Chapter 311 Not Afraid

In the moonlight, Lu Qiyan could see that this village was not small, but quite poor.

There are almost no neat houses with green bricks and green tiles. Most of the walls are made of wheat straw mixed with yellow mud, and the roofs are also mostly made of wheat straw piled together, which looks extremely low.

But in such a village, people were very alert. When they saw a stranger entering the village, a young man who was patrolling at night rushed up with a shovel, "Who is it?"

Lu Qiyan cupped his hands, "I'm here to look for someone. I wonder if you've seen two young ladies passing by here?"

"No!" The young man waved his hand. "No outsiders have ever come to our village, let alone the young lady you mentioned. Leave quickly, or don't blame us for being rude!"

"Yes, don't blame us for being rude! Get out of here!" Another person waved the hoe in his hand, trying to drive Lu Qiyan away.

Lu Qiyan did not take any action, but looked at Wu Jin instead.

After sniffing for a while, Wu Jin barked a few times at the village.

That means I have passed by here.

Lu Qiyan nodded and looked at the two angry young men. "I am really here to look for someone. I am just passing through here. If you are worried, you can follow me. I promise not to do anything out of line."

"That won't work. The village head said that no one can enter the village after dark!"

"That's right, who knows who you are! Get out of here!"

What if they are bandits, working together from inside and outside, wouldn’t they massacre and rob the entire village?
We must not let people into the village!

Seeing this, Lu Qiyan remained silent.

The people who live here have experienced wars, bandits, and even disasters. They only want to survive and are very vigilant about anything happening in the outside world. It is understandable that they would be on guard against an outsider like him.

but……

Finding someone is important!

Lu Qiyan gave Wu Jin a wink, and Wu Jin understood and walked directly inside following the scent of Xia Mingyue and Zhuang Cui that it smelled.

Lu Qiyan followed behind.

"Stop!" Two young men hurried to stop them, and smashed Lu Qiyan's body with the shovel and hoe in their hands, which frightened the horse and made it jump and neigh continuously.

While calming the horse beside him, Lu Qiyan just tried his best to dodge and avoid conflict with the two young men.

But the neighing of horses and the shouting of two young men broke the tranquility of the night. The houses that had originally extinguished their candles now lit up their lights, and people rushed out one after another.

After checking what was going on, he picked up any weapon that came to hand and joined the two young men to expel Lu Qiyan.

Seeing more and more people coming, Lu Qiyan was a little overwhelmed and shouted to Wu Jin, "Wu Jin, hurry up!"

If you are in the village, find the specific location as soon as possible. If you are not there, leave quickly.

Wu Jin understood and sniffed the smell a little faster, from walking slowly at first to jogging, but finally ran to a low and dilapidated house, barking at Lu Qiyan.

At this time, Lu Qiyan was completely surrounded by people.

From young men to middle-aged men, and even strong women, everyone had a weapon in their hands, and they kept shouting and cursing to stop the fight, and even hit Lu Qiyan with it.

Seeing this, Lu Qiyan had completely given up on defending himself, and even gave up on holding the horse. He jumped up, stepped on the horse's back, leaped over everyone's heads, and landed directly near Wu Jin.

When they arrived at the courtyard where Wu Jin stopped, Lu Qiyan shouted into the room, "Madam, Madam Zhuang, it's me, Lu Qiyan!" As if afraid that Lu Qiyan's voice might not be loud enough, Wu Jin also shouted into the room.

"Wow wow wow!"

The originally dark house was instantly lit up by a tiny candle flame, and the shabby door creaked open, revealing a tiny gap. When they saw that it was indeed Lu Qiyan and Wu Jin standing outside, Xia Mingyue and Zhuang Cui, who were both nervous in the house, finally let down their guard.

"Husband!"

Pushing open the door, Xia Mingyue trotted over to Lu Qiyan and held his hand tightly.

In this kind of situation and at this time, Xia Mingyue knew that she shouldn't do anything ambiguous that only happens between husband and wife.

but……

The day passed like a dream, full of thrills that I had never experienced before and could never have imagined.

If they take even a wrong step, both she and Zhuang Cui might face eternal damnation.

For the whole day, Xia Mingyue's nerves were tense and she held her breath the whole time.

He carried it when he found out Shi Yong was in trouble, when he stole the carriage and fled, when he jumped into the river and his shoes and socks were washed away by the rushing water, when he walked barefoot on the road, and when he hid in this village...

And now, she can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

But as she exhaled, her tense nerves completely relaxed and she felt overwhelmed by fatigue, making her feel a little unsteady on her feet.

And she was really scared and anxious.

Now seeing Lu Qiyan, all the fear and anxiety in her heart turned into endless grievance. Only by holding Lu Qiyan's hand tightly did she feel that the scene in front of her was real and could she calm down.

Feeling that Xia Mingyue was holding his hand very tightly and her hand was trembling slightly, Lu Qiyan's heart tightened up. Instead, he held Xia Mingyue's hand in his palm and kept rubbing it, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm here, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."

"Well, I'm not afraid." Xia Mingyue raised her face and nodded repeatedly.

His voice was slightly choked and trembling, but his tone was extremely firm.

"Well, don't be afraid." Lu Qiyan repeated Xia Mingyue's words with a smile and squeezed her palm.

Zhuang Cui, who was standing by, also breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this.

After fleeing for most of the day, I finally escaped from danger.

The villagers who had rushed to Lu Qiyan angrily and wanted to drive him away all quieted down when they saw this.

An octogenarian with completely white hair came up to us, trembling with a cane. "It seems that you are really the family of these two ladies. I was rude just now."

"You are too kind." Lu Qiyan bowed respectfully to the old man in front of him. "The world is in turmoil, and you are also concerned about the safety of the entire village. I was eager to find the person, so I didn't explain the reason in detail. This is my fault."

"Thank you all for taking in my wife and Madam Zhuang. You are my family's saviors. I, Lu Qiyan, would like to thank you all here."

After saying that, Lu Qiyan respectfully bowed again to everyone present.

Xia Mingyue and Zhuang Cui also thanked them repeatedly, "Thank you very much for saving my life, thank you very much!"

"You are so kind, so kind." The old man said kindly, "It's just a small favor, no need to thank me too much. Since your family has been reunited, it's getting late now, why don't you rest early and leave tomorrow morning."