After Xie Changgeng left Liancheng, he did not take the original road and immediately returned to Hexi. Instead, he turned another way and set foot on the Wuzhou direction adjacent to Sanmiao. He planned to take a shortcut and go back to his hometown in Xie County in Kuizhou as soon as possible, and take a look at his mother whom he had not seen for a long time, and then return to Hexi.

At dusk, the horse galloped for a day, but only had a short rest in the middle, and his foot strength gradually became weak. Xie Changgeng's life slowed down. At this time, the mount of a follower next to him suddenly made an uneasy neighing sound, and his front hooves were raised high. If it weren't for the follower's superb riding skills, he would have been thrown away long ago.

The entourage was shocked and forced to control the horse. Then he raised the whip in his hand. He was about to whip the horse when he suddenly felt a slight shaking. He turned his head and saw the branches and leaves of the trees on the roadside rustling, and the birds in the distance were restless, and he suddenly woke up.

"Sir! Earthquake!"

Xie Changgeng had noticed the abnormality, turned over and dismounted his horse, and ordered his followers to come down. Several people stopped by the roadside to stabilize the frightened horses. After the position had moved, the surrounding area became quiet again, and then continued to move forward. After walking for a while, he encountered a land temple on the roadside, which was probably too dilapidated and disrepaired for so long. He had not survived the earthquake just now and most of them collapsed.

The group rode over and suddenly heard a faint call for help from behind.

Under the ruins, it seems that someone is suppressed.

"grown ups?"

The follower looked at Xie Changgeng.

"Get the guy out."

Xie Changgeng stopped the horse, turned his head and took a look, and gave an order.

All the followers dismounted and ran back. Several people worked together to carry the broken wood away, spread the rubble, and rescued one from the bottom.

The man was a middle-aged man, covered in dust and dust, his leg was pressed by the beam of the house. When he was pulled out, he lay on the ground and protected a bag in his arms tightly.

The follower stopped bleeding and bandaged the injured. The man gradually calmed down and said that he was doing a small business outside and had not been home for more than a year. Now he finally saved some money and missed his wife and children at home. This time he went home to visit him. He walked here in the evening and was hungry and his legs were exhausted. Seeing the dilapidated temple, he went in and wanted to rest for a while, eat something before continuing on the road. Unexpectedly, he encountered an earthquake and had no time to escape. The man was pressed down by the collapsed roof. Fortunately, he met them, otherwise he would be afraid that there would be more danger and he would die here.

Xie Changgeng asked about this man’s home and learned that it was a village where he and his group had traveled during the day, which was dozens of miles away.

"Please, can you help me send a message to my house? There is only one woman in my family with her children. I don't know how they are now." The man kept begging.

Xie Changgeng looked at the darkening sky, hesitated for a while, then asked his subordinates to put the person on the horse's back and took him back.

When I entered the village, it was already dark.

Most of the houses in the village were intact, except for some of the walls that were cracked, the impact was not great, and the villagers' emotions gradually calmed down from the panic.

The woman in the injured family experienced the evening earthquake with her children. Although it was fine, she only broke a few bowls and plates at home, but she was still scared and did not dare to fall asleep. She was guarding her children for the night. Suddenly, she heard the call from her husband outside the house. She was like a dream. She hurried out and opened the door. She saw that her husband who had been away for many years had actually returned. She was covered in blood. She asked about the cause and effect, and cried and laughed. After helping the person into the house, she was extremely grateful to Xie Changgeng and others who had saved her husband. She brought her two children who woke up from her sleep and called her benefactor and wanted to kneel down to him.

Xie Changgeng asked her to get up and asked if there was an empty house to stay overnight.

The woman agreed repeatedly and quickly packed up the empty house. Knowing that they hadn't eaten yet, they quickly made a pot of food and brought it out.

Xie Changgeng asked his followers to eat with him.

On the other side, the man asked the woman to untie the burden he brought back. The woman untie it and saw that in addition to the toys her husband bought for her children, there was also an exquisite flower-headed silver hairpin inside. When he learned that he bought it specially for him to give it to him, he was very happy, but he blamed him for spending money randomly. The man said that when he made a lot of money in the future, he would exchange it for her gold hairpin. He sighed, saying that he had been away from home for many years, and that he was all dependent on the woman's care at home and outside. This time, he saw that she had lost a lot of weight.

