Chapter 6 Salvation (2)_1
Mo Yan did not miss the "expressive glances" exchanged between them, but her determination to rescue them left no time to dwell on the master-servant duo’s emotions.
When Mo Yan arrived with her people, Mo Qingze, weak and having endured days of hunger, was being besieged by those villains, curled up on the ground, utterly powerless to resist!
The two young ones were restrained as well, watching their father being beaten, already weeping inconsolably.
Mo Yan’s anger surged from within, rushing forward with long strides—yet Xiao Eleven and the others were quicker. By the time she helped Mo Qingze up and settled the siblings, the fight had ended, and the wrongdoers were tied up tight, lying on the ground whimpering, nowhere near as ferocious and brazen as before!
"Thank you so much, brothers. If you hadn’t come to our rescue, my family would have certainly perished here!" Mo Yan was genuinely grateful and offered her thanks once more.
Xiao Eleven waved his hand dismissively, "No need for thanks, young lady. These damned scoundrels have probably harmed many people. Running into us, they simply got what they deserved for the people’s sake!"
After speaking, he looked at the exhausted family of one adult and three children and couldn’t help but ask, "Are you planning to go to Yongcheng? We just passed through Yongcheng the day before yesterday. The place is crowded with refugees. The Magistrate, fearing chaos, has ordered the city gates closed. I’m afraid until the disaster abates and the crowds disperse, those gates won’t open."
What he did not mention was that, to survive, the refugees gathered outside the city gates were capable of anything; he had witnessed people fighting to the death over a stale pancake.
Mo Qingze was taken aback. He wasn’t just a Scholar focused on ancient books; he could guess somewhat the situation in Yongcheng. But if they didn’t go to Yongcheng, where else could they go?
Mo Yan was also somewhat surprised. The original host had never traveled far from home and was unaware of the full extent of Chu country’s territories, knowing only to follow her father’s lead to Yongcheng without any other knowledge. Newly arrived, she was even less aware of any other safe destinations.