nycdaug Chapter 196 Holding
Chapter 196 Holding
After doing all this, Han Yiyi felt that her clothes were all wet with sweat.
Han Yiyi stood up with great effort, looked at the person with his back to him not far away, his eyes flashed, and then he spoke.
"Yun Xiao, I'm fine. You are tired too. Let's take a rest, eat something and then continue our journey..."
Hearing Han Yiyi's voice, Yun Xiao quickly turned around, walked forward quickly, picked up the person horizontally, and placed him on a flat stone beside him.
At this time, several people in the dark looked at the two people by the stream and became a little hesitant. One of them spoke.
"Boss, the old lady ordered us to bring the eldest young master back to Kyoto, but we see that the eldest young master is heading towards Kyoto by himself, so should we take action..."
The people standing by couldn't help but curse when they heard what their companion said.
"Are you an idiot? He has gone back by himself. Is there any need for us to take action? Besides, if we take action and he suddenly doesn't go back, won't we be asking for trouble..." After saying this, he did not forget to take credit for it. He glanced at the people around him and said.
"Boss, don't you think so..."
"Shut up, everyone. Just follow me. Write a letter to the old lady and tell her that everyone is safe and on the way back to Kyoto..."
"Then, the woman next to him..."
"Don't worry about it. The old lady only asked us to look for the eldest young master. We don't need to care about other things..."
The people who were talking were the ones sent by Old Madam Yun to look for Yun Xiao, and she ordered them to bring him back to Kyoto no matter what means they used.
When they saw that Yun Xiao was going back to Kyoto without their help, they were too lazy to take action and just followed quietly from behind.
Fortunately, these people were not sent by the old lady to kill Han Yiyi. Otherwise, the two of them would have encountered more trouble along the way.
After resting for only half an hour, the two started on their journey again. However, this time Yun Xiao did not let Han Yiyi ride on the horse. Instead, he held her carefully in his arms.
Han Yiyi was about to refuse when she heard Yun Xiao say.
"Do you want to reach Kyoto earlier? Your legs are already worn out, and we still have at least three days of journey. The condition will only get worse later. Do you think you will collapse before you even see the two children? How can you save them then..."
After hearing Yun Xiao's words and thinking about his own legs, he realized that it was indeed as he said, so he no longer refused and just said something softly. The emotion in his words was obviously different from before.
"Yun Xiao, thank you..."
Hearing Han Yiyi's words, Yun Xiao couldn't help but curl his face again. He could tell that Han Yiyi's thank you felt different from the previous ones, so he quickly replied softly.
"You're welcome, I'm happy to..."
The two people here continued on their way, while Nangong Yuan on the other side looked at the empty doorway, his back teeth almost broken.
He had no choice but to ride his mule to town to buy a new horse.
But the horses in the town were no match for his fine horses. They were either old, weak or sick. He had no choice but to buy one that could run fairly well and then buy another one when he got to the capital. As a result, it only took him five days to get there, but it took him almost seven days to go back, and he still hadn't reached Kyoto.
The closer Yun Xiao and Han Yiyi got to Kyoto, the heavier their hearts became. More and more refugees appeared on both sides of the road. Most of these refugees were pale and thin, with tattered clothes, and their eyes revealed despair and helplessness. Some even fell to the ground while walking.
Not only that, Han Yiyi also discovered that some of these refugees were vomiting from time to time, and there were excrement on the roadside with flies buzzing around on it.
Seeing this, Han Yiyi's brows furrowed tightly. She had a hunch that the two children's illnesses might be related to the flood and the refugees.
Han Yiyi's heart sank when she knew this. When she was in Zhushan Village, she only thought about how to prevent everyone from starving, but she forgot that plague was most likely to occur after a flood.
Suddenly she remembered that the village chief had asked everyone to gather together the dead livestock and poultry and burn them, and had also notified everyone not to drink raw water. Because she was used to boiling water before drinking, and her family had nothing but a mule, she didn't take this matter to heart at the time. Now she thought about it, the village chief had considered the plague early on.
When the two men arrived near the city gate, they found that there were more refugees gathered there, but the city gate was closed and they did not need to enter.
In the eyes of these people, the safest place was only at the foot of the imperial city, so when a disaster occurred, they all rushed to Kyoto.
Because there were too many refugees outside the city, the plague was threatening to spread into the city. In order to avoid causing panic in the city, the city gates were closed and guarded by the Imperial City Guards, who only allowed people to leave but not enter.
Although the Yun family is in Kyoto and is considered one of the most powerful families due to its large business, they do not have official status after all. Moreover, the city is now guarded by the Imperial Guards, and one cannot enter without a token.
Just when the two were at a loss, a slightly hoarse voice came from behind them.
"I'll take you in..."
The two turned around and saw Nangong Yuan, who was exhausted and in a dishevel. There was a big cut on the hem of his clothes, which was actually caused by some sharp weapon.
However, Nangong Yuan was still very grateful to the group of bandits who cut his clothes. If it weren't for them, Nangong Yuan would have no way to catch up with the two of them so quickly.
When Nangong Yuan saw the two of them turning around, he couldn't help but give Yun Xiao another cold look, his eyes seemed to be saying.
Aren’t you awesome? Why don’t you go in…
It turned out to be Nangong Yuan. He wanted to catch up with the two of them earlier, so he took the small road all the way, and thus encountered the robbers.
Seeing that Nangong Yuan was alone and although in a dishevel, he was well-dressed, several bandits thought that his clothes could be sold for some money, so they decided to rob him. However, not only did they fail to rob him, but their horses were robbed instead.
At this time, Yun Xiao saw Nangong Yuan's eyes glancing at him, and shrugged indifferently.
"Then I'll have to trouble General Nangong to take Yi Yi and me into the city..."
At this time, Nangong Yuan was worried about the illness of his two children, so he didn't have time to stay here and agree with Yun Xiao's talk. Instead, he took out the token and waved it at the people on the city gate.
When the people at the city gate saw that it was Nangong Yuan, they did not dare to delay and hurriedly ordered people to open the city gate and welcome the person into the city.
When the people outside the city saw the city gate open, they hurriedly stood up and tried to squeeze in, but when they saw the shining big knife blocking their way, they had to stop.