At Xu time, the sky was getting dark.

Cheng Ling carefully observed his surroundings through the cracks in his shack.

There is no moon in the sky, and the starlight is very sparse.

The hazy night blurred everything, including the miserable wind and rain in the refugee area outside the city, which seemed to have been eliminated into silence as the sun set.

Cheng Ling said softly: "Auntie, we can set off."

Mu Sanniang was stunned and said, "Why don't you wait until midnight?"

The second half of the night is generally when the human body is most tired, and people's vigilance will be minimized at this time. Logically speaking, the second half of the night is the most suitable time to leave quietly.

Cheng Ling's eyes turned slightly. Although the night was blurry in her field of vision, the subtle sounds and shadows caused by the movement of the human body could not escape her eyes and ears.

Therefore, in her eyes, the current refugee area is like a dynamite barrel that claims to be quiet, but is actually being quietly set over a blazing fire, with the possibility of exploding at any time!

Cheng Ling whispered: "Auntie, have you seen that those people are moving around frequently and interacting with each other?"

During the day, Mr. Guo ran into a wall with Cheng Ling, but this obviously did not dissuade him from initiating unrest. On the contrary, leaking the news to Cheng Ling probably made him more impatient.

Through the current observed trends, Cheng Ling came to the conclusion: "Auntie, it's very possible that by the middle of the night... they will rush to the city gate!"

Mu Sanniang understood and immediately said, "Okay, then we'll leave right away."

What is there not to leave?

I originally stayed in this place because, on the one hand, the nobles in the city knew how to give porridge, and people who were famished and frightened wanted to take a break to get a few mouthfuls of food and live one more day.

On the other hand, I actually fantasize about moving to the city to settle down...

It’s just a fantasy, just think about it. How many of them can be realized?

With tears in her eyes, Cheng Dani just said softly: "It only stopped for a few days, and we have to leave again."

Where to go?

have no idea.

Cheng Dani wiped away her tears and took the initiative to pick up the heaviest baggage.

In fact, there weren't many things. The heaviest luggage contained their clay pots and broken bowls, as well as a few bamboo tubes of water.

These things are not valuable, but they are indispensable on the road to escape.

Cheng Erni and Mu Sanniang each took a baggage, but Cheng Ling was empty-handed.

She just quietly held a Swiss Army Knife in the palm of her hand. If someone with no eyesight tried to stop her on her way out, she wouldn't mind using the weapon.

Cheng Ling took the lead, and the group of four walked out of the shack silently.

The night gave them the best cover. The mother and daughter passed through the forest behind the shack as quickly as possible from the side of the shack.

The moment she entered the mountain, Cheng Dani breathed out a heavy breath.

Cheng Erni whispered happily: "That's great, no one is coming to stop us!"

Cheng Ling also breathed a sigh of relief, but she did not feel that her previous vigilance was unnecessary. On the contrary, she became more cautious after entering the mountain.

Cheng Ling said: "Auntie, wait for me here for a moment." After saying that, she came to the big rock where she had hidden before.

Covered by the stone, she quickly took out a dark blue cross-body canvas bag from the space, and then put the telescope, insect repellent, small compound crossbow, windproof matches, compass, survival whistle, straps, and bright light in the space.

The flashlight and other items were put in the canvas bag.

Of course, at the same time, Cheng Ling did not forget to take out a few more compressed biscuits, tear off the packaging and put them in zip-keeping bags, and also put them in a canvas bag.

After doing all this, she walked out from behind the stone and returned to Mu Sanniang and her two sisters.

Mu Sanniang's sharp eyes saw that there was an extra bag on her body in the blurry night. She was a little surprised at the moment: "Brother Ling, is this the baggage you picked up in the mountains as you mentioned before?"

Yes, the excuse Cheng Ling made before was to wait here for a response.

Cheng Ling hurriedly said: "Yes, Auntie, I was afraid of being seen by others, so I hid this bag behind the stone. Auntie, there are many strange things in the bag. I took a look, and they are all very useful."

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While talking, she took out the bottle of insect repellent from her bag.

The insect repellent was a spray type. Cheng Ling pressed the pump and sprayed it on the legs and feet of Mu Sanniang and her two sisters, and also sprayed it on herself.

Cheng Dani took a step back in fright, while Cheng Erni covered her mouth with her hands. Mu Sanniang said cautiously: "Brother Ling, what are you doing?"

Cheng Ling said: "Auntie, when we go into the mountains, the first important thing is to prevent mosquitoes. This thing can repel insects."

After saying that, she put the insect repellent back into the canvas bag.

There is no need to explain why you know "this thing can repel insects", there is no need, and now is not the right time.

As he spoke, Cheng Ling took out the composite crossbow from the canvas bag.

This composite crossbow is foldable and lightweight, and can be loaded with five crossbow arrows at a time. When opened, the widest part is only one foot, and can be held with one hand.

Cheng Lingbian held the crossbow in her left hand and randomly broke a branch about three feet long in her right hand. She opened a path and tapped the branches on both sides of the road while walking up the mountain.

The purpose of this is to "alert the enemy".

After the summer floods, the weather in Ping County is still hot, and the mountains are full of insects and snakes. Going up the mountain at night is actually a very dangerous thing.

But Cheng Ling had already planned to cross the mountain tonight and go to Wei County in the north of the mountain.

The best way to stay away from those refugees who would start riots is to stay as far away as possible. When it comes to storming the city, Cheng Ling doesn't think they will succeed at all. Therefore, the best way to avoid the liquidation of Ping County officers and soldiers is to stay away as quickly as possible.

In this way, the four of them, mother and daughter, walked in the dark and under the sparse starlight in the sky for who knows how long.

Finally, it seemed that we were halfway up the mountain. Cheng Erni was panting and couldn't help but suggested: "Mom, why don't we stop for a while and put up a torch before we go?"

As soon as I finished speaking, I suddenly felt the sky above suddenly light up!

Cheng Erni yelled, turned around, and suddenly realized that it was dawn here? It was actually the location of Ping County below, and suddenly countless torches were lit at the same time.

The four people stood on the mountain, illuminated by the firelight, and could see clearly from a distance.

The city gate over there was opened wide, and countless officers and soldiers rushed out, fighting with the refugees crowding at the city gate.

Blood splattered everywhere, and screams echoed through the night sky.

They were obviously very far away, but at this moment, the four people standing on the mountain felt that those distant screams were ringing right in their ears.

Cheng Dani bit her lip, and Cheng Erni couldn't help but trembled: "If we hadn't left..."

Suddenly, a strong gust of wind hit from the side. Cheng Ling was instantly alert. He raised his left hand from the side and fired a crossbow arrow at the incoming black shadow like a meteor chasing the moon.

Cheng Dani: "Ah!"

Before the screams stopped, the black figure was hit by an arrow in the neck and instantly flew backwards to the ground.
Chapter completed!