Chapter 170
At the same time, in the mountains and forests. Xiao Yue stayed up all night, and at dawn he led the horse...
At the same time, in the mountains and forests.
Xiao Yue did not sleep all night, and at dawn he led his horse out of the ruined temple.
Everything around me was unfamiliar and I had no idea where I was. I had to look carefully to see the paths left by pedestrians.
Xiao Yue rode his horse along the road, always feeling unsure when facing the unknown.
Fortunately, the sky is getting brighter, and the daytime under the sunlight is more reassuring than the night.
After an unknown amount of time, the path widened and turned into a mountain trail.
Xiao Yue's eyes lit up.
As long as she continues along this path, she will eventually meet someone and then she can ask them for the right way.
I rode my horse so recklessly the night before last, I hope I didn’t run too far…
Xiao Yue slowed down his riding speed and kept an eye on his surroundings.
But until the dim sunlight at noon, no one else appeared on this road.
But the good news is that there is a river ahead, where the horses can take a short rest and eat something.
Xiao Yue let out a long breath, found a clean place to sit down. He couldn't help feeling a little impatient and his food tasted bland when he ate.
Just at this moment, there was a rustling noise all around.
Xiao Yue's heart skipped a beat and he turned around to see a furtive young man carrying a bag walking out of the woods.
He glanced at Xiao Yue warily without saying a word, walked to the river, took out his kettle, quickly filled it with water and wanted to leave.
Xiao Yue was stunned. Just as he opened his mouth to call out to the boy, he looked back.
She quickly stood up and said, "Excuse me, do you know which direction Qingyun City is?"
I finally met someone. Even though he looked a little strange, I had to ask for directions anyway.
"I..." The young man's throat seemed to be uncomfortable, and he coughed lightly and said, "I just came out of Qingyun City, of course I know. Are you going to go there?"
Xiao Yue sensed something was wrong and continued to ask, "I want to go there, could you please show me the way?"
The familiar young man had a conflicted look on his face. He glanced at her, then looked at her again: "Of course you can, but you'd better not go. There are bandits in this direction to Qingyun City..."
Bandit? !
Xiao Yue couldn't believe it.
Then she listened to the young man talk about what had suddenly happened outside Qingyun City in the past few days.
The cause was that since yesterday, the group of bandits who had turned over a new leaf started robbing people on the road. They not only stole the money of the rich, but also kidnapped many beautiful women.
Although no one was killed, it caused panic among the people.
Later, this group of rampant bandits stopped collecting tolls and only kidnapped young women passing by.
Even though this happened, the Lord of Qingyun City did not send any officers or soldiers to suppress the bandits, allowing them to do whatever they wanted.
"...The bandits haven't entered the city yet, but the city is in chaos. Women don't dare to go out, and many men took the opportunity to escape." The boy looked a little angry, and finally glanced at her: "You'd better not go there for now."
Xiao Yue didn't know why he looked at her so frequently, but at the moment there was obviously no time to think about it.
Because she realized that this group of bandits were coming for her!
This is not the first time. The key words are "bandits outside Qingyun City". Wasn't it exactly what Xiao Yue encountered a few months ago when the South Street of Liuyun City was still under renovation?
That time they were subdued by Fu Xunzhou and taken to the dungeon, but there were still some that escaped?
Let’s just treat the first time as a simple robbery, but what about now?
This group of bandits just blocked the road and openly said they wanted to capture the young woman?
I'm afraid it's just an excuse. The person they really want to arrest is Xiao Yue!
How could this be such a coincidence if someone didn't give the order or was controlling him?
I didn't expect Luo Zhi to have taken action so early, and even sent people to block her way to Qingyun City!
Xiao Yue closed his eyes and suppressed the anger in his heart.
There is more than one way to get to Qingyun City, but if you are in a hurry, you have to go this way, there is no other way.
"Thank you for your reminder, sir." Xiao Yue opened his eyes. "But I have something I have to do. I need to rush to Qingyun City immediately. Let me ask you one more question. Do they really only kidnap young women? What about ordinary people passing by?"
The young man paused and said, "If you like it, just let it go. If you don't like it, I'll ask you to pay..."
"I understand." Xiao Yue nodded, asked him for the exact direction, and then pulled the horse away.
The boy's expression became even more tangled, and he quickly called out to her, "Wait!"
Xiao Yue looked back in confusion.
"You, I..." The boy stammered, and finally chopped off his foot and said, "I'll be a good person and take you there. What if you go the wrong way?"
Now it was Xiao Yue's turn to be stunned, but the young man rushed over and grabbed her without saying anything.
The two of them set off together, and the boy even got on the horse naturally.
Because he was young and short, he sat in the front.
Xiao Yue felt a little uncomfortable, but he was in a hurry to get on with his journey so he had to put aside all unnecessary thoughts. When he got closer to the boy, he discovered that he had a faint fragrance on him.
The horse is a top-quality horse and runs very fast.
As soon as it got dark, the young man told Xiao Yue to slow down, indicating that they were almost reaching Qingyun City.
In fact, Xiao Yue was already familiar with the road here. Knowing there was a post station ahead, he hurried over.
But there is no one at the post station?
The young man curled his lips and said, "When I was leaving, I passed by here and the boss also ran away to seek refuge. What a hateful bandit! That guy surnamed Yang is also a coward. Isn't he more afraid of the people than he is of the people?"
Xiao Yue knew who he was talking about, but did not respond because he already had some guesses in his mind.
It is estimated that City Lord Yang Banyang is unable to take care of himself and is most likely controlled by Luo Zhi, otherwise he would not leave it alone.
