Why marry someone when you are reborn?

When night falls, everything is hidden in darkness.

And hidden by the darkness seems to be the bright side of human nature.

Xu Yun lifted a corner of the carriage curtain and looked out, feeling that some evil thoughts were stirring in the darkness.

The first person to come over was an old woman holding her grandson. The old woman was holding a broken ceramic bowl and asked Ding Bo: "Can you please give me some water to drink? Adults can still bear it, but children can't."

There was water in the carriage.

But Ding Bo refused: "We don't have many left. Go ask someone else."

Xu Yun held Hongyu and Xie Wanqing, preventing them from speaking.

Fortunately, both of them knew the seriousness of the matter, and even though they felt some sympathy, no one spoke rashly.

Even though the old woman was rejected, she did not give up: "Just one sip will do. Give it to the child."

Ding Bo was a little impatient: "Go, go, go, ask someone else!"

As he was talking, the child rushed over, lifted the carriage door curtain, and looked inside.

Ding Bo pulled the child away and shouted angrily: "What are you doing!"

The old woman also hurriedly pulled the child back and apologized with a dry smile: "The child is very naughty. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

After saying that, she was too embarrassed to ask for water again, so she pulled the child back and cursed him under her breath.

Xu Yun was feeling uneasy, so he lifted the carriage curtain and asked Ding Bo, "How long will it take to repair the carriage?"

Ding Bo was a little embarrassed: "The wheel is cracked, we have to find a way to replace it with a new one."

But there is no village in front and no shop behind here. Where can I get a new one?

Xu Yun took a deep breath and said, "Can I wrap it with a piece of cloth and try to walk a little further?"

Ding Bo hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'll try. I may not be able to last long."

"Just leave here. Find a fork in the road ahead, get off the official road, and walk into the woods." Xu Yun made a decisive decision: "Go quickly."

The child just now had already seen the scene in the carriage.

Maybe she was overthinking it, but she didn't want to take any chances.

Ding Bo jumped out of the carriage and started to wrap the wheels.

Xu Yun lowered his voice and said, "Pack all the important things and be ready to abandon the car and leave at any time."

Xie Wanqing was a little reluctant to believe that the world was so bad: "After all, we are still on the official road, it shouldn't be that bad..."

Before she could finish her words, she heard Ding Bo yell, "What are you doing?!"

Xu Yun lifted the curtain and looked out.

Several figures were approaching the carriage, and judging by their figures, they were all men.

No wonder Ding Bo spoke up.

The rest of Xie Wanqing's words were stuck in her throat, and her face felt hot.

Hongyu's face was also filled with fear.

Although they had lived a hard life before, they were also isolated from the world and had no idea how chaotic the outside world was at the moment.

Hongyu couldn't help but hide behind Xu Yun: "Young lady, what are they going to do?"

Xu Yun sighed: "Remember what I said before."

Xie Wanqing was afraid, but she pulled Xu Yun to her side and hugged him, her voice trembling: "In a bright and clear world - we are not afraid!"

Xu Yun was speechless, but felt warm in his heart.

She came out of Xie Wanqing's arms, walked to the outside and lifted the curtain.

Those men had surrounded the carriage.

Xu Yun said, "Ahem, do you want money or something? Ahem—"

With just a few words, she almost coughed out her lungs.

Xie Wanqing and Hongyu looked at each other and began to cough softly.

The coughing made the people hesitate for a moment, but soon one of them whispered, "What are you afraid of? Maybe he's just pretending!"

Xu Yun coughed and spoke again: "We can discuss whatever you want, as long as it doesn't hurt us."

Ding Bo even stood in front of Xu Yun with a horsewhip in his hand, looking at them warily.

"We want them all." One of them spoke up, his tone full of greed and covetousness: "Be smart and bring your things with you and come with us! You can still live a good life!"

Someone laughed out loud: "It just so happens that some of us haven't married yet, so it's not a loss to follow us!"

Ding Bo threatened: "How dare you mess around? Aren't you afraid that our family will come looking for us? Let me tell you, we are from the Xie family of Chen County!"

The Xie family of Chen County was a well-known name. Anyone who lived a normal life would have heard of it.

But it was useless. The first one to speak sneered, "Chenjun Xie Clan? If you were really from Chenjun Xie Clan, would you let you women go out alone?"

Nowadays, who doesn't keep a close eye on his woman? !

Xu Yun knew they wouldn't believe him, so he got off the carriage and walked a few steps forward, coughing and saying, "We are sick and are seeking medical treatment. My father is in Anqing City!"

"There's water and food in the carriage, as well as some money. You can take whatever you want! I can give you the horse, too!" She clenched her fist to her lips and coughed hard, "But don't touch our people!"

Ding Bo said distressedly: "Young lady, it's windy outside, go in quickly! Otherwise, you will go back again just when you feel better!"

Xu Yun waved his hand and took a few steps towards them.

After walking all the way, Xu Yun was already permeated with the smell of medicine.

At this moment, the two sides were so close that the smell of medicine on her body was blown away by the wind.

Plus, she was coughing so hard, which made it more convincing.

"Get back here!" Before Xu Yun could take two more steps, the other party had already retreated.

Xu Yun felt relieved: It’s good that you’re afraid.

"Leave everything behind and get out of here!" However, although the people escaped, they obviously still wanted the things.

Xu Yun didn't feel bad about the carriage and the things, so he asked them to get off.

Xu Yun and Hongyu had already packed some important things into their clothes and tied them on their bodies, so it seemed that they didn't even take a bundle.

Xu Yun pulled Xie Wanqing up and lowered his voice: "Go!"

At this moment, Xu Yun still felt a little regretful. When the car broke down just now, she should have abandoned it decisively instead of waiting until now to abandon it passively.

Even after walking a distance, Xu Yun could still feel someone watching her from behind. She kept calm and quickened her pace. When she felt that the distance was about right, she whispered, "Run!"

Those people dared to rob things on the official road, they must have followed them all the way! There were not many valuable things in the carriage, and they would definitely not be satisfied after searching through it!

After jogging for a distance, Xu Yun saw a fork in the road and a forest not far away. He quickly pulled Xie Wanqing and the others off the official road and headed straight for the forest!

There might be wild animals in the dense forest, but they would not be too big, and since there were several of them, they would not be too scared.

Fortunately, they were not spoiled in the Taoist temple, and they were all quite agile at this moment. Even Ding Bo did not lag behind.

Xu Yun ran all the way to the woods before stopping. She panted, leaning against a tree trunk, feeling like her heart was about to jump out of her throat.

Xie Wanqing was also very scared and kept looking outside: "They won't chase us, right?"

Xu Yun smiled bitterly: "They will definitely chase us. There is nothing valuable in the carriage except for the things we use. I'm afraid they have planned this in advance."

Ding Bo was old and had only one carriage, so it was inevitable that he would become a hot commodity in the eyes of others.

Hongyu leaned against the tree trunk, panting and asked, "What should we do now?"

Xu Yun glanced at the rising moon in the sky and said, "Go a little further into the woods and head in the direction of Anqing City. It will be much safer once we enter the city."

The group walked towards the depths of the forest.

Unconsciously, everyone regarded Xu Yun as the backbone and forgot that she was young - there was no way, who made Xu Yun act so calm and steady?

But not long after walking, Xu Yun felt something was wrong. She stopped and frowned: Why are there so many birds singing at night?