Travel In A Different World
Ch. 051. Escape, But For What?
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His mother was still staring in the direction Xin'er left. When she was sure the boy was gone, the woman then looked at her husband with a lethargic face and sighed.
The man approached his wife and held her shoulder, “What's up?”
The woman held her husband's hand tightly, as if this was the last time they met. She looked at her husband and looked down.
“There is a letter from the Emperor. Looks like he wants you to go to the border. But ... ” he said softly.
The man sighed, the letter of the Emperor has now arrived. Not knowing what the Emperor was going to command, but seeing his wife's anxious expression, he felt so too.
The man patted his wife's shoulder gently, “I'll talk to the Emperor to assign someone else. But, if he doesn't approve it—”
The woman immediately lowered her husband's hand and grasped it tightly. The man felt a slight chill as there was water dripping down his hand. His wife looked down while sobbing. She cried.
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“But, the Emperor has helped us a lot. Especially Queen Xia. How could you possibly propose that? Even if the Emperor allows it, I still feel bad. Especially after the incident .... relatives choose to stay away and throw us. How can we not know the favor?”
The man fell silent. What his wife said was true as well. Again he sighed, and clasped his wife's small hand.
The woman stared pushyly, “Please promise me, you'll be back. You'll definitely be back, right?”
The man smiled faintly, then hugged his wife. He gently rubbed the woman's head.
Xin'er from earlier peeked at— silently while eavesdropping on the conversation of her parents. He knew this was very disrespectful, eavesdropping on other people's conversations. But, if only he did not do so, he would definitely not know.
His father will leave.
Xin'er clenched her hands tightly until her handbooks turned white. His father will go to the border, a very dangerous place. In addition to the enemy, also the population at the border is quite dangerous.
Although they were still residents of the Lu Empire, they could do anything to get something to eat. It also means eating humans.
You could say they were cannibals.
The border is often a battlefield. Many innocent people died because of it. The border was a poorly managed area and rarely received the attention of the Emperor. Of course it can make its inhabitants into robbers and bandits. Same no way?
“Daddy .... ”
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In the imperial palace, Xin'er's father who served as a general faced Emperor Lu on his knees, his gaze still fixed on the ground where he was resting at the moment.
The Emperor's hoarse voice buzzed in the General's ears. “Why did you come? Isn't it clear in the letter that I told you to stay? Companion your wife and daughter, let me advance to the battlefield.”
The General immediately looked up to look at Emperor Lu with a serious expression. “Your Majesty, I cannot allow you to advance to the front lines. You are an Emperor, of course you just have to sit down and give us orders. Let me—”
The Emperor directly cut off Father Xin'er's words. “Zhen, I know you want to devote yourself to me. However, you can't leave your wife and child. You're responsible for them. After all, even if I die, there is Xia who will replace me.”
Xin'er's father was silent. However, he still held fast to his wishes. “Your Majesty, let the servant to accompany you. Servant can't let the Emperor go,”
The Emperor sighed, “Alright, you can go with me. But promise me one thing. Keep living. Not for me, but for the family that awaits you.”
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“Do I need to wake her?”
It was his mother's voice. Sounds faint. Her father refused to wake her up and opened the door slowly so as not to wake Xin'er. Slowly she stepped towards Xin'er and stroked her tiny cheeks.
“Xin'er, Dad will be leaving.”
Her father kissed Xin'er on the forehead and left. When there was no one in her room, Xin'er immediately opened her eyes. He sat himself down and looked at the door of his room. He hugged his blanket.
Tears began to wash over her puffed cheeks. Xin'er hugged her knees and cried in silence.
“Ayah ... hope you're okay,”
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It's been a few weeks, almost a month. Xin'er stared towards the dim night sky with the straw doll in her hand. It was a straw doll that his father had repaired at the time. Tonight the sky is so dim, the moon is covered by clouds that the light does not reach the land.
“Is Dad okay?”
Xin'er muttered. His eyes are still up there. The stars and moon were invisible because of the clouds that almost covered the entire sky in his view.
“Xin'er, we have to get out of here right away!”
His mother suddenly approached him and pulled his arm to stand up and asked him to run. But, for what?
Xin'er stopped her steps and turned around to pick up the fallen straw doll. However, his mother immediately pulled Xin'er's arm to get out of there.
“Mother, what's the matter? Why should I run?”
His mother stopped her steps and was silent for a moment. “Xin'er, we have to leave immediately. It's not safe here anymore. Remember, whatever happens, keep running and don't look back!”
His mother looks panicked. Xin'er was still curious about what happened. However, he kept following his mother and ran somewhere.
While in that place, several people in all-black clothes appeared. They wear black masks so that only their eyes are visible.
“Isn't this too quiet? Although only 2 people live, but is not this very unnatural?”
His partner squinted. Eyebrows twitching. Then, he immediately opened the door violently until the door was almost dislodged. He searched all over the house, but found no signs of life.
He kicked the table beside him in annoyance, “S*al! Do they know? Looks like they've escaped.”
From her voice it was the voice of a woman. Moreover, his body is small and also slender. Surely it was a woman.
“Then, what should we do?”
The woman narrowed her eyes with tightly clenched hands until her books turned white. “Of course find it. Quickly search anywhere! There's no way they've gone far!”
The two immediately searched in all directions and found the footprints. Yesterday it was raining and the ground was still a little muddled, so this must be the trail of the two people they were looking for.
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