The next day.
In order to wait for Monday, a group of people had not set off even at 9:00 AM.
Fearing that it would delay their journey, Manager Gu asked Lu Qiqi when they would set off.
We had originally planned to meet in Yi'an Village on Monday, and considering the time, we should be arriving by now.
Monday was still far off, and Lu Qiqi was worried that something had happened to him.
She said, "In that case, I will leave him a letter. When he returns here and sees the letter, he will know that we are waiting for him up ahead."
Having said that, he prepared his brush, ink, paper, and inkstone to write.
Having never attended school properly, Lu Qiqi knew very few characters. She simply picked up a pen and wrote down a few words before stopping.
After finishing writing, Lu Qiqi used the stones that Li Changlong had picked up to weigh down the letter so that it wouldn't be blown away by the wind.
After a quick packing, the group set off.
Gu Shaoqing, the young manager of Tianlang Escort Agency, is very familiar with the road to the border.
Once they were outside the mountain pass of Yi'an Village, Gu Shaoqing walked to Lu Qiqi's carriage window and said from his horse, "Princess, the road ahead smells terrible. Please wear a mask so as not to spoil your appetite."
A muffled voice came from inside the carriage, "Understood, thank you for the reminder, young manager."
Now that Lu Qiqi knew, Gu Shaoqing stopped by the carriage, tightened the reins, and walked to the front of the procession to clear the way.
When a security escort agency delivers a shipment, it naturally displays high banners and large flags.
The greater the reputation and prestige of the escort agency in the martial arts world, the less likely some petty thieves would dare to make a move.
Its main purpose is to intimidate.
Although they were in a hurry, Gu Shaoqing slowed down his pace so that Zhou Yi could catch up as soon as possible, remembering that Zhou Yi had not yet caught up.
After all, the distance between them was too far. It would be extremely dangerous for someone to travel to the border alone. A slight misstep could lead to her being swallowed up by the forest, which was something she did not want to see.
During the journey, Gu Shaoqing called for a stop to rest, and Lu Qiqi also got off the carriage.
This area still belongs to the territory of Heshun Prefecture, with lush foliage and verdant grass.
The bodyguards dismounted, ate some dry rations, and then took some fine grass and feed from their horses to feed them.
In this gap, it was simply unrealistic to start a fire and cook, but fortunately, Li Changlong still had a few eggs left from the boil he made early in the morning.
Lu Qiqi and the others each received an egg, and then used flatbread dipped in sauce to stave off their hunger.
Lu Qiqi ate an egg and then got on the bus.
She ate a couple of pastries every now and then on her way, and she wasn't very hungry at this time.
After lunch, Gu Shaoqing called for them to set off again.
After traveling for an unknown amount of time, Lu Qiqi was so swaying in the carriage that she felt drowsy.
Suddenly, an unpleasant odor jolted her awake.
Before she could even lift the carriage curtain to check the situation outside...
Li Changlong raised his voice to remind her, "Qiqi, cover your mouth and nose, and don't look outside."
His reminder only made Lu Qiqi more curious about where this rat-like smell from the Yangshui ditch came from.
Lu Qiqi lifted a corner of the curtain, and the first thing that came into view was four horse legs.
She then completely lifted the curtain.
Underneath the mask, Lu Qiqi couldn't help but gasp.
Several corpses lay on either side of the road, their clothes corroded by time, their bodies more or less damaged.
Judging from the extent of the damage to the body, it was likely caused by wild animals in the jungle tearing it apart and birds eating it.
The scene before us could not be described as nothing short of a battlefield strewn with corpses.
Lu Qiqi was a little puzzled. When she was fleeing the famine, she had found a mountain covered with yams.
If these people came from that mountain, why did they still starve to death on the way?
After all, once you cross that mountain, it's not far to reach the territory of Heshun Prefecture.
The forest is deep and the foliage is lush; even when foraging for wild vegetables, there's more to it than just that.
However, she quickly realized that the refugees were probably as numerous as carp crossing a river.
I'm afraid the road ahead will be so barren that even the grass roots will have been pulled out.
Lu Qiqi's heart sank immediately. She loosened the curtain and sat back down in the carriage.
The smell outside the carriage curtain gave her a headache, so Lu Qiqi simply went into her spatial dimension.
Lu Qiqi walked into the small wooden house, pushed open the back door, and wanted to check if the vegetable seeds she had sown had sprouted.
Things grown in this space grow much faster than those grown in the outside world.
When Lu Qiqi arrived at the vegetable garden, she discovered that the vegetable seeds had not only sprouted, but also grown tender shoots.
Two tiny green leaves lay flat on the ground, looking quite adorable.
The vegetables had already sprouted, so Lu Qiqi moved on to the medicinal herb field.
There are many medicinal herbs in the herb field, which can be harvested and processed.
Upon reaching the medicinal herb field, Lu Qiqi was surprised to find that a vacant lot had appeared out of nowhere.
Did I see it wrong?
She rubbed her eyes and opened them again.
The open space in front of us has not disappeared.
What's going on?
"Has this been a space upgrade?"
Lu Qiqi walked over quickly and saw the empty black earth in front of her.
It's definitely a space upgrade.
I never imagined that the way to upgrade space would be so simple. You just need to fill the empty space with plants to expand into a new piece of land.
It would be great if we could control the time in space at any time.
The passage of time within this space no longer affects the outside world. If she could control the space at will and synchronize it with the outside world, she wouldn't need to go outside and smell that stench.
Thinking this, Lu Qiqi sowed vegetable seeds in the newly added open space, as the more green vegetables the better.
"Seven Seven".
Lu Qiqi suddenly heard someone calling her; it was Li Changlong's voice.
To resolve her doubts, Lu Qiqi washed her hands, changed her shoes, and left the space, returning to the carriage.
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