The pursuers passed by without discovering anyone hidden in the grass.
Shen Yangge breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he heard the system notification:
[1 minute remaining until the punishment ends]
Shen Yangge dawdled as he searched for a more secluded patch of grass.
Once he found one, he rolled straight into it.
A flash of white light swept over him.
A tingling numbness spread through Shen Yangge's body. In his dazed state, he felt his body change and stretched out a hand to look.
He had changed back!
Finally, he was no longer trapped in a child's body. He wanted to break into a "Thomas flare tap dance" right then and there.
Shen Yangge cautiously checked his surroundings again. The pursuers had yet to return, so he headed off in what he thought was a safe direction.
Along the way, he remembered to ask System 615 whether he was heading away from Capital City. With his terrible sense of direction, he was mostly afraid he would run straight back into Capital City.
System 615 diligently did its job.
Finally, a day later, he left the boundaries of Capital City.
Shen Yangge was grimy and dressed in rags. He did not even need to roll around on the ground for anyone to recognize him as a filthy beggar.
He reached a small town whose buildings were worlds apart from those in Capital City, all built from mud bricks and wood. The people here were not wealthy, but they were honest and unpretentious. Their households had fields to farm, so at least they would not go hungry. The town also had a little market street.
Shen Yangge had fled in such a hurry that he had brought nothing with him. He had survived the day on wild game-a rabbit