Qin Yueran had no idea what happened on Guanlu Road.

The exile team had already reached Qu County. At night, the officials locked everyone in the Qu County dungeon, leaving a few people to guard them while the rest of the people went out to eat and drink, so the control over them was relatively relaxed.

Qin Yueran looked at her father's foot, which had already healed very well, and saw it breaking again due to walking, and a trace of bitterness flashed through her heart.

She took out a jade bracelet from the space and handed it to the official, in exchange for three quilts, so that their family of four could squeeze together.

After Qin Yueran bandaged Qin's father's wound, he stuffed two cotton pads into his cloth shoes.

The next morning, before the cocks crowed and the sky was just getting light, the officers came into the prison waving whips.

"Hurry up, everyone, get up quickly. It's almost time for breakfast. We will leave for the next county at dawn. Everyone, get up quickly."

The group of people, who had not slept for too long in the first place, immediately dozed off when they heard that there was breakfast in the morning, because they knew that they didn't know when they would be able to have lunch after so many days.

Since they can eat a bite of food in the morning, they will eat it no matter what it is.

"Oh, I don't know what happened this morning. They were so kind as to let us have breakfast."

"I only had some porridge last night, and I didn't even have water. But I'm starving. Can I have some rice soup later?"

"Hey, what's going on with us? You still want to drink rice soup."

As soon as everyone heard that there was food to eat, they became excited and started discussing it.

When the officers were carrying the food over, they heard the noises coming from the corridor and got so angry that they whipped the people twice before they calmed down.

The officers delivered the meals to each cell one by one. Qin Yuran found a small bowl of pickled mustard and beef jerky tribute from the grassland in the space.

She secretly hid these things in her sleeves. When no one was paying attention, she stuffed a piece of beef jerky into the hands of Qin's father, mother, and eldest brother.

After Qin Yuran stuffed his food into his mouth, he ignored the different looks in the eyes of the remaining three people and turned around to take the steamed bread and porridge from the official.

It is said to be plain water porridge, but in fact it is just a bowl of hot water.

Some people wanted to complain that this food was not filling enough, but just as they were about to speak, they were glared back by the official.

These people didn't want to eat at first, only Qin's father, Qin's mother and others were eating with relish.

They don't know how to count. This steamed corn bread is made of coarse grains, which digest slowly in the stomach. When mixed with water, it gives a strong sense of fullness and is very effective in resisting hunger.

After several days of exile, some people are still pampered in their bones and don't want to eat the hard steamed buns at all.

Later, some people really looked down on the noble appearance of these pampered people, so they snatched their steamed buns and chewed them.

Those people were so angry that they cursed at others, but were counterattacked by others. They had to endure their hunger and dared not say anything else.

Except for these few pampered people, no one else dared to waste a bit. They finished the hard steamed bread in just three or two bites, and gulped down the hot water.

They all felt that at least they had dry food, which was much better than the watery rice soup.

Qin Yueran finished breakfast first and folded the quilts they had bought. He then took out some change and bought a large backpack from the jailer.

She put the quilt into the backpack. If she went deep into the mountains and did not reach the city at night, she would have to sleep in the mountains.

There were gusty cold winds in the deep mountains at night. Her parents were old, and she didn't want them to suffer like this.

It was just dawn when everyone finished their meal.

There were not many pedestrians on the road, and everyone was ready to head towards the inner city.

The further south you go, the hotter and drier the weather becomes.

The coarse linen clothes they were wearing were not breathable to begin with, and because it hadn't rained for many days, the ground was very dry, so many people's straw sandals were worn out after walking for a while.

The sun burns people's skin, making people who already have complex emotions even more violent.

People wanted to rest and drink some water, but if they stopped, they would be whipped severely. The whips would cause their skin to rip at best, and at worst, they would fall to the ground and not be able to get up.

No one dared to take the risk, so they all walked forward obediently, hoping to reach noon quickly so that they could rest on the spot, sit down, make a fire and cook.

By noon, Qin Yueran felt that she was about to reach the Flaming Mountain. The heat was really unbearable for her. Even though she was a brave and skilled special forces soldier in her previous life, such temperature made her helpless.

The sun was scorching, but the leader of the officials showed no intention of stopping their march, so everyone had no choice but to grit their teeth and persevere.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a loud noise came from the front, and everyone was startled. Could it be that there was a landslide in front? Or was there a flash flood?

No matter which one it is, they are all in danger now. Although this place is far away from the city, it is not absolutely safe.

"Oh no, oh no, sir, the road ahead is blocked."

When the leader of the officials heard the shouting of his subordinates, his brows furrowed into a "川" shape. This bunch of useless people even walked so slowly, it was really frustrating.

He ran quickly to the front and saw that a long stone staircase was blocked halfway. There were a lot of rocks piled on the steps. If he rushed up rashly, there might be casualties.

"Damn it!"

"How to do?"

……

The chief officer cursed as he looked at the group of people who were a burden to them.

"Why are you still standing there? Keep moving forward!"

After hearing this, everyone stopped hesitating and continued to move forward.

Qin Yueran followed at the end, and at this moment the poem emerged in her mind:

It's been a bumpy and bumpy road.

After finally finishing the long mountain road, Qin Yuran breathed a sigh of relief. Not only her, but everyone else's faces also showed happy expressions.

They wiped the sweat from their foreheads while rejoicing that it was finally over. It was a mixture of pain and happiness.

The leader of the officials looked at the tiredness of the people and sneered, "Humph, with this kind of physical strength, you still expect to reach the destination? It's wishful thinking. You'd better give up this idea as soon as possible."

When everyone heard this, they glared at the official, but no one dared to stand up and refute. After all, they were all in the hands of the official now, and no one dared to act rashly.

Qin Yueran didn't say anything. She just hoped to get to the city as soon as possible and rescue her parents.

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