Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Mu Lin was already ready to grit his teeth and run for his life. There were too many things he did or encountered tonight, and any of them could be labeled treason, even if he argued that he was not involved.

Because according to normal logic, he should call for help when he falls instead of following Xiao Zirong.

However, what he didn't expect was that after entering the forest, Xiao Zirong slowed down instead.

At this time, the sky had turned pale, the light was much better than before, and the woods were still filled with mist in the early morning. Xiao Zirong asked Mu Lin to cover his face with a cloth towel to prevent miasma.

After the two walked for a while, Mu Lin saw that he had been squatting down to check the land, and occasionally pulled some plants, so he asked, "What are you doing?"

Xiao Zirong said: "There may be large beasts in the mountains. If the two of us encounter them, we will feed them. We have to go around."

Mu Lin was a little timid when he heard the big beast, leaned towards Xiao Zirong and said, "Really...really?"

Xiao Zirong pointed to his feet and said: "This should be the paw print of a canine animal, but it should have been left two or three days ago, so I can't see it clearly."

Mu Lin was stunned: "What... a canine?"

"It's dogs, wolves, and foxes. These are all canines."

Mu Lin couldn't help shivering when he heard the word wolf: "If it's a wolf, wouldn't it be..."

Xiao Zirong replied: "Yes, wolves probably live in packs. In fact, wild dogs do too. There is not much difference between wolves and wild dogs in the wild. Be careful anyway."

Mu Lin asked in a low voice: "Then shall we stay in the forest all the time? We walk so slowly, what if we are caught up?"

"No, let's find a boat now and go directly down the water... Oh, this direction... it should be upstream. It may be a little harder then, but it will be faster by going by water."

Mu Lin knew a little about geography and couldn't help asking, "Where are you going?"

Why doesn't it look like he's going back to Nanqi this week?

Xiao Zirong paused and said, "Go to Yuzhou."

Mu Lin's eyes widened: "What are you going to do in Yuzhou?"

Xiao Zirong raised his head and glanced in the direction of Yuzhou, with an almost gentle expression on his face: "My brother is there, I want to bring him the news."

Mu Lin pursed his lips and didn't say anything else. Of course he wouldn't protest, but he just wanted to have some peace of mind.

He could see that Xiao Zirong's ability to survive in the wild was much better than him, and he was the one who was holding back. His strength was not high, and his experience was not enough. To survive in this situation, Xiao Zirong must do what he said.

It's not that he doesn't regret it, but at this point, it seems that regretting is useless.

Xiao Zirong led him all the way to the north. At noon, he was still in the mood to set a trap and catch a hare to eat.

It's a pity that they haven't found a water source for the time being, so the hare can only be washed briefly. The seasoning is not rich, and the spring hare doesn't have much fat, so this meal is not particularly delicious.

Mu Lin obviously has never experienced this hardship. He often looks at his package, which contains the food brought by Xiao Zirong.

But Xiao Zirong obviously didn't intend to eat it, and he was too embarrassed to eat it, or he didn't dare to eat it.

This is a ruthless person who said he would do an explosion, and he still can't figure out how that fan can rotate by itself.

There were many doubts about Xiao Zirong, so he didn't dare to ask more questions.

Xiao Zirong took the initiative to say for the sake of peace of mind on the road: "Let's wait and find a way to go south along the Ru River, so that we can reach Yuzhou at the fastest speed. It is not easy to get food when we are on the water. These things need to support the next step." few days."

To be honest, fortunately, he made quite a lot of things, and he didn't make particularly complicated things for the convenience of running around. Most of them were flat cakes that didn't take up much space, and then there were some pickled pickles.

It's true that it's not tasty, but it's also true that it's barely enough for two people.

Mu Lin whispered: "We can go there on horseback, why take a boat, and... where do we go to get a boat?"

Xiao Zirong said: "We can't outrun those knights on horseback, and we will be caught back easily. As for boats... just buy one later. There must be fishing boats by the river."

What he didn't explain was that he didn't dare to go on the official road or come into contact with people before he was sure whether he was infected with the disease or whether he was carrying the disease.

If it becomes a source of infection, it will be troublesome. Although it is not safe on the water, I don’t know if this disease will be transmitted through the water source, but we can only choose the lesser of the two.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zirong was so angry that he wished he could turn around and stab that bastard Yuan Ke.

How dare he!

If the plague is not well controlled, not only Qi will be affected, but Wei will also die a lot of people. He really doesn't take human life seriously.

Especially when the guarding soldiers went in without any protective measures, they obviously didn't know what was going on inside.

