In the morning of the second day, Ji Heng planned to set off.
Wen Renyao has the most bags, Lu Ji and Jiang Li are nothing, let alone Lin Yao.
The carriage was sent by General Wu Wei. Knowing that Ji Heng was in Huangzhou, he found a carriage specially and asked them if they needed soldiers and horses to protect their safety along the way. Lu Ji declined politely.
The carriage was very large, Jiang Li and Wen Renyao sat inside, and Wen Renyao was still holding Lin Yao. Lu Ji and Ji Heng were outside. They didn’t know what they had said with General Wu Wei. When Wen Renyao opened the curtain of the carriage, General Wu Wei looked into the carriage curiously. He probably knew that there was a seat in the carriage. A woman, but she didn't know what her identity was or what her relationship with Ji Heng was, so she felt curious.
Wen Renyao lowered the carriage curtain, and soon Ji Heng and Lu Ji also got on the carriage. Zhao Ke and Wen Ji took the carriage and walked out of Huangzhou City.
After Wen Renyao coaxed Lin Yao to fall asleep, he lifted the curtain of the car, and Jiang Li followed along and looked outside. I remember when I first arrived in Huangzhou City, the outside of the city was lively and clean. There were many people entering and leaving the city, but now there is no one, and even the land seems to be burnt black. The ground is full of scattered arrows and swords, as well as people's corpses, randomly stacked on one side. It is not known whether it is a defender or a king.
The bloody breath lasts for a long time, and the air is full of palpitating smells. Through these things in front of my eyes, it seems that I can see the tragic attack of the king and the horse that night. Although Huangzhou City was defended in the end, it was never easy.
The atmosphere became a little heavy, Wen Renyao put down the carriage, as if to find something more cheerful, looked at Jiang Li, and said to Jiang Li, "Hey? Miss Jiang Er, your face seems better."
Jiang Li reached out and touched her face, and said, "It seems to be."
After so long, the erythema on her face gradually disappeared from the medicine that the man and woman gave her. In addition to looking closer, there are faint red marks, but looking farther away, there is no major problem, almost invisible.
When Ji Heng heard this, he also looked at Jiang Li. He was smiling, but he looked at Jiang Li rather uncomfortable. He was sitting across from Jiang Li, as if he could understand everything, Jiang Li avoided his gaze, pretending to inadvertently lower his head.
"It's really great," Wen Ren said with joyful brows: "Seeing the second lady regaining her previous beautiful appearance, I am truly happy for the second lady in my heart."
If such a slippery tone is spoken by the man next to him, I am afraid that he will scold the disciple. It is just that he has been away from Wenren for a long time, and he knows that this person is just talking a bit, and there is no one who keeps the door on his mouth. It's not bad. Jiang Li had no choice but to laugh or cry.
"However," Wen Renyao looked outside again, and said, "We shouldn't meet the king's soldiers and horses along the way, right?"
Jiang Li asked, "Didn't they already leave?"
"It doesn't have to be walking together. Maybe you will encounter skirmishers." Lu Ji said, "Zhao Ke and Wenji are walking on a small road. The chance of encountering them is unlikely."
"It doesn't matter," Wen Renyao said: "You let me follow, you are responsible for my safety... And the safety of Miss Jiang Er, right?"
Lu Ji gave him a white look: "I see."
Next, the four of them were speechless. Jiang Li could feel Ji Heng's eyes fall on her, with some scrutiny, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable. But there is only a carriage, and there is no way to escape. She couldn't help feeling regretful. She had long known that she had strongly requested two carriages, no matter who she was with, as long as she was not in the same carriage with Ji Heng. Ji Heng's eyes are too poisonous, and he sees things too thoroughly, even if Jiang Li conceals it, I'm afraid it won't last long. When he knew his secret intentions, he didn't know what would happen.
What's more, the matter of mind is like the flower on which a butterfly is lying. The fragrance of the flower can't be restrained. When people pass by, you can smell the fragrance of the flower immediately. How can you hide it
Fortunately, Ji Heng is a wise man, and his mind is not easily known to others. If he doesn't say it, Jiang Li also pretends to be ignorant. Wen Renyao is a big-hearted man, and will talk about other things in a while. Lu Ji was a little more talkative than Jiang Li had imagined, and his witty remarks made Lin Yao, who woke up later, attracted attention by Lu Ji's words.
