Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 222: Fateful People Will Meet on a Narrow Road

The Imperial City Division searched for the White Tiger's body in the long valley.

Salvaging a corpse from a turbulent river is no easy task. The people from the Imperial City Bureau hired a group of fishermen and people who were good at swimming to search for more than ten days at different times, but they did not find any trace of the white tiger.

They even began to doubt whether Baihu was still alive.

It was not until the early morning of the fourteenth day that someone spotted the figures of the lackey and the she-wolf and followed them. Finally, they found the body of the white tiger beside a clean river beach, next to which was a quiet forest.

When Ye Yucheng arrived, many people were talking about how strange it was. They had clearly searched this piece of land every day, and how could they not see the huge corpse of a white tiger?

What's even more bizarre is that if it had been soaked in river water for more than ten days, not to mention the white tiger, even a lump of wood would have become soft. However, the white tiger was not swollen or rotten, the odor was not too strong, and it didn't even have any wounds, as if it had just died.

Fortunately, the white tiger was dead. It closed its eyes and looked very peaceful.

The dog-legged man and the she-wolf saw the crowd approaching and did not hide away. They knew that this group of people were going to take the white tiger's body away...

Afterwards, the Imperial City Bureau's team dragged Baihu's body in a carriage, slowly leaving Baihu's sad place and heading towards the capital.

Yan Xuan rode his horse closely behind the carriage, his heart heavy. Having not found Baihu's body, he had initially thought he might have survived. Now, knowing Baihu was truly dead, he felt deeply depressed. He vividly remembered everything that had happened with Baihu in the Fang residence's "Piaolingshe." For the first time, he began to regret joining the Imperial City Division.

The lackey and the she-wolf followed closely behind their carriage. The people from the Imperial City Bureau remained silent and no one thought of driving the lackey away.

Perhaps, it will follow them to the capital.

If Xia Liang hadn't appeared, no one would have broken the tacit understanding between the man and the dog.

At the beginning of the afternoon, a group of people from the Imperial City Bureau walked onto the official road. It was at the fork in the road that Xia Liang and his two sisters walked from a small road to the official road.

Seeing the group of people from the Imperial City Bureau, pedestrians made way.

Xia Liang also grabbed Erya and Sanya by one hand and retreated to the side of the official road. The first thing she saw was Ye Yucheng who had forced her into a desperate situation.

Other ordinary people all lowered their heads, and even if they wanted to look, they would only secretly glance at the group of people out of the corner of their eyes. Only Xia Liang raised his head, and his cold gaze stared at Ye Yucheng.

Erya and Sanya were young and naive. They looked up and asked, "Sister, do you know him?"

Xia Liang said in a cold and calm tone: "I don't know him."

Ye Yucheng intuitively felt that someone was staring at him. He glanced over and quickly spotted the unfriendly gaze among a group of retreating people.

He looked like a young beggar, holding two little beggars in his left and right hands.

The young beggar did not avoid his gaze, but met his gaze directly with an even more ferocious look. Then, the young beggar let go of a child's hand and raised his middle finger towards Ye Yucheng.

Ye Yucheng frowned, feeling that this gesture was not very friendly. Was there any connection between him and this beggar?

He had no impression of knowing such a person at all.

After raising the middle finger, Xia Liang immediately became timid.

She immediately took the two children and ran away secretly. What if Ye Yucheng was a petty person and thought something was wrong and came back to chop off her fingers? That would be troublesome. The kitchen knife she had was not enough to deal with dozens of big men.

Before he had taken a few steps, Xia Liang heard a dog barking.

He only saw the lackey and his wolf wife rushing towards him.

Erya and Sanya were so scared that they hid behind Xia Liang.

"Sister, these are two wolves. Do they want to eat us?"

"Sister, are we too small? They can swallow us in one gulp?"

Xia Liang: These two kids have really wild imaginations.

Yan Xuan heard Goutui's cries and saw it rushing towards the beggar on the roadside. He thought to himself that something was wrong and immediately called out to it.

"You lackey, come back!"

The lackey ignored him. It now smelled the scent of Lord White Tiger, and its beloved Lord White Tiger was indeed not dead.

Xia Liang originally wanted to knock the lackey on the head to tell it not to come near and scare the child, but when she saw the lackey's excited and crazy expression and his increasingly thin body, she couldn't control her emotions.

