The Ordinary Man's Guide to Fast Travel

Chapter 178 Exile 5

A huge group of prisoners began to leave the city. Unlike what was shown in TV dramas, Chao Yao and his group were not hit with rotten eggs and leaves.

These days, people can’t even get enough food to eat, so who would really smash eggs? Eggs are so precious!

Rotten leaves are not useless, they can be used to feed livestock.

Everyone wanted to stay away from this group of people for fear of being suspected.

If you really want to watch the fun, then hide through the crack of the door at home and take a look.

Chao Yao's family walked in the middle, and she quietly reduced the weight of the shackles on the hand and feet of the whole family so that they would not get hurt while wearing them.

You can't just remove it, it has to be obvious, otherwise there will be no source.

When there are many people, people will naturally walk slowly, and if they walk slowly, they will be whipped.

There were hundreds of escorting officers and soldiers, each of whom was equipped with a long sword and a whip.

Especially the bearded man who was leading the group, he had a barbed braid.

If you were to get whipped on the body, your skin would be torn into pieces immediately.

Those who were walking at the back were whipped as soon as they left the city, because they not only cried loudly, but also refused to acknowledge their current situation and walked slowly.

Those in the front were also whipped because they did not keep up with the bearded man on horseback.

Chao Yuebai's little face turned pale with fright. To be more precise, it had not turned rosy since she woke up in the morning.

Yang Tiaotiao was also afraid, she grabbed Chao Tiancai's sleeve tightly.

When we walked to about 3 or 4 in the afternoon, we were actually only 15 miles away from Shangjin City. This was because it was the first day for everyone and they still had some strength, and they had also been whipped.

The bearded man on horseback raised his hand, and the soldiers behind him stopped.

"Rest for a stick of incense, each person gets a steamed bun, and then we continue on our journey."

After hearing this, some people among the exiles began to wail.

"We have been walking for a whole day and are tired and thirsty. We just ate a steamed bun. Do you want to kill us? The higher-ups only exiled us, not killed us!"

The loudest voice actually belonged to Chao Qi, who was following Chao Yao's family. Chao Yao recognized him. He should be about the same age as himself, only two or three years older. He was the grandson of the former Minister of Works.

The bearded man frowned, rode over on his horse, then suddenly pulled the reins. The horse neighed and raised its front hooves high, almost kicking Chao Qi.

"Tell me again, do you want to die?"

The man's voice was like thunder, and Chao Qi's face turned pale instantly.

Chao Qi fell silent instantly. He looked at the whip in the bearded man's hand. The barbed whip flashed coldly in the sun, which made him shudder.

He didn't dare to speak anymore and could only lower his head silently, swallowing the fear and dissatisfaction in his heart.

The bearded man glanced at Chao Qi coldly, then turned to the other prisoners and said, "Listen to me, this is your fate! If anyone dares to complain again, I will let him taste the power of this whip!"

Everyone was silent, no one dared to speak.

They silently took the steamed buns handed over by the soldiers and ate them silently.

The steamed buns were dry, tasteless, and a little hard, but they were their only comfort now.

The bearded man looked at the group of prisoners with contempt in his heart.

He knew that many of these people were once high-ranking officials, but now, they were just prisoners under his feet.

He smiled coldly and raised his hand to signal the soldiers to continue on their way.

"Mom, would you like some water?"

Chao Yao saw Yang Tiaotiao’s cracked lips and leaned close to her and asked in a low voice.

Yang Tiaotiao looked around quietly, then looked at her narrow sleeves, and shook her head.

"Let's talk about it in the evening."

"it is good."

After walking another two miles, it was already completely dark.

"Stand where you are!"

At the bearded man's command, everyone sat down where they were.

Chao Tiancai would carry Chao Yuebai for a distance every once in a while along the way. He was still young and couldn't bear to walk a short distance.

Now that he had stopped, the first thing he did was to give Yang Tiaotiao a leg massage.

Chao Yao has traveled through several lifetimes, but this is the first time she has seen such a man.

Character is something that we don’t reveal much in daily life, but when we become rich or poor, or encounter a big event, our true colors will be revealed all at once.

"Dad, Mom, let me massage your legs, too. I've done it very well before."

Chao Yao first massaged Chao Tiancai's feet and used his spiritual energy, and soon he no longer felt the pain.

"Yaoyao's skills are amazing. I walked all day today and my feet felt like they were pricked by needles. Now that Yaoyao has pressed them, I can no longer feel the pain."

Chao Yao took off his shoes and socks and saw a lot of blisters, some of which were broken.

"Dad, I'll go to the bamboo forest in the evening to see if I can make a cart. I'll put Mom and Yuebai on the cart and it'll go faster. I've seen carts made of bamboo before when I was reading at home. I can't make a cart that fast with wood, but bamboo is no problem at all."

"Okay, Yaoyao can learn it by reading the book. The daughter of my genius is indeed a genius. She is different!"

Chao Tiancai didn't think Chao Yao could do it, but his daughter had the idea and was willing to try. As a father, he couldn't spoil her interest. At worst, he could just follow her when the time came.

"I will give some money to the leader when the time comes. Otherwise, even if we make it, we won't be allowed to use it."

"Dad is really thoughtful!"

He smiled at Chao Yao, quietly took out a sterilized needle, pricked all the blisters on his feet, applied a layer of medicine from his own space, and then repeated the massage on Yang Tiaotiao's legs and the picking of the blisters.

Yang Tiaotiao was lying on the ground without saying a word. She couldn't speak.

A woman who has been pampered for many years has never suffered such suffering since she was a child.

Chao Yao stuffed a Qi-replenishing pill into her mouth. This kind of pill was from the stock in her space. She rarely used it, so she still had quite a few.

The pill dissolved as soon as it entered Yang Tiaotiao's mouth, and slowly, Yang Tiaotiao finally recovered.

As for Chao Yuebai, he was so tired that he fell asleep.

Most of the others were lying or sitting, and no one cared whether the ground was dirty or hard. If they moved now, it would be fatal.

"Yaoyao, you lie on the ground for a while, Dad will go find the leader."

Yang Tiaotiao secretly stuffed a silver ingot into Chao Tiancai's pocket. Needless to say, there was a tacit understanding between the couple, and now they had to go and give the gift.

Chao Yao did not lie on the ground, but found a larger stone to sit on. She was still not used to lying on the ground, which would make her body uncomfortable.

After a long time, Chaotian finally came back.

He had a blank expression on his face, and it was impossible to tell his emotions.

Only when he walked to Yang Tiaotiao did he reveal an ecstatic expression.

"It's done. Yaoyao and I will go to the bamboo forest in front. You wait for us here. Yaoyao, can you still go?"