Chapter 245: Ending (1)
"Hurry up, our identities have been discovered."
"Xiao Man...may not be able to leave."
Although Shen Wei really wanted to go back and save Xiaoman, he could not act on impulse in the current situation.
How could she save Xiaoman when she could hardly escape herself?
Shen Wei was heartbroken. She had discovered yesterday that there were few women in the village, and this morning she witnessed the incident of a baby girl being thrown into the toilet. She should have been more alert.
Women here are treated like commodities. She should have stopped Xiaoman from taking a bath earlier.
Who could have thought that along the way, the vicious bandits let them go, but instead in an ordinary village, they were in danger because of exposing their bodies as women.
Xiaoying was familiar with the forest, and she took Shen Wei to hide in a roundabout way. On the way, they met other villagers and hid away from them.
The two men hid in the grass, simply decorating their bodies with the surrounding grass. They lay in the grass and blended into it. From a distance, it looked like a pile of weeds.
Shen Wei looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he talked to Xiaoying:
"When we asked about sweet potato vines, we learned that there might be plants called ground centipedes in the village ten miles away."
"If anyone had noticed, they would have guessed where we were going."
"So I think we can't go to the nearby villages. After all, we can't guarantee whether they have notified other villages. If we go there, we may not be able to escape."
"Xiaoying, I think it would be better for us to go directly to Jigong Mountain. After all, there are mountains and forests there. Even if someone ambushes us, at least we still have a chance to escape. It is much easier than escaping in the village."
Xiaoying agreed, turned around and looked in Xiaoman's direction, her eyes full of reluctance and discomfort, and said with a heavy heart: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
then.
After dodging their pursuers, the two men headed towards Jigong Mountain.
"I didn't expect that this trip would lead to such a difficult situation. I don't know how Xiang Rong is doing."
“I just hope they are all safe.”
Watching the blood-red sunset falling over the mountain, Shen Wei's heart gradually sank.
I was anxious because I had been here for so long but still couldn't find the sweet potato vines. I was worried about the three thousand women who went to the Xiongnu. I blamed myself for giving up Xiaoman...
Shen Wei thought that Xiang Rong and the three thousand women must have arrived at the Xiongnu territory by now. At this time, Xiang Rong might have already acted according to the previous plan.
But she couldn't get back in time...
At the same time, the Xiongnu border.
Zhao Xiangrong and his group had already arrived at the grassland for a few days, and they were under strict surveillance by the Huns.
Those who are good-looking and seem to be fertile will be chosen first by the young generals and will only serve one man.
And the other women......enjoyed it together.
Before their assignment is decided, they have a very limited range of activities to do each day.
With the training and advance notification from Shen Wei and Xiao Ying, they already knew what life would be like here and what they should do.
So, after arriving at the grassland, they did not beg for mercy and tremble in fear, but instead mustered up the courage to take the initiative to talk and chat with the Huns.
After a period of hard communication, the Huns felt that they wanted to live there and would not run away, so they relaxed their guard a little.
After dark, they briefly exchanged the news they knew about each other.
After Zhao Xiangrong collected the information, according to the original plan, Shen Wei would reunite with them soon, and then she would work with Shen Wei to find out the quantity of the Huns' food, supplies, horses, etc.
If necessary, we must do something to prevent them from sending troops to resist the counterattack from the Central Plains.
But in the past few days, Zhao Xiangrong's eyelids have been twitching, and he always feels that things will not go so smoothly.
Zhao Xiangrong discussed with several older women and decided that they could not always wait for Shen Wei to lead them, they could also go and find out on their own.
So, one night, Zhao Xiangrong sneaked out on tiptoe.
The moon was very big, and the road on the ground was clearly visible.
There is almost no shelter when walking on the road. If someone comes out in the middle of the night, they can see someone walking on the road at a glance.
Fortunately, the wind and sand were strong at night and the Huns went to bed early, so Zhao Xiangrong dared to walk on the street.
But when we arrived at those places where people from the Central Plains were forbidden to go, there were tents stationed nearby. The lights were on inside, and we could faintly hear the noise of drinking and noise coming from inside the tents.
Zhao Xiangrong hid in the shadows and observed, trying to figure out the patterns of these guards.
"Click."
A stone flew from nowhere and hit Zhao Xiangrong's feet.
Zhao Xiangrong suddenly turned around and looked around, his heart beating wildly.
Before she could figure out how the stone came to fly over in mid-air, she noticed someone patrolling in the distance approaching.
Zhao Xiangrong was so nervous that he tried to avoid the patrolling soldiers.
Only after they passed did Zhao Xiangrong dare to slowly return to the shadow where he had been hiding.
"Thank you just now."
Zhao Xiangrong thanked those who helped him secretly.
She was not stupid and knew that someone was helping her just now.
But were the people who helped her the Huns?
It can't be the companion who came with her.
No one answered, and Zhao Xiangrong did not continue to explore who this person was.
This time, Zhao Xiangrong learned his lesson. He not only paid attention to the guards in front of him, but also occasionally looked around to see if there were any patrolling soldiers.
It was not until dawn that Zhao Xiangrong noticed that the lights in the tent had gone out.
She hesitated whether to go in now. At this time, someone next to her said in unskilled Chinese:
"If you go in now, you will be trapped inside and unable to get out. Someone will find you soon."
Zhao Xiangrong was suddenly shocked, it turned out to be the Huns!!!
"W-why are you helping me?"
Zhao Xiangrong wanted to determine the direction of this person by the sound, but when she tried to look for him, he seemed to have suddenly disappeared without any sound.
Zhao Xiangrong was not stubborn. No matter whether what this person said was true or false, she was not going to go and find out the truth. She would observe for two days to find the pattern of the guards and then make plans for the future.
Over the next few days, Zhao Xiangrong observed patiently and discovered the pattern of the guards' patrols.
Taking advantage of the time when the guards were changing shifts, Zhao Xiangrong quickly hid in the place they were guarding.
It turned out that the food they stored was placed inside!
Zhao Xiangrong took a quick look and hurriedly retreated.
During the day, Zhao Xiangrong shared with her friends what she had discovered during the past few days of lurking, and then prepared to drive the flock back.
At this time, he only heard the bleating of the sheep in front, and suddenly scattered in all directions. Zhao Xiangrong was about to run to the front to gather the scattered sheep together again.
A thin man suddenly jumped out from the side, and after seeing Zhao Xiangrong, he threw Zhao Xiangrong to the grass.
"Help me, I can't let them catch me!"