The woman said that her husband was tired when he was running around, and she did not work hard, and she missed him day and night. When she saw him reply, she felt like she was dreaming. When she spoke, her voice gradually choked.

Several people ate around the dim oil lamp on the table. The whispers of the couple next door passed through a thin layer of wall panels and faintly floated over.

Several of Xie Changgeng's followers were bachelors. When they heard the private words of the couple, they couldn't help but look at each other, and subconsciously looked at the Jiedushi opposite again.

Xie Changgeng looked back with a blank expression on his face. He looked back and looked down. The few of them were busy and lowered their heads and continued to eat.

Xie Changgeng finished his meal for a few bites and put down his bowls and chopsticks.

A moment later, the woman came over with tears in the corners of her eyes, but her face was filled with an unconcealed smile. She asked them if they were full. If they were still not full, they would go steam some cakes and bring them over.

Xie Changgeng said he was full and thanked her. When the woman packed up her dishes and left, she asked the followers to hurry up and rest, and lay down with her clothes.

The room was pitch black and the night was getting deeper. It was already the third day of the day. Xie Changgeng suddenly heard a strange movement coming from the next door.

Although the sound was pressed very low, the creaking sound of the foot of the bed and the gasping sound of the men and women naturally made through the walls, still penetrated into his ears and heard it very clearly.

The entourage on the same house with him worked hard during the day. After lying down after eating and lying down, he knew that it was safe and did not have to be vigilant. He snored one after another, and he had already slept firmly without any sense of consciousness.

Xie Changgeng closed his eyes and turned over.

The movements of the couple next door finally stopped, and the quietness in their ears returned to their ears. Everything was silent. I only heard a few dog barking from some house in the distance.

Xie Changgeng dispelled the scene in his mind when he was with the Mu girl. Somehow, he remembered the words that the woman in the family said to her husband who had not returned home for a long time. He was already restless and unable to fall asleep. His mood became worse and worse. He almost never closed his eyes all night. It was not until the fifth update that he felt a sleepy feeling. In a hazy way, he had a dream that the dilapidated temple collapsed by the roadside yesterday evening, but the people under the ruins changed. It was not the man from this family, but a woman.

He turned the woman over, showed her face, and recognized that it was Mu. Her eyes were closed and her delicate face was pale.

"Mu!"

Xie Changgeng was startled and blurted out her. Seeing that she had no reaction, she seemed to die. Her heart was pounding. She suddenly opened her eyes, turned over and sat up, turned around and saw a hazy dim light coming out of the window paper. It was almost dawn, and then she realized that she was dreaming.

The entourage sleeping near him was awakened by his call. He didn't hear it clearly, and he thought his boss was summoning him.

These people are well-trained on weekdays. Before the follower opened his eyes, he subconsciously grabbed the knife next to him and jumped up from the floor.

"Sir, what's the matter?"

The remaining people were awakened one after another and stood up one after another. In the dim dawn, they saw him sitting still, and their figures were a little stiff.

Xie Changgeng felt his heart beating a little faster. He slowly turned his head and saw a few confused eyes staring at him. He knew that he had just lost his speech in his dream and woke up his subordinates. He brushed his hand and said nothing happened.

The women in this family knew that they were going to set out early in the morning and got up early to prepare the meal.

Xie Changgeng had no appetite, so he ate a few bites, asked his subordinates to leave some money after eating, and then left the yard by himself.

After the entourage finished eating, he took out the horse that was tied up in the yard last night and was about to leave, but he saw him standing on the side of the wild road, heading towards the distant mountains surrounded by morning mist in the distance, with his back motionless, as if he was concentrating on thinking about something.

The few people dared not disturb him and stood by and waited.

Xie Changgeng weighed it repeatedly in his heart, hesitated for a while, and finally made a decision. He turned around, took the reins from his entourage, and after getting on the horse, he ordered his head to turn around and go back.

