The man holding firewood walked very quickly and covered most of the forty to fifty meters in a short time.
As this person got closer, Xu Yun gradually saw his face clearly:
This is a young man in his mid-twenties with a beard.
Blond hair, deep eyes, and a handsome nose.
how to say
There are vaguely six images of what Christopher Lee, the actor who played Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings", looked like when he was young.
Xu Yun tried hard to recall JJ Thomson's appearance, but racking his brains he could only recall black and white photos of the man in his fifties.
But if I remember correctly.
After middle age, JJ Thomson should have grown a mustache, which is very different from a sideburns
Of course.
No one can say for sure whether JJ Thomson has had the experience of changing his beard style, so this judgment can only be used as a reference.
After a while.
The young man named Thomson finally came to the two of them.
He put down the firewood, straightened his body, and stood in front of Will.
He first looked at Xu Yun with suspicious eyes and asked directly:
"You're not dead?"
He did not use honorific titles such as 'Mr.', which shows that this person was somewhat wary of Xu Yun.
Xu Yun didn't care much about this.
Judging from the muskets beside the carriage, traveling in this era may be somewhat risky, so caution is advisable.
Then he took the initiative to put the sword in the package on the ground and said:
"Sir, thank you very much for your willingness to show mercy to me, a 'dead person', and to allow me to have a destination after death."
"But God bless me, I just fainted temporarily and my life is fine."
Thomson glanced at the sword on the ground and asked:
"Why did you faint here? Were you attacked by bandits?"
Xu Yun originally wanted to answer yes, but as soon as the words came to his lips, he remembered his package.
So he shook his head and changed his words:
"If it was a robbery by robbers, my luggage would have been lost long ago. No matter how bad it was, it wouldn't have been preserved so completely, don't you think?"
"Actually, I am a lost traveler. Maybe I was too tired and passed out while walking."
After listening to these words quietly, Thomson's expression softened slightly, but there was still a suspicion in his eyes.
When he was burying Xu Yun before, he had checked the other person's body, so he could be sure of one thing:
At that time, Xu Yun had no breathing or heartbeat.
Faced with a dead man, Thomson naturally couldn't bear to see his body exposed in the wilderness.
So he and Will dug a hole together, intending to make a simple grave for Xu Yun, so that at least the whole body could be preserved.
But Xu Yun's sudden 'resurrection' can be regarded as a mistake he made during the examination. After all, he is not a professional medical student, and his knowledge of the human body in this era is relatively limited. Misjudgments are not unacceptable.
But this way.
Some situations are more subtle.
As the saying goes, if the general trend of the world is divided for a long time, it must be united, and if it is united for a long time, it must be divided.
Since the merger in 1707.
The relationship between Scotland and England has reached a certain freezing point in more than a hundred years and may fall out at any time.
But Thomson's mission on this trip is very special.
Not only is it related to a core heritage of Cambridge University that has lasted for hundreds of years, it also passes through the border area between Scotland and England.
If he made his purpose public in a big way, someone might take advantage of regional conflicts to attack him, and this would lead to complications.
That's why.
Only Cambridge University would arrange for him to travel lightly and without any fanfare.
under such circumstances.
Xu Yun's 'resurrection' couldn't help but make Thomson feel a sense of vigilance in his heart.
Although judging from the fact that Xu Yun did not take advantage of his absence to attack Will, this person was probably not an enemy of Cambridge University.
But Thomson still didn't want to have anything to do with the other party.
After all, this kind of task is not afraid of taking a long time, nor is it afraid of the long distance, but it is afraid of variables appearing, whether these variables are directly related to you or not.
To put it harshly.
Who knows, could Xu Yun be a thief who robbed goods from some manor and collapsed from exhaustion halfway?
If the master catches up and the other party is desperate and takes Will as a hostage, or if they are caught and the two of them are investigated, this will be troublesome.
Then he opened his mouth, about to say something.
As a result, the words haven't left my mouth yet.
Then I saw Xu Yun bared his teeth, covering his left arm, and gasping for breath, as if he was speaking Parseltongue.
Will on the side saw this and asked quickly:
"Mr. Luo Feng, what's wrong with you?"
Xu Yun frowned and took off his windbreaker, only to see a slap-sized wound on the top of his left arm.
Although the wound was not deep enough to show the bones, it was already a mess of blood and flesh, and there was constant pain.
It looked as if a layer of skin had been scraped off.
Xu Yun: ""
No wonder I felt some pain in my left hand when I was in the pit. Was it injured?
Throughout Xu Yun's two lifetimes, the only experiences that were more painful than this were the two fractures he suffered when he was in his teens and thirties.
And just as Xu Yun was holding his arm and throbbing in pain, he couldn't help but feel a puzzling feeling in his heart:
What the hell is going on?
It’s okay if the copy timeline has changed.
But what is the condition of my body?
To know.
In the previous two dungeons, although the way he appeared was a bit weird, his body appeared out of thin air.
But in this copy, not only was he lying dead, but he was also injured?
In other words.
Before I officially travel through time, ‘I’ might
Have another identity?
How strange
But soon.
Xu Yun threw this idea out of his mind for no other reason than that the wound was too painful.
