"Let's go, split into three groups, and then we can meet at an inn in Huangshaji." Zhao Changhe saw the Hu army and horses approaching in the dust from afar, and was about to run away.
Situ Xiao carried the knocked-out Qiao family boy and said, "I'm not going to Huangsha Market with this burden. We'll talk about it later. Let's go and find Cui Yuanyong to exchange for some wine."
After saying that, he ran away first. In fact, it was because his lightness skill was the worst. If he carried one person with him, he was afraid that he would not be able to outrun the army and lose face.
And Situ Xiao actually wanted to challenge Yue Hongling... He thought he was almost there before, and was just waiting for the right opportunity, but judging from her current behavior, this girl might become his friend's wife in the future, and there would be no possibility of challenging her anymore... Damn, why does it feel like every woman is related to you
I can’t be friends with this person anymore. I’ll end our friendship someday.
“Hey hey…” Han Wubing wanted to hold Situ Xiao, but he was a beat too slow and watched him run faster than a rabbit.
He looked at Zhao Changhe helplessly, then at Yue Hongling: "Am I never here at the right time? I'd better go first..."
Damn, how come it’s a woman who has something to do with you
I can’t be friends with this person anymore. I’ll end our friendship someday.
"…" Yue Hongling crossed her arms and said, "What are you thinking? I am the one who should leave."
Zhao Changhe: “?”
Han Wubing: “?”
Yue Hongling said angrily: "Don't you know that the Hu people have been besieging me for a long time, and I dare not enter Huangshaji?"
Zhao Changhe reached his hand into his arms and rubbed it. When he reached out again, a yellow, shit-like substance came out and he was about to smear it on Yue Hongling's face.
Yue Hongling drew his sword and was about to strike.
Zhao Changhe shrank back, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Change your appearance."
"It's useless. Women will be strictly checked. Didn't you see that no one dares to bring women in? In the name of searching for 'Yue Hongling', many families of others were forcibly taken to the zoo and sold."
"How much trouble did you cause to the Hu people? Why did you make it so serious?"
"What do you care?" Yue Hongling turned and walked into the village unhappily: "I'll go find some food to take with me. You guys go do what you need to do. I'll find a way to find you when the time comes."
Zhao Changhe said: "Why don't we meet somewhere outside?"
"Further northwest, there is a rocky mountain. I will be stationed there for the time being. If you have the chance, can you bring something out for me?" Yue Hongling said with a hint of anticipation in her tone.
Han Wubing glanced at the two of them without saying anything, and as expected, Zhao Changhe answered very straightforwardly: "Okay."
"Then take your leave." Yue Hongling went into the village to search for things in a good mood.
It felt good to have someone to help her. She had some plans, but she thought it would be hard to do them alone, especially now that she was being targeted and restricted. But now that she had Zhao Changhe and Han Wubing, both of whom were trustworthy experts, she might be able to do some things.
Zhao Changhe and Han Wubing looked at each other. Han Wubing said, "I'm staying at the Hushang Inn next to the zoo. Call me if you need anything. There's no time to talk. Let's go."
"Okay, I have an inn in Sanniang, you can come to me if you have any problems, I'm called Wang Daozhong there."
Han Wubing: “…”
Turning around, he saw that Ubalu's troops and horses were within an arrow's reach.
The two said no more and ran away to the left and right.
Unlike ordinary warriors and soldiers, these top-notch martial artists were well-known throughout the world, and it was really hard for ordinary military horses to catch up with them. Even Situ Xiao, whose martial arts skills were not good enough, had the hard power of the eighth level of Xuanguan, and no horse could catch up with him even if he ran hard.
It is difficult to capture such a person unless a stronger master is dispatched or an ambush that is impossible to escape is set in advance.
This is also the main reason why Yue Hongling and others have been in the northern frontier for so long without any danger. This is also the reason why Cui Yuanyong believes that no one in the team he sent out should be unable to escape.
For them, horses are mainly used to save effort and to get around. They are more used to fighting without horses... Uh, this is a bit strange. Of course, they can't do without horses. Trekking through the vast grasslands and deserts with two legs will tire them to death in a few days. Yue Hongling's horse is hidden in the rocky mountain over there. That is her temporary base.
In short, this group of people were chatting and laughing before the army came, and only started to run away when they were chased after them. Surprisingly, they still ran away without a trace, and soon disappeared into the night and could not be found.
The Hu general who led the troops did not hesitate and waved his hand and said, "Don't chase them. Confiscate the goods of the caravan and capture the people as slaves."
The law of the jungle is nothing more than this.
The smart ones in the caravan who grabbed less and ran away early have already escaped, while the greedy ones who refused to leave and are still fighting will be faced with a tragic end.
The deputy general asked: "The woman we saw just now should be Yue Hongling... Commander Wu's previous military order, nothing else matters, this woman must be captured at all costs."
