"Stop."

Outside the town in the evening.

Chen Ji squatted down with Bai Li on his back, looking out through the gaps in the bushes silently. The prince and Zhang Xia squatted behind him and held their breath, nervously daring not to blink.

After a while, four infantrymen patrolled past dozens of steps away, holding their sabers in hand.

The town was like a camp, surrounded by wooden fences as high as one person, and patrolled by infantry with knives and crossbows, creating a chilling atmosphere.

Raising private soldiers and carrying crossbows are all serious crimes that involve decapitation.

Seeing the infantry go away, the prince lowered his voice and asked: "Shall we sneak in now?"

"Don't move."

Chen Ji did not get up immediately, but waited for three more groups of infantry, and then whispered: "There are two patrols in one stick of incense. We must enter the town between the patrols of the two groups and find a hiding place."

The prince whispered: "But this town is full of people, where should we hide?"

"We are hiding in the iron-making workshop," Chen Ji stared at the town and said without looking back: "The furnace temperature in the workshop is extremely high. Even if the fire is turned off, the temperature will not come down until midnight. The heat is unbearable and the smell is

It smells bad and no one will live in it."

He looked back and saw that the prince and Zhang Xia's lips were purple from the cold, and their whole bodies were trembling uncontrollably.

If you don't change clothes in time, you may be in danger of hypothermia. Once hypothermia occurs, you will probably not survive.

At this time, Bai Li tightly wrapped her arms around Chen Ji's neck in her sleep. Her instinct to ward off the cold made her subconsciously get closer to the warmth, and put her head on Chen Ji's shoulder, like a child.

Seeing this, the prince wanted to warn him, but in the end he said nothing.

Chen Ji said softly: "Be patient a little longer and wait until sunset."

The prince hugged himself with his arms, trembling and complaining: "It's all my father's fault. He had to stop to eat fish while attending a cultural gathering. It's better now. Instead of eating the fish, he was chased all the way."

Chen Ji casually explained: "The killer will not let you go just because you don't eat fish. On the contrary, it was because of the purchase of fish that he brought us together to the river and gave us the opportunity to jump into the river. Otherwise, we would be surrounded in the bullock cart.

I can’t even run away.”

He carefully recalled what happened today: The officer on the awning boat was pretending to be a fisherman in the middle of the river, and had no intention of taking action there. The killer who was ambushing in the mountains and forests had just dealt with the bandits in Longwangtun, and had not prepared the ambush yet.

Preparation for the killing. It was King Jing's impromptu idea that prevented the killer from attacking from both front and back, and could only rush out in one go.

The prince made a sound, and then murmured in a low voice: "Chen Ji, did your skills come from Dr. Yao? Is it too late for me to kowtow and become his teacher now?"

Chen Ji turned around and gave the Crown Prince a strange look: "If you're not a good Crown Prince, why should you learn this?"

The Crown Prince thought for a while and said: "If I can survive this time, I will no longer be the Crown Prince, and I will also become a disciple of Imperial Physician Yao. When I finish my studies, we will go out into the world together and get a famous name...

"

At this time, the afterglow of the sun finally fell behind the hills, and Chen Ji hurriedly said: "Let's go!"

But I saw him carrying a white carp on his back. He was as light as a swallow. He looked at the gap between the infantry patrols and ran outside the wooden fence. He lunged into a ladder and said, "Climb up on my legs!"

The prince climbed over the fence skillfully and landed smoothly on the ground.

When Zhang Xia arrived, she asked hurriedly: "How are you going to get there with Bai Li on your back later? I will be a ladder, and you carry Bai Li on your back and step on me!"

Chen Ji urged: "Don't worry about me, hurry up, the patrolling infantry is coming again!"

Zhang Xia gritted her teeth, stepped on Chen Ji's thighs and rolled in. After landing, she looked back and saw Chen Ji squatting down and leaping with all his might.

The next moment, Chen Ji jumped over the fence with Bai Carp on his back.

Zhang Xia was surprised: "Why are you so strong? Are you an official?!"

Chen Ji explained casually as he walked: "The white carp is relatively light."

Zhang Xia frowned: "Can you answer my question properly?"

"Stop talking nonsense, left!" The traces were stuck to the edge of the town. Before the next patrol of infantry arrived, they got into the back door of an ironmaking workshop and carefully closed the door, as if to isolate the danger. Inside was

An independent world.

In the workshop, the coal ash in the blast furnace has not been completely extinguished, and the heat is surging.

The prince suddenly collapsed on the ground, feeling happy: "It's so warm, I really want to lie here and sleep until I die."

Chen Ji gently put the white carp on the ground, raised his head and said to the prince: "Stay away from the blast furnace, don't rush to get warm, you will really die."

The prince hurriedly rolled and crawled away from the blast furnace.

When the human body is hypothermic, rewarming the body too quickly can lead to hypotension and shock, which is more dangerous than hypothermia.

Chen Ji directly touched Bai Li's forehead this time, then turned to Zhang Xia and said, "Can you please check if there are any clothes that can be changed in this workshop? The craftsmen in the workshop have to deal with coal fires and molten iron every day, so they must be there."

We have special work clothes here, and I will help the princess change them later."

