After saying this, the middle-aged man stuffed the silver into the captain's arms.
The captain thought about it and realized that cutting in line wasn't a big deal.
He tucked the silver into his pocket and beckoned, "Come here and examine it carefully."
The people nearby, having heard that the person in the coffin had contracted a plague, all moved away, fearing they might be infected.
The approaching guards frowned upon hearing that the person had died from the plague, but dared not fail to investigate.
"Open the coffin," one of the guards ordered.
"Alright, alright." The middle-aged man hurriedly said to the funeral procession, "Open the coffin and let the officials inspect it."
The coffin was lowered, and the people moved further away, but their curiosity got the better of them, and they peered out from afar.
The coffin lid was opened, and inside lay a child of about twelve or thirteen years old, dressed in white mourning clothes. You could see his face and hands covered in red rashes as you got close to the coffin.
The captain dared not approach, fearing infection, but fearing that failure to investigate might lead to problems, he thought for a moment and said to another guard, "Go and find a doctor at a nearby clinic."
"Yes!" The guard hurriedly ran off, as long as he wasn't allowed to investigate, that was good enough.
A short while later, the guard brought over an elderly doctor from a nearby clinic.
The old doctor dared not disobey the order, so he put on a veil and walked to the coffin.
He first placed his hand on the child's neck and touched it, then looked at the rash on the child's face and hands, and bowed to the city gate captain, saying, "Reporting to your Excellency, this child has indeed died from the plague and has no pulse."
Hearing the old doctor say this, the city gate captain was relieved and was about to wave him through when he suddenly heard someone say, "Wait."
The group turned around and saw a troop of black-armored cavalry walking towards them, led by General Liu Jing.
Upon seeing Liu Jing, Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu, who were disguised as a middle-aged couple grieving the loss of their son, exchanged a glance, both feeling uneasy. This Liu Jing was not as easily fooled as the city gate captain.
The city gate captain saw Liu Jing and hurriedly went to greet him, saying, "Greetings, General Liu."
"Hmm, what's going on?"
"Reporting to the General, the son of this family died of the plague and is now being sent outside the city for burial. I have already asked a doctor to examine him, and it is confirmed that he died of the plague."
Liu Jing ignored the captain and rode his horse slowly around the coffin.
Xiao Yanchu had his hands behind his back, and his "relatives" also placed their hands on their waists without making a sound.
"Guards..." Liu Jing was about to say something when suddenly the sound of arrows pierced the air.
Liu Jing tilted his head, and an arrow grazed his ear before shooting straight into the side panel of the coffin.
Although Liu Jing dodged quickly, his ear was still pierced by the arrow, and blood flowed from the wound, dripping onto his black armor.
"Chase after them!" Liu Jing's eyes sharpened, and he spurred his horse to gallop in the direction from which the arrow had been shot, with the rest of the black-armored soldiers following suit.
Seeing this, Xiao Yanchu and Su Ruojin exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.
They didn't arrange for anyone to do this, so whatever the reason the other party took action, it was tantamount to helping them indirectly.
At this moment, the people in the city were urging them on. The city gate captain thought about the silver in his pocket, waved his hand, and said, "Let them pass."
And so, Xiao Yanchu and his group left Longxiao City carrying the coffin.
Arriving at a secluded spot on the outskirts of the city, Su Ruojin fed Yuan Hong, who was lying in a coffin, two pills, and Yuan Hong quickly woke up.
After Yuan Hong came out of the coffin, Hu Qing pulled open the bottom of the coffin and helped Da Pu out.
At this moment, guards also arrived.
The group led out the horses they had prepared beforehand and quickly headed towards Cangming Mountain.
After they left, several more guards came out and carried the coffin away.
Everything returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
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