It was morning when Wanniang woke up without incident. There was no sunlight in the sky today, only the scattered white clouds scattered in the sky.
Wanniang got off the carriage and felt a little guilty when she saw Ji Yueqin's faint blue-black color. She was supposed to be on duty at night, but I didn't expect the county master to be on duty for her.
Ji Yueqin saw Wanniang's guilt look, and hurriedly said: "Wanniang is fine, last night I couldn't sleep, so I just got up to watch the night for you, I didn't let the shadow wake you up. You two nights I haven't closed my eyes, just take a good rest before going on the road."
Wan Niang didn't say anything more. After the four of them used the food, they began to disguise, knowing that Lu Zimeng would never let them go after that day.
After everyone performed the disguise, it was already three poles in the sun, and they rode on their horses and prepared to enter the next city from the official road. Because there were only two horses, Shadow and Ji Yueqin sat on the same horse, while Wanniang and Xiaoyu shared a ride.
So Ji Yueqin and his party set off. The journey to the next city is still some distance away, and the two consecutive nights of driving by horse-drawn carriage are just a drop in the bucket for this journey. Because Ji Yueqin and his party chose the most conservative road, and the road farthest away from the beam.
As expected, after they left Jinshui City, Lu Zimeng sent someone to secretly seal off the city closest to Jinshui City, and wanted a Weng Zhong to catch the turtle.
Ji Yueqin and his party chose the farthest route to return to China for insurance purposes. Although they only passed through three cities, the journey was still a bit long.
Luckily it's a more secure path, but they still need to be careful though, as they'll always find them based on the route they're walking.
Lu Zimeng got the information from Manwufang and immediately reported it to Emperor Daliang. After Emperor Daliang got the news, he immediately dispatched additional staff to Lu Zimeng. Lu Zimeng sent some people to ambush in the city closest to Jinshui City, and immediately searched for the traces of Ji Yueqin and his party.
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Ji Yueqin and his party drove for three days, and finally saw a post station beside the official road. So they handed over the horses to the groom of the inn, and decided to settle in the inn for the night.
When they entered the lobby of the inn, there was a second-person who ran the hall and asked, "Could you be a tipple or a guest?"
Shadow sat down and took out a piece of silver and said, "Stay in the hotel, I want two good guest rooms!"
Xiao Er took the silver and ran to the shopkeeper with a smile on his face, while the shopkeeper's hand just glanced at the silver in the second hand and ignored Xiao Er. Seeing the shopkeeper's gray face, Xiao Er put the money in front of the shopkeeper, took the sign on the wall and took Ji Yueqin and his party upstairs.
Wanniang was afraid of her life, so she took the initiative to hold Shadow's hand, Shadow's body stiffened, Wanniang felt Shadow's stiff body, and she burst out laughing. Xiaoyu and Ji Yueqin couldn't help but smile when they looked at the two of them.
After Xiao Er brought them into the room, Shadow ordered Xiao Er to bring some wine and food into the room. After they were full, Ji Yueqin and Xiaoyu went back to their rooms to rest well, and they had to continue their journey in the morning.
The atmosphere on Wanniang and Shadow's side was lingering with a hint of embarrassment. Although they were pretending to be husband and wife, they still obeyed the men's and women's defense. Shadow took a quilt and slept on the side. And Wan Niang was sleeping on the bed.
But the two of them were in the same room, and the atmosphere was still a little charming. In addition, Wanniang had been waiting for the shadow all these years, so it was impossible to say that there was no expectation in her heart.
Wanniang lay down and called out softly, "Shadow..." The voice made one's whole body go soft.
Shadow was like a piece of wood, and said to Wanniang, "Let's rest early, we will be on our way early tomorrow morning. We are still half a day away from Suzhou."
Wan Niang was a little angry about Shadow's incomprehensible atmosphere, but she didn't feel good about it, so she had to cover her head with the quilt and ignore Shadow.
It was late at night, the moon was on the branches, Ji Yueqin woke up from her sleep, and when she saw the moonlight entering the house, she gave birth to the idea of going outside for a few minutes, and relieved the anguish in her heart. I saw that the courtyard was like stagnant water and empty, with algae and cypresses interspersed in the water, covered with bamboo and cypress shadows.
The shadows of the bamboos and cypresses intertwined are like algae in the water, and they seem to have a little charm in the moonlight. Ji Yueqin felt slightly relieved, and went upstairs to sleep again.
After a night of no dreams, everyone woke up early the next day, and after having breakfast at the inn, they were ready to set off. The two horses also became energetic after being fully rested.
Seeing that there were two bifurcated roads in front of him, Shadow didn't know which way to go to Suzhou, so he asked the groom for the way: "This eldest brother, which way is Suzhou going? If we set off now , how long will it take to arrive in Suzhou?"
