Chapter 40 Missing

This sudden group of people belonged to Yu Manzhen.

After Li Yi resigned from his post as the commander-in-chief of war preparations, he was immediately appointed as one of the grain supervisors, responsible for the logistics transportation of the war.

Within the Northern Army, there were undercurrents between Lu Xinyi, Zheng Shoufang, Qin Xian, and Xie Ci, and he had been watching from the sidelines.

He once said that his long-planned plan to place his confidants in the Northern Army to consolidate military power would probably eventually be realized through Xie Ci.

If Xie Ci had not been defeated by Lu Xinyi.

Thinking of this, Li Yi felt very regretful: "What a pity."

Li Yi, tall and slender in a dark black armor and purple boots, sat on a big rock beside the campfire, his sleeves half rolled up, looking a little tired, but his posture was still handsome and heroic.

He was unable to rescue Xie's family in time, and the more he thought about it, the more regretful he felt. He had already missed the best opportunity because he was unable to help them. It was unlikely that Xie Ci would join his side now.

Hearing this, Yu Manzhen's heart moved. She immediately said, "If it weren't for that Gu family, it wouldn't have come to this."

"He's still quite hostile towards us. I think this must be due in part to the Gu family."

Seven or eight people sat around the campfire. Yu Manzhen sat to Li Yi's left and lower left. She said, "Now's a good opportunity...should we take advantage of this and get rid of this Gu family?"

There were large and small news bulletins on the back of the cart. Li Yi stood at the vantage point of observation and he quickly realized from various clues that Xun Xun might want to start with Xun Xiao.

The fighting was raging on the front lines, and those in the rear were also staying up all night. Whenever they had a little free time, they talked about this very thing.

But Li Yi frowned when he heard this: "Absolutely not!"

Li Yi had no ill feelings towards Gu Wan; on the contrary, he admired her greatly. Of course, subjective admiration wasn't the reason for his frown. Li Yi said, "Gu's presence might have some influence, but now it makes little difference whether she's there or not. On the contrary, if she were to take action against Gu, it would be a major hidden danger in the future."

Not only is there no need to say this, it will also plant a huge bomb between him and Xie Ci in the future, which is not worth the loss.

Although Li Yi did not place all his hopes on Xie Ci, he had to admit that he had high expectations for Xie Ci.

Li Yi smiled: "If he can successfully find Lu Xinyi and get rid of him, then it will be time for us to cooperate."

Yu Manzhen: "...That's right, that's exactly the case."

She was suddenly overwhelmed with disappointment. In fact, Yu Manzhen had been looking for an opportunity to mention Gu Wan. She had always hoped to push Li Yi to take action, because she knew very well how decisive and accurate this man would be when it came to taking ruthless action.

Tonight she finally found an opportunity, but was flatly rejected by Li Yi.

She forced a smile, pretending that it was not a very important matter, nodded in agreement, and let the matter pass without any hesitation.

But after Li Yi got up and left to get busy, her expression changed. Gu Qi, Gu Qi, she paced privately for a long time, and finally gritted her teeth: "Yu Ming, go call Xin Chou over to me!"

Gu Qi came back to life, and a series of changes in the Xie family made her extremely certain that Gu Qi was also back.

In the past few years, in addition to trying to become the Princess of Xiaoshan and give advice to Li Yi in advance, Yu Manzhen also used the prophet in her previous life to show favor to some capable people.

There were successes and failures, but I made a lot of good friends and gained a lot of favors, and also networked with many loyal and powerful people.

Xinchou is one of them.

Xin Chou was a formidable warrior, even rivaling the later Xie Ci and Li Yi. In his previous life, Xin Chou's family was shattered by the corruption of the imperial court and the Northern Army. He attempted to assassinate a high-ranking Northern Army general and imperial official, but was captured by Xie Ci. After Xie Ci uncovered the truth, he beheaded the assassin and released Xin Chou. Xin Chou kowtowed three times to Xie Ci before drowning himself.

Yu Manzhen was in the Northern Army, so she had some connections of her own.

Xin Chou arrived soon, and Yu Manzhen ordered: "Take people and look for this Gu Qie. She is likely to be near Xun Xiao!"

"Kill her at all costs!"

"If she's not here, then kill Xun Xiao."

Yu Manzhen lowered her eyes. She felt something had changed, and it frightened her. Could Xun Xiao be the Ghost Hand? The Ghost Hand was actually Xun Xiao! Had he been with Xie Ci this long ago? But it didn't feel right. Now that he was around, would Xie Ci still join Li Yi's forces? If not, would everything in their previous life remain the same?