The road back to Yanjing was smoother than expected.
Zhao Ke said, rushing in the day, if you don't panic, you can arrive on the seventh day. The first two days passed without incident. On the third day, the carriage continued to move forward, no different from before.
From Huangzhou to Yanjing, apart from the city gate, there are fewer and fewer people after that. In addition, in order to avoid the soldiers and horses of the king, Zhao Ke and the two walked on a small road, almost walking into the mountains. On the third day, it almost became a wilderness, with no shops in front of the village, and nothing at all.
Wen Renyao looked outside for a while and said, "I'm afraid I will stay in the mountains today."
Jiang Li didn't feel much.
Wen Renyao saw her indifferent and asked, "Ms. Jiang Er, why are you not surprised at all if you are staying in the mountains tonight?"
"There are no other inns here. There are people in the mountains, but you may not find them. It is easy to get lost if you just go to them. By comparison, living in the mountains is a good choice." Jiang Li replied, "It's just that it's too dangerous to have a fire at night. To be afraid of attracting gangsters, I still rest on the carriage."
She didn't feel hard, but she said it very naturally, which made Wen Renyao look at her weirdly, not knowing what to say for a while.
Ji Heng smiled, as if it were clear. When originally in Tongxiang, Xue Fangfei once went hunting in the mountains with Xue Zhao. Sometimes when they were finished, they couldn't go home, so they lit a fire and slept under a tree all night. There are no bad people in the mountains of Tongxiang, only wild beasts, and the fire is only to expel those wild beasts.
At this moment, Lin Yao's stomach screamed, and Lin Yao said, "Sister Jiang, I'm hungry."
Jiang Li took out some dry cakes and water from his bag and handed it to him, saying, "Eat some."
This is also when it's midday, but there are no inns before and after it, and it seems that even if you walk a long way, there won't be any. Today is definitely not allowed to eat in the store, can only eat dry food. Jiang Li also distributed the dry food to Lu Ji and the others. Zhao Ke and Wen Ji also stopped the carriage and rested here for a while to eat.
Everyone got out of the carriage.
Ji Heng also held dry biscuits in his hand. Jiang Li thought that someone as picky and delicate as he would probably not touch the dry food. Jiang Li wanted to see what he was eating, but he just didn’t expect it. Pick up the dry food and bring it to your mouth, and eat it slowly.
Jiang Li was taken aback.
This person's elegance is carved into his bones. Even if he eats a piece of dry food, he is calm and slow, as if he is eating something delicious in the world. Jiang Li stared at him and forgot to eat what was in her hand. Ji Heng noticed her gaze, looked over, startled, and suddenly smiled. He said, "What are you looking at me for?"
"Nothing." Jiang Li lowered his head to eat his own.
Wen Renyao ran over from the grass and complained: "This dry cake is too unpalatable. Is there anything else you can eat." He suddenly thought of something, "Hey, second lady, don't you know how to roast venison? Calling flowers and birds, there are many rabbits and birds in this mountain, why don't we go hunting and you can roast it?"
Wen Renyao is probably the most provocative of several people, even more provocative than Lin Yao, a kid. Thinking of eating better, Jiang Li said, "There are no bows and arrows for hunting here, and we are on the road now."
"Wenji and Zhao Ke are very skilled, I will ask them. How about I go to dig out the bird's nest and catch some sparrows. Good sister, your craftsmanship is so good, don't be a pity."
He can even say the words "good sister", which shows that he is shameless. Jiang Li was helpless, Lu Ji sat under the tree, eating dry food leisurely, and gave Wen Renyao a contemptuous look by the way, Ji Heng ignored him at all. Wen Renyao threw a sentence "I will treat you as promised", and ran to Zhao Ke and Wenji's side. However, the two guards didn't seem to agree with Wen Renyao's plan. Jiang Li watched Wen Renyao where he was dragging for a long time, and finally stood up dejectedly, as if unwilling to give up, and went to the bush next to him.
Is he going to catch the birds by himself? Jiang Li looked at Ji Heng: "He is alone... Isn't he in danger?"
Ji Heng smiled: "No."
He believed in Wen Renyao very much. Jiang Li didn't know what Wen Renyao had to believe, after all, Wen Renyao didn't seem to have martial arts.