The only hope now is that the fire will kill all the germs, otherwise every soldier who goes in will not be able to survive.

Xiao Zirong tried his best to calm himself down. He remembered that besides the point that was blown up before, there were other points on the map. He didn’t dare to say that those were places where epidemics were studied, but when he thought about it carefully, they happened to be prone to floods. place.

It has long been recognized that floods are likely to bring epidemics, and Yuan Ke is obviously taking advantage of this consciously.

Now we have to blow up the rest too.

Xiao Zirong originally thought that he would blow up those places by himself. After all, his current situation is unknown and it is best to go in the past.

However, his strength alone is limited after all, and bombing one can be called a coincidence, and bombing too many may arouse Yuan Ke's vigilance and cause him to transfer both people and experimental subjects away.

You have to rely on Xiao Xuexing's strength. As for how to contact Xiao Xuexing when you arrive in Yuzhou... This can only be done according to the situation at that time.

It is fast and convenient to go by water, and it can avoid contact with people, and it can alleviate their water problem to some extent.

What they lack most now is not food, but water.

The two of them ate one wild rabbit, dried the other and took it away, and continued to trek in the mountains and forests.

Because Xiao Zirong had a relationship with the map, the two of them hardly took any wrong roads except to bypass the territory of some large beasts.

Before leaving the forest, Xiao Zirong climbed up the tree and took a look. A group of people and horses galloped by on the road, looking very anxious, and ordinary people fled away one after another.

Xiao Zirong got off the tree and said, "Wait until the city gate is closed before going out."

At that time, there should be no one on the road, and the infection to others can be avoided to the greatest extent.

Mu Lin understood that he was worried about being discovered, but he didn't say anything.

When the two of them came out of the mountain, the sky was already full of stars. It was a rare and clear weather, but neither of them was in the mood to appreciate it. They needed to rush to Rushui as soon as possible.

In the dark night, even if there is a moon, he would be afraid of the shadows around him. Mu Lin hugged his package tightly, and got very close to Xiao Zirong and asked, "How long until we arrive at Rushui?"

Xiao Zirong glanced at the map in his mind: "It's coming soon."

Mu Lin breathed a sigh of relief: "Those fishing boats are what the fishermen eat. What if they don't want to sell them?"

Xiao Zirong said: "First we need to find the fishing boat."

Rushui doesn't look very long on the map, but in fact there can't be fishing boats everywhere along the river. The amount of fishing that this river can withstand is limited, and they really depend on luck.

Their luck was good or bad, and after walking in the wild for a while, they finally saw the village. However, before they could judge whether it was a fishing village or not, a large number of soldiers began to search the village.

If the two of them hadn't seen the fire from a distance and avoided it, they might have been discovered by now.

Xiao Zirong and Mu Lin found a low-lying place to lie down and observe.

Mu Lin was so nervous that his throat became dry: "Are they here to look for us?"

Xiao Zirong said: "Replace the interrogative sentence with an affirmative sentence."

Such a large-scale operation, and the search from door to door, can still faintly hear something about Xiao Langjun, so it is not strange that they are not looking for them.

Mu Lin's eyes were full of despair: "Why are they so fast? How can we outrun them?"

Xiao Zirong said: "Don't worry too much, there are many of them, but it is not difficult for us to hide, as long as you are willing to fight."

Mu Lin asked stupidly: "How do you go all out?"

Xiao Zirong didn't speak, just lying there waiting for the group of people to roar away again, then approached the village carefully, and faintly heard someone complaining: "This is already the second time today, what about the big man who will be wanted?" Maybe come to our place? I heard that they will come again tomorrow, and all these things have been messed up, so let us live?"

It is right to search so intensively.

Xiao Zirong whispered to Mu Lin: "You wait, I will come as soon as I go."

Mu Lin was a little nervous: "Why are you going? Are you going to ask them? Be careful that they betray you."

Xiao Zirong didn't say anything, and very cautiously touched the backyard of the villagers, looking over one by one, and after seeing someone drying clothes, he first threw a stone in to see if there was a dog.

After he didn't hear any sound, he climbed over the wall and pulled two sets of clothes out, but he didn't count as stealing. He left a few copper plates on the ground, far exceeding the value of the two sets of clothes.

This was what he had brought with him when he entered the palace before. Yuan Ke didn't let anyone take it away, but it gave him some confidence.

Mu Lin watched Xiao Zirong come out with tattered clothes and was a little wary: "What are you going to do?"

Xiao Zirong didn't talk nonsense with him, and changed his clothes according to him, and changed his clothes himself, and also got some mud on his face by the way.

So half an hour later, two dirty fisherman boys were freshly released.