crying, Ayu continued to move forward in the direction pointed by Amu.

She must persevere, find the man named Li Mu as soon as possible, and ask him for help.

I beg him to save his father and brother, and I also beg him to save his mother who was still lying on the roadside.

Just today, she finally reached the end of the sunset and saw the city wall.

At the moment he arrived, Ayu could no longer hold on and fainted.

After Li Mu went, he did not come back.

Luo Shenzhi led a team of troops out of the city and went to chase the Xijing soldiers overnight.

The girl named Ayu was also sent over as she ordered.

The girl was so thin that she washed her face and hands and feet and showed her originally pretty face.

Aju put medicine on her. Looking at her feet covered with blood scabs, she couldn't help but sigh.

It should be very painful. The girl seemed to have no feeling, and only used her big eyes to secretly look at the Luoshen from time to time.

His eyes were cautious and full of expectations, which made Luo Shen very sad.

A moment ago, Fan Cheng came back and just reported to her that he had found the girl's mother in the wild, but the person had died for a long time.

He dug a pit on the spot and buried the man.

But this girl is still here at this moment, waiting for her mother's return.

Luo Shen didn't know how to tell her the news, so he could only coax her and said that her mother should be able to find it soon.

It was late at night, and the girl was extremely tired and finally fell asleep.

But Luo Shen couldn't sleep and felt extremely heavy.

In Jiankang, she had heard of the blood and tears tragedy of the northerners under the trampling of Hu Liao's iron hooves.

Although I felt very sympathetic when I heard it, I was also disappointed by the incompetence of the court.

But that's all, the past passes.

She has the joy, anger and sorrow that touches her own heart.

These joys, angers, sorrows and joys are her real life.

But today, the things that used to exist only in the past were suddenly staged in front of her.

A group of Han people who wanted to come to join Li Mu were slaughtered and robbed by the Western Jin people halfway.

A mother escaped with her daughter by chance and continued to move forward.

My mother died on the way to arrive.

The seven-year-old girl finally arrived at her destination with her barefoot covered with blood bubbles, step by step, following the direction of the sunset.

When I came out, my family was around.

When she arrived, she was the only one left.

The God of Luo was deeply shocked.

She was worried about Li Mu. She also hoped that he could catch up with the group of Xijin people and bring the girl's father and brother back.

On the north of Qiuchi, on the way to Qincheng, the capital of the Western Jin Kingdom, there were about a dozen simple tents set up in a flat field beside the water.

This group of more than a hundred Western Jin soldiers, following the leader Gu Huiwu a few days ago, left Qiuchi. On the way back to Qincheng, they met a group of Han people in ragged clothes and carrying rags. They killed the useless people and tied up the rest. They walked on the road for a few more days, but they were only here today because their speed was slowed down.

There is still a few days left before and after Qincheng, and there is no place to settle down. The sky is getting darker, so I spend the night in the wilderness.
To be continued...