Chapter 400 Oh no! Where did Ji Qingwu go?!

She really is Lu Juan's wife, Ji Qingrong.

Oh no, where did Ji Qingwu go?!

Throughout the entire process, the person sitting in the carriage was Ji Qingrong.

They deliberately made it appear as if Ji Qingwu had boarded the carriage.

The leader of the secret guards calmly pondered, but Sihai's presence here meant that Ji Qingwu must also be here.

But in the instant he turned around, he discovered that the figure at the base of the wall had also vanished.

We've been outmaneuvered.

Ji Qingwu also discovered this flaw.

The Four Seas appeared here to mislead them.

"Let's retreat!"

With so many guards gathered at the entrance, it wouldn't be good to linger too long, even though it was night.

The leader of the secret guards raised his hand and made a retreat gesture, and dozens of secret guards immediately disappeared into the night.

Chunxing rubbed her eyes, feeling that her vision was blurry.

Ji Qingrong was surprised to see this, but she did not show it.

The leader of the secret guards jumped off the carriage road: "I apologize for disturbing Madam Lu."

Ji Qingrong spoke up, "My lord, please wait a moment." She handed over a letter, saying, "My younger sister left you a letter; please take a look first."

The leader of the secret guards paused for a moment before raising his hand to take it.

The letters had no envelopes; they were written on kraft paper used for wrapping herbs, and you could still smell the herbs.

The handwriting inside...

It can only be described as still recognizable, possessing a wild and unrestrained cursive script style, which doesn't quite match Ji Qingwu's delicate and beautiful appearance.

"Mysterious Black-Faced Brother, I was already on my way to the North when I saw this letter."

This title is quite fitting at this moment.

Even though the leader of the secret guards was wearing a mask, his face was noticeably darker than before.

"You don't need to bring people to find me. You'd be better off going back to the palace to protect your young master. If I wanted to hide, you wouldn't be able to find me."

If these words had been spoken in the past, the leader of the secret guards would have laughed heartily, laughing at how arrogant and complacent this person was.

But Ji Qingwu was right under his nose, yet he lost track of her.

His gaze fell on the last two lines of the letter.

"Don't worry, I will report the situation to the Emperor. It won't be considered a dereliction of duty on your part. We'll meet again someday. Ji Shi Qingwu is presented."

This Miss Ji meant well, but she said it wasn't a dereliction of duty, so why would Emperor Wusu listen to her?

The leader of the secret guards clenched the letter tightly, gritted his teeth, and then disappeared from the sight of the master and servant.

Seeing him leave, Ji Qingrong breathed a sigh of relief, her palms slightly sweaty.

The guard's gaze before leaving clearly showed that he hadn't given up and seemed determined to continue chasing after Ji Qingwu out of the city.

Her gaze fell on Song Ge'er in her arms. The little boy seemed to be sleeping restlessly, kicking his little legs.

Ji Qingrong gently patted him, and Song Ge'er curled up his little body and fell asleep again.

Chunxing said softly, "Madam, will the Fifth Miss be discovered?"

Ji Qingrong said, "This person is very experienced, just as Fifth Sister said, he's very difficult to deal with. I just hope he thinks the same way as Fifth Sister..."

The leader of the secret guards led his men to pursue them outside the city, traveling six hundred li in the night.

As Ji Qingwu wrote in her letter, they didn't even see a glimpse of her.

Finally, they focused their efforts on searching for traces of him across the world.

Finally, in the courtyard of a farmer's house outside the city, they found the marks where the secret guards had hidden.

But the farmer's yard was empty. They continued their search, but within a five-mile radius of the location, Sihai left no further markings.

This means that something has happened to Sihai, or that he is no longer deliberately hiding himself.

Ji Qingwu and Sihai disappeared together.

*

The next day, at noon.

The convoy heading to Longzhou was a grand procession, kicking up a trail of dust.

The first three carriages were for nobles; the carriages were spacious, clean, and tidy. Behind them were carts loaded with goods, and servants also made do on the carts.

Ji Qingwu mingled in the second-to-last truck loaded with goods.

She had changed her appearance, but just like before, she still had thick, dark eyebrows and flat features.

To better fit the image of a village woman who often does farm work in the fields, she also added two sunspots to her cheekbones.

Wearing a gray cloth coat with several floral patches, he looked both rustic and comical.

Yesterday, Ji Qingwu and her elder sister were discussing how to evade the secret guards' spies. As if by prior arrangement, she learned that a carriage would be traveling from Lin'an to Longzhou tonight.

This is a perfect opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

But their strength alone was not enough, so Ji Qingwu sent someone to invite Ji Changlin over.

My elder brother frequently travels between several countries and is extremely familiar with the well-known racing team leaders in Lin'an, so it's not difficult for him to compete against them.

As dusk fell, when Ji Changlin left, Ji Qingwu, disguised as Lanling, followed him back to the Ji family.

Sihai remained at the clinic and went to the city gate with Ji Qingrong to mislead the guards.

Si Hai first hid in a farmer's house outside the city, and then met up with Ji Qingwu, who was already in the caravan, when the carriages passed by.

It wasn't until noon that Ji Qingwu felt at ease.

The carriage cushions were hard and the interior space was cramped. Ji Qingwu sat there for more than five hours before shifting her position.

"Fifth Miss".

The person who had been silent all along finally spoke.

Ji Qingwu glanced at it and couldn't help but sigh.

The person immediately changed their form of address: "Fifth Sister-in-law".

Ji Qingwu was surprised that Ji Changlin had also given her his bodyguard, Lanling.

Lanling was dressed as a village girl this time, with two braids.

She explained, "Fifth Sister-in-law, this is all at the behest of Brother Ji... it's all at the behest of my eldest brother, that I go with you so that we can look after each other on the way."

Ji Qingwu smiled wryly, "Big brother is really willing to spend money."

He gave her all his capable female guards, fearing that something might happen to her.

Ji Qingwu took out a few cakes from his bundle and stuffed one into Lanling's hand.

"I don't mean to blame you. If you had told me earlier, I would have brought more food."

She only prepared food and water for two people.

Lanling handed over the cake, saying, "I don't have to eat it."

Ji Qingwu firmly pushed it back: "We can still hold on for two more days. When we run out of food, I'll figure something out."

Ji Qingwu lifted the curtain and patted the back of the person driving the carriage.

"Eat something."

Just by looking at his back, you could tell he was very young, somewhere between a young man and a teenager.

His thin back was slender and straight, like a poplar tree growing taller.

Ji Qingwu shared the white flour pancakes with him.

He turned his head, lowered his eyes, and said awkwardly, "Thank...thank you."

Seeing his awkward manner, Ji Qingwu slapped him hard on the back, almost knocking the unsuspecting Sihai off the carriage.

"Jiang Hai, if you're not full, I have more here."

Ji Qingwu gave Sihai a new name, Jiang Hai, which was no longer just a code name.

To avoid being recognized, she and Sihai pretended to be a newlywed couple, originally intending to act as siblings.