Shen Tang: "..."
This was beyond ridiculous!
The war hadn't even started, and the governor had already fled.
Qi Shan had expected as much, so he wasn't surprised in the least. If the governor had suddenly sworn to defend the city to the death and live or die alongside the people of Xiaocheng, then the sun would truly have risen in the west—
Either the governor had lost his mind, or someone had taken possession of his body.
Shen Tang: "Then who's in charge of Xiaocheng now?"
The commoners didn't know either.
The man had heard the news from other people on the road. As for who they'd heard it from...
That had nothing to do with him!
The most important thing now was to save his own life.
The man caught his breath, then hoisted his elderly mother onto his back again and secured her with the hemp rope. He picked up a wooden stick and the few provisions and belongings they had, then bade farewell to Shen Tang and the others. As she watched the mother and son disappear into the crowd of refugees, Shen Tang abruptly clenched her fist.
She'd thought they could reach their destination in three hours, but things hadn't gone as planned. The main road was blocked, and the side roads were packed with fleeing commoners.
The four had no choice but to change course and take a detour. Along the way, they saw smoke rising from a village and a group of burly young men dressed as soldiers rounding people up.
Shen Tang and the others looked like perfect cannon fodder.
The soldier leading the group swept his gaze over them, pointed his spear at the four, and shouted, "You four, stop!"
Shen Tang stopped.
She asked coldly, "Were you calling me?"
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