He held the lackey tightly in his arms.

While patting its head, he said, "Don't expose me, you little bastard. Be good and pretend to leave later."

After she finished speaking, she looked up and saw Yan Xuan standing in front of her riding a tall horse, with an expression of disbelief in Yan Xuan's eyes.

"You, do you know the lackey?"

Xia Liang laughed it off perfunctorily: "It looks a lot like the dog I had before."

Erya and Sanya were surprised. When had their elder sister ever had a dog? Could it be that they were just not grown up yet?

Yan Xuan jumped off the horse and looked directly at Xia Liang.

Xia Liang thought to himself, "Oh shit!" When did this kid grow so tall? Even though he has dark skin, his physique is pretty good!

"Your dog? Where are you from? Why is the lackey your dog?"

"Brother, I mean, even if it looks similar, it might not be the same. Besides, I lost my previous dog after only one year. Maybe this one is my dog!"

Yan Xuan saw the beggar's chubby build, but he was surprised by his clear and logical language. The key point was that he wasn't afraid of the Imperial City Bureau at all. Ordinary people who had never seen the world would be so frightened that their legs would shake when they met an official.

Yan Xuan ignored him and called out to his lackey: "Follow me."

The lackey ignored him completely and circled around Xia Liang and her sisters. The she-wolf joined in the circle...

Yan Xuan was speechless. Did he think that his relationship with the lackey, which had lasted for so long, was not as good as that of a beggar who suddenly came in?

Xia Liang patted Gou Tuizi's head and said with a smile: "Your name is Gou Tuizi, right? My sisters and I are going into the city later. Will you come with us?"

After saying that, he gave Yan Xuan a provocative look with a sarcastic look.

He Yuan called out to Yan Xuan and asked him to catch up with the team.

Xia Liang was about to continue on his journey, but then he thought that he would definitely not be able to reach Jiangzhou City today, so he called out to Yan Xuan.

"Hey, big brother, lend me two taels of silver."

Yan Xuan was completely puzzled that the beggar actually asked him to borrow money instead of begging.

"You? Why should I lend it to you?"

"Since we both know the lackey, you lend it to me and I'll pay you back later."

Yan Xuan looked up and down at the stinky beggar. He was smelly and dirty, with his big toe still hanging out of his shoes. How could such a person be rich enough to pay back two taels of silver?

"What do you want in return?"

"If you don't want to lend it, then don't lend it. You're so stingy."

Xia Liang didn't bother to care. He patted the dog's head and shouted, "Let's go!"

After saying that, the lackey and the she-wolf followed her, wagging their tails.

Yan Xuan was truly devastated. Did the lackey just abandon Baihu? Or was it because Baihu was dead that the lackey decided to change masters? Why not Yan Xuan, but a beggar instead?

"Hey, what's your name?" Yan Xuan chased after him.

"Xia, shit." Xia Liang almost let the cat out of the bag. It turned out that he was still new and inexperienced.

Yan Xuan was stunned for a moment. His last name was Xia.

Yan Xuan pulled out a purse from his pocket, took out two taels of silver and handed it to her: "I'll give you two taels of silver, you don't have to pay it back."

Xia Liang curled his lips, took the silver, and said with a smile: "Big brother is a good person, let's meet again if we are lucky."

After saying that, he waved his hand and walked away with the two little ones.

The lackey and the she-wolf followed Xia Liang excitedly without looking back.

When Yan Xuan returned to the team, the others were also extremely surprised. They thought that the lackey would follow them to the capital, so why did he give up after such a short while?

Yan Xuan and Ye Yucheng whispered a few words, saying that he was worried about Gou Leg Zi. After all, Gou Leg Zi was Bai Hu's only friend, and he couldn't lose Gou Leg Zi, so he wanted to follow Gou Leg Zi to take a look.

Ye Yucheng: ...

What else can I do? They are all royal relatives.

Besides, the fact that the lackey suddenly changed his nature did make him feel strange. He also felt something strange about Miss Bai and Miss Qin who understood animal language, so he simply left Yan Xuan behind to observe them.

He Yuan gave the 100 taels of silver notes on him to the brother next to him and asked him to help take care of his grandmother at home. He chose to stay with Yan Xuan.

In their minds, the matter of Baihu could never be resolved.