The Mask of the Lord

It took only half a day to gather a team, and the next day, Shan Liuli and the others followed Chen Yue and set off for Chang'an City.A small team of them rushed on horseback, and after only one and a half days of driving, they had already arrived at Chang'an City.Passing through Tiandu Town and passing the execution platform, Shan Liuli, Chen Yue and others arrived at Refuge Alley with a batch of supplies.

The refugee alley is full of refugees implicated by the war. They are all ragged, yellow and emaciated, nesting in twos and threes in temporary tents.As soon as He Lu and Hua Wu Que arrived here, what caught their eyes was a scene they had never seen before.Desperation, pain, sadness...these negative emotions are all shown on the faces of the refugees, their eyes are cloudy, and they can't see a little bit of hope.

Chen Yue dismounted and immediately organized personnel to distribute supplies.Bedding, clean clothes, and white glutinous rice.The big guy specially got a big pot and some steamers, and started to cook porridge for the refugees.Seeing that Chen Yue and the others had so many supplies, some local hooligans who lingered nearby and bullied the refugees in the refugee alley surrounded them one by one and robbed them. After the flag, all of them ran away with ashen faces in fright.

In this world, who doesn't have eyes and dares to provoke the Haoqi League?

He Lu watched those malicious people, and spat, "Hmph, how fast you escaped."

Hua Wuque said indifferently, "Helu, help."

He Lu restrained her face, nodded and said: "Yes, young master."

In just a short while, the white porridge was ready, and the rich aroma of the porridge filled the air, attracting the refugees in Refuge Alley to look at them one by one.How long has it been since they smelled such a fragrance and saw such a white porridge?These days, they basically rely on the bark of wild vegetables to feed themselves. Now that someone gives them porridge, a faint light finally appeared in the desperate eyes of the refugees.

Let them line up, Chen Yue, Shan Liuli, He Lu and several other girls from Haoqimeng began to give out porridge, while Hua Wuque and other men distributed steamed buns and dry food beside them.One and a half days passed quickly, and seeing the smiles on the faces of the refugees that they hadn't seen for a long time, Chen Yue and his group were also very happy.

In the middle of the night, Shan Liuli took the wine jar and went to the woods near Refuge Alley alone.Sitting cross-legged under a big tree with a bare top, she drank the small amount of wine in the altar alone.Drinking alone on the moon, she bent one leg and leaned her back against the bumpy, potholed big tree trunk, dazed.

After a cup of tea, there is not a drop of wine left in her wine jar.Smacking her mouth, Shan Liuli was about to stand up with the wine jar in her arms, when a figure suddenly appeared in front of her.

Standing in front of Shan Liuli was a burly man in black clothes and black trousers, with his skirts open, revealing a bronze chest.He has long hair tied up high in a ponytail and hangs down his back. He has a resolute and solemn face. He is about 30 years old.

Without raising her head, she curled her lips and said, "Brother, why did you come here?"

"I haven't heard from him for a year, and I don't know how to send a letter back, so I have the nerve to ask me why I came here?" The big man's name is Guo Yan, and he is the current leader of the beggar gang.

Raising her head, Shan Liuli blinked her eyes, and said: "I sent the letter. Three months ago, I sent the letter back. You didn't know it."

Guo Yan frowned and said, "Master and Xiao He are very worried about you."

Shan Liuli scratched her head and said, "I know that my mother and Miss Xiaohe are worried about me, but it's not that you don't know my temperament, big brother. It's impossible for me to stay at the helm peacefully."

After hearing this, Guo Yan shook his head helplessly, and reprimanded: "One wild girl."

Seeing that Guo Yan didn't want to blame herself, Shan Liuli smiled flatteringly: "Hehehe, big brother is the best."

Six years ago, Shan Liuli was adopted by Kang Huazhen, the wife of Yin Tianci, the former leader of the Beggar Gang, as her adopted daughter, and she has been worshiped under the Beggar Gang's sect since then.Shan Liuli was originally from Daoxiang Village. Like Mo Yu and Mao Mao, she was an orphan. Due to an accident, she was entrusted to Liu Yang, the head of Daoxiang Village.

Ten years ago, after Dong Long massacred Daoxiang Village, he and Mao Mao and Mo Yu fell into the rivers and lakes together. The three depended on each other and experienced the misery in the world.Then, something happened that caused her to be separated from Mao Mao and Mo Yu. Afterwards, when their companions from Daoxiang Village met again, things had already changed.

Guo Yan stretched out his hand and said, "Get up, brother will take you to see a child."

Holding Guo Yan's outstretched hand, and borrowing strength, Shan Liuli stood up with a curious look on her face. "Child? Brother, besides Pearl, do you have other illegitimate children?"

"Pa——" slapped Shan Liuli on the back of the head, Guo Yan pretended to be angry and said: "Ghost girl, what nonsense, I saved the child in Lijia Village."

Shan Liuli frowned and said, "Li Family Village? Isn't there..."

Guo Yan continued: "Exactly. The child's name is Zeng Lian, and his nickname is Liansheng. He was originally the young master of the Zeng family, a scholarly family. After the war broke out, the whole family was affected by the epidemic while fleeing. , this child became an orphan and a little beggar. After begging all the way, fortunately, the kind-hearted villagers of Lijia Village rescued him, but the good times didn’t last long, and Lijia Village was involved in the war. Souls of the dead under the flames of war."

After Shan Liuli heard this, she felt a little emotional. "The child was born at an untimely time. If he had been born decades earlier, he wouldn't have been implicated by the flames of war."

Guo Yan looked up at the sky, but didn't answer Shan Liuli's words. He actually wanted to refute, but after thinking about it, he didn't know how to refute Shan Liuli's words.