The look in my dream at dawn was so deep.

The woman seemed to be dead, but she was still vivid in her mind and could not be erased.

Although he didn't know much about this woman and had no time to put more thoughts on her before, based on his previous feeling of being with her, she would have immediately returned to the Sanmiao Land and continued to treat the people there.

The terrain there is no better than that in plains, and earthquakes occur and dangers are everywhere.

It’s better to go back and take a look to see if she is really dead.

It would be fine if I really died, but I would be over and I would never bother you anymore. I would not delay much effort after this trip anyway.

The follower was puzzled. But since he got the order, how could he ask more questions? He followed him and turned around and went back.

Xie Changgeng did not go to Liancheng, but went directly to Sanmiao. He rushed until midnight and slept in the wilderness and continued on the road before dawn. At noon, he finally met a Chinese-speaking Sanmiao child named Wu Ji on the road and asked him about Mu Fulan.

Wu Ji said, "I know Master Weng! The earthquake the day before yesterday, many people in Liyang were injured, and she was there! I was also in Liyang yesterday and saw her!"

Since this child saw someone, she must be safe and sound.

My dream is indeed nonsense.

Xie Changgeng originally wanted to stop and go back, but he had already arrived here. He felt a little unwilling to go back like this.

He hesitated for a moment, and thought that seeing it was true, he asked his followers to give the child money and let him lead the way.

Wu Ji didn't want money, and his eyes rolled around, staring at the handle of the dagger exposed from the mouth of a boot on his entourage's feet.

The follower took out a dagger and handed it over.

Wu Ji tried the edge, his eyes shining, and he hid it carefully, and said happily: "Let's go, I'll take you there now. I'll walk here for more than half a day, but you're lucky to meet me. No one here is better than me. I know there is a shortcut that few people walk."

Wu Ji is not only familiar with the road, but also knows how to speak. It can be seen that he respects Mu Fulan very much. When he leads the way, he keeps talking about how she is doing well, and says that she also helped his mother treat her illness a few days ago.

Xie Changgeng said nothing.

Wu Ji looked at him, suddenly seemed to think of it, and asked, "By the way, I haven't asked yet, who are you from the Lord of the Manchu? What are you looking for her?"

Xie Changgeng glanced at the follower beside him, and the follower said to him: "The Lord is the husband of the master. Of course, he came to her only if he had something to do. Please lead the way!"

Wu Ji was stunned, stopped, stared at Xie Changgeng and the people around him for a few glances, with a look of suspicion in his eyes.

"Why don't you leave?"

The follower urged.

Wu Ji took out the dagger he had just hidden, threw it on the ground, and said, "I don't want your things anymore. I don't know the way either!" After that, he turned around and ran away.

Although this child is like a thin monkey, running around quickly, he could not escape when he met these people next to Xie Changgeng and was caught back within a moment.

"Okay, why don't you lead the way again?"

Xie Changgeng asked him.

Wu Ji didn't speak.

He grabbed his follower with a bad temper and reached out to pinch his shoulder. Wu Ji fell to the ground with tears in his eyes, but he was still very stubborn and said, "You are bad guys, and you must be lying to deceive me. I must be trying to be unfavorable to the Lord! I will not take you to find the Lord!"

Xie Changgeng signaled to let him go, walked over, squatted in front of him and smiled, "Why did I lie to you? Tell me about it."

"The last time I heard my mother and the others gossip, he said that General Yuan was the Baron of the Lord, and they were a pair made of heaven and earth."

Wuji shouted.

Xie Changgeng narrowed his eyes. "What does Baron mean?"

"Balon is the husband you Han people call. Since General Yuan is the Baron of the Lord, how could you be her husband? Why are you not a lie?"

The followers were shocked and looked at Xie Changgeng in unison. Seeing his face stiff, he didn't even dare to be so arrogant.

Seeing his appearance, Wu Ji was also a little scared and dared not speak out again, staring at him carefully.

Xie Changgeng slowly stood up, faced Li Yang's direction, stood for a moment, turned around and turned away.

When the follower saw him leave, he naturally let Wu Ji go and followed him back.
To be continued...