Seeing him gasping for breath, Will quickly glanced at Thomson and said eagerly:
"Mr. Thomson"
There was a trace of hesitation in Thomson's eyes, but sympathy finally prevailed, and he just heard him say:
"Come with me."
Then he led Xu Yun to the carriage and took out a small wooden box from the carriage.
He opened the wooden box again and took out a roll of bandages and a small bottle.
Then he motioned Xu Yun to lean on the carriage shaft and unscrew the cap of the small bottle.
In an instant.
A strong smell of alcohol poured into Xu Yun's nose.
As a biological creature, Xu Yun was very familiar with this smell. It was standard medical alcohol.
But before he had time to think, Thomson took his left hand and gave him a calm look:
"It hurts a little, please bear with it."
Finished.
He picked up a cotton swab, soaked it with alcohol, and applied it directly to Xu Yun's wound.
Xu Yun: "(◎_x)!!!!"
When hospitals in later generations cleaned wounds, most of them used disinfectants such as iodophor, which is a mixture. Although it is darker in color, it is not very irritating.
The Scottish cavalry led by Douglas may still be able to fight the English, but then it may be difficult to say what the future will be like.
The words "the right time and the right place" are really not a joke sometimes. There are too many people in ancient and modern times who have overturned cars in inconspicuous places.
under such circumstances.
If you don’t have a guide or a map, it’s better to just lie down in the pit and go out alone.
Think of this.
Thomson couldn't help but glance at Xu Yun and asked:
"Mr. Luo Feng, where do you plan to go next?"
Xu Yun had already thought of this when Thomson was bandaging his wound, so he immediately replied:
"Go to London."
"London?"
Thomson frowned slightly. The destination was the same as his own?
But soon, his brows relaxed.
It's probably just a coincidence.
After all, London is currently one of the most prosperous cities in England and even Europe, so it is normal for outsiders to yearn for it.
Just like those who drifted north and Shanghai in later generations, a large number of people flocked to London every year since the beginning of colonial trade.
Then he looked at Xu Yun's windbreaker and skin color, and guessed:
"Are you going to London on business?"
Xu Yun pretended to be honest and shook his head:
"Following my parents' orders, I went to visit an elder and see if I could find a job in London, or even take root in London."
"I'm afraid you don't know something. I am not the legitimate son of the family. I have no way to inherit the family business and have to go out to survive."
Thomson hesitated for a moment, looked at Will next to him calmly, and finally made up his mind:
"In that case, you can go on the road with us in the next few days."
"Through the Whitecombe Mountains ahead, we will arrive at a small town called Dumfries in about three days. We will part ways in the town then, okay?"
Three days.
This time is not too long, but it is much better than being driven away immediately, so Xu Yun immediately replied:
"No problem, thank you, Mr. Thomson."
at the same time.
Xu Yun's right hand, which was holding the bandage on the wound, suddenly tightened slightly.
He noticed a word from Thomson's mouth:
Town of Dumfries.
Dumfries Town is the administrative center of the Dumfries and Galloway region.
In later generations, it was one of the 32 first-level administrative areas in Scotland.
It is located on the border between Scotland and England, bordering Cumbria, England to the south, and has a large area.
Xu Yun was impressed by this town because there is a statue of James Matthew Barrie, the author of the children's novel Peter Pan.
When Xu Yun was studying abroad, he and his girlfriend took a train here and scattered dog food in the town square.
Times have changed now.
The daughter of Xu Yun's first love is already in the first grade of junior high school, but Xu Yun is still single. It's such a sad story.
As for the other Whitecombe Mountain?
Xu Yun didn't quite understand.
But its pronunciation also has a very typical Scottish tone, which corroborates with the town of Dumfries, enough to determine their current location:
The junction of England and Scotland, the northern waist region of the British continent.
Therefore, Thomson and Will's destination was either Edinburgh or Glasgow.
In addition, while Thomson was putting on the bandage, Xu Yun took advantage of his position and looked at the situation in the carriage with his peripheral vision.
Although he couldn't see most of the objects, he noticed two exposed bags of potatoes and bread.
Xu Yun had seen a bag of this size at William's house in the 1665 copy. It was enough for two adults to eat for about a week.
Including some other undiscovered supplies, excluding water supplies, it is probably enough to last about ten days.
If it is ruled out that Thomson is possessed by Li Changshou, he specially prepared a pile of unused food.
Then you can basically remove Liverpool and Manchester from the map.
Their destinations are as close as Birmingham and as far away as
London!
This behavior of preparing rations for ten days at a time is obviously a bit strange, and it seems that he has made a plan not to communicate with the outside world.
In addition, the opponent's actions with guns and shovels
It is clear.
There must be some special secret between these two people.
The legendary revenge drama?
Or is it the travels of the children of a big family?
Or two gay guys eloping? This is England after all.
Then Xu Yun shook his head, brought his mind back to reality, and asked Thomson:
"By the way, Mr. Thomson, I haven't asked for your full name yet."
"After all, I don't even know the name of my savior. It's really rude."
Thomson was currently asking Will to chop wood, and he said without raising his head when he heard the words:
"There's nothing much to say about the name, but if you insist on knowing it"
"My name is William Thomson."
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
I suddenly discovered a very serious problem.
The books I recommend will definitely be on the shelves as long as they are not censored, so is there a possibility that my luck will be sucked away by them?