"My lord, the snow is too heavy. I'm afraid there's no way to take a shortcut. For the sake of safety, it's safer to take the main road. "
Wei Ci looked at the snow. The snowflakes were as big as feathers. They floated on his face and stuck close to him. Not long after, they turned into ice water.
Jiang Pengji could only nod her head helplessly. The snowstorm was too strong and the accumulated snow was too deep. Not only did it make it more difficult to travel, but it also slowed them down.
The snow had covered half of their calves. Regardless of whether it was the horse or the carriage, they had to carefully check the path before moving forward to avoid falling into a pit. Now that they were in the middle of nowhere, if they were to encounter such an unlucky accident, it would be terrible.
Jiang Pengji looked at the bleak sky outside and could only nod in agreement.
They had been on the road for the past few days, and the livestream viewers were bored as well. They would chat and joke around as usual to kill time.
Jiang Pengji was also bored. Feng Zhen was afraid of the cold, so he hid in the carriage. Wei Ci wanted to come out, but she chased him back.
Fortunately, she had a live broadcast room with her, and the 150,000 idle people could chat and joke with her.
Don't Dare to Eat Dinner: "Although ancient technology is backward, the environment is very clean." If it were us, we wouldn't know if the snow falling from the sky was white or "black snow". When he was young, he used to have snowball fights with his friends. Now, he couldn't think about it anymore.
Yingjiazhuishuo: "I'm so envious that you can have a snowball fight. My hometown is in the south. It's the southern water town. I've never seen snow since I was young." Watching cartoons or romantic dramas, the protagonists would play in the snow, have snowball fights, or build snowmen, and they would be super envious.
Nianzhi Hao: "What's there to be envious about? Cartoons are all lies. Which romance drama doesn't have filters?" Watching the male and female leads laughing and frolicking in the snow, this was only in a romance drama. In reality, the cleaning auntie would have already shoveled away the snow.
Tian Tian Xiuxian: "It's not easy being a cleaner. They swept away the snow, so they could only imagine making a snowman and having a snowball fight. If you don't, do you know how dirty the ground will be after the snow melts? It had been stepped on until it was black and dirty.
Riri Feisheng: "But the host doesn't have a cleaner. Why don't they have a snowball fight or make a snowman?"
Regarding this suggestion, Jiang Pengji gave two words of wisdom.
[Host V]: So ugly!
Jiang Pengji was so straightforward that the audience in the streaming room felt another wave of heartache.
The snow was boundless, and there was only the sound of wheels and horses' hooves running over the snow, and the howling of the wind.
From time to time, Jiang Pengji raised her hand to flick away the accumulated snow on her cloak to prevent the snow from melting and wetting the cloak.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, there's someone lying on the official road ahead, he's still breathing …"
Jiang Pengji was not in a hurry. If she found someone lying in the snow and still breathing, she would definitely think of a way to save him.
The soldiers at the front were scouting the way. Firstly, it was to ensure that the carriages and horses could pass smoothly. Secondly, it was to ensure that there might be survivors.
Jiang Pengji frowned and said, "Save them and put them in the carriage at the back."
The soldier looked troubled. He said, "My lord, that person seems to be a disciple of the Red Lotus Group …"
The Red Lotus Group?
Jiang Pengji raised her brows.
The Tsing Yi Army was causing trouble in Fengyi County and Shangyang County, but the Red Lotus Group's influence was in Chengde County and other places.
So far, she had only fought with the Tsing Yi Army. She had not had much contact with the Red Lotus Group.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
The soldier replied, "There's a flame-shaped tattoo on the front of that person's arm. It's one of the symbols of the Red Lotus Group."
Flame-Shaped tattoo?
She thought about the information related to the Red Lotus Group.
In the Red Lotus Group, the most ordinary members were the people who occupied the territory. They prayed to the gods worshiped by the Red Lotus Group every day. Apart from being exploited a little, they could still manage to get by. Compared to the violence of the Tsing Yi Army, the Red Lotus Group was soft violence and brainwashed people.
Those who were slightly more advanced were the small members. They would wear a token with a flame-shaped tattoo on their body to prove their identity.
Those who were slightly more advanced were the apostles who managed these small members. They would have a flame-shaped tattoo on their arm.
Even though the apostles couldn't be considered small leaders, they still had a hundred or so commoners under them.
"My lord, should we save him?"
Jiang Pengji said, "Yes, but let's get some information from that person. Don't you think it's very suspicious that an apostle of the Red Lotus Group fainted in a world of ice and snow? Remember not to let him escape. Send someone to keep a close eye on him. "
The soldier cupped his fists and responded.
After inspection, the man with the Red Lotus Group's symbol on his arm had fainted from hunger. That was why he had collapsed in the snow.
If they hadn't happened to pass by, the man might have been buried in the snow in another two to four hours and frozen to death without a sound.
Wei Ci asked when he heard the commotion outside.
Jiang Pengji turned her head and said, "It's nothing. We found a guy from the Red Lotus Group who fainted from hunger in the snow. We saved him."
He didn't think too much about it. As long as it wasn't an assassin targeting her, it was fine.
Ever since Jiang Pengji "acted pitifully" last night, Wei Ci had carefully integrated and analyzed all the information he knew. He was more and more surprised.
He thought that Jiang Pengji had a good start and that all the changes were in her favor. Now that he had heard her "heartfelt words," he felt that things were not that simple. These changes were not all good. Maybe it was related to the demon that Master Liaochen mentioned.
How did the current history differ from the past he knew?
He thought it was Liu She, but when he looked back, he overturned his guess.
Unfortunately, he left Dongqing too early in his previous life. He only had a rough understanding of the situation in Dongqing.
Hearing that the soldier had saved another person, Wei Ci didn't pay much attention.
When the night gradually darkened, Jiang Pengji and the others had to find a place to shelter from the wind for the night.
The man who had been rescued had also woken up. The soldier cooked soft porridge for him as instructed. He had been starving for a long time, so it was not advisable to eat too greasy food or to eat too much. Warm porridge was suitable to warm his stomach.
The soldier secretly tried to get information from the man, but he didn't know that the man was extremely vigilant. He didn't reveal anything for half a day.
Helpless, the soldier could only go back and report to Jiang Pengji.
"My lord, I'm guessing that the man isn't an ordinary person."
"Oh? Why do you say so? "
Jiang Pengji skewered the cold steamed bun and roasted it over the fire. It was roasted until the outside was sticky. Then she carefully put it to her mouth and took a bite.
The soldier said, "This lowly one has probed him several times. This person is extremely vigilant. He ate two bowls of porridge in a row. He was obviously very hungry, but the way he ate was quite refined. The way he talked and behaved … He doesn't look like an ordinary person. He looks more like an educated and cultured person. "
Jiang Pengji raised her eyebrows. She was vaguely interested.
"Summon that man. I'll interrogate him personally."
In fact, there was no need to specifically get information out of him. There were too few people who could keep secrets in front of Jiang Pengji.
The man who had been rescued was nearly 30 years old. His long hair was tied up on his head with a hemp rope. It was unknown how many days it had been since he washed. Even though it was winter, there was an indescribable stench on his body. His hair was even more stuck together in bundles, floating with dust.
His fingernails had not been trimmed for at least a month. There was a thick layer of dirt on his skin.
He looked like a tramp, but Jiang Pengji became vigilant the moment she saw him.
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