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Chapter 207: Thrilling Escape

Wang Goudan's whistle is so unique that it can accurately reach the ears of Ji Liangqing and others even among the refugees looting rice.

Everyone knew that it was a matter of life and death, and they did not dare to waste precious time. Li Jiang and the three brothers of the Ji family drove a horse-drawn carriage and an ox-cart respectively, and beat the animals hard.

The animals were in pain, so they picked up speed in an instant and shuttled quickly through the road. In a blink of an eye, they turned the corner, and both Li Jiang and Ji Liangqing could see the refugees piled up around the cart.

It was only after looking at this group of refugees who were snatching rice that Ji Liangqing understood why Wang Goudan whistled to remind them.

Now there is just some space left in the middle of the road, where oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages can pass.

Ji Liangqing understood that time was running out now and did not dare to waste time. His eyes became slightly fierce and he slapped the animal in front of him harder.

There was a dull neighing sound from the tip of the animal's nose, and the speed became faster.

"What's this?"

The oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages made a lot of noise as they ran. The refugees nearby who were looting were so shocked by the movement that they all turned their heads and stared blankly at the oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages that were rushing towards them.

How is this going?

Ji Liangqing and Li Jiang are both smart people and know that people's hearts are unpredictable.

This group of refugees followed Shangguan Wai all the way here, and they must be very familiar with the carriage in which Shangguan Wai and Master Shangguan were riding.

If the carriage was allowed to go ahead, the refugees would not be able to recognize it in the dark.

If at that time, they were regarded as Shangguan Wai and Shangguan Young Master, then disaster would be imminent.

So they deliberately let the bullock cart go in front. Looking at the simple carriage, the refugees didn't know who was coming. They were just surprised and did not have any bad thoughts.

Wang Goudan was a smart man. Seeing the oxcart getting closer and closer, and the refugees watching closely, he suddenly felt worried. His mind was running wildly, and he had some ideas in his head.

Seeing that the refugees didn't even grab the rice, but looked closely at the car in front of them, he pretended to be surprised and shouted: "Brother, let's get it quickly! There is still rice now! Brother, hurry up!"

His voice was neither high nor low, just enough that others could hear it without realizing it was him who said it.

The refugees frowned fiercely. When they heard that someone wanted to take advantage of the chaos to grab rice, they immediately resumed their previous rhythm of frantically grabbing rice.

I don’t know who is on the bullock cart coming over now, and I don’t want to know who it is.

Anyway, there is no deep grudge against them. The most important thing for them now is to grab rice and find some food for their wives, children and parents.

There are so many of them here grabbing rice. As long as they don't want to die, the people on the bullock cart probably won't dare to come here rashly.

For a time, no one was looking at the bullock cart anymore, but everyone was thinking about how to get more rice.

Even so, Ji Liangqing was still vigilant, driving the carriage closer and closer, watching the group of refugees closely, for fear that something would go wrong.

Fortunately, the refugees' minds were not on the oxcart at all. When the oxcart passed by, only a few people turned around to look.

But these people just took a casual glance, and after realizing that there was no threat, they turned their heads and continued to think about rice.

The bullock cart driven by Ji Liangqing passed the group of people without any danger.

It was Li Jiang's turn at the back. Li Jiang held a machete in his hand, and beside him sat the vigilant Brother Ji and Brother Ji.

Because the carriage was too dangerous, almost all the able-bodied workers were on the carriage.

Everyone was on standby, fearing that the refugees would rise up.

But they didn't expect Wang Goudan and Ji Liangqing to handle the matter so well and beautifully. Seeing the refugees looking at the rice intently, not looking at this side at all. The extremely tense nerves were slowly getting ready to relax.

Just when they were about to overtake this group of refugees, something unexpected happened.

The man who had just stood up for his son was strong and finally squeezed out of the crowd holding a bag of rice.

He held this hard-earned bag of rice tightly in his arms. Thinking of his lovely and sensible son and his considerate wife, he cherished it even more.

If only I had this bag of rice, my wife and son would not have to go hungry.

If they save a little on food, they can eat more time, otherwise they will have found a suitable place to stay by then.

It can be said that this bag of rice is the hope of their family, and one can imagine how much they attach importance to it.

So he held the bag of rice and wanted to quickly leave the crowd and return to his wife and children.

But when he was about to pass by, he suddenly saw a horse-drawn carriage approaching.

His frightened eyes stared closely at the carriage in front of him, and met Li Jiang's eyes on the carriage.

Li Jiang's eyes were fierce and he urged the horse to run faster.

Seeing that the horse was so close to him, the man subconsciously held Mi to avoid it. He watched the carriage run past and looked at the gorgeous decorations in front of him. He always felt that it looked indescribably familiar.

This...isn't this?

This is…!

After reacting, the man's eyes widened, and his voice went crazy:

"This is the carriage outside the Shangguan District! They are going to drive away!"

They had seen the carriage outside Shangguan for nearly a month, and they were all too familiar with it.

If it weren't for the rich darkness of the night, I'm afraid Li Gang would have recognized it long ago.

Now he suddenly recognized him and yelled. When the refugees heard the words "Shang Guanwai", they turned their heads reflexively and became anxious:

"This is the carriage of that dog thief! He is trying to escape now!"

They had already rebelled and beaten these officers and soldiers, and the reason why they could not protect themselves was because they were afraid that they would deal with them and get outside the officials, so they ran away rashly.

I just don’t know why he came here, but this thief must have sneaked past them and tried to get away with it!

How could they just watch Shangguanwai escape? Shangguanwai had no idea how much money they had plundered from the local area, and there must be a lot of good stuff on them.

If we can catch these two father and son, they will definitely have a lot of good stuff!

Thinking of this, the refugees' eyes turned red, and they chased after him and tried to pull him into the carriage.

"The Shangguan dog thief is about to run away, please don't worry about Mi for now, we will chase him immediately!"

"That's right, this thief took so many good things, how could we let him leave so easily? He was the one who squeezed us along the way!"

"..."

The refugees were denouncing and chasing after them wildly. Wang Goudan stood not far away. When he saw the carriage coming, he held out his hand and was instantly lifted up by Li Jiang and sat on the carriage.

The refugees behind were chasing closely, but the horse was indeed not a vegetarian. It neighed in pain under the whipping and ran faster and faster.

Due to lack of physical strength, the refugees panted and stopped after a short pursuit. They could only watch the horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts go away, unable to pursue them any longer.


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