Chapter 19 Chapter 19 He was thinking that they were going to ride bikes, and also...
Xiaoyi refers to the undergarment that Liu Qingyue wore close to her body.
Liu Qingyue is a boy, but he also has to wear a bellyband like a woman.
After he got separated from his guards and maids, he only had a small garment left on him.
Last time he took a bath, he secretly washed his underwear.
Because he felt too embarrassed, he didn't dare to take it out to dry; instead, he let it air dry in the basement.
He remembered that he was well hidden. When did Qin Ren see him?
Qin Ren was worried that he didn't know how to put on underwear, and originally wanted to teach him, but Liu Qingyue kicked him out.
"Get out of here!"
lecher!
They keep talking about "small clothes" and then about underwear, they're shameless!
Qin Ren only recently learned that the people at Liu Qingyue's place don't wear underwear.
He thought about how uncomfortable it would be for them to travel such a long distance by bicycle and motorcycle, constantly feeling empty inside.
So he was very thoughtful and specially bought underwear for Liu Qingyue.
As it turned out, this person... didn't seem to appreciate it and even seemed quite angry.
What a stubborn old-fashioned person!
At this moment, the old-fashioned boy was blushing and holding up his underwear to himself.
This... this isn't something you wear on your butt, is it?
But Qin Ren just casually handed him something so secretive.
The thought that Qin Ren had just touched her made Liu Qingyue feel extremely embarrassed.
He, he doesn't want to wear such weird stuff!
With that thought in mind, he threw his underwear aside and quickly put on his thermal underwear.
To avoid being seen, he covered it with dirty clothes.
The thermal underwear Qin Ren bought for him was high-necked, and Liu Qingyue felt it was a little tight around her neck.
He tugged uncomfortably at his collar before putting on his down jacket and cotton trousers.
The thermal underwear is thick and lined with fleece. At this temperature, wearing just a thermal underwear set, a down jacket, and cotton pants is enough.
Qin Ren bought him the best clothes; the down jacket felt very light and thin, but it was actually very warm to wear.
The same goes for cotton-padded pants. To make walking easier, Qin Ren bought down-filled cotton-padded pants, which are much lighter than other cotton-padded pants.
After Liu Qingyue finished dressing and packed her things, she and Qin Ren went to his other world again.
Just as Qin Ren said, it was snowing where they were.
The snowflakes weren't very big, but because of the strong wind and very humid air, the weather was still quite cold.
Liu Qingyue had never been to the south, and he didn't know which way to go. He also didn't know the current situation in Dayong, so they needed to ask the locals for information.
Qin Ren brought him here mainly to inquire about the situation in Dayong and to ask them how they planned to head south.
Once he understood the situation, Qin Ren decided to travel alone.
Without Liu Qingyue by his side, Qin Ren's situation was much easier.
The two of them did not go to the city, but instead went to a nearby town.
The city has a large population and abundant food. If chaos breaks out, large numbers of refugees and bandits will attack the city first.
Even in towns, it's not exactly safe.
But if you don't go to the town, you can only go to the village.
The village is poorly located and has limited access to information. Many villagers rarely leave the village, so they may not know much about what's happening outside.
So the two of them discussed it and decided to go to the town to take a look.
The town they found was called Yulai Town, and when they arrived, the town was already in chaos.
Many people in the town were injured, and many houses were burned down, leaving a desolate and chaotic scene everywhere.
After Qin Ren and Liu Qingyue entered the town, many people initially avoided them because of their strange attire. Later, when they realized that they meant no harm and were just ordinary disaster victims passing by, people were no longer so afraid.
Liu Qingyue asked two people about the situation and gained some understanding of the current circumstances.
Many places in Da Yong are now in chaos, not only because of the previous famine, but also because of the invasion of Lin Ke's army from the north.
In fact, the army of Da Yong was not weak. It would not have been difficult for them to suppress the riots or deal with Lin Ke.
But it was precisely at this moment that the princes began vying for the throne, causing the situation to spiral out of control.
Fortunately, the south is relatively stable, so as long as they continue south, things won't be so dangerous.
Many people in Yulai Town also plan to go south to seek refuge with relatives.
They'll move back once things settle down.
Because these are ordinary people, they don't know which of the princes will eventually become emperor.
If someone were capable of being emperor, the current chaos should be resolved quickly.
The worst fear is that someone incompetent will end up in power, and then the common people will suffer even more.
Liu Qingyue told Qin Ren what she had found out, "Right now, the capital is in the midst of a power struggle for the throne, so nobody cares about these disaster victims. Let's continue south; it's said that things are relatively peaceful there now."
"How many princes does your Great Yong have?"
"There were twelve in total, but three died young, one was sickly, and another lived in seclusion in the cold palace. Now, there are probably fewer than seven who can truly seize the throne."
