Ji Jiu's procession left the city smoothly. They continued to travel along the main route as before. Surprisingly, no one had traveled back and forth. Ji Jiu still thought positively that maybe because there was a war right now, it was possible. Villagers and merchants therefore did not dare to go to the border towns.
At noon Ji Jiu, who was tired of the frozen steamed buns, asked the carriage to find a river and stream to rest and eat first. Aunt Qiao knew that Ji Jiu must be very hungry. For breakfast, she only ate one steamed bun.
Ji Wenting received his young master's orders and rode his horse to investigate the front. Soon, he rode back and led the two carriages to the side of a river. It was good that there was a river almost all the way through this area. Otherwise, the journey would have been more difficult.
While Aunt Qiao was preparing the food There was a procession of soldiers on horseback, numbering nearly thirty people. They pretended to come to wash their faces by the river. But their eyes were fixed on the nine men who were resting under some trees. and helped Aunt Qiao cook some of the food.
Ji Jiu and Uncle Yu who were sitting with General Duan saw something unusual. The two of them immediately fell silent. Ji Wenting and Ji Baohu quickly walked back to take care of Ji Jiu and Uncle Yu. Aunt Qiao had Ji Fanrong and Ji Zhaogu taking care of them.
A person who looked like the leader of those soldiers walked towards General Tuan who was sitting with two girls. He bowed and asked General Duan suspiciously.
"Sorry, old man. I don't know where you are going or what."
"We will return home to the border town. Do you have something against us?" General Duan replied without being afraid of these people in the slightest.
"No, sir. We were just hunting down a government prisoner, so it was rude to come in and ask if you had ever seen five people pass by."
"Oh, is there a prisoner too? I haven't seen anyone like you said since I left the city earlier. I just recently found my granddaughter. So I'm taking her back to my house to meet relatives in a border town. When I heard you ask like this Is it possible for prisoners to escape across the border? And will there be any danger for those of us traveling? I only have four bodyguards." General Duan did a pretty good job of showing off the scared rich man.
"Well, I don't think those prisoners are that brave, sir. Since you said you didn't see anyone suspicious passing by, then I'd rather we go find another way first. After all, there's no way to the border. There is only one way. However, I hope you have a safe journey. I'll beg you first." The man bowed to General Tuan and immediately led his horsemen in another direction.
Ji Jiu saw that they were all gone but she still didn't trust her. Ji Jiu secretly whispered to Ji Wenting not to talk about the soldiers earlier. She was afraid that someone would be hiding and watching them.
Ji Wenting nodded and walked over to whisper to Ji Zhao Gu before anyone else. This younger brother liked to speak carelessly, so he had to quickly warn him before he caused trouble.
As for General Duan who overheard Ji Jiu talking with Ji Wenting, He too sent a signal to his people. This young lady was considered to be very careful. She was even more careful than the soldiers.
Ji Jiu's group sat and ate their food with gusto, while the military spies from the previous group secretly swallowed their saliva from the smell of the delicious food in front of them. He really shouldn't have been sent to look at these people. Instead of eating at a nice inn, they had gathered forces again. It wasn't that they were too lazy to find the prisoners, but they had found them. It had been almost a month and he still hadn't seen a shadow. He thought that those people had probably left the region a long time ago. Since these people haven't done anything suspicious, He hurried back to tell the news and would be better off looking elsewhere.
After that detective left. Ji Wenting immediately whispered to Ji Jiu. Ji Jiu only nodded in understanding but she still kept everyone on their guard as usual. They hurriedly cleaned up the bowls and dishes and loaded them back into the carriage to continue their journey. Ji Jiu also shared some snacks with General Duan's carriage. She told them that if they were hungry for dinner, they should eat these to fill their stomachs first. She would not be in a hurry to stay overnight. But if anyone wants to do personal things, please tell me. She wanted to hurry and reach the border town quickly. She felt that those people would probably come back to them again. The best way is to hurry and get there first.
Everyone understood what Ji Jiu meant. Even Ah Yu didn't complain in the slightest. It was considered that Aunt Qiao had really taught her well. The carriage ran as usual. Ji Jiu tells her not to rush the horse to the point of being suspicious. Instead, keep traveling.
Before the sun set, Ji Jiu ordered the carriage to stop for personal business and wash his face before continuing on his journey. They ate their fill of snacks until they were full. Luckily, she had her four brothers prepare bamboo tubes filled with water in the two carriages. No matter when they were thirsty, there was no shortage of water.
The four brothers took turns driving the carriage until late at night. Ji Jiu saw that there was probably no one following, so she ordered the horses to rest and invited everyone to go out and stretch their legs. According to her calculations, it was estimated that in less than three hours, she should reach the border city.
Everyone went down to wash their faces next to the river that Ji Wenting had left to explore earlier. Aunt Qiao gave Ji Jiu orders to cook a late night meal before everyone went to bed. Because tomorrow, if I recover from my tiredness, she will let me travel immediately. Gradually go find food to eat in the border towns.
General Duan listened to Ji Jiu's arrangements, the more he wanted her to be his granddaughter-in-law. This child thought about everything before giving an actual command. Her guesses always went as she thought. It was rare for an ordinary village girl to be so thorough. If he ever met his second grandson, he would force the Ice Granddaughter to try dating her first. Because if both of them don't have...
If they really wanted to meet each other, he probably wouldn't be able to force them anyway. Especially with Nu Ji Jiu's mother, he couldn't guess what she was thinking. He didn't want to cause her any distress.
After they finished eating, Ji Jiu asked everyone to hurry and get enough sleep. Tonight, she didn't let a single person go on guard duty. She wanted everyone to get some rest so that tomorrow she could travel all the way to the border city.