Fortunately, this kind of weather only lasted for one day, and the weather cleared up from the second day.
…
Since separating from Shen Li, Pei Yu and his servants have been traveling during the day. At night, he would take out the parchment scroll to study.
This parchment scroll has turned yellow and looks very old. It is the item in the box that Chen Li helped him open last time.
It is said that this treasure map contains the treasures of the previous dynasty, but the previous dynasty was three hundred years ago, and many cities and places have changed. Pei Yu couldn't tell where it was for a moment.
He had no choice but to take a rubbing of the most obvious mountain and hand it over to his subordinates for investigation. However, this was a time-consuming and labor-intensive project, and the results would not be seen in the short term at least.
As time was getting darker, Tianqing walked into the study holding a cup of ginseng tea. Seeing his master reading a parchment scroll, he lowered his head and put the teacup on the table.
"master."
Pei Yu came back to his senses and glanced at the sky outside. "What time is it now?"
"The beginning of the Zi hour."
After hearing this, Pei Yu put away the parchment scroll in his hand and carried it with him.
He couldn't guarantee that he would be absolutely safe at all times, so it was safest to keep the most important things with himself.
"Is An Yi back?"
"Not yet, but according to their pace, they should be here in two days."
Pei Yu recalled the vague gaze he had encountered outside today and said softly, "Send a message to An Yi, and ask him to take another route."
"yes."
Although Tianqing didn't know why his master wanted to change the route temporarily, he just had to do it.
Soon, the light in the study was blown out. After Pei Yu washed up, he lay on the bed. Now that he had some free time, he inevitably thought of Chen Li. He wondered if they had reached Suzhou?
According to their pace, they should be able to reach Suzhou in a few days. However, he is now busy with trivial matters in the capital and may not be able to leave for a while.
Thinking of this, someone sighed deeply and decided to deal with all the mess around him first!
…
Shen Jiaojiao and her group were queuing at the city gate, waiting for free porridge. The city looked relatively wealthy, and many families at the city gate were giving out free porridge.
The path they took had long been different from that of Shen Changshan and his group, and now the two sides were walking in completely different ways.
Before, they still had a lucky mentality that they might meet Shen Changshan and others again, but now they no longer have such thoughts at all.
Shen Jiaojiao looked at the maids and servants distributing porridge at the city gate with a trace of numbness in her eyes. When will such days end?
No, no, she can't just sit there and wait for death!
Her life, Shen Jiaojiao, shouldn't be like this!
If she was hesitant at first, after Shen Jiaojiao got the bowl and saw the porridge in it, the reluctance in her heart became stronger and stronger.
After a quick glance, he saw that they were all refugees. He suppressed his thoughts for the time being and had to find a suitable time to leave the team.
Old Shen’s family is almost out of food, and now they rely entirely on the food she finds to survive. She has never thought about what will happen to the family if she leaves?
In other words, from the day her mother died and the day she suffered unfair treatment, these were no longer within her consideration.
Shen Jiaojiao finally got the opportunity she had been waiting for. Three days later, they were walking on the road when a luxurious carriage came from behind, followed by two more carriages. Not far ahead was a group of more than 100 refugees.
Shen Jiaojiao looked at the carriage, then at the refugees not far away, and a smile that must have been ambiguous appeared on the corner of her mouth.
When the carriage drove into the middle of the refugee group, the refugees around it scattered. Although the few sword-wielding guards nearby reacted promptly, there were too many refugees and they were unable to do anything for a while.
Even the carriage was pushed by them, and the horses were frightened and neighed restlessly on the spot.
Soon, several refugees climbed into the three carriages and started to grab the food when they saw it. The young man in brocade clothes was so scared that he stood there in a daze.
“You, you guys…”
Shen Jiaojiao rushed over there as soon as the crowd started to riot. She couldn't stand this kind of life anymore and decided to take a gamble!
“Jiaojiao!”
"Auntie, where are you going?"
Shen Wensong and Shen Changfeng were worried and followed Shen Jiaojiao.
Shen Jiaojiao struggled to squeeze into the crowd. During this period, she didn't know how many times she was beaten, even several punches on the face, but she didn't care about it. She tried her best to run towards the carriage in the center.
At this time, the horse began to gallop rapidly. Shen Jiaojiao climbed onto the carriage and was almost thrown off. Fortunately, she was quick-eyed and quick-handed and grabbed the wooden board, which barely stabilized her.
This most luxurious carriage was abandoned by the refugees because there was no food. Now there was only the young man in brocade clothes inside.
“Ah~”
The horse was running at a very fast speed, and the boy was hit on the head inside the carriage, and he immediately cried out in pain.
It was the first time that Shen Jiaojiao saw this scene. She was very anxious. She secretly told herself not to be anxious, and then she mustered up the courage to pick up the reins.
The horse and the carriage rushed out of the crowd and ran into the woods.
"Master!"
Seeing this, several guards stopped arguing with the refugees around them and simply removed the carriages from the other two horses and quickly rode after them.
Shen Jiaojiao pulled the reins with all her might, trying her best to soothe the horse, and the horse finally stopped after running for a long time.
“Ouch~”
The boy had already secured his body in the carriage in a panic. Through the shaking curtain, he could only see a graceful figure outside, and from the back it was a girl.
Finally, the horses stopped and the two men took a full incense stick of time to recover.
Shen Jiaojiao sorted out the expression on her face and looked back at the boy cautiously, "Are you okay?"
In the mind of the young Xie Yunchi, although Shen Jiaojiao was not good-looking at the moment and her face was a little thin and sallow, her eyes were extremely beautiful, just like a newborn fawn, looking at him with a pair of wet eyes.
"No, it's okay!"
The young master coughed lightly, rubbed his red and swollen forehead, stood up and got off the carriage. Seeing this, Shen Jiaojiao also turned around and got off the carriage.
But the moment she turned around and got off the carriage, a very faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Sir, are you injured anywhere else?" Shen Jiaojiao pointed at his forehead and asked cautiously.
"It's okay. How about you? Are you hurt?"
Shen Jiaojiao shook her head and gave a shy smile. Soon, Xie Yunchi's guards caught up with her.
"Third Young Master, how are you?"
"No problem, let's go."
When he turned around and got on the carriage, he thought of Shen Jiaojiao beside him, “Can you go with me?”
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