Chapter 196 Encounter
First a pair of hands, then two arms, and finally the upper part of the body came out of the haystack.
This man was also a big mess, but after Wu Xiyuan saw his face, he was also stunned.
"Zongyuan?!"
Why would he here?!
Mu Zongyuan didn't expect that someone would find him hiding in the haystack, and that someone was also an acquaintance.
"Wu Xiyuan?" Mu Zongyuan screamed out.
When he left the Wu family, Wu Xiyuan was still a fool who was extremely resistant to his arrival.
Wu Zongyuan liked a child competing for favor, and Mu Zongyuan also knew that he lived under Wu's roof and didn't care for a fool like Wu, so he had always ignored Wu.
But this time, Wu Xiyuan was a little different from the previous times.
"It's me." Wu Xiyuan answered, and then turned to ask, "Why are you here?"
In the previous life, the Wu family did not take Mu Zongyuan in, and the battle between the princes for the throne did not affect his family.
It was only after Wu Xiyuan became an official in the court that he found his side.
Mu Zongyuan was still young and had suffered a lot along the way.
Originally, Xia Lixing was protecting Mu Zongyuan. But a few days ago, Xia found that someone was following them, so he volunteered to go out and distract them, and asked Mu Zongyuan to wait for him here.
But Mu Zongyuan had been waiting for two days.
He couldn't promiss that Xia Lixing could come back safe and sound.
Now Mu Zongyuan had no one to rely on. Although he was really flustered, he looked as calm as usual.
He raised his chin and said coldly with a straight face, "I won't tell you."
But as soon as he finished speaking, his stomach rumbled.
Wu Xiyuan was not far away from him and heard the sound.
Looking at Mu Zongyuan's thin face, Wu shook his head helplessly and took out a piece of dried food from his bag and handed it to Mu Zongyuan.
"Here."
Mu Xiyuan naturally received it. He was close to the Wu family, and it was purely a coincidence that he met Wu Xiyuan, so he believed that it was impossible for Wu to carry poisonous food with him in the package.
Although Mu Zongyuan was very hungry, he still chewed elegantly as before and just looked a little anxious.
Seeing that Mu Zongyuan's two cheeks were full, and he had been chewing for a long time but did not swallow it, Wu Xiyuan opened the water bag on his back and handed it to him.
After finishing his meal, Mu Zongyuan returned the water bag to him and thanked him.
"Thank you."
Wu Xiyuan tightened the water bag again and asked, "Haven't you left for a long time? Why are you still here?"
After eating Wu Xiyuan's food, Mu Zongyuan had to answer his question, so he said in a low voice, "General Xia said that the most dangerous place is the safest place. If we hid here, they wouldn't have thought of it."
Wu Xiyuan sighed, "In that case, I think you should hide in Yongzhou City."
Mu Zongyuan seriously considered his words and then nodded cautiously. "I think what you said makes sense. But what if I go to the city with you and general Xia can't find me?"
Wu Xiyuan looked at him fixedly and suddenly said, "Since you have been worrying all day long outside, why don't you go back to the imperial capital?"
Mu Zongyuan's face immediately changed, "What do you know? They all want to kill me! If I return to the capital, I'm afraid I can't even cross Yellow River and will die miserably on the way."
Wu Xiyuan asked again, "Do you know who wants to kill you?"
Mu Zongyuan nodded. Seeing that Wu Xiyuan was about to speak again, Mu Zongyuan interrupted him, "There are some things you shouldn't know. Don't ask."
Wu Xiyuan stopped asking but gave him an idea. "You are sneaking around, don't have enough food and clothes, and have suffered a lot along the way. And what's more, you are not sure whether you can survive. Why don't you just go back to the imperial capital?"
"Go back?" Mu Zongyuan was confused and wanted to hear more about it.
Wu Xiyuan just enlightened him casually. "There was a dispute between the secret service and the King's aunt before, the King's aunt is having a conflict with Lord Yan, and Lord Yan has disliked the secret service for a long time. If you can make the three of them restrict each other, no doubt you can go back to the imperial capital safe and sound."
Hearing this, Mu Zongyuan was enlightened.
'Mrs. Su really has a good taste, so the man she likes must not be an ordinary person.' Mu Zongyuan thought.
How couldn't he figure out such an idea before?
After thinking for a while, he said, "But to make it happen, I have to enter the city safe and sound first, which is a challenge."
Wu Xiyuan shook his head. "Haven't you looked in the mirror for a long time?"
Mu Zongyuan didn't understand what he meant, but he still nodded. "If I want to live, I don't have to care too much about my look."
Wu Xiyuan knew that he misunderstood, so he continued, "I just want to tell you that you have been running for half a year, and you are now so much thinner than before, and, with your ragged clothes, I think most people, even your mother, may not be able to recognize you."
Mu Zongyuan was slightly stunned, and then lowered his head to carefully examine his dressing.
He did become taller and thinner than half a year ago.
Perhaps Wu Xiyuan was right. He didn't need to hide at all. No one could recognize him even if he swaggered in.
"Where are you going now?" Then he looked at Wu Xiyuan again and asked.
Wu Xiyuan pointed at the direction of Yongzhou City. "I am going to study there."
Mu Zongyuan nodded slightly. "Then I'll go to the city with you."
Wu Xiyuan knew Mu Zongyuan's identity, and he was lucky to be Mu Zongyuan's friend when he was young, because it would be good for his development in the future.
"Fine. Let's go."
When he was about to leave, Mu Zongyuan stopped him. "Wait, I still have my luggage."
He went into the haystack and took out a small parcel.
The parcel looked heavy, and Wu Xiyuan didn't know what was inside, but he didn't ask.
Mu Zongyuan picked up a branch, drew some incomprehensible symbols beside the haystack, and then threw the branch away. He patted the dust on his hands and said, "Let's go."
Perhaps because of the war in the north, there were a lot of exiles outside the city.
The guards held their sabers and spears and didn't let them in.
Fortunately, Wu Xiyuan had the certificate given to him by Kong Lixing before, so the guards let the two of them go into the city.