I've been reborn, who still wants to be a cowardly little white flower?

Qu Ying and her friends had a lot of stuff, so they packed two horse-drawn carriages and a wooden cart. Fortunately, Jiang Huai was only two days' journey away from them.

The palace masters sent by Qin Mo were all riding horses, escorting the three vehicles. After Jiang Yuan and Xie Yunxiao set off, they left in the opposite direction.

Jiang Yuan and Xie Yunxiao led their men on horseback, traveling day and night. Four days later in the evening, Xie Yunxiao stopped the team, looked at the map in his hand, and said something to Li Shan, who was leading a thousand soldiers.

Jiang Yuan also rode over. Xie Yunxiao pointed at the map and said, "Not far ahead are three connected villages. Two days ahead, after passing the town, you will reach the gate of Dongshan County."

Jiang Yuan looked down at the map, looked up ahead, and then looked back. He frowned, "But we have been walking all day, and apart from the people in the town we passed by last night, we haven't seen many people all day."

The town they passed by last night had very few people, and the streets were dark. The people stayed indoors. They wanted to buy some dry food, but they saw soldiers riding by on horseback. The shops on the street were closed and their windows were shut, and they couldn't get them open even when they knocked.

We left town for dinner and ate some pheasants and rabbits we hunted in the wild.

Xie Yunxiao said that if Dongshan County was the starting point of the rebellion, then the villages and towns before and after would be affected, and the people's reaction was normal.

But this road is so quiet, a little too quiet.

By this time, the sky was gradually getting dark. There was supposed to be a village not far ahead. Even though no one could be seen, there should be a hint of candlelight. Perhaps at this dinner time, there would be some smoke from cooking.

Xie Yunxiao also felt something was wrong. "Deputy General Li, tell everyone to be careful. It's really unusually quiet here."

"Yes." Lieutenant General Li went to the back to give instructions. Xie Yunxiao said to Jiang Yuan, "Come with me later. Be alert. There may be rebels ambushing us."

Jiang Yuan nodded in agreement and took the sword hanging on the horse.

While there was still a little light in the sky, the group rode their horses quickly towards the target, but when they got close, there was still no movement.

"No, if there are thieves, there will definitely be some noise. They can't be lying in ambush waiting for us." Several people stopped at the entrance of the village.

They looked at each other and could see what the other was thinking.

Two soldiers lit torches and walked to the front to clear the way, slowly entering the village.

After entering the village and walking for a while, I saw shadowy houses. The whole village was shrouded in darkness, so quiet that there was not a trace of life.

The grass on both sides of the dirt road was trampled into a mess, and there was nothing when you walked into the house.

Jiang Yuan grabbed the horse, dismounted, walked to a mud house, and pushed the door gently. The door opened and it was dark inside.

He took the torch from the soldier and entered the house first.

The room was in a mess, with broken porcelain pieces on the floor, which should be bowls or teapots. The simple wooden cabinet was opened, and the coarse cloth clothes inside were scattered all over the floor.

The bedding on the bed was also scattered and turned over, and the house must have been robbed.

There was a small chicken coop in the yard with chicken feathers and some chopped vegetable leaves in it, but no chickens.

After coming out of the house, Xie Yunxiao also walked out from another family. Seeing his solemn expression, his situation should be similar to this family.

As we walked, we saw that all the houses had been looted. No one was seen, not even a living thing.

I walked through the entire village without seeing anyone, but it was obvious that the village had been looted and all the valuables or edibles were gone.

After leaving the village, there was a neighboring village a few miles ahead. The group mounted their horses and galloped towards the next village.

The journey was also very quiet and I didn't see anything, but the second village was completely different from the first one.

Because at the entrance of the village, they saw the corpse.

There were many corpses lying in disorder at the entrance of the village. They were all dressed like ordinary people. The horses were startled when they smelled the blood.

Everyone dismounted, holding weapons, and approached the village cautiously.

The whole village was still very quiet. It was already dark. By the light of the torches, Li Shan saw the bodies piled up at the entrance of the village. He checked a few of them and said, "General, they all died of knife wounds."

Jiang Yuan led the horse, holding a torch in one hand, and walked into the village with a sullen face. With a "pop", Jiang Yuan stepped into a puddle. He lowered his head and saw that his white shoes were covered in blood.

It was very dark all around, and the torch could only illuminate a limited area, but I could still see clearly to the sides of me, and even make out shadows in the distance.

Everywhere you look, there are corpses.

The soil on the ground was mixed with blood, and the yellowish color had turned into dark red.

Seeing Jiang Yuan standing still with his head down, looking at something, Xie Yunxiao handed the horse to the person beside him and walked quickly towards Jiang Yuan.

Walking behind her and following her gaze, Jiang Yuan saw a small hand in front of him, a girl's tender white hand, but at this moment, the hand was covered in dirt and blood.

A little girl was lying on her back on the ground, her eyes wide open, staring straight at the sky, her mouth slightly open, her face covered in blood and tears.

"A Yuan." Xie Yunxiao stroked Jiang Yuan's back and called out in a low voice.

Loosening the reins, Jiang Yuan slowly squatted down. The torch was closer and he could see the little girl's face more clearly. She stared with big eyes full of fear.

She was wearing a pink dress with small jujube flowers on it, and had two buns on her hair tied with a red hairband. One of her shoes was missing, revealing her skinny feet.

Jiang Yuan put his hand on the girl's face, trying to close her eyes, but it didn't work. After several times, the girl still had her eyes wide open.

Thousands of soldiers quickly checked the entire village, and when they came back they all shook their heads in silence.

"General, there are no survivors in the village." Li Shan went to Xie Yunxiao to report.

Jiang Yuan continued in the same action as before. She squatted beside the little girl and just looked at her.

Hearing Li Shan's words, Jiang Yuan handed the torch in his hand towards Xie Yunxiao. Xie Yunxiao took the torch in a daze, and saw Jiang Yuan picking up the girl on the ground and walking towards a house.

Xie Yunxiao followed behind him holding a torch.

She put the girl on the bed, took out her handkerchief, and wiped her face and hands, although it was no longer clean because the dirt and blood had dried.

"Sister will avenge you, your parents and the villagers. Don't be afraid. There is nothing to be afraid of in Huangquan. The old men there are all good-tempered and like children.

Hold your parents' hands tightly, tell those old men your sister's name, we have connections, let them arrange a peaceful place for you to be reborn." Jiang Yuan muttered to himself, his voice was not loud, but in the quiet environment, Xie Yunxiao felt a little scared when he heard it.

"Fourth brother, they massacred the whole village."

Jiang Yuan looked up at Xie Yunxiao, full of murderous intent.