That day, Wei Luo set out on the official road very early. She had now mastered the art of disguise and her frail body had also developed some habituation to traveling, so she wanted to walk a bit more each day and try to arrive at Yicheng as soon as possible.

  When Wei Luo walked for forty miles, the sun had gradually set in the west. She was in a vast forest with no end in sight. Looking up, she saw that both sides of the official road were only green trees. This green color was endless and boundless. No matter how far Wei Luo looked, she couldn't see the edge. At least twenty miles or so.

  No! Won't I have to sleep outdoors again tonight? Or should I still sleep in the woods?

  Weiluo's heart was in a flurry, but she was really too exhausted, and her legs couldn't muster up any strength. After several days of only eating a small amount of mung beans, not only was she hungry, but the consequences of not having rice to nourish her were now appearing. Weiluo felt that her whole body was weak and lacking in energy, with a cold feeling in her abdomen, and even after resting, she didn't have her usual vitality.

  Wei Luo covered his stomach with his hand and turned around to walk towards a big stone by the side of the road: It's better to rest for a while, even if it's urgent.

  She had just walked a few steps when she suddenly heard a loud and urgent horseshoe sound coming from the fork in the road to her right rear. The horseshoes were chaotic and numerous, getting clearer and clearer, and before long they arrived behind Wei Luo.

  A large group of knights is coming!

  Wei Luo was startled and hastily walked towards the side of the road. When she just arrived at the side of the road, the figures of the knights were already clearly visible.

  Wei Luo turned her head to look at this group of knights.

  She couldn't help but pause for a moment, her expression frozen.

  What appeared in her line of sight was a team of cow-riding knights! On twenty or thirty heads of strong and healthy black water buffalo, each one sat a swordsman wearing hemp clothing and holding a long sword.

  These people were still a hundred or two hundred miles away from Weiluo, and the pungent smell of cattle and the sweaty and bloody smell on human bodies came rushing to his nose. This breath was extremely unpleasant, causing Weiluo to involuntarily retreat several steps back into the forest.

  Although the cow didn't run very fast, it was still able to cover a distance of one or two hundred meters in the blink of an eye. Just as this group of people were about to rush past, a coarse and hoarse middle-aged voice came over, "Halt!"

  "Hiss——"

  Everyone pulled the rope at the same time and stopped in their tracks.

  Wei Luo saw them stop in front of her and felt a sudden tension, taking a few steps back into the woods.

  Among the crowd, the first to speak was a burly man with a full beard and a long scar from his left eye down to the corner of his mouth. He turned around and looked at Wei Luo.

  Seeing him staring at Wei Luo, a pale-faced young man behind the whiskered man said: "Big brother, this little guy is poor and weak, with no horse under his crotch and no servant behind him, flurried like a chicken in the rain, what are you staring at him for?"

  It wasn't just this young man, many Han people were curiously sizing up Wei Luo, waiting for the bearded man's response.

  These people were almost all wounded, each with hair blown by the wind into a very messy state, their beards without any signs of trimming. Whoever opened their mouths, Wei Luo could see that they had black and yellow teeth.

  All this is secondary, these people have a bloody aura on their bodies! They must have killed someone! And from the young man's words just now, it can be heard that they are like a group of robbers.

  Wei Luo merely glanced at him twice before her face turned pale and she retreated two steps back into the forest behind her.

  The whiskered man looked up and down at Wei Luo for a while before bursting out laughing, "Younger brother, take a look. Although this child appears weak like a chicken, his eyes are clear and not like those of an ordinary person." After a pause, he let out a loud guffaw and said in a clear voice, "Most importantly, when he first saw us riding on the cow, the expression that flashed across his face wasn't the fear of an ordinary person, but amusement! It's clear that he is accustomed to seeing noble people ride horses. I dare to conclude that this child has an extraordinary background and there must be precious items in the bundle behind him."

  So that's how it is!

  In a burst of astonished applause, Wei Luo's face turned pale again. For the first time, she discovered that she was not vigilant enough, far from it!

  At this time, Wei Luo's heart was no longer afraid. She paled and her footsteps no longer retreated backward, but instead looked up at the crowd of men and said with her hands clasped together: "This big brother has good eyesight!"

  Her voice was clear and steady, without a hint of trembling, which made all the Han people simultaneously gasp in surprise, each turning their heads to look at Wei Luo.

  Wei Luo looked at the whiskered man and said loudly, "As my brother said, I am indeed a Yue person, and my family background is decent." Wei Luo knew that his voice must have carried some kind of Yue accent that everyone could recognize, so he couldn't lie about this.

  He paused, and Wei Luo continued: "I've always admired the wandering knights who travel thousands of miles with their swords. I secretly followed a horse team and left my home country. Alas! Who knew that as soon as I entered Chu territory, I encountered a group of bandits, and all our belongings were stolen? Everyone thought I was weak and a burden, so they abandoned me here. Alas."

  Wei Luo let out a deep sigh, and amidst the crowd's astonishment, she quickly untied the bundle behind her back with both hands, respectfully placing it on the ground five steps in front of the group of men. After putting down the bundle, she nimbly opened the knot, revealing the grass shoes inside, as well as over a hundred coins.

  The crowd saw the money in the bundle and the jade pendant she had pulled off her embroidered shoes, and they all showed a disappointed expression at the same time.

  Wei Luo glimpsed their disappointment and discontent from the corners of their eyes, as well as the tense faces that still bore a fierce aura. She continued to lower her head, and from each sleeve pocket, she pulled out over ten coins. After pulling out the coins, she honestly placed them all on the open bundle, then straightened up, shaking her long sleeves to let everyone hear that there were no more clinking sounds of coins in her sleeve pockets.

  After finishing these actions, Wei Luo stepped back a few steps, and with both hands clasped together again, he said respectfully: "Gentlemen, these are the last of my wealth after I abandoned my country and left my hometown. I especially offer them to you gentlemen."

  She said this with a clear and slightly hoarse voice, her expression was sincere and respectful, making people feel good. Especially when she mentioned the four words "abandoning the country and leaving the countryside", there was also a slight choking sound, which really made people listen to it and couldn't help but feel sympathy.

  At this time, Wei Luo was a little lucky: these people obviously didn't care about the small amount of money and might even sympathize with her, not only letting her off but also not wanting the money.

  He stared at Bao for a moment, then looked up and down at Wei Luo, suddenly raising his voice and shouting: "Pick it up, let's go!"

  "Promise!"

  As the big Han picked up his bundle, the man with the whiskers stared at Wei Luo and said: "The kid is quite good! Since you're still sensible, I'll spare your life today. Brothers, let's go!"

  "Go!"

  The oxen moved forward, raising clouds of dust that blinded everyone, and it wasn't until the crowd had dispersed into the distance that Wei Luo's legs gave out beneath her, causing her to plop down onto the ground with a thud.

  Wai Lo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, reached out to touch the last few dozen coins tied to his feet and thought: Fortunately, I considered it thoroughly.

  Before she knew it, she thought: With so much money, I can only eat and use it for more than ten days. Now I want to do a small business, but there is no capital. What should I do?