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Chapter 209 Let Me Go
"When did you get in touch?" Xie Xuan's voice was as cold as an iceberg.
"There's no connection. I only took the map. Weren't you there at the time? As for why this person was waiting here, I really don't know."
Su Shengsheng finished speaking in one breath, fearing that he would really think she was an adulterer and would end up killing her.
The servants of the Bai family who came to support were also shocked when they saw Xie Xuan.
Seeing Xie Xuan's murderous look, the man was so frightened that his hands were shaking and he didn't even have the courage to run away.
"Why are you waiting here?" Xie Xuan questioned him.
Seeing that Xie Xuan really had murderous intentions, Su Shengsheng grabbed the hilt of the sword that was about to be unsheathed and said, "Just tell the truth."
Ma Dan.
How could she not know that he was a lunatic.
"My young master sent us to wait here. If we see anything flying in the sky, we should go up this road to look for it..."
The last word of greeting was strangled in his throat.
Because Xie Xuan's gaze was as looming as if the end of the world was coming.
Su Shengsheng was truly terrified of this era where human life was worthless. "The telegraph station is in your hands. Don't you know whether I have one or not?"
She knew that he suspected that she had used this to contact Bai Shuo.
But in order to disappear from the public eye, she didn't use it.
Xie Xuan could only hear him breathing heavily, "Get out of here."
"Ah? Ah!" The man on the horse was startled and rolled off the horse.
Su Shengsheng, with her head hanging upside down, was put on the horse's back by him.
This time, she was really scared.
Just when she thought the matter was over, the next moment, she watched in horror as Xie Xuan rushed towards the city wall.
This tower is not a real city defense, but a chain defense line like a watchtower.
Su Shengsheng was laid horizontally on the horse's back, and it was difficult for her to get up. She could only see the man looking at them galloping away with a look of horror on his face.
"Are you crazy?"
This was the first time that Su Shengsheng treated him rudely. She wanted to jump up and see what was wrong with him.
"Is there anything else you haven't said?" Xie Xuan was unusually calm.
But just like this dark border, it is turbulent inside.
The Su family is facing heavy punishment, so how could Su Shengsheng choose to escape at this time?
It is precisely because of this that her action was unexpected to everyone.
Xie Xuan's doubts were her deepest plans...
Hearing her silence, Xie Xuan sneered, "You don't have to tell me. I don't mind locking you up when we get back."
Su Shengsheng felt a chill all over her body.
He actually used this to threaten her so that she could not help the Su family.
She bit her lip slowly with her teeth, "Take the Maritime Silk Road, the twenty or so small countries along the coast are equivalent to half of Nanling..."
The horse's speed increased instead of slowing down. Su Shengsheng was so shaken that her vision went dark. "If you don't believe what I said, then why are you asking?"
"I didn't say I didn't believe it." Xie Xuan said with a cold face.
He forced out a sound that seemed to be gnashing his teeth, "I said, if it doesn't work, I will take you away."
The image of him following her down without hesitation appeared in her mind...
Su Shengsheng's heart skipped a beat, her eyelashes drooping, "You are a great general."
Does he know how many powerful enemies he has provoked?
When the Su family flees, how much trouble will it cause if he, a general, follows them?
"You can do it by my side, why do you want to run away?" Xie Xuan's last words were blown away by the cold wind.
Su Shengsheng did not answer and closed her eyes tightly as if she had made up her mind to fight to the death.
Damn it, she just didn't believe it. If she didn't tell him, he would really go crazy and threaten her with death.
The two men and the horse soon arrived at the frontier outpost.
The soldier secretly drank a few sips of wine to warm himself up, and looked with drunken eyes at the man who had obviously plundered a woman and brought her back for pleasure.
But when I got closer, I saw that he was from Nanling?
The soldier wiped his eyes, looked again, and was so scared that his hair stood on end.
"Xuan...Xuan Ming Wang..."
Xie Xuan did not bring a bow or crossbow on this trip.
But before he could get closer on his horse, the man rolled his eyes and fell straight down from the two-meter-high city wall.
Xie Xuan raised his eyebrows coldly, but did not pay attention to the person on the ground.
He rode past, bent down, and took the crossbow bag from the man's back.
At this time, the hot air balloon floating in the air has come into view.
Xie Xuan bent his bow, drew his arrow, and shot with all his strength.
With a whoosh, the arrow flew through the air and shot the hot air balloon straight down.
Su Shengsheng's vision was limited, and she could only see a soldier falling down the platform, but she did not feel any movement from Xie Xuan.
Because he held the reins in one hand and kept the other hand on his waist.
It was only when she snatched the crossbow bag from the ground that she smelled the scent of alcohol.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that the soldier had drunk too much during the New Year and had not had time to report the enemy situation.
And when she heard the sound of the arrow piercing the air and the sound of the hot air balloon bursting, she finally understood what he meant.
It was actually to destroy the body.
Su Shengsheng, who was on horseback, couldn't believe that Xie Xuan didn't want to escape at this moment, but wanted to care about the life and death of this thing.
The hanging basket floated down, and in the dark night, a ball of flame ignited in the air.
Su Shengsheng lay on the horse's back and saw the flames streak across the horse and set fire, with Xie Xuan's profile illuminated by the fire.
As mysterious as the underworld...
At this time, he was ten meters away from the horse.
Su Shengsheng's chilled body relaxed as she carefully pulled the reins...
But just when she was about to grab it, Xie Xuan's eyes shot towards her like lightning.
She was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat, "I... I'm just afraid the horse will run away..."
The burning flames were blocked behind Xie Xuan.
He walked towards her step by step.
He stopped one step closer to her and glanced back at the Shirakami soldiers who had finally noticed the movement and were moving out in a disorderly manner.
"Are you scared?"
There were at least twenty people in that group.
Su Shengsheng was so frightened that she trembled continuously. Even though she wanted to be tough and speak up, her mouth surrendered uncontrollably.
"I'm scared..."
Amid the shouts of the soldiers from Baishang Kingdom, the trembling Su Shengsheng was finally straightened up and galloped back on his horse.
When returning along the same route, the people from the Bai family were gone.
After Xie Xuan picked up the parachute on the ground, Su Shengsheng could only hold it in his arms obediently.
I don’t know whether Xie Xuan was born to be an evil star or he was born with good luck.
They escaped from the enemy's border without losing a single soldier.
Anyway, Su Shengsheng really couldn't imagine it.
"Is the defense of Baishang Kingdom so rubbish?"
"When you command troops, all you do is talk?" Xie Xuan's voice was still cold.
It’s no wonder Su Shengsheng had this question.
It's really just a coincidence at this point.
Now the two countries have opened mutual trade and there is regular exchanges.
As for the mobilization of troops, there is no need to wait until the battle is right in front of you to discover it.
It was also because Xie Xuan was too brave that he dared to challenge the city wall alone.
The dozen or so people did not see Xie Xuan's appearance clearly, and when the drunk soldier woke up and said it was Xie Xuan, no one believed it.
If it really was Xie Xuan, he would have dared to come alone. With so many of them, as long as they captured him alive, promotions and titles would be a piece of cake.
But who would believe what a drunkard says?
And they missed the opportunity to become famous in vain.
After completely escaping the pursuers, Su Shengsheng looked at the dark night and said to the silent Xie Xuan, "Please let me go..."