Chapter 13: Unshackled
"How do we get through this?" someone asked breathlessly.
This is a stream formed by a clear spring in the mountains over time. It doesn't look deep, but the stream is estimated to be at least two meters wide.
Shen Qingqian let go of Liang and Shen Zhe's hands, picked up a dry branch from the ground, walked to the stream, and tested the depth of the water.
Fortunately, the stream is no more than one meter deep.
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Shen Qingqian looked across the stream, then took a look at the surroundings. His expression changed slightly, and he blurted out, "I can't go over there!"
"Sixth sister, what's wrong?" Shen Xiao looked at her puzzledly.
Shen Qingqian took a deep breath and said, "Brother, look across here. There are no trees growing within five meters. Don't you think something is wrong?"
It was a dark night, and everyone could only see the pitch blackness on the opposite side, but they certainly did not see the tall trees that should be everywhere in the forest.
In fact, there was a swamp on the opposite side, which seemed to be quite large. If they ran over there recklessly, they would be completely finished.
The characteristics of the swamp were mentioned in an adventure documentary that Shen Qingqian had watched before.
"Ah, we can't get through. What should we do now?" Li Laosan stared at the opposite side, as if he wanted to glare a way out in front of him.
Chen Er looked across and said disdainfully, "What do you know, little girl? Why can't you go over there? I'll go over there and show you!"
As he spoke, he rolled up his trouser legs and went into the water, but after a few steps he stepped back on his own.
"Forget it, forget it. What will happen if I go there alone?" Chen Er yelled, his palms full of cold sweat.
He had only taken a few steps, but the mud under his feet was too deep, almost reaching his thighs. If he sank into it, who knows what would happen.
Shen Qingqian was too lazy to waste words with such a person, and directly said to Shen Xiao: "Brother, let's go upstream of this stream. The forest is dense up there, and the horses of the Jun people can't pass."
As a girl who never leaves the house, Shen Qingqian could only say these. In fact, she wanted to go upstream. The most important thing was that this direction was exactly the direction Jiang Goudan had led before. It was always better to follow the water source than to go all over the mountains to look for water.
The only downside is that they will have to take a detour after doing so, but right now they have to avoid King Zhao's army and hide from the Jun people, so this is the best option.
Li Laosan glanced at Shen Qingqian and muttered, "As expected of the granddaughter of the Taifu family, she's smarter than us rough folks."
After saying this, Li Laosan walked directly to the front of the Shen family and untied the shackles for Shen Xiao without saying anything. "Mr. Shen, I am a rough man. Please take care of the road ahead. Take us with you. In addition to letting you leave, as long as I, Li Laosan, can do anything else, just ask."
He finally understood that only the Shen family was reliable in this team, and the other families were a mess. The Chen family, which had not disbanded, was only thinking about escaping. If he wanted to reach northern Hubei alive, he had to follow the Shen family.
It is nonsensical to say whether he is afraid that the Shen family will run away. The Shen family has a clean family tradition and is loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Even if they suffer great injustice, they will not do anything treasonous.
This is also the reason why, except for Wang Mazi, other escorts were polite to the Shen family.
Chen Xiao and the others were somewhat surprised by Li Laosan's brilliant move, but now was not the time to delve into it. Chen Xiao stood straight and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your trust, sir. However, the road ahead is unknown and dangerous. I can only do my best."
Li Laosan also bowed and asked another escort to remove the shackles from Shen Jun and the others.
Seeing this, Chen Er also shouted, "Untie it for me too!"
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