During that period, as long as Qu Qi entered any county, most of the local officials of that county would come to greet him in advance. As for leaving, another group of people would escort him out of the border, handing him off to the officials of another county, in a repeated cycle.
Initially, Qu Qi found this quite interesting, but after it happened multiple times, he started feeling restricted. Many research projects he wanted to do were left undone, he couldn't find time to study anywhere, as there was always a group of people following him.
In reality, Qu Qi knew that these people were truly afraid of anything happening to him. If he were to accidentally die within the boundaries of any given county, the officials of that county would be doomed, regardless of how strong their connections were. If he accidentally died in a county, quite a few officials there would likely end up being buried alive.
