The assassination gave Chong'er an excuse to leave Bai Di, and he resigned to Bai Dizi (because he smashed the assassination of the temple people, Chong'er was not in a hurry to escape). Bai Dizi did not stop them, but asked them to leave their wives and children in the local area. Heavy Ear happily agreed, because the exile was full of dangers and hardships, and it was safe to leave his wife and children here; If the conditions are ripe, it is possible for him to redeem them again.

Chong'er said to Ji Kui: "Wait for me for twenty-five years, if I haven't come back to you by then, you can remarry." Ji Kui said: "Hey, after twenty-five, the grass on my grave is one person taller, who else can I marry?" ”

The time of separation came, Ji Kui led Bo Xiu, Shu Liu, and Shu Kui led Zhao Dun; Other Jin people who had settled here also arrived, and people said goodbye to each other. The send-off saw the heavy-eared convoy slowly moving towards the direction of the rising sun, and the eastbound procession included the Fox Brothers, Zhao Yuan, Wei Li, Xu Chen, Jie Zitui, Bumpy Jie, Tousu and others, as well as a local guide.

Chong'er's target was Qi State, and it turned out that they got a message: Guan Zhong had died in the year of the Battle of Hanyuan, and Qi Huan was recruiting talents.

An accident occurred on the third day of the convoy's departure. Early that morning, people woke up to find that the beard was missing, along with the belongings he was responsible for. It is believed that he absconded with his wealth because he could not bear the hardship. But it is impossible for the team to turn back, and since the goal has been determined, the only way to move forward is to move forward firmly; Although there are a thousand hardships ahead, there is a glimmer of light.

The group receives help from friendly tribes and avoids entering the sphere of influence of rival tribes. After the team left the Taihang Mountains in the east, they entered the vast Hebei Plain. They followed the route of the caravan, for it was safe and convenient; But the caravans along the way kept away from them, for the people looked like rogues.

Since the main property was swept away by the beard, eating became a big problem. People sold their possessions other than jade pendants and weapons, and they were frugal, but the limited food was still not enough to fill the stomachs of so many people.

People used a variety of methods to collect food, such as Hu Yan and Wei Li, who were responsible for hunting, and Jie Zitui, who collected wild fruits and vegetables; Zhao Yu and Xu Chen's faces looked more friendly, and the two took on the responsibility of begging for food.

Once, Zhao Yu walked far away to ask for a pot of porridge, but he got lost on the way back. Although he was hungry, he still didn't take a sip of his own accord. He set out at noon and did not find the group until the sun was setting west. People opened the pot and found that it was still full of food.

For the sake of a glimmer of hope, people endure daily fatigue and hunger, and reduce themselves to the status of beggars. The situation got worse and worse, and the party entered an area that was unfriendly to the Chinese, and the locals did not attack, but they did not offer any help.

When the team walked out of this area, the people had not eaten a grain of rice for two days, and Chong'er was directly hungry and fainted. But soon he was lured by a burst of aroma to wake up, and he saw a bowl of broth appear in front of his eyes! It was with this bowl of soup that Chong'er finally regained his spirits. Then he learned that the meat was cut from his thighs by Jie Zitui.

The team crossed the Yellow River at Jianjin and then advanced along the southern bank of the Yellow River. The Yellow River is the dividing line between the north and the south of the Huayi forces, and people now don't need to worry about security. The first Chinese city that the convoy reached was Zheng Guo's Diaoyan, a warm-hearted doctor who was treated well by the exiles.

The next city is Chuqiu, the capital of the country, and Chong'er hopes to be received by Wei Wengong; However, Wei Wencheng was too busy with heavy state affairs to pay attention to those exiles; He didn't even allow Chong'er and his party to enter the city, but just gave them some belongings and sent them away.

The convoy continued to the northeast, and a few days later came to the outskirts of Wulu, a border town on the border of the country. It was lunch time, and the farmers in the fields were gathering in groups to eat, and Zhao Yu came to them with a broken bowl, hoping to get some food.

The farmers were talking and laughing with each other, but after hearing Zhao Yuan's request, their expressions instantly froze, and then they broke out into a lot of laughter. People obviously thought Zhao Yuan's behavior was particularly ridiculous, and one of them grabbed a handful of soil and sprinkled it in the food vessel and said, "How can you noble lords eat the food of us inferior people? What you need is land! Take the dirt away! With soil, you have everything! ”

Heavy ears were furious, and they jumped up and drew their whips and rushed towards the farmers; Fox Yan drew his throwing gun, Wei Li picked up the halberd, and the others also drew their weapons and followed. Zhao Yu stretched out his arms to stop Chong'er, and stopped people's reckless actions in time, he shouted: "Heaven pretends to defend the hands of the country's savages, and gives the land of Wulu to Chong'er, and Chong'er should kneel down to worship God!" Zhao Yu faced Chong'er and held the bowl of soil above his head. Chong'er threw down the whip and bowed to the chief again, thanking God for the gift. Everyone else followed his example.

The peasants were so frightened that they picked up their rice bowls and immediately fled from the group of mentally unhealthy people.

Zhao Yu beat the soil in the bowl into a cloth bag and carefully kept it. The people went hungry and didn't get some food until the evening. Soon after the procession passed through Yiyi (the capital of Xing State), Xing Bo had always regarded Duke Qi Huan as his "father", so he gave good hospitality to anyone who wanted to seek official positions in Qi State.

Soon after leaving Yiyi, the team entered the territory of Qi State. After that, the people took a short rest in Tancheng and arrived in Linzi in the spring of the 17th year of Lu Xugong (BC443), which lasted about three months.

Chong'er was cordially received by Duke Qi Huan, who chatted with him all day, and the next day gave him the position of doctor, and soon married him a daughter. At that time, Xi Peng and Bao Shuya also died, and Qi Huan Gong was already old and unbearable, and he drank every day; The power is in the hands of the three traitorous sons, Kaifang, Yiya and Ermink; The crown prince has no prestige, the princes are ambitious, and the ministers have their own agendas.

Seeing this, Chong'er silently protected himself, and his daily movement trajectory was only home and government, and he only maintained minimal contact with the prince's ministers, and was ready to escape from danger at any time (you know, Chong'er's escape skills are very superb).

It was precisely because he was so silent and odorless that he successfully avoided the rebellion of the Five Princes that happened later, and finally returned to the Jin Kingdom.