After crossing, I surrounded the capital from the countryside

"Okay, let's hurry on. If we can find a carriage, that would be great. If not, we'll have to suffer. After all, it will take several days to reach the next city." Shen Lingyun looked at the sky and said. "It's not dawn yet, let's walk a little further and find a good place to rest."

Upon hearing this, everyone packed up and headed deeper into the woods, planning to find a good hiding place to spend the night.

The forest under the moonlight seemed particularly quiet after the bloody battle, with only the rustling sounds of a few people walking.

After everyone was settled, Shen Qingqing sat alone by the fire in silence, with a blank look in her eyes.

Time goes back one hour ago

Shen Qingqing, curled up in the cave, suddenly felt panicky and her heartbeat accelerated. The scene of Shen Qingsong and his men fighting with the men in black kept flashing in her mind, and the scene finally froze before her second brother was stabbed by the men in black.

When Shen Qingqing came to her senses, her back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Without thinking too much, she immediately ran out of the cave and chased in the direction where Shen Qingsong and the others left. She only said, "Mom, you guys hide well!"

Along the way, she thought a lot. What if she was too late? What if she was just a step late? What if it had already happened?

Countless ideas finally merged into one: find a suitable weapon first. In this way, Shen Qingqing found the gun in advance on the road in case of emergency.

Fortunately, with the help of "Lingyun Jue", she successfully caught up with several people and prevented the tragedy from happening in time.

The situation was urgent at the time and Shen Qingqing didn't have time to think too much. But now that everyone was temporarily out of danger, Shen Qingqing gradually came back to her senses.

This was her first time killing someone. The gun in her space was bought on the black market for her own safety when she was on a business trip abroad. She also learned her shooting skills in the club, so she was not always accurate. It was really an extraordinary performance when she saved her second brother just now.

She knew clearly that she had just killed someone. The image of the man in black having his head blown open kept replaying in her mind, frame by frame, scene by scene, making her very confused.

There were two people fighting in my mind. One of them said, "You are brave. You are no longer in the stable and peaceful country you were in before. You can only protect yourself and your family by taking up arms."

Another person said, "You killed someone! Look at your hands, they are covered in blood! You are a criminal! A murderer!"

"No, that's not it! You are just protecting your family! You are right! You must learn to protect yourself in this cannibalistic society!"

"Murderer!"

……

The two people in her mind were arguing endlessly. On the one hand, Shen Qingqing felt fortunate because she successfully saved her second brother. But on the other hand, she also clearly felt the uneasiness and pain in her heart.

Shen Qingqing clenched her hands tightly, thinking of the black-clad man who had fallen to the ground and the pursuit she had been going through. Her eyes gradually became firm.

She realized that this society is cruel. In such an era with strict hierarchy, it is like a huge animal world, and the law of the jungle is never just talk.

Only by constantly climbing up and striving to gain more power and wealth can we truly gain the right to speak and help more people.

Killing people can't solve all problems, but in this cruel world, she has no choice after all. Since she can't change society, she can only adapt herself to it and consider other things.

"Qingqing, are you okay?"

I heard my mother's gentle voice in my ears, and then I was embraced in a warm and soft embrace.

Shen Qingqing leaned into Xu Nanshu's arms, quietly enjoying the gentle and tolerant love from her mother.

Xu Nanshuo tightened her arms slightly, she felt a little sorry for her daughter.

Thinking back to what her son had told her about what happened in the woods, and now seeing her sitting there alone in a daze, she knew why.

They knew the pressure Qingqing was under and the difficulties she would face in the future, and knew that this would be a difficult and painful growth for her.

No one spoke, but just stood beside her silently, conveying warmth and comfort without words. They were telling her with their actions that she was not alone, and that they would always support her, even if it meant going against the whole world.

Feeling everyone's concern, Shen Qingqing raised her head from Xu Nanshu's arms and looked at everyone with a firm gaze: "Mom and Dad, Big Brother, Second Brother, Uncle Yan, I'm fine now! Everything will get better and better!"

Seeing her determined and clear eyes, not pretending to be strong, everyone finally put their worries to rest.

Shen Lingyun patted Shen Qingqing's thin back with a proud look on his face: "Well done, you are worthy of being my daughter, Shen Lingyun!"

"Dad, don't hurt Qingqing!" Shen Qingsong reminded his father when he saw him patting his little sister's back without knowing the severity of the situation.

Shen Lingyun froze for a moment, then turned around and cursed with a malicious smile, "Go away."

Shen Qingqing looked at everything in front of her, the intimate interaction between her father and eldest brother, and the concerned looks from Uncle Yan's family. She felt her whole body was wrapped in warmth, making her feel extremely happy and satisfied.

A sparkle flashed in his eyes, and he swore in his heart, "I will definitely protect everyone! I will!"

"We still have a long way to go tomorrow, so everyone should get some rest." Xu Nanshuo said to everyone when he saw Shen Qingqing regain her spirit.

After running around for so long, everyone felt physically exhausted, not to mention Shen Qingyun who was seriously injured.

Seeing that Shen Qingqing had calmed down, they stopped refusing and left two of them to keep watch while they all went to bed.

For a moment, apart from the sound of the night watchman adding branches to the fire from time to time, the only sounds left were the chirping of insects in the woods and the crackling of flames.