long live the queen

Chapter 3

After asking a lot of common-sense questions with great patience, Wei Yunqing finally had a rough idea of ​​where she was—she was interrogating prisoners in the way of film and television dramas, detailing everything down to what Yang Yi ate every day. None pulled down.

This place should be an overhead society.The history of this society is different from what Wei Yunqing knows, but according to Yang Yi's recollection, some past dynasties have some plausible similarities with the ancient times in Wei Yunqing's memory.The rivers, lakes, seas, plains and mountains are also different from the territory of China, at least there is no Yellow River and Yangtze River.On the road of self-conquest, there is a river named Jingjiang, which runs from east to west and finally flows into the sea.Shangjing is to the south of Jingjiang, and less than five days after Yang Yi led his army across Jingjiang, he was ambushed by the enemy. In the midst of the chaos, he only had time to change into his servant's clothes and escape. The people around him were all killed by the pursuing enemy troops, if Wei Yunqing had arrived one step later, he would have died long ago.After the change of clothes, those enemy soldiers didn't even know that he was the emperor, and they chased and killed him to rob him of the property he carried, so naturally they would not show mercy.

From Shangjing to this place, Wei Yunqing estimates that it may be less than 30 kilometers, or about [-] miles. Yang Yi led the way here very slowly, only walking more than [-] miles a day. It is no wonder that he walked here. The other party had already set up an ambush to wipe out this army.Jingjiang is about a hundred kilometers away from this battlefield, and there may be one or two cities nearby, but Yang Yi doesn't know, so Wei Yunqing has no choice.

Fortunately, she has already figured out the general direction, and then she just needs to take Yang Yi to the south. When she sees a town on the way, she will decide how to act according to the situation.Although it is too dangerous to enter a populated place, in order to find out the direction and obtain some necessary information, it is necessary to enter the city—for example, how do the outside world view Yang Yi’s life and death, and for example, is there any chance on the road? Find reliable girder troops or officials.Although Yang Yi is an emperor, under the current circumstances, this identity is useless at all.What is the situation in the court, does anyone want to take the opportunity to kill him, who is reliable and who is not, she, an outsider, has no idea at all, and Yang Yi is even more unreliable, so it is useless to ask.

Wei Yunqing is not interested in the situation in Liangguo, and now she just wants to get the capital to settle down.But in some cases, she really had to ask, but not now. Right now, she had to leave the forest first, and run as far away from those soldiers as possible.

For a moment, a thought flashed through Wei Yunqing's mind - would it be more convenient for her if the little emperor was handed over to the enemy?But almost as soon as the idea came up, she vetoed it.It's not about how loyal and patriotic she is - Daliang is not her motherland, she doesn't have to protect Emperor Daliang - the problem is that she doesn't know what the enemy army is like, if Yang Yi is handed over, the other party will break his promise , hasn't she stopped cooking?From the current point of view, although this Yang Yi is somewhat incompetent, he is not a vicious person, and it is safer to do business with him.

"You stay here first, I'll check the situation."

After asking some information necessary for escape, Wei Yunqing decided to act.But as soon as she finished speaking, Yang Yi nervously grabbed Wei Yunqing's sleeve and stared at her panickedly.

"What's the matter?" Wei Yunqing was made nervous by him, and asked in a low voice.

Yang Yi shook his head and said in a low voice, "Sister, don't...don't leave me behind!"

Wei Yunqing felt relieved. Seeing his frightened appearance, a tinge of pity appeared in his heart. He rubbed his head and said, "Don't be afraid, I won't leave you behind. As an immortal, I'm as good as my word."

Ever since he became emperor, no one dared to touch Yang Yi's head like this. The maid who combed his hair was even more careful, for fear of tearing off a hair or two and hurting him. Looking at the gentle and amiable fairy sister in front of her, Yang Yi Yi's heart was pounding, he nodded in a daze, gradually loosened his hands, and then clenched them tightly: "You have to go early and come back early!"

Wei Yunqing nodded with a smile, gave him a reassuring smile, and then carefully touched the bush.

What Wei Yunqing wants to do now is to judge the direction.

Because he was wearing it, Wei Yunqing had other things on his body besides pajamas, such as the silver bracelet and quartz watch on his wrist, and the platinum necklace on his neck.It's night now, she can't use the watch to judge the direction, and today is cloudy again, she can't see anything in the sky, even if she can see it, she doesn't know much about the stars, even if she knows the existence of the North Star, she doesn't know if she can recognize it come out.So now she has to rely on the growth of the trees in this forest to judge.

