Chapter 297 The handle
Looking at the soldiers rushing towards him with weapons raised, Batian tilted his head and let out a tiger roar.

The animals in the surrounding mountains and forests were frightened by the roar and fled in all directions.

The soldiers shuddered, turned around and ran back.

The grain transport officer was furious, but he absolutely dared not face such a big tiger alone.

"Why are you running! No..." Before he could finish his words, he was hit in the neck by an arrow and fell straight to the ground.

Seeing this, the soldiers around him ran even faster without looking back.

Yu Chaosheng: …

No, you really don't plan to resist? She ran so fast that he couldn't catch up.

Pan Yingying laughed so hard that she almost died. Seeing that everyone had run away, she hurried over to put the grain cart into the space.

After touching the corpse, Pan Yingying took Batian back to the space, and the two continued to ride their horses quickly towards Linjiang County.

Linjiang County, as the name suggests, is right on the banks of the Qing River.

When they arrived at the county town, it was not yet dark. Pan Yingying put away the horse and took out a basket from the space. The basket was filled with some dried mountain products.

Yu Chaosheng was carrying two bundles of firewood, and the two men pretended to be deaf-mute mountain people who came to the city to visit their relatives.

Well, Yu Chaosheng is deaf and Pan Yingying is mute.

There are heavily guarded troops at the city gate, and judging from the armor on them, they should be members of the Xiao family army.

The two of them pretended so much alike that the soldiers guarding the city collected the toll and let them go without further questioning.

The two were just planning to find an empty alley to change their clothes when the door of the yard next door opened.

"Hey! The guy carrying firewood over there, come here!" A woman waved at the gate of the yard.

Yu Chaosheng and Pan Yingying looked at each other, and when they turned around, they were already smiling.

Pan Yingying pointed at Yu Chaosheng's ear, waved her hand, then pointed at her throat and shook her head.

The woman immediately realized that one of the couple was deaf and the other dumb. She showed sympathy in her eyes and asked Pan Yingying, "How much do you sell your firewood for?"

Pan Yingying thought about it. She didn't know the price of firewood, so she simply shook her head and used sign language to indicate, "You decide how much to pay."

The woman didn't understand sign language, so after a while of guessing, she simply took out a dime from her waist and said, "I just moved here with my daughter. Take this silver. Bring me firewood every three days."

Pan Yingying's eyes lit up slightly, and she hurriedly took the silver with both hands, bowed to the woman, and pulled Yu Chaosheng to bow together.

The woman was very satisfied with their attitude and pointed to the yard, "Tell your head of the family to move to the yard for me."

Pan Yingying nodded, gestured to Yu Chaosheng a few times, pointed at the yard, and said "ah" twice.

Yu Chaosheng nodded honestly, and the two of them followed the woman into the yard.

The yard was not new and there were a few baby clothes hanging out to dry not far from the well.

Seeing Pan Yingying looking at her for a few more times, the woman smiled and said, "My daughter just gave birth to a grandson for me..." After a pause, her brows darkened, "It's just that there's nothing here, there's only a few dishes, she doesn't have much appetite, and she's lost a lot of weight..."

Pan Yingying thought about it and lifted the cloth covering the basket, revealing the mountain products inside.

When the woman saw it, she was immediately delighted. "Oh! These mountain products you have are great. I want them all. I can make soup for my daughter!"

Pan Yingying handed the basket over, and the woman happily took it and took out another dime from her waist, "Here, I'll send you these mountain products every three days from now on, don't forget!"

Pan Yingying nodded repeatedly, and gestured that the small change just now was enough, and there was no need to give it this time.

The woman refused resolutely. She lowered her voice to explain to Pan Yingying, "Take it. It's not the money I earned that you're spending."

Although this was the first time she met Pan Yingying, she felt that this dark-faced mute village woman was particularly pleasing to her eyes.

She usually lives here alone, without anyone to talk to.

This couple, one is deaf and the other is dumb, so she is not afraid even if she accidentally lets something slip. "My daughter... is not a good person, but as a mother, what else can I do? I can only follow her to this remote place..." The woman said, pulling out a handkerchief and pressing the corners of her eyes.

Pan Yingying didn't say anything, but the expression on her face clearly said, "Go on, I'm listening."

The woman waved her handkerchief and said, "Look at me, why am I telling you this?"

"Remember to send the stuff over in three days!"

Pan Yingying secretly curled her lips in her heart. She hated people who only told half of the gossip!

Yu Chaosheng was eavesdropping with his ears perked up, and when he saw that the woman refused to talk anymore, he felt disappointed.

The two men were escorted out of the yard by the woman, and they found an empty corner, changed into slightly better clothes, and went to find a small inn to stay in.

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When Xiao Zheng learned that the food and supplies had been robbed, he was furious.

The army's food and fodder were about to run out, and the food and fodder shipped from the capital was actually robbed in Linjiang County. Isn't this a slap in his face?
He originally wanted to go to Linjiang County in person, but was stopped by Tiedan.

"General, I'll go."

When he heard that the soldiers transporting grain lost their food because of a scary white tiger, he suddenly became interested.

He had a hunch that the person who robbed the grain must be Xiao Ying.

Everyone knows that Xiao Ying raised a white tiger.

Most likely, Xiao Zheng also wanted to personally meet this elusive "Prince Xiao".

It's a pity that Tiedan's younger brother died at the hands of the Northwest Army. He must avenge this grudge no matter what.

When Xiao Zheng heard that Tiedan was going, he waved his hand casually and said, "Okay, but you can't stay in Linjiang County for too long. I remember your child was just born, right? Will you place him in Linjiang County?"

Tiedan's face froze slightly. He didn't expect that Xiao Zhenglian also knew about this matter. He always thought that he had hidden the mother and daughter well.

"General, the child is innocent..." Tiedan quickly bowed.

He also didn't expect that the crazy woman would run to Hengzhou with him while pregnant. When he received the letter, his son had already been born.

But what could he do? That was his first and only child.

He planned to go to Linjiang County, mainly to send the mother and son away.

Xiao Zheng always had a kind smile on his face, as if he didn't hear the hidden meaning of Tie Dan's words, "Okay, go early and come back early."

"If that person is really Prince Xiao, please make sure to keep him here and invite him over."

"Your Majesty has always wanted to meet her."

Tiedan bowed respectfully and left the tent.

Just as he was leading a group of people towards Linjiang County, Pan Yingying, wearing a nightgown, had just climbed over the high wall of Linjiang County.

It was already dark by now.

It only takes three hours to get from Linjiang County to the Xiao family army camp by galloping.

But Pan Yingying has a cheat.

She drove the off-road vehicle at full speed and arrived at the Xiao family army camp in less than two hours.

Everything was quiet, with only the occasional sound of birds in the mountains.

The Chen family army camp on the other side of the Qing River was also very quiet.