She was right, if she had been born decades earlier, she wouldn't have been burdened by the flames of war at this moment.

"Miss Li?"

At this time, a voice suddenly came from behind her. Looking back, she saw Hua Wuque standing not far from her. The young man in white was more conspicuous in the dark night at this moment.

Shan Liuli looked at him in surprise, and said, "Young Master Hua, why haven't you rested so late?"

Hua Wuque walked over and said with a slight smile, "Miss Li didn't rest, did she?"

Slightly taken aback, Shan Liuli couldn't help laughing and said, "Ha, yes."

Hua Wuque looked at Guo Yan, and bowed to him respectfully.

Guo Yan had never seen Hua Wuque before, so he looked at Shan Liuli and said, "Who is this?"

Shan Liuli hurriedly answered: "Brother, let me introduce you, this is my friend, Hua Wuque, Playboy."

Guo Yan nodded, cupped his fists in return and said, "Guo Yan."

Shan Liuli tied the wine jar to the end of the white stick she never left, and said, "Young man, brother and I are going to see a child, shall we go together?"

Hua Wuque smiled and said, "If Miss Li doesn't feel that Hua is in the way."

At the end of his sentence, Guo Yan had already walked ahead, taking them to see Zeng Lian.

Zeng Lian was a very thin child, dressed in rags, and it was already autumn, but he was only wearing a thin red coat.One of his eyes was tied with a bandage, and Guo Yan explained that he was injured in the previous war, so there was a lack of medicine, so his eye injury could only be temporary.

He was not afraid of strangers at all, when he saw Shan Liuli and Hua Wuque, his uninjured eye opened wide, black and white eyes were full of curiosity.

Patting Zeng Lian's small head, Guo Yan pointed to Shan Liuli and said, "Liansheng, this is your Aunt Liuli."

Zeng Lian raised her head to look at Guo Yan behind her, then lowered her head to look at Shan Liuli, hesitated for half a minute, and then whispered, "Aunt Liuli."

Shan Liuli frowned and said angrily at Guo Yan: "Why is Aunt Liuli so ugly."

Guo Yan: "..." According to seniority, it's not wrong to be called aunt.

Shan Liuli rolled her eyes, turned to Zeng Lian and said with a smile, "Xiao Liansheng, don't listen to your master yelling, just call me Sister Liuli."

Zeng Lian looked at Shan Liuli, then turned her head to look at Guo Yan, seeing Guo Yan nod her head indistinctly, she softly called, "Sister Liuli."

After listening, Shan Liuli smiled and patted his head, saying: "Good boy."

After calling Shan Liuli, Zeng Lian's eyes fell on Hua Wuque. From the very beginning, he noticed this young man in white who came with Guo Yan and Shan Liuli.

Shan Liuli followed Zeng Lian's gaze to Hua Wuque next to her, and said, "This is Hua Wuque, Mr. Hua, you can call him Brother Wuque."

There is not much age difference between Zeng Lian and Hua Wuque, so it is not too much to call her brother.

Zeng Lian said softly, "Brother Wu Que."

Hua Wuque looked at Zeng Lian with a smile.

Guo Yan hugged Zeng Lian with one hand and asked, "What do you think of this child?"

Shan Liuli stared at Zeng Lian, and asked instead, "Brother, have you decided to accept him as your personal disciple?"

Guo Yan nodded and said with a smile: "Xiao Li is really smart, I really mean it."

Seeing that Guo Yan really had this intention, Shan Liuli took a step closer and looked Zeng Lian up and down carefully. It took about a minute before she withdrew her intentional scrutiny, clasped her fists at Guo Yan, and said, "Congratulations brother, This son has excellent bones, and having suffered such an accident at such a young age, he will surely become a famous person in the future."

Knowing that she would put on airs, Guo Yan shook his head and said helplessly, "You girl will play tricks and put on airs in front of me."

Shan Liuli rolled her eyes, put her hands behind her back, and said, "Why? I have always been sincere in front of you, big brother, and never put on airs."

Guo Yan laughed loudly and said, "You girl, I haven't seen you for a year, and you've become more and more naughty."

Hua Wuque was on the side, watching the interaction between Shan Liuli and Guo Yan, he was not aware of the atmosphere, and laughed.

Guo Yan was bold and generous, and his every word and deed made Hua Wuque feel a little admiration in his heart.

This is his first time entering the rivers and lakes, and the second person who made him feel this way just by meeting him for the first time.

Thinking of this, Hua Wuque unconsciously looked at Shan Liuli. He was curious as to who Shan Liuli was.

The idea of ​​wanting to know more about Shan Liuli gradually sprouted in Hua Wuque's heart. He never thought that this kind of idea would germinate in his heart, and finally grow into a towering tree that could not be removed.

The night was dark and cool, Guo Yan lived here to take care of Zeng Lian, and he also made an appointment with Shan Liuli to rush back to the Beggar Gang to visit Kang Huazhen and Yin Xiaohe after noon tomorrow.

For this trip, Hua Wuque and He Lu should be together, after all, Shan Liuli will take them with them until they return to the original world.

Returning along the original road, Hua Wuque sent Shan Liuli outside the tent, saying, "Rest early, Miss Li, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow, dude."

Shan Liuli waved at Hua Wuque, then turned and walked into the tent.

After watching Shan Liuli enter the temporary tent, Hua Wuque turned back to the tent where she was resting.

Before entering the tent, he suddenly paused and looked behind him.

However, all the lights behind him were turned off, and except for one or two bonfires that had not been burned out, the surrounding area was pitch black.

Xu felt that he was thinking too much, Hua Wuque shook his head with a smile, opened the temporary hanging curtain, and went into the tent to rest.

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