Chapter 200 Taking the Official Road
Unexpectedly, when they hurried back to their destination, they found that the main group had already set off!
Calculating the time, they had already returned two hours late. Lu Chenhe could not wait for them for the sake of the overall situation. Everything was understandable.
Ding Xiaodie made a quick decision: "The team is large and slow, if we speed up we should be able to catch up."
After experiencing the previous incident with the sheep, Ding Rong's family is now much more peaceful.
Even Ding Xue, who wanted to complain, quietly shut up.
Ding Shan also took the initiative to carry his younger brother Ding Hao on his back.
As for the way forward, Yun Liu knew the way. He said that when he had nothing to do in the past, he would sneak out of the Bingdong Basin and go to the official road to peek at the people who occasionally passed by.
One can imagine how much this man wanted to see the outside world, but the only thing worth praising is that he did not betray the people of the Bangdong tribe and leave quietly.
After walking for about an hour, the sky began to light up slowly.
It was daybreak, and the sunlight gently caressed the top of the mountain, coating the treetops with a layer of golden light.
Only then did everyone see each other clearly, and everyone was hung up by the branches, with ragged clothes and disheveled hair.
The scene before my eyes was both sad and funny.
Looking at Ding Xiaodie's oval face covered with mud, cobwebs hanging in her hair, and a big hole on the shoulder of her clothes.
Yun Liu quickly lifted up his sleeves to wipe her forehead, and then helped her straighten her clothes around her shoulders.
This seemingly natural action left Ding Rong and his family speechless: "..."
Uh, men and women shouldn’t touch each other, doesn’t this kid know that?
Besides, Xiaodie's shoulders were exposed, and he dared to reach out his hand.
After everyone was stunned for a moment, Ding Rong, the eldest uncle, unconsciously began to protect his son: "Well, Master Yunliu, you Bingdong people are all literate, and there should be differences between men and women. Even though Xiaodie is still young and naive, you are already so old, and your hands... can you please not touch her carelessly?"
Yun Liu was stunned!!
o(╥﹏╥)o
"I...I just care about Xiaodie."
"No, no, as for Xiaodie's clothes tidying, her aunt and cousin will naturally take care of it. You'd better move aside!" Ding Rong actually blocked Xiaodie behind him like a father.
Yun Liu's face was filled with black lines, and he could only say awkwardly: "Yes, Guan Xin Ce Luan, I will listen to Uncle Ding's orders."
Ding Xiaodie held back her laughter. In fact, the action just now was just a casual pull.
What made her feel mixed emotions was that... Ding Rong's family actually treated her as their own family and protected her. Although Zhu, Ding Shan, and Ding Xue didn't say anything, their dissatisfaction with Yun Liu could be seen from their expressions.
Well, speaking of this person, if you dissect and analyze the human heart, it’s actually not that complicated.
"Okay, let's continue on our way!" Ding Xiaodie said calmly, hiding her emotions.
After walking a little further, they would soon reach the official road. Yun stayed in front to lead the way. He walked faster to explore the road in case there was an ambush by the desert soldiers.
Fortunately, everything went well. They finally got out of the dead branches and rotten leaves and walked onto the wide and smooth official road.
Ta-da-da!
Unexpectedly, just after I relaxed for a while, I heard the sound of horse hooves behind me.
Could it be that the desert soldiers are chasing us?
No one spoke. It was too late to hide now. Everyone's backs were stiff with nervousness.
Ding Xiaodie and Yun Liu turned their heads to look over at the same time.
...Fortunately, although the visitors were a small group of cavalry, judging from their attire, they were not desert soldiers. The only thing seen was the word "Qi" written on the chest of their armor.
They are soldiers from Qi and Yan, their own countries.
Ding Xiaodie told everyone in surprise: "Don't be afraid, we are one of us."
It seemed that they were coming from the direction of Yangliu Town. Ding Xiaodie wanted to ask them about the news about her father and Mr. Lu, so she rushed out without thinking twice.
"Several big brothers."
“Huh!”
The leading soldier saw a little girl suddenly rushing out of the road, and hurriedly tightened the reins. The warhorse was frightened and neighed loudly, raising its hooves high.
Fortunately, Yun Liu rushed out quickly, hugged Ding Xiaodie by the waist and turned her around, otherwise she would have been kicked by the horse's hooves.
After standing firm, Ding Xiaodie was also scared out of her wits and broke out in a cold sweat.
She didn't expect the other party to be so fast, and she didn't expect the horse to be frightened.
Both sides were frightened and relaxed for a moment. The cavalryman immediately started cursing: "Where did this beggar come from? How dare you block the way of the general?"
Ding Xiaodie: “…”
Yes, she just realized it now.
Times have changed. In the previous life, the goal of soldiers was to serve the people, but now soldiers are... I am the boss.
She felt a little regretful for rushing out, but since that was the case, she could only bite the bullet and ask, "Excuse me, sir, are you coming from the direction of Yangliu Town?"
"So what?" The soldier raised his chin proudly.
"Then may I ask if you have seen any civilians riding horses to Yangliu Town to see if there are any more Desert Soldiers?"
"Humph, Yangliu Town has now been requisitioned by General Minyuan, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter."
Another soldier urged impatiently, "Stop talking to her and leave quickly. We can't afford to miss military orders."
So the leading soldier said nothing more, squeezed his legs together to drive the horse, and galloped forward in a hurry.
This group of soldiers came and went in a hurry, but they left behind one main message.
"I've heard the Second Young Master mention this General Minyuan. He's the most victorious general in the Qi and Yan kingdoms of the Five Continents. Why is he stationed in Yangliu Town right now? Yangliu Town is close to the northern border. Could it be that he's already repelled the desert troops and defeated that nasty Gangbujili as well? Could it be that... the war is about to end?"
Watching them walk away, Ding Xiaodie murmured her analysis.
"That would be great if that were the case!"
"That's right, once the war is over, we won't have to wander around anymore!"
"Dad, can we go back to the village now?"
After listening to Ding Xiaodie's analysis, the Ding Rong family began to talk at once, as if the drought would end as soon as the war ended.
But at least life has a little extra protection, which is naturally a cause for celebration.
For Yun Liu, he had always lived in the basin, had never lacked food and drink, and had never been attacked by the desert soldiers, so he did not have much feeling about all this.
However, he still had his own opinion: "Since this General Minyuan is as powerful as my second brother said, and he has his troops stationed in Yangliu Town, then at least it means that we won't encounter desert soldiers along the way!"
"Yes, that's what happened."
Ding Xiaodie finally showed a lively smile, and the depressed mood she had been feeling for some time finally relaxed for once.
What she feared more than the drought was the slaughter among people.
What Ding Xiaodie didn't expect was that an hour later they finally caught up with the team, but she heard a shocking piece of news from Lu Chenhe.
(End of this chapter)
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