When the fourth princess and the virtuous concubine helped him up, Yang Xianmao tried his last strength and said: "Stab the horse's buttocks, let him run, and then carry me off the official road, go to the field, turn around and walk to the west, go to the canyon, and hide in the canyon ......." I don't have the strength to go, and now it's all up to you......"

Speaking of which, Yang Xianmao had exhausted the last bit of strength, tilted his head, and completely fainted.

The fourth princess and the virtuous concubine didn't know what was wrong with Yang Xianmao, but they heard Yang Xianmao's words very clearly just now, and they also knew that Yang Xianmao must have been in big trouble, or poisoned or suffered extremely serious internal injuries, so they couldn't help but be very anxious.

Concubine Xian said with some puzzlement: "Why do we let go of the carriage? We can run farther in the carriage, and why do we have to go west? It is all controlled by the Jin people, we should flee to the south, and it is safe to reach our army, or we should take the carriage and run south quickly." ”

The fourth princess shook her head and said, "What Brother Yang said is very right, the carriage we are in is definitely not as fast as the iron cavalry of the Jin Army, and they will soon catch up with us." Brother Yang can't fight against those Jin troops anymore, then we will be captured by the Jin people. Brother Yang must have thought of this, just now let us go to the west and hide in the canyon, just to do the opposite. Because the Jin army must have thought that we would desperately flee south, so they would go all the way south to search for us, but they did not expect that we would go the opposite way and run northwest into their large army. Only when Brother Yang's injuries are healed can we have a way to leave. ”

Hearing the fourth princess's analysis, Concubine Xian suddenly woke up, nodded again and again, and felt that it could only be so. So she said, "Well, I'll go and get the carriage away." Then the two of us carried Brother Yang to Panlong Canyon. ”

After saying that, Concubine Xian hurriedly ran behind the horse, thought about it, pulled out a hairpin on her head, and poked it hard on the horse's buttocks.

The horse neighed, shook off its hooves and dragged the empty wagon, galloping south along the post road.

Concubine Xian hurriedly ran back and said to the fourth princess: "The two of us take turns carrying Brother Yang to the northwest, hurry up and leave first, once the Jin army comes, it will be troublesome." ”

Then Concubine Xian helped carry Yang Xianmao onto the back of the fourth princess, and the fourth princess struggled to carry Yang Xianmao on her back and swayed a few times. Fortunately, Yang Xianmao's body was originally relatively thin and not very heavy, and the fourth princess was young and could grit her teeth and persevere. But after only walking more than 100 steps, he was tired and out of breath. So Concubine Xian was replaced by her to carry it, Concubine Xian's strength was worse than that of the fourth princess, and she only took dozens of steps and fell down on the edge of the field.

The two knew that this place was still too close to the post road and too dangerous, so they gritted their teeth and took turns carrying Yang Xianmao, wanting to leave the post road as much as possible.

They stumbled and exchanged Yang Xianmao on their backs, and after leaving the post road all the way, they walked all the way northwest along the path. Just walked a short distance, suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves on the other side of the post road. The two hurriedly put Yang Xianmao down, and then lay down under the ridge and looked into the distance. At this time, there was a misty moonlight in the sky, and the iron cavalry of the Jin Army could be seen like a rolling torrent, chasing south along the post road.

It turned out that after Yan Zongwang ran back to the capital, he did immediately mobilize people and horses and turned around to chase after him.

They lay on the edge of the ridge and did not dare to move, until the large group of men and horses rushed over, and then they continued to walk forward with Yang Xianmao on their backs. Seeing the Jin army passing by just now made them further understand the danger they were facing, so it stimulated the potential of their bodies, and the strength in their bodies seemed to be greater. actually carried Yang Xianmao forward for a mile or two, and then both of them were tired and couldn't carry it anymore.

Just when the two of them didn't know what to do, the fourth princess suddenly found that there was a grass hut faintly under the moonlight in front of them, and it seemed that there was a family. Then he said to Concubine Xian: "I'll go and see if I can find someone to help, and I will say that we are fleeing, and if a relative is sick, ask them to help carry it away." You quickly take off the armor of the golden soldiers on Brother Yang's body and throw it away from afar, lest they mistake it for the Jin soldiers and kill Brother Yang. ”

Concubine Xian also thought that this was an idea, so she hurriedly agreed, and the fourth princess staggered along the ridge towards the family.

It's really a farming house. The fourth princess looked at her wrinkled old hand by the moonlight, and she believed that with her old and ugly appearance after her disguise, she should be relatively safe. Won't let the other person have any ideas. She didn't have anything more valuable on her, except for a bracelet on her wrist. This bracelet is carved from the best mutton fat jade, it is indeed very valuable, it is her favorite bracelet, but now I can't care about it.

The fourth princess knocked on the door, and a middle-aged man came out, holding an oil lamp in his hand, and when he saw that it was an old lady, he asked what was the matter.

