Chapter 268 Arrival in the Capital

Qiao Ran nodded with satisfaction: "As long as you have this awareness, take the antidote and I will come back in three months to completely remove the effects of the medicine for you."

Wu Tongpan hurriedly caught the small porcelain bottle thrown by Qiao Ran, opened the cork and saw that there were only three pills in it.

He quickly poured out one pill and threw it into his mouth. He didn't care about looking for water anymore. He grabbed a handful of snow from the ground, swallowed the medicine, and then exhaled a long breath.

Then he said anxiously: "Girl, you must come here in three months!"

The extremely flattering look and tone made Qiao Ran feel cold.

She waved her hand casually: "Don't worry, even though I'm a little girl, I still keep my word. Just leave!"

Wu Tongpian carefully stuffed the small porcelain bottle with two antidote pills left into his belt, smiled flatteringly at Qiao Ran, and finally took the person back reluctantly.

Although he felt very sick and wanted to have this smelly girl arrested and threaten her to hand over the antidote.

However, he was only a general magistrate. Without the authorization of the prefect, he had no power to mobilize all the government officials, officers and soldiers in the city.

And he knew that this stinky girl was good at martial arts. No matter how many people were sent here, she would still be able to escape smoothly.

If she really offended her and never gave him the antidote in the future, wouldn't he just have to stay excited all day long and wait to die?

Therefore, he could only let this stinky girl leave, hoping that she would truly keep her promise and come to him in three months to help him undo the effects of this powerful tonic.

Qiao Ran sent the people away. Seeing that the dog official was not looking for trouble, the villagers quickly packed up their things and continued to head towards the bright morning glow.

That night, Qiao Ran, who had traveled dozens of miles, quietly returned to Luoyang Fucheng.

Early the next morning, the houses of the prefect, general magistrate, and several important officials in the city were all attacked by thieves.

Overnight, all the gold and silver jewelry, precious porcelain calligraphy and paintings, rare medicinal materials, etc. in several warehouses were moved away, not even a fragment or a scrap of paper was left.

Even the warehouses where the grains were stored were emptied. The lumi received by the officials and the grains they plundered were all piled up in the warehouse, but they were all stolen by thieves. The ground was so clean that even mice disliked it.

There was a sudden chaos in the city. The magistrate immediately ordered the city gates to be closed tightly and sent all the government officials and soldiers to go from house to house and dig deep into the ground to search carefully.

No one would believe that so many things would be smuggled out of the city overnight. After all, if you want to transport so much gold, silver, treasures and food out, at least hundreds of large carriages will be needed, but the government officials guarding the city last night did not Saw so many carriages leaving the city.

During this period, an idea suddenly came to Wu Tongpan's mind, but he quickly dismissed it by shaking his head.

Even though that smelly village girl has great martial arts skills, she can't be so powerful that she can move around several mansions freely, can she?

And how could she move so many things by herself?

That group of refugees only had a few horse-drawn carts and dozens of small carts in total. It was impossible to hold so many things. Moreover, the government officials saw with their own eyes that they had left early yesterday morning. Even if they had not left, they were just a bunch of mud-legged people. It is impossible for a refugee to handle such a big case.

As a result, the government suspected that this was the work of another country or a major crime committed by a green forest person from a mountain top. They closed the city gates and conducted a thorough investigation for three days and nights, but found nothing.

These three days and three nights also gave Qiao Ran and the others enough time to stay away from Luoyang Fucheng.

The official road from Luoyang to the capital is indeed very flat and the distance is not far.

After leaving Luoyang Fucheng, it only took three days to reach the border of Zhongzhou, and another two days to reach the capital of Dai Viet.

This distance could be reached within a day if we rode a horse-drawn carriage instead of walking slowly with our family.

And if you ride a fast horse, you can probably get there in two or three hours.

With such a short distance, it's no wonder that Luoyang City is so prosperous and lively.

However, no matter how prosperous Luoyang City is, it can't compare to half of the capital city.

When standing under the high city wall, everyone looked up and felt that this tall and strong city wall could not be broken through even by thousands of troops.

It is indeed the capital city where the emperor is located, so everything is naturally the best and safest.

It was just dawn and the city gate had just opened. The crowds of people queuing up to enter the city at the city gate were already as far as the eye could see. There were people wearing all kinds of clothes, and most of them were ordinary people living near the capital.

They were all pushing carts, driving ox carts, or carrying burdens, carrying home-grown vegetables, wild fruits picked from the mountains, or lucky prey, ready to go to the city to exchange for some money.

It’s a good idea to buy some needlework, fabrics, etc. for your family, as well as clothes for winter and items needed at home.

Or cut a few taels of pork as a toothpaste for the family, and buy some cheap snacks for the children at home, so that the children can feel a little sweetness in this cold winter.

The people from Qingshui Village had just arrived, and there were so many of them that they didn't dare to rush into the city all for fear of getting separated in the city.

So the old village chief arranged for everyone to stop and wait in an open space not far from the city gate.

The old village chief took Zhao Tieniu, Qiao Ran and Qiao Erhe to the city gate and found an official who looked like he was one level higher than the other city gate guards.

"Excuse me, sir! We are refugees fleeing from Qingzhou Prefecture. I would like to ask, sir, who should we look for for resettlement?"

The old village chief saluted the official with a very respectful and courteous attitude.

After all, this is the capital city, and they cannot afford to offend even an ordinary soldier guarding the city gate, not to mention that this man seems to be a small boss.

The official glanced at them, then followed the direction of the old village chief's finger and looked at the group of refugees not far away who were driving ox carts and carts, and there were many baskets of sacks on the ground. He was also very surprised. How did these refugees arrive in the capital so quickly?

Recalling what the boss had said not long ago, he thought for a moment and said, "You guys wait over there for now. I'll have someone go into the city to notify the adults to come and accommodate you."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Lord Official!"

The village chief quickly thanked him.

The official officer turned around to leave, but Qiao Ran asked aloud: "Excuse me, brother official officer, can we go into the city for a walk?"

The official glanced sideways at her. He was afraid that his eyes would be stained if he looked at such a dark and ugly girl.

He said with a cold expression: "This is the capital, not any other small town. How can we allow people to enter casually? You must have a road guide or a local household registration before you can register."

Qiao Ran nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that although the capital did not collect city fees, it had strict control and would not allow anyone to enter casually.

After all, the emperor, the royal family and many dignitaries lived in the imperial city, so there was no room for any mistakes.

A few people could only return to the queue and wait quietly.

It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that a carriage slowly drove out of the city and came towards them.