Chapter 320: Escape at night

It was midnight, and just when he was having a sound sleep, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the small courtyard, which immediately attracted the attention of Black Whirlwind in the wolf's den, and Ji Mo, who lived in the same room with Li Qifeng, each occupying a bed.

The man and the wolf opened their eyes and looked sharply towards the gate of the yard.

The man and the wolf quickly stood up and moved towards the gate silently, but the anxious footsteps outside the door stopped abruptly.

Ji Mo raised his eyebrows, wondering if he should fly out to check, when he heard a snap and the sound of something landing lightly in the yard. It wasn't a heavy object...

Dark Wind and Ji Mo ran towards the thing that fell into the yard in the darkness at the same time. At the same time, the anxious footsteps outside the door just now disappeared as quickly as they came.

Ji Mo picked up the things that the person outside threw in the door and held them in his hand. He found that Black Whirlwind was staring at him. Ji Mo glanced at Black Whirlwind and nodded. Black Whirlwind understood immediately and rolled his eyes. Seeing that there was no danger, he returned to his nest leisurely and closed his eyes again.

Ji Mo, however, held the pigeon egg-sized object in his hand and returned to the house ponderingly.

He did not return to his room, but lit a candle in the main room. With the faint light, he saw that the thing in his hand was actually a small stone wrapped in paper.

Is this a message?
Ji Mo was surprised, but his hands did not stop. He quickly peeled off the paper wrapped around the stone and opened it to take a look. When he saw the contents inside, Ji Mo's face changed instantly.

He immediately went back to the room and woke up Li Qifeng who was still sleeping on the bed next to him. Without waiting for the confused man to wake up, Ji Mo lowered his voice and gave instructions.

"Qi Feng is in trouble, get up quickly. Go to the opposite room and wake up Yang Ge'er and Yi Ge'er. I'll go to the back and call Yao Guang and the others. Pack your things quickly. Only take your gold and silver jewelry and important light items. Don't bring anything extra. Wear something warm. Hurry!"

Li Qifeng came to his senses instantly, and without asking any more questions, he nodded, grabbed his clothes and put on his coat. Seeing this, Ji Mo hurriedly left the house and went to the backyard.

When they arrived at the back, Li Qifeng had already gone to the opposite side to call the two children. Ji Mo was satisfied with Li Qifeng's speed, and he was not slow either. After thinking about it, he passed Yu Meixue and the others' house and knocked on Li Yaoguang's door first.

"Yaoguang, Yaoguang, hurry up and get up, something happened..."

Li Yaoguang was curled up in the warm quilt in the room and was having a sweet dream. Suddenly, she heard someone calling her urgently. She frowned, smacked her lips, and wondered who was so heartless to disturb her sweet dream.

But with the constant calling, Li Yaoguang gradually woke up. The voice sounded very familiar. Li Yaoguang was shocked. It was Daddy! He quickly opened his eyes.

The knocking at the door outside continued, not loud, but enough for Li Yaoguang to realize that the noise was not a dream, but was really from his father and brother. Li Yaoguang did not dare to delay, and hurriedly groped in the dark for the clothes he had taken off at the end of the bed before going to sleep, while leaning towards the door to answer.

"Hey, hey, I'm up, I'm up, what's the matter, brother?"

After getting the response, Ji Mo did not dare to delay and lowered his voice and hurriedly said: "Yaoguang, someone just sent a secret letter to our house. The letter named that the court would take action against the relatives of officials who have served in the army in the north and have not returned yet. They will come to arrest them at dawn. Cheng Su is also among them. We must leave quickly to avoid repeating the mistakes of the Shen family. Just in case, we have to leave quickly." Li Yaoguang was shocked and his clothes were put on three times faster. He jumped out of bed after putting on his clothes. He ran to open the door without even having time to put on his shoes. Seeing his father and brother with a serious expression outside, he asked hurriedly: "Brother, is this true? Is the source of the news reliable?"

Ji Mo nodded, but seeing her running here barefoot in the middle of winter without taking care of herself at all, Ji Mo frowned in disapproval, quickly said sorry, took Li Yaoguang back to the bed and put her down, then said.

"That should be true. I know the note of the person who came. He is a man of integrity. I once saved the lives of his family and I am very grateful. He is now working in the court. Although he is not a high-ranking official with a high salary, he still holds an important position. And when delivering the letter just now, the person did not dare to show his face and only dared to throw the letter into the courtyard through the door. I think the matter must be extremely urgent.

Another thing, Yaoguang, judging from the current behavior and the current situation, the story is probably true. Even if it is false, we should leave first to be on the safe side. Even if we are wrong, we can return later."

Li Yaoguang thought about it and agreed that this was the truth. It is better to be safe than sorry. Now that the letter had come, it would be better to believe it than not, so he nodded quickly.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, big brother. I believe you. So, I'll go next door to call my aunt, Yaoyao, and Aunt Qiu. Big brother, please go to the front to look after me. Time is tight, so we'll pack up and leave overnight."

"it is good."

Without saying much, they immediately split up and acted separately. But before leaving, Ji Mo turned back and reminded them: "Call me when you are cleaning up later. Don't do it alone. I will guard for you and then take action. Be good and listen."

Li Yaoguang understood what her father and brother meant immediately. She knew that they meant well and were afraid that she would reveal the secret, so they gave her these instructions and warnings. Li Yaoguang nodded in agreement.

He picked up his shoes, put them on, pushed the person and hurried on with his business. Li Yaoguang quickly ran to the next room, ready to call his aunt and the others.

Yu Meixue and the others were light sleepers, and they woke up early after hearing the noise next door. When they heard Li Yaoguang's familiar footsteps, Yu Meixue did not dare to delay and hurried to open the door without waiting for Li Yaoguang to knock.

Li Yaoguang saw the door suddenly opened and did not delay, hurriedly told Yu Meixue what happened. Yu Meixue became anxious, turned around and went back to dress Yaoyao and pack up the household belongings. Aunt Qiu and Yingchun, who opened the door next door, also started to pack up nervously after hearing what happened. In an instant, the whole courtyard was in motion.

After all, they were running away overnight, in order to avoid disturbing the neighbors, Ji Mo kept calm from the beginning when he called for people to keep quiet, and then he asked his family to pack their bags, the situation was urgent, and the family moved very quickly, without the God of Wilderness, even the little ones were all behaving well with the four pets, watching the adults divide the work and cooperate in an orderly manner.

My aunt led Aunt Qiu and the others to prepare some dry food for the journey;

The elder brother sorted out the bags that everyone had collected and took care of the three little ones and the four pets;
Under the silent protection of his aunt and his father and brother, Li Yaoguang used the excuse of gathering up the family's belongings, starting from the deserted courtyard at the back, and searched every room inside and out.

When the front was busy, everyone carried a bag of dry food and gathered outside the door. Ji Mo and Li Yaoguang were the last to come. Before closing the door, they quickly walked around the front yard and collected everything in every room in the front yard, even the charcoal and firewood bought before the New Year in the woodshed. Even the water in the water tank in the kitchen, Li Yaoguang put it into the space peace tank. Wherever he passed, not a blade of grass was left, let alone the house deeds and land deeds of this small courtyard.

Li Yaoguang also collected them, as they would never let outsiders get them when they were not around.