Traveling through ancient times to survive

I don’t know what the situation is like down there. Ever since the city was set on fire, no one knows anything about down there.

The village chief was going to send people down the mountain. The young people in the valley were shocked by the news. They were all a group of young men. Although it was safe to hide in the valley, they felt suffocated.

Now there is finally a good opportunity to go down the mountain. No one wants to miss it and they all sign up enthusiastically.

"I, I'll go. I was one of the first people to learn martial arts. I'm the most suitable choice!" Zhao Dewen raised his arms and recommended himself loudly.

"Brother Devin, you have already left the valley once. This time it's our turn." Zhao Deyu responded sharply and without any courtesy.

Zhao Qing ignored the excitement of the team members and selected three people, one was the more clever Liu Jun, one was Zhao Deyan, and the other was Li Heng.

Zhao Qing led the three people down the mountain. The whole mountain became much calmer. They didn't meet anyone until they reached the foot of the mountain.

"What's going on? Did they all go back down the mountain? Has the plague down the mountain been resolved?" Zhao Deyan touched his forehead in confusion.

"You'll know if you go down and take a look." Liu Jun replied calmly.

The group quickly went down the mountain. Only traces of burnt fire remained at the original site of the village. For the first time, Zhao Deyan saw clearly that his former home was really gone, without even a handful of ashes left.

He sighed deeply, his face looking serious, but unfortunately his three companions were not thoughtful people and did not understand the sadness in his heart at all. When he came to his senses, everyone had already walked a long way away.

"Hey! Wait for me!"

Zhao Deyan no longer cared about pretending and strode forward to catch up with his companions, leaving the empty village ruins behind him.

When we arrived at the former town, we saw rows of simple thatched houses that had been rebuilt and now occupied by a group of skinny people in tattered clothes.

Zhao Deyan was about to step forward to inquire about the news, but Li Heng reached out to stop him in time.

"Wait a minute!"

"What's wrong? Brother Heng? Is there something wrong?" Zhao Deyan looked at the simple town carefully again, but still found nothing wrong.

Li Heng explained softly: "Deyan, those are not locals."

Zhao Deyan still didn't understand: "Aren't the locals normal? Because the locals had been burned to death long ago."

"Not only are they not locals, judging by their attire, they must be from the north."

Liu Jun continued: "Why would people from the north come all the way here to settle down? Even if they want to restore the population here, they should move to a nearby place."

"Something happened in the north!" Zhao Qing and Li Heng answered in unison.

The two looked at each other, Li Heng blinked slightly, turned slightly and said to the other two: "I know some northern dialects, I will go and find out."

Li Heng left, and the three of them hid further away. Zhao Deyan and the other two were still guessing what had happened, while Zhao Qing listened absent-mindedly at the side.

Although Li Heng's evasive action just now was slight, it did not escape Zhao Qing's eyes. She really couldn't figure out how she had offended Li Heng. She went over her recent behavior in her mind, and there was nothing wrong, right?

Zhao Qing gave up. Men's hearts are as unpredictable as the sea. If someone doesn't want to be friends with her, she is not the kind of person who will go along with him.

After waiting for a while, Li Heng came back with a strange expression. Without needing to be asked, Li Heng took the initiative to tell the information he had found out.

"The north has been lost. Since May this year, the barbarians have been attacking the border and the northern defenses have completely collapsed. They all fled from the north and were assigned here by the court."

"Those barbarians broke in? That's impossible. The Zhenbei Marquis family has been protecting the north for generations, how could the north be completely lost?"

Zhao Deyan was shocked and couldn't believe it at all. His Zhao clan fled from the north and had always admired the Marquis of Zhenbei who protected the north. Even Zhao Deyan, who was born here, had heard stories about the Marquis of Zhenbei's family.

"The entire family of Marquis Zhenbei was executed by the emperor a long time ago." Li Heng revealed the truth with a calm expression. Only the bleeding palms of his hands revealed the unrest in his heart.

"Ah? How could that be?" Zhao Deyan opened his mouth in surprise.

"The emperor executed the Zhenbei Marquisate on the charge of treason." Li Heng's heart was filled with hatred, but his disguise was still flawless.

Zhao Deyan blurted out: "Impossible! This is slander!"

Li Heng showed a strange smile: "You don't know who Zhenbei Hou is, how can it be impossible?"

"Don't slander the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. They are heroes to us ordinary people. If they hadn't guarded the north for generations, the people in the north would have died long ago. And I've heard from the elders that the children of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion have to learn martial arts since they can run, all for the purpose of taking on the family responsibilities when they grow up. They have been guarding the north for their entire lives, and most of them died on the battlefield, and only a few lived to see the end of their lives. They have been at war with the barbarians for a long time, and anyone might collaborate with the enemy except them."

Yes, even ordinary people know this truth, doesn't the dog emperor understand it? No, he knows it, and he wants to use this contemptuous attitude to tell everyone that he is the master of this world, whoever he wants to die must die, so what if he is loyal to the country? If he is not happy, he must die.

Li Heng suppressed the overwhelming hatred in his heart. Now is not the time yet.

Zhao Deyan was filled with righteous indignation. He tried to hold it in but couldn't bear it any longer and started cursing.

"The dog emperor! He is incompetent and stupid! He murdered loyal people and will never have a good end!"

Liu Jun's face changed drastically, and he interrupted hurriedly: "Brother Deyan, don't dare to say such treasonous words."

Zhao Deyan stiffened his neck and refused to admit: "Am I wrong?"

Liu Jun nodded: "Of course it's right, but you can't say it out loud. If someone hears it, all your clan will be killed! If you're really unhappy, just curse in your heart."

Zhao Deyan snorted and stopped talking. Li Heng laughed loudly, his voice unbridled and hearty.

Zhao Deyan asked worriedly, "Brother Heng, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay. I'm just happy." Li Heng wiped away the tears from laughing.

"Really?" Zhao Deyan didn't believe it. The sadness in his eyes was about to burst out.

Zhao Deyan wanted to ask more, but Zhao Qing pulled Zhao Deyan's arm and shook his head gently.

The three of them waited quietly for Li Heng to calm down.

"I'm sorry, I lost my composure just now, because Zhenbei Houfu is also a hero I admire, but in the end, he ended up with such a result, which is hard to accept."

Li Heng calmly excused himself for his unusual behavior. Zhao Qing looked as if he had suddenly realized something, but he didn't believe it in his heart. Maybe Li Heng was the orphan who escaped from the Marquis of Zhenbei?

Zhao Qing felt a trace of pity in his heart. His whole family was killed, and he was powerless to avenge such a blood feud. He could only watch his enemy take over the world. He must have felt extremely desperate and painful.

You should pay more attention to this poor little thing in the future. Let him throw a tantrum. It's just the right time to vent the depression in your heart. Otherwise, you will get hurt if you hold it in for too long. Just be tolerant of him. Zhao Qing immediately abandoned his decision not long ago to distance himself from Li Heng.