Zhang Xia hurriedly rushed to the front of the workshop to search, and sure enough he found several clothes that craftsmen wore when working. The clothes were very loose, and the girls looked like opera robes, with the sleeves covering much of the hands.

"You guys should change your clothes first. The prince and I will wait elsewhere. Call us after we've changed." Chen Ji stood up to avoid it, but found that Bai Li had grasped his sleeve tightly at some point.

Chen Ji was silent for a moment, then gently opened Bai Li's hand, turned to Zhang Xia and said, "Thank you."

He walked deep into the workshop and searched every corner while the prince was changing clothes.

Chen Ji saw some molds neatly stacked in the southwest corner. When he lifted them up and took a look, he was surprised: "This is... a mold for casting copper coins? You see, the copper juice pours in from this hole. After the mold is opened, the copper coins will be made. Repair the burrs.

Then it can be circulated in the market. Not only are iron tools made here, but copper coins are also minted privately."

No wonder there are well-organized infantry, cavalry, and hounds here. Those people were originally the garrison troops of this town. If those people hadn't been lured away by the dark clouds, they wouldn't have been able to get in.

The prince took off his wet robe and put on dry craftsmen's clothes. While buttoning his clothes, he said nonchalantly: "My father said that privately minting copper coins is nothing new. The Xu family, the Liu family,

The Hu family, the Chen family, the Yang family, and the Qi family are all doing it. The court has suffered huge losses in recent years, all thanks to them."

"Does the court not care?" Chen Ji was confused.

The prince sneered and said: "The court? Everyone in the court belongs to them. They are the real court. Once caught, they are just scapegoats. You see, my father wants to buy some cotton for the border army."

Gloves also depend on your Chen family's look."

At this time, Zhang Xia shouted in a low voice: "We have changed it."

Chen Ji and the prince returned to the blast furnace. Zhang Xia, wearing loose clothes, looked up at Chen Ji: "What are your plans next?"

Chen Ji folded a piece of clothing and put it under Bai Li's head as a pillow, and then watched Bai Li fall into silence.

In this silence, Bai Li closed his eyes and whispered: "Dad, someone wants to kill us..."

The prince hurriedly came over and said, "Bai Li, are you awake?"

However, Bai Li did not open his eyes, but said in a daze: "Brother, where are you..."

The prince hurriedly said: "I'm here! Open your eyes and take a look!"

Bai Li still didn't open his eyes.

The prince lowered his head and secretly wiped the corners of his eyes. When he raised his head again, he said to Chen Ji, "I'm not awake. I'm talking nonsense."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Li called out softly: "Chen Ji..."

The prince glanced at Chen Ji and said, "Look at this kid, he's really starting to talk nonsense."

After a long time, Chen Ji said, "I want to go out first."

The prince was already sitting on the ground, but he stood up in shock after hearing this: "They are all outside this town, how dare you go out at this time?"

Zhang Xia also sat up straight: "It's too dangerous!"

Chen Ji looked at them: "The princess's illness cannot be delayed. She needs to take medicine. There should be a pharmacy in the town. I will steal some medicine for the princess and bring you some food."

The prince opened his mouth but said nothing. Although he was worried about Chen Ji, he couldn't help his sister: "I'll go with you..."

"No," Chen Ji shook his head: "In fact, it's not dangerous. The soldiers in these small towns do not have uniform uniforms, and they do not need to exchange passwords when meeting. No one will notice me even if I sneak in. In addition, I am acting alone after all.

It's more convenient. You stay here to keep warm, bake clothes, and take care of the princess. I'll be back soon."

With that said, he walked to the door wearing military clothes and stopped.

Chen Ji lowered his head and thought for a moment, then turned around and said to the prince: "If my son has not come back yet, you must carry the princess on your back and escape. Remember to watch for patrol gaps and run to the southwest as far as you can. If you wait for this little

If chaos suddenly breaks out in the town, don't hesitate and run away immediately. Before entering Luhun Villa, you must carefully observe whether there is anyone squatting outside and make sure no one is waiting for you before entering."

"Wait!" The prince stopped him.

But Chen Ji ignored him, pushed the door open and walked into the night: "Don't follow, it will drag me down... I will be fine."

The prince froze in place.

Zhang Xia looked at the Chaimen that had closed again, and then looked at the Crown Prince: "So, is this why you and the princess trust him?"

The prince hummed.

Zhang Xia sighed: "No wonder my father wants to talk about him in front of me."

The prince asked: "What did Mr. Zhang say? Is it because he praised you so much that it made the sky full of flowers and flowers? I think Chen Ji deserves it."

Zhang Xia lamented: "My father doesn't like to use fancy words. He only says that the records are reliable and can be trusted."

The two of them fell into silence. The prince went to the front yard of the workshop to get some water, and moistened Bai Li's lips with his fingers.

Zhang Xia suddenly asked: "Why do the Liu family want to ambush you and the princess? If it is to seize the legitimate son for the palace, then we should wait until Mrs. Jingfei gives birth to a baby boy before taking action. Now she only has Zhu Lingyun under her knees, so anxious

What?"

The prince said solemnly: "Then only the Liu family knows."
Chapter completed!