Chapter 681 That little bastard is gone!
As soon as these words were spoken, the fire became quiet in an instant, leaving only the crackling sound of burning wood.
The expressions of several escorts changed.
They were all well-traveled people, and had heard of the earth-shattering case in the capital.
The princess was murdered, the murderer committed suicide, the princess went mad, and the entire Prince Yong's Mansion was in chaos.
"You mean... he is that woman's son?" A timid escort said in a trembling voice.
"That's almost right!" Wang Er's eyes turned greedy. "Think about it, why did the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo send him away? It's because his mother offended someone, and he became a jinx that no one wants!"
He looked around and said, "That little girl casually threw out a fifty-liang deposit. Do you think this kid has more money on him for travel expenses?"
There was a smell of danger in the air.
The timid escort swallowed his saliva and said nervously, "Brother Wang, this... this can't be done! What if the Zhenguo Mansion finds out? Will we still have our heads?"
"Idiot!" Wang Er spat disdainfully. "Why don't you use your brain? If he was really someone the Zhenguo Mansion valued, wouldn't Gu Junze have sent his own personal guards to escort him? Why would he have spent money to hire roughnecks like us?"
"I think this is clearly something those little brats did behind the scenes. They want to get this troublemaker as far away as possible!"
His voice was full of temptation: "As long as we take him..."
Wang Er made a gesture of wiping his neck, with a fierce look in his eyes.
"...Then we'll just say we've safely arrived in Jinguan City. The emperor is far away, so who would investigate our background just for a lost child?"
"The money he has on him might be enough for us brothers to live happily for several years!"
The flames danced, illuminating several faces distorted by greed and viciousness.
The fat-faced escort was tempted and licked his cracked lips.
"Wang Er has a point. This kid is a hot potato right now. If he dies, I'm afraid no one will care."
"But..." The timid escort wanted to say something.
"But that's bullshit!" Wang Er slapped him on the back of the head. "Fortune and honor are achieved through risk! It's settled! Let's find a secluded mountain road tomorrow and start!"
In the corner, Lin Jiayou, wrapped in a straw mat, had already become as stiff as iron.
He closed his eyes tightly, his long eyelashes trembling constantly, and heard every word clearly.
Fear spread from the soles of his feet to his heart.
Mom, they want to kill me.
His hands, hidden under the straw mat, had unknowingly clenched into fists.
His mother grabbed his hand before she died, and the words she gave him exploded in his ears.
"Live well..."
He bit his lips tightly, not daring to make a sound, for fear that the pack of vicious wolves would discover that he was awake.
He can't die.
He had to escape before daybreak.
He held his breath and listened carefully until the breathing of the escorts became heavy and long, and the smell of alcohol mixed with snoring echoed in the temple.
The time has come.
He slowly pulled his body out from under the straw mat like the lightest civet cat, not even daring to breathe.
He glanced at the bundle of clothes not far away and knew that he could not take it with him, so he quietly took away the purse containing small change and a silver note hidden on his body.
With the faint moonlight outside the temple, he moved step by step towards the dilapidated temple gate.
Finally, he escaped from the dilapidated temple that was like hell and plunged into the dark jungle.
Almost at the same moment his figure disappeared, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the dilapidated temple, followed by Wang Er's furious roar: "That little bastard is gone!"
"Chase after them!"
The fire lit up instantly, and the sound of chaotic footsteps and curses came from far away.
Lin Jiayou ran desperately into the depths of the forest. Sharp branches scratched his cheeks and arms, but he felt no pain. There was only one thought in his mind.
run!
Survive...
Relying on his small size, he chose to go through narrow paths that were overgrown with thorns and difficult for adults to pass through.
The flames and shouts behind him kept chasing.
"Over there! I see a shadow!"
"Damn it! Catch him and I'll skin him alive!"
In a panic, his feet slipped and his body stumbled forward, and he ran to the edge of a steep cliff.
It was bottomless below, and only the whistling of the wind could be heard.
He turned around in despair, looking at the torches that were getting closer and closer behind him. The jumping lights were like ghost eyes that were taking his life.
There is no way to escape.
Mom, is my son useless?
Soon, I will be reunited with my mother...
Just when he felt completely hopeless, a dark shadow descended from the sky, passed by like a ghost, and dragged him into the bushes nearby.
Lin Jiayou was so frightened that before he could even let out a scream, a rough and powerful hand covered his mouth tightly.
"Don't make a sound. Don't move if you want to live."
Lin Jiayou's movements froze instantly.
Through the gaps between the swaying branches, he saw the bodyguards holding torches chasing to the edge of the cliff, the firelight illuminating their hideous faces.
"Where is he? I clearly saw him running towards this side just now!" Wang Er looked around angrily.
"Could it have fallen?"
One of the escorts looked down the dark cliff, only to feel dizzy and quickly retreat: "It's so high, if you fall down, you will be smashed into a pulp."
"It's his bad luck! He saved us the trouble!" Wang Er spat on the ground. "Let's go! Go back to sleep!"
Several people cursed, holding torches and turned away.
The big hand covering Lin Jiayou's mouth did not release until the fire and sound completely disappeared in the dense forest.
Lin Jiayou gasped for breath and was able to see clearly the person who saved him.
A middle-aged man with a broken arm was carrying a large backpack.
"Who are you?" Lin Jiayou asked with courage.
The man didn't answer, but just looked him up and down, then took out a water bag from his arms and handed it to him.
Lin Jiayou looked at him, hesitated for a moment, then took it and drank a few sips in big gulps.
The cool water slid across his parched throat, clearing his confused thoughts a little.
"It's not safe here, come with me." The man said briefly and turned to leave.
Lin Jiayou hesitated for a moment, but finally followed.
He knew that this was his only way to survive.
The man took him through the rugged mountains and forests at a very fast pace, and Lin Jiayou almost had to crawl to follow him.
He didn't know who this person was or where he was going, but his intuition told him that this person didn't seem to be a bad person.
At dawn, the man took him to a village.
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