To the south of the Great Wei Dynasty, especially in the many mountains and forests close to the border, there were not a few cases of homeless people falling into the grass. Therefore, the further south you go, the more bandits and grass bandits there tend to be.

Lingshan Castle is a small city, and the government implements a strict curfew system for the sake of public security in the city, and the city gate is closed from two o'clock in the morning.

Just when the west city gate was about to close, from a distance, more than a dozen fast horses were rushing to the city gate in the sky. When the two soldiers standing guard saw the dozen or so horsemen coming from afar, they cursed and said a few bastard words.

The half-pass city gate did not continue to close, and the two soldiers thought in their hearts that when the more than ten horsemen arrived at the city gate, they must let them, the rangers, know what the law of the Great Wei is, and they will suffer from it.

As the figures of the dozen or so horsemen got closer and closer, the two soldiers standing guard still did not see that they had any intention of slowing down the horse's hooves.

The distance was so close that when the leader was about to reach the gate of the city, the man took out a gold token from his bosom. After the two soldiers on guard glanced at the token, the idea of scolding them suddenly converged, and the two of them desperately pushed open the city gate, just when the leader arrived at the city, the two tried their best to push the city gate open.

The two stood tremblingly on both sides of the city gate, not daring to raise their heads, and not daring to breathe.

It wasn't until the dozen or so horsemen had all entered the city that the two dared to tentatively raise their heads tentatively to look at the distant backs of the group.

After seeing that the group was really far away, one of the soldiers named Du Da Niu cautiously asked his colleague standing on the other side, "Brother Godan, have you seen that token clearly?" ”

When Du Daniu spoke, his tone was still a little trembling.

Li Goudan wiped a handful of sweat oozing from his forehead, and his whole state was not much better than that of Nadu Da Niu. He breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little like the rest of his life.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's a special token made by His Royal Highnesses the princes of our Great Wei."

Du Daniu was shocked when he heard this: "Ah, His Royal Highness the Prince? Brother Dog, do you see which of His Highness's subordinates is clear? ”

Li Goudan patted Du Da Niu's head, and said angrily: "You think I don't die fast enough, right?" If it hadn't been for the two of us to push open the city gate, we might have two corpses by now. If these people are to riot and kill people, we will have no one to reason for both of us. ”

It's as if the two people who have been closed by the ghost gate smile at each other after closing the city gate, and everything is not so bad.

"Brother Dogdan, what is there in our small Lingshan City, how can we alarm a big man like His Royal Highness the Prince? Could it be that the greed of several adults in our government has really been discovered! ”

"Call you stupid, you're really stupid, aren't you? As far as the official level of these adults in Lingshan City can alarm such a big person, the state city will be able to deal with it. ”

"What else could it be?" Du Daniu frowned and thought about it, but he couldn't figure it out.

Li Goudan looked at his thoughtful appearance and suddenly gave him a chestnut. "You bastard, what do you want to do with those who don't? It's not enough for you to be happy to save your life! The more we know about this kind of thing, the faster we will die. ”

When Du Daniu heard that it was life and death, he immediately shook his head and stopped thinking about those things.

The two of them don't have to be on duty tonight, and they have just survived a catastrophe when they are free, so Du Daniu said with a smile: "Let's go, Brother Dog, my brother invites you to drink tonight." ”

There is no trouble that can't be solved by a bowl of wine, Li Goudan laughed when he heard this: "You kid is on the road, then I won't be polite to you tonight." Let's go to the house for a while, let's go. ”

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After Shen Kuang and Su Yao entered the city, they found a remote inn to settle in.

Although the location of the inn is not good, it is cheaper, and it is the first choice for people who travel to and from Lingshan City and do not have enough money. However, when Shen Kuang and Su Yao arrived at the inn, there were only a few customers.

The innkeeper was an old man with gray hair.

When Shen Kuang and Su Yao entered the inn, the old man was fiddling with his shiny abacus on the table. The inn is not in good condition, and he has to be careful to come.

For the arrival of guests, the shopkeeper with a wrinkled face smiled more ugly than crying. Shen Jing didn't say much, asked for two guest rooms next to each other, and asked the shopkeeper to arrange for the men to feed the two horses, and then went upstairs with Su Yao.

The shopkeeper saw the two of them dressed up, and he also knew that they were from the rivers and lakes, so he didn't dare to say too much so as not to disturb the guests' leisure. just bowed down and nodded again and again and said that he would do these little things well, and did not forget to praise his room and food.

Shen Guan didn't care about the cliché words of the shopkeeper, but just gave the green belt behind him to Su Yao while going upstairs, just in case of emergency.

Behind the two of them, the shopkeeper who was originally talking endlessly saw this and quickly closed his mouth, probably thinking that Shen Guo was angry and was about to do something.

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Since the two of them entered the inn, they have not gone downstairs again, and the dinner is also sent by the old shopkeeper.

Although the two knew that there was no one behind them, after entering the city, they still did not dare to relax their heartstrings until they entered the inn. After staying in the inn for a few hours, and realizing that everything was safe, the two dared to relax, eat something, and chat.

While chatting, Shen Guo told Su Yao about the idea of blending into the caravan in his heart, and Shen Jing felt that the two of them could follow a caravan as guards. If it's a big caravan, it's even better, it can hide people's eyes.

Su Yao thought about it for a while, and felt that if this was the case, the speed of the future trip would definitely be much slower, but the benefits were self-evident. If you're lucky, there's a good chance that you won't get noticed all the way back.

So after weighing the pros and cons, Su Yao felt that the method was feasible. However, the two also agreed that they would only delay in Lingshan City for one day, and if they could not find a suitable caravan after one day, they would continue on their way.

