In order to avoid being discovered, Ji Xingzhi and Xiao Moyan always wore masks wherever they went. They even pretended to be merchants and hid in a nearby village, rarely going out.
In order to find Ji Xingzhi and the other person, Shuizhou has posted their portraits in several nearby cities.
In addition to Shuizhou, people from Lizhou were also looking for them, and people from the other three states also came to join in the fun, as if the whole world was looking for them.
In order to find Ji Xingzhi and Xiao Moyan, the people from the five states made Shuizhou extremely nervous, as if something big had happened. However, the disappearance of the emperor and regent of a country is indeed no trivial matter.
If anything happens to Ji Xingzhi and Xiao Moyan, the situation in the five states will change drastically. Problems in any state will affect the balance of the Dixi Continent. People in the other three states naturally do not want Ji Xingzhi and Xiao Moyan to get into trouble.
Ji Xingzhi and Xiao Moyan stayed in this unremarkable little village for two days. The peasant woman who stayed with them brought them food and drink. They had enough food and clothing and lived a peaceful life.
On the third day, the owner of the house, Aunt Zhang, the peasant woman, came to deliver food and said a few words that made Ji Xingzhi a little restless.
"You two don't seem to go out much, do you?" Aunt Zhang said casually as she enthusiastically brought out the food from the bamboo basket and placed it on the table.
Ji Xingzhi and Xiao Moyan had already been sitting at the table, with masks still on their faces.
Xiao Moyan had no intention of paying any attention to Aunt Zhang. To avoid embarrassing Aunt Zhang, Ji Xingzhi replied calmly, "We like quietness."
Aunt Zhang put away the dishes and chopsticks, picked up the basket and looked at Ji Xingzhi. Her eyes lingered on Ji Xingzhi's jaw for a moment, and then she said, whether intentionally or unintentionally, "I'm afraid you two don't know yet, right?"
Seeing Aunt Zhang's expression that said, "Ask me what you want," Ji Xingzhi raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "What do you know?"
"I heard that the Emperor and the Regent of Lizhou disappeared for no reason, and now people from Wuzhou are looking for them. Not long ago, I heard that the Emperor of Li and the Regent had a very close relationship, and now they are both missing. Everyone says that the two of them found an opportunity to elope. This is true love." Aunt Zhang smiled sweetly, and her eyes seemed to be shining with gold as she looked at Ji Xingzhi and Xiao Moyan.
After hearing this, Ji Xingzhi almost laughed out loud. People in this era were indeed open-minded. Although she had no blood relationship with Xiao Moyan, Xiao Moyan was still her uncle in name and in public, which was considered incest.
Besides, she was a man now. Two men were in love, and their love was known to everyone in the country. She was lucky not to be insulted or spitted at, and was even praised as true love. Who said this was ancient feudalism? In her opinion, it was more advanced than the Chinese people.
Ji Xingzhi didn't know what to say. He cleared his throat and said perfunctorily, "Well, maybe."
Aunt Zhang smiled kindly and said, "I'll come over to clean up later. I won't disturb you two. Enjoy your meal."
Ji Xingzhi nodded slightly: "Yeah."
Aunt Zhang folded the bamboo basket under her arm and walked out slowly.
Ji Xingzhi looked at Aunt Zhang's back as she left, frowned slightly and said, "Aunt Zhang seems a little strange, she's much more polite than a few days ago."
"Eat quickly." Xiao Moyan picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating slowly. For convenience, the masks covered the upper half of the face, so there was no need to take off the mask. Ji Xingzhi did the same.
Hearing this, Ji Xingzhi didn't say anything more and nodded without thinking: "Yeah."
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