Yang Junru silently counted to ten seconds before opening her eyes. She saw that she was in an open and flat wilderness. She thought to herself that this was a good place to replenish her energy as Sangzi had mentioned. She took a few steps and suddenly felt that her clothes were a little inappropriate. Although her hair was not long, it could be tied up. It was better to pretend to be a man. She rummaged through the package. There were ten gold ingots, ten silver ingots, and some silver coins, ranging from one to ten taels. The bracelet was also there. She picked it up and looked at it. At that time, there was sunlight, so she realized that the bracelet was a little strange. After a closer look, she realized that there were many intersecting threads inside. It turned out that the jade was just a disguise. Jade bracelets from the Tang Dynasty were not rare, but she was afraid that she would encounter robbers. The "jade" outside was made of specially processed plastic, which was drop resistance, shaking, and waterproof. Moreover, it could withstand the high temperature. From this, one could see Sangzi's painstaking efforts. The longevity lock was placed together with the jade bracelet. Yang Junru was too lazy to look at it. She only picked up the ring in her clothes under the lock and thought for a moment before putting it on her left index finger. She looked through her clothes again, but there was no man's clothes. She sighed and looked at her clothes. In her era, they were considered very gender-neutral-jeans and a T-shirt. She did not know what would happen here. She thought that the Tang Dynasty was also an open era. It should not be too much of a problem to just say that she was a foreigner. Once she entered the city, she would go buy clothes and walked forward.
After taking a few steps, she remembered that Lian Tianci had once said that the time here should be synchronized with the time over there. She stopped and opened the bag again. After rummaging through it carefully, she found a watch. The watch looked like an ordinary watch, nothing special. It was two o'clock in the afternoon. Yang Junru looked up at the sky. The sun was right above her head. She sighed. It turned out to be different. Fortunately, it was still summer. She put the watch in, packed it, put it on her back, and set off again.
The field was not small. After walking for an hour, she saw a small cottage in front of her. She hurried over and knocked on the door. After a long time, someone answered,"Who is it?" The voice sounded a little old. Yang Junru replied," Old man, I'm just passing by. I'm a little thirsty and want to borrow a bowl of water from you."”"Passersby? Nowadays, bandits say that they are just passing by. When you let them in, they will rob you of your things. I don't dare to open the door.”"Old man, are there many bandits in this area?" Yang Junru asked curiously.”
"Hmph, in this world, everyone has become a bandit. Do you think there are many bandits?”
"How could that be? There were so many bandits, and the government didn't care? Could it be that the Emperor was actually ignoring these people?”
"Now that the emperor can't even protect himself, those officials only know how to plunder the people. Who knows how to deal with bandits!! Why are you asking this? Don't tell me you don't know?"
"I just rushed over from another place, so I really didn't know that this place would be like this. But why did the old man say that even the emperor could not protect himself? Did the Emperor not stay in Chang 'an?”Yang Junru was puzzled. Was there a problem?
"Now that the Emperor is forced to hide in Jiangdu and not dare to return to Luoyang, isn't he in trouble? I say, you're really interesting. You don't even know this. Where did you come from?”
"I have lived in a valley with my family since I was young. I don't care about the world, so I don't know. Thank you for your advice. But I want to ask, since you said that the emperor is in Jiangdu, then is this emperor Yang Guang?”
"That's right, it's him. You actually dare to call him by his name. You're not simple.”
Yang Junru didn't answer. She only thought, Aren't you the same?
"You don't sound like a robber. Come in and have a cup of tea before you leave.”As he spoke, the door opened. Yang Junru said,"Excuse me" and walked in. When he walked in, he saw that the person who spoke was a short and skinny old man who was close to 60 years old. His eyes were very lively, unlike ordinary old people. He handed Yang Junru a bowl of tea. Yang Junru took it and thanked him. She was so thirsty that she drank it all in one breath. The old man gave her another bowl. This time, she drank it slowly and thanked him again. The old man kept looking at her while she was drinking. When she finished drinking, he put down the bowl and asked,"Your clothes don't look like what we wear here. Since you've been living in seclusion in the valley, why did you come out again? Could it be that you couldn't stand the loneliness in the valley and escaped? You look so young, and it's not safe for you to walk alone in the wilderness. Why don't you have a companion?”
"People from my place all dress like this," Yang Junru said."It's not surprising that the customs of different places are different." Something happened to one of my relatives recently, and my parents couldn't get away, so they had no choice but to let me go. I originally had a companion, but unfortunately, he fell ill on the way. I had to leave first, and he rushed over later. I thought this place was safe, but after listening to the old man, I realized how dangerous the outside world is.”
"You're young, so it's reasonable for you to not know. But your parents are already so old, yet you still don't know?”
"My family has rarely left the valley since my grandfather's generation, and my parents have never cared about the outside world. If it wasn't for the fact that this relative has a good relationship with us, I would never have come out.”
"Oh? I see." The old man stopped asking questions. Yang Junru heaved a huge sigh of relief. Fortunately, the old man did not ask anymore. Otherwise, there would definitely be problems. When she found out that she was in the Sui Dynasty, she was shocked. She did not expect Sang Zi and the others to make a mistake, causing her to be in a chaotic situation. However, she had always been optimistic, so she did not take this matter to heart. Anyway, it was in ancient times, not too far from the Tang Dynasty. She could still experience the development of history personally. Perhaps she would encounter better things. The old man had asked her a few questions just now. Fortunately, she was already prepared and knew that someone would definitely ask her where she came from, so these few questions did not reveal any flaws. "Old man, are there any cities ahead?" she asked.”
