On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 360 Rescue
After Li Yan and his companions had eaten and drunk their fill, they inquired about the direction and approximate location of Chen Mansion's farm. They got on a carriage and went to a nearby place before they dispersed and carefully explored the way.

The main reason is that they now have hostages in their hands, and what they fear most is that there are secret sentries. If the other party discovers them, they will be in a passive position.

Xiao Xiao did not follow them, but instead practiced archery.

After she finished shooting a round of arrows, Lin Xuan went to pull out all the arrows on the target and put them away. Then he came to her side and whispered, "Can you take me with you when you go?"

Xiao Xiao pretended to be stupid with her: "You want to go to the toilet too?"

"Don't play dumb with me." Lin Xuan hugged her arm and said coquettishly: "I know you must go with me to save Lian'er, I want to go too."

"Anyway, we don't have to show up. We can just hide in the dark and shoot arrows and attack by surprise. There will be no danger."

"Look, I've been learning archery for a long time, but I've never had the chance to really practice it. Can you take me with you this time?"

Xiao Xiao didn't follow them now because she knew she couldn't keep up with the pace and would be a drag.

But she was always worried because her cheap second sister was still in someone else's hands.

When they decided to take action, she really wanted to go with them.

However, in this kind of situation, life and death are unpredictable, and no one can guarantee that if you go out upright, you will be able to come back sideways.

"If you can hit the bull's eye with seven out of ten arrows, I'll let you go with me."

Lin Xuan was very confident after hearing this: "It's a deal."

The crossbow arrows that Xiao Xiao had made with great difficulty were indeed more sophisticated. Lin Xuan also practiced very hard, and out of ten arrows, not a single one missed the target, and eight arrows hit the center of the bull's eye.

Even Lin Xuan herself didn't expect to perform so well. She almost jumped up with joy: "Did you see that? I really hit them all."

"Yes, yes, you work hard and have talent." Xiao Xiao glanced at the pink and blue embroidered skirt she was wearing: "Change into shorts later, and remember to wear deerskin boots."

Fortunately, they had extra income this year and were well-off, so they could afford to buy new cotton-padded clothes and deerskin boots.

Otherwise, I really don’t want to go out in this cold winter.

Lin Xuan agreed immediately, as if she was afraid that she would regret it: "Then I'll go change it now."

As soon as she left, Xiao Xiu also came.

She touched her round belly and sighed, "My family won't let me go if I'm like this. You guys better be careful, okay?"

Xiao Xiao thought: My eldest sister’s husband’s family has only one son for three generations, so they are now paying special attention to my eldest sister’s belly.

If she wanted to save people, she was afraid that the old lady would cry in front of her.

Xiao Xiao changed the subject: "Brother-in-law and the others should also be returning to the capital, right?"

After the war, what is most lacking is doctors.

Li Yan had previously brought a message from King Jin'an, asking the Jiang family to return as soon as possible and reopen Huichun Hall.

Jiang Yu and the others did not leave immediately because they were worried about Xiao Lian and the others.

They were even more worried that someone would get hurt if the fight broke out here, and they could help out. Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to find a doctor now.

Xiao Xiu nodded: "My father-in-law said that my grandfather should stay here on the grounds of illness, and my grandmother and I should stay here too. They will go back to the city first."

Even Xiao Xiu himself felt that the Jiang family was kind and they deliberately let the old man stay.

"Then don't worry, big sister. Just wait patiently for the second sister to come back." Xiao Xiao said jokingly, "It's hard for my big brother-in-law. He must be worried about you and your son because he can't see you."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Although Xiao Xiu had heard many jokes from her third sister, she was still shy: "I'll go sit with my mother-in-law first, and then I'll go and talk to my mother after I send them off."

In fact, for Xiao Xiu, because of the war, the Jiang family got help from the Xiao family, so the elders of the Jiang family would no longer despise her for being born ordinary. In addition, Xiao Xiu's pregnancy was promising, and it was hoped that the Jiang family would break the three-generation single-line inheritance.

Just because of this, the elders will be more tolerant of her.

Besides, Li Yan and his friends went out in the afternoon, and when they came back one after another, it was almost dark.

Before entering the village, I could smell the fragrant aroma.

As soon as Boss Xiao heard that they were back, he ordered people to serve the pig-killing dish.

In the cold winter, there were no dishes for dinner, just a charcoal stove for everyone to eat around.

Pig blood, pig heart, pig lung and pork with spicy and pickled cabbage are fragrant and appetizing, making people sweat while eating.

Boss Xiao was not in a hurry to find out the news, but personally added more dishes to their meal.

After they had eaten half full, they began to share routes and news with each other.

"Tonight is definitely a dark and windy night." A man who could tell the weather was bright and he was eager to pat his chest and promise: "Now that we have found out everything, shall we start tonight?"

"Go in from the north. There's a path over there with lots of orange trees and dead grape vines. You can hide there."

"There are small hills and forests to the south. I think it's better to go in from the south. It's also closer to where they are being held."

Li Yan had been listening to their discussion, and when he saw that they were about to quarrel, he spoke up: "We can split up into two groups and see which side succeeds first. The other brothers can help cover for them."

When he spoke, everyone nodded.

Li Yan began to discuss with everyone how to rescue people and how to eliminate the bandits after rescuing them.

When everyone was getting ready to set off, someone looked at the sky and became worried: "It's fine if the moon isn't out, there aren't even a few stars. We can't light torches to travel, so this road is going to be difficult to travel on."

Even if they are good at martial arts, it doesn't mean that they can travel in the dark of night, right?

And they didn't dare to use torches or lanterns, otherwise they would become living targets.

"My bodyguard He Shuang will lead you on the journey." Li Yan had expected this, so he asked He Shuang to lead a group of people, and he led another group, and the two sides traveled separately.

In this way, even if they are discovered by someone, they can still paralyze the other party and provide cover for another group of people.

No one objected to Li Yan's proposal.

He also didn't notice that there were two shorter and slimmer people beside Li Yan.

Even if they saw him, they would think he was Li Yan's guard.

Otherwise, why would he carry a bow and arrow?
Everyone first rode forward in horse-drawn or mule-drawn carts, and after four or five miles, they got off the carriages and started walking.

It was around eight or nine o'clock in the evening. It was pitch dark, the wind was cold and there was a little rain.

Li Yan relied on the fact that no one could see clearly, held Xiao Xiao's hand, and whispered: "Stay away from me later, and be careful."

In fact, he felt that it was useless for Xiao Xiao and Lin Xuan to go out at night.

It was so dark, even if they had good aim, they were too far away to see anyone, so it was useless.

But Xiao Xiao insisted on following out, and her father-in-law didn't try to stop her. Even if he tried to stop her, he couldn't, so he had to compromise.

To the extent that now, he was worried that Xiao Xiao would not be able to see the road clearly and would trip and fall.

If they shouted out in panic, they would be exposed.