Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system
Chapter 387 Parting ways
Chapter 387 Separate Paths
"Work when the sun rises, rest when the sun sets..."
"Dig wells to drink water, till the fields to eat rice..."
"I'm driving a cart when I have time, the donkey's hooves are in a hurry..."
"The sky covers the earth, who cares who is the emperor..."
On the winding mountain road, an old man was sitting on a donkey cart and singing a catchy tune loudly.
But just as he cracked the whip to a rhythmic rhythm, he heard an excited roar from the forest in front of him on the right.
"There's someone here! I see the way!!"
The old man pulled the donkey cart and looked in the direction where the sound came from, but he saw a black shadow rushing towards him in the old forest where no one could pass.
Before he could react, a black-armored figure rushed out of the woods and landed steadily on the mountain road.
Looking at the bewildered old man, Zuo Yunfeng took big strides and ran forward.
"Excuse me, old man, what is this place?"
As Zuo Yunfeng asked, three more figures rushed out of the forest and landed on the mountain path.
Qian Zhaode was carried here by Lu You and Lu Yi. The woods nearby were too dense. He was not a warrior and could not use the trees to jump.
The old man finally recovered from his shock.
"My fellow soldiers...are you lost in the mountains?"
"Yes." Zuo Yunfeng said happily, "We have been walking in the mountains for a day and a night. If we hadn't heard your chanting just now, we might have turned to somewhere unknown."
The old man smiled and waved his hand when he heard this, but his eyes kept moving on the black armor worn by several people.
"It's all fate, it's all fate..."
The old man said with a smile, then slowly turned the donkey cart around.
"Eh?" Zuo Yunfeng called out suspiciously, "Old man, why did you turn back?"
"I forgot to lock the door when I went out." The old man said with a smile, then he got on the donkey cart and whipped it hard: "Go!!"
"Uncle! You haven't told us where this is?"
Zuo Yunfeng tapped his feet lightly and leapt to catch up to the old man.
"You have to tell me where this road leads to, right?"
"I don't know!" The old man waved his hand and said, "I'm not from here, go!"
"By now the news of the Jin soldiers entering the country should have spread. The old man was frightened by the sight of us wearing black armor."
Qian Zhaode walked forward and said, panting.
"You are all young men, and you are too polite in your words, but it won't work against such people."
As he spoke, Qian Zhaode took a deep breath and shouted.
"That old man in front of me!! If you dare to take another step, I will chop you down!"
"Uh-huh!!!"
Following Qian Zhaode's shout, the old man pulled the donkey's reins to stop the vehicle, then got off the vehicle swiftly and knelt down in front of Zuo Yunfeng.
"My fellow soldiers, I am just a farmer, I have nothing and my hands and feet are weak, I am really not worth killing..."
Seeing this scene, the three warriors Lu You, Zuo Yunfeng and Lu Yi were all silent.
It is better to force someone with a knife than to persuade him with kind words.
It has to be said that the common people also have their own sorrows.
Constable Qian Zhaode was already accustomed to such scenes.
He walked forward slowly, stretched out his hand and slammed the machete on the donkey cart, scaring the old man so much that he trembled all over.
"Old man, answer whatever I ask you."
"If you say one wrong word that makes me unhappy, I will chop you up immediately. Do you understand?"
"I understand." The old man knelt on the ground, as helpless as a quail.
"This is where?"
"Wutong County, Qingzhou Prefecture." The old man pointed in the direction of the donkey's head and said, "That's my hometown, Miaoshan Village. It's a small mountain village with more than 20 households."
Qian Zhaode pointed to the rear of the car and asked, "Is that the way to Wutong County?"
"It leads to the official road. After reaching the official road, go west for twelve miles to Wutong County."
"Go east for thirty miles and you will be out of Qingzhou Prefecture and at the border of Dingrang County in Yanzhou Prefecture."
Looking at the old man kneeling on the ground and trembling with fear, Lu You couldn't help but think of Uncle Li who drove a donkey cart in Heyuan Village.
I don’t know where my uncle, aunt and the people of Heyuan Village are now.
"Old man, get up."
Lu You helped the old man up and spoke softly.
"We are not the black-armored and golden soldiers. The clothes on our bodies were only stripped from corpses to save our lives. You don't have to worry about us harming you."
The old man smiled and bowed: "Thank you, all the soldiers, for not killing me."
Seeing the old man's obvious expression of disbelief, Lu You reached out and "took out" five taels of silver from the package.
"Take us to the official road, and I'll give you five taels of silver to buy you food."
Following Lu You's words, the old man actually knelt down again.
"My dear military officers, I will never say anything nonsense. I beg you to give me a way to live..."
Before the old man could finish his words, he heard the sound of swords being unsheathed.
Qian Zhaode placed the sword, which was full of gaps and dried blood, against the old man's neck.
"Take us to the official road, and leave now."
"Let's go, let's go now!"
The old man quickly stood up and turned the donkey cart around, not daring to delay for even a moment.
This time Lu You completely gave up explaining.
Since Qian Zhaode knows the old man's method, let him do it.
The donkey cart moved slowly on the mountain road.
Lu You and the other three threw away their black armor and sat in the car.
Lu You was fine, as he still had a black outfit inside his inner armor.
But Zuo Yunfeng and the other two felt much more embarrassed. They were all wearing blood-stained white inner garments, looking like prisoners who had just escaped from prison in an ancient 21st century TV drama.
After more than half an hour, the donkey cart finally arrived near the official road.
Lu You stuffed five taels of silver into the old man's hand and urged him to return the same way he came.
These five taels of silver were considered a windfall for the old man.
Lu You urged him to go back because he didn't want to miss the opportunity.
"Captain Lu, Constable Qian, we are planning to head east." Zuo Yunfeng clasped his fists towards Lu and Qian and said, "Would you two like to come with us?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yi clasped his hands together and spoke with a firm expression.
"I am a soldier. The war is not over yet. I have to go back and avenge my dead brothers."
After a moment's hesitation, Qian Zhaode held the Momei that he had polished all the way back to Lu You with both hands.
"I'll follow President Lu Qian."
"Miss Lu, if I can come back alive, I will repay your family for saving my life."
"Then you're dead." Lu You said casually as he took the Momei and the Stone of Virtue.
[Negative emotions from Qian Zhaode +80, +80...]
So many novels and TV dramas in previous lives have given the answer.
Just say: If I can come back alive...
Or: After this battle, I will do this and that...
Then this character must die in an extremely tragic and heroic way. This is the inevitable direction of the story and it cannot be changed.
Lu You reached out and took out two powerful pills and gave them to Qian Zhaode and Lu Yi respectively.
"One life-saving pill per person."
"That's not possible..." Lu Yi said subconsciously.
Qian Zhaode, who was standing next to him, awkwardly took out the pill that he was about to put into his arms.
"Yes, I can't..."
Looking at Qian Zhaode's reluctant look, Lu You grinned.
"I'm not giving it to you for free. I'm asking you to do something for me."
Hearing this, Lu Yi clasped his fists solemnly and said, "Miss Lu has ordered me to do this, and I will never refuse as long as I can do it."
"First, don't tell anyone you've seen us, or you might get killed."
Lu You solemnly said to the two of them that Wu Quanwen knew too many of her secrets, and the prince would definitely attack her secretly.
"The second thing is, if you hear of any villagers from Heyuan Village, please help me find out the whereabouts of my third uncle and third aunt."
“You don’t need to do it deliberately, just try your best.”
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