"Of course there is. The capital Luoyang is right ahead. Is your relative there?”
"Right there. Thank you, old man. I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave.”
"Alright, you should go too. However, the city has been very strict recently. I'm afraid that your clothes…Hehe, you won't be able to enter the city. Don't you have any other clothes?"
Yang Junru immediately thought of this.""No, they're all the same as mine. Can you lend me a set?"
"I have a son. Unfortunately, he was only sixteen years old and was captured to join the army. He's about the same height as you.”The old man got up and rummaged through a box in the corner, finding a set of clothes. Yang Junru took a look. Although it was old, it was very clean. Yang Junru thanked the old man and turned to leave. The old man stopped her and said," You should put it on here so that you won't have any more accidents."”"I don't think so. I'm not used to changing clothes in front of strangers." I'd better find a place to change outside.”
The old man smiled and looked at her without answering. Yang Junru was a little scared by her stare. She knew that this old man was not simple. If she was not careful, he would see through her identity as a daughter. She thought to herself, I will just put it on directly. It will only be hot for a while. After I leave here, I will find a hidden place to change. She had already made up her mind, but she heard the old man say,"Since that's the case, I won't force you. Go straight ahead from here and you will see a dilapidated temple. There are few people there. You can go there. After passing the ruined temple, there will be a fork in the road. You must take the left road and definitely not the right road. Otherwise, you will probably lose your life.”Yang Junru remembered this and thanked the old man. She then left the house. After walking for about twenty meters, the old man suddenly said,""We will definitely meet again, little girl.”Yang Junru was shocked. He actually knew that she was not a man. She didn't dare to look back and hurried forward. Sure enough, she saw a dilapidated temple not long after. She looked around and saw that there was no one. She entered the dilapidated temple and quickly changed her clothes. She left the dilapidated temple and went straight to Luoyang.
At the city gate, she was stopped by the soldiers guarding the city and asked a few questions. She looked calm and composed. The soldiers saw that they could not find her fault and should have let her enter the city, but they did not let her go. Yang Junru thought about it and knew the reason. She took out about one or two pounds of silver that she had put on her when she changed her clothes and stuffed it to him. The soldier immediately smiled and waved his hand to let her go. She sighed in her heart and was about to enter the city when she heard the soldier scold,"A beggar like you also wants to enter the city. Do you want to be a spy? Get lost!"
Yang Junru turned around and saw a boy about ten years old being stopped by the soldier. The boy had delicate features and a stubborn look on his face. Although he was beaten and scolded, he did not speak back and only glared at him. Yang Junru saw that his clothes were ragged, but he could not hide the natural spirit that was emitted from his body. She was moved and shouted to the soldier,"Big brother, this is my little brother. I was in a hurry to enter the city and forgot that he was still behind. Please let him in. This is a small token of my respect.”As she spoke, she stuffed another tael of silver into his hands. "If I had known he was your brother, I would have let him go." The soldier laughed. However, the situation has been tense recently, so I have to pay more attention. I have no choice but to ask for your forgiveness.”"Where? I should thank big brother for giving me face. Farewell." Yang Junru turned to the child." Brother, let's go. Otherwise, Father and Mother will be anxious."”The child was also well-behaved and immediately came over to hold Yang Junru's outstretched hand.""Okay, brother, let's go."
After walking for a while, Yang Junru made sure that the soldier couldn't hear her. She let go of the child and asked,""Little brother, where are you from?" The child replied," I don't know either. I've been drifting around since I was young. When I was thirsty or hungry, I would go to others to ask for food. I've always wanted to come to Luoyang to take a look. Now that I've finally come, I almost couldn't enter. It's all thanks to my sister.”"What?" Yang Junru was shocked." How do you know that I'm your sister?”The child laughed." How can there be such a slippery brother in the world? Besides, although my sister's voice is not as clear as a normal woman's voice, I can still hear it."”Yang Junru couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. Her disguise was actually so easily seen through. That's good. In the future, she might as well directly meet people with her original identity. As she thought about it, she felt hungry and asked the child,""Are you hungry? Let's go eat. By the way, what's your name?" "I don't know. My parents are long dead, and I don't have any relatives. No one knows my name.”Yang Junru felt a little sad. She had an idea."How about this? You're an orphan, and I'm an orphan too. Why don't I be your sister and you be my brother? We'll be siblings in the future.”The child was shocked and looked at Yang Junru in confusion. After confirming that she was not joking, he said,"I'm very willing, but I'm just a beggar. I'm afraid I'm not worthy of being your brother.”At such a young age, he had such a deep sense of hierarchy. It was obvious that he had been bullied countless times in the past. "I've suffered a lot too." Yang Junru shook her head and said,"It's just that someone adopted me when I was young." As long as you're willing, we don't have to care about anything else.”The child's heart felt warm as he shouted,"Sister!!”Yang Junru was overjoyed and smiled. Since you don't know your name, I'll give you one.”She thought for a moment." My surname is Yang. You can take my surname. You've been alone for so long. It shows how strong you are. Why don't you name yourself Ruyan? I hope you'll always be as strong as a rock in the future. You won't be afraid of the rain, the wind, and the sun. What do you think?" The child repeated Yang Ruyan's name a few times and was extremely happy.""Alright, Sister has given me a great name. I'll be called Yang Ruyan from now on!!”Yang Junru was also happy. She smiled and said,"Let's go celebrate." Let's go!" Yang Ruyan clapped his hands in approval and followed Yang Junru, muttering his new name.
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