Since this accident, Muling has increased the number of people to guard Yi Xin. Every day when he takes a walk, even in Muling, a group of soldiers must follow him unhurriedly.
In name, it is to serve the prince, but in fact it is to monitor!
Yi Xin's life has not changed much. He still offers incense and kowtows to his father every morning and evening, then reads, does boxing and goes for a walk. He just gets through the day day by day!
But no one noticed that Yi Xin would cast his gaze to the far south of Baoding Prefecture from time to time!
Ten days have passed since the accident. Has Isiha escaped?
During these ten days of suffering for Isiha, it took ten days for him to travel more than a hundred miles of mountain roads. These ten days were spent sneaking through the mountains, for fear of encountering searching soldiers!
The terrain of the entire southern part of Zhili is based on the Taihang Mountains in the west and the entire Great Plains extending to the east!
The official road from the capital to Baoding actually runs along the edge of the mountains. Yisiha wanted to test the plains many times, but every time he found that the inspections near the entire Zhili official road were several times stricter. !
It scared him back every time. For these ten days, he could only drink spring water in the mountains, catch game, and sometimes go to small villages in the mountains to steal some food.
Like a lost dog struggling in the mountains, not knowing the road, I could only keep walking forward in the south direction!
In just these ten days, Isiha went from being a handsome young man who could charm Cixi to death, and suddenly became a beggar who had lost his family, with his hair falling all over his forehead and growing an inch.
The clothes on his body were tattered and smelly, and his face was covered with dust and dirt. He didn't dare to take out the sword, so he put it on his back against his flesh and tied it with a hemp rope. He then put on his jacket and put the scabbard on his back. The skin on my back is worn out!
The key is hunger. Hungry from the depths of his soul. He didn't dare to hunt blatantly on the way to escape. He didn't dare to burn the prey with fire. He could only eat it raw!
The most terrible thing is that there is no salt. He has basically not eaten salt for ten days, and his body feels weak. People can't survive without salt. Salt is metabolized by walking and sweating every day. Without supplements, people will become less and less energetic!
Isiha was suffering every day. Being able to survive to Baoding was the hope that kept him going, but his last hope was shattered on the tenth day!
A large river blocked his way. The river was very wide and long, and it seemed impossible to go around it. Isiha tried to go around it several times but did not find any shoals or bridges.
When he found an ancient stone tablet at a bend in the river, he realized that the river was Xushui River!
"It's over...this is me, Tianjue!"
The bridges and ferries must be guarded by officers and soldiers. This is impossible to cross. The current is fast and I don’t have the physical strength to risk swimming across the river. Isiha’s water quality is not good in the first place and he can paddle a little bit. He has no ability to cross such a big river. Method!
Yisiha had seen the map of Zhili. He knew that after crossing the Xushui River, he could see Baoding Prefecture within twenty or thirty miles, but such a close distance still stopped him.
what to do? Isiha struggled and struggled in the wilderness for most of the day. In the end, he had no choice but to venture into the village!
Not daring to go to large villages and towns, Isiha walked upstream of the river. At the junction of the mountains extending to the plains, a small village of twenty or thirty households appeared in front of him among the dense woods!
This is not the kind of dense village on the plains, but a jagged and scattered hilly village, with many houses not next to each other!
Isiha deliberately messed up his hair, made his face dirty, and walked into the village pitifully!
The beggar came into the village, and many big yellow dogs who looked after the house barked. When many people saw the beggar coming, they rolled their eyes and closed the courtyard door directly!
When spring comes and there is no harvest, who has extra food to share with you as a beggar?
Feeling the desolation of the world, Isiha touched the silver coins and banknotes hidden in his arms, sighed and continued to pretend to be his beggar, walking past one house after another!
After passing seven or eight houses and going around several forks, Isiha suddenly noticed the scent of wood coming from the edge of the village. He took a closer look at several squares of wood piled outside a small courtyard. This courtyard should be a carpenter's home. ah!
The craftsmen should be from relatively well-off families. I went to them to order food. Isiha made up his mind and walked over!
When he reached the door and looked through the crack in the door, Isiha was shocked. It turned out that there were three or four unprocessed coffins in the courtyard. It turned out that this was a coffin shop!
It doesn’t matter what kind of coffin you have or not, the people who came out of Isiha’s ghost gate are not afraid of these things like you anymore!
He knocked on the wooden door, but there was no response. He knocked again and there was still no response. He stretched out his hand and pushed the wooden door open with a creak!
Isiha walked into the small courtyard and looked carefully, wanting to find something to eat first. After walking half a circle in the courtyard, a girl appeared at the back door of the main house!
"Hey...who are you? Why are you breaking into other people's homes? I called someone..." The little girl was about to yell and get out!
Isiha's heart pounded and he knelt down, "Girl, help me...Girl, please help me...I'm a beggar, I'm hungry! Please give me a bite to eat, girl...wuwuwu..."
He started crying with runny nose and tears. The little girl was shocked at that time. How had she ever seen such a thing in such an old age?
"You...are you a beggar? Are you not a bad person?"
"Girl... I run a small business. I encountered bandits on the road. All the goods and money were robbed. I have been hungry for several days..."
"Please give me some food, girl, please... show some kindness!"
When the little girl heard this, "Are you from the capital city? This accent is from that side of the capital city... I went to work with my father in the north, and people from the capital city speak like this..."
"Yes, yes... I'm from the capital! I'm in trouble... Please help me, girl!"
The little girl was still kind, "Then wait a moment...I'll show you!"
Swinging her braids, the girl turned around and entered the wing. Looking at the girl's back, Isiha swallowed hard!
A few slices of pickles, two cold steamed buns, and a bowl of warm water really saved Isiha's life. He had never eaten such delicious food in his life, and he swallowed the dry steamed buns with a sigh of relief. !
Those pickle slices are even more delicious than the Man-Han banquet in the palace!
Three or two people finished eating one bun. At this time, the door was pushed open and an old man walked in: "Huh? Shan Tao! Who is this person? How can you let a stranger enter your home?"
Come on, this girl’s biological father is here!
"Dad... that's a man in trouble. He's a businessman in the capital. He encountered bandits and fled to our village... he needs food!"
"Didn't you always say that we should do good deeds and accumulate merit? I will give him something to eat..."
Shantao ran over and shook his father's arm, sticking out his tongue and saying coquettishly!
Isiha quickly kowtowed, "Uncle, I'm not a bad person. I'm from the capital. I'm really in trouble!"
