Now that things had come to this, Wu Guangping knew that the only thing he could do was send Aunt Ning and her servant out of the border town.

He can only survive if he doesn't give anyone any leverage over him.

Otherwise, even if he had connections with the Second Prince, in such a critical moment, the Second Prince might abandon him to save the king.

They might even stomp on him a few times, leaving him with no place to bury his body.

He rose smoothly to the rank of general through his wife's family connections.

He could also use his position as a general to win over the second prince of the new capital and the Tatars outside the Great Wall and achieve cooperation.

He had been planning and scheming for many years, and he absolutely could not afford to be defeated by two women.

Wu Guangping looked at the two men dressed as a man and silently led them up to the East Gate tower.

Aunt Ning was a clever woman; she knew that Wu Guangping had led her and her servant up to the upper floor.

This action was taken to clear him of the serious crime of opening the city gates without permission late at night.

The thought that Wu Guangping had been planning to create a way out for himself when he was working with her made her unconsciously tighten her grip on the whip.

However, at this point, she was under someone else's roof and had to keep her head down, since only Wu Guangping could escort her out of the city.

Ye Lin walked at the front, and upon arriving at the destination, he dismissed the soldiers guarding the city walls.

Then she handed the two rolls of hemp rope to Aunt Ning and her servant.

With ropes tied around their waists and the other end fastened to a beam in the city wall, the master and servant, both dressed in black, silently climbed down the city tower.

The maidservant went down the city wall first, and after her feet touched the ground, she removed the rope from her waist.

Aunt Ning was skilled with a whip and possessed martial arts skills, so climbing down the city wall was not difficult for her.

As she untied the rope around her waist, she heard a loud whistle.

A moment later, the neighing of horses could be heard in the distance.

The sound of horses' hooves grew louder as they approached.

Before long, two Akhal-Teke horses appeared before them.

Both of them grew up on horseback, and riding horses for dozens of miles across the grasslands was as commonplace as eating a meal.

Aunt Ning mounted her horse and took the long whip from her waist, holding it in her hand.

As she rode on horseback, she looked back and saw Wu Guangping and Ye Lin standing on the city wall, looking down from above.

Turning her gaze away, she discovered that the rope that had helped him down the city wall had already been taken away by Wu Guangping's men.

Aunt Ning showed a disdainful look and mocked, "Cowardly as a mouse, incapable of handling important matters."

Having said that, he raised his long whip and lashed it hard on the horse's rump.

at the same time.

Song Yanqing led a group of Shadow Guards to the top of the East Camp city wall.

On the city wall, Ye Lin saw Song Yanqing arrive with his men and his expression became somewhat flustered, while Wu Guangping beside him remained calm and composed, as if nothing had happened.

"Greetings, Crown Prince."

Song Yanqing followed the trail, his goal was very clear: to capture the two Tatars who had escaped from the Wu residence.

When he saw the two people he had been chasing all along riding tall horses under the city gate, whipping their backs as they galloped away, seemingly about to escape back to the grasslands.

His expression hardened, and he drew the long sword from the Shadow Guard beside him, throwing it at the two men who were fleeing on horseback below the city wall.

A long sword sliced ​​through the sky.

at the same time.

A sharp arrow, with unstoppable force, flew straight towards the two people below the city wall.

Two loud thuds.

The two people who were riding on the ground floor fell to the ground with a thud.

The two Akhal-Teke horses, for some reason, suddenly felt light and their running speed did not decrease at all.

The sound of hooves gradually faded into the distance, and the two Akhal-Teke horses slowly disappeared into the boundless darkness of the grassland.

Song Yanqing turned his gaze away from the city gate and saw Wu Guangping, who was holding a bow in his left hand and his right hand at shoulder level, in the posture of drawing a bow and shooting an arrow.

Wu Guangping handed the bow in his hand to Ye Lin beside him.

Then, looking terrified, he bowed and clasped his hands, saying, "Your Highness, I have received news that Tatars have appeared below the city walls."

Fortunately, the crown prince arrived in time and killed the Tartar on the spot.

Song Yanqing stared intently at Wu Guangping and said indifferently, "General Wu is well-informed and his archery skills are also exceptional."

A single arrow through the heart, what skill!

I wonder what explanation General Wu has for the secret passage in the mansion.

Wu Guangping bowed his head, and from an angle where Song Yanqing couldn't see, a slight smirk appeared on his lips.

But when he straightened up, a look of fear appeared on his face, and he said, "Your Highness, there has never been a secret passage in my residence."

Moreover, everyone in the world knows that my current residence is the former residence of the late General Chen.

"Your Highness's words suggest you may have some doubt about General Chen's loyalty to our Great Jin Dynasty."

The Shadow Guards were furious when they heard Wu Guangping challenge the Crown Prince, but they dared not act rashly without the Crown Prince's orders.

Wu Guangping and Song Yanqing looked at each other, as if an undercurrent was flowing between their eyes.

A moment later, Song Yanqing stared intently at Wu Guangping and said, "The Shadow Guards, go and bring the two men down from the city wall back to the camp."

Then he added, "Since General Wu knew nothing about the secret passage, how do you explain that one of the two women below the city wall is a concubine in General Wu's household?"

Wu Guangping was so confident because the people below the city wall never showed their true faces in Wu's mansion.

Therefore, even if the Prince of Libei complained to the Emperor, he would not be afraid at all.

Wu Guangping said, "Your Highness, do not listen to the words of those treacherous people who frame me. I am loyal to the Great Jin Dynasty, and Heaven and Earth can bear witness to that."

The Jin Dynasty now has very few military generals, and cannot afford to be suspicious.

Wu Guangping's words seemed to express his unwavering loyalty to the Great Jin Dynasty.

This serves as a stark contrast to Song Yanqing's coercion and framing of loyal and virtuous officials.

In a moment of anxiety.

As Lu Qiqi climbed the city wall, she heard Wu Guangping's shameless words.

Showing loyalty?

Pooh.

He's the worst old geezer ever!

Lu Qiqi wasn't buying it. She quickly walked to Song Yanqing's side, looked directly at Wu Guangping, and said, "Whether General Wu's beloved concubine, Aunt Ning, is a Tatar remains to be verified."

Since General Wu is upright, he has nothing to fear.

Then please return to your residence first, General Wu, and accept the inspection by the Shadow Guards.

"Guards, escort General Yu away and take good care of him."

The Shadow Guards had been planning to do this for a long time, and upon hearing Lu Qiqi's order, they quickly and efficiently invited Wu Guangping down from the city wall.

Ye Lin glanced at Lu Qiqi, who was acting unpredictably, and then quickly turned his head to look at Wu Guangping's face.

After receiving Wu Guangping's signal to stop him from making any rash moves, he paused and withdrew his foot, about to step out to stop them.

After Wu Guangping and Ye Lin were forced off the city wall by the Shadow Guards, Lu Qiqi finally looked at Song Yanqing's face. She saw his cold eyes gradually soften and become gentle.

After a moment, Lu Qiqi said, "I have taken my aunt out of the Wu residence. My aunt will definitely recognize Aunt Ning's face."

That's all true. Even if Wu Guangping had mouths all over his body, he would be unable to defend himself.