Chapter 74 Hiding on the mountaintop and escaping death

Without saying a word, he helped his uncle onto a stronger mule, and put the fat ball in front of his aunt, who had no time to take off her clothes, in front of his uncle. Then he quickly helped his aunt onto another mule without saying a word, and pointed to the towering mountain peaks on one side to urge them.

"Uncle, take my aunt and ride the mule up the mountain. Go fast, as quietly as possible, and don't make any noise. Go!"

What does this mean? Yu Meixue on the mule was shocked, "Guang'er, where are you?"

"It's too late to explain. Auntie, you guys should leave quickly! No one will survive if it's too late!"

"I don't, Guang'er, I can't..."

"It's already late. Uncle can't walk, Yang'er is young, and you are the backbone of the family. You can do what you want! We left such a big carriage on the roadside. Do you think Hu Di is blind and doesn't know there are people here? Are you afraid that they can't find us? I'll stay and take care of it. Aunt, please leave quickly and don't make trouble!"

Li Yaoguang almost yelled at her, fearing that his aunt would not leave. In the critical moment, Li Yaoguang hurriedly urged Cheng Su.

"Uncle, I know you understand the truth the best. There is no time to say more. You take my aunt and leave quickly. Go up the mountain and hide. Don't worry, even if Hu Bing climbs the mountain fast, it will take some time. I will hide the car as soon as possible and chase you. I also have a BMW, so it will be very fast."

Cheng Su knew that it was wrong to keep the child, and he hated himself for being a disabled burden. However, he also knew that if they delayed any further, they would not help the child but would cause trouble for him, and the whole family might even die.

Therefore, at the critical moment, Cheng Su decided to trust Li Yaoguang. He waved his hand to interrupt his wife who was already in tears, took the reins of the mule under his wife, and looked at Li Yaoguang solemnly.

"Good boy, you must keep up. If you don't come, your aunt and I will definitely go down the mountain to find you. Then our family will live together or die together!"

"I know, uncle, please leave quickly. I am still young and don't want to die. It will be here soon. Let's go!"

Fearing that his family would be delayed any further, Li Yaoguang simply led the mules to a gentle slope where it was easy to climb the mountain. He patted the mules' butts, and the two mules ran towards the forest. If they hadn't had the bits fixed in their mouths, they would have made a big noise and might have attracted the attention of the enemy at the foot of the mountain.

When the two mules carrying his relatives disappeared into the mountains and forests, Li Yaoguang touched the BMW that was rubbing against him, turned around, filled the carriage with firewood, and then transferred it into the kitchen, where it could barely fit everyone.

Then she dived into the bushes on the roadside, quickly cut down a handful of bushes to avoid being discovered, climbed up the official road, and cleared away the traces they had left.

He swept back for several hundred meters until he came to a bend in the mountain. He came to the place where he had passed by before and complained about the hard road surface with faint marks of the wheels. Li Yaoguang then stopped, threw the makeshift broom in his hand behind the bushes on the side of the road, climbed onto the BMW, and directed it to chase after his uncle and the others in the mountains and forests in the direction they had left.

There was no road in the mountains, but the BMW was no ordinary donkey. It ran very fast and soon caught up with the relatives who were going to the top of the mountain. The rumbling sound of horses' hooves on the official road below was getting closer and closer.

Li Yaoguang only had time to reunite with her family and tie the two mules and the BMW to a tree on the back of the mountain. When she turned around and lay down beside her relatives, she could still hear her uncle's low and tense voice of admonition.

"Meixue, Yang'er, if you get scared later, just close your eyes."

Yu Meixue's heart was beating like a drum. In the silent forest, it seemed that she could only hear the thumping of her own heart. After hearing her husband's words, she closed her eyes without saying a word, and only tightly grasped her husband and son's still trembling hands, revealing her inner fear at the moment. The mother was obedient, but the son was not.