But Ji Heng had said so, and Jiang Li naturally had nothing to say. Lin Yao was squatting on the ground, eating dry cakes while watching the ants on the ground. The children of common people were not as picky as Wen Renyao, but very sensible and well-behaved.
Wen Renyao hadn't come back when everyone had finished eating. Jiang Li felt a little uneasy, so he asked, "Should I go to see Young Master Wenren, it's been so long..."
Before she could finish her words, she suddenly saw Ji Heng's expression change slightly. She was surprised and heard some noises in the bushes. He heard Renyao appearing in front of his eyes with sweating profusely. As soon as he saw Jiang Li and the others shouted: "Run!"
But before he finished speaking, there was a louder voice in the bushes, and someone followed!
Wen Renyao ran to Lu Ji in embarrassment, Lu Ji, Ji Heng, Zhao Ke and the others did not move, as if they hadn't seen Wen Renyao. Immediately afterwards, a few people appeared behind the bushes, all dressed as soldiers. It was far away from Huangzhou City. They couldn't be the generals of the military guards or the defenders of the city. They must be the soldiers and horses of the king.
The reason was that Cheng Wang was walking along the main road, and his journey was faster than them, so he didn't expect to meet him here. It seemed that this was a lone skirmisher, probably the one who fell behind the king's soldiers.
There are a total of five people here, but they are all tall and tall, with some hostility that only comes after murder. Seeing Jiang Li and his party, the leader asked, "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
"Master Bing," Lu Ji was talking, and he smiled: "We are merchants on the road from Yongzhou, and we happened to pass by here. Originally, we wanted to go to Huangzhou. Who knew that the city gate of Huangzhou wouldn't open, so we had to go back to Yongzhou. I heard the chaos outside, so I took the mountain road."
When Lu Ji said this, she had some flattering smiles on her face, but she couldn't see the appearance of a scribe who was strategizing at all, as if she was really a timid businessman. Zhao Ke and Wen Ji didn't talk, they were dressed up as coachmen, so naturally there was no problem.
"Leave the carriage," the soldier in the lead said: "The others get out!"
Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, these people didn't move their swords. They are still carrying a child. Jiang Li and Wen Renyao have no martial arts. If they are really right, these people will be restrained in the end. This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that if these people attract a king who has never gone far, so many people come together, no matter how great Ji Heng is, it is hard to beat four hands.
Those people looked at them, a child, a young son, a merchant who looked timid and fearful, and two coachmen. Ji Heng's appearance was a little too grand, but when he restrained his dangerous breath, It's just a pretty young man who is a little too much, nothing special.
The gazes of those officers and soldiers stopped on Jiang Li. Someone said, "The women will stay too!"
Jiang Li "thumped" in his heart, and as the man spoke, the eyes of several soldiers thickened on Jiang Li's body. The red spots on her face are almost healed now, and she looks like a slender girl. In the hands of these people...
Wen Renyao yelled first, and he said, "Master Bing, it's not good. If you want money... what we have is... I hope to raise your hands high."
One of the soldiers drew his knife abruptly and shouted at Renyao: "Get out of the way if you don't want to die!"
Wen Renyao was taken aback, and Lin Yao, who was hiding behind Lu Ji, burst into tears. The crying soldiers were upset, and one of them showed a fierce look and walked towards Lin Yao with a knife. The other two people walked straight towards Jiang Li.
Their eyes were greedy. They stared at Jiang Li like a wolf seeing the prey. Jiang Li's hand touched the pair of scissors in his sleeve, or she was saved by Ji Heng and lived in Huangzhou City on the day from the dressing table. What I felt was probably the scissors left by the previous homeowner. That pair of scissors was so delicate that she had been hiding it in her sleeve. She thought she would not be able to use it anymore, but she didn't expect it to be used here.
She couldn't help but look at Ji Heng. Ji Heng still had that smile, just looking at her without any intention of doing anything. Jiang Li knew that he would not let everything happen in front of him, but her heart slowly lifted as the two people approached.
Just when one of the soldiers approached her with a wicked smile, and his hand was almost touching Jiang Li's face, Jiang Li suddenly pulled out the scissors in his sleeve and stab the person in front of him viciously. However, the next moment, she only saw a red shadow flashing in front of her eyes, the red robe wrapped around her, and someone was talking in her ear.
His voice was low and soft, but with a little coldness, he said, "Don't be afraid."