When she asked Yang Yi just now, she already judged that no matter whether this society is on the earth or not, at least Daliang is located in the north of the planet, that is, the northern hemisphere.Of course, now she can only temporarily assume that the various physical laws of this overhead society can be the same as the universe where the earth is located. At least she doesn't feel uncomfortable when she wears it. It should be similar.

Wei Yunqing hunkered down, carefully shuttled through the forest, and found a few scattered large trees after a long time.The north and south can be judged by the lushness of big trees in different directions. This is the northern hemisphere, so the direction where trees grow relatively lush should be the south.However, this judgment can only be made on a tree that is old, not covered by other trees, and can freely bathe in the sun.After looking at a few more single trees as evidence, Wei Yunqing knew the direction.

When Wei Yunqing returned to the bush, Yang Yi's eyes lit up when he saw her, and then he let out a sigh of relief.Wei Yunqing never came back, so Yang Yi was always worried that she had abandoned him and fled alone.

"Let's go south out of this forest first, and then we'll see how to find another way." Wei Yunqing whispered.

Yang Yi has long been in a state of confusion, whatever Wei Yunqing says, he will follow suit, as long as she doesn't leave him behind.

Before leaving the bushes, Wei Yunqing asked Yang Yi to hide all the jewelry on his body.Yang Yi, the little emperor, was very upright at the moment, he took off his finger and hid it by himself, but gave Wei Yunqing the dragon pattern jade pendant that he had hidden originally, saying it was for her.Wei Yunqing was not polite, and put the jade pendant he handed over into his pocket, treating it as a deposit.She also instructs him to throw away the sachet, lest the scent expose them.

The two of them hunched over their backs, carefully shuttling through the woods like thieves, not daring to make a sound.If they heard a sound coming from somewhere, the two of them immediately found a place to hide, and came out only after they were sure it was safe.This road was extremely difficult, until the next morning, when the sky was bright, the two had only walked two or three kilometers.It was autumn now, and the dawn was around six o'clock. Wei Yunqing arrived in the middle of the night, but it was evening when he arrived at this time and space. The time of the watch had long been wrong. She took advantage of the dawn of the morning to estimate the time of the watch. .

They could still hide in the dark, but during the day everything would be exposed, so the two of them didn't dare to continue on their way. They hid behind a hillside and pondered the most basic issue - food.

When Wei Yunqing changed the soldier's clothes back then, he took the dry rations they carried with them by the hand.But the dry food these soldiers brought was the kind of dry rice that had to be soaked in water to eat, and she thought it would cut her throat if she ate it dry, so how dare she swallow it?Now the two of them only have a kettle in their hands, and there is less than half of the water left in the kettle. Water is more important than rice, and they don’t know how long they will be without food and water before they walk out of the forest, not to mention whether the cold water can soak the dry rice. , she dare not waste it easily.

Touching his deflated stomach, Wei Yunqing said to Yang Yi, "Ayi, until we find the water source, we'd better save it."

Yang Yi was also thirsty and hungry, wishing he could snatch the kettle from Wei Yunqing's hand and drink it all at once, but he still counted on her to take him back to the palace safely, so he didn't dare to mess around, so he could only nod.

Wei Yunqing raised his head and took two sips of water before handing the water bottle to Yang Yi. Under Wei Yunqing's gaze, Yang Yi didn't dare to drink more, so he reluctantly handed the water bottle back after taking two sips.

Wei Yunqing fastened the water bottle and began to calculate anxiously.I don't know how big the forest is, let alone how long it will take for them to go out. Fortunately, they walked all night and found no large animals in the forest, which is considered a blessing.Before they could aim to get out of the woods, they had to find a source of water.But even if she found a source of water, she wouldn't dare to drink it without boiling it. Who knows how many germs and parasites there are in the water in the wild?I used to read popular science on Weibo, and many of the parasites that have not been eradicated so far are transmitted through water sources. She really shivered every time she thought of the misery after getting sick, and she could get goose bumps all over her body.

Compared with Wei Yunqing's heaviness, Yang Yi is much more at ease. For him, as long as the fairy sister doesn't leave him behind, he will be saved. He doesn't know that the fairy sister in his eyes is not omnipotent and troublesome. There are many more.

Torn between the possibility of being discovered while traveling during the day, and dying of thirst without water and food, Wei Yunqing finally made a choice.

Seeing that Yang Yi had regained some energy, she said, "We'd better find the water source quickly. Are you sleepy? If not, let's go a little further."

