I opened a treasure chest on the road to escape

Chapter 60 The only way to go

"what happened?"

In a certain military camp, many people woke up in a daze, then got up from the ground, and immediately smelled a stench.

"vomit!"

"It stinks!"

Many people woke up and smelled a foul smell, and more importantly, it came from them.

When they looked down, their pants were covered with...

They quickly ran to the carriage to find water to wash themselves with, but the carriage was empty.

"Where's the water?"

"what happened?"

"Where has the water gone?"

Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and then they turned as black as the bottom of a pot. Not only was the water gone, but also the food was gone.

More and more people woke up from the ground. When they heard the noise, they suddenly exploded, "Who the hell did you destroy the water..."

"Where is Sun Ling?"

Some of Sun Ling's men who were not Sun Ling suddenly shouted. They had not seen Sun Ling. Not only that, but his confidants were also missing.

Not only that, they also found that the horse ran away and the carriage was missing one.

"Could he have run away with something?"

Some people speculated.

"impossible!"

Someone frowned, "Although Leader Sun is a little afraid of death, a little greedy, arrogant, and very happy with his success, it shouldn't be possible to escape..."

He didn't commit any crime, why did he run away?

What's more, didn't he always want to serve as a general?

"Where did others go if they didn't run away!"

Everyone was a little dissatisfied. There was no food and water, and they were in a food crisis. How could they care about Sun Ling's identity at this time.

"Did something happen?"

Someone pointed to the ground with an ugly expression. There were some arrows and blood on the ground. Not only that, they also saw a carriage blown apart by a grenade.

"Look around the area to see if there are any clues."

Soon, they discovered that not only Sun Ling and his confidants had disappeared, but also the cook and Qing Yunhou's relatives.

This made their faces look very ugly. No need to guess, this matter must be related to those people who disappeared.

Guess what, the most important thing now is to find a way to find water and food, otherwise, they can only wait to die.

As for the disappeared leader Sun and others, they could only think of ways to see if they could contact the leader and report to the court.

Chen Chuxue and others naturally took this into consideration when they left, so Uncle Geng ran back again, took away the bodies of Sun Ling and others in another carriage, and threw them into a deep pit, in order to let these People suspected Sun Ling.

Although they also have suspicions, as long as they don't find the bodies of Sun Ling and others, they will first suspect Sun Ling.

After all, their family is made up of women and children, so they look harmless.

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"The area ahead should be Dongchang Mansion."

Uncle Geng looked at the map in his hand. They were in Guangping Prefecture. After passing Dongqiu County in front, they would reach the scope of Dongchang Prefecture.

They were lucky. When they left Guangping Mansion, they only encountered Sun Ling and his party, but they did not encounter any officers or soldiers after that.

Of course, this had something to do with why they were bypassing the town.

However, there is no way to bypass the county in front.

You must pass through that county town to get to Dongchang Mansion.

As long as you reach Dongchang Mansion, you can cross the long river, and then the journey to the south will be easier.

However, that is something to consider later. Now they have to find a way to see if they can enter the county. Chen Chuxue put away the off-road vehicle, and everyone disguised themselves and walked towards the county town, which was actually still a few kilometers away from the county town.

But they still chose to walk because Chen Chuxue had looked through binoculars and saw people everywhere in the distance.

Obviously, these are also refugees fleeing the disaster.

And these victims either want to take refuge in the county town, or they want to go to the south through the county town.

In short, no matter what their intentions are, their goal is the same as Chen Chuxue and others.

But Chen Chuxue and others had no intention of going with them, but kept a certain distance from those people.

After walking for less than two hours, they finally arrived in Dongqiu County.

This county town has a history of more than 500 years since its establishment. The traces of carvings of the years can be seen from the mottled outer walls.

You can even see the weathered arrows stuck on the city wall.

Moreover, the city wall is undulating, lying on the ground like a long dragon, magnificent and majestic. This was Chen Chuxue's first impression.

This was her first time seeing a large ancient city.

The city gate in the distance is even five meters taller.

However, the city gate is closed.

You can vaguely see the sergeant on the top of the city, holding a bow and arrow and staring down.

Nearby, dozens of victims were standing or squatting scatteredly.

Their clothes were in rags, their faces were yellow, and some of them fell to the ground so hungry that they were unable to stand.

However, the soldiers on the city wall turned a blind eye.

Seeing this scene, Chen Chuxue and others looked very ugly. Apparently, these people had been waiting here for unknown lengths of time, but Dongqiu County would not let them in.

"This is troublesome."

Uncle Geng looked a little ugly. If the city gate was not opened, how would they get in? Do they have to wait? How long would it take?

"Dad, can't you just go around like before?"

Geng Xiaoyan said, when they were in Guangping Mansion before, they always bypassed those towns and left.

"No." Uncle Geng shook his head. Guangping Prefecture is okay, it's all plains. Starting from Dongchang Prefecture, there are more mountains.

And, more importantly, this Dongqiu Xian was built at the mountain pass, that is, between the two mountains.

In other words, if you want to leave or enter Dongchang Mansion, you must pass through Dongqiu County.

Hundreds of years ago, it was precisely because of this terrain that cities were built to resist foreign invasion.

When Chen Chuxue and others heard this, they immediately frowned and began to think about countermeasures.

"Can we fool them again like we fooled Sun Ling?"

Chen Chuxue came up with an idea, which was to make a fuss about her status as the niece of Marquis Qingyun.

"It shouldn't be possible."

Aunt Geng shook her head, "As an important strategic location, Dongqiu County is heavily guarded by troops, and you can see that there are still soldiers on the city wall, which means that it is less affected by famine..."

In other words, the county magistrate is still in the city. As a county magistrate and a court official, it is impossible not to know the situation of the court ministers. How could a prince like Qingyun Hou not investigate his background.

In other words, the county magistrate absolutely knew that Qingyun Hou did not have Chen Chuxue as his niece.

Of course, there was no such thing on the surface. Secretly, this was not something the county magistrate could know.

But no matter what, the county magistrate definitely has the ability to contact Qingyunhou. Chen Chuxue has not recognized her relatives yet, and even if she does, she may not have anything to do with Qingyunhou.

Therefore, if the county magistrate calls for Qing Yunhou, and they don't know each other when they meet, it will be in trouble.

Of course, there is a more important reason.

That is, they offended the imperial army.

If those people reported to the court and wanted them, then if they went to the county magistrate, they would be falling into a trap.

"I can only think about it again and see if there is any other foolproof solution."

(End of this chapter)