Yu Manzhen suddenly became anxious.

She told herself that this was something she did for Xie Ci. Xun Xiao was such a big target that sooner or later he would be exposed.

Yu Manzhen had been looking for Gu Wan in private for a long time. Xin Chou certainly knew who Gu Wan was. He knelt on one knee and said, "Yes!" Then he turned around and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Yu Manzhen looked up and watched the figure disappear. She clenched her fists, murderous intent filled her eyes and she felt extremely anxious.

…

The whistling sound of the wind suddenly became louder, and Gu Guan ran all the way to the edge of the cliff of the East Canyon.

Oh shit!

I saw a large group of people fighting in a melee, with blood splattering everywhere. Xun Xiao's horse lost control and was frightened, and had already rushed to the edge of the cliff. A tall and thin man riding a black horse and wearing centurion armor was approaching him with his back to Gu Guan.

At first glance, this man was extremely powerful. There was no space within three meters around him. He held a pair of mandarin duck daggers in his hands. His back was like an eagle or an old man. He moved as fast as lightning, and the electric light cut Xun Xiao's throat like a sword.

Xun Xiao tried his best to stay awake. He threw Luo Qian out with one throw. His hands were still shaking violently. He tried to block a few times, but he was forced to the edge of the cliff. If the horse took one more step back, both him and the horse would fall down.

The man on the black horse stepped on the stirrup, and the mandarin duck sword knocked away Xun Xiao's long sword, and rushed forward like lightning!

"master--"

Luo Qian couldn't get up for a moment, and he screamed miserably.

The first thing Gu Wan saw when he rushed over was the scene where Xun Xiao’s life was in danger!

Holy shit, who is this person?!

But Gu Wan's hands were faster than her brain. In a flash, she raised her left hand and pressed the trigger! "Swoosh!" A fine iron sleeve arrow shot out!

This was a gift from Qin Xian to Xie Ci for self-defense, a relic from his elder brother. This type of sleeve arrow required extremely high skill levels, and even the Xie and Qin families back then struggled to produce such a compact and compact pair that wouldn't hinder movement.

When Xie Xinzhong got it, he was reluctant to use it himself, but gave it to his eldest son who had just gone to the battlefield.

After the Lantian treason case, Qin Xian rushed to the scene and finally only retrieved this pair of sleeve arrows.

After Xie Ci got the hidden arrow, he looked at it over and over all night. The next day, he put it on Gu Wan's hand with great care. He said, "I can't use it, so you wear it."

He also hoped that this sleeve arrow could protect Gu Wan's safety.

This was the first time Gu Wan used it. He only had one sleeve arrow, and it shot out in a flash, with a "search" sound, straight to the opponent's heart on the back.

Xin Chou's ears moved and he stepped back like lightning.

Gu Guan rushed forward on her horse and collided directly with the opponent, horse and man. She stretched out her legs and stomped the stirrups hard. When she collided with the opponent, she braked and stretched out her hand to the left with all her strength, grabbing Xun Xiao's hand. "Hey!" She pushed in the opposite direction and jumped up!

The two of them fell heavily to the ground, making Gu Wan grimace in pain. Oh my god, it hurts so much that half of her body can't move.

The three horses collided heavily with each other, with Xin Chou bearing the brunt of the collision. The three horses, along with the men on each horse, were instantly knocked off the cliff. The war horses neighed loudly and all fell down.

Then the next moment, Xin Chou suddenly stepped on the crooked pine tree on the cliff and flew back like a night bird.

Gu Wan quickly turned around and saw, damn!

Their eyes met, and Xin Chou's gaze was fixed. He had studied Gu Guan's portrait for a long time, and he recognized those eyes at once, and his eyes lit up immediately.

Then Gu Guan watched helplessly as the man walked straight towards her.

“Fuck, fuck!”

Gu Wan almost immediately thought of Li Yi and Yu Manzhen. However, Li Yi wouldn't be so stupid. Only this woman could possibly use some prophets to recruit such a powerful master.

For a moment, Gu Guan was crawling and rolling, in danger. Half of her body was in so much pain that she couldn't move. In addition, she was really at a disadvantage when she fought face to face with these internal martial arts masters.

"Xun Xiao! Big brother, wake up! Help me—"

Gu Guan rolled over on the spot, and Luo Qian quickly crawled over to save her. Gu Guan quickly looked in the direction of Xun Xiao. He had his eyes closed and was trembling all over, with an expression of extreme pain on his face.

