Chapter 69: Hearing the Bad News and Making a Decision
Snowflakes began to fall from the sky again. After nightfall, Li Yaoguang walked on the light snow and entered the territory of Lao Wo Mountain.

Because it was snowing and cold, and there were not many entertainment activities in the countryside, everyone went to bed early. The quiet and silent villa provided convenience for Li Yaoguang's actions.

I rode my donkey in the wind and snow to the courtyard where my family lived. The courtyard was quiet and there was no candle in the house.

Li Yaoguang had no plan to stay in Lao Wo Mountain for long. After all, if Hu Di came to kill him, this remote Lao Wo Mountain would not be so remote anymore. It was so close to Kyoto, and Hu Di would eventually find out. It was better to leave as soon as possible, preferably overnight.

Li Yaoguang, who just wanted to inform his family as soon as possible and set off, stopped moving. The noise he made immediately attracted the attention of Cheng Su, who was awakened in the house.

Cheng Su, who had been worried about his niece's condition and had not slept recently, thought at first that he was hallucinating. Then he pricked up his ears and listened carefully. He heard the noise outside his yard and couldn't help frowning.

Who was it that came to his house in the dark? Was it a thief? Or some scum who wanted to take advantage of his house?

The head of the village is not a good guy. I have seen it several times. When the bastard came to the house, he looked at his wife with green eyes. His wife is not a good guy either. She is as fat as a pig. She looks at people with her eyes slanted downwards. She looks around wherever she goes. If she doesn't bring some things back home, she will not be satisfied.

If it weren't for the fact that the maid hired by the family when my niece left was there every day, and if it weren't for the fact that I am still the master no matter how useless I am, and there has been no news from the Marquis' Mansion recently, this bastard would probably take action!

What's going on tonight? Could it be that the bastard couldn't resist his lust and wanted to do something?
When he thought of this, Cheng Su's blood boiled.

If a tiger doesn't show its power, do you think it is really a sick cat?

Glancing at his wife and children sleeping beside him, Cheng Su, who was sleeping on the edge of the kang, carefully got up, quickly and quietly wrapped himself in clothes, and moved with difficulty to the wheelchair that his niece had prepared for him. He turned around and took out the hatchet hidden under the pillow and put it on his legs. He rolled the wheelchair out of the inner room as quietly as possible and ambushed behind the door.

Cheng Su, who was lurking in the darkness, holding a hatchet in his hand, carefully looked through the crack in the door to see what was happening outside. As a result, he saw a familiar thin figure climbing over the not-so-high fence of his house.

Hiss! Is this Sister Guang?
Cheng Su was shocked. He put the hatchet in his hand behind him, opened the door quickly and shouted, "Sister Guang, why are you back in the middle of the night?"

Li Yaoguang, who was busy opening the gate and preparing to lead her little donkey in, froze. She turned around and saw a person hidden in the shadows inside the open door. She was surprised to see that it was her uncle.

"Uncle, why are you still awake at this hour?"

Cheng Su quickly pushed the wheelchair out, still replying.

"I was sleeping, but when I heard the noise, I got up to check. Guangjie, you haven't told your uncle yet. Why did you come alone so late at night? Why didn't you bring a companion? Even if you don't have a companion, you can at least rent a car. It's dangerous to travel at night, don't you know? You are still young, still a girl..."

"Oh, uncle, please stop nagging me. I know everything. Now is not the time to talk about this. Can you let me open the door and bring my donkey in first? If you don't open the door, my stubborn donkey will run away!"

"Chengchengcheng, open the door first."

Hearing what his niece said, Cheng Su stopped nagging, nodded, spread his hands, and let the little girl do her work. When the little donkey outside was brought in, Cheng Su couldn't help but laugh. It really was a little donkey!
"Girl, you rode back on this little donkey?"

Li Yaoguang could see the teasing in her uncle's eyes, but what could she do? Leaving the city was a big deal, and she was in a hurry to get there. She had no choice but to nod and spread her hands, "Well, what do you think? My uncle has made it so difficult for me along the way."

"How did you say this?"

Hearing his niece say this, Cheng Su looked concerned.

Li Yaoguang, who planned to flee south overnight, had no intention of hiding it from his family.

Immediately afterwards, Cheng Su saw that his niece's face became serious and she continued to make shocking remarks.

"Uncle, there was a heavy snowfall this winter, and the Hu Di people suffered a disaster, so they sent a large number of troops to attack Dajing and break through my city gates. Your Majesty is weak and incompetent, and the court is afraid of fighting. Before I returned to the capital, they led the concubines and ministers to flee south in the name of praying to the heavens. I finally got the news and rushed out of the city, but the city was closed. Later, I took the risk to visit the government office at night..."

Cheng Su was furious at his niece's words. Which of the words was not shocking news? And which of the things the child had been through was not full of dangers?
Cheng Su couldn't help but look at him with concern, "Good boy, are you okay? Are you hurt? Are you suffering?"

Li Yaoguang shook his head. "That's not the case, but I was able to leave the city safely thanks to the help of kind-hearted people. Uncle, the situation now is critical and this is not the time to say more. Once Hu Di attacks, this old nest mountain may seem remote but it is not safe, so we have to leave, and we have to set off immediately. We also have to head south as soon as possible." After all, they have a family to support, and the only strong laborer is a cripple.

"Yes, yes, we have to go. But Sister Guang, we can't just leave like this. Not to mention that it's going to snow again, even if it doesn't, we are so small and disabled that we can't walk fast. How can we escape the enemy's cavalry?"

"What should I do?"

"Don't worry, let me think of a solution." Cheng Su said quickly to Li Yaoguang with a bitter face and a racing mind.

"Well, let's pack up and set off, continuing east and heading south by water. Although it's difficult to travel by water in winter, it's faster than traveling by land anyway. And since you've already notified many friends to flee, there's no guarantee that someone among them won't leak the news and pass it on to others. Guangjie, everyone has their own secrets. Once the news spreads, Kyoto will be in chaos. If the situation gets out of control, in order to keep Kyoto from being in chaos, Kyoto will have to open its gates and the people will flee in droves. At that time, the road to the south will be even more difficult..."

At this time, Li Yaoguang didn't know that his uncle was very capable and could guess things so accurately.

Hearing what his uncle said, Li Yaoguang couldn't help but frown, "In that case, uncle, let's leave immediately. Simply pack up your belongings, you ride the donkey, and I and aunt will take Yang'er away."

"I want to ride your donkey?" Cheng Su looked at the donkey that was looking around in the yard. He smiled and shook his head, "That's not necessary. Guangjie, there is a mule cart in the village. It is the favorite of the head of the village. So, you can cover for your uncle and I will find a way to get it."

"Uncle, are you going?" Are you kidding?
It’s not that I look down on him, it’s just that... Li Yaoguang couldn’t help but look at his uncle sitting in the wheelchair in silence.

It seems that it is my wheelchair that gave my uncle a lot of confidence!