The colorful clouds slowly dissipated into the horizon, the dim sky enveloped all around, and night slowly fell.
As it was getting dark, the path was difficult to see and it was not easy to travel quickly, so Mingyue and his group found a wide flat area in the wild and set up camp.
As the only woman in the team, and with her shooting skills demonstrated in the previous fight, Mingyue had the privilege of having her own tent. At this moment, she was applying medicine to her injured foot.
Originally, when Mingyue's foot was caught by the trap, the injury was not too serious.
But later, when Jiang Yunqi tried to pry the trap open, he increased his strength but failed, and instead aggravated her injuries.
In addition, she had followed the pursuers for nearly twenty miles, and then followed the Liu couple for such a long time, including now, without stopping to rest, so the injury on her foot was naturally more serious.
Seeing that the wound on the foot was already connected to the sock, Mingyue frowned and hesitated for a while, but in the end she did not forcibly tear off the dressing.
After all, now is not the right time. She can't get hurt again, which will affect her next plan.
After casually pouring the medicine on his feet, Mingyue looked at the big bag that the chief escort had just brought over.
I still remember that when the chief escort secretly delivered the things to me, he said a little embarrassedly: "I eat and sleep with those brothers, and there are too many people around. It's better to leave the things with you. They can't pry into your private room."
Yes, the chief escort actually sent all the silver and jewelry found from the bandits to Mingyue.
This also makes Mingyue's next plan easier to implement.
Just thinking of the chief escort's trusting look, Mingyue sighed slightly. She was afraid that she would let him down.
Not long after, an escort came to ask Mingyue to go out for food. Mingyue put the changed bag aside and followed the escort out.
There is naturally no big requirement for life in the wild. It is just a matter of catching two pheasants and roasting them, baking a few pieces of naan that you bring with you, and boiling a pot of hot water to eat with the bread.
Also, because of the presence of Mingyue, the escorts were too embarrassed to talk about dirty things. They could only talk about the chaotic times, the bandits, and the poor people.
Mingyue listened silently, and after she finished the cake in her hand, she smiled at everyone, then got up and returned to the tent.
This is also in line with her personality in the eyes of everyone, a beautiful woman with a clear-headed, generous personality and her own abilities.
Perhaps because they were too tired during the day, the voices outside the tent did not last long before they quieted down.
It was late at night and the world was quiet. The cold moonlight spread across the earth, with only the chirping of crickets and frogs ringing out in twos and threes.
Mingyue, who had her eyes closed, opened them and her gaze fell on the figure printed on the tent, but her breathing did not change at all.
After a long time, the shadow finally left the tent.
Mingyue's eyes flickered and she closed her eyes again.
The next day.
After having a casual breakfast, everyone set off again.
A group of people followed the map and did not arrive at a small county town until noon.
The chief escort took his men to hand over the bandits to the county government for disposal, while Mingyue and several other escorts naturally stayed in the city to replenish supplies. Perhaps it was because of Mingyue's foot injury, or because they thought that she was a woman and could not cause much trouble, or because they knew that she was unfamiliar with the place, and of course more importantly, no one knew that she had so much silver on her, so no one was on guard against her.
"You all go and do your own things. I'm going to buy some clothes for my daughter and will be back soon." Mingyue said this with a slight blush on her face.
Several escorts showed understanding on their faces. It was obvious that he was going to buy some personal items. They understood.
The escorts secretly complained in their hearts: As expected, no matter how powerful a woman is, she will be shy when talking about her private matters.
"Then we will meet here. Miss Song, you'd better go early and come back early." An escort scratched his head and said with some discomfort.
Mingyue lowered her eyes slightly and nodded: "I only brought some silver, and my luggage is still with you, so I will naturally come back early."
The other escorts did not think much about it. Even the escort who had been staring at Mingyue relaxed a little when he saw that she had empty hands but a full purse around her waist.
Mingyue had just walked onto the street when she realized someone was following her. After all, she was not an expert, and her method of following was too rough.
She pretended to be an ordinary woman, limping around the street for a while before turning into a shop selling ready-made clothes.
After seeing Mingyue enter a clothing shop with his own eyes, the escort's eyes moved slightly, and he quickly turned around and walked towards the escort car.
At this moment, he was feeling a little annoyed. He should have just gone and got the things instead of wasting time following this woman around.
At this moment in the clothing shop, Mingyue untied the rope tied around her ankles, and a pile of silver coins and jewels fell out from her trouser legs under her skirt. She picked up the things and put them into her changed clothes, while changing into the men's clothes that she had specially asked the shopkeeper for.
Before, in front of the escorts, he was carrying a weight of more than ten kilograms, and he also carried nearly twenty kilograms of stones.
Later, she wandered around the street for so long with the pain in her feet, and in such hot weather, she also wore two layers of pants and a layer of skirt, but she was almost exhausted.
As soon as she put the things out, Mingyue felt relieved and liberated.
Mingyue, who had changed into men's clothes and dressed like a man again, carried a very bulging bag on her back, paid the bill and slipped out from the back door of the clothing store.
She had to leave this place immediately, otherwise she would be found by the chief escort and his men soon.
If it weren't for the fact that the silver was coveted by others, Mingyue would actually be willing to travel with the chief escort and his men, because having more people means they can be looked after.
But now, in order not to put the chief escort in a difficult position and prevent other escorts from harboring any more ill intentions, she had no choice but to leave alone.
Long before coming out, Mingyue asked the owner of the clothing shop about the location of the horse market. Fortunately, it was not far away. She endured the pain in her feet and walked without limping. Soon she arrived at the horse market.
"How much silver is this horse?" Mingyue did not waste time. She picked out a brown horse with shiny fur, strong physique, clear eyes, and a very energetic look, and asked the horse market clerk for the price.
Seeing Mingyue was a stranger, the horse market clerk rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Oh, sir, you have a good eye. This horse is in its prime and strong. Fifty taels of silver, plus a saddle and whip. What do you think?"
Mingyue was slightly startled, and asked in disbelief, "Why is it so expensive?"
Such a casually chosen horse actually costs fifty taels of silver. In this way, Jiang Yunqi really got a huge bargain.
I used the rent of two taels of silver to buy a fine horse...