Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Ye Yucheng didn't expect that the Heyang Gate was closed, so he gave up. But how come the city gate was so crowded with people early in the morning that he couldn't get close to the city gate even on horseback. He could only dismount and hold the reins to get through the crowd.

When the guard saw Lord Ye coming, he hurriedly explained the whole story to him.

After a long time, the number of people watching the excitement did not decrease. Instead, more people came from all directions after hearing the noise.

"Oh, I heard the white tiger ran away? And it's carrying a dead person in its mouth?"

"Yes, judging by his clothes, he looks like a man. I wonder if he's still breathing."

"Why didn't anyone go after him? It's a life after all."

"Why don't you go? Who would dare to provoke a man-eating beast? We must wait for the officials to intervene."

Another voice emerged from the crowd.

"Oh, I heard that the Oiran was parading past here early this morning. How come I didn't see her when I rushed over?"

"We're too late. The Oiran knew there was a white tiger here and she'd been scared away a long time ago. Otherwise, she would have definitely shown off her charm here today. I guess she's gone somewhere else now. What a pity."

There are more and more people coming to see the oiran than to inquire about the white tiger. Those who have had the honor of seeing one are still savoring it and feeling full of emotion.

Ye Yucheng couldn't imagine that Baihu would be smart enough to hide in the city and find the right time to run out of the city. Why does it sound like he had conducted an investigation?

He had originally planned to arrange for his men to chase after Baihu, but now that Baihu had been running for nearly half an hour, catching him would not be that easy. He decided to report to the Emperor first and see what the Emperor would decide. However, the inevitable scolding was a real headache for him.

The city gates continued to open.

After a while, Yan Xuan arrived with a group of guards. He never expected that there were people inside and outside Heyang Gate. Those outside the city were people from the surrounding areas who came into the city to set up stalls, and those inside the city were all here to join in the fun.

After a lot of effort, Yan Xuan left more than 20 people to guard the city gate, and sent more than 30 people on horseback to chase out of the city.

"Brother Ye, I'm going to chase the White Tiger. I'll trouble you to report to His Majesty in person!"

This kid is always so reckless.

Outside the city, the world is vast and the white tiger is even more difficult to catch. However, Ye Yucheng is still puzzled. If the white tiger wants to run to the other side of the mountain in the forest, it will be no problem at all. Why doesn't it go out of the forest but choose to go into the city?

This matter is strange. He now needs to find out which unlucky person was taken away by the white tiger.

After running for an incense stick of time, Xia Liang was exhausted. Luo Lu had almost vomited the pancake he had eaten, and his head was still dizzy. Xia Liang let go of him with his big mouth and he fell to the grass in the wild.

Luo Yu slowly sat up, patted his body, and finally succeeded in resurrecting.

She stood up and looked around. It was a dense forest. If the Imperial City Division came on horseback to chase them, they would probably look for this forest first.

She squatted down and stroked Baihu's head: "Xia Liang, let's split up now. I'll change into women's clothes and take the official road. You find a place to hide in the woods."

Baihu thought for a moment, his eyes fell on Luo Yu's lowered hands, and he nodded, "Sister Luo Yu, I didn't expect your hands to have become so rough. Thank you for your hard work during this period!"

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Luo Yu changed into a linen dress and used makeup powder in her backpack to completely cover up her fair complexion. A woman traveling so far would be somewhat suspicious, so she decided to go even further with her makeup, creating several large moles on her face and making her lips swollen and red.

There were only a few pancakes and a piece of pickled meat left in the bag, which was not enough for Baihu to eat, so Luo Yu decided to take them with him on the road.

Xia Liang tilted his head and hid in the jungle.

Luo Yu walked along the official road. She had a map borrowed from the palace in her bag. The direction was accurate, but the next provincial capital was still more than 200 miles away. It was unknown how long it would take to reach that place on foot.

What if she went to the next city? She had no household registration and no pass, so she couldn't even enter the city.

My god, who would have thought that such a noble man would become a refugee.

After a lot of effort, I saw a long pavilion in front of the official road. Outside the pavilion, someone had set up a tea stall. There were gradually more and more pedestrians on the road, most of whom were heading to the capital.

Luo Yu found an empty table and ordered a pot of tea. The tea stall only had tea, nothing else.

The guests at the tables next to them looked like merchants. There were several large horse-drawn carriages carrying goods tied nearby. Several people were guarding the carriages with long swords in their hands, and they looked quite skilled.

This group of people are heading to Beijing. Those who left the city should not have arrived here so soon. It would be good if they could find a caravan leaving the city and walk for a while.

As she thought about it, she heard the sound of galloping horses coming from the direction she came from.

The people at the table next to them all looked at the person who was riding the tall horse. Luo Yu didn't want to stand out, so he turned around and joined in the fun.

The leader was a young man named Yan Xuan, whom Luo Yu knew. He pulled the reins of his horse and easily stopped the horse in front of the group of people drinking tea. Behind him followed a dozen guards from the Imperial City Bureau. Another dozen people were divided into two groups and sent to search the forest they passed by.

"Excuse me, everyone. I'm Yan from the Imperial City Division and I'm following orders. Has anyone seen a white tiger passing by?"

"White Tiger?" Several businessmen looked at each other and shook their heads, then turned their heads to Luo Yu.

Luo Yu almost rolled his eyes. "Why are you looking at me? I'm not a white tiger."

She said nothing, just shook her head.

The old man who was selling tea was not very good at hearing and asked, "Sir, what would you like to drink? White tea? I don't have any white tea here."

This old man is quite interesting. Luo Yu's cheeks twitched, but he held back from making a sound.

Yan Xuan looked at everyone until his eyes fell on Luo Yu and he paused slightly.

A woman traveling alone is very suspicious?

But I heard that the person carried out by the white tiger was a man, and I'm afraid he was taken away somewhere and eaten by the white tiger.