"Not sleepy!" Yang Yi widened his eyes to express his determination, as long as he didn't leave him, he would naturally not be sleepy!
Both of them stayed up all night, how could it be possible not to be sleepy?But now is not the time to relax, so Wei Yunqing didn't say any more, and led Yang Yi to continue on his way.

The two walked a long way. Seeing that noon was approaching, Wei Yunqing told Yang Yi to stop. The two drank some water, and the remaining water could barely cover the bottom of the pot.Seeing the tired look on Yang Yi's face that couldn't be concealed, and also because he was sleepy, Wei Yunqing found a hillside, broke off a large bunch of shrubs, and covered the two of them.

"Sleep for a while, I'll call you later." Wei Yunqing said to Yang Yi who was close at hand.The space is limited, and the two are very close.In an emergency, Wei Yunqing didn't feel much, but Yang Yi was suddenly a little nervous.

To facilitate the journey, Wei Yunqing pulled a vine and tied up her hair. When she lay down on her side, only a few strands of hair mischievously fell on her cheeks.After walking all the way, her face was dirty, and even had red marks from the leaves. She looked in a state of distress, but in Yang Yi's eyes at this moment, she was so beautiful that he could not bear it. close your eyes.After all, he was too sleepy, and the beauty could not be eaten, Yang Yi fell asleep in a short time.

At first, Wei Yunqing kept his eyes half open to listen to the movement in the forest, but he couldn't hold on anymore and fell asleep.

When Wei Yun woke up, it was already dark.Wei Yunqing looked at his watch, and the displayed time was ten past five.

The two walked forward for another half an hour. It was getting dark, and the two of them relaxed a lot while walking.The road ahead gradually became smoother, and there seemed to be no trees not far away.

Almost out of the woods?

Wei Yunqing was excited, and pulled Yang Yi forward.The closer you get to the edge, the more you can smell a wonderful fragrance.

fragrance?

Wei Yunqing pulled Yang Yi to stop by the forest, the smell... seemed to be the smell of barbecue?
She didn't dare to go any further. Animals don't know how to barbecue, and the smell of barbecue means that there are people, and some people... don't know if the other party is an enemy or a friend!
Leaving Yang Yi to stay where she was, Wei Yunqing quietly walked forward alone for a while, and she found that the outside was not the exit of the forest as she thought.This place seems to be a slightly flat meadow in the middle of the forest, with slightly undulating terrain. A small stream crosses the meadow, and the gurgling water reflects the shining light under the moonlight.A wooden shelf was set up by the stream, and on it was a rabbit that was being roasted and turned yellow, tempting to drool.

Smelling the aroma of barbecue, coupled with the beautiful golden color, Wei Yunqing could only feel his stomach twitching happily.She looked around, but saw no one.

This rack must have been built by someone, and the meat must have been roasted by someone, but why is there no one now?

Could it be that... this is a trap?
But in this deep mountain and old forest, who is this trap set up to catch?They have escaped until now and no one has chased them with great fanfare. It can be seen that the soldiers of the enemy country did not know that Yang Yi, the emperor of the Liang Kingdom, had escaped. Since no one knew about it, how could someone design a trap to catch them?Perhaps, it's just that the barbecue person has something to leave temporarily.

Wei Yunqing was uncertain, so she hurried back to join Yang Yi, and said in a low voice, "There is a roasted rabbit over there, but there is no one there."

Yang Yizao was tempted by the smell of barbecue, and he was so greedy that he heard what Wei Yunqing said, he hurriedly said excitedly: "Then let's go and eat!"

Wei Yunqing quickly pulled him back: "Don't be so reckless!"

This time, Wei Yunqing had no choice but to be a rabbit thief. After all, he didn't know whether the other party was an enemy or a friend, so he had to steal it and run away.Before the action, she said to Yang Yi: "You hide here first, if someone comes when I go to steal, and intends to harm me, you take this and hit him!"

She picked up a rough log that was lying on the ground.

Yang Yi's palms were sweaty, he took the wood, and nodded tremblingly.

"Don't be so nervous, maybe no one will come?" Wei Yunqing saw that his hands were shaking because of his nervousness, so he hurriedly comforted him.

Yang Yi nodded again and again, but he didn't seem to listen to her words.

Wei Yunqing had no choice but to pat him on the shoulder, and quickly ran towards the roasted rabbit for a quick victory.Seeing that her hand was about to touch the delicious rabbit, a feathered arrow roared towards her, piercing through the coat under her armpit. The powerful force made Wei Yunqing fall to the ground with a bang, and the arrow pierced into the mud at a 45-degree angle. The ground, nailing her clothes firmly to the ground, the tail of the arrow kept trembling.

(End of this chapter)