Chapter 14: The Way Home (2)

There was nothing to do all night, it was morning when Wan Niang woke up, and there was no sunlight in the sky today, only white clouds scattered in the sky.

Wan Niang got out of the carriage and felt a little guilty when she saw the faint blue and black color under Ji Yueqin's eyes. She was supposed to be on duty for the night, but she didn't expect the county lord to go and watch the night for her.

Ji Yueqin saw the guilt of Wan Niang, and hurriedly said: "It's okay Wan Niang, I couldn't sleep last night and just got up to watch for you, I didn't let the shadow wake you up." You haven't closed your eyes in two nights, so get some rest before you can hit the road. ”

Wan Niang didn't say anything more, and the four of them began to change their faces after using the food, knowing that Lu Zimeng would definitely not let them go after that day.

After everyone had changed their faces, it was already three poles in the morning, and they mounted their horses and prepared to enter the next city from the official road. Because there were only two horses, Shadow sat on the same horse with Ji Yueqin, and Wan Niang and Xiao Yu rode together.

So Ji Yueqin and his entourage set off, there was still some distance from the next city, and the journey by the carriage for two consecutive nights was just a drop in the bucket for this journey. Because Ji Yueqin and his entourage chose the most conservative road, and it was also the farthest way to leave Daliang.

As they expected, after they left Jinshui City, Lu Zimeng sent people to secretly seal off the city closest to Jinshui City, wanting to catch turtles in a wengzhong.

And Ji Yueqin and his party chose the farthest route to return to China for insurance, although they only passed through three cities, the journey was still a little long.

Luckily, the path is safer, but they still need to be careful, as they will always find them according to the route they are taking.

Lu Zimeng got the information in the Man Dance Workshop and immediately reported it to Emperor Liang, who immediately sent additional people to Emperor Lu after getting the news. Lu Zimeng sent some people to the city closest to Jinshui City to ambush, and then searched for the traces of Ji Yueqin and his party.

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Ji Yueqin and his entourage rushed for three days in a row, and finally saw a post station next to the official road. So they gave the horse to the groom at the inn, and decided to settle down in the inn for the night.

When they entered the hall of the post station, a junior who ran the hall came over and asked, "Guest officer, are you sharpening or staying in the hotel?" ”

The shadow sat down and took out a silver ingot 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, and the shopkeeper only glanced at the silver in the small second-hand hand and ignored Xiao Er. Xiao Er saw that the shopkeeper's appearance was gray, so he put the silver in front of the shopkeeper, and took the sign hanging on the wall and took Ji Yueqin and his party upstairs.

Wan Niang was afraid of suspicion and took the initiative to hold the shadow hand, the shadow stiffened, and the girl felt the shadow's stiff body, and she burst out laughing. Xiao Yu and Ji Yueqin couldn't help but smile when they looked at the two of them.

After Xiao Er brought them to the room, the Shadow instructed Xiao Er to bring some food and drinks to the room. After they were full of wine and food, Ji Yueqin and Xiaoyu went back to their rooms to rest, and they had to continue their journey tomorrow morning.

There was a hint of embarrassment in the atmosphere on the side of Wan Niang and Shadow, although they were pretending to be husband and wife, they still obeyed the general defense of men and women, and Shadow took a quilt and slept on the collapse next to him. And Wan Niang slept on the bed.

But the two of them are in the same room, and the atmosphere is still a little charming, and Wan Niang has been waiting for the shadow all these years, and it is impossible to say that there are no expectations in my heart.

Wan Niang lay down and called softly: "Shadow ......" The voice made people feel soft when they heard it.

The shadow was like a piece of wood, and said to the girl: "Rest early, we have to hurry tomorrow morning, here is still half a day's journey from Suzhou." ”

Wan Niang was a little angry about the incomprehension of the shadow, but it was not easy to attack, so she had to cover her head with the quilt and ignore the shadow.

It was late at night, on the branches of the moon, Ji Yueqin woke up from her sleep, and when she saw the moonlight entering the house, she had the idea of going out for a walk, relieving the depression in her heart. I saw that the courtyard was like stagnant water and empty, and the algae in the water were crisscrossed, and the shadow of the bamboo and cypress was also covered.

The shadows of bamboo and cypress trees are like algae in the water, and they look a little charming in the moonlight. Ji Yueqin's heart was a little relieved, and she went upstairs to sleep again.

There was no dream all night, and on the second day, everyone got up early, and after breakfast at the post station, they were ready to leave. The two horses also became energetic after a well-rested rest.

Seeing that there were two forks in the road in front of him, he didn't know which way to go to Suzhou for a while, so he asked the horseman for directions: "This big brother, may I ask which way Suzhou is going?" If we leave now, how long will it take to arrive in Suzhou? ”

Seeing that the shadow asked politely, the horseman also said kindly to the shadow, "Go to the fork in the road on the left, and then go west for three hours to reach Suzhou." ”

The Shadow thanked the grooms and then mounted with them on their way.

