Xiaoqiu bent down on the horse's back, stretched out his right hand, and said in an empty voice: "Come up and follow me."

Yelin Town suddenly came to a pause like a newly completed genre painting. The residents in the distance woke up from the panic caused by the shocked horses, stretched their necks to look at the gate of the Shen family. The crowd around the sedan chair was still in incredible surprise, and the sound of horse hooves was still echoing in their ears. They didn't understand what was going on.

The little figure in front of the sedan chair seemed to be frightened and motionless.

A panic began to rise in Xiaoqiu's center. He thought Fangfang hadn't heard him or did not accept it. In this way, he would become the biggest joke in the town and would not be able to get rid of it for ten years.

If she didn't get on the horse, I would run away by myself, and Xiaoqiu made a decision at this moment.

The little figure was hesitant for only a moment. Fangfang lifted off the red veil and revealed a face that Xiaoqiu had no impression of him.

He was stunned. The last time he saw Fangfang was two years ago.

Fangfang's movements became quick and neat from this time. She picked up the hem of the skirt with one hand, stepped on the sedan chair, took advantage of the situation and jumped up, held Xiaoqiu's hand with the other hand, jumped behind him flexibly, tidied up his clothes, and sat firmly.

"Go!" Xiaoqiu shouted.

The red horse seemed to know that this time the mercedes-by was of great significance, so it raised its head and neighed, and ran towards the sunset at the end of the road.

All this happened in a short time. Xiaoqiu had already run away half a mile before matchmaker Liu stood up in the sedan chair, put his brows on his face, looked at the two of them, and said, "The new wife was taken away."

Mr. Shen was held by two servants, and he was shocked and repeated in a daze: "Has the new wife been taken away?"

Matchmaker Liu turned around and nodded solemnly, "Snatched it away."

The head of the groom Shen family knew that something was missing, so he sat on the ground and cried loudly, "Snatch it away! Snatch it away!"

Ershuan was wearing new clothes and ran to the middle of the road. Looking at the long red horse walking away, he and Xiaoqiu were enemies, but at this moment he was so admiring him that he jumped a few feet high, and shouted, "Good, Brother Xiaoqiu!"

Mr. Shen was awakened by the screams, punched Ershuan on his head, rushed to the opposite side of the street in a few steps, pulled Lao Qiu out of the crowd, and sprayed the spitting star on his face, "That's your son, right? He stole my new wife!"

Lao Qiu was so scared that he said silly: "He is still a child. When he comes back, I will beat him hard..."

"Wait for him to come back?" Mr. Shen's face turned into a pig's liver. His wife might be able to get it back, but her face could never be found again. "I want to report to the official! I want him to come back! I want him to go to prison!"

The residents of Yelin Town have never seen Mr. Shen get furious so much, and are as frightened as Lao Qiu. They all think that Xiaoqiu will be annoyed this time.

Xiaoqiu could not hear Mr. Shen’s threat, and the red horse had already run far away and was slowing down.

Xiaoqiu used to grazing and playing in the woodlands at the east end of the town, and rarely came to the west. The gentle slope not far ahead was the western boundary of Yelin Town as he knew. After that, it would be another world.

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. He didn't understand why he was doing this. Behind him, Fangfang was holding his waist firmly, which was more real than everything in front of him.

"After passing this hurdle, it's not Hengzhen." He said, having nothing to say.

"Yeah." The sound behind me was very light, and my arms around my waist were much more relaxed.

Uphill and downhill, Xiaoqiu panicked again.

"Who are you?" Fangfang asked.

"Xiaoqiu, don't you remember me?" In addition to panic, Xiaoqiu felt a little disappointed.

Fangfang didn't answer, and after a while, he asked again: "Where are you going to take me?"

"I don't know." Apart from escaping from Yelin Town, Xiaoqiu hasn't thought about any more questions.

“Where are you going to sleep tonight?”

"have no idea."

"What's the future? Where to live?"

"I don't know." Xiaoqiu felt frustrated because he had never considered the things Fangfang asked.

