When Yuan Wangdi brought back the news, as the Yuan Family was busy packing, Yuan Pandi, Yuan Laidi, and Yuan Zhaodi also hurried back. The three brothers had already walked a small path thoroughly, confirming that it could indeed quietly bypass the Da Liang Pass checkpoint, reaching Daxia territory.
"Good, good, heaven has eyes!"
At this moment, Old Yuan was almost moved to tears.
And when he looked at Yuan Bao, who was being held by Mrs. Xiao Li, the joy in his eyes grew even stronger. In his view, if it weren’t for the arrival of this granddaughter Fubao, their entire family might have long become nothing but bones in graves.
"Is everything packed?"
"Then let’s go quickly, let’s try to get out before dark!"
It was just past noon, and Old Yuan was utterly confident that he could lead his family around the Da Liang Pass, reaching Daxia territory.
Just as the Yuan Family was heading towards the hidden path in the mountain forest, a team of Great Yin soldiers was quietly rushing towards the temporary wooden hut built by the Yuan Family.
Great Yin set heavy checkpoints not only at the border to prevent people from escaping but also issued a decree that anyone reporting fleeing citizens, if verified true, would receive a reward of one silver per person.
When the Yuan Family arrived here, they cautiously gathered information inside the Da Liang Pass, but they didn’t know they had long been watched.
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"That family, with old and young combined, has nearly twenty people, that’s twenty silvers!"
The leading small flag officer looked at his subordinates following behind with frustration. If he could handle the Yuan Family alone, he wouldn’t have brought such a group of lazy good-for-nothings.
The group hurried along, and finally reached the temporary place of the Yuan Family by mid-afternoon, only to find it deserted.
"It’s all because of you useless lot!"
The leading small flag officer, seeing the twenty silvers slip away, kicked a soldier beside him to the ground.
"Why do I have you useless fools as subordinates?"
The small flag officer cursed for a while, but to no avail.
And the Yuan Family knew nothing about this, completely unaware that they were just a hair’s breadth from being caught.
While Great Yin’s soldiers came up empty-handed, the Yuan Family had already covered more than half the distance. Standing atop a mountain ridge, to the left was the Da Liang Pass, to the right was the Xiao Pass of Daxia.
And the small path Yuan Pandi and the others found not only could bypass Da Liang Pass, but also Xiao Pass.
"Dad, big brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, this small path is our family’s foothold in Daxia!"
As the family crossed the small path and stepped onto the land of Daxia, Yuan Yindi looked at his father and brothers, his eyes sparkling.
"Xiao Wu, stop making trouble!"
Upon hearing this, Old Yuan glared at his youngest son, "This small path, our family is not the first to walk it. Others have walked it before us, so why didn’t they report it?"
"You’re smart, but some things can’t be solved by just being smart!"
Old Yuan looked sternly at Yuan Yindi.
However, Yuan Yindi was not at all concerned about his father’s warning, calmly responding, "Dad, I’ve thought about what you’re saying."
"But, my thoughts are exactly the opposite of yours!"