Thinking of the story his cousin had told him before, as a child who aspires to collect all seven Dragon Balls, of course he had to keep his eyes open and watch carefully. He was not afraid.

Li Yaoguang, who had already fooled a certain kid without realizing her own story of deceiving people, watched her little cousin staring with wide eyes at the official road that was dimly visible under the bushes and that was related to the lives of their family.

Da da da da, rumble rumble rumble...

Closer and closer, all of their hearts were about to jump out of their throats, life and death depended on this move, the whole family was praying silently, please don’t find out, don’t find out…

Did God hear their prayers, or were they hiding too well?
Li Yaoguang and his men discovered that a group of cavalry were whizzing past right under their noses. The noise was so loud and the speed was so fast that they were close to the ground. Li Yaoguang, who was quietly watching the movement through a telescope, estimated in his mind that there were no less than two hundred enemy cavalrymen riding past.

Such a fast march doesn't seem like they are going to plunder or fight, but rather like they are chasing something, but what are they chasing? Well, I hope they are rushing to die!

Only when there were no more enemy troops on the official road below did Li Yaoguang dare to take a deep breath and try to get up, but he found that his body was extremely stiff, and his family members around him were in a similar situation.

The whole family lay on the ground and suddenly felt cold underneath. They couldn't afford to get sick at this time. Li Yaoguang took a long time to calm down, then hurriedly helped his aunt and the others up. They leaned against the tree one after another, looking at each other, with eyes full of relief for surviving the disaster.

Cheng Su raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and couldn't help sighing, "Finally gone..."

Li Yaoguang stared at the official road below, feeling extremely heavy-hearted.

"Aunt, uncle, we have been traveling day and night, but the Hu soldiers still appear behind us. The current situation in Jingdu City is probably not good... and now that the Hu Di have arrived, there must be more than one wave. For safety reasons, I am afraid that the official road below can no longer be used."

Cheng Su understood this truth and nodded with a heavy heart, but Yu Meixue couldn't help but worry and fear, "Guang'er, what if we don't take the official road? Can we still go south smoothly?"

Cheng Su felt distressed, and hurriedly took his wife's hand and patted her to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, Meixue, your husband is here. As long as our family is together, we can find a way to solve any difficulties. Don't panic." Then he looked at Li Yaoguang and said, "Sister Guang, your uncle knows that you are a promising child. What do you think?"

Li Yaoguang was silent for a moment, then pointed at the rolling hills and forests in the distance.

"Uncle, given the current situation, we can't find a chance to take a boat even if we want to. No matter whether we advance or retreat, we are afraid of being ambushed by the Hu soldiers. For the sake of our family's safety, I suggest that we abandon the main road and go through the mountains and forests to the south. As long as the general direction is correct, it is safer than going outside."

In the troubled times, not to mention the rampant Hu soldiers, there were refugees everywhere, no food in the north and it was freezing cold. She couldn't even imagine that the entire north would be reduced to a living hell. Often, human hearts are more dangerous than wild beasts, so even if this forest is full of dangers and difficulties, she is willing to take the risk.

Cheng Su naturally thought of what his niece was thinking and understood what she meant, but...

"Sister Guang, it's not easy to walk in the deep mountains and old forests, kid! Not to mention that in this winter, the wild beasts are getting more ferocious and bloodthirsty due to lack of food and water. Just think about how I should identify the direction after entering the forest?" He doesn't know how to do this at all!
Li Yaoguang was not afraid. She said hurriedly, "Uncle, don't panic. It's a piece of cake to identify the direction. I have my own way. There is an ancient book that says you can observe the treetops. Dense is the south, sparse is the north. In addition, there is the starry sky. The seven stars of the Big Dipper hang in the sky, and a long-handled spoon is arranged to indicate the direction. In spring, the handle of the spoon points to the east, in summer, it points to the south, in autumn, it points to the west, and in winter, it points to the north. Now is winter. If we observe the starry sky, we only need to go in the opposite direction of the handle of the spoon to get to the south."