After everyone had gone to bed after dinner, the three teams set off in the dark.
The night was just right, the mountains and forests were bare, and the moonlight shone brightly on the ground. Without using torches, a few people entered the mountains under the moonlight.
The place where they were resting today was at the foot of the mountain. If they looked carefully up the mountain, there might be water sources in more than one place. Xu Yunjin was not worried about being suspected if he found water again.
"Ajin, why don't daddy carry you on his back? You can sleep for a while and get up again later when you find a place."
Xu Yunjin started to yawn after walking for a while. She was only less than eight years old now. She had been traveling day and night for the past few days and she couldn't hold on anymore. But in order to let go, she had to follow.
Seeing the worried looks in their eyes, Xu Yunjin felt warm in her heart.
"It's okay, Dad, carry me on your back and walk slowly. We can go back and rest when we find it soon."
Seeing that Xu Yunjin insisted on leaving by himself, Xu Wen and others had no choice but to listen to Xu Yunjin, but then they lit torches and searched more carefully.
After walking for two-quarters of an hour, the four of them were almost entering the mountains, but still did not find a suitable place.
"Host, there are three people behind you who have been following you furtively since you set off."
Xu Yunjin was a little tired from walking. He wanted to take a break and have something to eat, but he was frightened by Xiao Yi's words.
After being followed for so long, they never discovered it, and they didn't know whether the other party was an enemy or a friend and what their intentions were.
"Dad, uncle, brother, I'm so tired, let's take a rest."
Xu Yunjin immediately shouted in a little girl's coquettish tone.
Then he tugged at the hem of Xu Wen's clothes, and when he saw Xu Wen looking at him, he quickly gave his father a wink, indicating that someone was following him.
The tacit understanding between father and daughter for more than two years made Xu Wen immediately accept the message from Xu Yunjin, and he held his daughter's hand with a tight heart.
Xu Wu and his son who were walking in front stopped when they heard Xu Yunjin said he wanted to take a rest, and turned around. Then they saw a father and daughter winking at them at the same time.
He also put his hand to his mouth to make a "shh" gesture. If it hadn't been for the fact that the family had lived together for so many years, neither of them would have understood what it meant.
"Okay, let's take a rest here."
The four of them found a flat and sheltered place and sat down together. The three following behind looked at each other.
"Brother Shan, there's nothing special about these people. Why should we follow them?"
A thin, monkey-like man approached the eldest of the three and asked, "Doesn't he see anything about these people that deserves their attention?"
"You know what the heck, haven't you noticed that the group of refugees are vaguely dominated by them, especially the family with the carriage, and even a man from this family. When you get closer, you will see that the man's identity is different. Keep an eye on them.
When the time comes, follow them into Daqi and see what they are going to do now."
Xu Yunjin knew the conversation content of several people through Xiao Yi, and quietly recited it to several people, who were guessing the identities of the three people.
"Sneaking into Daqi, could it be that these people are Northern Barbarians? What do they want to do?"
Xu Wen told his guess, and the three of them all agreed that Xu Wen's guess was correct, but if they were really Northern Barbarians, what would they do if they sneaked into Daqi?
"Dad, should we find an opportunity to tie them up? Judging from their tone, they must have had a premeditated plan to sneak into Daqi. We can interrogate them just in time. Being followed by the northern barbarians at all times may also threaten our safety.
"
Xu Wen and others felt that what Xu Yunjin said made sense, but how to catch them was a problem.
Among them, only Xu Wu and Xu Yunjin had some skills as a three-legged cat. If they wanted to catch those three northern barbarians without alerting them, it would be impossible.
"Okay, but we have to come up with a comprehensive solution and we can't just alert the enemy."
"Dad, let me go. I am small and easy to hide but strong. I also have the poison in my hand given by the old god. If I pretend to go for convenience and go around behind them, they won't suspect anything."
Xu Yunjin held the drug he bought from Xiao Yi in his hand and said to Xu Wen and others.
"No, it's too dangerous. Let the uncle go. The uncle will act by ear and won't let them find out."
Before Xu Wen said anything, Xu Wu was the first to object. Xu Yunnan also looked at Xu Yunjin with disapproval. Only Xu Wen thought for a moment and said.
"Okay, daddy knows that you won't do anything you're not sure about. Pay attention to safety. If there is danger, don't hesitate to take action. Don't worry about hurting people's lives. As long as you can protect yourself."
Both Xu Wu and his son thought it was impossible, but they couldn't get over it, so they had no choice but to agree.
"Ouch, ouch, Daddy, my stomach hurts so much. I need to go take a nap."
Xu Yunjin immediately started acting like a movie queen, holding her stomach and shouting loudly to go to the toilet, then got up from the ground and ran behind a big tree.
The three people following in the dark didn't pay much attention to this incident. They all thought that the family was sick because they took a little girl with them when they went into the mountains at night.
Little did they know that the little girl they looked down upon would soon cause them a big mess.
Xu Wen and the others looked nervously at the direction in which Xu Yunjin disappeared, while Xu Yunjin had already followed the route provided by Xiao Yi and quietly approached the people behind.
"Brother Shan, what do you think these people are going to do, and why are they still taking a break? The boss really wants the three of us to follow him."
The thin man was tired of waiting. There were mosquitoes, snakes, insects, rats, and ants in the mountains at night. Why did the boss send the three of them here?
"Shut up, you dare to question the boss's decision. Isn't it because we are half Daqi blood, can speak Daqi dialect, and are not as tall as the northern barbarians? If we weren't helping the boss, we would still be here now.
Being a slave and being bullied all day long.”
Xu Yunjin hid behind a big tree and listened to the conversation between the three people. He was thinking about who the boss was. It seemed that he would be tortured soon.
"Hey, three brothers, what are you doing?"
Xu Yunjin walked softly behind the three of them, patted the thin man on the back, and when the three of them had just turned around, he sprinkled the powder in his hands on them.
Two of them couldn't get out of the way and fainted to the ground as soon as their eyes rolled. Only the man named Brother Shan reacted quickly and took two steps back. He immediately covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, drew out his sword and slashed at Xu Yunjin.
Xu Yunjin didn't expect the other party to be so alert. He took a step back and a knife appeared in his hand. The man was stunned for a moment when he saw Xu Yunjin conjuring a knife with his bare hands.
While the man was stunned, Xu Yunjin slashed the man's knife hand with a knife.
Brother Shan didn't expect Xu Yunjin to be so strong. When his hand hurt, the knife fell to the ground.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the man turned around and wanted to run away. How could Xu Yunjin give him this opportunity? He caught up with the man and slashed him in the leg.
Xu Yunjin caught me before I could stand up. I was afraid that the man would bite his tongue to commit suicide or hide poison in his mouth like in those TV dramas.
Xu Yunjin quickly sprinkled a large amount of poison to stun the people, dragged the three of them to a big tree and tied them tightly with ropes, before returning to where Xu Wen and others were waiting. This chapter has been completed!