Chapter 54: You Are Not In Exile You Are Clearly Traveling!
Chapter 54: Cute Little Rabbit...
"Chirp!"
Xiaoqing flapped its wings, cutting through the night sky like a shooting star. When everyone looked up, they saw nothing.
Chen Xue had been waiting for almost an hour, but there was still no sign of Xiaoqing returning. Feeling worried, she remembered the description of telepathy in the pet contract and closed her eyes to try it out.
Suddenly, Chen Xue felt her vision blur, and she found herself seemingly soaring in the sky. Wait, wasn't she just on the carriage?
The next moment, Chen Xue realized what was happening. Her consciousness was now in Xiaoqing's body.
Or rather, she and Xiaoqing were sharing their vision.
"Is this telepathy?" Chen Xue felt both excited and shocked, not only because flying in the sky was a human dream but also because she now had another means at her disposal.
After sharing vision with Xiaoqing, Chen Xue discovered a different world.
Things that were hundreds of meters away were invisible to her before, but now she could see ants on a tree hundreds of meters away clearly.
Even though it was nighttime, she could see a snake on the ground several hundred meters away, preparing to ambush a sparrow.
This feeling was very strange, especially after she flapped her wings, she disappeared from her original location and appeared several hundred meters away.
Chen Xue, like a child with a new toy, controlled Xiaoqing's body to fly around recklessly.
Xiaoqing's consciousness cowered in a corner, almost jumping out several times to stop Chen Xue, as its body almost collided with a tree several times. If it had hit the tree, it would definitely have had bad luck in its next life.
"Huh?"
Chen Xue suddenly exclaimed, but because she was in Xiaoqing's body, it came out as a hawk's cry.
She was surprised to see a fire in the dense jungle below, with several people sitting beside it.
There were people in this deep forest? And she hadn't noticed any villages nearby, so these people couldn't be villagers hunting. Moreover, these people didn't even have hunting bows and arrows.
Curious, she controlled Little Qing's body to fly down and landed on a nearby branch.
These people were dressed in drab gray-brown clothes, looking somewhat unkempt, but their fierceness couldn't be concealed.
Moreover, they were carrying large knives on their backs, with bloodstains visible on the blades.
Even their faces and hands were scarred, indicating that these people were not ordinary.
Bandits?
The word flashed through Chen Xue's mind. Bandits were rampant in the Country, especially along the official roads and in the south.
Some bandits were relatively mild, only robbing wealth without harming people, while others were ruthless, committing arson, murder, and robbery.
Looking at these bandits, Chen Xue felt they belonged to the latter category. After all, they didn't look easy to deal with, and there were bloodstains on their clothes and knives.
Moreover, beside the bonfire, there was even a wolf skin, and it was fresh, obviously just slaughtered.
Ordinary people would run as far as they could if they encountered a wolf, but these people dared to hunt and kill one. It could be inferred that they were strong and bold.
"Hey, another wild game has come!"
A man about 1.8 meters tall cut a piece of meat from the rack on the bonfire with a knife and chewed it greedily. Suddenly, he heard some noise and turned to look, only to see a hawk.
The man showed a cruel smile, picked up his knife, and walked towards Xiaoqing. After taking a few steps, he swung the knife viciously.
Flap!
Chen Xue hurriedly controlled Xiaoqing's body to dodge, and then heard a small tree behind her collapse.
Chen Xue didn't expect these bandits to be so ruthless that they wouldn't even let a hawk go. She quickly flapped her wings and flew away.
Then, Chen Xue's consciousness returned to her body, and she felt dizzy for a moment, not knowing if it was because she had been in Xiaoqing's body for too long or because she had exhausted too much mental energy.
"Xiao Xue, are you okay? You don't look too good," Madam Chen hurried over, reaching out to touch her forehead, looking worried.
"I'm fine!" Chen Xue waved her hand, then saw a cup being handed over by her side, and Xiao Die kindly poured her some water.
"Miss, drink some water!"
Chen Xue was indeed a little thirsty, so she took it and drank it down quickly, then looked at her father.
"Dad, if bandits attack the convoy, can we... I mean, can we defend ourselves?"
Although those bandits were far away from them, it was better to be safe than sorry, especially since their direction coincided with where the bandits were.
"This..." Although Chen Yuan was puzzled why his daughter suddenly asked this question, he answered seriously.
"We are traveling on the official road, and ordinary bandits wouldn't dare to attack an exiled convoy. After all, once they attack, they have to be prepared to be hunted down by the government."
"Of course, there are exceptions. If bandits really attack, it depends on their numbers and the strength of these bailiffs..." Chen Yuan shook his head. "It's probably difficult to resist the bandits with the strength of these bailiffs..."
Whether it was Zhao Guang, Kuang Wei, Captain Sun, or bailiff Qian, although they were seen as cruel and ruthless by the prisoners, they were lambs in front of bandits.
Chen Xue's heart sank. If that was the case, encountering bandits would be a big problem.
"What's wrong? Why do you ask this? Could it be that bandits are attacking?" Chen Yuan became nervous, thinking that his daughter might know something because of her mysterious abilities.
After thinking about it, Chen Xue decided to tell the truth. After all, brainstorming required more people.
Hearing this, Chen's parents were not too surprised. Instead, they frowned and pondered, "It's unlikely to encounter bandits. After all, we are on the official road, and soldiers occasionally pass by. Besides, there's a post station every eighty miles..."
"Exactly," her mother also spoke up, "You said it yourself, there are only about ten of them. Our exiled convoy has hundreds of people. They probably won't pick a fight with us."
"Moreover, even if bandits attack, we should try to hide in the crowd. Unless the bandits kill everyone, or unless we are extremely unlucky, we may be harmed."
Although it sounded a bit selfish, people were like this. These people were neither relatives nor friends, and they even had grievances. If it weren't for their embezzlement and false accusation against their family, they wouldn't have been exiled.
So, when facing danger, they naturally thought first about protecting themselves. As long as they didn't foolishly go to the bandits' side, they could hide near the bailiffs as much as possible. Unless they encountered extremely brutal bandits, they wouldn't kill everyone in the exiled convoy.
Hearing this, Chen Xue felt a little relieved, finally not worrying anymore, and smiled.
"Dad, mom, let's continue eating rabbit meat. You must have never had rabbit hot pot before!"
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