"Then what should we eat?"

Xiaoqiu was annoyed by the question and said angrily: "Drink the northwest wind."

There was no sound behind her for a while. Xiaoqiu felt guilty when her arm on her waist suddenly hugged her a little tighter. Fangfang whispered: "Then let's drink the northwest wind."

As the sky got darker, Xiaoqiu's panic disappeared, "I'll go find food later, then find a place to sleep, continue walking tomorrow, where to go... Besides, I won't let you starve anyway."

Xiaoqiu thought about the skills he learned in the woodland during her grazing, and felt that it was not a big problem.

"Yeah." Fangfang said softly, not asking any more questions.

No one chased after him, and only a dozen horses in Hengzhen ran away without knowing where to go.

After walking silently for a while, Fangfang suddenly said, "There is Grandma Feng's home ahead, so we can go and stay."

Xiaoqiu had long seen a little light in front of him and said in surprise: "Is it the old crazy woman who is not allowed to enter the town?"

"Grandma Feng is not an old crazy woman. She often goes to the town to buy things. She is very nice. She lives outside the town because she loves Qingjing."

Xiaoqiu did not argue. He heard the rumors about Grandma Feng since he was a child and the impression was a bit terrible. During the next journey, he kept thinking about the excuse of not getting through the family.

However, as the lights turned from soybeans to a warm light, Xiaoqiu surrendered. Even if he lived in the old crazy woman's house, it would be better than sleeping in the wilderness. He was tired and thought that Fangfang must be even more tired.

Xiaoqiu jumped off the horse first, then reached out to support Fangfang down, and looked directly at her face for the second time, still feeling unfamiliar, but this may be because the sky was too dark.

Fangfang lowered her head, moved her numb legs and feet, and took the lead in walking towards the wooden gate.

This is a small courtyard embedded among lush grass and trees. The fence wall is covered with plants and there are almost no traces of artificiality. If it weren't for the little light coming out of the courtyard, passers-by would probably not be able to see the existence of three thatched houses.

There was a piece of wood as thick as a bowl in the middle of the yard, and a small oil lamp sat upright on it. Xiaoqiu immediately regarded this unusual practice as evidence of the "crazy woman". She was about to call Fangfang, but she had already walked around the oil lamp and rushed to a person at the door of the thatched room, shouting in a crying voice: "Grandma Feng."

A wrinkled but extremely kind face appeared in the dim light. Xiaoqiu's nervousness and vigilance disappeared suddenly. This could never be a madman. He walked in slowly, and the red horse followed behind him.

"Fangfang? It's midnight, why did you come? Aren't you going to get married today?" Grandma Feng was short, almost as tall as Fangfang, who was in her teenage years old. Her voice was vague, as if she had lost a few teeth.

Fangfang cried, crying sadly, saying something intermittently, her voice even more vaguely. Xiaoqiu stood in the yard in a hurry, and the red horse stretched its head around his neck to sniff him, giving him some comfort.

Grandma Feng hugged Fangfang and enthusiastically invited the two of them into the house.

Sitting on the stool, Fangfang finally stopped crying, "I don't want to marry the Shen family, Xiaoqiu... Xiaoqiu rescued me."

The oil lamp was also lit in the room, which was brighter. Grandma Feng looked at Xiaoqiu with a smile, "Well, what a boy, he looks handsome, why do you want to save Fangfang?"

Xiaoqiu's face turned red, "It's nothing, it's just... Fangfang doesn't want to marry the Shen family."

"Xiaoqiu, Xiaoqiu." Grandma Feng repeated the name, "A few years ago, did you pull Fangfang and tell people everywhere that she is your wife?"

Now both of them turned red, their heads lowered and no one looked at each other.

Grandma Feng smiled even more happily, her eyes bent into thin gaps, and she trembled to bring half a pot of rice porridge and a few side dishes. She kept nagging her, saying that it was so pitiful. Fangfang wanted to help, but she didn't accept it.

