Chapter 70
The old lady Xiao couldn't cry anymore, and regretted offending the villagers and letting outsiders bully her like this.

After thinking about it, he greeted Xiao Hong and Xiao Hai.

"Eldest son and second son, it seems that we should go up the mountain and ask the villagers to forgive us. Only by following them can we stutter, otherwise we will not be able to survive."

It was already midnight when the food convoy went up the mountain and reached the road closest to the village in the forest.

The village chief ordered the grain truck to stop where it was, built a bonfire, and sent someone to watch over it, while he, Xiao Ningxue, Wu Chongwen and others went to the village.

In the end, someone was injured, someone was dragged away by the tiger and disappeared, and when to leave needs to be decided after everyone discusses it.

At the moment, the village is brightly lit, and there are too many people, it is impossible to sleep, and everyone can only warm up around the fire.The people in the village are also enthusiastic, as long as they have tea and snacks, they will take them out to entertain them.

The village head, Xue Andong, didn't sleep either, and he and Xiao Zhenwang had been chatting about the retreat of the ancient Shu army to the north.

"Village Chief Xue, pack up quickly and leave with us tomorrow morning." Xiao Zhenwang said warmly.

Xue Anton shook his head helplessly.

"Withdraw? How to withdraw? We are sinners who have been exiled here for generations. How can we dare to leave without the order of the court?"

"If you don't leave, it will be dangerous. This place is close to Dingxi, and it will definitely fall into the hands of Dasheng barbarians."

"That's just right. The Red Cherry Spear that I used to kill all directions on the battlefield more than ten years ago just happened to come in handy."

"Of course Chief Xue is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, but if your wife and daughter fall into the hands of Dasheng people, it will be bad!"

As soon as these words came out, Xue Andong immediately pulled his full beard, and his mood became heavy.

It doesn't matter whether he lives or dies, but what about the girls in the village? One can imagine the torture those girls who look like flowers will suffer if they fall into the hands of Dasheng Bing.

Seeing Xue Anton's sad face, Sai Qiliang stroked his goat's beard and said, "I'm leaving tomorrow, so why bother? We'll talk about it when we get to Huizhou."

Xue Andong didn't speak, took out a homemade bong, chilled some tobacco leaves in it, and started smoking.

Before he had smoked twice, he heard voices approaching, a group of torches appeared in the forest, and the village chief Wang Yonggui and others came.

"Uncle Xiao, Uncle Sai, Uncle Zhao~~As long as you are fine." Wang Yonggui's eyes immediately became moist when he saw the familiar faces drinking tea by the fire.

What could be more exciting and joyful than the fact that they are all right in the face of such great danger?
"Sir Wang, is your food okay?" Xiao Zhenwang and the other patriarchs also stood up, stroking their beards, and asked loudly.

"It's okay, don't worry, everyone."

After talking about Wang Yonggui and others, they entered the village, and then introduced Xue Andong to everyone, exchanged a few words and sat by the fire together.

Seeing Xiao Ningxue came back, Xue Ruyun directly pulled her into the room. One of the injured patients had a fever, and she didn't know how to deal with it, so Xiao Ningxue got busy.

Outside by the fire, Xiao Shan drank tea to warm himself up, listening to Xiao Zhenwang and the others continue chatting with Xue Andong.

"May I ask Village Chief Xue, what was your position in the capital before you were exiled?" Xiao Zhenwang couldn't help asking, "Look, you are quite capable. When shooting tigers, you specialize in shooting tiger eyes, and you can hit every shot~"

Xue Andong smiled wryly, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea.

"It's not very capable. It was just a small lieutenant under King Pingnan back then."

After hearing this conversation, Xiao Shan suddenly tightened his hand holding the tea bowl, and hurriedly raised his eyes to look at Xue Andong.

"When was Village Chief Xue exiled here?"

"15 years ago." Xue Andong replied.

Xiao Shan's hands gripping the bowl became tighter, "May I ask Village Chief Xue's name?"

Xue Andong was puzzled for a moment, we were not that familiar, so it was a bit presumptuous to ask someone's name like this, but he still answered with a smile.

"My surname is Xue, and my name is Anton."

Xiao Shan's expression obviously relaxed a little, but he still didn't stop talking, and asked: "Does Village Chief Xue know a person named Xue Junning?"

Hearing this name, not only Xue Anton's eyes were full of surprise, but even Wu Chongwen's expression changed slightly.

Xue Junning, the former Prime Minister of the ancient Shu Kingdom, was involved in the Qi King's rebellion case 15 years ago, and was dismissed from office and exiled to Lingnan.

I never thought that the whole family would get sick during the exile, and there would be no one left.
Xiao Shan actually mentioned this name? Why?
The shock in Xue Andong's eyes was much higher than that of Wu Chongwen, but he quickly covered it up and smiled calmly.

"A cousin of mine is also called by this name, but he had finished speaking 15 years ago and looked at Xiao Shan inquiringly, "Where did this big brother hear this name?"

The surname Xue was rare in the ancient Shu Kingdom, and it was even more unlikely that the name would be repeated. Why did this person mention this name?
Xiao Shan looked dazed for a moment, and the teacup in his hand shook accordingly, and hurriedly put the teacup down.

"Oh, it's nothing, I just heard our Ding'an county magistrate Guo mention it, so I asked casually."

This explanation seemed to make sense, so Xue Andong didn't think much about it, but after all, it touched the past that had been dusty for many years, and couldn't help but feel a little depressed, so he found an excuse to come to the side to smoke a pot.

Wu Chongwen got up and came to his side.

"Follow the villagers of Taohua Village and evacuate to Huizhou tomorrow." His tone was commanding.

Xue Andong hurriedly turned around, bowed slightly, with a respectful expression.

"excuse me, you are?"

The first time we met, he felt that this person was not an ordinary person. Hearing what he said now, he confirmed his thoughts even more.

"Night King." Wu Chongwen didn't intend to hide it, and took out a royal gold medal to shine it on, "You retreat first, and I will ask the emperor for orders."

Xue Andong was about to kneel when he saw the gold medal, but Wu Chongwen hurriedly dragged him.

"Don't reveal my identity, but believe me, the villagers of Taohua Village are good people, you can rest assured to leave with them."

"Yes, Your Highness the Night King." Xue Andong's voice was trembling with excitement, and he didn't expect to meet the Night King here.

Although he has been exiled here and lived in seclusion for many years, there are occasional letters from old friends in Beijing and China, and he has heard a little about the affairs of the court.

Ye Wang Wu Chongwen, in charge of the three divisions, is the most trusted person of the emperor.

It's just that I don't know why he came here~~ Now that I met him, can the case of "rebellion" 15 years ago be overturned?
There was a hint of hope in Xue Andong's eyes. The former emperor has passed away, and time flies. Maybe they can really redress their grievances? Just as his thoughts were surging, the Night King heard Miss Xiao's call from the house, and had already left in a hurry.

Xue Andong sighed, and forced back the words that came to his lips.

After calming down, he walked quickly towards his home.

He had to tell his wife to pack his luggage quickly and leave with the villagers of Taohua Village tomorrow morning.

Maybe, maybe with good luck, they have been wronged for more than ten years, and maybe one day they will be able to overturn the case.

(End of this chapter)

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