The three of them walked like this in the mountains and fields for several days, deliberately leaving traces along the way for the Yuan army to follow, but ensuring that they could not completely catch up.
Along the way, Meng Xiuyuan and Miss Yang talked a lot, and the topics mainly revolved around the martial arts theories they had learned. Since both of them had learned from famous families and had profound inheritance, they both benefited a lot in the end.
In order to prevent their identity from being exposed, the two of them deliberately avoided taboos and used unfamiliar words when they talked. Xiao Zhao Min couldn't understand and couldn't get in the conversation, so he could only keep his mouth shut and remained silent, not knowing what he was thinking.
In the early morning of this day, the three of them set off as usual. Meng Xiuyuan held Miss Yang in his right hand and carried little Zhao Min on his left shoulder. They used Qinggong to rush towards the southeast. However, they did not expect that they had just walked for more than half an hour when they heard something in their ears.
Hearing the sound of running water, after walking for a while, a big river appeared in front of us.
The river is vast and the water is flowing, so it is obviously not possible to wade across it.
"What kind of river is this..." Meng Xiuyuan saw such a magnificent river and knew that it must be very famous, so he subconsciously asked.
"We started from Zhongnan Mountain and ran all the way to the southeast, and our luck was so light that we walked for several days.
This is the first big river we have encountered, so if I guess correctly, we should be seeing the main trunk of the Han River in front of us."
Although Miss Yang is also a homebody who lives in the tomb of the living dead all year round, she still has more geography knowledge than Meng Xiuyuan, so after thinking about it for a while, she gave her answer.
"Hanshui..." When Meng Xiuyuan heard this name, he suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but fall into deep thought for a moment.
"Young hero, what's wrong?" Miss Yang asked curiously.
"Well...it's nothing. I just thought that after we pass the Han River, we can find a safe place and throw the little princess down.
We have delayed for so many days, and it will take twice as long for the Yuan army who came to chase us to catch up here, and by then the villagers will have already fled in all directions, and no trace can be found."
After Meng Xiuyuan glanced at little Zhao Min, he said to Miss Yang.
Of course, the main idea in his mind at this time was not expressed.
Although Meng Xiuyuan didn't know the way very well, he still had some basic common sense.
Although I don’t know which section of the Han River this is exactly, but heading southeast from Zhongnan Mountain, it must be roughly the same. After passing the Han River, you should be near Shiyan, not far from Wudang Mountain.
Meng Xiuyuan didn't want to draw those Yuan soldiers too close to Wudang, nor did he want to suddenly change the route and provide clues to the other party's suspicion, so stopping here might be the best choice.
After hearing this, Miss Yang felt empty in her heart and felt very disappointed. But she hesitated for a long time, but couldn't think of a reason to refuse, so she reluctantly said:
"That's right, just do what the young hero wants."
Meng Xiuyuan immediately put down Xiao Zhao Min on his shoulder and said to him:
"We need to find a boat to cross the river now. It's not appropriate to keep resisting you until others see you. You can walk a while by yourself.
You heard what I just said, after we cross the river and find a safe place, we will let you go."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Min stared straight at Meng Xiuyuan with a pair of big eyes, and it took him a long time to speak:
"I didn't expect that you weren't lying to me before."
Meng Xiuyuan shook his head and smiled disdainfully, but did not answer.
The three of them just walked along the riverside for a while. Because each had their own thoughts, no one said anything and they all lowered their heads in silence.
It wasn't until a long time later that a hut and a small ferry appeared on the far river bank. As the three of them gradually approached, there was suddenly a faint sound of pleading and cursing.
Meng Xiuyuan hurriedly looked away and saw two Yuan soldiers intimidating a couple. One was pulling the woman's collar to go into the house, while the other unsheathed a long knife and put it on the husband's neck to prevent him from moving.
Seeing that the situation was urgent, Meng Xiuyuan originally thought about stepping forward to rescue the siege alone, but just as he was about to take away Miss Yang's hand, he realized that his true energy had only just circulated for a small half circle in the meridians in her body.
Injury upon injury.
Helpless, Meng Xiuyuan had no choice but to shout "Wait here" to little Zhao Min, and then took Miss Yang's hand and ran towards the hut.
The closer the two got closer, the clearer they heard the voices of those people:
"Please, sir, please give me a few more days! There are too few people crossing the river recently, so I can't pay. It's not that I don't want to give!"
Please, let her go!"
"Fuck you, I was scolded yesterday just because you didn't pay the ship tax."
"Haha, just right. I didn't expect that he, a boatman, would have such a beautiful woman. After we finish playing, we will sell it to a brothel. Not only will we make up for the tax, but we can also make a fortune."
"..."
Meng Xiuyuan and the two men frowned when they heard this, their feet became faster and faster, and they ran close to them not long after.
The two men stepped out from behind the hut and stared sharply at the two Yuan soldiers. Seeing this, the man with the knife knew that something was wrong, so he hurriedly kicked the boatman down and pointed the knife at the two men. The man holding the woman was
However, Yuan Bing was obsessed with lust and was actually very excited to see Miss Yang. He grinned and said:
"Damn, I'm so lucky today, I met such a beautiful little girl..."
