Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

When the system issued the task to those soldiers and bandits, it clearly stated that those soldiers and bandits were the murderers who killed Lu Dejin.

Hu Laojiu is in the same group as those people, so naturally he cannot be separated from this.

When Hu Laojiu heard Lu You's words, he looked up at Lu You.

"I want to tell you, I have never killed any civilians, do you believe me?"

Lu You looked at Hu Laojiu's pitiful appearance and finally shook his head slightly.

"Do not believe."

When Hu Laojiu heard this, his eyes were filled with pain.

"We didn't dare to take the official road and kept running back through the mountains. All I wanted at the time was to secretly go home and pick up my wife and children."

"But Boss Xu... that one-eyed man. They were all recruited from Xijiang Prefecture. Now they are deserters and dare not go home at all."

"Since we have weapons in our hands, we might as well go all out and become bandits and become mountain kings, living a carefree life for as long as we can."

"We were also walking along this official road at the time and were about to reach Pingchang County."

"Most people agree with what Boss Xu said, but I, Xiao Sanzi, Miao Genzi and other soldiers transferred from Yanzhou don't want to get involved."

"Because we feel that Xijiang Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture are far apart. Even if they spread the news that we are deserters, Yanzhou Prefecture will not make a big fuss for us three deserters."

"So we don't want to join their banditry and robbery business. We just want to go home."

"But the three of us have been bullied by them in the barracks, and we dare not refute them. We can only discuss privately and find an opportunity to slip away."

At this point, Hu Laojiu sighed.

"It was a coincidence that not long after they decided on this idea, two scholars who were going to take the imperial examination came along the official road."

"Boss Xu and his men rushed out and robbed the people. To avoid any trouble, Boss Xu killed the two men one by one with his knife."

"They even insisted on giving each of us a little of the two scholars' silver, saying that we were deserters first and then killed the scholars. This is compounding the crime. If the news leaks out, whoever leaks it will die."

As Hu Laojiu was speaking, he saw Lu Yi take out a dagger and put it directly against Hu Laojiu's neck.

Hu Laojiu leaned against the wheel of the carriage and dared not move, for fear that he would be killed if he was not careful.

"Let me ask you, on which day did you kill those two scholars?"

Hu Laojiu looked at Lu Yi in horror. He didn't understand why this young man, who had just given him water and sesame cakes harmlessly, suddenly turned hostile?

At this moment, not only Lu Yi, but also Zhao Wenbo and Guan Shanyue beside him were staring at him with cold faces.

"August... August 2nd..."

Hu Laojiu said in a trembling voice, but just as he had just said it, he saw Lu Yi move his wrist and suddenly stabbed the short blade in his hand towards Hu Laojiu's neck.

"what!!"

Hu Laojiu screamed and fell to the side, then used his hands and feet to try to get up and run away.

Lu Yi's short blade stabbed into the air and pierced the wheel, actually going half an inch deep. One can imagine how much he wanted to kill Hu Laojiu just now.

But this time, no one stopped him.

Because everything fits!

Lu Dejin’s body was found on the official road on the second day of August!

The person killed by Hu Laojiu and his group of deserters was Lu Dejin!

As soon as Hu Laojiu stood up, Lu You raised his foot and kicked him directly on the calf.

Accompanied by a scream, Hu Laojiu fell to the ground again.

Although he didn't know why Lu Yi suddenly turned against him, he guessed at this time that the two dead scholars must be related to the people in front of him.

"I didn't kill anyone! They were the ones who did it! I was forced to do it!!"

Lu Yi didn't say anything, but just changed the short blade to a reverse grip and walked towards Hu Laojiu with a gloomy face.

But just when he stood beside Hu Laojiu and was about to take action, Guan Shanyue beside him suddenly spoke.

"Wait a moment!"

Lu Yi turned and looked at Guan Shanyue.

Guan Shanyue stepped forward and looked at Lu Yi: "This man is now the only witness who can prove that General Ningguan embezzled military pay. He cannot be killed for the time being. I will take him to the Qingzhou government office..."

"What does this have to do with me?"

Guan Shanyue was interrupted by Lu Yi before she could finish her words.

"Whether the Ningguan General embezzled military pay is not my business, but my father was killed, and I must avenge him!"

"I can help you to clear your conscience!" Mr. Guan said quickly when he saw Lu Yi was about to take action.

"If what he just said was false, I wouldn't stop him!"

"But if it's all true, and he was really forced, can you let him go?"

"Leave him to the Qingzhou government office to testify for me!"

Through what happened last night, Mr. Guan has already seen that Lu Yi has a cruel character, and now he is no longer speaking in a pretentious manner as before, but in a negotiating tone.

Lu Yi turned and looked at Lu You.

"You decide for yourself." Lu You said softly, "Of the remaining twenty-five people, only one escaped. The rest were killed by Zuo Yunfeng and I."

Lu You said this to tell Lu Yi that he had already avenged his father, and no matter what choice he made, he didn't need to feel any psychological pressure.

Lu Yi understood and just held the dagger and looked at Hu Laojiu on the ground.

"Please Mr. Guan!"

Guan Shanyue let out a long sigh and took two steps forward to stand in front of Hu Laojiu.

"Gentleman! You should speak your mind!"

Following Guan Shanyue's cold shout, Hu Laojiu, who was struggling, suddenly stiffened all over, and even his eyes became dull.

"Let me ask you, is what you said before true?"

"Have you ever killed innocent people?!"

Guan Shanyue asked Hu Laojiu.

Hu Laojiu seemed to be stupid and spoke slowly: "Every word is true. I have never killed anyone..."

After hearing Hu Laojiu's words, Guan Shanyue turned and looked at Lu Yi beside him.

But Lu Yi stared at Hu Laojiu in silence for a long time, then he put away his short blade, bent down to pick up the two pancakes on the ground, brushed off the dust on them, and put them back into his bag.

Lu You reached out and patted Lu Yi on the shoulder, then turned around, walked to Hu Laojiu, raised his hand and slapped him on the cheek.

Snapped! !

With the crisp sound, Hu Laojiu suddenly came back to his senses.

Lu You pointed at the bamboo tube on the ground.

"Take this water with you and don't drink it secretly. We will follow the carriage in a moment."

"If you dare to run, I will kill you, understand?"

Hu Laojiu realized that he had survived, and nodded quickly: "I will definitely not run away!"

Upon hearing this, Lu You nodded in satisfaction, then turned and looked at Zhao Wenbo and his wife.

"Uncle Zhao, we have rested enough. Let's get on the road and rest in the next county, Pingchang."

Hearing Lu You's words, Zhao Wenbo hurriedly called Lai Shun and Xiao Douzi who were still cutting grass for the horses on the side of the mountain.

After several people got on the car, Hu Laojiu followed beside the car, not daring to be negligent...