Gu Guan shouted, and Xun Xiao opened his eyes with difficulty. In a daze, he saw a tall and thin man as thin as a stick slashing Luo Qian and suddenly rushing towards Gu Guan.

A spray of blood spurted onto Gu Wan's face, and she tried her best to step back.

Xun Xiao woke up for a moment, and in an instant, he pushed himself up against the ground, turned over and jumped up, rolled up his sleeves and took out a long sword in his hand. With a "ding" sound, he deflected the short knife that was heading straight for Gu Guan's face, and swung three swords in a row, forcing Xin Chou to retreat.

——Sure enough, to deal with a master of this level, Xun Xiao has to take the lead.

But Xun Xiao was not in good condition. He was breathing heavily and his right hand holding the sword was still shaking.

Sure enough, Xin Chou stopped, stared at Xun Xiao, and rushed forward like lightning.

After a few rounds, Xun Xiao and Gu Guan were quickly forced to retreat. The two fought and retreated, and Gu Guan was extremely anxious. She desperately scanned the surrounding environment and finally saw that the steep cliff began to rise. At the last moment when Xun Xiao could no longer hold on, she gritted her teeth, pulled Xun Xiao, and fell back!

The three of them fell to the bottom of the cliff, one in front and one behind.

…

The night was pitch black and I couldn't see anything clearly.

Luo Qian was horrified, and several people rushed over. They were so anxious that they were running around, hurriedly tying their belts and looking for a way to go down.

Finally, in the second half of the night, they finally found a way to get down.

But there was nothing at the bottom of the cliff.

Only a few splatters of blood were found on the high slope after dawn. Neither Gu Guan, Xun Xiao, nor that Xin Chou were anywhere to be found.

A gurgling stream flowed at the bottom of the canyon. In the early morning mist, the rumbling of war drums and the sound of galloping horses' hooves seemed to step on Luo Qian's heart.

The Northern Rong broke through the northern entrance of Guihuan, and the Northern Army of the Wei Dynasty was in strategic retreat.

Luo Qian was horrified. He ran wildly across the entire canyon and searched every place he could find, but he couldn't find it at all.

He was so anxious that he cried.

Gu Guan and Xun Xiao are missing!

No one is seen alive, and no body is seen after death.

…

Great Wei, in the Suzhou army.

Xun Xun was naked and bandaging his wounds in the Northern Wei army, which had just retreated and was facing the Northern Rong army. He fought more bravely than anyone else, killing countless enemies. The Suzhou soldiers were always at the forefront.

This made it extremely difficult for Lu Xinyi to marginalize him, as he had to do so with great force.

Wang Sheng rushed in quickly and whispered a few words in Xun Xun's ear. Xun Xun's eyes lit up.

"Good, good, very good!"

Xun Xun quickly dismissed the military doctor, stood up, and took two quick steps. He laughed loudly and said, "Pass this news to Lu Xinyi immediately."

Xun Xun stood still, his eyes filled with wild delight: "Also, once you make sure Lu Xinyi gets the news, send a message back immediately."

"yes!"

…

At this time, news of Gu Guan and Xun Xiao's disappearance had already come back.

Xie Ci had just come from the battlefield. After three days and two nights of fierce fighting and the baptism of blood, he grew up extremely quickly. The last bit of hesitation he had as a teenager was gone. Under the exposure to human lives and flesh and blood, a person's heart would quickly become cold and hard, and many things would no longer be a big deal.

But Gu Guan definitely couldn't be one of them.

He was riding astride a black horse, his heavy armor stained with blood, and his long sword was dripping with blood.

The warhorse was breathing heavily.

Xie Ci almost fell off his horse. He lost his composure in an instant, his eyes bloodshot. He rushed down and grabbed the man by the collar, "What did you say? What did you say?!"

He hadn't had much water for three days and two nights, and his voice was hoarse. Xie Ci shouted at the top of his lungs, grabbing Qin Guan's collar and saying, "Tell me again, who fell off the cliff and disappeared?!"

Qin Wenxuan couldn't help crying.

Xie Ci's head was buzzing, and a blood mist even appeared in front of his eyes, which were covered with red bloodshot. Qin Ying was also very anxious. She hurriedly pried Xie Ci's hands apart and shook him hard, "Xie Ci! Xie Ci! Xiao Si, wake up quickly--"

Xie Ci finally woke up.