"What official position does your father hold? Does he side with any prince?"
“My father is the Minister of Rites, and he has always had a good relationship with the Fourth Prince.”
He had previously wanted to marry Liu Qingyue to the Fourth Prince, so he often invited the Fourth Prince to his home.
Qin Ren was a little surprised to hear this. "I didn't expect your father to be such a high-ranking official. Logically speaking, even if the capital is in chaos, he should follow the emperor, right? How could he have fallen so low that he has to flee with his family?"
Qin Ren keenly sensed that something was wrong. "As the capital of a country, the royal capital is usually heavily guarded. Even if there is a famine and a peasant uprising in the north, it can be resolved by simply sending in the army. After all, one side is a well-trained army, and the other side is starving famine victims. It doesn't seem like the royal capital should be in chaos."
Liu Qingyue finally realized what was going on, "You mean, my father knew in advance that the capital would be in chaos, so he led us away ahead of time?"
As for why we knew in advance?
It's very simple. He knew that a prince would seize the throne, and he might even be involved in it.
To prevent his family from being captured and used as bargaining chips by the opposing camp when the princes seized the throne, he fled the capital with his family well in advance.
To put it bluntly, Qin Ren felt that the lack of disaster relief in the north might be a scheme by certain individuals.
Why……
In feudal society, the lives of ordinary people were probably not even as valuable as those of ants on the roadside.
Qin Ren's world is so much better. It has advanced technology and medical care, and the country treats its people very well. People can eat and drink their fill, and they can even watch short dramas and read novels.
Afterwards, Qin Ren took Liu Qingyue and asked someone for directions to Yu Yang's residence.
Yuyang Prefecture is in the south, but that doesn't mean you can get there by just heading south.
Along the way, there are not only mountains and rivers, but also a dangerous forest, which is said to be filled with miasma, and people who go in will die.
They can't keep going south; they'll definitely have to take detours.
If you take a detour and don't know the way, you might end up going further and further away.
Liu Qingyue asked someone for directions, and the two of them prepared to leave the town.
Then, at that moment, a group of bandits suddenly broke into the town.
The moment Qin Ren saw the bandits, he immediately pulled Liu Qingyue into a house.
Seeing that no one was home, Qin Ren used his key to open a door and pushed Liu Qingyue inside.
He didn't leave immediately; he wanted to observe the situation further.
He's in town now, and there are plenty of houses there, so escaping would be easy for him.
As Liu Qingyue entered the passage, she glanced back at Qin Ren with some unease.
Seeing this, Qin Ren didn't give him a chance to speak and closed the door without hesitation.
Looking at the closed door, Liu Qingyue nervously walked down the corridor to the basement.
Because he was worried about Qin Ren's condition, he couldn't rest peacefully after returning home, and he was restless the whole time.
Meanwhile, on the other side, after Qin Ren came out of that house, he encountered two bandits.
Both bandits were armed. They saw that Qin Ren was alone and carrying something on his back.
Even though they thought Qin Ren's attire was strange and his height made him look somewhat like a foreigner, they weren't particularly afraid.
They were all men who had seen blood, and they were all armed, while the other man was alone and unarmed. They were quite confident that they could deal with him.
A bandit with a round face and small eyes pointed his knife at Qin Ren and shouted, "Stand there and don't move. Give us what you have."
His companion also said, "Don't move, behave yourself, or we'll chop your head off."
The two men were extremely arrogant. Later, seeing that Qin Ren was very cooperative and actually gave them the backpack, one of them walked forward with a smile, ready to see what good things were in the backpack.
Qin Ren couldn't understand their words at all, but he knew what they wanted.
He obediently threw off his backpack and watched expressionlessly as a bandit rummaged through his belongings.
The bandit had never seen compressed biscuits before, let alone recognized the luncheon meat cans in his backpack, so he couldn't resist sharing them with his companions.
Bandit: "What is this? It's so strange."
Upon hearing this, the round-faced bandit curiously came over to take a look.
In that brief moment, by the time he realized the danger, his companion had already fallen.
Qin Ren brandished the stun gun in his hand and saw the round-faced bandit glancing at his companion on the ground one moment and then looking at him with a ghostly expression the next.
Round-faced bandit: "You, how did you do that?"
He was so fast! He was standing there just a moment ago, and in an instant he was in front of them.
And... he didn't hear anything, what was in his hand, before his companion just collapsed to the ground.
Qin Ren, who couldn't understand what he was saying, raised an eyebrow and naturally had no way to answer his question.
Qin Ren shoved the stun gun into the round-faced bandit's face, and as the bandit fell, he took out a rope from his backpack and tied both bandits' hands and feet together.
After finishing all this, Qin Ren packed up his belongings and began to search the bandits' bodies.
The items on these bandits weren't their own at all, so Qin Ren didn't hold back when touching them.
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