The queen of the last days became a maid and just wanted to lie down

Lin Shi's face was heavy as he said that they were just the vanguard and there was a large army behind them. Wanzhou City had indeed been occupied, but he didn't know whether the news had spread.

Xu Yao thought of the garrison commander who was going to deliver the message, and told Lin Shi to take his men to find a safe place to hide first, while he would take the initiative to go and get the news.

Lin Shi nodded. This was not the time to be pretentious. Xu Yao gave Kang Runyue a dagger so that she could use it to protect herself if anything happened.

Kang Runyue reminded her to be careful and watched her go down the mountain.

The town is about two hours away from the county town. They have been walking for a long time. It takes less than half an hour to get from this location to the county town.

Xu Yao went there very quickly. It seemed that the city gate was still open and there was nothing special about the guards.

Ordinary people were coming in and out as usual, and the entire county seemed to be unaware of the defeat in Dingnan.

When Xu Yao saw this scene, his heart finally settled down.

If everything is safe and sound here, and such a big incident happened in a small town, the county magistrate should definitely order the garrison to take people back and see what the situation is.

But the town was occupied, the whereabouts of the garrison commander was unknown, and there was no movement in the city at all. This could only mean one thing: the city had been controlled by the enemy, and they did not care whether the town was lost or not.

I just don't know who controls this county.

Xu Yao waited patiently, and when she got the chance she walked to the city gate. Just looking at the guards guarding the city made her narrow her eyes. There was a strong murderous aura and bloody smell on these people. They must have been on the battlefield and seen human blood.

In Bashan County, the soldiers defending the city are all locals who are related to the locals. How many of them have ever been to the battlefield?

Xu Yao had already confirmed his guess. He pretended that he had lost something and turned around to look for it. While he was looking for it, the person disappeared.

The people guarding the city did not notice anything unusual about her. Their job was to stay here anyway. They would only make an emergency report if they found any enemy attack. They did not care about ordinary people coming in and out like this.

Xu Yao hurried back and found a small group of soldiers on the way, heading towards the county town.

Seeing this scene, Xu Yao began to have a headache.

Those people’s clothes were not Beichen’s, but Da Zhou’s.

Could it be that the people from the Great Zhou have already occupied the county town?

What about the people of Beichen? Why did they go to the town?

Xu Yao couldn't figure it out, but she saw a small group of Beichen soldiers rushing towards the town. She could only avoid these people and rush back in a hurry.

It took her only a quarter of an hour to get back, a journey that should have taken half an hour.

She breathlessly told everyone the news she had heard, and everyone's faces turned even paler.

"What should I do?"

"This county town is inaccessible, where else should we go?"

Some people began to complain, saying that they would not have followed along earlier and would have just stayed in the Taoist temple.

Others said, why don’t you stay in the village? Let those people chop off your head and steal all your food.

Everyone has their own opinions, but most of the time it's the men who are arguing, while the women are quiet and don't say much.

Kang Runyue looked at Xu Yao, waiting for her decision.

Xu Yao gritted his teeth and had no choice but to take the person back.

They had no choice but to go back. If they took this road, they would inevitably have to pass through the county town, which had already fallen. They would undoubtedly be like lambs delivered to their doorsteps, seeking their own death.

Xu Yao led them back the same way, and with his extraordinary hearing, he led them to avoid the scattered soldiers and returned to the Taoist temple safely.

The little Taoist boy was very happy to see them come back: "The Immortal is right, you are back indeed."

Xu Yao couldn't help but raise his hand and pinch his little face: "Where is the Immortal?"

"Meditating in the tower."

Xu Yao asked him to prepare some food as he was hungry, and then hurried up the tower.

The old Taoist priest was on the top floor of the tower. Xu Yao climbed all the way up and saw him sitting in front of the guardrail, cross-legged, looking at the town in the distance.

Xu Yao walked up to him and said helplessly, "You were right again. You are such a bad jinx. I really didn't get to leave."

Xu Yao sat down next to him and picked up a fruit to eat.

The sweet pear tastes so beautiful in the mouth.

Nanhai Xianweng waited for her to finish eating the fruit slowly before speaking: "If they go south, they still have a way to survive."

Xu Yao paused and asked him in confusion: "If that's the case, why didn't you tell them directly? Why did you let me go to Beichen?"

Since life lies in the south, isn't it cheating her to let her take Kang Runyue to Beichen?

Nanhai Xianweng smiled and shook his head: "People will never turn back until they hit the wall. If I tell you solemnly that they must go south to survive, do you think they will believe me or not?"

Xu Yao thought about it and realized that as long as it wasn’t the last moment, people would always have a sense of hope.

After all, it is hard to leave one's hometown. Even if what the Immortal of the South China Sea said may be right, as locals, they are more likely to believe that if they hide in the county town, the imperial court will soon send troops to defeat Beichen, and they can return home.

Here are the fields they cultivate and the villages they live in. These are the foundation of their lives. How can they just abandon them?

Therefore, the Immortal of the South Sea did not try to persuade them and simply let them go down the mountain. They would naturally come back after passing the danger.

Xu Yao sighed, "Your bet is a bit high. What if I didn't go with them and they ran into those soldiers on the road and were burned, killed, and looted? I don't know how many people would die."

She paused, then questioned again: "Don't you always say that you should have a big heart? But what you did just now, you avoided your own risks, and did not sacrifice yourself for their safety."

Nanhai Xianweng was not angry at her questioning: "I said the same thing. The root of the problem is that they don't believe what I say. If I don't hit the wall, how can I know whether my words are useful? Even if I persuade them, they may not listen. They have to see blood before they know whether what I say is true or false."

Xu Yao asked him if he had ever thought about following these people down the mountain to help them and prevent them from getting hurt.

Nanhai Xianweng laughed loudly, "Won't you still be there by then? Since you've gone, why should I go again?"

Is he plotting against her secretly again?

Xu Yao couldn't help but roll his eyes: "You are always so calculating, aren't you afraid that one day you will lose your life?"

The Immortal of the South Sea smiled and shook his head, saying that he was not calculating, but was just letting things take their course.

He never dissuaded anything, nor did he push anything. It was just that people made self-righteous choices in dangerous environments. What did it have to do with him?

Xu Yao felt that his words were somewhat contradictory: "Since you have great love in your heart, you should save these mortals at all costs. Even if they may not listen, at least you have made an effort."

Otherwise, why do you keep deceiving me? What's the point of having such great love?

Nanhai Xianweng, however, was very open-minded. "I have great love in my heart, but I also know that it is difficult to persuade a damned ghost with kind words. I can only save those who have a chance to live. As for those who are destined to die, I cannot defy the will of heaven."