If you are infected by a monster, you will die. This is an iron rule set by the palace.
As a living person, Li Erxia didn't want to die at all, so he let go and ran away.
He definitely couldn't get in through the city gate, so he simply walked around the city wall and ran directly towards the south gate.
Soon, the news of Li Erxia's infection reached the ears of Cui Xing'an, the one on duty.
This was considered a serious accident, so Cui Xingan immediately gathered his men, lit torches and left the city gate.
Arriving at the place where the incident occurred, Li Erxia had disappeared, leaving only the soldier who had just warned him.
"Where are the people?" Cui Xing'an asked sharply.
"Run... towards the south gate!"
Cui Xingan immediately ordered his men: "Go... chase him back!"
Cui Xingan had to do this kind of thing himself to feel at ease.
On the way to Nancheng, Li Erxia ran as fast as he could, feeling filled with grief and anger.
Why was he so unlucky? Why did he give him hope and then directly kick him into the eighteenth level of hell?
Could it be that God specifically picks out the poor?
Running with all his strength, Li Erxia was both escaping for his life and venting his emotions.
Feeling that her body was getting hot, Li Erxia couldn't help but stop, grabbed the water bottle at her waist and poured it into her mouth.
The cold water made him feel slightly better, but the suppressed heat rebounded violently the next moment, causing him pain.
"ah……"
His shouts alerted the garrison soldiers on the city wall, and after a few breaths, soldiers raised their bows and drew arrows.
"Who?"
"Ah...ah...it's hot...it's burning me to death!" Li Erxia roared, then took off his shirt.
Not far away, Cui Xing'an rushed over with a dozen soldiers. He had already seen Li Erxia taking off her clothes.
When she found out that Cui Xing'an had brought someone over, Li Erxia could only bear the intense heat and took another step to escape.
But at this moment, his steps were shaky and he couldn't run at all. After a few steps, he stumbled and fell to the ground.
Cui Xing'an stepped forward and said in a particularly cold tone: "You have been infected by the disease and there is only one way to die. Now I give you a chance to commit suicide!"
After saying this, the soldier beside Cui Xingan threw a knife in front of Li Erxia.
"I... don't want to die!" Li Erxia cried, no normal person could face death calmly.
Cui Xingan sighed: "Then don't blame me!"
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The night was getting darker and darker, and Liu Shan, dressed in armor, quickly rushed to Changding Gate.
At this moment, a corpse was placed on the side of the city gate, and several soldiers and a flag guard were guarding it.
"How did my brother die?" Liu Shan stepped forward and asked.
Just now he was getting ready to go to bed, but he was notified that Li Erxia was dead and asked him to quickly go to Changdingmen to confirm his identity, so he rushed over now.
"Are you Liu Shan and Liu Xiaoqi?"
"yes!"
"Li Erxia, your subordinate, was accidentally infected while carrying a corpse and was beheaded by a hundred households. You can take the corpse back!"
After hearing this, Liu Shan understood the reason. He did not expect this to be the case.
Squatting down and looking at Li Erxia's body, Liu Shan couldn't help but sigh: "Brother, tell me... why are you so unlucky!"
"I shouldn't have let you come today, and you would have survived!"
"Take his food and go back quickly." The flag officer on the side urged.
At this moment, there was a small bag beside Li Erxia, which contained the food that Li Erxia had exchanged for his life.
After squatting down, Liu Shan picked up the package and realized something was wrong.
"This weighs ten pounds?"
Liu Shan was extremely angry and looked at the little flag officer beside him.
The latter's expression was slightly unnatural, and then he said: "This man only did less than half of the work, so he was only given half of the food!"
"Give half the food? Who said half the food should be given?" Liu Shan stood up and asked, anger burning in his eyes.
Before the man on the other side could answer, Liu Shan continued: "The military order says that as long as you come to Xicheng to carry the corpse, you can get ten kilograms of food. Li Erxia has sacrificed his life for it, and you still want to eat half of his food?
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After being retorted by Liu Shan, the little flag officer in Xicheng turned red and said angrily: "Don't spit on me!"
"Talking about others? Look at what you are doing. How dare you say that I am taunting others?"
The noise below alarmed Cui Xing'an on the city wall.
"What's going on?"
Hearing Baihu's question, the little flag official in Xicheng trembled in his heart and immediately replied: "To tell you what my lord, I don't know that that short-sighted bastard has short-sighted Li Erxia's food. I'll make up for it with my humble position."
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This was a trivial matter, so Cui Xing'an didn't ask any further questions, turned around and walked into the tower.
Liu Shan had a sneer on his face. The little flag officer in Xicheng knew that he was in the wrong and immediately ordered people to get the food.
After the food was replenished and personal belongings were taken from Li Erxia's body, Liu Shan left with the food.
Li Erxia's body will soon be thrown directly outside the city like zombies.
Liu Shan went back to the military camp first, where there were also Li Erxia's belongings. He wanted to bring everything to the Li family.
It took almost half an hour before Liu Shan came to the outside of the Li family courtyard.
At this moment, all the Li family were asleep, and the sound of Liu Shan knocking on the door woke Li Sanqiu from his sleep.
"Who is it?" Li Sanqiu rubbed his eyes, his tone full of displeasure.
He was dreaming about eating chicken drumsticks just now. He just took a bite and was woken up before he could even think about it. It was strange that he was in a good mood.
"Third brother, go out and take a look!"
Hearing the sound coming from next door, Li Sanqiu replied: "Mom, sleep well, I'll go right away!"
After putting on his clothes, Li Sanqiu walked out of the room. There was a person outside the fence under the moonlight, but unfortunately his face could not be seen clearly.
"Who are you looking for?"
Upon hearing Li Sanqiu's question, Liu Shan replied: "I am Li Erxia's flag officer, and I have come to give you a message."
Li Sanqiu was stunned for a moment, then he walked towards the courtyard gate and saw Liu Shan's face clearly.
"What's the message?"
"Your second brother Li Erxia, he is dead!"
This simple sentence hit Li Sanqiu's heart like a heavy hammer, but in an instant he said angrily: "You are talking nonsense, how could my second brother die?"
Liu Shan had no expression on his face and said in a deep voice: "In order to earn more food, your second brother went to Xicheng tonight to move corpses, but he was accidentally poisoned by corpse poison!"
Li Sanqiu should understand that being poisoned by corpse poison means you will die, so Liu Shan did not explain further.
Passing the package on his body to Li Sanqiu, Liu Shan said: "This is your second brother's relic!"
After getting the package, Li Sanqiu quickly opened it and saw that it was indeed his second brother's belongings.
At this moment, he already believed Liu Shan's words, because no one would be boring enough to make such a joke.
He took out two packages from behind, Liu Shan hung them on the fence and said, "This is the food your second brother earned tonight!"
Li Sanqiu was filled with grief and anger, and couldn't help but shed tears. His second brother had paid for that food with his life!
After doing this, Liu Shan wanted to turn around and leave, but he still said: "Stop crying. From now on, you will be the backbone of your family. A man will not shed tears easily!"