After a while, my aunt brought me a bowl of hot porridge from the kitchen. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

She watched me drink it, sighed at me, and said, "What kind of crime have you suffered!" ”

She looked at me and said, "I've come all the way here!" ”

I explained to her, "Auntie, I originally planned to go to Beidi Town, and I came from Suzhou in Sealand. ”

I lowered my head and thought about it, and said in a sullen tone: "No one would have thought that the car on the road overturned and fell off the cliff." ”

"I'm lucky."

"At that moment, I climbed a tree on the edge of the cliff, and I barely managed to climb it."

"Auntie, I've been walking around in the mountains since then."

"I don't know how long I've been walking to get here."

I looked at my aunt with sympathetic eyes...... Pointing to my baggage, he said, "If it weren't for some dry food, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to make it here!" ”

...... I quickly finished the bowl of hot porridge my aunt gave me.

She looked at me a few times, but still patiently watched me finish drinking, and then said to me, "You just fell carelessly in the trap pit outside the village?" ”

I was a little embarrassed and said, "Yes, auntie, I have been walking in the mountains for a long time, and when I climbed the hillside, I suddenly saw a village in front of me. ”

"I thought I could finally see a place where people lived, and I could walk out of the mountains, so I was happy and ran over, but I didn't expect it...... There's a trap pit. ”

As he spoke, the child playing in the courtyard outside the house stopped and looked inside.

His gaze fell on my face and stuck his tongue out at me.

I couldn't help but look at him and smile.

"That trap pit is deserted, and there is no trap in it, so it's lucky not to be caught!"

The aunt sighed and asked me, "I heard the child say just now that you were making a wound by yourself by the stream, and that you found a kind of grass by the stream and put it on the wound?" ”

"Hmm," I replied, describing the grass to her.

I watched her listen intently, and she didn't nod her head at me until I finished.

"I didn't expect that kind of grass to be used to heal wounds, we never knew it."

"Do you know how to heal?"

With a little hesitation, my aunt looked at me and asked.

Normally I would have several answers to such questions, but now I hesitate.

You must know that this is not the town of Northland, let alone the place under the jurisdiction of the Empress of Sealand.

If I reveal any information, will it cause me trouble?

After thinking about it, I looked at her and shook my head, "I don't understand, but I heard the old people in the family talk about it before, and I remembered it at that time." ”

The children in the yard ran out in a puff of smoke.

When I looked into the courtyard, I saw that he was not there, and I couldn't help but look at my aunt and ask, "Your child seems to have run out again!" ”

The aunt exchanged glances with me, and then smiled: "He can't sit still, he must go to the stream to play again." ”

After a few moments, the child ran back again.

But this time, he didn't come alone, and he was followed by an old woman.

He looks like he is in his fifties.

The aunt stood up first and walked into the courtyard, and a few people came in later.

"This is the eldest lady who lives at the back of my house, and I heard the child talk about it and came to see it."

I made eye contact with the visitor, and the eldest lady's eyes looked very friendly.

The aunt walked away from the room and went to the courtyard to check the things that were drying.

I was the only one left in the room and my aunt, and I was in a trance, and my eyes swept out of the window.

After listening to what I said, my aunt couldn't help but look at me and sighed: "This is also a mistake, you came to us." ”

"But now, if you want to go back the way you came, I'm afraid it's also dangerous!"

I don't understand what she said!

The thought that I would have to walk alone in the barren mountains for I don't know how long made me a little afraid.

After thinking about it, I shook my head at her and said, "No, I still want to find another way to go back, the original way is definitely not suitable." ”

In fact...... I don't know exactly where the people of the Jade Pavilion sent me in the first place!

I can't judge the distance between Northland and here now, because the eldest lady and they have never been to Northland, but they have only heard of such a place.

They are villagers who live in the mountains.

I learned from what my aunt told me that almost all the strong men in the whole village went to the army.

All that remained in the village were old and weak women and children.

They don't have the opportunity to go far at all, and the farthest they usually go is just a small town relatively close to the village.

Now is a good time to ask carefully.

