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After Shang Laoliu returned home, Li Yuanqing felt refreshed and a lot of the fatigue on his body had dissipated. He finally had his first real assistant.

With the help of someone like Shang Laoliu who has experience and is familiar with the topography of Shenyang City, whatever we do next will undoubtedly be much easier.

In the evening, the two first sent Shang Laoliu's daughter to her aunt's yard in the west of the city. Li Yuanqing secretly gave Shang Laoliu a fifty-tael silver note and asked him to give it to his sister.

Shang Laoliu hurriedly went to give instructions and left the medicinal materials he had grabbed, and then he was completely relieved.

After leaving Shang Laoliu's sister's yard, Li Yuanqing asked Shang Laoliu to find a nearby tavern, and the two had a hearty meal.

By this time, it was completely dark.

The two of them walked out of the tavern one after another, and Shang Laoliu whispered: "My dear friend, where are we going now?"

Li Yuanqing glanced around. A month had passed since the fall of Shenyang City. At this time, there were still traces of the war in many places around the tavern. When the Jin army attacked the city in the future, the east gate and west gate would be the main attack directions. , the more serious the damage will be.

At this time, there were very few people on the street. Even if there were a few people, most of them were in a hurry and were anxious to go home.

Li Yuanqing and Shang Laoliu, two grown men, seemed a bit conspicuous in this situation.

Li Yuanqing whispered: "When I escaped from Shenyang City, there was a little brother left behind. I want to visit my home in Dongcheng."

Shang Laoliu nodded and said in a low voice: "My dear friend, the curfew of the Tatars has not been lifted yet, and it is more difficult to get around at night than during the day. Dongcheng is about seven or eight miles away from here, why not, let's find a place first Rest and go back during the day tomorrow."

Li Yuanqing shook his head slightly, "Time is running out. Brother Shang, you have to help me."

Shang Lao Liuzhong nodded. Li Yuanqing's frankness made him feel very comfortable, and he felt that Li Yuanqing was trustworthy. If Li Yuanqing deliberately shirks and retreats to advance, even if Shang Lao Liu is willing to help, I'm afraid he will have a grudge in his heart. .

"My benefactor, if that's the case, you follow me and we try to take a small path."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Brother Shang, don't call me benefactor, just call me Yuanqing. It's getting late, let's hurry up."

"Hey~." Shang Laoliu also smiled, and the two of them quickly disappeared into the confused night.

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Perhaps it was an 'occupational disease'. Shang Laoliu was very familiar with the terrain of Shenyang City, so the two of them took the uninhabited path, which was actually closer than taking the main road. There were some courtyards that usually needed to be detoured, so the two of them walked directly through it. Climb over the wall.

As they approached the house, the two finally arrived at Li Yuanqing's hometown, Niba Lane.

Niba Alley is even more dilapidated than before. It is very close to the East Gate and is also the place where the Jin army first suffered a military disaster after entering the city. At this time, traces of the war can be seen everywhere.

Li Yuanqing and Li Yuanqing did not rush to Li Yuanqing's house. Instead, they hung out on the wall at the entrance of the alley for a while. They made sure that there was no movement or anything unusual around them, and then they entered the alley.

However, when he arrived at the door of his home, Li Yuanqing was a little dumbfounded.

The courtyard wall is still there, but unfortunately, the gate has been burned to ashes by fire. The roof of the house, which was not very strong in the first place, has long since disappeared, leaving only broken walls and ashes on the ground.

Next door, the homes of Shunzi and Zhang Yuniang were in similar condition and were already in ruins.

Li Yuanqing let out a long breath, wondering what he was thinking about.

Of course Shang Laoliu understood Li Yuanqing's mood and whispered: "Yuanqing, the house is gone, we can still build it again, as long as the people are still there."

Li Yuanqing nodded. This is already the case at home. I'm afraid, Shunzi and Chen...

"Let's go. Let's find a place to spend the night first." Li Yuanqing sighed and left here first.

What happened has happened, and no matter what happens, it can't be undone. In the final analysis, I owe Shunzi.

if……

Unfortunately, nothing happens.

When they arrived here, Li Yuanqing was much more familiar with Shang Laoliu. The two of them didn't stop much and went directly to the cellar under the Wendi Temple.

The cellar seemed to be the same as before. The war on the ground did not spread here. Li Yuanqing smiled and said: "Brother Shang, I'm sorry. Let's spend the night here tonight."

Shang Laoliu smiled and said, "Yuan Qing, what's the point? I think this place is nice. It's very familiar."

The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing at the same time.

The light in the cellar was very dark. Except for a faint ray of moonlight seeping in from the entrance, it was pitch black inside.

But Li Yuanqing could know every corner of the cellar with his eyes closed. This cellar had collapsed, but it was he and Shunzi who rebuilt it bit by bit.

However, as soon as he walked inside, Li Yuanqing noticed something was wrong.

In the open space at the deepest part of the cellar, there was a pile of thatch and a few broken mattresses, and you could faintly smell the stench of sweat.

Li Yuanqing instantly became alert and whispered: "Brother Shang, something is wrong here. Someone has been here."

As Li Yuanqing spoke, the dagger in his boot was already in his hand.

Shang Laoliu also became nervous, but after all, he was older and had rich experience. After a moment, he comforted Li Yuanqing in a low voice and said: "Yuanqing, Tatars probably won't come to this kind of place. Maybe some deserter or beggar will stay for the time being."

