He has a spatial ability and saves three children on his escape route.

Chapter 33 Wen Dashan's Decision

The first dozen or so villagers who rushed forward were all wounded by the thugs wielding long spears. Amidst the cries and screams of the villagers of Xiaowang Village,

The city gates of Anyang County were tightly closed, the drawbridge over the moat was quickly raised, and a large number of soldiers armed with bows and arrows appeared on the city walls.

Wen Yuxia reacted the fastest. When she heard someone shout that the madmen were coming, she decisively jumped off the mule cart, picked up Wen Yunhong, and rushed into the woods, shouting loudly, "Grandpa, Grandma, forget about the things, saving your life is the most important thing, come with me!"

With money at home, there's no need to panic. Wang Ping and his family followed closely behind Wen Yuxia, while Hu Zi was held in Wang Dazhu's arms.

As Wang Ping ran, he shouted to his brother Wang An, "Second brother, forget about the stuff, saving your life is the priority! Hurry up and catch up!"

Wang An was a smart man; he could distinguish between what was important and what was not. After listening to Wang Ping's words, he didn't hesitate to call his family and run into the woods with Wang Ping and the others.

Wen Yuxia, who was leading the way, deliberately chose to run through areas with lush trees, and soon led the Wang family away from the city gate.

After they left, the people who couldn't get into the city split into two groups. Those with mule carts, oxcarts, and handcarts fled quickly along the narrow path around the city, while the others, carrying large and small bags, scurried into the woods outside the city.

The barbarians were all clad in heavy iron armor, and even their mounts had protective armor on their horses. The commander on the city wall of Anyang, pale-faced, uttered, "Iron Cavalry Guards."

Legend has it that the most formidable force of the Barbarians is the Iron Cavalry Guards, whose cavalry and horses are clad in iron armor, capable of taking on a hundred men each. If the attacking force includes five thousand Iron Cavalry Guards, Anyang City will absolutely not be able to hold out.

Fortunately, only fifty Iron Cavalry Guards arrived. Even more fortunately, there were still a large number of refugees at the city gate. The barbarians, who love burning, killing, and looting, should be too preoccupied to attack the city at this time.

The garrison commander whispered a few words to the junior officer beside him and quickly walked down the city wall. Whether to stay or leave, he would go to the county government office to discuss it with the magistrate.

As the defending general predicted, the Iron Cavalry that arrived outside the city did not launch an attack on Anyang. Instead, they split into two groups: one group followed the paths, slaughtering civilians, while the other chased after civilians fleeing into the woods.

This 50-man squad came here not to attack the city, but to find food for the main force. Their main targets were the grain and livestock in the hands of the fleeing civilians outside the city.

The villagers of Lijia Village and Dawan Village in Anyang City had no time to rejoice. Following the direction indicated by the yamen runners, they quickly crossed Anyang City. Only after leaving the city did Yang Lizheng allow the villagers to rest on the spot.

Only then did Wen Dashan remember that Wen Yuxia and her brother were still in Xiaowang Village with the Wang family. He said with a grim expression, "I've lost Daya and Xiaoqi."

Wen Zihua's eyes were bloodshot as he slapped himself hard, saying repeatedly, "It's my fault, it's all my fault! Last night, Madam Hua asked me to go pick up Daya, and I even said that since there are many men in the Wang family, it would be safer for Daya and her siblings to stay with them at night."

Thinking of how Wen Yuxia and her brother were stopped outside the city and faced the ravaged enemy because of his carelessness, Wen Zihua felt that he had let down his deceased fourth brother and sister-in-law.

Wen Zibo remained calm: "Father, Third Brother, don't scare yourselves. Daya is highly skilled in martial arts and knows how to use light footwork. If she can't beat Kuanglu, doesn't she know how to run away?"

"That's right," Wen Yuxia said in a deep voice, "She knows kung fu and should be able to save the lives of the siblings." "Da Ya is smart," Wen Dashan said, "she knows that Yang Lizheng is leading everyone south, so she will definitely lead Xiao Qi south as well. Let's stay in the next city for a few more days and wait for them."

"I agree with Father's decision," Wen Zihua was the first to speak, and his wife, Hua, remained silent, tacitly agreeing with him.

Before Wen Zisong could speak, his wife, Yang, interrupted, "I disagree. With the village head leading the way, we don't need to worry about the route at all. If we leave the village and set off alone, who will know where to go?"

The Wen family, including Wen Dashan and his three sons, had barely been to Anyang County in their lives, let alone other cities farther away. Without the main group, they simply didn't have the ability to find the correct route.

After a moment of contemplation, Wen Zibo said, "If I can reunite with Daya and her brother in the next city, I'm willing to wait there for a few days. But if I don't meet Daya and her brother and get separated from the villagers again, will our family be able to reach our destination safely?"

Zhang also said, "Father, with so many children in our family separated from the main force, can you, your eldest uncle, the head of the household, and your third uncle protect them?"

What Zhang said was true. Besides Wen Yuxia and her siblings, there were eight other children in the family, the oldest being 12 years old and the youngest just over 1 year old.

Hearing his son and daughter-in-law's explanation, Wen Dashan hesitated, feeling that his previous decision had been too hasty. So he said, "You go with the villagers. I'll wait there for a few days. If I don't see you, I'll come find you."

With a guide and a mule cart, even if he left a few days later, he should be able to catch up with Wen Zisong and the others. If he doesn't know the way, he can ask for directions as he goes. Does a living person really have to hold their pee to death?

Wen Zihua and his wife fell silent as they thought of their three children. Wen Yuxia was their niece, and Wen Yunhong was their nephew, but the three children in their home were their own.

"Father, why don't you come with us?" Wen Zihua thought it over and over, but still couldn't bear to leave his father alone.

Wen Dashan decisively said, "It's decided then. When we reach the next city, leave me one bag of grain in the truck, and you can take the rest."

Fearing he wouldn't be able to find Wen Yuxia and her brother, and that he couldn't protect so much grain on his own, he decided to entrust the grain he and Wen Yuxia had to the three Wen brothers.

In the mountains, Wen Yuxia found a low-lying area and, together with Wang Dazhu and the others, quickly dug a hollow on the slope, just big enough to hide in. She then told everyone to hide inside and cover the hollow with weeds.

Then, he cleared away the traces along the path he had come from, and stored the pile of soil he had dug out into his spatial storage. Afterward, he used his lightness skill to return to the hollow in a few leaps, bent down, and crawled out of the hollow where he had been hiding.

"The madmen are less than two miles from here, everyone be careful not to make a sound. I have some steamed buns here, have some to eat," Wen Yuxia said softly, taking out steamed buns from her storage space and handing them to those on either side, using her large satchel as cover.

Those thugs who killed and robbed in the woods tonight probably won't leave. Grandpa and Great-Grandpa's families have no food. Luckily, she's used to carrying a large shoulder bag.

She stuffed her handbag full of shredded fabric; this handbag was used to conceal her taking things out of her spatial storage.

Now that they could smuggle some steamed buns out for an emergency, Wen Yuxia then took out a water bag from her handbag and let everyone take turns drinking water to moisten their throats.