mtl008 Chapter 120 Escape from the Capital
Chapter 120 Escape from the Capital
Su Yi sent Mu Jin to the gate of the general's mansion and hesitated for a long time before leaving.
Mu Jin breathed a sigh of relief after entering the general's mansion. She had finally gotten rid of the annoying Su Yi. At least in these ten days, she didn't have to worry about Qing'er being exposed early because she couldn't deal with Su Yi.
Mu Jin and Shiyi had already made plans on how to escape from the capital a few days ago.
Su Yi set up secret guards around the general's mansion. Eleven tracked them several times but was unable to track them down. This shows how powerful the martial arts of Su Yi's secret guards are.
Even if she and Eleven escaped from the capital, once they were discovered by Su Yi's secret guards, the entire Dongyue Kingdom would belong to Su Yi, and he could mobilize officers and soldiers in all the prefectures and counties at any time to capture her.
So they could only disguise themselves first, and then have someone transport them out of the mansion without them knowing.
The next morning, Eleven came into the dining hall to report to Mu Jin.
"Miss, everything is ready. I just checked and found that there are still people watching outside the mansion today. There are two groups of people, and their martial arts are higher than mine."
Mu Jin was puzzled: "There are more today?"
Eleven nodded: "That person should be from Prince Yun's Mansion. I met him in Prince Yun's Mansion and remember his aura."
Mu Jin nodded, but in his heart he was speechless about the three men surnamed Su, father and son. They were more difficult to deal with than the other.
Mu Jin and Eleven said, "Let Li Laosi drive the water cart into the front yard."
Not long after Eleven went out, he saw the old coachman of the general's mansion, Li Laosi, driving a carriage carrying two large wooden barrels into the front yard.
Mu Jin and Shiyi had both changed into the coarse cloth clothes of ordinary people and dressed like a couple.
Mu Jin and Shiyi took the simple bag from Qing'er, whose eyes were red, but were held back by Qing'er.
"Miss~"
Mu Jin patted Qing'er's hand and gave her a reassuring smile.
"Later, you will take Xiaoyun, who has changed into my clothes, and get on the carriage to leave the general's mansion first. In the carriage, you can continue to mutter to me as you usually do. Lead those two groups of people to leave first, and we will leave later. Do you understand?"
Qing'er nodded with sobs.
The water cart in front of the people was used by the general's mansion to fetch spring water from the mountains outside the city every few days to make tea and soup.
Li Laosi and Eleven moved the two large buckets on the carriage. Eleven bent down and pressed a mechanism under the water cart. There was a mezzanine under the water cart. When it was opened, it was just enough for two people to lie flat.
Eleven lay down first, and Mu Jin followed him in.
Qing'er approached the mechanism and choked up, "Miss, you must be safe. You promised Qing'er that you would send someone back to pick her up and reunite with you."
Mu Jin smiled and replied, "I will definitely send someone back to pick you up in half a year at the latest. Don't worry, don't cry, or else people will suspect you if you go out today."
Qing'er covered her mouth, trying hard to hold back her sobs, then pressed the mechanism and quickly got on another carriage from the general's mansion and left.
Mu Jin and Eleven were in complete darkness and could not see anything. They could only feel Li Laosi moving two large buckets above them. After a while, they could feel the carriage moving slowly.
Mu Jin and Shiyi were forced to stay close together in this small compartment of the water truck. Shiyi could feel his heart beating so fast that it was deafening because of his proximity to Mu Jin.
Ever since Su Yi warned Eleven outside the city to control his heart when he was unable to protect Mu Jin, Eleven was fully aware of his situation and understood that he did not have the support of the powerful force behind Su Yi, but instead was burdened with a heavy blood feud.
Therefore, after returning from outside the city and ensuring Mu Jin's safety, Shiyi tried his best to avoid appearing in front of Mu Jin. Even when he missed Mu Jin madly when he was alone and even felt like a walking corpse, he still tried to restrain himself.
It was not until Nangong Ce sent people to assassinate him and Mu Jin that he realized that not only could he not protect Mu Jin as Su Yi had said, but he would also implicate Mu Jin because he was being hunted by Nangong Ce.
He originally wanted to go back to Nangong Divine Sect alone to kill Nangong Ce, settle his grandmother, find a disciple of Nangong Divine Sect to become the sect leader, and then come back to find Mu Jin.
To Shiyi's surprise, Mu Jin knew that he was going to return to Nangong Divine Sect alone for revenge, and actually offered to join him in killing his way back to Nangong Divine Sect.
Even though Mu Jin knew that the Emperor of Dongyue was keeping her under house arrest in the capital, she still planned every step of the escape with him in detail.
Eleven had struggled in her heart. She didn't want to implicate Mu Jin because of herself, but she also longed for everything Mu Jin would do for her. She admitted her selfishness, but also understood that Mu Jin did this only because she regarded him as a family member.
In any case, Mu Jin knew that the road ahead would be difficult but was still willing to be with him. Shiyi felt as if he had regained his vitality, and his inner joy was beyond words. In the end, he selfishly responded to Mu Jin with a simple "yes".
Mu Jin seemed to be asleep along the way and didn't say anything, leaving Eleven alone with a lot of thoughts. The carriage traveled for half an hour and seemed to have arrived at the city gate to queue up for inspection.
Two officers stepped onto the carriage and opened the lid of the barrel for inspection as if they were performing their official duties.
The two people in the mezzanine heard the conversation between the officers and soldiers and Li Laosi.
The soldiers asked, "Don't we usually go out of the city once every five days to fetch water? How come we came one day earlier this time?"
Li Laosi smiled and explained: "My young lady has been researching medicinal herbs recently, so we use more spring water than usual."
The officers and soldiers knew that the young lady of the general's mansion had superb medical skills and had saved the lives of people across the country, so they joked with Li Laosi and let her go.
The water cart traveled for more than an hour and suddenly stopped. Li Laosi knocked on the water bucket three times, which was a hint to the two people to make sure it was safe outside.
Li Laosi moved the bucket away, and Eleven pressed the switch to reopen the mezzanine. Then, Eleven stood up first, bent down and helped Mu Jin up.
After saying goodbye to Li Laosi, the two of them walked together to Luoyun County, ten miles away.
The two of them were dressed simply and looked like an ordinary civilian couple. In order to make things easier, Mu Jin asked Shiyi to call her "A Jin".
Although Eleven remained calm on the surface, he was filled with ecstasy in his heart. Even if all this was just an illusion, he felt that his life was already satisfying enough.
As the sky gradually darkened, the two finally found an inn in Luoyun County, where they planned to rest and have a meal. Due to various inconveniences, they decided to stay in the same room.
On an early summer night, birds and insects chirped outside the inn. Facing this unfamiliar environment, Mu Jin really felt like he was escaping from the capital.