Ji Yongjia glanced at Zhang Wenyuan's face, which was covered in green, and took the herb with hesitation, then put it in his mouth and chewed it.
A moment later, screams were heard from the dark woods.
Immediately afterwards, a group of palace guards and several officials, all with lumps on their heads, ran out of the woods in panic.
Zhang Wenyuan felt relieved when he saw that he was not the only one with a bump on his face.
When Chen Yong heard the screams, he raised his eyelids and glanced at the noisy group of people, then curled his lips into a smile.
At a glance, I didn't see anyone catching pheasants or rabbits.
With so many people entering the woods and making so much noise, it would be strange if they could be caught.
Besides, there are no pheasants or rabbits in the woods.
Old Madam Shen looked at those people who were itching all over, and her brows could not help but frowned.
"After dinner, tie up your sleeves and trouser legs to keep poisonous insects out."
"The mosquitoes in the mountains are very vicious, so be careful..."
The daughters-in-law nodded obediently. Seeing those people itching uncomfortably, they all felt a little itchy on their bodies...
The palace guards and officials were hungry, scratching their faces and bodies, and watching the Shen family eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks...
After Shen Yong had eaten and drunk his fill, he rested for a while, patted his butt, and continued to set off with the women of the Shen family.
The little tails, exhausted and hungry, gritted their teeth and followed...
.......
"My lord, my lord, you are finally awake."
Mr. Zhang knelt beside the bed with tears on his face, holding the hands of Prefect Wen tightly with both hands.
During the time when Magistrate Wen fainted, he wished he could faint with him.
After waking up one night, the sky of Danyun City had collapsed.
All the properties he managed were swept away.
The brothel madam's room was emptied, and the indentures of the top prostitutes were all gone.
The madam came crying and told him that everyone in the brothel had run away...
Without the constraints of the indenture, it would be strange if those top performers who have been exploited for so many years did not run away.
Wen Zhifu's trembling eyelids slowly opened, and when he opened his mouth, a hoarse voice came out.
"...Prepare a carriage."
Master Zhang was startled, and his sagging eyelids suddenly opened.
"Do you want to notify your family?"
Do we really have to go this far?
If you start escaping today, you will have to live in hiding from now on.
He was used to calling the shots in Danyun City, and the thought of having to live such a sneaky life in the future made him feel suffocated.
Wen Zhifu stared at the rooftop, then slowly moved his eyes to the corner of his eye and glanced at Master Zhang.
“…Help me up…”
Magistrate Wen supported himself on the bed with his hands and was about to get up.
Mr. Zhang quickly stood up, put his arm around Magistrate Wen's back, and helped him sit up.
Prefect Wen took a deep breath.
"Go prepare the carriage, and come with me to Menglan City."
He now shares the same plight as Ning Zhifu of Menglan City.
He needs to go to Menglan City to find out.
"......." Mr. Zhang stared at Prefect Wen in a daze.
It's already this late. Why don't you run away quickly, or send someone to ask Minister Jiang why you are still going to Menglan City?
Isn't this a waste of time?
“Go quickly!!!”
Magistrate Wen looked at the stunned Mr. Zhang and yelled in a hoarse voice.
“.....Yes!” Master Zhang hurriedly got up and ran out holding his robe.
A moment later, a carriage hurriedly left the gate of Wen Mansion and headed straight for Menglan City...
........
"Where are the people?"
The chief guard wiped the dust off his face and looked at the gate of Wenkou City, his eyes full of fatigue.
How could these palace guards suddenly disappear out of thin air?
He led his men to run all night without stopping, and chased them all the way to the city gate but still didn't see the group of people.
The people in the Killer Hall were also puzzled. How could an abandoned horse run so fast?
Unless there is a group of people outside the city to support us.
"Could it be that someone is waiting for them outside the city? Those people have already entered Wenkou City."
The people from the Killer Hall looked up at the scorching sun in the sky.
If there was someone to pick them up, then it would be possible for them to go into the city to rest.
"......" The leader of the guards frowned slightly.
What the Killer Hall people said seems to make sense.
"Wait, I'll go ask."
As soon as he finished speaking, the leader of the guards rode his horse towards the city gate.
"Did a group of imperial guards come here?"
The leader of the guards showed his badge to the guard at the city gate and asked with a frown.
"A group of imperial guards!" The gate guard frowned in confusion and thought for a moment, "I've never seen that before!"
Why would the Imperial Guards come to Wenkou City if they had nothing to do?
Wenkou City is surrounded by mountains on three sides and is extremely poor. People from Danyun City are unwilling to come here.
How come the guards of the prefect of the prosperous Menglan City suddenly came?
Come if you want to, and come after the imperial guards.
What happened?
The guard at the city gate looked at the guard leader with gossipy eyes.
"I wonder how many imperial guards you are asking about?"
As soon as the leader of the guards heard the guard at the city gate say that he had never seen the palace guards, he lost interest in talking.
He glanced at the curious guard at the city gate, turned his horse around and left the gate of Wenkou City.
"......" The guard at the city gate was stunned for a moment, pulled the corner of his lips, and glared fiercely at the back of the guard leader.
"He~~tui~~what the hell!"
The chief guard's mind was full of the sudden disappearance of the palace guards, and he didn't notice at all that the guard at the city gate spat at him.
“They have never been to Wenkou City.”
The head of the guards looked at the people from the Killer Hall with a hint of resentment.
"We've fallen into a trap. After abandoning their horses, they should have gone to Baizhang City."
Outside Danyun City, there are only two cities: Wenkou City and Baizhang City.
Since that group of people didn't come to Wenkou City, they could only have gone to Baizhang City.
As for the huge mountain range next to Wenkou City, he never thought that the imperial guards would go in.
Carrying so much gold, silver and jewelry into the mountains, I think they were probably intended to be buried with the deceased.
This mountain range stretches as far as the eye can see. Even those who are familiar with the mountain roads will need nearly two months to cross the mountain.
"Then let's go to Baizhang City and take a look!"
The people from the Killer Hall pulled the reins and turned the horse's head.
What's the point of pursuing the wrong person? Just correct your mistake and keep pursuing.
They can still endure this little bit of hardship.
However, these guards seemed to be unable to hold on. Their faces were pale and their eyes were cloudy, as if they were about to faint at any time.
The guard leader took a deep breath and said, "Go!"
He squeezed the horse's belly hard, endured the pain in his thigh, and ran towards Baizhang City.
After a group of people had been running for half an hour, the people from the Killer Hall suddenly roared.
"Stop! Stop now!"
"There's something wrong with this."
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