Scientific Travel

"That woman is so cruel. She's already dead, but she even killed her own child with her own hands."

"That wicked woman! She single-handedly destroyed one of our chances to live!"

"Death would be too good for her; she even insulted the old imperial advisor."

The crowd was outraged; even though she was dead, they wanted to stomp on her corpse.

There were too many people; the officers and soldiers simply couldn't manage them all.

In fact, they didn't want to get involved. If they weren't soldiers who couldn't do such things, they would have liked to step in and kick them.

Seeing that the corpses were almost completely destroyed, the leading soldier finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "From now on, no child is allowed to leave the city, even if they have a travel permit!"

"That won't do. I brought my child to visit relatives, and now I'm going home. Sir, you can check my travel permit carefully; she is definitely not the person you're looking for."

The soldiers threw the lifeless baby on the ground and wiped the blood off their hands with handkerchiefs.

“I said, no children are allowed to leave the city. Either you both stay, or you go home and leave her behind.”

Wang Moyu and Li Pingle exchanged a glance, then turned and took the child back home.

We can't get out through the door, so we have to think of another way.

"Beasts!" Wang Moyu cursed as soon as she got home. "A bunch of newly risen suns, relying on the fact that it wasn't their own children who died, they all speak so righteously. And that damned Imperial Advisor, being able to come up with such a vile method as sacrifice proves that he was also a vile creature!"

When Wang Moyu started cursing, she looked around indiscriminately. Li Le stood quietly to the side, not daring to say a word.

But Wang Xi dared.

"Mom, what is the rising sun?"

Li Leping knew it must be some kind of swear word, and quickly covered Wang Xi's ears before his wife could answer.

"The first rays of dawn rise in the east."

Distracted by Wang Xi, Wang Moyu regained some of her composure.

Now is not the time to swear; we need to get out of here quickly.

Li Pingle is very skilled at handicrafts; he has no fewer than ten crossbows at home, just for climbing walls.

Since we can't get out through the main entrance, we'll climb out along the wall.

Li Pingyue's martial arts skills were not good, so he was responsible for carrying the baggage. Wang Moyu's martial arts skills were a little better than his, so he was responsible for carrying Wang Xi.

After we escape this time, we will not only send Wang Xi to school, but also teach her martial arts.

At the very least, you need to learn how to bypass the Great Firewall!

All three were dressed in night clothes and made their way quickly along the street corner under the cover of darkness.

Wang Xi didn't originally have any night clothes; the ones she was wearing were made by Li Pingle that day.

Time was tight, and it didn't look nearly as refined as what Wang Moyu and Li Pingle wore.

However, there is a rabbit embroidered in black and gold thread at the corner of the garment, and there is an inner pocket inside. The inner pocket is semi-oval in shape, tight at the top and loose at the bottom. The opening of the pocket is like a purse. By pulling down the drawstrings on both sides, the opening can be closed to ensure that the contents inside will not fall out.

These two details perfectly demonstrate the care and attention to detail of the garment maker.

The two walked quickly and soon reached the city wall.

Fearing being discovered, the two of them lowered their voices.

"I'll go up first and meet you and the child there."

"it is good."

Li Pingle was quite skilled; he darted up to the city wall in just a few quick movements.

"Come up."

Wang Moyu gripped the rope with one hand and held Wang Xi with the other, using the force of one hand to slow her down a little.

Where are you all headed?

Wang Moyu recognized the voice beside her as belonging to the county magistrate. She turned around and saw that there were at least twenty people.

Knowing she couldn't escape, Wang Moyu simply jumped down on her own.

The fact that they were able to bring so many people to ambush here shows that they had anticipated this.

Seeing her go down, Li Pingyue followed without saying a word.

Wang Moyu removed his mask and said with a smile to the county magistrate, "County magistrate, it's so late, and you're out for a stroll with so many people. You really have a refined taste."

The county magistrate was a thin and delicate woman with beautiful, crescent-shaped eyes when she smiled.

"We're not out for a stroll, we're here to arrest you."

"Oh? We're just out for a stroll, why would you use the word 'arrest'?" Wang Moyu didn't expect her to be so direct, which disrupted her original prepared explanation.

"Taking a walk? Does taking a walk really require climbing a wall?"

"Yes, my daughter wants to see the moon from a high place, and the city wall is the highest point in the whole city."

"I see." The county magistrate nodded, looking convinced. "You two are truly good parents, willing to break the law just to bring your child to see the moon."

"Not at all, as parents, of course we'll always prioritize our children."

The county magistrate knew that Wang Moyu was lying, and Wang Moyu also knew that the county magistrate knew she was lying. The county magistrate also knew that Wang Moyu knew she knew Wang Moyu was lying.

This explanation was merely a way to give the county magistrate a way out.

To be fair, Wang Moyu is a very good person. The county magistrate has taken a lot of money from her. If it weren't for the fact that her child was chosen by the old national advisor, she wouldn't want to have a bad falling out with her.

The county magistrate stepped down from the platform. "Since that's the case, you should hurry back. Considering this is your first offense, I'll let it slide this time. We're going the same way anyway, why don't we travel together?"

The county magistrate spoke one sentence after another, giving Wang Moyu no chance to speak at all.

The county magistrate's house was three streets away from Wang Moyu's house, so saying it was on the way was complete nonsense. However, she had just pardoned several people for violating the curfew, so Wang Moyu had no choice but to agree.

It turned out that it was indeed on the way, but only on the way of the county magistrate.

The group first escorted the county magistrate home, but then, fearing for their safety, ordered the yamen runners to escort them home as well.

It's called protection, but it's actually surveillance.

We're all smart people; some things don't need to be said to be clear.