Chapter 423: Bold Thoughts
Seeing the man's face clearly, it actually evoked memories all of a sudden, and I was startled. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Luckily, I was able to stabilize my emotions in time and didn't make any noise behind the bushes.
I took my breath and watched quietly as the man sat down on the stone to rest.
My heart is beating faster and faster, and I'm really worried!
If that man came here on a whim, would he have found me?
I was worried when I suddenly saw the man take another look in the direction of the bush where I was hiding.
He didn't look away right away.
I immediately became nervous.
I thought to myself: In the next second, that person should not come from the stream...... Let's go straight to the other side and take a look?!
I clenched my fists behind the bushes and fixed my eyes in the man's direction.
I'm even prepared for the unexpected.
Fortunately, he only watched it for a while.
Then his gaze shifted to the other side, looking deeper into the forest.
I breathed a sigh of relief, but luckily I was too worried just now!
When you are on the road, you will encounter all kinds of unexpected situations, especially in the remote mountains, which are more dangerous.
...... I waited for a moment, but the man had no intention of leaving.
Through the gap between the leaves, my gaze fell far on the road outside the forest.
I can guess that this area is mostly very remote, and during the time I stayed, I passed by the cars on the road anyway...... I didn't even see it.
Think about it, although the road ahead is already the avenue they mentioned for the mountain village aunts, it is only relative to the mountain path.
They live in a place that can't compare to a bustling market town.
The carriage that came stopped on the road.
From my point of view, I could see the car in ......
I lowered my head, and I couldn't put it into words.
That's right! I couldn't have imagined it.
I walked out of the mountain village for a long time, and I was about to walk to the main road, when suddenly those people would come out.
The memories go back to the past, the people I have met and have been impressed.
At that time, I was also on the mountain road, and I was looking forward to making it to the small town on the border of Zealand.
Pushing back a little bit in time, I used to be on a trip with a scarface man I met by chance, but I finally decided that it would be more appropriate to walk alone.
So, I went to the mountain road early by myself.
Until the day is fully dawn, the road in the forest is deserted...... It looks like the field of vision is a lot brighter.
At that time, as now, I was planning to take a ride so that I could speed it up.
...... I remember the first time I met on the road was a team of passing horses.
To be on the safe side, I heard them and immediately hid in a tree on the side of the road.
This is the necessary vigilance to deal with the unfamiliar.
I'm average, so I'm more cautious.
I only dared to look from above, because I wasn't sure if it was the team I could follow.
It turned out that the horse team, their group was a team of darts.
After I hesitated, I felt that the team in the dart game was not suitable.
In addition, of course, there are some details to follow.
As I looked closely at the members of the team, I saw that the dart masters seemed to be not to be underestimated.
From their appearance, it can be seen that almost all of those people are practitioners, and from the things they transport...... Judging from the seal, it should be a valuable item.
I gave up on following the group and was forced to wait for the next group.
As a result, I walked alone on the road for a long time without seeing anyone who followed.
It wasn't until I heard the sound of the carriage again that I took refuge in a large tree in the woods by the roadside.
The one who came that time was the one who saw it in front of him.
I distinctly remember that it was the coachman who came in a horse-drawn carriage.
I can't tell why I can remember his face.
I think it's because the follow-up implication left a deep impression, and even the coachman was remembered by me.
...... At that time, the car stopped about a dozen meters away from me.
Then I saw the driver of the car, the one who was now across the stream from me.
He got out of the wagon and went to fetch water in the woods.
Whether the coachman got out of the car, or he went to the woods to fetch water, in fact...... That's not the point.
The focus is still on the carriage parked on the road, and that's what makes it memorable.
At that moment I clearly heard the driver confirm the water source in the forest, and he greeted the people in the car.
Strangely, he said he would wait half an hour before going back.
There was a woman in the carriage at the time.
I watched as the coachman brought the kettle and walked away in the direction of the stream in the dense forest, but the distance was deliberately separated.
I was confused and made a decision that in hindsight was very wrong.
I said that there are times when people shouldn't be curious, but I didn't know at the time.
Saying...... Of course I didn't expect that!
When I tried to get close to the carriage, I actually heard the middle of the carriage, uh...... Indescribable movements.
Not only that, but I also saw the woman in the car with my own eyes.
The man had a tear mole in the corner of her eye, and she was very beautiful...... But that's not the point, the point is that she's the owner of the place I'm in right now!
It's a princess who is about to go to war with the Empress of Sealand!
She was also involved with Ji Jiu, and later saw her again, counting, this is the third time I have seen this beautiful woman!
I really never imagined that I would come to the princess's territory and even meet them again!
As a lesson learned from last time, I will never have the curiosity to get closer to the car this time.
Even if the coachman sitting on the bank of the stream in front of me was farther away, I would not go.
Last time, it was too embarrassing, a lesson from the past!
I glanced at the carriage from afar, then looked down at the ground in front of me.
The distance was farther away than the last time, I couldn't hear the movement, and it wasn't so embarrassing.
I thought it would be better to wait for the driver to leave with the car, and then I would go out from behind the bushes and walk onto the main road.
Based on my experience last time, I think there was still something about the princess in that car...... If it exists, it probably won't end so soon.
...... I waited motionless, waiting for the driver to leave and return to the car, and then drove onto the road.
At last the coachman stood up, and in my silent attention, he turned back to the carriage the way he came.
Then I saw the driver jump into the car.
Soon, the carriage moved again, until I was hiding behind the bushes and I could not see the shadow of the carriage at all, and the sound was far away.
I let out a long breath and stood up from behind the bushes and walked out.
This time, I didn't stop, but walked straight through the forest to the main road.
