Chapter 601: The City Gate Dispute
Thinking of this, Chi Wan stood up and pulled Yan Xi to find the cave, but fortunately, before it was completely dark, they finally found a cave with a huge dead goat inside, it is estimated that it had just died not long ago, and the body had not yet decomposed.
Even though there are any safety hazards in such a cave, I don't know if there are any safety hazards, and maybe the beast that killed the goat will come back. But for a while, they couldn't find a more suitable place.
Ji Wan sighed and decided to stay here for the time being tonight. She found some dry firewood nearby and tried to drill wood to make a fire.
The principle of drilling wood to make fire seems simple, but it is not easy to operate, Chi Wan's wrists have begun to pantothenic, and she hasn't even seen a spark.
"Hiss-" I don't know if it's because of the force used, Chi Wan accidentally rubbed her palm, and the blood quickly seeped out, and it was a little piercing on her white and tender skin.
Ji Wan suddenly missed the modern lighter, she frowned tightly and glanced at her palm. In this wilderness, there is no way to deal with the wound, Chi Wan tore off the corner of her clothes and wrapped the wound casually, which should have stopped the bleeding.
Seeing that she probably couldn't make a fire today, she didn't drill the tip of the horns anymore, put down the wood in her hand that she had touched a hole in, and turned back to the cave, just relying on the moonlight outside, Chi Wan could see clearly that there was a small person sitting inside.
Thinking that Yan Xi had waited for herself with hope for so long, Chi Wan's heart couldn't help but panic, "I'm sorry, I found some firewood, but I don't know how to light it, my sister is useless, so you will suffer." Cold or not? ”
Yan Xi didn't answer her directly, just stepped forward and hugged Chi Wan, Chi Wan resisted at first, but the other party was just a child, and the other party didn't have any other thoughts, so she let down her guard and let the other party keep herself.
"Sister, it's okay, as long as I can be with you, no matter what kind of environment, I can bear it, it's just ...... You must not leave me alone like before, I will be afraid if I can't find you. ”
If you leave secretly, where else will I find the baby to eat?
"Besides, if there is a light in the mountains, those mutants will definitely follow the light source to find us."
But we were in a cave, and the fire couldn't get through, and at most it would only smoke a little. Chi Wan didn't say this, she only felt that Yan Xi had become more and more intelligent and sensible, and the pity for him in her heart couldn't help but be a little stronger.
She dragged the other party to the cave to rest, and spent the night, tomorrow is a day full of hope.
The next day, when the sky was still dark, Chi Wan woke up Yan Xi, the young man slept soundly, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a few words came out of his mouth from time to time, as if he was dreaming a sweet dream.
Chi Wan couldn't bear to wake him up like this, but she was afraid that if she got up late, those mutants would search here. After all, there was only a few places to hide around, and sooner or later they would notice the woods.
After Yan Xi was woken up, he was not annoyed, and after washing up obediently, he looked at Chi Wan with a pair of clear eyes, and he was very well-behaved.
"Sister, where are we going next?"
"Let's take a look at the nearby castle first."
It was not easy to escape, and it was naturally impossible to go back, which was not in the village before, and there was no store in the back, so as to go to the nearby city, so that the problem of food and accommodation could be solved first.
Ji Wan thought very thoughtfully, but who knew that Yanxi rejected her.
"Sister, it's very likely that the nearby city has been controlled by those mutants, what if we go over and fall into the net? In my opinion, it is better to go a little farther and go to Lincheng. Lincheng is separated from here by two cities, and even if the mutants expand their base, they can't get there for a while. ”
What is suitable, but because that city is her next goal, it will be convenient to eat the child in her belly when the time comes.
"Can you hold it? I can. Chi Wan nodded solemnly, and glanced at Yan Xi with some concern, what the other party said made sense, what the situation in the vicinity was, none of them knew, the farther they ran, the safer they were.
It's just that the road is so far away, she is afraid that Yanxi will not be able to hold on.
"Where my sister is, I will be there." Yan Xi showed a sunny smile, not in the slightest frightened by the difficulties and dangers that lay ahead.
This smile made Chi Wan's heart soften. She secretly made up her mind that she must protect Yan Xi well and never let the other party be hurt.
The two hurried slowly, all the way to the dust, because there was no change of clothes, they didn't dare to enter the city, and they picked a deserted path to walk, so all the way down, the clothes became tattered, Chi Wan has always loved cleanliness, and now she can only tell herself over and over again, just bear with it.
I don't know how long it took, they finally arrived at the gate of Lincheng, seeing that victory was in front of her, Chi Wan couldn't suppress the excitement on her face, she took Yanxi's hand, and was about to go in, but was stopped, "Stop." ”
"What do you mean?" Ji Wan subconsciously furrowed her eyebrows.
