Chapter 2

Ye Tianhui lay on the damp and cold beach, with the sound of waves hitting the shore in her ears, cold and cruel.

The sky was already getting light, and the sky in the distance was bleak.

She knew she should get up and keep going.

According to the direction, she should be in Yuen Long District of Hong Kong now. As long as she got up, passed through Yuen Long District and entered the city, she would succeed.

Now Hong Kong has implemented a resistance policy. As long as she can reach the city or contact relatives and friends in Hong Kong, she can get a Hong Kong identity card and stay here.

But she is really tired, and she wants to rest for a while.

Closing her eyes, she remembered the voice she heard when she was soaked in the cold sea water and almost lost her fighting spirit.

It was the voice of a saint.

She didn't know why she heard the saint calling her name.

She always felt that the emperor with great power was too deep-minded and she could never see through him.

Why did he not get any response to his seven urgent letters? Did he want her dead?

Was he jealous of her holding the military power and just forbearing?

Or was the trip to Minzhou a trap he had set for her, and Phoenix Mountain was her burial place?

But she would never know.

When she woke up, she became a crying baby, hungry and tortured every day. When she finally grew up and struggled to learn to read, she could not wait to search for the history that once belonged to her in the meager library collection.

However, after looking through all the dynasties and secretly asking some history professors, she finally understood that there was no trace of Dazhao in the history recorded today.

This world has vast yellow sands and rugged mountains and passes, but there is no emperor who once stepped on the heaven and earth and ruled the world, let alone the legend of her Ye family's generals fighting for thousands of miles.

It took Ye Tianhui a long time to finally understand that Minzhou was trapped in the city of sorrow for more than a month, and the leap under the Phoenix Ridge was just a memory imprinted in her brain.

It is even possible that it was all a dream and never existed at all.

She has a new life and exists in a brand new world.

A gust of sea breeze blew, and the weather in September was very cold. She sneezed with her clothes already soaked.

She turned over and finally got up.

She first touched the plastic bag tied to her calf. It was the bag she used to buy biscuits from a hawker shop in Baoan County. She put all her belongings in it, wrapped it tightly, and then tied it to her calf with a cloth strip.

There were some Hong Kong dollars in it, not much, just over a hundred Hong Kong dollars, which were the money she had saved slowly over the years and secretly exchanged for Hong Kong dollars in the black market.

Now she touched it and found that the more than a hundred Hong Kong dollars were not lost and were intact. This was the capital for her survival in Hong Kong.

In addition to the two hundred Hong Kong dollars, there were also two chocolates, which she bought at a high price.

The rumor was popular recently. I don't know how many people wanted to cross the finish line. All the food in the small shop was sold out. She spent a lot of money for one or two chocolates.

But everything was worth it. She was cold and hungry now and needed to replenish her energy.

She swallowed the chocolate. It was too sweet and made her thirsty. She used her hands to catch some rain water to drink.

After eating and drinking, she finally had more strength. She hid the two hundred Hong Kong dollars again. She pulled out a small knife from her left calf. It was very small, just an ordinary knife, but it was a knife after all.

She used the knife to cut the ping-pong ball on her body. The ping-pong ball was woven together with cowhide ropes. In order to prevent it from being washed away, she woven it very tightly. Now it took some effort to cut it.

After cutting off the weeds and debris stuck on her body, she cleaned them.

While cleaning, she picked up a small shrimp stuck on her clothes. It was very small and transparent, jumping around in her palm.

She felt sorry for the shrimp and looked at the sea surface for a moment. However, she saw that the sea surface was gray in the early morning and the waves were coming one after another.

She stepped on the sand and walked forward. When a wave rushed over, she released the shrimp into the sea. In

her previous life, she had killed countless lives on the battlefield and had never been a compassionate person. However, at this time, after experiencing such a hardship, she felt that life was not easy. Since she met it, it was fate, so she gave it a chance to live.

Leaving the coast, she began to walk towards the farmland ahead. One

must plan before taking action, and knowing when to stop will lead to gains. Before deciding to take this route, Ye Tianhui had made careful preparations. She not only prepared Hong Kong dollars, but also accumulated ping-pong balls and waterproof plastic bags, and collected a lot of information.

She specifically memorized the route map and topographic map, and also collected some other information. She

observed the terrain as she walked, and judged that she was now in Yuen Long, Hong Kong. Yuen Long is the northwesternmost district of Hong Kong, a plain area surrounded by mountains on three sides.

According to the resistance policy currently implemented by the Hong Kong government, they need to flee to the south of Boundary Street, or find relatives in Hong Kong, so that they can go to the Immigration Registration Office in Admiralty and apply to become legal residents of Hong Kong.

She had no relatives in Hong Kong, so she had to reach Boundary Street, which was on Tai Po Road in Sham Shui Po District, about 20 kilometers away from here.

In the process, as long as she avoided the patrol team and was not caught and sent away by the Hong Kong police, she would be victorious.

But obviously, it was not easy for her to travel those 20 kilometers by herself. First, she was not familiar with the terrain here, and second, her clothes were probably full of mainland Chinese flavor, and the Hong Kong people here would recognize her at a glance. It was said that most Hong Kong people were more friendly to those from the mainland, but the patrol police would not show mercy, and she was not sure that she would not attract the attention of the patrol police.

