Sophie was wearing a bad-fitting hood, a red tassel-like hat, a scattered face, and a sad expression. She had heard too many of these out of nothing accusations and had defended many times. She had been tired of it, but when her savior asked, she explained it simply.

First of all, there is a problem of stealing children as elixirs. The church has a nanny hall, which is actually the place where abandoned babies are adopted. Chinese people like baby boys, and baby girls often drown or discard them. Children with disabilities are also arranged in the same way when they are born with disabilities. Some people can't bear it, so they throw the baby away at the door of the nanny hall. These children are often born with congenital diseases and cannot be raised. They die within a few days after they are put into the nanny hall. Over time, they leave people with the illusion that the nanny hall specifically kills babies.

As for the use of human blood to brush walls and put human organs in glassware, it is a complete misunderstanding. The Catholic Church is decorated in gorgeous ways, with a statue of Jesus hanging on the cross. Some unknown people see it from afar, spread rumors and call the church a demon's cave. This is understandable.

Sophie admitted the last item. The good and the good are indeed different. A considerable number of people even came for the protection of the church. They used religious beliefs and fish in the village to make a living. In order to expand the influence and attraction of the church, missionaries often turn a blind eye, which leads to a disaster.

People from a hundred years later were easily accepted by Sophie's explanation, but people in this era were ignorant and paranoid. They only believed in things they could understand. Sophie was very puzzled by the attitudes of Liu Yanzhi and others. In her impression, the Qing people, especially men in official uniforms, were extremely disdainful of women and children, but these four people were like European gentlemen, not only helped with their righteousness, but also took good care of them all the way.

The young man came up with a boiled egg. Sophie hurriedly lowered her head and stopped talking. Unfortunately, the child woke up and said aloud, which attracted the boy's attention. She came over to see him. Sophie hurriedly hugged the child and turned around. Catherine's blond hair and blue eyes were exposed when she saw it.

"Your guest is slow, please call me if you have something to do." The guy went on happily.

Lei Meng's mouth was dry and he picked up the jar and poured a bowl of wine to drink, but was stopped by Liu Yanzhi.

"If you don't have any guilt, you should kill the feet and teeth of the car and boat shop. Be careful." Liu Yan said straight.

In early summer, it was windy at night and it was a little cool. Lei suddenly put down his wine bowl and muttered: "I think they are quite loyal."

Liu Yan said straight: "In their eyes, we are officials. Sun Erniang on the Cross Slope, don't you like to kill officials to make human meat buns?"

After he said this, the three of them became scared and didn't even dare to eat the hot spicy fried chicken served by the guy.

Liu Yanzhi picked up the bamboo chopsticks, picked up the big piece of chicken and ate it hard, and explained while eating: "I'll help you try the poison, and if you have any problems, you will poison me."

The three of them laughed and scolded, and picked up chopsticks. Only Sophie didn't know how to use chopsticks, so she peeled a few boiled eggs and fed them to the child.

It was already late, so it would be impossible to rush to travel. Lei Meng asked to stay in the hotel. Seeing that he was generous, the store owner was willing to give up the bed he lived in. However, Lei Meng went into the house and saw that the smell was smoky, and then saw that the mat was damaged, the pillow was greasy, and the bedding was dirty, so he said that it was hot, so it would be better to sleep outside.

"You can sleep by laying a mat under the greenhouse, and you can sleep by haystacks there. The shop doesn't live much, so you can sell some wine and food. If you don't greet them well, you will laugh." The shop owner rubbed his hands awkwardly, and his simple face made people feel relieved when he saw it.

"Why don't you build a few more rooms? Are you afraid that no one will stay in a hotel next to the official road?" Liu Yan asked directly.

The shop owner smiled quietly and didn't speak.

That night, Sophie didn't dare to go into the house and slept in the haystack. The rest of the people rested under the greenhouse, and the four of them took turns to stay at night just in case.

During the fourth day of the morning, Liu Yan got up straight and walked to the haystack to take a look. Su Feiyi was not untied and held the child with her eyes bright, probably to guard against these "heroes".

"Sleep, don't hold on." Liu Yanzhi said this sentence in English. He wanted to tell the other party in this way that he was a civilized person, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt a little disappointed. English has become a symbol of civilization, while Chinese has become a symbol of backwardness and ignorance. Who is this responsible?

The worry didn't happen. This was not a black shop. In the early morning, the grass leaves were still covered with dewdrops. The traveling team began to pack up their luggage and put on the horses. The kettle was filled with clear water. The store cooked a pot of dough soup. Everyone rushed to the road after eating.

When they walked out the second miles, Liu Yanzhi suddenly laughed. Everyone looked ahead and laughed. They finally understood why the wild shop not only had a bad business, but also didn't build a few more rooms for guests to stay. It turned out that the county town was not far from the front, and it was so close to the city, so who would stay in a hotel?

The shop has the cunning of farmers and deliberately does not tell them that the county town is ahead. They are even more unfamiliar with the place, and they have to admit defeat even if they are deceived.

