Chapter 1896: Despair and Glimmer of Light

That night.

Xuan Haixiu and Li Chengmei were sleeping in the utility room, covered with several quilts given by Durakan.

Although the environment here is not as good as their home, it is the best place for them to sleep in recent times.

Suddenly, the door of the utility room was smashed with a bang.

After everything that had happened during this period, the two of them were highly sensitive and woke up immediately.

Durakan's voice came from outside: "The search team is coming, get up quickly!"

Xuan Haixiu and Li Chengmei were shocked and hurriedly got up to open the door.

Du Laken lowered his voice and said to them: "It seems that your identities are indeed extraordinary. The search team is here to find you!"

Xuan Haixiu and Li Chengmei hurriedly asked Durakan to help them.

Because they could see from Durakan's eyes that Durakan regretted taking them in.

But now, if Durakan handed over the two men, he would also be punished.

He whispered, "Follow me!"

He took the two of them to another room and opened the wooden door on the floor. There was a cellar here.

"Just hide in here. Whether you can escape depends on your luck!"

It was freezing outside, but the two men could see lights passing by in the windows.

It would be even more dangerous to go out, so they could only choose to trust Durakan.

Even though they suspected that Durakan had betrayed them, did they have any choice now?

The two entered the cellar and hugged each other in anxiety, but they could no longer fall asleep.

Two hours later, Durakan opened the cellar door and told them the good news.

The search party has left.

But it’s not safe here anymore, and there will definitely be people searching nearby later.

As soon as day breaks, they must head to the urban area of ​​Houpu City.

"Hey, I was so worried just for your little exchange voucher! It's really not worth it!"

Durakan said this to Xuan Haixiu deliberately.

He looked Xuan Haixiu up and down, wanting Xuan Haixiu to give him some more valuables.

Xuan Haixiu could only pretend not to see it.

If you give all the benefits to the other party at once, you may be abandoned by the other party.

And so they waited with their eyes open until dawn.

Durracken has a converted snowmobile, which is a pickup truck with wheels replaced with tracks.

He stuffed two people into the back seat and covered them with a blanket.

Du Laken warned them that if they encountered someone checking on the road, they should not make any noise and usually nothing would happen.

As long as you pass this level, you will be safe when entering the urban area of ​​Houpu City.

The two were extremely worried. They had not expected that there would be so many dangers after crossing the border.

But now we can only take one step at a time.

The pickup truck drove towards the city, and after a few hours, the car suddenly stopped.

There were several men shouting outside. Xuan Haixiu and Li Chengmei clasped their hands tightly together. They knew they were being inspected.

But fortunately, Durakin knew the prosecutors and seemed to frequent the area.

So the other party didn't get in the car to check and just let them pass.

The car headed towards the urban area of ​​Houpu City, and the two men finally felt relieved.

Their hearts were bright, and they felt that as the wind blew and the grass and trees came to life, a better life was beckoning towards them.

Before entering the city, Durakan reminded them: "This is already the city of Houpu City, but don't be too happy too soon. Your identities are very special. If the agents of Kajie want to arrest you, they can still do it."

"After all, this is Houpu City, the border between the two countries. The officials here have exchanges with the people of Kajie Country."

Xuan Haixiu's heart was lifted again.

I thought I had escaped from the Kingdom of Kaje, but unexpectedly, I still couldn't get rid of their shadow.

He said, "Just find my uncle! He will protect us."

Du Laken took a puff of the cigarette Xuan Haixiu gave him and said lightly, "Don't be happy too soon. Maybe they already know that you will come to see your uncle."

Xuan Haixiu and Li Chengmei's hearts were like gourds in the water, rising and falling, sometimes lifted and sometimes put down. Their hearts were wavering between hope and despair and they were almost on the verge of collapse.

Durakan sighed.

"If I had known your problem was so troublesome, I shouldn't have agreed to help you."

As he said this, he looked at Xuan Haixiu again.

Xuan Haixiu knew what he wanted, but he didn't have any extra money to give him, so he could only repeatedly say that he would repay him after finding his uncle.

Seeing that there was no profit to be made, Duraken had no choice but to give up.

"How about this, when we get there, don't get off the bus. I'll go over and ask for you."

Although he didn't get more money, Duraken was still very conscientious. He did what he was paid for and was very principled.

The car followed Xuan Haixiu's address and arrived at the place where his uncle lived.

At this point, Xuan Haixiu finally understood why Durakan said that his uncle was a powerful person.

Because the living environment here is obviously much better. Although it is just a wealthy area in a small border town in the Kuton Empire, it is actually better than the living conditions in Prisang!

