As Takeda Mayumi fell rapidly, his heart also fell to the bottom of the valley. The stone bridge was more than ten feet away from the water, and below was the cold and fast river. Even if Takeda Mayumi was not injured, the fall would be a disaster, let alone
She also suffered serious injuries and vomited blood.
At the same time that the middle-aged man kicked Takeda Mayumi down, Chen Liqiu also rushed over, but what happened next was invisible because the carriage had already turned into the woods.
Batulu kept shaking the reins and urging the horse, not knowing what happened behind him. He looked pale and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"Fourth Senior Sister pushed the woman off the bridge, and she was kicked down as well." She said with a trembling voice.
Hearing the words, Batulu's nose trembled, but he didn't say anything more. He just shook the horse's reins and urged the horse frequently.
Shocked and grieved, he sat in a daze on the carriage shaft. Although he experienced many dangers along the way, he was never afraid. Only then did he truly feel the blood and cruelty of the world. The master passed away and the backbone was gone. No matter what happens next,
Any danger encountered can only be faced by the few of them.
He didn't dare to imagine the final result of Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu intercepting the enemy, but he couldn't help but think about the aura of the two middle-aged men, judging from the fact that the middle-aged man could kick Takeda Mayumi to the point of vomiting blood.
Both of them have very high cultivation levels. Takeda Mayumi can't withstand the opponent's attacks, and Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu definitely can't withstand them either. It would be even harder for the two of them to escape unscathed than to reach the sky.
Fortunately, the enemy did not want to kill them immediately, but wanted to capture them and hand them over to the Taiping Inn. Since the other party had this intention, it was unlikely that they would kill them. .??.
But you can’t say for sure. If you are really anxious, the opponent will still hit you hard. Takeda Mayumi is a lesson learned from the past. Even if the enemy does not kill them but captures them, they will surely suffer in the hands of Taiping Inn.
They were tortured to extract a confession, but the two men would never give in and confess. In the end, life or death was uncertain.
I was so anxious that I couldn't help but have distracting thoughts. If it were me, how would I escape from this situation? After thinking about it carefully, there was only one way, and that was to jump off the bridge, but it was too high. Jumping off the ten-foot-high roof
You may break your leg if you fall down, and it is even more dangerous if you jump from a height of more than ten feet.
However, there is water under the bridge. It is possible to survive if you jump into the water, but who knows if there are rocks under the water? Even if there are no rocks, it will be difficult to float ashore if you jump into the cold and biting river water. The river is too fast and the banks are steep.
The stone wall...
"Lao Wu, stop thinking blindly. They are both very smart. Even if they can't fight, they can always run away." Batulu was interrupted from his wild thoughts.
"Yeah." He responded in frustration.
"What should we do next?" Batulu asked.
Batulu is not a person with ideas, and he has a blind eye. How can I give him any advice?
But now only he and Baturu are left
, Batulu is simple-minded, and he can only make the decision.
After a brief pause, he asked, "Senior Brother, how long will it take before we can leave the mountain?"
"There are mountains outside the mountains, but they are not as high as these mountains." Batulu replied.
"How far is the next fork in the road?" Another question.
Batulu thought for a while and replied, "It's about two hundred miles away."
Batulu didn't know what he was thinking, and he asked and answered questions. He didn't say much, and could only continue to ask, "How many forked roads are there, and what directions do they lead to?"
"Three roads, the main road goes south, and the small roads heading west and east are small roads." Batulu answered.
"Are there any mountains on both sides of the road going south?" he asked again.
"It seems so." Batulu nodded.
"Are there any houses on the path going east to west?" I asked again.
"Yes, there are more people outside the mountains." Batulu replied.
After thinking for a while, he asked again, "Which way should I take to go to Jizhou?"
"To the east." Batulu replied.
He didn't ask any more questions, but was thinking anxiously in his heart. According to what Li Zhongyong said before, it was Batulu who sent him as far south as possible. The farther south he went, the more he needed to get to Yuzhou.
The time will be shorter.
But if he continues to go south, the target will be too big, more and more soldiers will pursue him, and Batulu will become more and more dangerous. He does not want Batulu to risk his life to clear the way for him like Li Zhongyong and the other three.
, Batulu is not as smart as Li Zhongyong and others, and cannot adapt to changes. When he really encounters an enemy, he can only fight to the end.
The words Chen Liqiu shouted from the bridge must have misled the enemy. The enemy would mistakenly think that they were rushing to Jizhou to see Doctor Xue. Therefore, in the enemy's imagination, the two of them should have turned to the east branch after leaving the mountain.
After that, he didn't speak for a long time, his eyes were closed tightly, and he thought about it. He needed to think of a way to disturb the pursuers while also protecting himself and Batulu.
After a long time, he had some thoughts in his mind. He opened his eyes and turned around, only to see that one of the horses that Li Zhongyong and the others had abandoned earlier had left the team, and two more were following behind the carriage.
Seeing this, he quickly asked Batulu to stop the carriage, jumped out of the carriage and tied the two horses to the left and right shafts.
He tied the horse and jumped back into the carriage, "Elder brother, how far can our horse run?"
