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The so-called clan punishment is that one person commits a crime involving nine clans, because it is widely implicated, and the errand is afraid of missing something, so he tattoos different patterns on the prisoner's body or face as a mark, which is a punishment, and these two punishments are the poison of the previous dynasty, and the harm is far-reaching, and the emperor has long had the intention of banning it, so he was allowed as soon as he proposed it.
But what Chu Xiang never expected was that ten years later, he would actually see this pattern on Yue Lingxi's body, although the time was too long, and the shape and color had changed, he would never admit his mistake.
She's not a refugee, she's a sin.
This realization made Chu Xiang quite surprised, he knew that most of the people who would be tattooed with this pattern were sentenced to exile outside the customs, the bitter cold in the north, the wind and snow for many years, some people froze to death on the road, some were kidnapped back by bandits to be slaves after leaving the customs, and a very small number of lucky people arrived in the surrounding countries alive, but they were all discriminated against because they were of different races.
Yue Lingxi didn't look very old, according to the time calculation, she was only a half-old child when she was convicted, and Chu Xiang could hardly imagine how she survived.
However, a child will not commit heinous crimes, she should have been implicated by the people of the clan before ending up in a foreign land, if the criminal law had been reformed earlier, it might not be like today, it's just that the wood is already in the boat, and it is useless to think too much.
But then again, she is only afraid that there is no one alive now, so what is the reason for her to mix in the ranks of refugees and go to great lengths to return to the Chu country?
Thinking of this, there seemed to be a faint light flashing in Chu Xiang's mind, and he suddenly remembered the little boy who was following her, so he withdrew the dagger three inches and continued to ask in Yiyu: "That boy is your younger brother?"
” Yue Lingxi shook his head, and his tone didn't turn around: "I don't know him." ” What does it mean that she pushes the boy in his direction when she is on the battlefield?
Chu Xiang's eyes lit up, grabbed the calm face tightly, and asked again, "Then why did you escape with him?"
” "I picked it up on the way when I left Mong."
Chu Xiang choked when he heard this, and only after a long time did he snort coldly: "It's a quick answer at this time, isn't it pretending to be dumb and pretending to be quite energetic?"
” "I don't know how to speak, and I don't mean to deceive you on purpose."
Yue Lingxi lifted her long eyelashes, her eyes were dripping with water, like the sky washed by heavy rain, so clean that there was no trace of impurities, Chu Xiang looked down at her, her sharp gaze seemed to go straight to the depths of her heart, so that her soul had nothing to hide.
I don't know if Chu is true, and it is true if she doesn't hide it, but according to the law, she can't step into Chu State again in her life as a person.
"Why do you want to go back to Chu?"
Chu Xiang asked bluntly.
"I have a sister there."
Yue Lingxi lowered his head lightly, and the cold blade reflected a slightly gloomy face, "I haven't received a letter from her for three months. ” Listening to her tone, this sister should not be related to her, otherwise it would be impossible to enter the Chu State, given that they are still in danger now, Chu Xiang did not ask any more questions, put away the knife with his backhand, and said, "Let's go first, this place is not suitable for a long time." ” Yue Lingxi understood that those people just now were very likely to go and return, and they really couldn't delay any longer, so he turned around and went back to the house to get the berries, and said to Chu Xiang as he walked: "Since you want to rush to the night, let's take this mat first." ” She hadn't forgotten that all the game he had worked so hard to get just now had been donated to the Xiyi soldiers, and now she must be hungry.
Chu Xiang glanced at the few fruits in her hand and said, "No need, you can eat it yourself." ” Yue Lingxi's expression was slightly sluggish, and he silently put the fruit back in his pocket and was silent.
On the battlefield, he desperately came to save her out of a sense of responsibility for the refugees, and let her untie her in the water out of trust, and now that he knows that she is a criminal relative, I am afraid that there is nothing left, right?
Once convicted, it will be difficult to get rid of this identity for the rest of your life.
Yue Lingxi's heart sank, and she fell behind unconsciously, and when she walked to the ravine, there was a shadow in the afterglow, she looked up, and a large grasp of the glimmer stretched out in front of her, which looked warm and thick under the light of the flames, which was extremely reassuring, but she was stunned for a moment, and did not stretch out her hand for a long time.
"Come here."
Chu Xiang spit out the word lightly, her magnetic voice spread out in front of her forehead, she suddenly came back to her senses, directly held his hand and jumped over the ravine with strength, her left leg curled up slightly when she landed, Chu Xiang looked at her unnatural movements, and her brows tightened unconsciously.
"Can you still go?"
Yue Lingxi nodded quickly, and said, "Thank you Lord for your help." ” Rajah?
The corners of Chu Xiang's mouth hooked slightly, but she didn't speak, so she misunderstood, and then used a dagger to cut through the entangled vines, and continued to walk forward with a torch.
The mountain road was rough and dark, and the two stumbled for most of the night, and at last they saw a few wisps of cooking smoke curling up in the morning light, and after a cautious investigation, the two stepped into this small town side by side.
