Set off to the west.
Li Ran didn't have much property, and he couldn't even tell what he had. Except for a few letters brought from Luoyi, the few possessions he had saved in Qufu this year had all been converted into fines and used as travel expenses. The other things are just some items that Shusun Bao and Luhou usually rewarded him.
Li Ran has always taken these external things very lightly. The most he could do was to leave a thought, so in addition to the writings, his carriage only had a few changes of clothes in his package, plus Sun Wu's escort, so the carriage was light and simple, nothing more than that.
So, another chase began.
This pursuit began the moment Li Ran left Qufu City. The black-clad warriors who came to pursue him formed a group of at least a hundred people, crouching in a forest, waiting for Li Ran.
This is not the first time Li Ran has been chased. In his memory, his life seems to have always been accompanied by chases.
However, fortunately, he was more thoroughly prepared this time, and the place was not too far from Qufu, so the group of men in black were cleaned up by the secret guards arranged by Shusun Bao as soon as they appeared.
Blood was sprinkled all over the ground, and the smell of dead branches and rotten leaves mixed with blood made people feel suffocated for a moment.
"I don't know why sir rejected Dr. Shusun's kindness? If we have them to escort us out, we will be relatively safe even out of Lu country."
In the realm of Lu State, the Ji family may not dare to let go of the pursuit of Li Ran. After all, some things will not be glorious enough once they are brought to the table.
Once they leave the territory of Lu State and are not under the jurisdiction of Lu State, Ji can freely pursue Li Ran. Li Ran refused the retainer escort arranged by Shusun Bao, and it seemed that he was seeking his own death.
Unexpectedly, Li Ran said:
"The chaos in the Lu Kingdom started in Sanhuan and should end in Sanhuan. If I accept the good intentions of Dr. Shusun, it will only intensify the struggle between the Shusun family and the Ji family. At that time, Ji Sunyi will protect me because of Dr. Shusun. , the two sides are bound to fight to the death. Once the three-huan struggle reaches this point, even if the Marquis of Lu takes power, it will be of no avail."
"The resurgence of the Lu State cannot avoid Sanhuan after all."
When the Marquis of Lu first took over the throne, everything still needed to be stable, especially among the Three Huans. Now, in the face of the Ji family's deliberate revenge, any small-scale friction may cause large-scale unrest. This is what the Ji family likes to see most at the moment. , but it is what Li Ran least wants to see.
After all, he has left Qufu, and everything here will be out of his control. Therefore, he naturally wanted to ensure that Lu Hou could continue to maintain the balance in front of him in the safest way.
"Mr. always thinks of others, but does not consider his own safety. It is really admirable."
"Sir, you only have a few horses and a carriage, and you have two more followers. You are traveling alone. If something unexpected happens along the way, who will think about you?"
Sun Wu looked at Owl Wings who was sitting with him, and asked Li Ran who was sitting in the chariot in confusion.
"Hey, our young master, he has always been like this since he came out of Luoyi. I guess he won't be able to change this in his lifetime."
Owl Wing spoke very calmly, as if he was already used to it. He didn't blame anyone, nor did he blame others. After he finished speaking, he just closed his eyes and rested his mind. While Sun Wu listened, he fell into deep thought again.
After all, this is an era where "everyone is self-interested". Everyone is vying to work hard for their own future and destiny. Why isn't Li Ran the same?
They didn't understand that it was because they had never had Li Ran's experience, or they had no memory of Li Ran in later generations.
If he had Li Ran's memory, he would understand Li Ran's thoughts, or Li Ran's perspective, which can be called God's perspective.
And Li Ran happens to have such a perspective. With thousands of years of accumulated cultural knowledge, he knows very well what kind of people are needed most in this era, and he knows very well that the impact his life and death can have on such an era is actually minimal.
Therefore, instead of cherishing your life, it is better to be more magnanimous. After all, everyone is destined to die, and being able to leave a name in history is considered worthwhile.
But even Li Ran himself never realized that this was actually a huge change from his thoughts when he first escaped.
When he escaped from Luoyi, he only thought about how to save his life and how to continue living.
However, after experiencing the Lu State incident, in more than a year, his thoughts have disappeared. What replaced him was another state of fearlessness, a spirit that drove him to constantly dig out the secrets of history and push the wheels of history.
He wants to live, and at the same time, he wants to live a meaningful life.
…
Leave Lu and enter Wei.
This journey only took Li Ran half a month, but just after he left the border of Lu State, Ji's pursuit suddenly became more intense.
First of all, in a wilderness, Li Ran had just left Guanyi on the border of Lu and Wei, and when he had nowhere to go to the village and no store behind, Ji's black warriors appeared again, and more than a hundred people appeared at the same time. , the shouts of killing suddenly became endless.
"drive!"
When Sun Wu saw this, he couldn't help but stab the horse's buttocks, and the carriage suddenly sped away at great speed, and a "car chase drama" was staged.
It is very difficult for these warriors without bows and arrows to hunt down targets while moving quickly.
