The next day.
Early morning.
After breakfast, Xu Lian set off, taking with him the purple jade tablet and the blue jade tablet, as well as a sharp knife and some dried meat.
Ride the horse out of the town and head towards Stone Town.
Since no one had been to other towns and there were no maps or anything like that, he had no idea of the way and could only follow a general direction.
When Han Du was in his teens, he went to Shitou Town once with the mayor, but it had been so long since then that he couldn't remember how to navigate the more than 100-mile mountain road, so Xu Lian had to rely on himself.
"Aim in this direction. As long as you don't go off the track, you'll definitely get there."
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Xu Lian is a person with poor direction, but he has his own little cleverness.
For example, now he is walking on a mountain road that goes to the left, and when he reaches the next intersection, he will walk on a mountain road that goes to the right.
If the deviation to the left is too large, he will take two consecutive mountain roads that deviate to the right as "direction compensation" or "direction correction."
In this way, you can always align the central axis of the direction.
Even if there is a slight deviation in the end, it will not be too outrageous.
...
In the woods.
The white cat clone, which was curled up and dormant in a tree hole, suddenly opened its eyes and started to move.
It first came to the tree where the Pingyang County Patrol's token was buried, used its two little paws to pull away the soil, dug out the token tied with a rope, hung the rope around its neck, and then followed Xu Lian from a distance.
This is just in case.
If Xu Lian was caught by the mining patrol officer of Shitou Town while stealing stone marrow, it could use the power of the Pingyang County Inspector to protect him.
Theoretically, the Pingyang County Inspector can have a hand in anything happening within the county, and he can also "tell tales" to his superiors, asking them to send experts for support, etc. His authority is very great, enough to scare the mining inspector of Shitou Town. There will definitely be no problem in coming forward to protect a person who stole stone marrow, and this face must be given.
Of course, if you can avoid using the White Cat clone, it is best not to use it, because once it is used, it will easily expose your true identity.
Therefore, the white cat clone is just an insurance.
...
Xu Lian was riding a horse on the mountain road and saw many tenant farmers bending over to work in the fields. Several supervisors were walking back and forth on the ridges of the fields, and they would whip anyone who worked slowly.
All the fields in Luzhu Town are controlled by three major households. It goes without saying that these supervisors must have been sent by the three major households.
"Most of the grain from the three major households must be handed over to the Yijiao granary. To put it bluntly, the three major households are just acting as agents of the Yijiao in managing all the fields in Green Bamboo Town."
He is now an entry-level disciple of the Yi Sect. He stands high and sees far, so he looks at things from a different perspective.
The area about thirty or forty miles away from Green Bamboo Town gradually becomes desolate and overgrown with grass. The roads become difficult to travel on, or there are no roads at all.
Xu Lian had no choice but to dismount and lead the horse away.
"This is supposed to be a no-man's land, used to stop people from leaving town."
"People can only be trapped in the small town for their whole lives, working like cattle and horses every day, and donating blood to the night watchmen to survive."
From this point we can see how evil the Yi religion is and how they do not treat people as human beings at all.
There are not even robbers or bandits in the no-man's land, because no one robs them. Moreover, they have to worry about encountering night watchmen at night. Even if they build a wooden house here and put a cup of blood at the door, it is useless because the night watchmen in the no-man's land are not restricted by a cup of blood and will directly suck people dry.
Xu Lian had less trouble as he didn't have to deal with bandits and robbers. He dealt with several waves of bandits and robbers along the way. When he reached the uninhabited area, it was actually quiet.
It was almost noon.
He picked up some dead branches, made a fire, and roasted the dried meat until it was sizzling before eating it.
After lunch, he continued walking towards Stone Town.
The vines were tangled and the grass was overgrown, making it too difficult to walk with a horse. He had no choice but to tie the horse to a tree trunk and plan to ride it back when he came back. Of course, the prerequisite was that the horse would not be eaten by some wild beast.
After walking more than thirty miles, it was dark.
Xu Lian shot a pheasant and roasted it for dinner.
I cut some hay and spread it under an old tree to use as a nest.
The result was that I tossed and turned and just couldn't fall asleep.
He understood why he couldn't sleep...
Because he was used to having a woman with him every night, it would be strange if he could sleep well if he slept alone.
"It would be nice if that hottie Pei Zhaoxi was here..."
Xu Lian got up and washed his face, then decided to continue his journey overnight. He lay there and let his mind wander... It was too torturous.
Anyway, he has good eyesight and can see at night.
Moreover, with his strength in the Bone Refining Stage, he is not afraid of wild beasts.
call...
Suddenly, a cold wind blew through the forest and came towards Xu Lian. The purple jade token in his arms emitted a bright purple light.
The cold wind stopped immediately, turned around, and wandered away.
Although there was some distance between them, Xu Lian could still see it with his keen eyes. It was a ball of black mist that looked like a girl's face with a long red tongue hanging down, which was quite creepy.
"So this is what a night watchman looks like."
Xu Lian was not panicked at all. Perhaps this was the confidence brought by his strength and status.
He was groping his way through the dark forest.
It was midnight when I felt really sleepy, so I found a place to lie down and sleep.
When I was falling into a deep sleep, I vaguely felt the purple jade token in my arms glowing, as if something unclean was approaching.
Soon, the purple jade card turned black. It was obvious that the unclean creature was scared away by the identity card of such a high color level.
The next day.
Xu Lian got up, ate some dried meat, and continued walking towards Stone Town.
After another thirty-four miles of uninhabited area, I finally saw the road and people!
There are tenant farmers working in the fields, and supervisors patrolling the ridges with whips in their hands.
This place looks no different from Green Bamboo Town, and the fields here should also be controlled by wealthy families.
"Brother, I want to buy your donkey for fifteen taels of silver. Will you sell it?"
Xu Lian stopped a man pulling a donkey cart and casually took out fifteen taels of silver.
In Lvzhu Town, the average price of a donkey is twelve or thirteen taels, and fifteen taels is definitely a high price. I don't know what the prices are like in this place, but they should be about the same.
"really?"
The man was of course happy to have earned a few taels of silver for nothing. As if he was afraid that Xu Lian would go back on his word, he quickly took the silver and gave up the donkey cart.
Xu Lian untied the donkey cart, rode on the donkey and left, "I don't want the cart frame, you can pull it back."
Walked a few steps.
Xu Lian suddenly turned around and asked, "I came to the town from the village to find a job. How far is it from here to our Shitou Town?"
The man pointed in a direction, "More than thirty miles."
It seems to be Stone Town... Xu Lian squeezed the donkey and started to trot.
Glancing at the back of the "donkey-riding boy" going away, the man couldn't help muttering, "He's still looking for a job, but he bought a donkey for 15 taels without blinking an eye. He's lost 3.5 taels and doesn't even know it. I think he must be a fool who stole the money from home and ran away."