So for her, the best way was to find a local snakehead.

More than 30 years ago, Xiangjiang was actually part of Bao'an County, Shenzhen. Xiangjiang and Shenzhen were actually inextricably linked. In recent years, people from Bao'an County going to Xiangjiang were like crucian carp crossing the river. Naturally, some companies were born to make profits from it.

The Xiangjiang snakeheads help the big guys go to Xiangjiang, and they will do things after receiving the money.

Ye Tianhui spent these days in Shenzhen, asking around, and managed to get the contact information of a local smuggler in Yuen Long.

But first she had to contact the other party.

By this time, the heavy rain had turned into light rain, and fine drizzle fell. Ye Tianhui wiped the water from her face and walked toward the farmland on the shore.

This is probably the suburb of Hong Kong, which is quite remote. At first glance, the green mountains, clear waters, and farmland ponds are very beautiful in the drizzle. Everything is no different from the countryside in mainland China.

The only difference is that you can see some traces of road construction. I heard that Yuen Long is building a new town of Yuen Long recently, and it is said that bridges and roads are going to be built. Now it seems that it is true.

As she walked, she saw an old lady over there. She was wearing a jacket with a large collar, crotch-less pants, and her hair was tied up in a bun.

She was a little surprised, but there was nothing surprising. It seems that although Hong Kong is a prosperous place, there are still some areas that still maintain the same rural traditions as the mainland.

The old lady was holding an umbrella and carrying a basket in her arm. She was walking forward and was surprised to see Ye Tianhui.

The old lady obviously saw through Ye Tianhui's background: "You should leave quickly, or the Gurkhas will come to catch you!"

Ye Tianhui didn't know Cantonese before, but now she has learned some in Guangdong. Although the old lady speaks a little too fast for her to understand, she knows what "Gurkha soldiers" means. They are Nepalese soldiers hired by the British army, and their English name is Gurkhas.

Nepalese are brave and good at fighting, and they are the world's leading mercenaries. Now the Gurkhas in Hong Kong are hired by the British to guard the border and maintain emergency situations.

She immediately gestured in broken Cantonese and said: "Grandma, I want to ask if grandma has a phone number. I want to find relatives."

Grandma waved her hands, obviously meaning to refuse. Ye Tianhui asked about the street here again. She wanted to go to the street and shake the phone.

The grandma looked at Ye Tianhui like this and said, "I'll take you there."

Ye Tianhui listened and said "no" to the grandma. She knew that "no" means thank you. The grandma waved her hand and asked Ye Tianhui to follow her forward, and she talked about something while walking.

She had a strong accent, which Ye Tianhui half understood. She probably knew that grandma had met many people like her over the years, mostly men, and there were also many who drowned. She was kind and would give them something to eat.

But the old lady obviously disagreed, repeatedly emphasizing: "You go there, you can live longer if you go back, at least you have food to eat!"

Soon the old lady took Ye Tianhui to their village. The village had bungalows and two-story buildings, gray tiles on the sloping roof, and white walls whose base color could no longer be seen. There were some abandoned paint buckets piled up at the entrance of the village. The old

lady pointed in the direction of that place and said: "There is a telephone there."

Ye Tianhui looked in the direction of her finger, and was surprised at first glance. Behind the old village, there were high-rise buildings with various signs, which gave the taste of capitalist decadence.

Grandma took out a pair of old cloth shoes from home, and found a yellowed white short-sleeved shirt for Ye Tianhui. Ye Tianhui had no shoes, and the clothes on her body were wet, sticky, and cold.

With this, Ye Tianhui did not dare to delay her grandma any longer and solemnly thanked her.

Grandma listened to Ye Tianhui's words, but she didn't understand them at all, but she was obviously a little worried. She looked around to see if there was no one there, and signaled Ye Tianhui to "go ahead".

Ye Tianhui didn't want to delay her grandma anymore, so she said "I shouldn't" pass her grandma again and hurried to the street.

Seeing that she had hope, she walked quickly. Soon she came to the street, but she saw that the scenery here was completely different from that on the mainland.

There were tall buildings everywhere, and signs were everywhere on both sides of the street. There were all kinds of food and clothes sold everywhere, as well as some electronic products. People shopping wore a variety of clothes.

Some were simple, similar to people in mainland China, but some were particularly fashionable.

Ye Tianhui also saw a tall young man in a white shirt and jeans, with short hair and sunglasses. He was very fashionable and eye-catching. The only strange thing was that it was difficult to tell whether he was a man or a woman.

It was already bright outside, and many food shops on the street were emitting steam. The aroma went straight into Ye Tianhui's nose.

She looked over and saw some selling Ronghua cakes, some selling Lao Po cakes, as well as beef brisket noodles, fried fish skin, and jelly noodles.

Ye Tianhui looked at these and drooled, but she controlled it.

The Gurkhas that the old lady just mentioned were stationed in Yuen Long, so this generation should also see Gurkhas or their families everywhere.

