After much effort, they escaped from the human traffickers. The two of them discussed it head to head and decided to go south to Jiangnan to find the Empress's destination for this refuge. Even if they couldn't find them, there was no other place in Jiangnan to cause trouble.
Having taken the boat several times, Qi Qi naturally knew that not all of these routes would be guarded; there had to be some gaps to allow those who did not want to be affected by the war to escape the capital.
The roads outside the city were littered with corpses. At this time, only one in ten refugees remained, so they had no strength to chase the carriage. Thus, the two arrived safely at the dock outside the city. After disguising themselves and with the gold and silver found in the carriage, Qi Qi was lucky and boarded the ship smoothly with Xiao Fuzi.
Next, I just need to transfer to two more ships smoothly, and then quietly stay on the ship for about half a month, and I'll arrive!
Besides merchants, there were also many fugitives on board who were on the run and wanted to escape danger. Qi Qi and Xiao Fuzi had witnessed several conflicts outside, so they tried to stay in their rooms as much as possible.
...
On the other side, when Tuoba Yi finally returned, he was met only by his subordinates, whose faces were extremely gloomy.
Where are they?
Several subordinates: "..."
...
Qi Qi and Xiao Fuzi are in trouble again.
The two were captured by a small group of less than twenty civilians who had organized their own uprising. The reason was that these sailors, who originally worked as laborers at the docks, were so poor that they sold themselves to the ship. Unexpectedly, the ship owner was so ruthless that he conspired with the ship's notorious thieves to murder all the passengers.
The sailors, still possessing a conscience, conspired together and rebelled.
When the door was knocked on at the usual mealtime, Xiao Fuzi opened it, only to be met with a large knife coming straight at him, nearly skewering Qi Qi like a string of candied hawthorns.
Xiao Fuzi was shocked: "This is too blatant! They usually only come to kill and rob at night!"
The scarred man at the door glanced at the two men, his eyes lighting up: "Brother! There are two beauties here!"
What could Qi Qi do? He immediately used his dagger to pierce the scarred man's heart, killing one of them. Then another big brother appeared, the kind who had some martial arts skills, and his big knife was covered in fresh blood.
This time, Qi Qi was almost beaten to death. The two fought back and forth in a life-or-death battle. In the end, even Xiao Fuzi, who did not know martial arts, was exhausted. The two of them, one with a big knife and the other with a stool, ended the bandit's sinful life.
Who would have thought that this man was the leader of that group of bandits?
Later, a group of emaciated, dying sailors, who were said to be planning a rebellion, were about to support Qi Qi as their leader.
Qi Qi tried his best to refuse, but his leg was almost broken. During his recovery, the group of guys took it upon themselves to head north. Xiao Fuzi was completely clueless about the route map. By the time she came to her senses...
This group of people actually managed to navigate through treacherous waterways and paths for over ten days, relying on luck and the skills of veteran sailors. By the time Qi Qi realized something was wrong, the ship was already close to the Zhenbei Army's main camp...
This is absolutely insane!
What's even more unbelievable is that, because the Zhenbei Army is considered a "righteous army" in the Xia Kingdom, an unusually large number of civilians came to join the army. Moreover, compared to the majority, these people were physically quite good. In short, they successfully made connections and joined the local Zhenbei Army temporary militia camp...
What could Qi Qi and Xiao Fuzi do? Neither of them knew how to drive a boat, and turning around was clearly too late, especially since he was still recovering from his injuries...
There was a shortage of manpower everywhere, so Qi Qi devised a little trick and found Xiao Fuzi a copying job to pass the time.
After that, he lived in anonymity for a while, and then sent a letter to Luoyang, where Huangfu Yi might be going. The correspondence took two months, which is not a short time.
Two months later, news slowly arrived from the capital: Emperor Yongping had written an edict of self-reproach and an edict of abdication before passing away, and had made it clear that he intended to abdicate in favor of Gu Siyan, the general of the Zhenbei Army.
The Xia dynasty changed its surname to Gu.
Meanwhile, the bloody war subsided slightly, and the Prime Minister and some of the Ding'an soldiers who had not surrendered launched a failed coup. They fled south with a group of remnants and their whereabouts are now unknown.
The new dynasty established its capital in Luoyang, and all those who had served under the old dynasty were stripped of their political rights and status and exiled to various regions according to their crimes.
As for the former royal family members, Qi Qi had not heard any news yet. Worried, he and Xiao Fuzi immediately rushed to the old capital. The new emperor had just ascended the throne, and many political affairs must not have been handed over yet. Huangfu Jue should still be in the capital.
Just then, Tuoba Yi, who had changed his name, also arrived after receiving the letter to meet with Qi Qi. The Xianbei king had summoned him to his clan a few days ago, but Tuoba Yi did not obey and searched everywhere for Qi Qi's whereabouts.
Now that he knows he is going back to find Huangfu Jue, he is not unhappy, but he has no choice. After all, he can't bring himself to be cruel to Qi Qi, so he has to go back with him.
Qi Qi figured the plot was pretty much over. Gu Siyan had become emperor. Whatever happened in the future, his father Qi Defu was still alive and well, which was the best thing. Before Qi Qi returned to Luoyang to retire, he still wanted to see Huangfu Jue.
I don't know what to say or do when we meet, but I have to see him/her.
During the journey.
Qi Qi sought out Tuoba Yi to discuss life: "What are you going to do next?"
Tuoba Yi: "I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
Qi Qi: "No, no, no, you're still young, let's not talk about that now. Is there anything you want to do?"
Tuoba Yi was puzzled: "Only this. You promised to take me to see all the beautiful scenery in the world. You can't break your promise."
Qi Qi hesitated for a moment, then said, "No... I mean, um,"
Tuoba Yi appeared quite calm: "Okay."
Qi Qi was stunned.
In Qi Qi's eyes, Tuoba Yi was like a mannequin when he was young; everything he did was solely for his own ends, a cold and powerful child.
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