His ears buzzed and he stared at his second sister-in-law.

At this moment, he couldn't remember what liking and loving were, or which one they were.

He felt as if his internal organs were burning, even his hands were trembling. He took a few deep breaths and pried open his second sister-in-law's hands.

"Go find it! Go find it—"

Xie Ci turned around and rushed out.

At this moment, the only thing he could think of was that he must not let anything happen to Gu Wan!

In an instant, he recalled what he had said to her in the Chisong Courtyard in Suzhou: if she died, he would commit suicide to be with her.

The sun was setting, her eyes were like stars and she smiled brightly, but Xie Ci's eyes suddenly welled up with tears.

Nothing will happen to her!

If anything happens to her, Heaven and Earth will be there for her.

He would never leave her alone!

Tears flowed uncontrollably. I was moved at first, but now I was trembling with grief and grief.

His heart felt like it was being seized, and he was going crazy, just like when he first learned that his father and brother had died and their heads and bodies were separated.

——No one is seen alive, and no body is seen after death.

"stop!!"

Qin Ying rushed forward to grab him, rushing in front of him to block, "If you go out now, you will play into their hands!"

She said word by word: "Do you want her to waste all her efforts and all her hard work?"

…

The sky was gloomy, and billowing smoke filled the entire sky. The chaotic clatter of horse hooves and military boots and bloody groans could be heard one after another.

Xie Ci stood on the messy ground that had been trampled repeatedly. The wind blew across his shoulders, and half of his face was dyed brown and red. His extremely beautiful eyes were sharp, with bloodshot eyes in the crimson smoke.

He stared at Qin Ying without blinking, and suddenly a look of pain appeared on his face, and he stopped dead in his tracks.

Qin Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

She was also worried, but she could only say, "Xiao Si, she can do it."

"She is with Xun Xiao. They may have left the canyon." If she was chased by that person or killed for other reasons, it is unlikely that she would carry two bodies so far away.

"I'll go right now and get her back, okay? Xiao Si, you have to trust Yuan Niang, she can do it!"

Xie Ci understood Qin Ying's subtext. This was the truth, and his extremely anxious mood subsided a little.

Xie Ci closed his eyes and opened them after a moment. In the lingering darkness of the long night, he murmured, "I know she can, but I, but I'm still so worried."

He should have believed Gu Wan. She was so capable. She held his hand and led him out of the darkness to where he is today. She was so smart, so smart, and so capable.

But the sentence "We'll never see him alive, and we'll never see his body after he dies" really shocked him. His heart tightened into a small ball. He was filled with indescribable fear and panic.

He murmured, "I just thought of some bad memories."

Qin Ying's eyes suddenly filled with tears, and her eyes became hot and blurry uncontrollably.

Only then did she realize that the past events had hurt Xie Ci, but unlike Xun Xiao, the hurt was not expressed, but buried deep in his heart.

Qin Ying also thought of Xie Yan and his son for a moment, the young man with gentle features and a smile that amazed the world, but his head and body were separated and no one knew where he was buried. They were the father and son, the father of her child. Tears fell without warning, and she turned her head and wiped them away!

Qin Ying whispered to Xie Ci, "We will bring them home sooner or later."

Xie Ci was stunned for a moment, and then an idea came to him. After a moment, he nodded with a choked sob.

Qin Ying smiled.

Xie Ci held Qin Ying's hand in his backhand: "Second sister-in-law, you must find her, and be safe."

"Um!"

Qin Ying did not hesitate: "Second sister-in-law will definitely do it."

Qin Ying let go of her hands and rubbed her face, not even bothering to wipe it. She quickly tidied up a few things and quickly pulled Qin Wenxuan away.

Xie Ci stood there, not blinking for a moment, until her figure disappeared into the dark morning light and could no longer be seen.

The author has something to say:

Li Yi knew that Xun Xun and Xie Ci were cousins, and that Xun Xiao was involved in a fire, but he didn't know about his Beirong bloodline. He knew most of the rest.

I found that some babies didn’t notice that Wenxuan and Xunxiao had a CP line. Ah Xiu looked it up, 94% of Chapter 33 and 93.7% of Chapter 28 were actually written hahahaha

Ah Xiu is here, giving you a big kiss! See you tomorrow, dears~ (づ￣3￣)づ

Finally, I have to thank "Wenjiujiujiu" for throwing the mine!

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And to all the big babies who irrigated Wenwen with nutrient solution, refills, refills!!