Ye Tianhui knew that she had to be careful so as not to attract their attention.

She first went to a corner and took out two ten-dollar Hong Kong dollars from her leggings. Then she walked on the street as if nothing had happened, just like an ordinary citizen here. Maybe it was the old lady's clothes that worked, but no one noticed anything wrong.

She quickly slipped to a corner, which was the window of a jewelry store. There was an old man selling newspapers and magazines at the corner. There was also a telephone booth next to it, which looked like a place for shaking phones. She took the money and walked forward to say that she wanted to make a shaking phone.

The old man looked at her slowly, said nothing, took the money and gave the change.

After Ye Tianhui found the phone, she quickly dialed the number in her memory. A very rough voice came from the other end of the phone: "Who are you looking for?"

Ye Tianhui didn't want to speak Cantonese at this moment. She was too tired to speak with her tongue.

She immediately stated her purpose: "I'm from the mainland, and I want to defend the base."

When the other party heard this, he naturally understood very well and immediately tried to use Mandarin: "Do you have money?"

Ye Tianhui: "How much do you want?"

The snakehead said: "One thousand Hong Kong dollars."

Ye Tianhui: "..."

So much! In the mainland, it would be 10,000 yuan! If she had 10,000 yuan, why would she come to Hong Kong!

She took a deep breath and said, "I don't have that much money."

The snakehead asked, "How much do you have?"

Ye Tianhui said, "I originally had 200, but now I've spent 50 yuan, so I only have 150 left. Forget it, I'll find someone else. You're too expensive."

The snakehead said, "Are you a girl?"

Ye Tianhui knew that a girl meant a girl, so she said, "Yes, I am."

The snakehead said, "You can give me 150 yuan first, and I'll owe you the other 850 yuan."

Ye Tianhui raised her eyebrows slightly, "That's fine."

The two sides agreed, so the other party asked Ye Tianhui's location in detail and said he would pick her up right away.

Ye Tianhui took advantage of this time to find a public toilet and quickly hid the remaining tens of Hong Kong dollars she had, leaving only 150 yuan to give to the snakehead if he came.

It was impossible for her to be penniless, or she would starve to death. But she couldn't let the smugglers know that she had money. These smugglers were all connected to some local forces. She was pretty, too. What if they had bad intentions? She returned

to the newspaper stand. The smugglers hadn't come yet. Ye Tianhui was bored, so she went to read those magazines. Those colorful ones included comic books, lottery tickets, and calligraphy. They were different from the serious and formal newspapers in mainland China.

Ye Tianhui turned to the magazine column. There were "Martial Arts World", "Old Master Q", and one was "Hong Kong Celebrities".

On the cover of "Hong Kong Celebrities", there was a photo of a modern girl, and the headlines beside it were as if "The Gu and Ye families are getting married, and Ye Wenyin is trying to catch a rich son-in-law".

Ye Tianhui quickly found the corresponding page and flipped it open. The characters used in Hong Kong were somewhat similar to those used in her previous dynasty, so she could understand them easily.

This Ye Wenyin was actually her "mother's" biological daughter, the daughter who replaced her and went to Hong Kong. This report was about her.

It was heard that because Grandpa Gu and Grandpa Ye had some origins, the two families had arranged a marriage and were going to marry next. According to the photos taken by the media, the day before, the grandson of the Gu family, Gu Zhihan, and the sixth daughter of the Ye family, Ye Wenyin, attended a party together. It was suspected that they were dating. If so, then Ye Wenyin was expected to marry into the Gu family and become the Gu family's young lady.

She continued to read on. The following page detailed the origin and wealth of the Gu family. She did not quite understand it, but she knew roughly that the Gu family was rich. Not only was they rich, but they also had status, probably similar to the level of the Dukes of her era.

Ye Tianhui looked at the cover again. The Ye Wenyin on the cover had hair gel on her head, curled her hair, wore very fashionable platform shoes, and a golden and sparkling necklace. She looked pretty good.

Next to Ye Wenyin was Gu Zhihan. Gu Zhihan was so handsome.

Ye Tianhui looked at him carefully and thought that Gu Zhihan was too handsome.

His eyebrows and eyes are like those of a meticulously drawn painting, but his skin is like fine cold white porcelain, with a well-defined jawline and a slender neck. He is wearing a very fashionable and expensive white suit, and his temperament is absolutely gorgeous.

Such a man standing next to Ye Wenyin, noble and elegant, just like the prince charming in a fairy tale.

When Ye Tianhui was a child, she picked up rags and sold them for money. She picked up comic books that others had secretly thrown away. There were some colorful little people in Western comic books, and the prince charming in them looked like this.

She always thought that these were all drawn, and that such a beautiful person could not exist in this world, but she didn't expect that there really was one.

However, this Gu Zhihan was obviously a proud person, and he looked insolent and quite flamboyant.

Ye Tianhui was watching when she heard a voice next to her saying, "Is that you?"

She looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man wearing a floral shirt, with tattoos on his arms and a shaved head.

She nodded, "It's me."

The snakehead looked at Ye Tianhui, quickly scanning her figure, and then licked his cheeks and said, "Come with me."