"How many bandits are there?" Xiao Yue asked as he led the horse to the stable, put some hay in it, and let it stay there for the time being.
The young man followed her steps and said, "There are quite a lot of them, almost a hundred. Are you going into the city now?"
"Of course we have to do it before dark." Xiao Yue turned around and said, "Thank you for accompanying me. You and the horse can take a rest for a while, and then you can ride it away. I will..."
"No!" The boy said anxiously, "How can you go like this? They are not blind!"
Xiao Yue said: "Don't worry, I'll go to the post station to see if there are any clothes and disguise myself..."
"Don't go, what else is left in the post station?" The boy quickly pulled her back: "I have clothes here!"
Xiao Yue paused and looked at him suspiciously.
The young man looked away: "I, I disguised myself as an old man when I left the city. Bandits wouldn't even steal an old man's money."
“…”
Xiao Yue didn't ask him why he had to disguise himself as an old man when he was actually a man. Anyway, the clothes came in handy now.
A quarter of an hour later.
Xiao Yue put on an old man's hat and even smeared mud on his face to cover up his skin color, but he didn't make it too exaggerated, otherwise it would arouse the suspicion of the bandits.
The boy looked at her with satisfaction, with an inexplicable passion in his eyes.
"Let's go!"
When Xiao Yue heard this, she knew that the boy would not only accompany her back and help her disguise herself, but would even follow her back to Qingyun City.
But at the moment, Xiao Yue was difficult to persuade, so while it was just getting dark, he followed the young man's lead and walked out of Qingyun City.
From a distance, still some distance away from the city gate, the two saw a large group of people gathering.
Not only were there bandits, but there was also a group of women surrounded by a human wall. Their frightened sobs were terrifying to hear.
Xiao Yue pursed her lips.
The young man clenched his fist and whispered, "Don't say anything later, I will say we are from Huaicheng..."
He arranged it very well. After he finished speaking, Xiao Yue hunched over and followed him with a pretended limp.
As expected, the two were stopped, and the bandit's voice was rough and brutal.
"What are you doing in the city? Do you know who has the final say now? Leave the toll to me!"
With such a clear tone, Xiao Yue felt that the man did not seem to be under control, so the only possibility was that he had been bribed.
She lowered her head and said nothing, and the boy spoke tremblingly as planned.
"Big, big brother! Please be kind. I live in Huaicheng. My eldest brother died last month. My second uncle was crushed to death while helping to move the coffin at the beginning of the month. My third brother went ice skating in the middle of the month and his throat was cut and he bled to death. My grandfather cried so much that he couldn't catch his breath and died..."
"Pah, pah, pah!"
The bandit was so frightened that he took several steps back, and his accomplice next to him was also shocked.
The young man continued to cry: "I really have no choice but to come to Qingyun City to find my aunt to go back and take care of the funeral! Big brother, please be kind and let me in!"
"What a damn bad luck!" The bandit was so angry that he didn't want the money anymore and backed away again and again: "Go away, get out of here quickly!"
The boy wiped his tears, said "Thank you, brother", turned around and pulled Xiao Yue along.
"etc!"
Xiao Yue paused, only to hear the bandit ask again.
"Who is this? A man or a woman? What are they doing going into town with you?"
The young man rolled his eyes and looked at him with tears in his eyes: "Brother, 'he' is my elderly mute uncle. Something happened at home. 'He's stubborn and almost banged his head against the wall last time! I was afraid that 'he'd get into trouble alone in Huaicheng, so I had to bring him along! This is my last relative, he must not die!"
These words completely horrified the bandits, and they drove Xiao Yue and the young man inside as if they were chasing away ghosts.
…
In Qingyun City, not many people dared to walk in the area near the city gate, and it was very quiet.
Xiao Yue and the young man finally breathed a sigh of relief after they arrived at a dark room.
"……Thank you."
"What's the big deal?" The young man waved his hands and said, "By the way, I was just talking nonsense. I'm alone, and no one will be cursed to death by me. You're not my third uncle, so don't think it's unlucky."
Xiao Yue shook his head: "No, it's good to be able to enter the city. Those bandits won't come in for a short time. I have to do what I should do."
“…Okay.” The boy’s expression became strange again, but he finally became firm: “You want to come back in this situation, which means you are definitely not that kind of person. I believe you!”
Xiao Yue was stunned for a moment, but before he could ask what the boy meant, he turned and left.
"My name is Xu Yin, we'll see each other next time we have the chance!"
Then he disappeared in a flash.
Xiao Yue silently memorized the name in his heart, looked around, and walked towards Fang Sanhong's house along the path.
The shop had already closed by then, but luckily Sister Sanhong also had a microphone.
Naturally, Xiao Yue's belongings were all abandoned on the carriage, and even the last bit of food and water were placed at the post station.
Under such circumstances, she had to contact her sisters in Liuyun City as soon as possible.
Xiao Yue couldn't count how many times he sighed. He even felt a little nervous and felt like everyone he met was controlled by Luo Zhi.
Fortunately, after passing through this area, there were a little more people in the city, and there was light everywhere, which made people feel a little more at ease.
Fang Sanhong's home needs to pass through the central street, but due to the bandits outside the city, even here is less crowded than before.
But there are always people who have to go out, so a small teahouse becomes particularly lively.
“Why the price increase?”
"Why? In my opinion, the boss of Yueting Buffet is obsessed with money!"
"Eight taels per person, how could she come up with such an idea! If Cheng's family hadn't had relatives in Liuyun City send us a letter through carrier pigeons, we would still be in the dark!"
"Do you know why we are closed today? Maybe we are undergoing renovations!"
"Why……"
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