Xuan Haixiu and Li Chengmei hid in the car, and the car was not turned off.

Du Laken turned around and said to them before getting out of the car: "I'm a local, I'll be fine. But if you find something wrong, drive away immediately! Drive south and meet up near the gas station we passed when we came here."

The two nodded hurriedly and watched Durakan get off the car.

He crossed the road and parked his car on the opposite side of the road, keeping a distance from the community so that it would be convenient for him to escape.

Durakin entered the community, while Hyun Hae-soo and Lee Sung-mi were waiting nervously.

About twenty minutes later, Durakan came back.

He got into the car quickly, but his face looked frighteningly ugly.

"Are you sure the address is correct?"

Durakan stared at Xuan Haixiu and started the car.

"Yes, that's right here!"

"That's it!"

Durakan took a deep breath, "You must have been exposed! They had sent people to wait nearby in advance, so when I went to look for your uncle, the owner of that house said that he didn't have any nephew in Kajie Country at all!"

Xuan Haixiu and Li Chengmei felt a chill in their hearts.

Their last hope was completely cut off?

If they can't go to their uncle, how can they survive in this place?

There is a language barrier and they are being hunted by the men sent by Commander Sean. Their chances of survival are slim!

Xuan Haixiu was unwilling to give up. He grabbed Durakan's arm and said, "Please take me back! This time I want to see my uncle in person. He will definitely recognize me when he sees me!"

He even suspected that Durakan said this on purpose in order to get more money from him.

"When the time comes, you will get no less benefits!"

Durakan was also a little angry.

"Do you think I'm lying to you? Do you believe that as long as you step into the entrance of that community, you will be caught immediately?!"

Xuan Haixiu's eyes lost their light.

Li Chengmei stroked his back to comfort him, but wasn't she also filled with despair at this moment?

She looked at Durakan and begged bitterly, "Brother, can you help us? If you can't help us, then we have no choice but to die!"

Du Laken had a dark face and drove the car forward. After a while, he said impatiently:

"There is only one last way to help you! You can go to a nearby church and say that you are a believer of the Junzheng Sect. Maybe the church can help you!"

Xuan Haixiu and Li Chengmei have no other choice. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope now, they will regard it as a life-saving straw and hold on to it tightly.

Durakan took them to the church near Houpu City, dropped the two people off, and then drove away.

Before leaving, he said to the two of them: "I have figured it out. The reason you were searched last night was because the woman you saw first reported you."

After saying this, he drove away quickly as if to shake off the trouble.

Xuan Haixiu and Li Chengmei were filled with heavy hearts. They came to the church with their last hope and knocked on the church door.

After a while, a priest opened the door.

The two of them quickly told the priest that they were devout believers of the Junzheng sect and hoped to receive the protection of the church.

Unexpectedly, the priest waved his hands at them impatiently halfway through his words: "Get out of here! It's because of you that we have been in so much trouble. Go away, go away!"

The door of the church was also coldly closed to them.

The young couple stood in front of the church door, snuggling together in the cold wind, and felt that the world was dark.

After going through so much trouble and finally escaping here, I thought I would have a new life, but this is the ending?

Otherwise, just die!

After death, everything is over.

This thought arose in Xuan Haixiu's mind. This was the most helpless and desperate moment in his life.

An evil thought even arose in his mind.

Would it be better if I pretended not to know about the commander-in-chief and his wife and continued to stay in Prisang City?

The moment the thought came to his mind, he shuddered, and then he saw Li Chengmei's concerned eyes.

He raised his hand and slapped himself twice.

"No, don't do this, Haixiu! There will be a way, there must be a way to survive!"

Li Chengmei desperately grabbed his arm and stopped him from self-harming.

"What else can I do?"

Xuan Haixiu said with a wry smile.

Li Chengmei didn't say anything, but reached out and took out a gold ring from his pocket.

That was what Xuan Haixiu bought when they got married with his meager savings.

Although gold has depreciated severely today, it can still be exchanged for some food as an important industrial material.

She handed the wedding ring to Xuan Haixiu, "Let's buy some food first! Then we can think of a solution. Haixiu, we will be fine, we will definitely be fine!"

With the comfort of his wife, although Xuan Haixiu was still desperate, his mood improved a little.

The two people used their gold rings to exchange for two loaves of bread from a street bakery, and found an abandoned house. They ate the bread while worrying about their future life.

After this meal, they really had no money left.

If you can't find a way out, you will definitely starve to death.

Looking at her husband who was emaciated due to worry, Li Chengmei was filled with grief.

"If only I had died."

She blamed herself in her heart.

As long as she died, the commander would no longer embarrass her husband.