Hearing the guards say that Shen Yu was not found, Wan Xueying frowned slightly and asked, "Have you asked the people around you?" After all, Shen Yu is a popular figure in Beijing, and there are definitely quite a few people who know him.
"I asked, and they said they didn't notice when Mr. Shen left." The guard who was sent replied.
"I understand. You keep looking." The guard couldn't be blamed for his poor performance. The post station was extremely chaotic at the moment. If it weren't for the Yulin Guards led by Pei Xuanqing, those people would have fought over a room.
Captain Hao was remarkably calm upon seeing this. He saw these people as simply people with money to spare. Who would still want to stay at the post station when they ran out of money?
It’s also because they walked less today, only about twenty miles. If they walk fifty miles every day in the future, who will have the energy to quarrel?
As for whether someone would take advantage of the chaos to escape, it was still due to the restrictions of household registration and travel permits. Even if such an opportunity arose, few would do so. Furthermore, it was far from the most devastating moment of exile, so there was no need to risk one's life from the outset.
Furthermore, this time, many Imperial Guards were present to escort the Third Prince. Trying to escape under their noses would be impossible. Furthermore, the post station wasn't completely unsystematic in arranging accommodations.
The room on the east side was for the people escorting the third prince, the room on the west side was reserved for the escorts and exiles escorting the exiles, the room on the south side was for those who could afford it, and the room on the north side was for other people.
Wan Xueying had someone inquire about the post station's arrangement to facilitate the search for Shen Yu. At present, simply pointing at the guard wouldn't work, so she had to concentrate her mental energy to carefully search every corner of the post station, especially the west backyard.
Those exiles who didn't pay for housing were all driven to the west backyard, where they were not only crowded with carriages and horses, but also with the toilet. Finally, she actually found a person alone in a corner. She wondered if it was Shen Yu.
Don't think that her psychic power can accurately reflect the surrounding things into her mind. In fact, her psychic power is like a detection sensor that can sense the energy groups around her. She then deduce the energy groups and roughly determine what they are.
Just like when she could sense something beneath the blue brick in Wan Huqing's study, but didn't know what it was. Or just like before the siege of the Bo Mansion, she could sense a large number of human energy clusters gathering in its direction, and thus guessed it was about to be surrounded. These weren't skills she had mastered from the start; they were the result of repeated practice to reach her current level.
Considering that there were a lot of people and a lot of chaos in the west backyard, Wan Xueying asked Qiu Shi to join her.
My goodness, it was as filthy and messy as it could be, and the mixed smell was definitely comparable to the Dali Temple prison. However, compared to the excitement of the fight for the guest rooms earlier, the people here were quite honest.
Dejected, they took the coarse-grain bread the escort had just handed out and mechanically ate it mouthful by mouthful with water drawn from the well. Some were so exhausted from the journey that they couldn't bear it any longer and fell asleep before the escort could even hand them food. They were already snoring.
Wan Xueying and Qiu Shi carefully stepped over the scattered figures, some sitting and some lying, and finally found their way to the back of the woodshed. However, the person sitting in the dark corner didn't even bother to look up. Instead, he buried his head even deeper, as if afraid of being recognized.
"Shen Yu! Why are you here?" Wan Xueying, having spent considerable time using her mental powers to deduce and judge, had a strong ability to discern people and events. Even if Shen Yu tried to hide or evade her, she would still recognize him at a glance.
"Why are you here?" Unable to be a coward, Shen Yu had no choice but to raise his head.
"I sent people to look for you everywhere but couldn't find you, so I brought Qiu Shi here to try our luck." Shen Yu had seen Qiu Shi before and knew him, so there was no need for an introduction.
Shen Yu curled his lips and jokingly said, "Looks like you're lucky."
"Yeah! I'm lucky. But don't change the subject. You haven't told me why you're hiding here? Are you planning to sit here all night and feed the mosquitoes?"
"I'm broke right now, so being able to stay here for one night is already a blessing." He gave all his money to Nan Ying at noon, asking him to use it to bribe the jailer. Just now, everyone else was scrambling to get a guest room, and with his limited funds, he could only quietly find a deserted spot and take it first.
"Who said you are penniless? Didn't you leave all your belongings with me before? Didn't I tell you at noon that if you need money, just come to me? Do you think I will give you my own money? I keep a record of all your money. If you come to me for money after you have spent it all, I will definitely not give you a penny." Wan Xueying became more and more angry as she spoke.
"I'll leave the money with you for now. I'll ask you for it when I need it." His parents and relatives were still in prison, constantly in need of money. He knew his small fortune wouldn't be enough, but it was the last thing he could use. He couldn't bear to spend it, and he was too embarrassed to ask Wan Xueying for it, fearing she'd look down on him. At this moment, he was still very concerned about his reputation.
"Are you really not staying in the guest room?" Wan Xueying asked.
"No, it's fine to stay here for one night."
Thinking that their group was all staying outside the post station and had no guest rooms, they might be sold out if they went to request one now. At worst, she could spend a little money to help Shen Yu find a spacious place to pitch his tent. He'd also get him a sleeping bag, so he could sleep well. Wan Xueying didn't dwell on the issue any further, instead asking, "I see everyone else is eating. What about you?" The point was that even if she didn't stay at the post station, she still spent two cents. Finding a place for Shen Yu to pitch his tent would definitely cost her money, too.
"I haven't eaten yet, but I'm not hungry." He really had no appetite.
"If you don't eat, how will you have the energy to travel tomorrow? How about I ask Madam Wu to make you some noodles?" Wan Xueying didn't have much of an appetite and planned to have a couple of bites before washing up and going to bed. Noodles were a good choice.
"That's fine." Shen Yu didn't continue to be fussy when others couldn't even eat what they wanted. Besides, things at home weren't hopeless, so he really had to conserve his energy to get through this stretch.
Wan Xueying was a man of action. She left the place and found a post station guard, giving him ten coins, saying she wanted to find a vacant space for her exiled friend. Although the guard thought the money was too little, he still found a corner on the east side of the front yard and pointed it out to her.
"It's right there! Tell your friend not to run around, and don't bump into the Yulin Guards, otherwise he will be in danger of his life!" The guard was afraid of causing trouble, so he did not forget to give instructions.
"Thank you for the reminder, officer." After thanking the man, Wan Xueying asked Qiu Shi to bring the tent and sleeping bag prepared for Shen Yu, while she stayed there to take up space.
Because this place was too secluded, her martial arts skills were not weak, and her aura was not exposed, so she stayed there for a while without being discovered. However, she accidentally stumbled upon something she shouldn't have.
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