"I should be able to run another three hundred miles," Batulu said.
"Can you keep these horses pulling the carriage down the road?" asked.
Batulu didn't know why and asked in confusion, "What do you want to do?"
"Answer me first, if there is no one driving the car, can the horse pull the car forward?" urged.
"It is possible, but if no one is driving, the horse may not run along the road." Batulu said.
"How far can you run?" he asked.
"It's hard to say. It depends on the strength of the horses' legs. If they can't run anymore, they won't run." Batulu shook his head and said.
"Okay, listen to me carefully," he straightened his thoughts and said, "After you come out of the mountain, you try to get the horse to pull the carriage and run east. The two horses carry you and the iron rod to the south. I will go from the intersection.
get off."
"That's not what the second brother said. He asked me to send you south." Batulu said.
Naturally, he would not tell Batulu that he was doing this to protect him, so he could only casually say, "The situation has changed, and that road will not work."
"What about you? Where did you go after getting off the car?" Batulu asked.
Worried that Batulu was outspoken and would spill the beans in the future, he didn't tell the truth, "Not necessarily, I haven't thought about it yet."
"What about me, how far south should I go?" Batulu asked for advice.
"You go south for dozens of miles, then take your horses into the mountains, stay in the mountains for a few days, then turn around and head north," he said, "Don't take the big roads, try to take the smaller roads, and keep going north..."
Before he could finish speaking, Batulu interrupted him doubtfully, "Why do you want me to turn around and go back? If I keep going north, I will go back to the grassland."
Explained, "They would never expect that you would turn around and go back, so it is safest for you to go north. The wind is too strong now, so you might as well go back to the grassland and hide for a while."
"There is no one left in my hometown." Batulu didn't want to go back.
"You go to the grassland, but don't go home," he said. "Come back to us after you have perfected your skills."
It was obvious that Batulu didn't want to go back, but he had no idea himself and could only listen.
He took out the money bag given to him by Li Zhongyong and others, took out a basket from the car and poured out all the money in it. Among the three, Li Zhongyong had the most savings. Not only did he have dozens of taels of silver in the money bag,
There was also a piece of gold the size of a fingernail, and Chen Liqiu and Takeda Mayumi also had dozens of taels of silver in their wallets.
He picked up the piece of gold and weighed it briefly. The weight should be about five taels. After thinking for a while, he kept the gold and put all the remaining silver taels back into his purse. He handed it to Batulu, "You keep these silver taels."
"I don't want it, that's the expense they gave you." Ba
Tulu shook his head repeatedly.
"Take it, I'll keep that piece of gold to pay for the trip," he said.
There is a difference between being ignorant and stupid. Although Batulu is confused, he is not stupid. "I really don't want it. If you don't give it to me, you can keep it all."
He explained eagerly, "I really can't keep it. Carrying too much money will easily reveal my identity. This piece of gold is very small and easy to hide. If I bring so much silver, where do you want me to hide it?"
"Okay," Batulu took the money bag, "I am senior brother, you can't lie to me."
"I'm not going to lie to you." He turned around and returned to the carriage. There was still some dry food left in the car. "I will bring more of these dry food and leave less for you."
"It's okay if you don't stay, I won't be hungry." Batulu said.
Without answering, he divided the dry food into three or seven pieces, took seven of them for himself, and wrapped the rest and stuffed it into Batulu's baggage.
There were also beddings used by everyone sleeping in the car. One set was rolled up and bundled. "I will take one set of bedding with me and tie it up for you. Remember my words, go a few dozen miles south, and then put the horse on the horse."
Take us into the woods, stay in the woods for three days, and then go north from the woods. You must never let the horse loose on the road. If you let the horse loose and they find it, they will know that we have not left.
Far."
Batulu did not answer, but muttered and repeated what he said.
Just after tying up the bedding, he changed his mind and untied the tied bedding again, "Forget it, let's not bring any bedding, otherwise they might guess that we are stranded in the mountains when they find out that we are missing two sets."
"Why do you have the same virtue as the second and third child?" Batulu frowned and curled his lips. "You are always suspicious. How can you be so thoughtful?"
There was no rebuttal. He didn't know if he was thinking too much, but his life was at stake and he didn't dare to be careless. He had to take precautions against everything he could think of.
At midnight, the carriage came to the intersection outside the mountain. There was no one around. Batulu untied the two horses from the carriage, drove the carriage to the east fork, then cut a wooden thorn and inserted it into the front legs of the four horses, which caused pain to the four horses.
, galloped hard with several horses, and dragged the carriage eastward.
Batulu watched the carriage go away, "When it gets tired of running, it should be able to bite off the wooden stick."
"Come on, senior brother," he looked around nervously, "make sure to remember my words."
Batulu also knew that he couldn't afford to delay, so he got on his horse and said, "You are so smart, I don't worry about you much. We have agreed that when I have finished practicing, I will come back to you."
"Okay, let's go quickly." He urged again.
Batulu did not hesitate, shook his reins and urged his horse, and headed south.
After Batulu left, he looked around again to make sure there was no one there, then ran into the woods to the west carrying dry food on his back...