novelhk Chapter 162 The most dangerous place is the safest
Chapter 162 The most dangerous place is the safest
Wei Li had been dominated by Wei Liu for the whole night and was now feeling a little sleepy.
He sat in the narrow space in front of the ox cart, half of his body leaning on the grain bags, his head moving forward inching forward as the ox cart shook.
Changbo came over quietly, and he said this in Wei Li's ear.
After hearing this, Wei Li suddenly woke up, "What? Did you see it wrong?"
Beside him were the people he brought from Yanzhou. The two of them spoke in low voices and did not arouse the man's suspicion.
Wei Li simply got out of the car and dragged Chang Bo to look for someone, "Let's go see if my cousin is still here, maybe she knows."
During these days of contact, he has confirmed some things: his little cousin Bai Jingzhi is extraordinary.
He had learned about Wei Liu from family letters. He was a guard beside his grandfather and later became the steward of the entire Wei family.
Their family is different from other noble families. The collateral branch descendants must assist the main branch with all their strength.
Wei Liu was a leader of his grandfather's generation.
The younger generations below all respect him very much.
This meeting was different from what was said in the letter.
Wei Liu was indeed quite capable, but in his opinion, this man's respectful attitude towards Bai Jingzhi was different from that of a master and servant.
According to his intuition, Bai Jingzhi is the decision-maker of the entire team.
It would be a good idea to go find this little cousin now.
Wei Li walked in front, and Chang Bo followed closely behind.
When passing by Wei Liu, he just glanced at them and didn't ask any questions.
Bai Jingzhi was on the ox cart at the back.
The night was cold and the roads were covered with frost.
Bai Jingzhi lay on the grain cart, and as the cart rocked, she fell into a drowsy sleep.
No one else paid attention to her. She lay on the grain cart, covered with a quilt to keep out the cold.
"Jingzhi!" Wei Li lowered his voice, picked up a branch from the ground and gently touched her head, "I have something to talk to you about!"
Bai Jingzhi was not sleeping soundly. She quickly put the quilt into the space, sat up and tidied her hair. "What are you going to do?"
There was already anger in her tone.
She gained the most that night and put in a lot of effort, so she was already exhausted.
After all, the physique of this body is not as strong as the body in the original world.
In her original world, she often went through wind and rain, and sometimes took root in mountains and wilderness, without having to deliberately exercise to build up her strength.
When I got here, I didn't go out of the house. I felt a little weak and not in good health.
It was because she came here and increased her activity that her physical fitness improved.
She held the rope that tied the food with both hands and slid down from it.
Wei Li was shocked when he saw her actions.
In the letters his father wrote home, there was occasional mention of this cousin, but he only mentioned that she was a delicate lady.
Wei Li still doesn't know Bai Jingzhi very well and can't figure out her temper.
Judging from the matter of selling her indentures, this cousin is not the one who suffered a loss.
"Where are your father and Zhou Yue'e?" Wei Li ignored her displeasure and asked the question directly.
Changbo secretly observed the little girl in front of him out of the corner of his eye, somewhat curious about how they, the cousins, suddenly appeared in the county seat of Liu County.
Zhou Yue'e was good at martial arts, so it was possible for her to climb over the wall and get in directly, but it was not easy to bring a woman who didn't know martial arts without alerting others.
Changbo stroked his chin, somewhat curious about the sisters.
What is the secret behind them?
Before he came to Lianzhou, he heard the young master mention Baijing.
The red tasseled spear that the young master treasured was obtained from Bai Jingzhi.
This man has a secret.
Bai Jingzhi yawned and replied nonchalantly, "My father is going to Liu County to get medicine for my mother, and Sister Yue'e followed him to protect him."
"Get medicine? What happened to your mother?"
Wei Li used to see Wei Hongmian busy at work. Apart from his pale complexion and thin body, he didn't have any serious problems.
She is nimble and deft, without the pretentiousness of a rich lady.
"I was poisoned in Ping County before, and I was too busy on the road to get clean. My father went to get medicine for me during this trip to Liu County."
Bai Jingzhi still explained it to avoid this person asking endless questions.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? Can the two of them get away with it? Or should I go--"
When Wei Li turned around to leave, Bai Jingzhi grabbed his sleeve and said, "Don't worry, Sister Yue'e is here. Besides, my father is not a loser, nothing will happen to him."