But before he finished speaking, there was no movement.
The boatman and his wife were just stunned when they saw the two Yuan soldiers who had just bullied them fall down, and they had no idea what happened.
The two of them were stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Meng Xiuyuan and the two of them in a somewhat dull manner, and thanked them repeatedly.
Meng Xiuyuan shook his head, helped the two of them up, and said: "Get the boat ready, we will go back to pick up someone, and we will cross the river soon."
After saying that, he led Miss Yang back indifferently, as if he had just taken a detour while passing by.
Halfway through the walk back, I saw little Zhao Min walking in the direction of the two of them. When they saw each other, little Zhao Min couldn't help but say:
"How come you suddenly left me there alone and you weren't afraid that I would take the opportunity to run away?"
"So what if you run away? Didn't I tell you that I was going to let you go?
Taking you across the river is just to see that this side of the river is deserted and densely covered with jungle, so it is not safe to leave you behind.
If you run away by chance and get picked up by a wolf, you will only have yourself to blame."
Meng Xiuyuan said nonchalantly.
Zhao Min was stunned when he heard this, and this time he believed that Meng Xiuyuan really didn't want to kill her.
The heart that had been hanging around for many days was finally relieved. Zhao Min, who was eight or nine years old at this time, was still a child after all. He was so emotional that he couldn't help crying.
Meng Xiuyuan ignored her and just pulled her to continue walking in the direction of the ferry and the hut.
After a while, Xiao Zhao Min, who was tired of crying, gradually stopped her voice and turned to staring at Meng Xiuyuan's face covered by a green cloth as usual, silently.
Seeing this scene, Miss Yang frowned slightly and said:
"Little Tartar, don't waste your efforts. Even if you remember our appearance, you will never find us."
Xiao Zhao Min snorted when he heard this, curled his lips and said:
"I looked at your faces before, and I just wanted to remember that I will turn into a ghost after death, and I will take revenge on you again.
You don't have to die now, no one wants to look at your stinky face anymore.
I just want to see more of my elder brother. He is much stronger than you and is a truly righteous knight."
Miss Yang couldn't help clenching her fists when she heard this, but her character made her unwilling to speak out and quarrel with such a child.
Meng Xiuyuan shook his head, looked at Xiao Zhao Min and said:
"Don't deliberately give me a favor, don't worry, I won't go back on what I said.
And I'm not a chivalrous person. I just do things for my own pleasure and to follow my own wishes.
I killed those Yuan soldiers because I thought they should be killed, and let you go because I thought you shouldn't be killed, that's all.
It has nothing to do with being a hero or not."
Xiao Zhao Min seemed to understand the words. After thinking for a long time, he finally figured out the meaning. Then he frowned and said with great regret:
"Why does such an interesting person like you have to go against the imperial court..."
Meng Xiuyuan laughed when he heard this and said disdainfully:
"You should ask your Yuan court why it must deny the people a way to survive and force them to rebel?
If everyone really lives and works in peace and contentment, and lives a happy life, how can there be bandits, rebels, and people like us who carry swords to kill in the world?"
When Xiao Zhao Min heard Meng Xiuyuan's remarks that were contrary to her immature views, she first felt inexplicably panicked, then her face turned red instantly, and she yelled angrily:
"You're talking nonsense. You Han people rebelled and went against our court just because you can't stand us Mongols ruling the world!"
Meng Xiuyuan was not angry when he heard this. He just turned to look at Zhao Min, stared into her eyes and said slowly:
"If you look at the dynasties in the past thousands of years when Han people were the rulers, wouldn't other Han people rebel?
The Mongols rule the world and the Han rule the world. What difference can there be?
When it prospers, the people suffer. When it dies, the people suffer.
In the end, it will always be those few people in power who exploit the poor people and ride on them to dominate.
Have you ever thought that your Yuan Dynasty has caused chaos in the world and the people are in dire straits in less than a hundred years? Isn't it because there is something wrong with your rulers, who are even more stupid and cruel than those previous dynasties?"
Meng Xiuyuan's words were not loud, but in Zhao Min's ears they were like spring thunder. It shocked her mind and left her speechless for a long time.
After a long while, she blushed and muttered out, "That's nonsense! Nonsense!" However, due to her guilty conscience, her voice was as inaudible as the chirping of mosquitoes.
Meng Xiuyuan stopped talking and remained silent all the way.
When the three of them got on the ferry, little Zhao Min immediately hid in the cabin alone, not even daring to look at Meng Xiuyuan.
Miss Yang was also very touched. When she saw Zhao Min entering the cabin, she couldn't help but ask in a low voice:
"Young hero, why do you have to talk so much to that little Tartar?"
Meng Xiuyuan smiled slightly and said calmly:
"These words all come from my own heart. Of course, I did it intentionally to tell the little princess.
The Yuan Dynasty's power was not exhausted, and it would take some time to resist the Yuan Dynasty.
The little princess's father, Prince Ruyang, was a Taiwei and was in charge of the world's military power, but he loved his daughter very much.
Therefore, the words and deeds of this little princess actually had a wide impact.
As long as she can listen to even half of what I said today, maybe many innocent people will die less in the world in the future."