There is no need to play in the county town early in the morning. The small team passed by the city. Liu Yanzhi took a look at it. There was no wanted order for four people to paint and graphics at the city gate. The news in the small place was blocked, so the documents of the governor's yamen were not so fast, because there was no sound of horse hooves on the official road at night.

The county town is very small, with a city square, with adobe walls, and the enemy building on the city gate is almost collapsed, just like the Qing Dynasty in its twilight years. It was still early, and there were no pedestrians on the street. When you enter through the south gate, you can see the north gate and the bluestone road at a glance. There was only a passenger riding a horse. There was a gun horizontally on the horse's back, but the gun tip was wrapped in a bag.

It is Zhao Yuchen, a bodyguard in the capital.

The Zhao escort knew the way to the capital, and walking with him would avoid many detours. Liu Yanzhi and Lei Meng exchanged glances, lifted the reins and chased him, and walked with Zhao Yuchen.

Zhao Yuchen set out from Jinjiang Mansion one hour earlier than them, so he did not meet him on the road. When he met at this time, he naturally had to walk with him. The escorts were all talented people who often traveled around the world. There was one more person in the other party's team, and he was also a woman with children. This was something that should not be asked, and Zhao Yuchen just pretended not to see it.

With the guide joining, everyone's hearts were relieved and they walked forward with a smile. After walking for most of the day, they were tired of the scenery along the way. In addition to the fields, they were also farmlands. The sun was shining brightly, and the dust on the official road was flying. Everyone's nostrils were covered in black and gray, and their faces were even more dirty.

Even men are like this, let alone women and children. Long-distance riding is a painful job. If you ride on a day, your butt can be worn out. Catherine, who is over one year old, was bumped by her mother's back for two days. Finally, she fell ill, her forehead was hot and her high fever did not subside.

Sophie asked to find a place to rest and treat her daughter's fever.

Lei Meng said: "It's important to hurry up, and people in the wilderness can't see a doctor."

Sophie's tears fell, and two marks were drawn on her dirty face. She said: "Fever will burn the child stupidly, blind the eyes and deaf ears."

At this time, Zhao Yuchen had to speak: "Zhao shouldn't have inquired about your official duties, but if this child has a few shortcomings, you may not be able to get over the conscience."

When he said this, he frowned and looked serious.

Liu Yan said straight: "Master Zhao, you are thinking too much. Since you are on the same road, I won't hide it from you. We rescued this foreign mother and daughter. The Boxer Rebellion wants to kill them all. We brothers really can't stand it and helped us. We are already causing big trouble. So we want to rush to the capital as soon as possible and send people to the French Embassy. Putting aside the right and wrong, orphans and widows are innocent. Mr. Zhao, do you think this is the reason?"

One sentence untied the knot in his heart. A group of big men rolled off the saddle, found a shade on the side of the road, put Catherine down, untied the heat from her clothes, and Sophie took a handkerchief and dipped it in clean water to wipe the child's armpits and groin to physically dissipate heat.

There is a village nearby. Liu Yanzhi went there alone and spent a lot of money to buy a carriage. It was said to be a carriage, but it was actually a simple flatbed carriage with two wooden wheels wrapped in iron sheets and a hooded mat on the carriage. It was also a long-distance trip, but it was much better than riding a horse in the scorching sun.

Sophie and his daughter were arranged in the carriage, and finally avoided the pain of sun and bumpyness. However, with such a drag, it became a big problem when they could arrive in Beijing. Zhao Yuchen said that at this speed, it would take half a month at the fastest. This was still a good weather along the way, without wind and rain.

Passing the prefecture and a few days later, he arrived in southern Shandong. Shandong Province was the place where Yihequan rose. In addition, the condolence and shelter of the former governor Yuxian, the disaster was particularly serious. There were hundreds or thousands of boxers' activities, and there were no less than three burned churches along the way.

According to Zhao Yuchen, the Boxers not only burn churches to kill foreigners, but also kill more Chinese people. Anyone who has a foreign object at home, whether it is a foreign fire or a foreign oil lamp, can be wiped out as long as they are searched.

"Is foreign money considered a foreign object?" Liu Yan asked directly.

"Foreign money and foreign guns are both the favorites of senior brothers." Zhao Yuchen sneered.

When Cao Cao came, the smoke and dust rolled in front of him, and the red flag was waving. There were four black words on a big banner, "Help the Qing and destroy the foreign countries", and countless red envelope heads were rushing towards this side.

It is too late to retreat, and the Boxers are overwhelming like locusts passing through the border. They are not marching, but walking wherever they want, and they can't hide anywhere. They probably won't have a big chance of winning, after all, it's difficult to break through with women and children.

"I can only count on this skin." Lei Meng smiled bitterly and looked at the Wubeng robe on his body. He reached into his arms and touched the handle of the revolver. If the tiger skin was not used, this thing would have to go into battle.

Zhao Yuchen also loosened the bag wrapped in the tip of the gun, and shook it away when he started. The five of them sat upright and protected the carriage.

The Boxers discovered this small team and slowly surrounded them.
Chapter completed!