Quick travel: the life of smuggling is so exciting

Chapter 10: Escape from the Troubled Times 8

Lin Xia collected her wandering thoughts.

Then he asked, “Where are you going?”

"Let's take it one step at a time. Go wherever there's no war and where you can survive. Most likely, it'll be Kyoto, at least at the feet of the emperor."

Lin Xia sighed. She had gone astray on this section of the road. She decided to walk this distance and then part ways with everyone else.

"Girl, where are you going?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, maybe Kyoto." Lin Xia talked nonsense. There was no need to tell the truth between strangers.

"Very good, very good..." The old lady also fell silent, not knowing what to say.

After an hour's rest, some people packed up and set off again.

Once someone takes the lead, others will follow. Out of herd mentality, even if they can't walk, they still stubbornly get up and keep up with the main group.

Lin Xia parted ways with the group of refugees in the evening. There were fewer people heading south, and they sped all the way. When he heard someone say there was a village ahead, Lin Xia followed.

It is another empty village. The impact of this natural disaster is obvious. Many people have left their hometowns.

There weren't many people on the road, so there was more than enough space to live in the village.

Lin Xia chose a house at the edge of the village, went in, sat down, drank water, ate, and rested. Her feet had many blisters from walking for a long time, and she needed to prick them one by one and let her feet breathe.

When it was completely dark, Lin Xia packed up and went to bed.

There were many refugees resting here, and Lin Xia was worried about being targeted, so he used a stick to prop up the gate and scattered a lot of dry leaves in front of the door, which would make a noise if someone stepped on them.

Click, click...

It was the middle of the night again. Lin Xia suddenly woke up, quickly got up, and listened attentively.

"Second brother, be careful with your voice." A man growled, "Don't wake anyone up."

"Oh oh." The other man replied softly.

Then there was the sound of a door being pushed open.

"Brother, this guy has locked the door."

The other party first pushed the door gently, but when he couldn't open it, he started to bang on the door.

Lin Xia was so angry that she was shaking all over. She was so easy to bully. Everyone wanted to take a bite of her.

Listen carefully to the other party's movements. There are two people. They can't win and want to run away, but they feel unwilling to give up. Why?

Just do it!

First, open the window to create signs that she is escaping. Secondly, put on a homemade mask, take a sickle, and take out the homemade poison. First, wet the sickle with water and sprinkle poison on it.

At this time, the door was knocked open by two people. Lin Xia squatted beside the door, quietly waiting for the enemy to break in.

The other person approached quickly and kicked the door open. As expected, he was attracted by the open window that let in moonlight.

Lin Xia had an indifferent expression and walked behind the two men with almost inaudible footsteps. He quickly slashed the clenched sickle across their bodies, thankful that the hot weather meant they were wearing thin clothes.

"Ah! Brother, there's someone."

After a successful attack, Lin Xia sprinkled a handful of poison without hesitation and rushed out.

When the other party saw Lin Xia running away, he didn't care about the minor injuries on his body and immediately chased after her.

Under the bright night sky.

A thin figure was running desperately, and two strong men were chasing after him.

The corners of his clothes rustled in the air, and the only sound in his ears was his rapid breathing. Lin Xia didn't dare to stop for a moment.

Fortunately, the two people behind were forced to stop not long after chasing. Their bodies began to tremble, and they covered their necks and gasped for breath. Then they had abdominal cramps, foamed at the mouth, fell to the ground, and rolled over.

Lin Xia heard the painful howls behind him and turned around and ran back.

Kill you while you are sick.

With just two slashes, he ended the suffering of the two men.

It is worthy of being one of the most poisonous plants. Lin Xia is numb.

The poison is too strong. Fortunately, I stored it separately before, and I made sure there were no wounds on my hands before touching it. Otherwise, it would be too unfair for me to be poisoned to death.

But this poison is so effective. Once it enters the blood and is combined with strenuous exercise, the poison will take effect in just a few minutes. It's simply a good sneak attack. If I have a chance in the future, I will definitely get some more poison powder.

After the two men were completely dead, Lin Xia walked forward and found that she remembered them because they were the only two grown men pushing the cart, with relaxed expressions and good complexions.

The others either had faces full of distress or were hunched and numb, and were surrounded by elderly people or children, wives and daughters.

These two don't look like good people.

