Chapter 143: Changing Route Back to Beijing (Added)

The entire carriage team moved slowly towards the capital.

One is to wait for news about the two thousand Royal Guards who were sent out.

Secondly, many families gathered hundreds of guards and sent them out to search for the missing girls.

Third, many families also hope to find their own flesh and blood, so they deliberately slow down their pace.

Several more families came to Emperor Wu of Qin and begged him to send more people to search for the missing girl.

Emperor Wu of Qin was unwilling to send out the imperial guards around him, so he summoned Huo Yuchen again.

"Chen'er, lead the Black Cloud Guard to go find that person!"

"After all, you are the crown prince, the heir apparent, the future emperor of the Qin Dynasty. You must shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting the people and safeguard every one of them from being harassed by evil thieves..."

"With such horrific burning, killing, and looting happening now, you can't just stand aside and do nothing!"

"The daughters of the courtiers were slaughtered and abducted before our eyes. If the court handles this matter improperly, it will lose the support of the people!"

"Wouldn't this chill the loyalty of the court officials?"

After Emperor Wu of Qin finished speaking these high-sounding words, he felt a lot more relaxed.

It's like a heavy burden has been lifted.

Huo Yuchen looked at his hypocritical and increasingly foolish father and had nothing to say.

"Yes, your son obeys your command!" Huo Yuchen agreed decisively.

After all, no matter what, as the crown prince, he could not sit idly by when vicious incidents such as murder, arson, and robbery of young girls occurred.

This is his responsibility as the crown prince.

However, he was very worried about the safety of Lin Pianran and the eldest princess.

It is also impossible to take them with him. The Black Cloud Guards move very fast. No matter how harsh the terrain and environment are, they will move forward bravely despite the mountains and ravines and the huge chasms.

It is impossible for ordinary women to keep up.

He could only leave a few more secret guards to watch over Lin Pianran and the eldest princess and protect their safety.

After returning to find Lin Pian, Huo Yuchen told her that Emperor Wu of Qin had sent him to find the missing girl.

Lin Pianran also understood that if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight.

As the crown prince, Huo Yuchen has responsibilities that he must bear.

Before Huo Yuchen left, Lin Pianran gave them many instructions, asking them to each take a package of dry food with them, enough for several days.

Huo Yuchen almost obeyed her every word and knew that she was thinking about everyone.

I kept all her instructions in mind.

Finally, Lin Pianran gave Huo Yuchen a small package, which was the dried meat she made herself.

He was also given three water bags filled with spiritual spring water.

In addition, Baili Qingyun was also given two water bags.

He also gave Baili Qingyun another bottle of medicine for high fever.

A medicine box was also prepared for him, which was filled with various medical instruments and was very complete.

As time was running out, Lin Pianran also gave him a simple instruction manual.

Unexpectedly, after receiving it, Baili Qingyun was so happy that tears filled her eyes and she almost flew up.

She kept muttering, "Pianpian, sister, you will be my real sister from now on. You are so kind to give such a good thing to your brother!..."

"No...that's not right. You are better than my biological sister. We are real siblings..."

He spoke incoherently and chaotically, almost going crazy with joy.

Huo Yuchen left ten secret guards for Lin Pianran and the eldest princess respectively.

Then he hurried away with the Black Cloud Guards.

The reason why Lin Pianran was so worried about their action this time was mainly because until now, there had been no news from the two groups of Black Cloud Guards that were sent out.

Normally, if nothing happened, they should have returned to report.

Either they went too far away and had no time to come back to report the news, or something unexpected happened and they were unable to pass on the news.

Anyway, no matter what the situation is, it is not a good thing.

*****

The carriage continued to travel for another half day, and everything was safe and sound.

Until the evening, the convoy stopped to rest again.

Lin Pianran asked everyone to have dinner quickly and divide into shifts to be on guard.

She handed the eldest princess an ordinary nightgown and painted beggar's makeup on her face.

Even Jingyu and Huanxue had dirty beggar makeup on their faces.

Everyone's valuables were also packed into two carriages.

Lin Pianran also asked Jingyu to notify several families that were traveling with them, and told them that there might be a large number of refugees here, and asked them to be prepared to respond at any time.

Lin Pianran went to the Minister of Revenue in person.

Hua Guoxiong was very excited when he saw Lin Pianran.

He walked up to Lin Pianran and kept muttering, "Looks like... so much like... She's a carbon copy of your mother, a carbon copy of her!..."

"But you're prettier than your mother. It really lives up to the saying, 'the pupil surpasses the master!'"

Lin Pianran guessed that Huo Yuchen must have told him the truth in advance, which made him so excited when he saw Lin Pianran!

Lin Pianran stepped forward and saluted respectfully, "Lord Hua!"

"What Lord Hua? Call me uncle! Don't you want to acknowledge me as your uncle?"

Lin Pianran had no choice but to change her words obediently, "Uncle!"

"Oh..." He replied with a long drawn-out voice, showing that he was very happy.

Seeing this middle-aged uncle who had gained a little weight, Lin Pianran's liking for him doubled.

Friendly and easygoing.

Afterwards, Lin Pianran met her aunt Wang Fanghua and two cousins ​​Hua Mingxuan and Hua Minglan.

They must have heard the news as well, and were all overjoyed at Lin Pianran's arrival, showing great enthusiasm.

After some pleasantries, Lin Pianran went straight to the point and laid out her plan in full.

"Uncle, aunt, you are not outsiders, so I will get straight to the point and tell you the plan."

"I'm planning to abandon the carriage and walk through Pingcheng instead, then find a way to get into the capital."

"I've received news that there are now a large number of refugees in and around Pingcheng. The number is so huge that it is impossible to measure."

"After days of traveling, suffering from hunger and cold, they have reached the point where they will do anything to survive."

"Many of them have even eaten humans to survive. They are extremely ferocious!"

"I heard that they now grab food whenever they see it, and rush up to rich people in groups. They pretend to be weak and beg for food at first, but if they don't give it to them, they will launch a violent attack."

"In short, I will not give up until I achieve my goal!"

"But if we give all the food to them, others won't be able to survive!"