I thought about it, looked at the eldest lady and asked, "Auntie, may I ask where is the nearest town from this village?" ”

She mentioned it, but she didn't elaborate on it with me, so I thought I should ask about it.

After a pause, I then asked, "Auntie, I want to know if there is a big road near this area?" ”

The eldest lady sitting opposite hadn't answered, and the aunt of the family came back.

She also grabbed some dried fruit in her hands.

She had taken some of them for my temporary guest.

For a moment, it reminded me of the time when I was with the tsundere boy before, in the mountains not far from Nanhua Town.

At that time, the dried fruits I ate at the mountain people's house were a bit similar to the ones that my aunt took out for me in front of me.

The children playing in the yard ran in, grabbed two and ran out to continue playing.

The eldest lady pushed the dried fruit in front of me and motioned for me to eat, and I grabbed one and took a bite.

The two of them glanced at each other, and the eldest lady said to me, "The road is quite far from here, so we have to go south." ”

Listening to her, if you walk the mountain road, it will take most of the day!

When we get to the main road, we have to go to town, even if it takes a long time to take a car.

It dawned on me that it was no wonder they rarely went out, mainly because the location was too remote!

In other words, when I look back, I also admire the people of the Martyrdom Pavilion, it is not easy for them to get out of Beidi Town smoothly, you must know that I have seen the investigation at the entrance of the town with my own eyes.

At that time, Chen Xiang drove us from the pioneer camp in the mountains to Beidi Town, but I didn't expect that those people in the Jade Pavilion not only had a way to pass through the town's entrance checkpoint, but also could send me to the vicinity of the princess's territory that was hostile to the empress.

But...... It may also be because of the remoteness of the mountains, so I took a few turns to get here.

The problem is that if I don't want to go back, it seems difficult to get back to the town of Northland in Sealand.

This kind of difficulty is much more difficult than my house in Northland and trying to follow someone to the front-line camp!

How's that?

I couldn't help but look down and think.

...... I silently took another dried fruit handed by my eldest mother, and thought about my thoughts while eating.

She looked at me with a puzzled look in her eyes.

I estimated in my heart, I heard my aunt say that it would take half a day to walk from here to the road.

Half-day hard work...... It should be that if my leg is not injured, my speed is a normal premise.

But now, even though I have a skin injury on my leg, it will slow down my walking speed a bit, so ......

If I had walked down the road, it would have been dark.

But the lady made it very clear to me that the road was just a road to the town, and that it was not always possible to find a hitchhiker.

Whether or not you can meet me is a matter of luck for me, a lone traveler.

At the moment I have two options.

One is to ask the eldest lady or the hostess of the house in front of you to stay at their house for one night, and then continue to travel tomorrow morning.

As for the second option, it is natural to leave here quickly and go south and then in the direction of the main road.

How do I choose?

I couldn't decide, and for a moment I began to hesitate.

I thought of the distance from the village to the main road, looked at the eldest lady and asked, "Auntie, if you wait until you reach the main road, is there a temporary place to stay in the mountains?" ”

She shook her head at me and said affirmatively, "No! ”

She thought for a moment and suggested to me, "I think you can stay in the village for one night, and then you can go on your way when your leg is better tomorrow morning." ”

Did she guess the reason for my hesitation?

Later, the eldest lady said softly to me: "You can live in my house, I live alone." ”

...... Follow the eldest lady into another mountain people's courtyard.

The structure of the houses here is almost the same, but compared to the family in front of her, her house is more deserted.

Because she was the only one there, the whole yard seemed a little ...... My gaze flickered over and stopped at her face.

I said to her gratefully, "Auntie, thank you for your willingness to let me stay for one night." ”

She shook her head and said helplessly: "I'm usually very lonely, it's rare for someone to come, it's okay to stay for one night." ”

"My son also went to the army, and if the battle in the north is not over, I guess he won't come back."

...... When he walked into the courtyard where Lady Liu lived, Ah Rong was a little nervous.

He looked at the back of Master Wan and the attendant who led the way in front of him, and his expression was worried.

Walking all the way to the bottom of the steps, the attendant at the front suddenly turned around and stopped to look at Master Wan and Ah Rong.

