Gao Hongbin thought it was the remnant of the Sixth Prince, and quickly sent people to check the situation.
I took the package from Ling Jiheng and opened it, and saw that it contained four particularly disgusting-looking bottles.
Gao Hongbin frowned and struggled to open the cork. As luck would have it, it was the moldy one.
"What the hell is this?" Gao Hongbin threw it away subconsciously and rubbed it on himself in disgust.
The black-spotted guard next to him muttered, "This smells a bit like wound medicine!"
"Really?" Gao Hongbin asked in confusion and opened the remaining three bottles.
Except for one of them that was soaked in water and looked a bit disgusting, the other two were in normal powder form.
Gao Hongbin poured it out and smelled it, his eyes suddenly lit up: "It really is a golden medicine!"
After saying that, he looked at Ling Jiheng: "How did you pick it up?"
Ling Jiheng said embarrassedly, "My wife wanted to urinate, so she went to the grove and saw this rag on the branch.
I thought there were some hooligans, so I looked around, but I found nothing except these small porcelain bottles.
Gao Hongbin carefully examined the rags wrapped around the bottle, and suddenly thought of something. He said with surprise, "This was left by my benefactor. This is the clothes they wore!"
"But sir, why didn't the benefactor send the medicine directly?"
Gao Hongbin raised his hand and patted the other person's head: "Of course, it must have been left behind in a hurry!"
The man approached Gao Hongbin and whispered in his ear, "Sir, do you think it's possible that those two benefactors were sent by the Third Prince?"
Gao Hongbin frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. Perhaps he's just a chivalrous warrior who can't bear to see us being harmed by bandits!"
The group stopped worrying and, after making sure their benefactor had already left, sprinkled medicine powder on the wound and bandaged it with the hem of a not-so-clean piece of clothing.
Gao Hongbin threw one of the bottles of medicine to Ling Jiheng as a reward for him discovering these good things.
Ling Jiheng thanked them before returning to the Ling family to treat everyone's wounds.
By this time, most of the horse meat had been roasted.
In addition to the Ling family, other families also received medicine for their injuries.
In order to win people's hearts, Gao Hongbin also asked the guards with swords to help.
You know what, this trick is quite useful. At least everyone’s faces are not so gloomy anymore.
The body of the man in black was burned clean after a few hours.
The group set out again, feeling much more relaxed.
Nothing else, just a horse.
The sword-wielding guards did not monopolize the horses, but distributed the livestock equally among the four families.
As for how they distribute it internally, that’s not the concern.
In short, with the help of horses, many people have their hands freed up, and some weak or injured people can take the opportunity to rest.
The Ling family had four carts, and three horses were assigned to them. About twenty people took turns pushing the cart with the lightest cargo. It was extremely easy.
Gao Hongbin chose to turn a blind eye to Ling Jiren's ladle, Ling Jiyi's shovel, and Ling Jihao's kitchen knife. After all, without their help, the battle might be lost.
As for the fire stick in Chi Xingyue's hand, haha, I really don't want to complain about it.
No wonder she is called the fire-making girl, she really has a special liking for making fire.
If Chi Xingyue knew what the other person was thinking, he would definitely spit in his face.
What kind of person is this? This fire stick of hers has done a great service, and it has nothing to do with her "profession".
The group bypassed the official road and walked from dawn to dusk, and then from dusk to midnight. No one complained of being tired, and no one wanted to rest.
It was only when Gao Hongbin smelled a faint stench that he ordered his men to stop, dig a pit, and bury the dead compatriots.
As for why not do this at the scene of the incident?
Of course, they were afraid that the Sixth Prince's men would come and guess their identities through the corpses, leading to their pursuit.
Now, they are very far away from that place. Many people are crying while digging holes, saying that they will come and take over their conversation when they are settled in the future.
Chi Xingyue sighed and bit the dried meat bite by bite.
The other members of the Ling family also tried to reduce their presence.
The night gradually deepened, and there was no other light except the torch in the middle that drove away the wild beasts.
Gao Hongbin arranged guards with swords to keep watch at night, while the others slept peacefully.
So that you can get enough rest and continue your journey at full speed after dawn.
Chi Xingyue stopped making any small movements, lay on Ling Jiheng's legs, and fell asleep quickly.
They didn't know what they were dreaming about, but soon it was daybreak and they continued on their way.
The rest of the journey was relatively smooth, but the closer they got to Yingtian Prefecture, the more animal carcasses they encountered.
Some were burned to charcoal, some were drowned by floods, some had their feet hit by stones, some starved to death because they were unable to hunt, and some died of heat and thirst.
You can smell it from a long distance away, and there are a swarm of flies flying around.
Ling Jiheng looked very unhappy. When he told Gao Hongbin about the plague, his expression changed drastically.
"Are you serious?"
"Not sure, but it's better to be safe than sorry!"
Gao Hongbin agreed and asked everyone to cover their mouths and noses.
If possible, cover any exposed skin.
Although everyone was puzzled, they did as they were told.
Anyway, it was in the wilderness and no one laughed at their strange clothes.
"If anyone has a fever or cough, please report it to me immediately. I bought some medicine from the postmaster at the post station. Don't let a minor illness ruin your life on the road."
Gao Hongbin did not tell the truth for fear of causing panic, and even more afraid that someone would conceal the truth.
In this way, the group traveled day and night and finally arrived at Yingtian Prefecture on the 31st day of exile.
Gao Hongbin asked everyone to take off their veils from a distance to prevent the officers and soldiers in the city from becoming suspicious and not letting them enter the city.
Then he walked closer and shouted at the top of his voice, "I am Gao Hongbin, the messenger from the capital. Please, please come out to greet me, Yingtian Prefecture Governor."
The reason why they were so high-profile was that they were ambushed by two groups of people along the way.
Although they won in the end, Gao Hongbin was really scared.
Instead of being on guard everywhere, it is better to expose the difficulties.
As long as the people of Yingtian Prefecture knew that Lord Xuanzhi had brought the confiscated property into the city, his life and the lives of his men would be saved.
Gao Hongbin stood at the front of the team, looking disheveled, but his majesty could not be concealed.
Holding the imperial edict in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, the city guards who suspected his identity did not dare to be careless and immediately went to find the prefect.
Gao Hongbin did not enter the city, but stood at the city gate and was stared at by everyone.
The exiled prisoners stood guard around the cart, neither humble nor arrogant.
Half an hour later, the prefect finally arrived and looked at Gao Hongbin hesitantly, "Excuse me, sir, but do you have a decree from the Emperor?"
Gao Hongbin did not hide anything and told about his trip to Jiangnan to raid houses and the wildfire and robbers he encountered on the way.
"Sir Wei, I need to borrow your government office to stay for a while, and send someone to Shangjing to deliver a letter."
Wei Zhongheng's face looked like he was constipated.
Others might think that Gao Hongbin just wanted to find a place to rest, but he understood the twists and turns involved.
Gao Hongbin clearly had bad intentions. Not only was he seeking asylum, he was also trying to force him to take sides.
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