When the prince of no descendants found out that he had a baby, he went crazy

Chapter 195 194 Villagers Hiding in the Cave
Even if a highly skilled doctor later developed a prescription for treating the plague using the pills left by Gu Hua and became famous, he was still not as famous as Gu Hua, who was said to be a living Bodhisattva who saved people from suffering.

When the ship reaches Qingzhou Wharf, Gu Hua and his crew will change to land route to Shuzhou.

What Gu Hua and his friends didn't expect was that news came that Qingcheng was being besieged by a rebellious army led by a man named Li Wei. This man was cunning and strategic, but his only shortcoming was that he was a bit indecisive and did not rule strictly.

With the fall of Qingcheng, Li Wei divided his troops into two groups and occupied several other counties and towns under his jurisdiction. The local people who stayed behind and did not escape began to flee everywhere to avoid the massacre.

Gu Hua and his group traveled light, planning to take the main road and the mountain trails to avoid the group of arrogant and bloodthirsty men recruited by Li Wei.

The people of Qingcheng embarked on the difficult road of escape. The adults carried their loads on their shoulders, and the whole family, with their children, followed the fleeing army forward aimlessly.

Levi's men always encountered some fleeing civilians, killing or injuring countless people.

Sometimes they encountered other defeated soldiers who were scattered and looting everywhere. The people had to stop and go, and were miserable. They could only move to the more secluded deep mountains and forests to fight with wild beasts for territory and survival.

That day, Gu Hua and his friends stayed in a dilapidated temple.

Gu Hua developed a habit in the end times that whenever she spent the night in the wild, she would check the surroundings to see if there was any danger.

Leading the active Kang Kang to the back mountain, Gu Hua's keen insight made her look at the huge stone cave not far away. The slight panting sound did not escape her ears.

Even though he noticed something strange in the cave, Gu Hua had no intention of going over to find out what was going on.

The cave, which is in a hidden location and can accommodate hundreds of people, is the best shelter for the fleeing people, used to avoid bandits or some cruel and bloodthirsty people.

Everyone thought that hiding in the cave was safer than in the wilderness, at least they could avoid the indiscriminate looting and massacre by the rebel army. After discussion, about twenty or so families of villagers in a village outside Qingcheng who had not chosen to flee the disaster moved into the cave together.

When Gu Hua approached, they didn't dare to move at all. They all huddled together and held their breath, for fear of being discovered by the rebels who loved killing for fun.

At dusk, Gu Hua picked up Kang Kang and walked along the thin stream into a small stream between two mountains. There was a small path trampled by people leading to the bottom of a huge stone wall. Looking up, the entrance of the cave was mostly covered by bushes, and the entrance was extremely hidden.

"Mother, there is a beautiful flower over there. When I come down, we will pick it and bring it back to my sister. She will definitely like it."

Gu Hua watched Kang Kang pointing at the purple flowers blooming in a hidden place, and pointed to a place nearby, "The flowers there are more gorgeous and colorful. Mother, take us there to pick them."

The man hiding at the entrance of the cave, ready to strike, nervously wiped his palms on his clothes quietly, and made up his mind that if anyone dared to approach, he would also attack the mother and son for the sake of the whole village.

Gu Hua glanced at the gray corner of the clothes that could not be hidden, curled his lips and smiled, then left with his son who was sending his sister off with a bunch of flowers.

The villagers who had taken refuge in the cave breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the footsteps getting farther and farther away until they disappeared.

"Oh my god! You scared me to death!"

"When will this end? Oh my God, this is going to kill us!!"

"Shut up, everyone." A middle-aged man with a vicissitudes of life said in a low voice, interrupting the complaints. The cave suddenly became quiet, which showed that the man still had a lot of prestige among the villagers.

The adults quietly spread the sheets and clothes they brought on the ground, separated by boxes and packages, and the cave instantly became a large bunk bed, with one family next to another. People crowded into the cave, hoping to survive the disaster.

Everyone was very nervous. Sometimes they listened carefully, sometimes they peeked into the cave entrance, alert to sounds near and far, and worried that the rebel army would chase them into the deep mountains and forests.

Someone told a story:
A long time ago, there was a refugee family who fled with their baby. Unexpectedly, the baby was frightened and cried non-stop, which attracted bandits.

The bandits followed the sound and chased the fleeing group, raped the women and robbed the few belongings. Afterwards, the refugees took their anger out on the baby girl and forced her family to abandon her on the way.

The stories told by the villagers made the atmosphere in the cave even more tense, and families with children also began to worry.

Gu Hua guessed who were hiding in the cave, and had no intention of disturbing the people hiding inside. He walked back with Kang Kang and put the matter behind him.

Next to Wu Dachui in the cave, there was a mother and her child sleeping. The child was not even one year old yet, and was crying because of hunger because his mother did not have enough milk to feed him. Others thought of the stories of fleeing famine that the villagers had just told them, and were worried that the crying would attract bandits or other murderous villains.

Everyone urged the child's mother to comfort the girl and stop her from crying. The mother glared at the crying girl with disdain and said, "Girl, why are you crying?" She immediately covered her mouth impatiently.

The little girl cried loudly as her mother covered her mouth and chin. Her veins bulged instantly and she struggled and gasped.

The other family members of the little girl did not care at all about the child, especially a girl, who was born in such a difficult time, and allowed the child's mother to forcibly cover her mouth and nose to stop her from crying.

At this time, the sound of startled birds came from the forest outside the cave, and the sound approached the cave entrance from far away. The little girl kicked her legs hard, and soon suffocated to death in the dark cave.

The child's mother could not hear the girl's crying, and thought she had stopped crying so she let go of her hand that was covering her mouth and fell asleep leaning on her own luggage.

The poor child died in the neglect of his family who favored boys over girls.

After an hour, no one heard any movement outside and guessed that it might be just a false alarm.

After the tension, everyone felt extremely tired and fell asleep in a daze.

At dawn, the villagers in the cave suddenly heard clear footsteps coming from outside the cave. A few brave people rushed to the cave entrance to check the situation and saw a group of people walking towards the cave where they were hiding.

Every footstep seemed to make everyone's ears buzz, and gravel fell all over the place...

A moment later, the rebels shouted excitedly from the cave entrance. "The boy we hunted as prey was not lying. There is really someone in this cave."

As they were talking, the rebels soon crawled into the cave one after another, holding torches, looking at the shivering and huddled villagers with shifty eyes.

Holding a knife in their hands, they drove the people in the cave to the cave entrance. Everyone who came out of the cave was searched by them and all valuables were looted.