Quick Transmigration: Leisure

That night.

Xia Youmi and the others continued along the bank of this tributary without stopping, as if they had a clear goal.

But only she and Niannian knew how fast her mind was racing at that moment.

At every possible fork in the road, whether by water or land, the system needs to thoroughly analyze the situation within its maximum scanning range. This is to avoid falling into reliance on past experience and missing the optimal rescue opportunity.

Furthermore, behind the figure resembling Xia Youtian, numerous traces of pursuers were discovered.

Although the female lead was blessed with good fortune and did not encounter any crises in the later part of the storyline.

but,

This time it's different; the danger is heading towards the Crown Prince.

The heads of the nine clans were pinned to their waistbands.

Desperate criminals have no mercy for troublemakers.

Besides,

Xia Youtian is kind-hearted by nature; even if she is in trouble herself, she will do her best to help others escape danger.

This indirect self-harm is the sharpest blade that pierces the protective barrier of the favored child of Heaven.

They could only go faster, and faster.

"There's rice!" is the annual reminder.

"Cough cough!" Xia Youmi choked on what she was about to say and had to pull the reins to stop.

"Second Sister! What's wrong!"

"Oh, Second Sister, you're not feeling well. You should find a place to rest first. Your brother and I will go look for the person."

"Yes! If you fall down then, Tianbao will definitely blame the two of us."

The two older brothers looked at Xia Youmi's face with concern. Her cheeks were flushed, but her forehead was pale and almost transparent.

The three were in the suburbs, surrounded by dense grass.

There was no sign of human habitation.

"It's alright, finding the person is the priority."

"Pat pat." Xia Youmi dismounted and patted her cheeks, forcibly suppressing the dizziness.

Although she staggered, it didn't stop her from laying the groundwork for her next discovery. She squatted down and touched the soil.

What's on the ground?

"This soil is strange; it has dampness and deliberately blurred marks."

Xia Yisong picked up some soil from the ground and smelled it, instantly understanding what his second sister meant.

"Then, let's split up and search the area." Xia Yibai determined the direction; besides the direction of the tributary, there were three possible unnamed paths. However, there were too many obstructions, making it unsuitable to go in by horseback or boat.

"No need."

Xia Youmi groped around for a while, then took two steps forward and parted a patch of reeds, where he discovered a fragment of a jade bracelet half buried in the soil.

"Looks like this is the way."

"Little sister has made progress; she knows not to bury things directly in the middle of the road."

"Heh." Xia Youmi took the lead, and his two older brothers also smiled.

Judging from the marks, the pursuers were heading towards the main road of the tributary of Qingtan Lake, but the marks left by Xia Youtian had taken a detour.

This means she has temporarily shaken off her enemies.

but,

“If we ride in, we’ll definitely leave too many footprints on this road.” Xia Youmi swept away his footprints, then mounted his horse and said, “To avoid being discovered by the pursuers who are returning to find us, let’s go a few steps ahead and then abandon our horses and walk back.”

"it is good!"

They acted swiftly, setting up a simple decoy array along the way.

Then, after covering his shoes and leaving a secret signal for Fu Zhao, he made his way into the reeds.

When they entered the open area again, they found a few houses ahead, but they were on the opposite bank.

If you swim across, you can directly enter another river system, which is distributed in a cross shape with the tributaries that they have been following.

They completely shook off their pursuers.

Even without studying the trace detection techniques used every year, Xia Youmi could guess from her intuition that Xia Youtian and the others had gone to the other side.

"Big brother and second brother."

"Ah."

Xia Youmi turned around and saw that her two older brothers were already tidying their clothes and preparing to go into the water.

"Second sister, you are frail, you shouldn't go."

"I should be able to." The current was not rapid, and the river was about fifty meters wide, which was the limit that a sick and weak person could swim across.

"Nian Nian, are there any usable tools nearby?"

“There are several bamboo rafts on the opposite bank. On this side, there is rice, and at the five o'clock position, a simple cattail raft is hidden among the reeds.”

"Thank you!"

A cattail raft is a simple raft made by bundling cattails upside down, which can be used in relatively slow-moving rivers.

I'm afraid it's a backup plan left by someone on the other side.

The situation is urgent.

Xia Youmi could only ask his brother for money, which he buried under the ground where the raft was discovered, before dealing with the "borrowing a raft" matter.

After they struggled to cross the river, they discovered that they didn't need to get off the small raft at all; they could simply follow the river mouth on the opposite bank into another water system.

under the moonlight,

The three of them huddled together, their bodies hunched over, hoping to find traces of their sister on the new riverbank.

Going downstream may seem like it doesn't require much effort, but the process is anything but easy.

First, they discovered that Xia Youtian had left some debris near where the raft had stopped on the opposite bank. Then, carefully avoiding some people's dogs, they boarded the small raft again like thieves.

The elder brother wanted to swim in the river several times, but Xia Youmi persuaded him to stay each time by using a strategy of attrition.

At last,

A chill, accompanied by drowsiness, swept over me fiercely.

They could only let one person in the middle take a nap for a while, while the two in front and behind kept an eye on the left and right sides, and when no one was around, they would softly call out Xia Youtian's name.

They drifted until sunrise, but still couldn't find Xia Youtian.

Those who were initially convinced that there was nothing wrong with the course of action began to have doubts.

not to mention,

The farther away you are from the capital, the harder it is to get back.

Xia Yibai will be entering the imperial examination tomorrow. If he can't make it back in time, he'll have to wait another three years.

Even if you work day and night, and arrive at the exam room right at dawn, the subsequent high-intensity continuous exams will leave you unable to sleep, eat, or have regular bowel movements.

Even a strong body can't withstand such torment.

"I'm fine," Xia Yibo whispered to comfort his second sister.

He could see the worry on everyone's faces, but when it really came to this, he felt quite at ease.

"I've calculated the time in my mind; we'll dock later and take you back to the capital."

Xia Yisong was the one who was forcibly pulled apart. One was his younger brother, who had studied diligently for ten years, and the other was his younger sister, whose whereabouts were unknown.

He didn't want to let anyone down.

"It will be alright," Xia Youmi muttered. Although she closed her eyes to rest, the images in her mind did not stop.

Judging from the surrounding situation, Xia Youtian and the others should consciously stop drifting downwards.

Too far away also carries unknown risks.

On the other side,

Xia Youtian really thought so, but the bamboo raft was completely out of control.

Two inexperienced people are fine when the river is flowing slowly, as they don't have to worry too much about distance. But when they encounter uncontrollable waters, they can be scared out of their wits.

"Hey! Wait, can you even reach it?"

"Hold on tight."

They encountered a swift current at dawn and accidentally knocked the bamboo pole away.

then,

The two could only leave it to fate.

Unexpectedly, they stopped trying to paddle the pole themselves.

The bamboo raft slowed down and obediently stopped at a shore.

There were shelters on the shore, and some houses not far away, which looked like they were close to a town.

The two looked at each other, then tried to climb ashore.

As soon as their feet touched the ground, they both collapsed, panting.

"Phew, I'm saved," Xia Youtian exclaimed.

If summer has rice.

They would surely guess that if you hadn't worked hard, perhaps the heavens would have already completed the task of escorting the lucky fairy child.