Beibei roams the magical starry world

Chapter 405: Five Beggars in a Small Temple

After Princess Isa rode away from the capital, she passed by some small towns and cities and found that wanted notices for herself had been posted on various city gates.

Princess Isa realized that once she was discovered, she would be hunted down, so she changed her appearance and dressed up as a handsome ranger.

In the evening, Princess Isa passed by a small town, but she did not stop to rest, but went through the town. She was now thinking about meeting Beibei, Hu Biao, Gongsun Sheng and others as soon as possible, and dispatching troops to rescue the king as soon as possible.

In the middle of the night, Princess Isa realized that her horse was exhausted. She looked up and saw a small temple vaguely in front of her.

So Princess Isa rode her horse to the small temple.

On the temple walls, the faded murals have become blurred, leaving only mottled traces.

In front of the temple gate, two broken stone pillars fell to the ground. They were engraved with exquisite patterns, but had long been eroded by wind and rain and looked dilapidated.

Surrounded by dense woods, the leaves rustled in the night breeze, adding a touch of eerie feeling.

The mountains in the distance become black silhouettes under the night sky, adding a touch of mystery.

On one side, a small stream flows happily past the temple, and the gurgling sound of the water breaks the gloomy and desolate environment.

Princess Isa didn't like this feeling very much, but the warhorse was already exhausted.

Princess Isa sighed, took the saddle off the horse's back and removed the reins.

The war horses happily drank water and ate grass by the stream.

Princess Isa came to the small temple, found a big stone, wiped off the dust, and sat cross-legged on the stone.

I drank water, ate some dry food, and thought about what I should do next.

Half an hour later, Princess Isa gradually fell asleep.

The neighing of war horses woke Princess Isa from her sleep.

Princess Isa subconsciously grasped her sword with her left hand and pressed her right hand on the hilt.

After looking around and seeing no one, he stood up, got off the big rock, and went outside the temple.

I saw five beggars holding ropes, surrounding the war horse and trying to catch it.

The warhorse dodged left and right to avoid the rope loops thrown at it, and occasionally kicked and bit the approaching beggars with its hooves and mouth.

Princess Isa was furious when she saw this. She drew her sword and shouted, "How dare you steal my horse?"

The five beggars saw someone coming towards them with a sword, especially when they heard that it was the owner of the war horse.

The five men felt guilty and ran in five directions.

Princess Isa was too lazy to chase the fleeing thieves. After putting the reins and saddle on her horse, she rode towards Wushan.

The five beggars ran for a while and found that no one was chasing them, so they felt relieved. Soon, the five of them gathered together, feeling very unwilling to give up.

A beggar said, "I think this is a thief. Let's report him to the authorities!"

"He is dressed neatly, why do you say he is a thief?" another beggar questioned.

"If you weren't a thief, why would you spend the night in a dilapidated temple?" said the beggar who first proposed it.

After hearing what he said, the other beggars thought it made some sense.

So, five beggars came to the gate of the yamen, and one of them stepped forward and started beating the drum at the gate.

Not long after, the yamen master and yamen runners appeared in the yamen lobby, and the five beggars were brought into the yamen.

"Master, this morning five of us brothers passed by an abandoned temple in the suburbs and accidentally encountered a sneaky man. We approached him to ask him about it, but he drew his sword and threatened us. We will report to you after he leaves the temple." A beggar said loudly

"This is the man you saw." The master said and waved to a yamen runner.

A wanted poster of Princess Isa was displayed in front of the five beggars. They looked at it for a long time, and one of them said, "What we saw was a man, not a woman."

"She is a wanted criminal of the imperial court, and may be disguised as a man. Look carefully to see if the person you meet looks like the one on the list." The elder master reminded.

The five beggars carefully examined the wanted list. After a long while, one of them said, "It seems, maybe a bit like it!"

Hearing the beggars' ambiguous answers, the master felt a little discouraged.

At this moment, the master on the side said, "Master, let's send someone to check. If that person is Princess Isa and she is caught by you, the court will give her a huge reward. If not, we won't suffer any loss."

The master nodded and said, "Captain Zhang, take thirty yamen runners and these five messengers, ride on your handsome horses to catch up with the man and confirm his identity. Once you find out it is the wanted Princess Isa, invite her to the yamen. Remember not to hurt the princess."

"Yes!" Captain Zhang led his men out of the yamen and, under the guidance of the five beggars, chased in the direction where Princess Isa rode her horse.

At this time, Princess Isa had been away from the small temple for dozens of miles. Since she was now far away from the capital and she did not get enough rest last night, Princess Isa was not in a hurry to travel, but rode slowly forward on her horse.

At noon, Princess Isa looked up and saw a roadside stewed food shop ahead. She rode her horse to the shop, found an empty seat, and called out, "Boss, give me some side dishes and a pot of wine."

"Okay! Please wait a moment, sir." An old man agreed and was busy cutting vegetables and putting them in bowls.

Afterwards, Princess Isa drank wine, ate food, and sighed inwardly as she watched the people coming and going.

"Boss, the people in this land seem to have a good life!" Princess Isa asked curiously.

"Sir, you don't know! The officials here don't levy taxes and fees indiscriminately. If there is a recession, they will quietly exempt some taxes and fees for the people, so the people here can still live a decent life." said the shop owner.

"Oh! What are the names of the officials here?" Princess Isa asked curiously.

"Please forgive me. My last name is Wang Jin, Wang Jin." said the shop owner.

Princess Isa repeated it in her mind twice and nodded.

"Sir, where are you going?" The shop owner was bored and chatted casually.

"I'm going to visit Wushan Grassland," said Princess Isa.

"Ah! It will take at least two days to get there. I heard that bandits often appear there. You'd better not go there! It's too dangerous." The shop owner kindly reminded.

"Thank you for the reminder, boss. I will just take a look at the outskirts of the grassland and will not go deep into it." Princess Isa responded.

When Princess Isa saw that she had almost finished her meal, she paid the bill, packed some braised beef, peanuts and a pot of wine, and rode out of the shop.

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