"Pfft!"
Seeing the soldiers too frightened to advance, the supervising squad behind them slaughtered over a hundred men.
"Kill them all! Anyone who stops advancing will be executed without mercy, and their families will be implicated!"
Forced by the supervising squad, the soldiers had no choice but to launch a suicidal charge at Li Xuancang.
While resisting the soldiers surging like waves, Li Xuancang calculated the time.
Father and Mother should have left Peace Prefecture City by now. I still need to stall for a while longer.
He needed to hold them off for at least another two hours before the Li Family and Du Tianfeng's group could be considered out of danger.
At this moment, a group outside the city was fleeing for their lives.
They had left through a secret passage. Without carriages, they could only flee on foot.
"Father, I can't walk anymore."
Many of the young masters and young ladies had been pampered and raised in luxury. After running for only a short while, they could no longer endure.
"If you don't want to die, then keep moving."
At a time like this, every second counted. No one would stop and wait for others. Anyone who fell behind midway would have only one road left: death.
The Pei Family was among them as well. Madam Pei and Pei Qingyuan were pale-faced.
Their feet had already blistered, yet they did not utter a word, tightly following the group.
"Quick, switch!"
The remaining men of the Pei Family took turns carrying Old Master Pei, barely keeping pace with the group.
"Master Li, Madam Li, let us carry the two elders."
Though Li's father and mother were farmers, they were already old. Combined with the ailments left behind from years of not having enough to eat, they were clearly