Chapter 155 Arrival at An County

"A Yuan, a few days ago, I went to observe the water mirror and found that Jiang Nanfeng and the others seemed to have withdrawn. Do you think they really left, or did they do it on purpose for us to see?"

During this time, he would go to the spiritual realm every day to check on the situation outside. He found that Jiang Nanfeng and the others were quite patient, and they waited for nearly a month.

"I don't know. Let's observe it over the next few days." In fact, Jiang Nanyuan was also very curious as to why they could find their location so easily.

It would be fine if you said you found the person, but they haven't found anyone yet. They are still guarding outside. I don't know if they have already known something.

In fact, they were really overthinking it. Jiang Nanfeng and the others simply didn't want to go back. Once they went back, it would be a painful torture.

The master would feed them various poisons and treat them as experimental subjects. Moreover, their daily training was extremely painful and they would be beaten if they did something wrong.

So a few people thought that they could stay here one more day, but since it was almost a month, they didn't dare to stay here any longer and had to take everyone away.

Jiang Nanyuan, Xiao Yuchen and the others didn't know this. They observed in the secret realm for several days and found that Jiang Nanfeng and the others had really left. They thought that the outside was very close to An County, so they might as well come out together here.

In less than half a month, they will reach their destination, An County.

Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen discussed it and decided to leave here. Xiao Yuchen asked Bai Zhan to talk to everyone else. Everyone was used to staying in there, and they were a little reluctant to leave suddenly.

Although there is not much entertainment in the secret realm, the days there are really happy. There is no intrigue and no assassination.

But there is no other way. They cannot stay here forever and will have to get out eventually.

By the time everyone had finished packing, it was already half an hour later.

Xiao Liuzi and Wei Jingjing opened the door to the secret realm and sent them all out. Then, after reluctantly saying a few words to Jiang Nanyuan, they went back.

After staying in the secret realm for a long time, the air inside is full of spiritual energy. Suddenly, the air outside is somewhat different from the air inside, and everyone feels that it is better inside.

Li Wei and Zhao Hu escorted them all and continued walking towards An County.

After staying in adversity for a period of time, each of them was in very good physical condition. No one felt very tired when walking, and their pace was much faster.

Jiang Nanyuan and the child, as well as other younger children of the Lin family including Lin Zhixue were sitting in the carriage.

The carriage was in her space before, and now she can take it out and use it.

The carts from before were still there, and now Li Wei, Zhao Hu and other guards were all Xiao Yuchen's men.

Therefore, the management was much more relaxed. Those who rode carts rode carts, and those who rode horse-drawn carriages rode horse-drawn carriages.

Even when they arrived in the county town, they bought several horses. Shangshu Fu and Jiang Nanyuan also bought several carriages and let the female family members sit in them.

Basically everyone rode horses or took carriages, and after ten days, they finally arrived in An County.

Li Wei and Zhao Hu immediately went to the city gate and told the officers and soldiers guarding it, then took everyone to wait outside.

The soldiers guarding the city gate took a look at Jiang Nanyuan, Xiao Yuchen and their team, then turned around and ran quickly towards the county town.

He wanted to report this matter to the county magistrate.

Li Wei, Zhao Hu and others waited outside for a few cups of tea.

The county magistrate and the officer who had just gone to report came hurriedly over.

Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen had already gotten off the carriage and were waiting outside.

The others also got off their horses or out of the carriages.

The county magistrate who came was named Li Deshun.

He came to Li Wei and Zhao Hu and bowed to them.

To him, Li Wei and Zhao Hu were high-ranking officials in the capital, and they were beyond his reach.

Standing in front of the two of them, he was a little nervous and didn't know what to do.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the two men and saw the prisoners behind them, some riding in carriages and some riding on horses.

He found it quite strange. This was the first time he had seen an exiled prisoner come here in a carriage.

But it was also true that he heard that among the criminals exiled this time there were dukes and princes.

Maybe it was just a formality, and maybe the emperor didn't really want to punish them.

Thinking this way, it instantly made sense for them to come here by carriage or on horseback.

"Master Li, I believe you have already arranged their accommodations. You can just send someone to take us there."

When this was mentioned, Li Deshun looked embarrassed.

He had indeed arranged this residence, but the place was a bit remote and had been severely damaged by the disaster before.

Now the village is in decline and there is basically no one there.

I don’t know if these people can get used to living here, but there’s nothing I can do. This is the order from the higher-ups, and he can’t change it.

When Li Wei and Zhao Hu saw the embarrassed look on his face, they knew that something must be wrong.

"Master Li, if you have anything to say, please tell me directly."

When Li Deshun heard Zhao Hu's question, he did not hide it and told him the matter directly.

"It's like this. I received an imperial decree a while ago. The village that the emperor arranged for you all to go to is the most dilapidated village here.

There was a flood before, and now there are only a dozen or so families living in the village. I don’t know if you guys can get used to living there.”

These are all valuables in the capital. Although they are now exiled here, their status is still there and he cannot afford to offend them.

"Is there no other village we can arrange?"

Li Deshun shook his head in embarrassment. First of all, there were indeed no extra houses in other villages. Secondly, he had received the imperial edict and could not disobey it.

Otherwise, his official position will be in jeopardy.

When Li Wei and Zhao Hu heard him say this, they both turned to look at Xiao Yuchen in embarrassment, wanting to see what they meant.

Xiao Yuchen turned his head to look at Jiang Nanyuan, mainly to see what he meant.

Jiang Nanyuan didn't care. Any place would do. If the village was dilapidated, they could just rebuild it. It was just a temporary place to live anyway, and they wouldn't live here permanently in the future.

"I'm fine with either. Since there's accommodation in that village, let's go take a look."

Hearing Jiang Nanyuan's words, Xiao Yuchen nodded. He remembered that the village where his young adoptive parents lived was called Daniu Village.

I don't know if it's nearby. I'll go and ask around when the time comes.

When Li Wei and Zhao Hu saw that Xiao Yuchen agreed, they both looked at Li Deshun at the same time.

"Okay, then you can send someone to take us there. What's the name of that village? We can go there on our own."

“The village was previously called Daniu Village, and later changed its name to Niu Village. In fact, the village was quite wealthy before, but it suffered from powerful looting and natural disasters.

That’s why the village gradually declined.”

When Xiao Yuchen heard that this village was actually Daniu Village, his heart trembled.

Isn’t this the village where my mother’s adoptive parents lived?