Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 354 Escape
That night, Li Lijun stayed in the house at the foot of the mountain to refine alchemy and draw talismans. By the way, he also showed Erhong and Qiuxiang the new cassock.

Almost every hour, she would find an excuse to go into the back room alone, and take a look at Xiao Yang's movement through the small target mirror to confirm that the latter has not escaped yet, but the old man is ready to go down the mountain to deliver the letter after dawn, mother-in-law The son also made half of the dry food.

When everyone fell asleep at night, Li Lijun sent the little tits to follow Xiao Yang again, and found that she was secretly packing her own baggage, claiming to her mother-in-law that those were her own things, but in fact, there were not only changes of clothes in the bag, but also hidden clothes. It seems that Xiao Yang is really planning to escape secretly.

Waking up early the next morning, Li Lijun finished her training and started to work on the magic weapon she wanted to refine.She was busy until the sun was high, and she took a break to glance at the small target mirror.

At this time, the gatehouse of the small manor was already empty, and the old man had obviously gone down the mountain.The mother-in-law was still busy in the kitchen, and the puppets were either chopping firewood or picking vegetables grown in the field.Xiao Yang was alone in the room, she seemed to be doing some needlework, her feet were tied with bandages, but in fact they were all fake, she kept poking her head to peek at her mother-in-law from time to time.

Seeing this, Li Lijun hurriedly took the time to re-arrange the stone steps down the mountain. Except for some small stones that were placed on the bright side, there were also some broken stones, branches, and grass clippings that were covered by dead leaves. , anyway, it looks very natural, as if it was brought by the strong mountain wind.

The mother-in-law has been busy all morning, and she is exhausted and paralyzed by lunch time.Xiao Yang pretended to be very considerate and persuaded her to take a good rest: "Anyway, the dry food is almost ready, and my luggage is also ready here. While there is still time, you should sleep well and refresh your mind." .When you get back to the village, you still have to clean the house, and there is plenty of work to do!"

The mother-in-law didn't know if she really believed Xiao Yang's good words, anyway, she was really tired, so she pleaded guilty to Xiao Yang, and went back to the house to rest by herself.But she didn't fall asleep immediately when she went back, but packed her luggage.When everything was almost packed, she couldn't hold on any longer, and just lay down on the bed.

With the sound of her snoring, Xiao Yang's side moved.

I saw Xiao Yang tightly tied a big bundle to her body, then put on the white cloak, put on the silver hairpin inlaid with large gold crystals, untied the camouflage straps on her feet, and changed into a pair of walking clothes. He dug out a long stick from under the bed, tiptoed out of the house, walked through several acres of vegetable fields, ignored the puppets who were still busy, and went straight to the stone steps down the mountain. up.

She had stumbled on the path and was walking more carefully than before.It was noon now, and the light was bright enough that she could clearly see anything on the stone steps.Naturally, she would not step on those small stones and twigs that were clearly visible at a glance, and even the dead leaves, she thought they would make noise, so she avoided them if she could.Walking down the mountain so carefully and slowly, he also fell several times during the process. Thanks to the protective cloak and the silver hairpin on his head, Xiao Yang was not injured at all. on the mountainside.

At this time, she was far away from the small villa on the mountain, and there was no one around, and even the mountain wind seemed to be much gentler.While wiping the sweat from her brow, Xiao Yang felt that she was very capable, and when she walked down the mountain, she was a little less cautious, not afraid of making any noise.

So, she stepped on the dead leaf cover stone trap set up by Li Lijun, lost her balance with a sway of her body, and slid all the way down a height of twenty or thirty feet, which made her shriek in shock.It was the big bag tied on her back that saved her life, hooked on the protruding corner of the edge of the stone steps, and saved her from the danger of falling out of the mountain.

Facing the mirror, Li Lijun yelled "It's a pity".Xiao Yang covered her mouth, carefully looked up at the small house on the top of the mountain, waited for a while without seeing any movement, and then slowly climbed up the stone steps.

She picked up the long stick that fell aside, resumed her previous cautiousness, and walked slowly down the mountain.This time, she didn't even dare to step on the leaves.Even so, she still did not walk down the mountain safely.There was a stone step that was obviously in disrepair for a long time, and the gap was cracked. As soon as she stepped on it, half of the stone step cracked, and she slid down a certain distance with her whole body.This time, she only uttered a short scream, and then covered her mouth, not daring to make another loud noise, so she slid to the edge of a slightly gentler cliff, and then stopped naturally.Relying on the protection of the cassock on her body and the ornament on her head, she only described it as a bit embarrassed, and she didn't suffer any serious injuries, but at some point, the big burden on her back was loosened, and a few pieces of clothes fell out and a small jewelry box.

In embarrassment, Xiao Yang stuffed the clothes and jewelry back into the bag and fastened them again, but the long stick was left on the spot where she had just fallen. She really didn't have the courage to climb back to pick it up again, so she gave up and leaned on two Holding the steps and the mountain walls on both sides with his hands, he walked to the foot of the mountain step by step.

When she got down to the ground, the bun on her head was messed up, her head and face were covered with dust, and there were many small cuts on her hands.The vestment and magic weapon will not respond to this level of flesh injury, because the skin of a cultivator is much harder than that of ordinary people, and it is not so easy to be scratched.But Xiao Yang still felt very wronged. When had she suffered from this kind of pain?However, everyone has come here, and she can't climb back to the mountain anymore, so she can only bite the bullet and move on.

She doesn't know the way, but she once followed the heir king Li Dai to live in Zhongnan Mountain, and she knows the directions of east, west, north, south, and she also told her son Li Wenqi that she probably knows where the small villa is. How far away.She also inquired from the old woman and the old man, where is the nearest town to them, and which car dealership in the town is the most reliable.She felt that she would be able to walk to the town with her protective clothing and magic weapon.When she got there, she could spend money to hire people and horses, and send herself to the vicinity of Zhuangzi in the Sui Palace.

She will not reveal her identity easily, but the foot of Zhongnan Mountain is not as crowded as the people in Chang'an City. She finds a nunnery to hide for two days, pays a nun to deliver a letter to her daughter Li Yanjun, and asks the child to send a confidant to bring money. It's not difficult to help my mother find a better house to settle in, right?No matter how the town at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain is, it is much better than the small villas in the valleys or the villages where immortal families live together.

Xiao Yang swore that she would never leave with Li Wenqi again.What is the place where the gods live... Bah!She prefers the wealth and splendor in the secular world!Even if Xiao Xiang could no longer be the Sui princess, she still wanted to strive to be Li Dai's concubine, and live a life of rich clothes and fine food again!
Little Yang stumbled through the dark woods, heading north.She remembered that this was the road to the nearest town that the old man had mentioned.The foliage in the woods was lush, and she walked along the leaves, and she had to be careful with her steps, and she was getting more and more embarrassed.However, with the silver hairpin inlaid with gold crystals on her head, there was a faint silver light around her, and all the snakes, insects, and beasts were at least ten feet away from her, and no one dared to approach her.

Xiao Yang was proud of how cleverly she put on the protective treasure, so she didn't notice at all that her bun was messier than before.And on top of her head, there was a chickadee, which would stay on the tree she passed by from time to time. Its small body could actually lower the entire branch, and it messed up her hair bun once and for all.The silver hairpin stuck in her hair was in a precarious state.

In the depths of the mountain, the sound of a tiger howling could be heard faintly.

(End of this chapter)