After staying awake all night, and hurrying with injuries, Yue Lingxi was already at the end of his strong crossbow, his face was so white that he could barely stand steadily, compared to Chu Xiang, he was a little better, but he was also exhausted, so now they had to find an inn to rest as soon as possible, replenish their physical strength and then think about what to do next.
But the problem is that the two of them don't have half a penny of silver, so what do they take to live in the hotel?
Chu Xiang swept Yue Lingxi from head to toe, and finally stopped between her shiny hair.
"Give me your hairpin."
Yue Lingxi didn't ask much, and directly took off the silver hairpin and handed it to Chu Xiang, who handed her a jade pendant with his backhand, and said, "The right to exchange with you." ” After saying that, he flashed into the pawnshop on the right, leaving Yue Lingxi standing alone on the street staring at the jade pendant, and after a moment silently put it into his sleeve, he had no doubts about his behavior.
If you pawn such an eye-catching thing, it will definitely attract the attention of others, and they are running for their lives, so it is better to keep a low profile.
It didn't take long for Chu Xiang to come out with a few strings of copper coins, the amount was pitiful, fortunately, this was not a money-profligate Mengcheng, the rooms in the inn were relatively cheap, Yue Lingxi counted them, it was probably enough for them to book a low-class room and have a hot and full meal, and the rest would wait until they woke up to make plans.
The two had a consensus, and they lived in the inn in the name of husband and wife, fortunately they had already played once by the river, and they were very familiar with acting, and the shopkeeper only said that they were two people from the countryside, and they wanted to go to Mengcheng to treat the woman's illness, so they didn't ask more, handed them the key and then went to greet other guests.
The room was on the second floor, Yue Lingxi limped up the stairs, and after entering the door, he sat down at the coffee table to breathe a sigh of relief, then turned his head and stared at Chu Xiang and said, "I have wronged the prince." ” Hearing this, the corners of Chu Xiang's eyes twitched obviously.
How does this sound like she took advantage of him?
He didn't know how to answer, but Xiao Er knocked on the door and called in a small voice: "Guest officer, your food and hot water are here." ” Chu Xiang walked over to open the door, took the things and put them away, turned around and looked again, the little two were still probing his brain at the door, he was a little displeased, but he didn't open his mouth to scold, but threw a few copper plates to him, and then closed the door.
For no other reason, the inn is the place where the news spreads the fastest, and offending these people who have no way to talk about it will make it a little more likely for them to reveal their identities.
Yue Lingxi looked at him, and when the footsteps outside were far away, he suddenly reached out and hooked the silver bag around his waist and said, "It's not much." ” Chu Xiang was a little funny: "It's not much, how many days are you going to use it?"
” He said this with his own considerations, and now it has been a day and a night since he disappeared, with Ye Yanxiu's action and Chu Jun's iron fist, the shadow guard should also be found, he didn't even think about spending this bit of money until tomorrow, but it became another meaning in Yue Lingxi's ears.
"About three days."
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Dozens of copper plates, the two of them can be used for three days?
Chu Xiangjian's eyebrows raised sharply, and before he could speak, Yue Lingxi had already said carefully.
"When I entered the town, I noticed that there were bandit pots and cooking cakes in the east market, as long as three cents a piece, we would buy a few as dry food tomorrow morning, and pay thirty wen to the caravan on the next street to take a ride, they should be going to Mengcheng to deliver, we got off at Qian'an Road, and slept through Duyun for one night, and we could reach Yanmen Pass in the evening of the next day.
One person has to pay 15 wen to enter the customs, and the money has just run out, but there is still half a day's journey from the Yanzhou camp, and I heard that there is a residence for refugees in the customs, where we can rest and eat, and we can return to the camp at noon on the third day. ” Don't say anything else, Chu Xiang laughed when he heard the sentence in the middle, the dignified son of Chu State, you still have to pay poll tax when you enter your own house?
"You can save 30 yuan, buy a few more cooking cakes tomorrow."
Yue Lingxi instantly understood, and when he heard him so determined, he nodded kindly: "It's me who thought wrong, the prince should have an acquaintance who has been guarding Yanmen Pass for many years, and this money can be saved." ” Chu Xiangcai almost squirted out a mouthful of water when he drank it into his mouth.
He's even a relation!
While laughing and laughing, Chu Xiang suddenly thought of something, so he asked, "You didn't stay on the street for long just now, how did you know these things?"
” "Just a casual observation."
Yue Lingxi was obviously unwilling to discuss her ability to remember, Chu Xiang knew what she meant when she heard the song, so she didn't ask any further, and changed the topic while moving the hot porridge in front of her: "How many years have you been going to Xiyi?"
” "It's been ten years."
Yue Lingxi replied casually, then crossed over to Chu Xiang to get the spoon, and when he saw him stunned, he couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"
” Chu Xiang suddenly clasped her wrist, her eyes were as deep as the sea, and there seemed to be a dark cloud rolling at the end, brewing a violent storm.