Xiaoqiu was really hungry and was quite reserved at first. Soon he didn't bother to pretend and drank porridge. After one bowl, he served another bowl. He was about to open his mouth to thank Grandma Feng, but suddenly there was a rush of horse hooves outside, followed by a loud voice shouting: "Grandma Feng, have you seen the two children riding by horses?"

Xiaoqiu's heart suddenly tightened, and the red horse was still outside, and he would be seen by the chasers at a glance.

Grandma Feng smiled at the two of them, signaling that there was no need to be afraid, she turned around and left the house, and asked at the door: "Who?"

It was still the loud voice, "It's me, Shen Laosi in the town... uh... the disobedient stubborn donkey, go back and kill you..."

"Oh, you mean Fangfang?"

"Yes, she got married today and was stolen at the gate."

"See, she was still wearing the bride's clothes, ran over and ran over."

There was a sound of hooves outside, and there was not only Shen Laosi.

Grandma Feng entered the house after a while, and her face was still smiling, as if lying was common, "Don't worry, you won't have any trouble in my house."

"My horse..." Xiaoqiu was confused.

"Your horse is eating grass behind." Grandma Feng comforted her, and then served Xiaoqiu a bowl of rice porridge, then sat opposite her, hugged Fangfang affectionately, and asked the boy: "Where are you planning to take Fangfang?"

Xiaoqiu was already a little prepared and quickly swallowed the food in his mouth. He said anxiously: "Walk away and I will let the horse go, or do something else. I can learn it. Anyway... I can't let the Shen family discover it anyway."

Grandma Feng nodded in praise, "Well, you have a plan. Are you willing to listen to my advice?"

Xiaoqiu didn't think this old woman was scary at all. The rumors in the town were obviously unreliable, "Of course, I'll listen to you."

"Haha." Grandma Feng turned her head and looked at the little girl in her arms. The dense wrinkles on her face were enough to make the viewers confused. "In any small town, you two will look very eye-catching. I suggest you go to Xijie City. Do you know where?"

"That's not our country's capital." Xiao Qiu said immediately, not wanting to appear ignorant.

"Well, it's a pretty big capital. You walk along the official road and pass by Linhe Town, Xiaoer Fort and Daer Fort. You can arrive in about a month. You can ride a horse faster."

"Xijie City, one month." Xiao Qiu repeated numbly, feeling that it was so far away, as if it was a journey to the horizon.

Grandma Feng noticed the boy's fear and smiled more and more. "I'll write an address later. When you arrive in Xijie City, you go to find an old sister of mine. She will help you gain a foothold. When you grow up a few years later and get married, you don't have to be afraid of the Shen family anymore."

The two of them blushed together. Xiaoqiu was so daring that she didn't dare to speak, and she didn't know how to describe her true thoughts: he was just trying to rescue Fangfang, and never thought about getting married to her.

Grandma Feng settled the two of them to sleep in the inner and outer room, walked to the yard alone, added fuel to the lonely lamp, looked around with her head, sighed, and whispered: "Let's go, go, the farther the better, everything is destined."

Her tone seemed to be talking to herself, but an answer came from the corner of the courtyard: "Why do you need to interfere with the destined thing? You know our rules."

Grandma Feng turned her head and looked at the blue-clothed Taoist priest in the shadow, with no surprise on her smiling face, "Strictly speaking, I did nothing. These two children ran out of Yelin Town by themselves. Isn't this a breaking rule, right?"

"Oh." The Taoist priest in blue sighed, "I just don't understand. The building is about to collapse, but you spend your thoughts on the two ants."

"Why not do it for a simple task?" Grandma Feng's smile became even stronger. "Is the rumors true? A large number of demons escaped?"

The Taoist priest in blue nodded, "It's not far from here. Have you lived here for a long time, and haven't you noticed it at all?"

Grandma Feng glanced at the lonely oil lamp in the yard and said nothing. As long as the lamp was there, she had nothing to be scary.

The Taoist priest in blue took a step back, and almost disappeared in the shadows. He said solemnly: "The Taoist fire will not be extinguished."
Chapter completed!