So after entering the village, I specifically observed the houses they chose, and then chose the one farthest away from them for myself.

Lin Xia also thought about not living here, but she was really tired after walking for a whole day and could not walk anymore. At least there was a door here to shelter her, and there were so many people on the road that it was not necessarily safe to sleep in the wilderness.

*

The first time is the first time, the second time is the first time. She searched the corpse thoroughly again. This time she didn't take the clothes. They were dirty, smelly, and poisonous. She just wanted to have two sets of changes.

Unexpectedly, these two people had money on them, and they were extremely wealthy, with more than twenty taels of silver.

After searching them, she couldn't wait to go to their temporary residence.

There is food!

About fifteen pounds of cooked flour, two water bags, half a can of salt, and a handful of dried ginger slices.

What remained were some daily necessities that Lin Xia didn't need.

And there is one very important thing in their luggage - household registration.

Because the original owner was abandoned and has no identity or household registration, he may be checked in other cities later. Just in case, it is better to keep two sets of household registrations.

It shows that they are brothers, but their parents have passed away and they have separated. It also shows that the eldest brother has one wife and one daughter, while the second brother has only one wife.

She can take up the wife quota above, one is 23, the other is 19, both are suitable.

I just need to find someone to learn how to pronounce the village name and location, otherwise I will be exposed when asked. If I really can't find anyone to teach me, I will just pretend to be dumb.

What Lin Xia didn't know was that they each had a daughter who was not recorded in the book.

The two brothers came from an ordinary family and had little money. When they heard that the soldiers were going to forcibly recruit soldiers, they immediately formed a group and sold five of their wives and daughters to get more than ten taels of silver. They also killed many people on the way. That's how Lin Xia got the huge fortune.

After packing up, Lin Xia moved to another house to rest. The village is very big and there are many empty houses, so he should make good use of the strategy of having three burrows.

Early the next morning.

Lin Xia couldn't help but clean up her belongings, put them in her waist bag, patted the waist bag, and felt very satisfied.

Sure enough, robbing the rich to help the poor is really one of the fastest ways to make money. She is almost falling in love with the feeling of "shopping for zero yuan".

Today is another fruitful day!

*

Her happy mood didn't last for a day, because she was a little overwhelmed by two consecutive counterattacks, and then she almost capsized in the ditch tonight.

Because there was no shortage of food, but the baggage was still a bit heavy, Lin Xia secretly gave herself several snacks while traveling during the day. However, she did not expect that in front of extremely hungry people, the aroma of any food could be noticed.

During the lunch break, a child rushed up to her and knelt down to beg her for something to eat. She was not a compassionate person and immediately told him to get out.

The man ran away at that time and came back at night.

As soon as Lin Xia relaxed at night, he was surrounded.

It looked bad, as the other side consisted of five or six middle-aged men.

I can’t beat him, absolutely can’t beat him, and with the poison it’s pretty tough.

Before they could reach her, she lifted her legs and ran away quickly. Both sides had been traveling for a whole day and were exhausted. Lin Xia managed to escape because she had a slight advantage in physical strength, but because she was carrying a load, she was almost caught. But she was reluctant to leave the backpack behind.

When they saw they couldn't catch up, they immediately shouted, "That guy up ahead has lots of food!"

This sentence seemed to open Pandora's box, just like zombies seeing fresh meat, and the people who were resting nearby all surrounded him.

What the hell!

Careless.

Lin Xia reacted quickly, grabbed the cicadas and dried snake meat in his pocket, scattered them left and right, and then shouted:

"Just eat the dried human flesh!"

After saying that, he picked up the sickle and swung it forward, while running forward with all his might.

There was silence for a moment, and suddenly someone picked it up and put it in their mouth.

"It's not human flesh!"

The surroundings became chaotic again, but Lin Xia had already escaped from the encirclement.

Fortunately, it was completely dark at this time. Most of the refugees suffered from night blindness, and the faint starlight could not illuminate their vision, allowing Lin Xia to save himself and the supplies at the same time.

Worried that he would run into the same group of people if he continued south, Lin Xia headed directly southeast and traveled day and night for two days before he could finally relax.

This incident also taught Lin Xia a profound lesson.

Always remember: be vigilant, keep a low profile, blend in with the crowd, and stay moderate.

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