The fourth girl deliberately held her throat and said, "We are hiding from the military disaster and are going to the north to find relatives." But when we got here, the child was sick and we couldn't carry it, so could you please help us carry our child on our back. I have a jade bracelet here, after I went to the market town in front of me to change money. I can give you half of it as a reward, and the other half for me, I wonder what you think?"

After saying that, he withdrew the jade bracelet and handed it over.

The middle-aged man took the jade bracelet and looked at it under the oil lamp, he didn't know the goods, but when he touched the jade of the bracelet, he felt very good, and it must be worth a lot of money. Seeing that she was an old lady with an old age, this middle-aged man was not worried. So he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll call my son, and we'll both send you there." But it's okay, I went to the front post station to change the money, no matter how much I exchanged, but I had to give us half of the honorarium, and I was not allowed to talk. ”

The fourth princess hurriedly agreed, so the middle-aged man went into the house and called his son up. He also took two long sticks for carrying firewood and a bundle of ropes, and tied them with ropes to make a simple stretcher. also used a thin quilt to cushion underneath, took another quilt, and then followed the fourth princess.

The fourth princess was even happier when she saw that the two of them had made a stretcher, Yang Xianmao could sleep comfortably, and they were more effortless.

When they came to the ridge, Concubine Xian subconsciously wanted to retreat, for fear that the other party would have any bad intentions. But she soon found that although she could see clearly under the moonlight, the two men did not seem to have any interest in them. Only then did she realize that she had been smeared on her face and hands by the fourth princess with that magical drug, making herself an old lady full of wrinkles. But she didn't dare to speak much, for fear that the other party would hear her voice.

The father and son lifted Yang Xianmao and put it on a stretcher, and then carried it one after the other and walked to the northwest.

It is much easier to have two people to carry it, and the fourth princess and the virtuous concubine follow behind. These two farmers who farmed the land had great strength, and they basically did not rest on the road until dawn.

The fourth princess insisted on not taking the post road, but only taking the ridge path, on the grounds that she was worried about encountering the Jin army. The father and son did not go to the post road according to their request, but just went west along the ridge path of the field.

Wait until noon, passing by a market town. The fourth princess took her bracelet and pawned it.

The pawnshop said a hundred taels of silver, but in fact this bracelet was far more than that. The fourth princess didn't understand this, and she didn't have the heart to bargain with him, so she immediately agreed. After receiving a hundred taels of silver, he paid twenty taels first, and then thirty taels.

The father and son had twenty taels in the account first, and they thanked happily. Yang Xianmao has been in a coma, and since Yang Xianmao had told him not to go to Lang Zhong before, he didn't dare to send him to Lang Zhong to see.

Now the two only hope that what Yang Xianmao said is right, and they bought some dry food to take with them. The father and son collected so much money, and felt that the two old ladies walked very slowly with things on their backs, which slowed down their walking speed, so they took the dry food and water they bought, carried them on their backs, and at the same time carried a stretcher, so that the two of them could follow empty-handed, which made Concubine Xian and the fourth princess very grateful.

The father and son also did not propose to let them hire a car, after all, they received money from others and promised to carry it to the place. People didn't say that they would take a car on the road, so what should they do with it?

These two people are also honest farmers, so they carried them all the way for several days. When you are tired and sleepy on the road, you take a nap and rest on the side of the road. After three days, the fourth princess noticed that the wrinkles on her hands began to fade and peel. Only then did I remember what Yang Xianmao said, this medicine can only last for three days.

Fortunately, Yang Xianmao's medicine was in her hand, and there was still half a bottle in it. So he took it out and re-smeared it on the faces and hands of himself and Concubine Xian while the father and son were resting, so that the wrinkled skin could continue to be maintained.

A few days later, they finally came to the outside of the canyon. After a few days of rest, Yang Xianmao's breathing and pulse have improved a little compared to before, but she is still in a coma, which makes the two of them anxious.

When they came to a village outside the canyon, the fourth princess said that she had arrived, and asked the two fathers and sons to put them at the gate of a large mansion, and then paid them the remaining thirty taels of silver, and sent them away. Because you can't tell anyone where you're hiding in the back, even though these two are honest farmers. But the fourth princess still learned to be cautious, so she sent them away in this village.

Later, because the two of them had a stretcher, it would be better for two people to carry it together than to carry it alone. So after the two fathers and sons were gone, the fourth princess and the virtuous concubine lifted the stretcher and walked through the village along the post road.

This canyon is a place where the royal family often comes to rest in the cool weather, and they are all familiar with it. Forty years ago, there is no trace of the catastrophic flood, and it is still lush and beautiful.

Instead of heading to the most scenic places they often visit, the two headed for the middle of nowhere. Then carry the poplar grass deeper into the canyon along the rocks along the river.

The two of them walked and stopped, spent almost a day, walked more than ten miles inside, and had entered the depths of the canyon. It wasn't until it was almost dark that the two stopped.