The groom saw the shadow and asked politely, and said to the shadow kindly: "Go to the fork on the left, and then go west for three hours to reach Suzhou."
After the Shadow thanked the groom, they mounted their horses and continued on their way.
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After their non-stop rush, they arrived in Suzhou City in only two hours. Because the above has issued the imperial list to chase Ji Yueqin and his party, the control of entry and exit in each city is very strict. There were several lines in front of Suzhou City, all of them were the people of Limin who entered the city.
Shadow and Wanniang walked towards the gate of the city, holding the horse in one hand and the person in the other, and were stopped.
The person who checked the passing pedestrians at the door looked at Ji Yueqin and his party and felt a little suspicious, so they stopped them and asked, "Where are you from? What are you going to do in Suzhou City?"
At this time, the shadow was about to speak, and Wanniang said firstly: "This official, we are from Bijing, and we are going back to our mother's house with our two children to visit relatives. We are just passing through Suzhou City, and we are going to Liangliang in front of us. State City."
The soldier looked at them and saw that they were riding horses but not carriages, but seeing that they were rich and wealthy, they became suspicious.
Ji Yueqin saw Xiao Bing was a little suspicious, so she said to Wan Niang in a milky voice: Mother! Mother! When can Xiaorou eat candied haws! When my mother said Suzhou, she would buy candied haws for sister Xiaorou! "
When Xiaoyu heard it, he quickly echoed Ji Yueqin's words: "Yes, mother, you can't just talk."
When Wanniang heard Ji Yueqin and Xiaoyu calling her mother, a red glow appeared on her face, she had become someone else's mother before she got married. So she also shyly looked at the shadow and said with a bit of coquettish hatred: "Husband, Rouer and the others are always arguing about eating candied haws."
When the shadow heard Wanniang calling him her husband, she also smiled and said, "Okay, when you enter the city, buy a candied haws for Rouer."
Ji Yueqin also grinned when she heard the pouting little mouth, but Xiaoyu next to her was unhappy and pouted and said, "Dad and mother are partial, so you know they feel sorry for Xiaorou."
Wanniang rubbed Xiaoyu's head with a smile and said with a gentle smile, "My dear, you and Rouer have a share."
So Wan Niang smiled and stuffed a piece of silver into the soldier, and said, "This official, just be accommodating. Children are always clamoring for food like this."
Seeing Ji Yueqin's innocent and cute appearance, Xiao Bing also thought of his wife and children. At the same time, he received a piece of silver from Wanniang, so he let them go with one eye closed. After all, they are not the ones to be chased on the imperial list.
So Xiao Bing let them enter Suzhou City, and this time they didn't want to stay too much in Suzhou City, because they were already suspicious. Difficult to walk.
After they bought dry food and water from the shop, they let the horses eat some hay behind the inn, and they had their lunch in the inn.
"Birou, we might be suspicious today. We'll be on our way soon after we finish eating. After entering the city, I felt someone was following us." Shadow called Ji Yueqin's pseudonym, fearing that someone would find out.
Ji Yueqin nodded calmly, and they got up and prepared to leave.
The road is still peaceful now, but there is no guarantee that danger will approach them at any time. As long as you pass through Liangzhou, you will be able to cross the boundary of Daliang within a three-day journey.
Shadow pondered the approximate distance of Dark Wing now. In order to ensure Ji Yueqin's safety, he could only speed up his footsteps. So they started off without rest.
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After ten days of running around, they finally reached the boundary of Liangzhou, but in Liangzhou no one stopped them from entering and leaving. It felt like a dream, and the smoothness made people feel less real.
Seeing that Ji Yueqin lost a lot of weight, although she was so thin and distressed, the perseverance in her eyes made her body appear even taller.
But these ten days of running around had caused the two fairly strong horses to die of fatigue, so Ji Yueqin and his party had to rest in Liangzhou for a day.
After this rest day, Shadow went to the street to buy a carriage and prepared to leave with Ji Yueqin and his party. According to the speed of the carriage, the border from Liangzhou to Daliang could be reached within five days.
But these five days, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to spend. But now the peace, there is a sense of mountain and rain coming and the wind is filling the building.
People on the street were bustling with people, and the shadow was driving a carriage on the street. The huge Liangzhou City was a relatively prosperous city as a border. But after Shadow drove the carriage out of the city gate, he felt murderous all around.
Shadow screamed badly, and drove the carriage to the fastest speed, and the people sent were all first-class assassins. Shadow flew up to avoid the hidden weapon thrown by the assassin, but unexpectedly the hidden weapon stabbed the running horse. The running horse was frightened, and ran a little indiscriminately, so that they couldn't sit up straight in the carriage.
Wanniang held the carriage in one hand to keep her balance, and held the dagger in the other hand to entangle with the assassin. But he didn't want to fly down from the front. An assassin took a long sword and stabbed Ji Yueqin.