Maybe we can rest here."

Li Yuanqing also realized that only he, Shunzi, Zhang Yunniang and Chen knew about this cellar. Outsiders would not be able to find the entrance under the big tree behind the Wendi Temple unless they dug three feet into the ground.

Is it possible that Shunzi and Chen are still alive?

With this thought in his mind, Li Yuanqing suddenly became more energetic.

From his rebirth to the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Yuanqing did many things against his will in order to make a living, but he did not regret it. The only thing he regretted was that he could not take Shunzi and Chen to escape from Shenyang City that day.

It would be really pitiful if Shunzi and Chen were still alive.

But, that’s it, if Shunzi and Chen are still alive, why aren’t they here?

Just as Li Yuanqing was thinking carefully, Shang Laoliu suddenly whispered: "Yuanqing, someone is coming."

Li Yuanqing hurriedly pricked up his ears and looked towards the entrance of the cave.

After a moment, a thin figure, like a mouse, got into the hole and walked towards the depths.

Li Yuanqing recognized him just by looking at his figure, and couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice with great joy: "Shunzi~."

Shunzi was stunned, never expecting that there was someone else in the cellar. He staggered, fell to the ground, and wanted to run out.

At this time, Shang Laoliu had already rushed over and grabbed Shunzi's arm.

Li Yuanqing hurriedly said: "Shunzi, don't panic. It's me, I'm Li Yuanqing."

Shunzi also heard Li Yuanqing's voice at this time, and Li Yuanqing walked into the light again. Seeing Li Yuanqing's familiar face, Shunzi couldn't help it anymore, and threw himself next to Li Yuanqing, hugging Li Yuanqing's face tightly.

Thigh, cried loudly: "Brother~~, brother~~~, I thought I would never see you again in this life..."

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A small oil lamp and a weak flame illuminated the space in the cellar.

Like a child who has finally found his parents after being away from home for a long time, Shunzi recounted his experiences during these days to Li Yuanqing with tears and runny noses.

That day, when Li Yuanqing pulled Zhang Yunniang and rushed into the city gate, Shunzi and Chen followed closely behind. However, Li Yuanqing was strong and had great strength, so he rushed into the crowd smoothly. After all, Chen was old.

He was so weak that before he could reach the city gate, he was accidentally tripped by the crowd and fell to the ground.

Shunzi hurriedly went to help his mother, but after all, he was young and extremely thin, with small arms and legs. How could he pull Chen up in such chaos?

Being stepped on and almost dying, Shunzi fought for his life, rolled and crawled, and rushed back in the opposite direction from the city gate. Although he was seriously injured, he managed to save his life.

But Chen...

After Shunzi escaped, he has been hiding in this cellar. After a few days, when the chaotic situation passed, Shunzi wanted to go home and take a look, but he only saw the ruins of his home. In desperation, he had to hide again

In the cellar, sleeping day and night.

Fortunately, in the past few days, Shunzi had a lot of experience following Li Yuanqing's "night walks", which enabled him to master a skill and survive more than a month.

"Brother, brother, mother, mother died so miserably. It's a pity that I..."

After more than a month of strength, she collapsed instantly after Li Yuanqing appeared. Shunzi hugged Li Yuanqing's arm and burst into tears.

Next to him, Shang Laoliu was also extremely moved, and comforted him in a low voice: "Shunzi, it's okay, it's okay, everything is over."

Li Yuanqing breathed a long sigh of relief and patted his forehead hard, "Shunzi, it will get better. It will definitely get better."

Shunzi was tired of crying at this time, and suddenly remembered it, and said hurriedly: "Brother, my sister, how is my sister now?"

"Your sister is in Guangning now. She is very nice there. She will be very happy to see you." Li Yuanqing held Shunzi in his arms and patted his back gently.

If he had revealed a little bit to Shunzi and chosen to go to Guangning, maybe...

"That's good, that's good." Shunzi murmured. Suddenly, he said again: "Brother, have you been to the house?"

Li Yuanqing nodded, "We'll go to your home first to find you."

Shunzi said: "Brother, in fact, after the Tatars entered the city, they stayed here for a very short time and did not set a fire. Our house was set on fire by the bitch Hong Qiang. I also found out later by eavesdropping on the neighbors' conversations.

He is such a bitch. I must cut him into pieces."

After experiencing so much suddenly, Shunzi, although still a child, already had a bit of murderous intent.

Li Yuanqing nodded, "I will definitely settle the score with Hong Qiang. However, seeing you safe is better than anything else."

Shunzi nodded vigorously, then remembered, and asked hurriedly: "By the way, brother, you, you have already arrived in Guangning, why are you back here? Did my sister ask you to come to me?"

Li Yuanqing said: "Absolutely. Shunzi, you have grown up."

Shunzi smiled naively, "Brother, as long as we are alive, it's good to be alive. By the way, you haven't eaten yet, right? I just brought you some pancakes, why don't you eat them quickly?"

With that said, Shunzi carefully took out a few pancakes with his body temperature from his arms and carefully handed them to Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing suddenly felt his eyes blurred. He had cheated Shunzi once, and he must not cheat him a second time.

"Shunzi, we have already eaten. You can eat it. My brother is now rich. Tomorrow, he will take you to a restaurant to drink and eat meat."

"Hehe. Brother, that's great. I've never been to a restaurant in my whole life."

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Chapter completed!