What a joke! How could she let Wei Li cause trouble and interrupt their plans?
"Besides, with so much food, what will happen if you leave?" General Bai Jing focused his attention on the people of Yanzhou, "Who will subdue them?"
That prince is a man of many thoughts, and if they really start fighting, they may not be his match.
"Just stay still. If Uncle Dayong is here, you can do whatever you want, cousin!"
Bai Jingzhi lowered his voice when addressing him for the last time, and no one except Changbo heard it.
"Hey, you know my identity? You——"
Wei Li had no choice but to watch Bai Jingzhi use both hands to climb to the top of the ox cart and lie down.
Chang Bo was gloating on the side. He nudged Wei Li's shoulder with his elbow and said, "If the master knew that you sold yourself out, tut tut~"
Thinking of Jiang Zhu, Wei Li shuddered. He would definitely be punished with ten military sticks when he returned this time.
"Brother Changbo, you must say a few good words to me when you go back this time. We had no other choice at the time, otherwise we would have been captured by King Li."
Wei Li's neck shrank and he got a headache when he thought of Jiang Zhu's methods.
"No problem!" Changbo neither agreed nor disagreed, his attitude was unclear.
"Your cousin is no simple matter. The prince will suffer! But it's okay. He is so willful and doesn't consider the overall situation. He should be taught a lesson."
Changbo said a few words with a smile.
"The prince and princess are willing to do so?"
Wei Li curled his lips. Jiang Lan grew up in a honeypot and had never suffered any hardship since childhood.
As the eldest son of the Prince of Yan's Mansion, the Prince of Yan has been loved and pampered since childhood.
"Why would I be reluctant? Things are different now." Changbo said slowly.
"What happened after I left?" In addition to wanting to find the Wei family, Wei Li also wanted to avoid Princess Jiang Chi.
"Don't worry, Princess Jiang Chi has already found someone else to entangle her. Changhe is suffering terribly now."
Chang Bo knew what Wei Li was thinking and gave him a reassurance, "Young Mu Ai, the favor of Princess Jiang Chi is like a gust of wind, don't worry!"
Wei Li breathed a sigh of relief and said sullenly, "That's good. We are not the same kind of people."
"The prince now values the princess and intends to hand over the matters in the young master's hands to the princess."
Changbo's words shocked Wei Li, "Where is the young master? That place is the young master's hard work, he conquered it."
"Young Master is interested in returning to Yuzhou! Forget it, I'll let him tell you when the time comes."
Changbo did not reveal Jiang Zhu's identity and swallowed the following words.
"I'll go with you too! The young master has already sent me to Yuzhou." Wei Li expressed his opinion clearly.
"Don't make a decision in a hurry. Wait until the young master sees you!"
Changbo and Wei Li did not get back into the car. Instead, they walked along the way, talking in whispers.
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Liu County.
Bai Zhao and Zhou Yue'e discussed it for a while, and then they returned to the county magistrate's private residence.
"The most dangerous place is the safest. Let's hide in the secret room of the county magistrate's study first."
Zhou Yue'e couldn't help but remind him, "What if the county magistrate comes?"
"Silly girl, have you forgotten that we have a space? If he comes down, we can hide in the space. There we can hear the county magistrate talking to others, and maybe we can find the craftsman!"
Bai Zhao knew what his daughter was thinking, so the craftsman naturally had to do his best to help find it.
If that doesn't work, they will empty the slums of food and the craftsman will eventually show up.
The most worrying thing now is that the county magistrate is afraid of leaking the secret and will directly execute the person.
The county magistrate and the previous city guards were lying unconscious at the city gate.
The man named Dazhi from the slums rushed towards the city gate with a group of people.
Dazhi quickly woke up the county magistrate and said carefully, "Sir, shall we go after those people? There are already brothers guarding the granary."
"Useless! Why did you come just now?" The county magistrate slapped Dazhi in the face, showing dissatisfaction, "Those people are well-trained and look like tough guys. Go and mobilize more people. Look for those people in the area within a radius of 50 miles."
Dazhi nodded and said yes. He sent the county magistrate back to his private residence, left two people at his disposal, and then hurried away with the rest.
"Go wake up the people in the mansion and call them to the study. I have something to ask you."