Qin Yining and Lu Heng were both cautious people. Because they were running for their lives, they always had their bags ready. As soon as they saw Harba rush in with a face full of anxiety, the two of them immediately picked up their bags.
Lu Heng said anxiously as he ran, "Are there pursuers?"
Halba nodded. "This time, they're not searching from house to house. They're coming straight for us. It's very likely that they already know you're in the Minuo tribe."
Hearing this, Lu Heng pulled Halba to a stop. "If that's the case, we're probably surrounded. If we leave from the side alley, we'll probably be caught immediately."
Halba was shocked. His face was pale as he looked around.
Qin Yining didn't know what they were talking about, but seeing Lu Heng and Halba's expressions, he knew the severity of the situation.
She asked Lu Heng about the situation in a low voice. After Lu Heng explained in detail, Qin Yining also found it difficult to handle.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple. If the pursuers are really coming straight for us, it must be because Si Qin finally found the time to think about our whereabouts after balancing the power in the court. The city gates are tightly guarded and it's very difficult to escape. Si Qin also predicted that we wouldn't be able to escape so easily, so he concluded that someone must have hidden us. "
"You're right. Someone who would take the risk to hide us must have a blood feud with A Nari. The Minuo tribe is the prime suspect." Lu Heng was so anxious that his face was pale.
At this critical moment, he and Qin Yining were the same. No matter how smart they were, it was useless. When the pursuers really surrounded them, they could only wait to be captured.
It wasn't easy for them to get to this point. If they were captured, it would be too much. Moreover, with Si Qin in control, if they were sent back to Si Qin's side, other than being used as a bargaining chip to blackmail Da Zhou, they wouldn't have a good ending.
Halba gritted his teeth. He was caught in a dilemma.
He even thought, if he hadn't taken these two in back then ….
No, no, in the Minuo Tribe, there were no cowards who would retreat without a fight, no cowards who would go back on their words. Back then, since they had made a deadly vow that whoever could avenge Bu and E Ji would be the new clan leader of the Minuo Tribe, they should have spat their saliva like a nail, and should not have any hesitation.
At worst, he would just die!
Thinking of this, Harbala grabbed Si Qin's hand and said firmly, "Let's rush out later. I'll lure them away while you guys escape!"
"No!" Lu Heng sternly refused. "I can't let you take the risk alone. Listen, if they really do find us, just pretend that you don't recognize us. Just say that the two of us escaped here on our own accord, and that you didn't intend to shelter us! If we're captured, they might use us to negotiate with Da Zhou. You might not die, but if you resist, you'll definitely die! "
"No! Both of you are the current clan leaders of the Minuo Tribe. We, the Minuo Tribe, have never allowed our clan leaders to take risks! "
"But you still have clansmen! Not only the thirty plus old, weak, sick, and disabled living here, there are over four thousand clansmen of your Minuo Clan waiting for you and your brothers to save them. If anything happens to you, the Minuo Clan might never be able to recover! "
Harbala stubbornly pulled Lu Heng. Although he was a little afraid, he did not back down.
Qin Yining did not understand what they were arguing about. Just as he was about to ask, he saw Chaganbala rush out of the house. When he saw the three of them, he immediately pulled them to the firewood shed in the corner. He lifted the firewood and revealed a large vat in the corner. He first fiddled with the vat for a long time, then took out the bottom of the vat.
"Go in, quickly!"
Chaganbala urged them.
Harbala took the lead, followed by Lu Heng and Qin Yining.
Under the vat was a very spacious cellar.
After Chaganbala put the bottom of the vat back in place, he covered it with a large pile of firewood. Then, he carried the firewood and turned to go back into the house, as if it was not normal to come out to get firewood.
Who knew that when he reached the door, he would run into the group of people who were searching inside.
"Where are they? Tell me, where did you hide them? "
Chaganbala was so scared that he almost dropped the firewood. He shook his head in horror. "What are you talking about? Who are they? "
"Don't play dumb with me! Those two people from Da Zhou, a man and a woman, where did you hide them? "
"This big brother, I really don't know. Our lives are already like this. After such a big thing happened in the city, we can't even eat a full meal. How can we have spare food to feed two strangers?"
The officer glared at Chaganbala, as if he wanted to stare two holes in his skinny body. "Don't think that we don't know what you are thinking! First, the Khan was wise and mighty, and he wiped out your Minuo Tribe. Then, you, Abu and Er Ji, were eaten by wolves during a hunt. You are not willing to accept this, perhaps you are waiting for an opportunity to take revenge! Now that the two criminals who killed the Khan of A Nari have escaped, will you not help them? "
"Sir! Please do us a favor and don't slander us! " Chaganbala was very helpless and wronged. He threw the firewood and said dejectedly, "What we are thinking about now is how to fill our stomachs and how to survive. How can we be in the mood to think about other things? Something happened to the Khan and we are also very sad. But even if you can't catch the assassins, you can't put such a big crime on us! "
"Brother, why are you talking nonsense with them? Let's search? "
Seeing that the two of them were talking enthusiastically, the people who accompanied them came up to remind them.
The leader also did not have the patience to argue with Chaganbala and immediately ordered people to search.
Chaganbala lowered his head as if he was extremely wronged. But he was so nervous that he could not think straight. When the pursuers approached the firewood, his heart thumped. When they walked further away, he felt a little more relaxed. When they came closer again, he became more nervous.
He controlled his emotions and did not dare to show the slightest bit of uneasiness.
But when he saw those people sticking the tip of their swords into the firewood pile, they first stirred and found that there was no one hiding in it. They even lifted the firewood and cut the grass.
In the corner, there was a big fat jar standing there.
"Sir, there is a jar here, but it is empty."
Empty? “
Everyone went forward and saw that it was a big jar covered in dust and abandoned. They could not help but feel bored.
This kind of jar was very heavy. Usually, when it was placed in a corner, no one would move it.
The officers who were searching were also not interested in doing the hard work. They only looked around and saw that there was no hiding place. They could not help but feel a little discouraged. There were even people who kicked the big jar fiercely, but the jar did not move at all.
Chaganbala was about to break out in cold sweat when he saw this, but he still forced himself to be calm.
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