Chapter 224: Chapter 224. Mo City
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
When the soldiers guarding the city saw these suspicious prisoners, they immediately arrested them and sent them to the government office. The old master did not even need to torture them. They would be wholly accounted for with a slap of the gavel.
Fortunately, Ji Shuisheng and the others were faster than these prisoners. They had already passed them, and the government only discovered these prisoners.
Fortunately, they met a high-ranking magistrate. He judged that the person who kidnapped Xing Ruhai would not go to Jingshi Dao and must have run south, so he sent people to chase him to the south.
The killed government runners were also dug out, and more than a dozen corpses were placed on the ground.
This could be considered a significant case in the Great Xia Kingdom. Because Xing Ruhai was kidnapped, the Wan Clan quickly received the news. They then blamed this matter on the Emperor.
They thought that the Emperor had secretly rescued Xing Ruhai and that they had to kill the people the Emperor wanted to protect. Hence, they began to post bounty notices everywhere.
However, the Wan Family, smart for a lifetime and muddle-headed momentarily, did not expect Xing Ruhai to go to Jingshi Dao after being rescued. Those arrest notices were posted all over the southern cities.
The team from Peach Blossom Cove traveled smoothly for more than ten days. Xing Ruhai and his wife had been treated with medicine for ten days. Today, they could finally remove the bandages.
Both of them were on tenterhooks. Xing Ruhai thought that a piece of skin would be missing from his face, and Madam Xing thought that, at most, her face would be less terrible after the wound had healed.
They could not see their faces without a mirror, but they could see each other’s faces.
“Husband, your face has recovered.”
Madam Xing looked at her husband in surprise. When Xing Ruhai was young, he was also a pale-faced scholar. He was a graceful and elegant young man. As he grew older, he developed a beautiful beard. After years of accumulation and the growth of knowledge, he became more mature. He was a handsome and elegant uncle.
“Madam, your face has recovered.” n0VelusB.c0m
Xing Ruhai couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw his wife’s recovered face. There wasn’t a single scar left. How could such a deep wound heal so perfectly?
“Really?”
Madam Xing was also excited when she saw the joy in her husband’s eyes. Her fingers trembled as she touched her face. It was very smooth, like peeled lychee. It was moist, soft, and tender.
“This woman is unable to repay Young Lady’s great kindness.”
Lady Xing walked up to Su Qing with tears in her eyes and gave her a long bow.
Su Qing glanced at her indifferently and handed her two disguise pills.
“Eat it.”
They were now criminals ordered by the imperial court, and there was no guarantee that anyone would recognize them. Su Qing had to change their appearance just to be careful.
Madam Xing and Xing Ruhai didn’t ask what medicine it was. They trusted Su Qing so much that they swallowed the medicine.
In just a moment, they felt their faces burning as if they were on fire. The two of them nervously touched their faces.
“Husband, your face has changed.”
“Madam, your face has also changed.”
The two of them were surprised to find that their appearances had changed and were completely different from before.
“Don’t panic; this is a disguise pill.”
Qin Feng consoled them with a smile. Seeing Qin Feng’s face, Xing Ruhai felt relieved. He smiled and nodded,
“Good, this is good.”
On the road, he often saw people riding horses. They were all soldiers in military uniforms. Unlike the domineering soldiers he encountered along the way, they did not disturb the people and rode away when they saw the fleeing civilians. The Wan Family Army’s rampage and trampling on horses did not exist.
“What army are these?”
Ji Shuisheng asked his grandfather when he saw these soldiers who loved the people.
“In the past, the guards at the border were all your father’s subordinates. Later, the Emperor divided them into city guards in various cities. I wonder if these people were once the Xiao family’s army?”
Qin Feng looked at those soldiers flying away, his eyes filled with desolation and sorrow.
The people of Tartan were terrified at the mention of the Xiao Family’s army. The Xiao Family’s army was invincible in the past, and the Great Xia Kingdom was impregnable. As long as the Xiao Family’s army was around, they would not dare to enter the Great Xia Kingdom.
The Emperor and the Wan Family Army were well aware of this principle. Therefore, nearly half of the Xiao Family’s Army was stationed in Jingshi Dao and the northern border cities. The Xiao Family’s Army’s flag was still hung on the city wall of Jingshi Dao.
Just a single military flag had ensured the safety of the Great Xia Kingdom for more than ten years!
Ji Shuisheng’s expression was sorrowful. If his father was still alive, would he be able to see the soldiers he trained become city guards?
After another five or six days of strenuous walking, they were still a few hundred miles away from Jingshi Dao. Dawn had already appeared, but the weather was even colder. Those who wore cotton coats were still fine, but those villagers who did not have cotton coats and shoes were freezing miserably.
Ji Shuisheng and the others were men, so they gave their cotton clothes and shoes to the elderly, children, and women. The men relied on their strong bodies to hold on.
Ji Shuisheng decided to enter the city to buy supplies. The city in front was called Mo City. It was the last relatively large city on the way to Jingshi Dao.
The food supply had long run out. In addition, most of the land along the way was dry and sandy. They had to go to the city to buy water if they could not find any water sources in the surrounding areas. Therefore, they rushed three carriages. This time, Zhong Yong coaxed Ji Shuisheng to go with them.
Ji Shuisheng looked at Zhong Yong, who was as tall as a giant. He shook his sleeves and pretended to be pitiful. He did not know whether to laugh or cry as he agreed.
Ji Shuisheng left Qiu Yongkang behind to protect the villagers with Qu Da and the others. Su Qing had to go with them. She also wanted to buy a lot of things. She did not spend the money she had, nor did she want to give birth.
Ji Xiaoying looked at Su Qing expectantly with her big watery eyes. It was dangerous to go to the city, but it was much more fun than staying here.
Moreover, she was not only good at fancy moves now. After learning from Sister Su Qing for so long, she was also very good!
“Let’s go!”
Su Qing couldn’t stand her pleading eyes and decided to take her along.
“Sister Su Qing, can you take me into the city?”
Jiang Yuyan came to look for Su Qing. This was the first time she had made such an unreasonable request. Su Qing glanced at her, and Jiang Yuyan’s eyes were filled with anticipation and nervousness, afraid she would disagree.
“Yes.”
Su Qing nodded in agreement. When Li Shuang’er and the others saw that Xiaoying and Jiang Yuyan could follow Su Qing into the city, they were all extremely envious.
However, they also knew that they couldn’t send too many people. Although they wanted to go, they could only shrink back.
The group of five entered the city in three carriages. The soldiers guarding the city were stricter than those in Zhaoyuan County. Everyone who entered the city had to verify their identity carefully. The atmosphere was a little tense.
“What are you guys doing here?”
Because Ji Shuisheng and the others had five people, Zhong Yong was tall, strong, and eye-catching. The soldiers guarding the door did not dare to slack off and questioned them particularly strictly.
” General, we’ll go into the city to buy food and water.”
Ji Shuisheng quickly bowed and replied, taking out the travel pass and documents for the officers and soldiers to see.
“We are from Zhaoyuan Bodyguard Agency. We are escorting a batch of goods to Jingshi Dao.”
Qiu Yongkang’s fake document was very convincing. The soldier carefully checked the document. After seeing that it was flawless, the soldier nodded and let them go.
Mo City was not as prosperous as Zhaoyuan County. At first glance, it was filled with low earthen houses. Very few merchants were doing business, and there were almost no people on the streets.
They were all nervous and alert when they saw people entering the city..
