Chapter 423 Escape
The changes in the capital have not yet spread widely.
Let’s talk about Song Jin’s journey back to Huizhou, which was thrilling.
The river was blocked by the navy, and the investigation of rebels was quite strict. I heard that some passing merchant ships were requisitioned by the court, and young and middle-aged people might be forced to serve in the army.
Regardless of whether the news is true or false.
After Xing Lun and Song Jin discussed it, they decided to go ashore and take the land route. They had hidden well, but there were traitors in the fleet, and it was no secret that Song Jin was the master behind Xing Lun. The orders they received were to kill the wrong person rather than let him go.
Song Jin's whereabouts were thus exposed.
Xing Lun and others fought desperately to save Song Jinniang and her three children.
They chased them all the way to the border of Yangzhou, and the men who escorted them were either killed or injured.
Wei Yuan and others led away the pursuers.
Xing Lun escaped with Song Jinniang and her two daughters alone and hid in the mountains and forests, where they temporarily got rid of the pursuing assassins.
In a dense forest.
The people who had escaped for a day and a night were very tired.
Being tired was the least of his worries. He was also hungry and thirsty. He had to flee to the mountains because of the situation. Therefore, Xing Lun only had some silver and a dagger.
Song Jin holds Guaiguai.
He held Niuniu in his arms.
After traveling through the mountains and forests for so long, I was lucky that nothing had happened. Fortunately, Xing Lun had been traveling outside for many years and was in good health.
Song Jin is not so good.
After marrying Qin Chi, she had been pampered for a long time, and her health was not as good as when she was doing business outside. She was really tired now, and her abdomen was aching. If it weren't for her willpower, she would have collapsed long ago, but the situation did not allow her to be weak.
The two children still need her protection.
However, Song Jin did not show his discomfort.
Therefore, even Xing Lun did not notice the problem.
"Master, let the children rest here. I'll go to the mountains to find some water and food." Xing Lun suggested.
Song Jin nodded.
Xing Lun cleaned an area in front of the roots of a big tree, found some clean leaves and spread them on the roots, letting Song Jin and the child rest there for a while.
Song Jin held him and sat down obediently.
Niu Niu also sat close to her mother.
After Xing Lun walked away, Song Jin looked down at her sleeping son, then glanced at Niuniu who was sitting next to her. She reached out her other hand and touched her daughter's little head.
The little girl raised her little face and called "Mom" sweetly.
If her cheeks were not dirty, the two buns on her head were not a little messy, and her lips were not dry and chapped, Song Jin might not have realized that his daughter was so sensible that it was pitiful.
"My Niuniu is so well-behaved." Song Jin hugged the child tightly.
The child was sensible enough to know that someone was chasing them. Even though he was thirsty and hungry, he never complained.
Song Jin's eyes were wet with tears. "Mother is not a good mother. She couldn't give you a peaceful life."
"Don't blame mother, it's those people who are bad."
Niuniu clenched her fists and said angrily, "When I grow up, I will kill them all. I want to protect my mother."
"Okay, mother will wait for Niuniu to come and protect you."
Song Jin's heart softened and he agreed with the child.
Niuniu nodded her head seriously as if she had received some important task. "I will protect my mother and my brother."
In fact, Song Jin's current appearance was not much better than Niu Niu's, and he was also in a mess. Perhaps among the four people, the only one who was clean was Guai Guai who was always held in his arms.
Xing Lun came back very quickly.
He put some wild fruits in a big leaf and pulled back two water-bearing vines. He cut a section of the vine with a dagger, and water immediately flowed out from the cut. "Master, you must be thirsty. Have a drink first."
"Have you drunk it?" Song Jin asked.
Xing Lun smiled and said, "I've drunk it. I brought it back specially for you."
Then he cut another piece and fed it to Niu Niu patiently.
Niuniu took a sip, looked up and said, "Thank you, Uncle Xing."
Xing Lun has been with the little girl almost every day these days. He has to say that although the child is young, she is sensible and adorable. He just feels sorry that this is not his daughter.
Song Jin was just about to drink some water when he found that his little son in his arms woke up. He then passed one end of the vine to the little guy's mouth, and saw him drinking happily with his little mouth.
Wait until the little guy stops drinking.
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Xing Lun got another piece of water-containing vine and handed it to Song Jin.
Only then did Song Jin drink the water.
After the dry throat was moistened with water, it felt much better. Then they ate two more wild fruits. Before long, the wild fruits that Xing Lun found were shared by the mother and the three of them.
While they were eating, Xing Lun went around and came back.
"Master, we need to find a place to stay before dark. It's not safe to spend the night in the mountains."
It was a fluke that nothing happened last night.
Xing Lun couldn't guarantee that everything would be alright tonight. "Also, there are a lot of mosquitoes, insects, rats and ants in the mountains. Even adults can't stand it, let alone two children."
Song Jin took a deep breath and asked, "Do you think those who are chasing us will give up if they can't find us?"
"It's only been one day. I won't give up so quickly."
Xing Lun knew it was risky to appear in front of people at this time, but he looked at the two children hesitantly, "But it's just as dangerous in the mountains. If a larger beast appears like last night, I may not be able to protect you."
Xing Lun still has self-awareness.
He was not good at using force. Not to mention tigers and bears, he couldn't even kill a wolf, not to mention that wolves live in groups. They heard wolves howling last night, which meant there were at least wolves in the mountains.
It's easy to get lost in the mountains.
They had no choice but to hide in the mountains.
Fortunately, they knew some ways to identify the way in the mountains, so they didn't get lost, just like the side of a big tree with the densest leaves is the south side.
Song Jin looked hesitant and couldn't make a decision for a moment.
Xing Lun added: "I'm not saying I want to go down the mountain to the town, I want to see if there are any residents in the mountains. Like in Huizhou, there may be villages in the mountains."
There may be mountain people living in the mountains.
It would be fine if he met kind people, but it would be troublesome if he met unreasonable people. In fact, if there was a choice, Xing Lun was not willing to contact the mountain people, but the current situation was more dangerous outside the mountain than contacting the mountain people.
Wei Yuan and others lured the killer away, and their lives and deaths were in danger.
Either they stay for a while, wait for the killers to find them and give up, or wait for Lou Ruhan to bring people to pick them up.
Ever since Song Jin and Qin Chi divorced.
When they encountered the pursuit, they stopped contacting Shunan Commercial Bank. At the beginning, Xing Lun and Song Jin did not think about contacting them, but none of the people they sent to contact them came back, and the killer appeared instead. If it happened once, it could be said to be a coincidence, but it happened twice. No matter how slow-witted Song Jin and Xing Lun were, they knew something was wrong.
The two simply stopped contacting the company.