Therefore, facing the carriage that was running wildly, the only way the black warrior could think of was to hold on tight all the way and wait for an opportunity to slash the carriage with his long sword.
This gave Sun Wu a chance.
After all, Sun Wu was born in martial arts, and his ability to drive horses was obviously better than theirs. I saw Sun Wu riding his horse and calmly responding to the challenge. After a chase and killing, half of the black warriors fell down.
The remaining other half was about to catch up with Li Ran's carriage, but unexpectedly, Li Ran took out a bunch of white powder from the carriage and sprinkled it towards the group of black warriors.
But when a large amount of white powder was suddenly sprinkled on the carriage, the black-clothed warrior who was following him was blinded by the white powder and fell down, screaming in agony.
But all Li Ran could do was to stop the pursuit from one side of the carriage. Seeing this, the black-clad warrior on the other side hurriedly jumped onto the carriage and slashed at Li Ran's arm with his sword.
Owl Wing took over the carriage, while Sun Wu was killing other black warriors beside the carriage. When he caught a glimpse of this scene from the corner of his eye, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
He hurriedly threw out the bronze sword in his hand and stabbed the man, but the man had quick eyes and quick hands. He turned over and dodged. His body rolled on the hood of the car, and he saw the bronze sword in his hand heading straight for Li Ran's head.
At this moment, a sharp sound pierced the air suddenly sounded.
"call out!"
A sudden arrow just hit the heart of the black-clad warrior. The warrior fell from the roof of the car and lost his breath in an instant.
Seeing this, other black warriors immediately followed one after another and wanted to jump on the roof of the car.
Then, another sharp arrow shot through the air, disrupting the pace of the three people.
The black-clothed warrior looked deep into the woods and saw clearly that someone was secretly helping Li Ran. Knowing that the pursuit would be unsuccessful, he only pursued him for two miles before finally giving up.
When Sun Wu saw the villain retreating, he reined in the reins. At this time, Li Ran poked his head out of the carriage and saw a dead silence in the bushes on the wilderness. It didn't look like there was anyone at all.
But the three arrows just now were obviously man-made, but it seemed that the man didn't want him to know his existence at the moment.
"It seems that our three lives are quite valuable."
Sun Wu was optimistic by nature, so when he saw someone helping him, he immediately started joking with Li Ran and Owl Wings.
Li Ran also smiled and said:
"Those who want us to die think our lives are valuable, and those who don't want us to die also think our lives are valuable. In this case, we have to keep this life well, and maybe we can exchange it for something in the future. Drink money.”
"Drink money?"
Drinking is a rare thing these days. Not to mention Sun Wu, even Li Ran only drank twice in Qufu for a year.
One time was invited by Ji Sun Yiru, and the other time was at the palace banquet after Lu Hou ascended the throne.
It’s just that the wine these days is called Li, and the production of Li requires a large amount of grain. In this era of war and war, the people are hungry and full. Where can the grain be produced to brew Li? Woolen cloth? Therefore, drinking wine was a treatment that only a few nobles had.
When Sun Wu attacked Ji's city in Juhu, in order to reward the three armies, he drank it once in the military camp and never again since then. Therefore, he was a little unfamiliar with drinking wine, but he was still full of expectations.
"Wine is wine. When we get to Zheng in the future, we will have a good drink. This escape from death will not be in vain, right?"
Li Ran was talking and smiling, seemingly not paying attention to the chase just now.
Seeing such optimistic and heroic Li Ran, Sun Wu was also infected by him, and he immediately said with great pride:
"Please rest assured, sir. For this sake, Wu Ye will definitely escort you to Zheng Guo safely!"
After saying this, both of them raised their heads and laughed.
Facts have proved that Li Ran is still very aware of his situation. His journey of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" has just begun when he entered the Wei Kingdom. He used the word "escaping from death" very appropriately.
Just two days later, there was another sudden attack and killing, again in a wilderness. This group of black warriors seems to be tireless, and their ghosts are always there.
The dozens of people who died in the previous two days were replaced in just two days. All this also puzzled Li Ran. How capable is the Ji family that they can actually mobilize so many warriors? And this is still in Weiguo! This obviously did not match his impression of Ji's strength.
Even if the Ji family could cover the sky with one hand in the Lu State, why could they arrange so many people in the Wei State? All of this seemed very strange, but I couldn't figure it out for the moment.
The attack was even more violent, and Li Ran almost died under the sword of one of the warriors. But as Li Ran said himself, people who didn't want him to die also believed that his head was very valuable.
And at the critical moment, a large group of people dressed in ordinary warrior costumes would always appear on the scene. They would chase the black warriors and beat them up, and Li Ran could always "escape from death" with his life.
And when he wanted to ask who the masters of the samurai who rescued him were, these people left in a hurry after rescuing Li, ignoring him at all.
Even Li Ran couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this, and thought to himself: There are still people who do good deeds without leaving their names these days?
Doubts remain doubts, but my life was saved anyway. This is ultimately a good thing for Li Ran.