He glanced at Master Wan, and his gaze moved to Ah Rong's body again.

He hesitated, then shifted his gaze again, falling on the face of the squire who had walked last.

The latter gestured with him, and the attendant said to Ah Rong, "Your master will follow me in first." ”

He pointed to the location and said, "You stay where you are and wait, if Lord Liu looks for you in a while, you can go in again." ”

Ah Rong understood what the other party meant, and stood honestly in place.

Master Wan followed the attendant in.

...... After waiting for about half an hour, Master Wan came out with nothing wrong with his expression.

But Ah Rong was standing in the courtyard, and the attendant who was left behind didn't know where he had gone, and he disappeared in an instant.

Ah Rong's eyes lit up when he saw Master Wan coming out, and he stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Master Wan, what did Master Liu ask you?" ”

"Is there any news from Kobayashi?"

Master Wan shook his head and said, "There is no news from Xiaolin." ”

After saying this, both of them were a little lost.

After a short pause, Master Wan continued to Ah Rong: "When I went in, Lord Liu just asked about what happened in the town yesterday and the specific situation of the chaos in the south of the town. ”

"Lord Liu asked some details, but unfortunately I really can't answer."

"At that time, I was in the craftsman's shop, and I couldn't care about anything else."

"When we get out, it's a mess outside."

As Master Wan spoke, he looked around and didn't see another attendant who had come with them.

Master Wan couldn't help but be surprised: "Where did that person go?" ”

Ah Rong remembered what had happened before, and thought of the strange behavior of the man who had not followed in time when he left the courtyard.

He felt a little weird and wanted to say it directly to Master Wan.

However, after thinking about it, Ah Rong decided to leave it until he went back to the courtyard.

Ah Rong secretly said in his heart that it is not good to discuss her subordinates directly with Master Wan at the residence of the female official, right?

Wouldn't that be a cause for yourself?

"Maybe something went away."

"Master Wan, when you came out, did the female official say that she wanted to ask me?"

Ah Rong remembered this matter, and felt a little incredible.

Master Wan glanced at him and said, "Master Liu didn't mention it at all, maybe they heard it wrong, so they called you too." ”

He looked at Ah Rong and said, "You didn't even go out of the gate of the house, the chaos on the streets of Beidi Town yesterday...... Where would you know? ”

The two walked out of the courtyard where the female official lived and went back along the trail.

After walking a long distance, Ah Rong approached Master Wan, tugged at his sleeve and said, "Master Wan, the person who called us over before was the attendant who looked very arrogant, and he seemed to have gone back halfway!" ”

"Anyway, the four of us left the small courtyard at first, but when I looked back, he didn't follow the team, and he caught up later."

Ah Rong guessed in his heart, and turned his gaze to Master Wan.

"Master Wan, did you say he wanted to check in our small courtyard?! Don't...... Is he suspicious of us? ”

Master Wan lowered his head and frowned and thought about it, and suddenly looked at Ah Rong and said, "It's not good, shouldn't it be really looking for an opportunity to support our people to search the yard!" ”

In case the tool that he has not yet finished is discovered, he will have to patch the holes in the carriage...... Wouldn't you have looked for them before leaving the house?

In that case, Ah Rong will be implicated!

Master Wan was in a hurry, and quickened his pace and hurried towards the direction of the small courtyard, and Ah Rong followed closely behind him.

The two returned to the courtyard where they lived, and Master Wan was busy checking things.

Ah Rong walked alone to the room where Xiao Lin lived.

When he entered, he was in a sad mood, and his eyes swept over the house, stopping in the corner where Kobayashi put his miscellaneous items.

Ah Rong knew that Xiao Lin's things were all placed there, and he once saw Xiao Lin take them out.

At this moment, when Ah Rong was inspecting the things that Xiao Lin was keeping, he looked at them the same, and soon, he saw a box in his baggage.

His heart was probably what Kobayashi had brought from the camp.

Ah Rong hesitated for a moment, and then opened the box.

When he saw the contents of the box clearly, Ah Rong's face changed, and he immediately took it in his hand and went to find Master Wan!