The warm air is filled with the slight earthy smell of earth and the fragrance of green grass. The birdsong in the forest is long and crisp, echoing in the mountains. From time to time, there are carriages passing behind you, and you can listen to the rhythmic thumping of horse hooves.

The sound finally stopped in front.

I raised my head, gently lifted the scarf around my head, and saw the level ahead.

Alan is really right.

This is already the border of Yangzhou. Even looking forward, you can faintly see the outline of the city through the milky white weapons. In the morning light, it looks like a sleeping giant who is still awake, although the breeze is blowing willows all around.

The scenery of birds singing and flowers fragrant, but there is a vague sense of overwhelming pressure.

But the greater pressure comes from the scrutiny at the intersection ahead.

Compared with the previous checkpoints on the official road, this place is indeed a bit stricter. A team of people was simply stationed here to guard the entire pass so tightly that not even a mosquito could easily fly over.<

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I subconsciously pulled the headscarf a little tighter.

Feeling my trembling, Alan turned his head and glanced at me. There was still a charming smile on the corner of his eyes and lips, and said: "Don't be afraid, it will be fine after you pass. Even if you are like this now, they won't recognize you."

I nodded and followed her forward.

There was already a long queue here waiting for review, and the soldiers guarding the checkpoint were divided into two shifts. One side was holding portraits to compare the merchants coming and going, and the other side was checking those people's carriages. Only then did I realize that they had boarded the carriages.

, and even pierced the wooden boards on the carriage with a sharp blade, carefully checking every corner.

If I were still hiding in the mezzanine of the previous carriage, I would be in danger of being discovered.

Thinking of this, I became even more nervous. It happened that the person in front of me had already left, so Alan pulled me forward slowly.

Ah Lan was still wearing a bright red dress. It was not like the dress worn by the dignified newlyweds when she went out of the city. The neckline of this dress was slightly opened at an angle, revealing a piece of snow-white and attractive skin. People coming and going couldn't bear it.

I kept looking at her secretly, but she just stood there openly and let others see her.

At this time, a merchant's wife looked out from the carriage and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Fox!"

I thought Alan was going to be angry after hearing this, but unexpectedly she was still smiling. She just raised her head and slightly raised the corner of her eyes towards the carriage. Her charming eyes at that moment seemed like a thread that really trembled to the top of one's heart.

My son, I didn’t know whether it hurt or itched when I pulled it, but at this moment, everyone around me obviously paused in breathing.

The husband of the woman in the carriage suddenly stared straight-eyed.

The curtain was immediately thrown down, and the carriage drove away. In the distance, it seemed that the woman's voice was heard cursing in the carriage.

I raised my head and looked at Alan, and saw a sneer flashing in her eyes, and it disappeared in a flash.

At this time, we had already reached the inspection place. A soldier unfolded the portrait in his hand and looked at Alan up and down. Alan put his hand on his waist and said softly: "Master, have you finished reading it?"

Is there anything else in the slave family that the official wants to see?"

The soldier was still young, but she made him blush.

An older man next to him hurriedly came forward and waved his hand: "You go over there. Next one."

Alan took a step forward, but he didn't really move. Instead, he turned back and looked at me. The soldier had also walked in front of me. When he saw me like this, he immediately said: "Take off the headscarf."<

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"..." I didn't say anything, just looked at him.

Seeing that I didn't respond, he frowned: "Didn't you hear? Take off the headscarf!"

When Alan saw this scene, he turned around quickly and said with a smile: "Master, please don't be angry. This is the slave's sister. She was born deaf and mute and cannot hear clearly."

"It doesn't matter whether she is deaf or mute, let her take off the headscarf!"

"Haha, sir, my sister is seriously ill this time, and her face is not very pretty."

"Who cares whether she looks good or not? If you don't take it off, be careful of us——"

"Yes yes yes."

Alan agreed, turned around and winked at me, then reached over and took off the scarf from my head.

The moment the turban was lowered and my face was exposed, everyone around me was shocked. The young soldier holding the portrait suddenly turned pale and couldn't help but turn his head.

When several other soldiers saw him like this, they all came over to take a look, and they were also frightened: "Ah!"

I bore their disgusted gazes numbly, and I didn't feel anything at all. I just felt a bit of pain like needle pricks when the cool wind blew on my face.

Even if I can't see it, I know that my face is disgustingly rotten.

That was after losing the carriage yesterday. Alan and I have been trying to figure out how to get through the previous levels safely. The coachman was not part of this mission. Alan has already sent him back. Ye Fei

It seems that his qinggong is very high, so it won't be a problem to pass by. Besides, he is so elusive that he may not really go with us.