I saw that the soldiers guarding the city glanced at them with disdain, and then snorted disdainfully, "Our city does not allow refugees or beggars to enter." ”
Hearing this, Yan Xi was silent, but quietly observed Chi Wan's reaction.
Chi Wan hooked her lips and sneered, "I never knew that this city has to be divided into three, six, nine and so on, why, there are no beggars in your city?" ”
"Get out! Get out of here! Don't talk nonsense here, otherwise, Lao Tzu will slash you stinky with a knife! The soldier didn't bother to argue with her, and angrily pulled out the saber at his waist, the tip of which pointed directly at Chi Wan.
This dog looks down on the soldiers! Chi Wan raised her sleeves indignantly, she was just a little dirty because she was in a hurry, and she was actually regarded as a beggar by a soldier and was not allowed to enter.
Anyway, she has also been in Dongxuan Kingdom for so many years, and she has never heard of any city that has a dress requirement!
Just when she was indignant, a person standing next to her who was also in tattered clothes, as if he was impatient to wait, scolded Chi Wan and pulled behind her, "If you can't get in, don't get in the way here." ”
The man was still fierce and vicious a second ago, but when he turned his head, he put on a flattering smile, "Official, this is a small filial piety to you, you see ......"
As he spoke, he pulled a silver ingot out of his sleeve.
The soldier's eyes lit up suddenly, and he couldn't help but take the silver, weighed it, and waved his hand behind him, "Okay, you can go in." ”
"Hey, okay, thank you, sir!" The man smiled even more happily when he heard that he could get in, and the sludge on his face was embedded in the wrinkles.
Chi Wan originally wanted to follow the other party in, but she didn't expect the soldier to stop her quickly, "Slow, he can go in, you can't." ”
"Why was he able to go in? Didn't you just say that the homeless and beggars were not allowed to enter? ”
"He is a man in our city, because he went up the mountain to collect medicine, he accidentally fell off the cliff, so he made him look like this, but he is not a beggar."
It was obvious that he had bought the way into the city with money, but the soldier was talking nonsense with his eyes open, but Chi Wan couldn't refute him, after all, she didn't have any evidence to prove that the person who went in just now was not someone in the city.
"In broad daylight, Lang Lang Qiankun, you actually stopped me, a woman, from entering the city, where do you let us live in this radius of several miles, there is not even a village? I'm still pregnant with a baby in my belly, do you want us both to die in the wilderness?! ”
Ji Wan tried to play the emotional card, and her words burst into tears, and even she felt a little unbearable. Who knew that the soldier's face didn't even change, and he was determined not to let her enter the city, "Ugly beggar, where did you come from, where did you go back?"
This mouthful of a beggar really annoyed Chi Wan, she wiped the tears that didn't exist in her eyes, and asked, "Which eye did you see me as a beggar?" ”
Even if the clothes are torn, this fabric can be seen, and it is definitely not something that a beggar can wear.
"Okay, you're not a beggar, pay a toll of twenty taels of silver, and I'll let you go." The soldier sneered disdainfully, obviously sure that Chi Wan didn't have the money.
Hearing this, Chi Wan couldn't help but take a deep breath, where did she go to find the silver? It's still twenty taels, why didn't this soldier go to the mountains to be a bandit? It costs twenty taels of silver to cross the road.
Yan Xi raised his eyebrows, twenty taels, he just had it in his pocket, and he was about to relieve Chi Wan when he saw a soldier who was dressed a little high-grade come over.
"Hello Captain!" The soldier who was still showing off his might just now was suddenly deflated, and then some dogs stepped forward and said with a smile, that nodding and humbling look made Chi Wan nauseous, where he looked like a soldier, he was clearly the father-in-law in the palace.
But...... Captain?
Chi Wan looked at the person who came, since she was the captain, she probably could still understand people's words, she hurriedly stepped forward, "This big brother, I am from the surrounding village, and I accompanied my brother to the city to see a doctor, but the road was bumpy and my clothes were dirty, and I am definitely not a beggar." ”
She originally wanted to say that she had met bandits, but then she thought about it, what if the other party was afraid of getting into trouble, and she didn't want them to enter the city? So the words that came to his lips changed again.
Chi Wanxi's eyes fell on the captain, Yan Xi originally wanted to take out the money, but seeing that things might take a turn for the better, he paused, and then quietly withdrew the hand that took the money.
The two of them, one is a pregnant woman, the other is a thin young man, with such a large amount of wealth, it is easy to attract the attention of people with a heart.
In addition, it is not easy for him to explain to Chi Wan that he has so much money on him. As a last resort, he didn't want to expose himself.