Although they asked for two rooms, the two did not rest separately for the sake of insurance. And it was agreed that one person would keep vigil and one person would rest, so that they would come in turn.

The two people in the room had been paying attention to the movement outside the inn, but fortunately, everything was fine.

After the night curfew, except for the crooked cicadas and the barking of dogs and the beating of gongs, the sky is quiet.

It wasn't until late at night, after feeling that everything was fine, that Shen Qing dared to completely relax

Su Yao had already fallen asleep on the bed, and both of them had reached their limit along the way, so it was not until this time that Su Yao dared to sleep soundly, and there was even a slight snoring at this time.

Shen sat on the ground and meditated cross-legged.

Su Yao didn't wake up at the agreed time for the vigil, and Shen Jing saw that she was sleeping sweetly, so he didn't bother her. He sat down on the floor and soon fell asleep.

In this way, for the first time in so many days, the two of them were not scared and had a peaceful night.

When the day was about to dawn, Su Yao, who had slept on the bed all night, slowly opened her eyes. When she saw the long-lost curtain in front of her, she was suddenly startled, and after turning over quickly, she just saw that not far from the bed, Shen Jing sat there cross-legged and fell asleep with his head down.

The nervous mood suddenly relaxed, Su Yao stroked the hair of her sideburns, and was amused by her reaction.

Su Yao, who had no intention of sleeping, got out of bed, thinking of waking up Shen Jing and letting him go to bed. But after thinking about it, if he woke up Shen Jing, he would probably be the same as himself, and he would not be sleepy, so he simply didn't wake him up

Su Yao sat down at the table and poured herself a cup of tea, she looked out the window at the bright sky, and was dazed.

Su Yao thought about a lot of things, some of which she could talk to people, and some of which she couldn't. Suddenly coming back to her senses, she turned her head to look at Shen Jing, who was still asleep, she thought of the scene when the two of them escaped for the first time and those beautiful pictures, and smiled with a red face.

After a moment, she turned her head again to look out the window, momentarily silent.

She was asking herself, but she didn't have an answer.

When he finished drinking a cup of herbal tea, Shen Jingyou, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, opened his eyes.

Shen Jing's first reaction after waking up was the same as Su Yao's, he was suddenly startled and wanted to get up to check if Su Yao was still asleep. It was only when he saw Su Yao, who was sitting quietly at the table, looking at him and smiling, that he felt that his reaction was a little bigger, and he smiled self-deprecatingly.

"When did you wake up?"

Shen Jing got up, slowly walked to the table and sat down.

"It's been a while since I woke up! Why didn't you wake me up last night, didn't you say that I would come to watch in the middle of the night? ”

Shen Guan poured himself a cup of tea, and after taking a sip, he said: "I can't bear to wake you up when I see that you are sleeping deeply, you are also tired these days." ”

When Su Yao heard this, she glanced at Shen Jing and said, "You are not the same. ”

Shen Jing smiled and said, "Don't worry about this, it's best if we have nothing to do." ”

By this time, it was already bright outside the window. The city is awakened, and the noise in the streets is rising.

Shen Jing and Su Yao were sitting opposite each other at the table and were chatting about going out today, when they suddenly heard a burst of hurried footsteps on the street outside the inn. When they heard the sound, they were immediately alerted, and walked quickly to the window, and saw clearly the situation on the street through the small crack in the window.

It turned out to be a few hurried catchers passing by, apparently there was some emergency in the city. The two of them didn't bother much, as long as it wasn't related to them, they could ignore it at the moment.

Along the way, there have been so many things that have been heard and that the grass and trees have been done, and in a situation like now, the two of them will not feel how stupid they are. It is really forced by the situation, so I have to be careful everywhere.

After chatting with Su Yao for a few more words, Shen Jing returned to his room, and after a brief wash, he went out.

He agreed with Su Yao to return to the inn every other hour to meet. If there is an emergency, the other person must leave decisively, and the other person will find another opportunity to escape.

At this point in the morning, Shen Guo changed into ordinary coarse cloth clothes. He also brought the mask that Jiang Ning prepared for him, and he never put it down for a while. The mask only covers a small part of the side of the face, and the overall look is not so strange.

Because Lingshan City is not large, there is no clear division of the city in the city. After asking the old shopkeeper about the location of the tooth shop in the city, Shen Jing went straight over there.

The tooth shop is next to the south of the city, which is a relatively dilapidated place. However, there are a lot of people coming and going here, and under the mixture, the flow of information is fast, and it is convenient to hear useful news. And you can also look here to see if there is a caravan to recruit people, and the tooth people and tooth women in the tooth shop can point to this kind of work to help people eat.

As soon as Shen Guo entered Yahang Street, many people flocked to him, and they asked about all kinds of needs, and even asked whether to buy a maid, and Shen Qian, who was too busy to take care of himself, naturally didn't care too much.

After roughly explaining his appeal to those tooth people, there was really a tooth woman who came over.

Ya Po was an elderly and plump woman, maybe she looked at Shen Jing and felt that her eyes were not bad, so she smiled and said to Shen Kuang: "Little brother, I really have a familiar job here, do you want to listen to it?" ”

"Then mother-in-law, you talk about it first, if it's suitable, I'll go down."

The plump woman felt that he was still quite polite when she heard Shen Jing's name, so she smiled again: "It's the old man Lin in the east of the city who wants to send a batch of goods to Qu'er City in the east by water, and he has been busy loading goods for the past two days. The small worker who moves the goods wants the most, but most of the guards are also lacking, if the little brother thinks he has good kung fu, he can try it. ”