But taking me with you is a headache for Alan.

So, she thought of changing my face.

I once heard that there is a technique where you can use sheepskin to make a mold of a human face. You can stick a special potion on the face to raise the nose or plump the forehead and chin, and it can be changed into another look. A Lan obviously doesn't know how to do it.

But——she knows how to use poison.

So, she took out a red pill that was as alluring as her own, brought it to me, and said with a somewhat sarcastic smile: "This pill is highly poisonous. You won't kill anyone immediately after you take it."

But your face will become rotten and your voice will become hoarse after six hours. No one will recognize you anymore. We should be able to get through it. However," she looked at me with a hint of charm in the corners of her eyes: "This

No one who died told me whether it is poison or how painful it is to eat. And if you haven’t detoxified you after a month, it will really kill you. Don’t you dare——"

Before I could say the word "dare", I had already taken the pill and threw it into my mouth.

It’s not far from Yangzhou, or in other words, it’s not far from my Li’er.

No matter what kind of difficulties, they can't stop me from finding my daughter.

Alan was shocked by my simplicity.

However, even though I have such a strong heart, I don’t have the same strong body. It took less than a cup of tea to swallow the pills, but I started to feel severe pain. It felt like my internal organs were about to be melted by something. The pain was so unbearable that I couldn’t stand it.

He struggled desperately, a suppressed roar like a trapped animal came out of his throat, and cold sweat poured down his face. Alan seemed to be frightened by my appearance. Seeing that I held on for a while, my face became more and more ugly, so he said tentatively: "

Do you want me to detoxify you?"

I didn't speak, I just bit my lower lip with my teeth and shook my head.

She looked at me silently, with a little more respect in her eyes.

Maybe God took pity on me, but when I was in so much pain that I fainted.

When I woke up, the pain was much better, but I felt uncomfortable all over my body and kept wanting to vomit. And I also found that my face had become pitted, and some places were soft and bulging, as if I had many sarcomas.

Son, you don’t need to look to know that it is disgustingly ugly.

As soon as he saw me waking up, Alan breathed a sigh of relief, and his face immediately regained its charm: "It scared me to death. If you are going to die, my hard work will be in vain, sister."

"Ah...?" I had just regained my consciousness and was still a little dazed. As soon as I opened my mouth, I heard my old and hoarse voice.

I coughed a few more times, and my throat was as dry as if it had been burned. I couldn't help but reach out and hold my throat. In addition to feeling uncomfortable, I still felt uncomfortable.

Alan handed me a kettle and took a sip. She finally felt relieved. She squatted next to me and looked at my pale face, and asked a little worriedly: "Why is your health so bad?"
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I turned my head and looked at her.

She took care of herself and took the kettle and stuffed the stopper, and said: "Others who took this medicine, no matter how painful it was, didn't feel like you - sister, you really look like you are twenty-seven years old, seventy-two years old."

My body."

I lowered my head with an ugly face.

I am well aware of my poor health. Even though I had gained some strength during the year of hard life in the fishing village, it was only good for my health. A person’s vitality cannot be replenished. In addition, I was imprisoned for more than two years.

, I myself also know how devastating those two years were, and now each year is getting worse and worse, and it is going downhill. It is a big deal for me to be able to survive without collapse.

A gift.

Therefore, I want to find Lier as soon as possible before I collapse!

Alan saw that I was distracted for a moment, and seemed to know that I remembered something that I didn't want to mention, so he didn't say much, and just said: "If you can stand up, leave immediately. You have been unconscious for most of the day, and I am afraid that those who were beaten by me will

The fainted people are about to be discovered. If we don’t get through before them, it will be really troublesome.”

When I heard this, I immediately panicked. Although I was still feeling uncomfortable, I still grabbed her hand and stood up reluctantly. I simply wrapped it with a scarf, and then stumbled along with her until I reached this point.<

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Looking at the way those people looked at me, although my face was blank, I was still a little nervous.

This is the last checkpoint in Yangzhou. As long as he passes here, it will be difficult for Pei Yuanhao to find me again. If he can cross the river, even if he is the Supreme of the Central Plains, he will be beyond his reach.

Those people were still looking at me. A few children almost cried out of fright, but they were led away by the adults with their eyes covered. The soldiers looked at me and couldn't help showing disgusted expressions: "She, why is she like this?"

Huh?"

Ah Lan was standing nearby leisurely. For some reason, her expression seemed to change this time, but she still smiled charmingly and said: "Master, didn't you just say that my roommate is sick and that's why she's like this?"

"Oh..."

"Then, can you let us pass?"

"Let's go, let's go!"
To be continued...