Traveling through time and space

"Thank you," Su Yuanyuan took it, but found that Dongmei also took a cup. Su Yuanyuan signaled with her eyes, asking her to give it to Lord Du.

"Princess, I owe you my kindness." Lord Du stood up and took the cup. "Princess, the tent over there is ready. Please go in and get some sleep."

"Yes, Princess, we rough guys have worked hard too."

"You all have worked equally hard. We in Qingyang are lucky to have officials like you. This is a blessing for the people and the country. This princess thanks you on behalf of my father." Su Yuanyuan handed the cup in her hand to her eldest brother and bowed sincerely to the two adults.

"Your life is really shortened, Princess. You can't do anything now. Please rest." Lord Shang quickly made a gesture to help Su Yuanyuan stand up.

"Okay, everyone has worked hard along the way, so you two adults should take a rest." Before entering the tent, Su Yuanyuan pushed Yue'er in first, "You should also take some time to rest outside." After entering the tent, no one should dare to open the tent without permission.

"Master sister, go to the space to eat something and rest for a while," Yue'er stood guard at the entrance of the tent in case someone suddenly came in. Su Yuanwu was not polite either, he went in, took out the chicken soup and a plate of stir-fried shrimps that he had secretly made in the space not long ago, and ate them all with a bowl of rice. He quickly made a few dishes for Yue'er, stewed pork ribs soup, steamed buns, and braised a lot of various meats, put them in his bag, and took the time to take a spiritual water bath to wash away his fatigue. In order to avoid being discovered, he still wore old clothes. After finishing these, he left the space, Yue'er went in, and Su Yuanyuan lay down. Before he could rest for long, Yue'er came out. Fortunately, she came out and saw some light outside the tent. The sky was getting light in the east. Su Yuanyuan tidied up the tent and Yue'er was packing it up.

"Sir," Su Yuanyuan saw the two adults sitting not far from her, "Can you come up with any good ideas?" Su Yuanyuan asked. The two adults stood up and greeted her, shaking their heads.

"Princess, do you have any good ideas?" Lord Du asked. Su Yuanyuan also shook her head. There were no airplanes these days, so how could they get through? They could only crawl or swim. "Lord Du, how about we split our troops into three groups? One group will go from the top. Whether they walk or crawl, they have to wade through first and see what's going on inside. One group will start from this side and clear the roadblocks to create a path. After the first group goes in, we'll have them clear the roadblocks here as well. This way, we can get through faster. The third group will go in from that side and see if they can go around the mountain over there to the front."

"My lords, all the able-bodied people in our village are here. Everyone wants to contribute to open this road as soon as possible." The village head He Minshan brought a group of people, and Fu Wenxiang also brought a group of people.

"You are all great, you are worthy of being the good people of Qingyang." Lord Du's eyes were red. "Okay, let's do as the princess says. Lao Shang, I will lead the people over from the top, and you lead the people up the mountain from the other side."

"My lords, I will lead my men through the upper level."

"No, Princess can't go. It's too dangerous." Several people spoke out to stop her at the same time.

"My lords, I've heard from you that the people inside must be very disappointed with the court. No one has cared about them for such a long time. If I go there, I can calm the people down and make them feel at ease so that they can wait for rescue with peace of mind. Besides, the danger still exists."

"No, the princess was injured. How can I explain this to the emperor?" Lord Du stepped forward and saluted.

"My lords, Yuanyuan is a legitimate princess, so she should be at the front. This is the duty of a member of the royal family. Even if the emperor knew about this, he would be very happy. We, Qingyang, will pass it down for generations to come."

"I admire the princess's approach, but I cannot agree to it," Lord Du insisted.

Su Yuanyuan had such an intention, so naturally she would not listen to anyone's dissuasion. "My lords, is this okay? No matter what the future holds, this princess will bear all the consequences herself." Su Yuanyuan took out the jade pendant given by her father. When the jade pendant came into being, everyone knelt down, and Su Yuanyuan personally helped the two lords up.

"Miss, let us go with you." Dongmei stepped forward and asked.

"Princess, your subordinates must follow you," Xining and Yunqiao stepped forward.

"There are unknown dangers ahead. Do you still want to go?" Su Yuanyuan asked with narrowed eyes.

"I am willing to do so too. I will protect the princess well." Rumei replied, and Su Yuanyuan nodded and asked her to stand on her right. Soon many people stood on her right, even her eldest brother stood on the right, including Xining and Yunqiao, as well as many local people who came with her as guards.

"Alright, you're all great. Big brother, you stay here. I need someone familiar with the terrain to come with us." At a glance, there were thirty-one people, including herself. "Big brother, you go out," Su Yuanyuan said, pulling her brother out. "It's just as hard work if you just dig a road here."

"No, big brother wants to go with you."

"Brother, you can't go," Su Yuanyuan decisively pulled him out, "My two lords, I will follow you."

"Princess, please don't worry. Please come back safely, otherwise I will be exterminated by the nine ethnic groups."

"My lords, the emperor is a wise ruler. Even if this princess makes any mistakes, he will not blame you two. If this princess really does something wrong, my elder brother can testify for you." Su Yuanyuan nodded affirmatively.

"Princess, I must accompany you inside." Lord Du stepped forward, his attitude very firm. "Only then can I feel at ease."

"Lao Du, I'll go..."

"Sir Shang, it is very important to guard here. The subsequent disaster relief food from the court has arrived. One of you and me must be here to manage the affairs." So Sir Du took two servants with him, and there were thirty-four people setting off.

The roadblock in front of them was about 1.5 meters high, not very high, but at a glance, they could not see the border on the other side, and they did not know how long it was. All they could see were stones. Su Yuanyuan used his hands and feet to climb up first, and then they followed him up. Su Yuanyuan had eaten, drunk, and rested for a while, so he naturally had the best physical strength. However, not long after, the stones turned into mud. After climbing over with difficulty, they found that only he and Yue'er were crawling in front, and those people were three or four meters behind. Yue'er was still carrying a large bag, but, think about it, they probably didn't eat.

"Master Du, everyone, are you running out of energy?" Su Yuanyuan stood up and looked around.

"Yes, I didn't eat well or rest well along the way, so I really don't have any strength left." Du Heng carefully sat on a small protruding rock.

"Princess, I'm really hungry." Sun Yan crawled to her and stood up with difficulty. "Besides, this place is bumpy, so I can only crawl."

"Okay, everyone, stop and get closer. How many of you have swords?" Su Yuanyuan asked. Everyone except a few villagers had swords. "Master Du, let's rest here for a while and find some food so we can have the strength to move forward. We don't know how far we have to go, so we need to have enough strength first."

"Princess, are you here?" Sun Yan asked.

"Sun Yan, you and this one." Su Yuanyuan pointed at one of them.

"Princess, my name is Fu Minsheng."

"Princess, my name is He Jingnan, and my name is He Jingtai, and he is his younger brother."

"Okay, Sun Yan, Jing Nan, you follow us to the mountains to find some food. You two should build a few more fires here, and we will go to the forest to hunt some game so that you can all have some meat. Yue'er, Sun Yan, you take a few people and go in that direction. Jing Nan, you know the way, so follow them. The rest of you, follow me there. Hurry and come back soon."

"Princess, your humble servant..."

"Master Du, just rest here." Su Yuanyuan stood up.

"Princess, aren't we wasting time by doing this?" asked He Jingnan.

"Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. Only when we are full can we have the strength to travel and get there faster." Su Yuanyuan explained.

"Yes, brother, the princess is right. Only when you are full can you have the strength to travel." Jingtai explained.