Second day of the trip They had yet to meet General Tuan's enemies. Even before entering the front of the city, there were a number of soldiers standing and searching the carriages of people entering the city. It was good that Ji Jiu disguised himself for them first. Otherwise, the entire group would definitely be captured.
Ji Jiu's carriage was the first to be opened for the soldiers to search, so she opened her mouth to inquire like a curious child. To analyze whether what she thought was true or not.
"Brother soldier, I don't know what kind of searches you guys are doing. I know that this city has never been searched before." Ji Jiu acted like a normal girl.
"Oh, it's nothing big, miss. It's just that a group of soldiers came to ask for help in finding a prisoner. But for many days now, we haven't been able to find the person they told us about. I think in a few days the search will stop on its own," the soldier who was searching told Ji Jiu with a smile. Well, she gave them silver taels before asking, so what would happen if they didn't answer?
Ji Jiu listened and nodded and thanked the soldiers. It was exactly as she had imagined. Those people were still looking for the old man as always. She never asked who they were. But it could be guessed that they were not ordinary people. She didn't want to get involved in something that she couldn't help. So she chose not to ask about anything else that made everyone uncomfortable instead.
The search went smoothly. Ji Jiu's carriage easily passed into the city. General Duan's bodyguard told Ji Zhao Gu the name of the inn to lead the way instead of Ji Jiu's carriage. This inn was a branch of General Duan himself. They were well received. General Duan ordered his men to quickly send horses out of the city before the city gates closed to deliver news to the capital and border to his two grandsons. He urged the messenger to be careful and keep the letter in a secret place in case it was searched. He had asked Ji Jiu about this earlier in their conversation. She suggested that he sew a bag onto his clothes if he wanted to hide things. So he ordered the men to sew the letters before putting them in several separate pieces. Prevent unexpected events
Fortunately, the group arrived in the city at noon. This gives you time to prepare everything before sending all the news. Ji Jiu shared a bedroom with Aunt Qiao and Uncle Yu. As for the others, she let two people stay in each room. There was only General Tuan who slept in his special room. As Long Zhu knew that the big boss was coming, he quietly covered the news of his arrival, knowing that now was an important time. If someone finds out, His master must have been in trouble, so he ordered everyone in the tavern to keep their mouths shut. Otherwise, he would rather kill the person who kept his mouth shut. It must be known that almost all of General Duan's people received his blessings. Everyone who worked for General Duan was willing to give their lives after following him in the first place.
After eating lunch and resting for almost an hour, Ji Jiu immediately went to call Aunt Qiao and Uncle Yu to go shopping. She wanted to see how this city was different from the city she lived in. If there was something she could earn a living from, she wanted to try it.
General Duan knew that Ji Jiu was going out for a walk so he let her go. He knew that the four youths would definitely follow and protect them so he didn't think much of it. If he finishes delivering the news today, He would feel more at ease that the incident he had thought of would not be so serious.
Ji Jiu's shopping convoy was now full of snacks. Even Aunt Qiao had already banned the other two girls from buying them like crazy. Ji Jiu even made an excuse on A Yu's behalf, saying that these things were... Their city doesn't have one. Since she saw it, she only wanted to buy it to eat on the way. Aunt Qiao, who didn't know how to dissuade her, could only smile heartily. The four young men who were waiting to carry the things only smiled secretly at their youngsters' fondness for food. Since coming to stay with Ji Jiu, they had only seen her happy when she ate what she liked. Seeing her like this, will they dare to dissuade Miss? Since this is her happiness, let her go.
Ji Jiu, looking for a future career, still didn't see that there was anything she could do. She only found many restaurants that she wasn't good at in the city. She wondered if in this day and age it would be possible to do just this. She probably had to think of a way to make a living from the resources available in this era instead. Otherwise, even if she had a lot of wealth to convert into money, there would definitely be people who would be suspicious.
They walked around until it was almost time for dinner, so Aunt Qiao invited everyone back to the inn with their hands full. Ji Jiu also bought one more set of clothes for everyone. She saw that the clothes in this city were not too expensive but the fabric was no different from the fine cloth in her city so she bought some. She also bought some for General Duan's group. Letting Ji Wenting choose the size, they carried all the items to the five after returning to the inn.
For dinner, they ate separately in their rooms for safety. Ji Jiu went to eat with Aunt Qiao and Uncle Yu in their room before going back to resting on the soft bed instead of her hard-surface carriage. Tonight, everyone slept soundly. Relax and not worry. In a few days they will be on their way to the border town. For now, I must conserve as much strength as possible, because I don't know whether the road ahead will still be as safe as this or not.
A little before dawn, Ji Jiu hurriedly got up and washed her face and eyes because last night she had asked for warm water to take a shower before going to bed. She was really uncomfortable not being able to bathe every day like at home. But out of necessity, she was willing to endure it for the time being.
Ji Jiu went and knocked on General Duan's room as she had arranged. She still had to dress them up before leaving, otherwise the person who was looking for them would definitely know.
The five people had been waiting for her for a while. They all sat and waited silently as Ji Jiu applied makeup to their skin one by one. Then she chose the clothes for them to wear by herself. Ji Jiu took less than three hours and the five people were ready to leave.
Both chariots contained young men.The four had gone to make preparations earlier. Ji Jiu's group didn't wait to eat breakfast in the inn. They only stopped to buy steamed buns before leaving the city. Ji Jiu told them that she was afraid they would reach the border town too late. So he hastened to travel like this.