The general waved his hands and said, "We can't just rush in and catch this woman. She can fly faster than an eagle. Even a hundred thousand troops might not be of much use. Commander Wu has asked the Khan to send real strong men. This woman has been hanging around in the northern border for too long and she has become accustomed to thinking that they are just ordinary soldiers. We might be able to give her a hard time when the time comes." "So restricting her supplies is actually constantly shrinking the range of her possible actions?"
"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, since she can still appear here, she is most likely in the rocky mountain in the northwest. There is water under the rocks there." The general stretched out his hand and clenched his fist: "If she is really there, she can't run away. Maybe she will be rewarded and everyone can have fun."
… …
Over there, Zhao Changhe made a big detour, painted his face yellow again, and returned to the inn in a good mood.
I didn't go through the restaurant's main entrance, but entered from the back of the inn and slept until dawn.
This was such a wonderful night. I saved a good man, killed a traitor, and met friends. All the depression and melancholy I had felt since I went to the border was swept away. I just wanted to sing a song.
This is what a man should do when he goes to the frontier!
If I get the chance next time, it would be really exciting to lead a team of soldiers to gallop across the grassland, charge into the army, and defeat anyone who stands in our way.
Zhao Changhe felt that he had this opportunity, and he had some subsequent ideas that needed to be further verified.
I got up at dawn, washed casually, and went out leisurely to the restaurant. The restaurant was still full in the morning. It didn't look like it was just a wine shop. It sold breakfast as usual, and all kinds of Western-region pastries were very special.
The breakfast that day was particularly lively, with all the guests talking loudly about the shocking incident outside the market last night: "Damn, the Central Plains warriors are so cruel. I heard that only four people, who claimed to be the elite army, raided and broke into a camp of a thousand people, slaughtered a river of people, and burned so much that the fire lit up half the sky red."
"It's not that exaggerated. I heard that they burned down the front and back of the village to save people or something."
"Why are all the people in that caravan gone? The goods are gone too. The other caravans nearby saw the bloodthirsty Shura holding a human head and yelling."
"… Maybe."
"Just listen to their bullshit! If the warriors in the Central Plains are all so strong, is there any need to fight this war? Can a few hundred Yue Hongling and Zhao Changhe defeat an army of 100,000?"
"…Because Zhongyuan not only has Yue Hongling and Zhao Changhe, but also Qiao Er."
As soon as these words were spoken, the discussion became less heated.
Zhao Changhe walked in leisurely, sat down in front of the counter, and beckoned: "Sanniang, give me some special cakes. Not the ones from Jiangnan, the ones here are good. The more special the better."
Sanniang looked him up and down for a long while: "What big thing did you do out there?"
"What are you talking about? What does it have to do with me?" Zhao Changhe said, "I'm just going out for a walk and will be back soon... If I really rob the caravan, would I still buy cakes from you?"
Sanniang handed him a plate of pastries, somewhat doubtful.
She knew that Zhao Changhe came back in the middle of the night, but he did not bring any goods with him. He did not look like someone who had just returned from a robbery. For someone who lived in such a place, it was almost incomprehensible that he could return empty-handed. Could it really not be him
How could it be such a coincidence? I just told this guy that Qiao Er might have slaves, and then the slaves were rescued the next moment. And you tell me it's okay
Zhao Changhe ate his cake and started to brag: "From what they said, it's really amazing. Are there really only four of them?"
"Well, there should really be four people."
"This bloodthirsty Shura Zhao Changhe is awesome!"
"Yes, four people against one thousand, that means each of them is two hundred and fifty. The position of Potential Dragon given to him by the Book of Chaos is still very reasonable."
Zhao Changhe almost choked to death on a mouthful of cake stuck in his throat: "Sanniang, do you have a problem with them?"
Sanniang said leisurely, "Of course I have objections. Yue Hongling, Situ Xiao, and Han Wubing have all come to my place to spend money, except Zhao Changhe. Why don't you think I, Yuan Sanniang, am a Zhongyuan person?"
Zhao Changhe silently pushed over an ingot of silver.
Sanniang asked curiously, "What for?"
"Give me some dry food and water. I'm going out."
"Traveling far away?" Sanniang looked at him meaningfully. "You came all the way here, and there are so many interesting things in Huangsha Market that you haven't seen yet, and you want to leave?"
Zhao Changhe said, "For example, the zoo? To be honest, I'm not very interested. How uncomfortable would it be to see something unfair and want to intervene, but find that you are powerless to do anything?"
Sanniang said, "You are such a strange person. Others come to this place of commerce to see if they can find treasures not available outside. But what are you doing here?"
Zhao Changhe stood there in a daze.
Sanniang sighed: "I think even if Zhao Changhe comes, he will have to give up his idiot to you. You are really a dragon and a phoenix."
(End of this chapter)