"Do you want to eat well, live in a good house, and wear good clothes?" the man asked.
Shi Jue nodded hurriedly, who doesn't want to live a good life!
"As long as you help me deliver this thing to Shi Juemen, you will be able to eat well and wear good clothes. You will no longer have to be a beggar." The man said with a somewhat distracted look. He had reached the point where he had returned to his former glory.
"I...I won't survive tonight!" Shi Jue said hesitantly. Hope is on the one hand, but the prerequisite is that he must survive. At least he can make it to Jue Jianmen alive. This is very good for his current situation.
luxury.
"There is food here, as well as clothes and money. You can walk to Juejianmen." The man pointed to a baggage next to him with great effort. He no longer had the strength to hand the baggage to Shi Jue. He was in his own situation.
You know, this little beggar is his only hope. If he dies, then there will be no way for this important information related to the safety of the sect to be sent to the sect.
"Yes." Shi Jue nodded, staring at the baggage, which for him was the hope of survival.
"Take it, remember, you must send it to Juejianmen." The man's eyes were already distracted, and he was not far from death.
Shi Jue took the bamboo tube. The man showed a hopeful smile, and then used his last strength to submerge his body into the water again. Shi Jue just wanted to pull him, but the man had already been sucked into the river.
It made sense for the man to do this, and he was hunted down all the way. If the enemy did not find his body, they would strictly search all nearby towns and intersections. It would be impossible for the beggar to deliver the things to the sect. The only way is for the enemy to find out.
Only with his body could this little beggar have a chance to send information back to the sect.
Shi Jue paid no more attention to the man and hurriedly took the baggage. He was so hungry! In a panic, he opened the baggage, picked up a few cakes and ate them. As soon as he swallowed the second bite of cake, he choked.
I was out of breath with my long neck. I hurriedly crawled to the river and drank some water, and finally felt better.
After eating a few cakes, he finally regained his breath and felt a little warm all over his body. Then he took the baggage and started rummaging around for something. The baggage was made of cowhide and was a waterproof high-end luggage. He had only seen nobles leaving the city.
Use something high-end like this.
He found a small purse among the baggage, which contained a gold ingot, a few silver ingots and some broken silver. Shi Jue's eyes suddenly lit up. He had never seen gold... silver, and he never thought he could own gold.
and silver. He had heard children showing off gold and knew what color gold was.
He put the money bag into his arms, then searched for the baggage, and took out a few pieces of clothing, but there was nothing else. He looked at the baggage, no, you can't bring this thing with you. Usually he listens to the residents.
A storyteller in the distance told some stories about traveling in the world.
A beggar with such a good thing will definitely be noticed by others, and he will probably be caught and beheaded as a gangster. This kind of thing cannot be kept around, it will cause trouble for himself. He reluctantly stuffed the clothes into the bag and then
He threw it into the river, leaving only an older piece of clothing to keep him warm.
These were adult clothes, so they definitely couldn't be worn. He cut the clothes open with a sharp stone, tied them to his body, and carefully hid the money bag and bamboo tube around his waist. There was a large piece of fabric left, which he used as a quilt.
Use it.
Holding the "quilt" in his arms, he found himself under a tree and fell asleep faintly.
…
Shi Jue opened his eyes, and then looked at the dazzling sun. He survived, finally survived. Shi Jue looked at the Gishui River, and it was the mysterious man who saved his life. He touched the hand hidden on his waist.
Money bag, I must send the things to Juejianmen, definitely! It can be regarded as repaying the kindness of the person who allowed him to live. His adoptive father taught him to understand kindness since he was a child.
He took out his money bag again, and then chose the smallest piece of broken silver. One tael of silver can be exchanged for a thousand coppers. This piece of silver should be exchanged for 500 coppers, which can buy a lot of cakes, which will keep him hungry for several months.
Will be hungry.
He looked at the town where he had lived for ten years, and then looked at the distance. If he left, he could not go back. The clothes he wore would arouse others' suspicion, and it would be difficult to defend himself. It was better to leave now.
He also has a small bag of cakes, enough for him to eat for a few days, and he should be able to find the next town.
…
After three days, Shi Jue finally came to the outskirts of a town. This place was similar to the town he had lived in for eight years. The outermost layer was filled with countless beggars. His appearance did not attract people's attention, except that there was an extra small town here.
Just a beggar.
Shi Jue slowly walked towards the area near the city wall. He had never seen the inside of the city, and he could not enter the city. But there was also a commercial area outside the city, which was just a place to meet the needs of transactions outside the city. It mainly traded some poor things.
People's daily necessities, food, the most important thing for Shi Jue is food. He can't stay here, he has to rush to deliver messages. But he must buy enough food.
At the bakery, Shi Jue walked over and looked at the freshly baked cakes, his mouth watering.
"Little beggar, get out of here." The boss yelled loudly. There were too many of these little beggars, and they were like flies surrounding his shop every day. He didn't know how many of them he had to chase away every day.
"Boss, I sell cakes." Shi Jue said in a low voice, but there was a bit of pride in his tone. He has always been begging, but this time he can finally be a 'decent' person.
"Selling cakes?" the boss asked in disbelief.
"Huh?" Shi Jue opened his clothes and carefully took out the broken piece of silver. Broken silver is also called silver horn, which is divided into one qian, two qian, and five qian to make money. Then there are one liang, two liang, five liang, and ten.
Two, twenty taels, fifty taels, and one hundred taels are made of coins. The piece in his hand is made of five taels of silver, which can be exchanged for five hundred copper coins.
"You're a little beggar, where did you get the money?" the boss looked at him suspiciously and asked.
"I'm not a beggar, I'm just separated from my parents." Shi Jue said hurriedly. He had already thought of his excuse: "My parents are handymen from a town near Juejianmen. I want to find them."
The boss nodded, he believed Shi Jue. From the material of his clothes, it can be seen that this child is not such a lowly person: "How many cakes do you want?"
"One hundred!" Shi Jue said hurriedly. Each copper can last him ten days and a half.
"What are you getting for?" the boss asked. One hundred cakes is not a small amount.
Shi Jue hurriedly took off the quilt and spread it out. The boss counted a hundred cakes. Shi Jue hurriedly wrapped it and tied it around his body.
"This is your money." Shi Jue took the four hundred coppers supplied to him.
"Boss, do you know the way to Juejianmen?" Shi Jue asked.
"I don't know." The boss shook his head and said, "You have to go into the town and ask." The boss is just a descendant of a handyman who was born and raised here, and it is impossible to know the situation outside. For him, the mayor is God.
Shi Jue looked at the town. He couldn't get in. The town was a restricted area for him. He couldn't get past the guards based on the clothes he was wearing.
"Do you want to go in?" the boss asked.
"Yeah." Shi Jue nodded. How can you know the way to Juejianmen if you don't go in? If you continue walking aimlessly like this, you will probably get further and further away from Juejianmen.
"I still have a set of children's old clothes at home. I'll sell them to you for four hundred coppers." The boss said. He was very smart and wanted to earn Shi Jue's remaining coppers.
"I...Okay..." Shi Jue was a little reluctant to give up. Thinking about the few pieces of silver and the large gold ingot in the money bag around his waist, he finally agreed. He had no choice.