klisemfg Chapter 1155 Pursuit on the Official Road, Chasers Approaching
Chapter 1155 Pursuit on the Official Road, Chasers Approaching
People and carriages were running out ahead of the city on the official road.
When people are on the official road, for their own safety, they will consciously move to the sides of the road to make way for carriages and horses.
As for the horse-drawn carriages that were running ahead of the oxcarts and donkey carts, they had naturally already gone far away.
As for the donkey carts and oxcarts, they ran as fast as they could, because in the eyes of these people, this was a matter of escaping for their lives!
The two carriages driven by Lei and Xiao Jingyu were drawn by fine horses, and no other vehicle could match their speed.
In the blink of an eye, the other vehicles were left far behind by these two carriages.
Running several miles in one go was nothing for these two horses pulling the cart.
Soon, the fork in the road leading to Xingda Town appeared on the left front of the road.
As planned, Ru Lei drove the carriage directly to the fork in the road and sped towards Xingda Town.
Xiao Jingyu deliberately slowed down the carriage he was driving.
First, let the horses pulling the cart rest and conserve their energy so they can speed up and run faster later!
Another reason was to keep an eye on what was happening behind them.
Soon enough, as expected, chaos erupted on the official road behind...
Through the telescope, Leng Rongyue saw a group of mounted soldiers shouting and yelling as they chased after the panicked people and vehicles along the official road.
"They're catching up! Speed up!"
Upon hearing Leng Rongyue's reminder, Xiao Jingyu simply replied, "Okay!"
Immediately afterwards, the whip cracked with a sharp sound.
The horses pulling the carriage received the command to speed up and began to run quickly again.
The soldiers and officials who caught up from behind only glanced at the common people in oxcarts and donkey carts and those running on their own two legs by the roadside, showing no regard whatsoever—because the people they were after were two young people, a handsome man and a beautiful woman!
As they approached the fork in the road, they hesitated about whether to split up and pursue the enemy...
Then, a carriage suddenly sped up and galloped away ahead...
Need I say more? This is definitely the target they're tracking!
"Catch up with that carriage ahead!"
The leading officer shouted.
Now that they had spotted their target, the group didn't hesitate any longer. They abandoned the side road, sped up, and chased after Leng Rongyue and the others' carriage!
"They're chasing us!"
Leng Rongyue chuckled, and as she spoke, she handed the binoculars in her hand to Crown Prince Xiao Jingye.
"Brother, this is a telescope."
My brother, just like I did, held it up and looked back!
Just as Leng Rongyue conjured up a telescope out of thin air and held it in front of her eyes to look out the rear window, Xiao Jingye was curious... what kind of magical treasure was this object that Leng Rongyue had taken out?
Seeing Leng Rongyue hand this magical object to him, Xiao Jingye reached out and took it, mimicking Leng Rongyue's actions, bringing it close to his eyes and looking back...
"hiss!"
Xiao Jingye couldn't help but gasp, abruptly turning his head to glance at Leng Rongyue before bringing his eyes back to his glasses, watching the pursuers behind him...
"Looking through this... through this telescope, it's as if the pursuers behind us have suddenly appeared right in front of us!"
They became so close to us, so clear, that we could even see the狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) expressions on their faces!
Xiao Jingye couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
Putting down his binoculars, Xiao Jingye checked the actual distance and turned to Xiao Jingyu, who was driving, saying, "Ayu, they're getting closer and closer!"
Even the best horse, when pulling a carriage with four people on board, cannot outrun a horse that is only carrying one person at full speed.
The distance is getting closer and closer!
Leng Rongyue glanced at the pursuers behind her, then at the road ahead...
We are already more than ten miles away from the east gate of Dongchang Prefecture, and we have long passed that fork in the road.
When I first left the city, the roadsides were lined with fields of crops, but that has gradually changed.
As we approached Qilin Mountain, the official road began to bend along the mountainside.
"Brother, how far is it from here to the entrance to Qilin Mountain?"
Leng Rongyue asked.
Xiao Jingye looked ahead and said, "It's not far. After two more bends and a grove of trees, we'll reach the entrance to Qilin Mountain!"
"Alright! Then we'll disappear at the second bend!"
As soon as Leng Rongyue finished speaking, Xiao Jingyu, who was driving the carriage, immediately agreed and then cracked his whip...
The horse galloped off again...
"Hey!
The carriage ahead...stop!
Stop at the horse station ahead!
The pursuers were on horseback, waving their arms and shouting at the carriage as they chased after it.
No one listened to them, and Xiao Jingyu continued driving the carriage at high speed.
After rounding the first bend in the mountain road, the chaotic sound of horses' hooves could be heard clearly behind us.
Xiao Jingyu didn't care at all and continued to drive the carriage steadily forward.