As I watched the road wind its way through the mountains, I looked back and forth for a while, but I didn't notice anyone or cars passing by.
After a while, the only thing I passed by was the car before, and I was really depressed!
When I stayed in the mountain village, my aunt reminded me.
She told me that there are still a few villages near the road.
She also said that as long as I found the right road, I would always meet the mountain people who went to the town when I arrived.
I thought about it, but I don't have a car right now, so I'll just walk around and take a look, maybe someone will catch up after walking a little way!
The mountain breeze was blowing, and as I walked, I thought about a similar scene as I had done it again.
Since the princess would be on this road, it's likely that she's headed in a town not far from the Northlands.
In other words, my destination is actually the same as hers.
It's a pity that her car is definitely not a carriage that can be ridden by passers-by!
...... I was walking along the main road, and after walking for about a quarter of an hour, I heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from a distance.
Just listen to the sound and you can tell that the car is not fast.
I stood on the side of the road and looked back.
I saw from afar that it was a rudimentary carriage, and the horses pulling it did not look fast, and my judgment was correct.
The man in charge of driving in the carriage was an old man, and there was a person sitting in the car, and the bag was tight.
At the current distance, I can't see the people in the car clearly, because I am blocked by the figure of the old man sitting in front of me driving.
But it looks like it's his old wife.
As the carriage drew closer, I shouted a few times in the direction it was coming.
So, when the car reached me, it stopped.
The old man who was driving looked at me and looked me up and down.
When you meet a stranger who wants to take a ride on the road, of course the old man has to take a closer look.
I was just like when I met my aunt in a mountain village, and I generously let him look at me.
...... After some pleasantries, I was allowed to take a ride.
I guessed right.
This car is the old man taking his wife to the town!
Their home...... Stayed in a village not far from the main road.
It's like the message I heard before I went out.
For the chance to meet them, anyway, well, I think I'm really lucky!
I've already arrived in a strange place, so I've learned a lesson, and it's not convenient to mention the matter of Beidi Town and Suzhou to people again.
After thinking about it, I told them that I was from a very remote mountain village about half a day's journey from here, and that I had indeed stayed there last night.
The clothes I was wearing looked very ordinary, and it was not at all inconsistent to say this.
After hearing this, the uncle and aunt nodded, at least on the surface, they were not suspicious.
For me, I just need to be able to get to town!
Nothing else, I really don't have to think about it.
I glanced at the mountain path ahead of me, counted the hour, and knew that the carriage in which the princess was riding must have gone far by this time.
The horses used in her car are all elite, unlike the cars of the mountain people in front of her, and the speed of the two cannot be compared.
So I'm relieved that even if the old man runs hard in a car, I don't think I will hit her.
If we had arrived in the town, she would have been there.
...... After running on the mountain road for a long time, I never saw any other carriages, but a few mountain people walking together happened to pass by.
When the mountain wind blew, my eyes swept over the horses pulling the cart, and then I looked at the lady sitting beside me and asked, "Auntie, how long will it take to get from here to the town?" ”
"I've never been to town before."
"Quick, it won't be too long."
The eldest lady didn't tell me the specific time, but the uncle who was driving the car in front of me said to me: "If you get to the town, you won't be slow to take the car, but it will be more troublesome to enter the town." ”
"There's going to be war in the Northlands, you should have known! The inventory has been very strict in the past few days. ”
I chuckled in my heart, it seems that I can't go directly to the town yet, otherwise how will I pass the interrogation?
When the time comes, I'll have to talk to my uncle.
I'm going to get off the bus a short distance outside of town.
When I come down, I'll quietly look for an opportunity to enter the town.
I made up my mind, so I told my uncle directly, and he had no objection.
...... The car continued to run forward, rounding another hill.
My aunt kept looking at me, and asked inadvertently: "Isn't there a conscription in the village where you live?" ”
I know the reason for her questioning, and I see that my clothes are ordinary, plus it is men's clothing.
At this age, the boys from the nearby villages are probably recruited into the army!
It's like a child of my mother's family who is staying temporarily.
I hesitated for a moment, looked down at my legs, and turned to my eldest mother and said, "Yes, the brothers in the village have gone to the army, and I am ...... because of unluck."
"My leg, I fell on the mountain a few days ago, and now it is barely better, and it still hurts a little after a long walk."
The lady stared at my legs, and I didn't mind letting her look at my wounds directly, the wounds I had bandaged.
I decided to exaggerate and said directly to the eldest mother: "There is no doctor in the village, but my mother used some local methods to get it for me, and she is still worried about this leg...... Fortunately, I have been lying at home for the past few days, and I have been getting better quite quickly. ”
"When you go to town, do you want to go to the barracks? Don't go, the sword has no eyes when you fight, who knows if you can come back! ”
The old man who was driving the car in front sighed: "Our village is better than your village, and a few children have escaped temporarily in order to avoid conscription!" ”
I looked at him and nodded thoughtfully.
If you want to say that the attitude of conscription on both sides should be similar, in my opinion, if the common people live and work in peace and contentment, who wants to fight!
"No, I don't go to the barracks, I'm going to a relative's house in the town, and my mother asked me to go."
I casually found a reason, and the eldest mother looked at me after listening to it and said: "You have to listen to the eldest mother, that bit of silver is not easy to get, especially the people who are responsible for recruiting soldiers, they are ......."
I understand in my heart, just like the truth of West Lanan, those who are responsible for the recruitment of the lower ranks, a lot of the money allocated from above has gone into their pockets.
Under the rule of Empress Sealand, how much better can that princess's territory be!
However, my mind turned, and my aunt's words reminded me again.
I had a bold idea in my heart!