Chapter 467: Reconstruction of the Family on the Road to Escape
Chapter 467: Reconstruction of the Family on the Road to Escape
"father!"
"Don't be afraid, Xiao Li'er, Daddy is here!"
Gu Li was sitting next to Gu Mancang. She didn't feel much fear, just confusion.
At this time in the previous life, it seemed that Lan Qi's army had not yet entered Wufeng City.
They had been living peacefully in the village outside Wufeng City for seven years. Only after recuperation did Lan Qi's army make a comeback, cross the Floating Cloud Mountains, break through the defense line, and burn, kill, and loot every village they passed through like a swarm of locusts.
With the enemy at the gates, Gu Li was captured from the village and tied up in front of the battle line, forcing He Yunwang, who was in charge of guarding the city gate at the time, to open the gate!
In this life, Gu Li recovered from the fever with great willpower, escaped famine and picked up bargains along the way, and settled directly in Wufeng City.
The family no longer had to worry about their livelihood, and Tao Chunhua certainly couldn't let He Yunwang go to join the army. She forced him to go to the academy to study. That bastard passed the exam last year.
This year, the imperial court specially added special examinations for the border areas, and He Yunwang, who was so lucky, passed the examination and became a scholar easily!
Gu Li thought that there was no way she would be captured and sacrificed as a relative of the officer defending the city.
But why did this battle suddenly start so much earlier?
Gu Li was lost in thought, her body shaking non-stop. When she came to her senses, Xiao Tao clung to her like a frightened little rabbit, shaking non-stop.
"Xiao Tao, if you can't control yourself, I will knock you out and throw you out!" Gu Li had a serious face and told Xiao Tao clearly that she was not joking.
Xiao Tao knelt on the ground with a plop. "Miss, I, I-----"
Gu Li took her to hide in the dark room because she was a slave who had signed a death contract and was homeless. If something unexpected happened and Xiao Tao couldn't control herself and started yelling, wouldn't that mean her whole family would be killed?
Gu Li didn't have the patience to comfort the little girl. She couldn't rely on others to survive. She didn't want anything that might threaten her and her family's lives.
"Sit down and calm yourself down, Tao!"
Xiaotao took a few deep breaths and slowly calmed down.
Gu Li glanced around and saw that she was the only one in the dark room with her maid. Or maybe she was too kind. Since they were both orphans who had signed death contracts, He Yunwang didn't let his servant come over.
I don’t know where Chang’an was deceived by He Yunwang.
"Master!"
Chang'an's low voice suddenly rang out from the dark corner.
When did Chang'an come in? Why didn't she see it!
Following the sound, Gu Li's hair stood on end. Because Chang'an was crawling out from the dark corner!
Xiao Tao covered her mouth, and before she could utter a word, He Yunwang reached out and chopped her down with a knife, knocking her to the ground unconscious.
Gu Li: ------
Xiaotao fell down and Changan stood up from the ground.
"Master, everything is covered up!" Chang An ran to He Yunwang's side happily, "Hey, why is Xiao Tao sleeping on the floor?"
"It's because I was scared by your sudden appearance. How did you crawl out from there?" Gu Li asked.
Changan smiled at everyone and said, "Miss, I waited for the master to go down to the dark room, added a cover on top, swept away everyone's traces, and then went around the outside of the house and crawled in."
"Can this place lead to the outside of the yard?" Gu Li was even more confused. How did she know this?
Gu Mancang, "Ayun said that the exit of the stable alone was not safe enough, so he and Chang'an dug a secret passage that was only wide enough for one person to crawl through, leading to Huaihua Lane."
Sophora japonica lane?
"Is the house he just bought in Huaihua Lane?" She seemed to have heard at the dinner table one day that He Yunwang bought a small house in Huaihua Lane next to Ginkgo Lane, which was so small that it only had three rooms. So far, He Yunwang has no plans to clean up the house and move out, and Gu Li is still wondering why he bought the house.
It turns out that a cunning rabbit has three burrows!
This guy is such a ghost!
Gu Li was glad that she had a good temper and did not break off relations with him, and that she and he did not become enemies.
Tao Chunhua hurriedly laid out two temporary mats covered with tarpaulin and began to pack up food and drinks.
Gu Li sat obediently on the mat on the side, listening to the noise outside.
However, I heard nothing.
After hiding in the dark room for two days, Gu Li really couldn't stand it anymore. The oppression of not seeing the light of day made her feel suffocated and restrained.
A small room was dug out from the dark room to serve as a side pavilion, but the place was so small that so many people ate, drank, defecated and urinated together, and the smells were mixed.
Gu Li, lying on the floor, felt that she was about to be pickled. She had lost her appetite and felt sick and listless.
The anxious Gu Mancang didn't want to wait any longer, so he wanted to go upstairs to check the situation.
Gu Li grabbed Gu Mancang and stood up so fast that her eyes went dark and she almost fell down again. "Dad, don't, don't go out. Wait a little longer."
In the darkness, Gu Mancang didn't notice his daughter's pale face, and just thought that his daughter was worried about him. "Don't worry, Dad will be very careful. Dad will be back soon!"
Gu Li refused to let Gu Mancang leave no matter what, so Gu Mancang had no choice but to agree. He Yunwang also wanted to go out, but Tao Chunhua stopped him again.
Gu Li fell asleep in a daze amid Tao Chunhua's mumbling. Gu Mancang listened to his daughter's shallow breathing and got up and left the underground dark room.
When Gu Li woke up again, it was still dark.
Blink, oh, there is a faint light.
Alas, still in the dark underground darkroom.
Gu Li felt dizzy and slowly climbed up from the floor. Her arms went limp and she fell back into the damp quilt.
"Xiao Li'er? What's wrong with you?" Tao Chunhua helped Gu Li up and felt her sweaty body. "Xiao Li'er, do you have a fever?"
Gu Li didn't know what was wrong with her. She was so weak.
"Xiao Li'er, why are you getting up? Are you going to pee?"
"Ah."
Tao Chunhua helped Gu Li stand up and staggered towards the side pavilion in the corner.
Gu Li's legs were as soft as noodles, and she had no strength to move them. Her head was so heavy that her neck could hardly bear it.
Tao Chunhua didn't know what she tripped over, and Gu Li fell limply to the ground without any support.
"Xiao Li'er!" Gu Li fell limply, leaving Tao Chunhua with no strength to hug her. The little girl slipped from her hands like a puddle of water.
Just when Gu Li was about to collide with the ground, someone supported her from below.
"Mom, let me do it!" It was He Yunwang.
You can't help him up, you can only hold him sideways.
Gu Li breathed a sigh of relief, feeling indescribably suffocated. She pulled He Yunwang's collar on his chest and said in a hoarse voice, "I need to pee, hurry up!"
In the darkness, He Yunwang couldn't see Gu Li's face clearly, but he knew that his face must be burning.
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