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After their non-stop journey, it took them only two hours to arrive at Suzhou City, which was originally only three hours. Because the emperor list has been issued to chase Ji Yueqin and his party, the control of entry and exit in each city is very strict. There were several columns in front of Suzhou City, all of which were Li people who had entered the city.

The Shadow and the Lady were each walking towards the city gate with a horse in one hand and a person in the other, and they were stopped.

The person at the door who was checking the passers-by looked at Ji Yueqin and his party and felt a little suspicious, so he stopped them and asked, "Where are you from?" What to do in Suzhou City? ”

At this time, the shadow was about to speak, and Wan Niang said first: "This official, we are from Bijing, and we are going back to our parents' house with our two children to visit relatives." We just passed by Suzhou City and wanted to go to Liangzhou City in front. ”

The little soldier looked at them and saw that they were riding horses but not carriages, but they were also suspicious when they were dressed in rich and noble people, so they took out the portrait of Ji Yueqin and his party on the imperial list, but they didn't match.

Ji Yueqin saw that Xiao Bing was a little suspicious, so she said to Wan Niang in a milky voice: Mother! Mother! When will Xiaorou eat sugar gourds! My mother said that when she arrived in Suzhou, she would buy sugar gourds for Xiaorou and her sister! ”

When Xiao Yu heard this, he hurriedly echoed Ji Yueqin's words: "Yes, my mother can't speak." ”

Wan Niang listened to Ji Yueqin and Xiaoyu call her mother, and her face couldn't help but flush with a hint of redness, she became someone else's mother before she got married. So she also looked at the shadow shyly and said with a little coquettishness: "Husband, Rou'er, they are always clamoring to eat sugar gourds." ”

When Shadow heard Wan Niang call him husband, he was also stunned and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, buy sugar gourds for Rou'er when you enter the city." ”

Ji Yueqin also grinned when she heard the pouting of the little mouth, but the little fish next to her was unhappy and pouted and said: "Daddy and mother are eccentric, I know that I feel sorry for Xiaorou." ”

Wan Niang smiled and rubbed Xiaoyu's head, and said with a gentle smile: "Good, you and Rou'er have a share." ”

So Wan Niang smiled, stuffed a silver ingot into the little soldier, and said: "This official is accommodating, and children are always making trouble like this to eat." ”

Xiao Bing also thought of his wife and children when he saw Ji Yueqin's innocent and cute appearance, and at the same time received a silver ingot from Wan Niang, so he opened one eye and closed one eye to let them pass. After all, they are not the ones to chase on the emperor's list.

So the soldiers let them enter Suzhou City, this time they didn't want to stay in Suzhou City too much, because they were already suspicious, if they still stayed here rashly, they were afraid that the next road would be even more difficult.

After they had bought dry food and water from the shop, they let the horses eat some hay at the back of the inn and eat lunch in the inn.

"Birou, we're probably suspicious today, we'll get on the road as soon as we're done eating, and I feel like someone is following us after we enter the city." The shadow was afraid that someone would find out, so he called Ji Yueqin's pseudonym.

Ji Yueqin nodded silently, and they got up and prepared to leave.

It's still peaceful on the road, but there's no sure when danger will approach them. As long as you pass Liangzhou, you can get out of the boundary of the beam in three days.

The Shadow pondered the approximate distance of the Dark Wing's current time, and in order to ensure Ji Yueqin's safety, he could only speed up his steps. So they set out without rest.

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After ten days of non-stop running, they finally arrived at the boundary of Liangzhou, but no one blocked their entry and exit in Liangzhou, which felt like a dream, and it made people feel less real.

Seeing that Ji Yueqin had lost weight, although it was distressing to be thin, the perseverance in her eyes made her body look more upright.

And the ten-day rush has made the two fairly strong horses have died of fatigue, so Ji Yueqin and his party have to rest in Liangzhou for a day.

After a day's rest, Shadow went to the street to buy a carriage and prepared to leave with Ji Yueqin and his party, and the border from Liangzhou to Daliang was estimated to be able to arrive within five days according to the speed of the carriage.

But these five days, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to get through. And now the peace, but there is a sense of mountain rain about to come, the wind is full of buildings.

The people on the street were bustling, and the shadows drove the carriages on the streets, and the huge Liangzhou City was a relatively prosperous city as a border pass. As the Shadow drove the carriage out of the city gates, he felt murderous all around.

The Shadow screamed badly and drove the carriage to the highest speed, sending all the best Assassins. The Shadow flew up to dodge the Assassin's weapon, only to stab the horse running. The galloping horses were frightened, and they ran wildly, so that they could not sit up straight in the carriage.

Wan Niang held the carriage in one hand to keep her balance, and in the other hand she held a short sword and tangled with the assassin. But he didn't want to fly down from the front, an assassin stabbed Ji Yueqin with a long sword.