Suddenly, the wind howled and ghosts wailed outside, and a chilling wind blew in gusts, like evil spirits crawling forward from hell.
The winter cold added to the eeriness of the weather.
Park Yusai dismissed the inappropriate thoughts that had arisen in his mind, quickly returned to his military tent, and began to sleep soundly.
"Now we'll split into ten teams of ten people each. Zhang Kuo, Zhu Yu, you take your men and go find Bai Ze and Liu Ji. See what their situation is. If you can save them, do so; if not, hold off for now."
"Chen Fang, you take ten men and sneak into the military camp with me to kidnap the wise man. Did you bring the sleeping potion?"
In a grove of trees, Cen Xi quietly made arrangements for the hundred people he had brought.
"Mistress, I have some high-grade sleeping incense. After using it, the other party will not wake up for three days and three nights. Even people with high martial arts skills will not wake up. Would you like me to give you one?"
Seeing that Cen Xi was really going to take action, Feng Qin took out the sleeping pills he had brought and asked Cen Xi, "Kidnapping someone requires a foolproof plan."
He was there to protect their mistress, so he couldn't afford to let anything go wrong.
"You had this kind of sleeping potion, and you didn't tell me sooner! You bastard, I'll deal with you when we get back!"
Cen Xi snatched the two sticks of sleeping incense from his hand and glared at him.
Fengqin: "..."
Fengqin really wanted to say, "You didn't even ask," but she swallowed back the words she wanted to say.
"Let's go, let's move!"
It was already past midnight when Cen Xi made a hand gesture.
To be honest, this was her first time doing a night raid on an enemy camp, and she felt a mix of excitement and nervousness.
"Your Highness, what about us?"
There are still seventy people left who haven't been assigned yet, someone couldn't help but ask.
Cen Xi glanced at the seventy people, thought for a moment, and said:
"Oh, you have seventy men left. Let me think. Huo Jie and Yang Ke, you take your team and quietly go to the place where Di Rong is storing grain. If you have the chance, set fire to the grain."
"The remaining fifty men will keep watch outside. If we are discovered, I will give the signal, and you will scatter to different places to cause trouble. Once you're done, run away. Running away is what you're best at. Be quick about it. I want every single one of you back at the camp."
Seeing that she had forgotten about the seventy people, Fengqin couldn't help but worry about their safety again.
If the mistress is unreliable, will they even be able to come out later?
"Let's go! Don't look like that. I just forgot about them for a moment. I'm not as unreliable as you think. I just don't like making plans."
Seeing Feng Qin's suspicious and scrutinizing gaze, Cen Xi touched her nose and awkwardly made up an excuse for herself.
Okay! After all, this was the first time we'd ever done a night raid on an enemy camp, so it's normal to be a little confused and forget to arrange for people.
After all, she was just a senior secretary in front of her boss before. She had never been to a military camp or experienced war. It was already quite impressive that she could think of so many things.
Actually, she prefers to act alone and do big things quietly, but unfortunately this is a military camp, and if she doesn't bring more people with her, she's afraid she won't be able to escape.
Fengqin: "..."
Feng Qin didn't say anything and silently followed. Actually, he really wanted to say, "Keep making this up. If I believed you, I'd be a ghost."
Fearing repercussions if he spoke out, he could only keep it to himself like a pufferfish.
In the dead of night, the soldiers in the barracks were exhausted after a major battle.
As Cen Xi and his men moved through their camp like afterimages, no one noticed them.
After searching around and capturing several soldiers, Cen Xi finally figured out where the wise man's military tent was.
The group sneaked outside the tent and found that the wise man was protected by many people in layers.
Cen Xi couldn't help but sigh inwardly:
"Oh, this is indeed an important person! So many people are protecting him."
"Madam, please light the incense. We used to be invincible with this, sneaking into other people's residences and uncovering countless secrets. It was because of these secrets that the young master made all the civil and military officials at the grand banquet tremble with fear. Now they don't even dare to utter a fart. Believe me, with this, we can kidnap the wise man without lifting a finger."
Feng Qin didn't want to cause a big commotion, nor did she want Cen Xi to get into any trouble, so she volunteered to make the suggestion.
"Alright, with so many people, if a fight breaks out, will we really be unable to do anything? Wouldn't I have come for nothing? Light the incense, hurry up and light it."
"Wait, what if we all get knocked out by the fumes too?"
Cen Xi nodded in agreement, then seemed to remember something and asked a question.
“It’s alright, I have some. I’ll distribute them to them. You can have one too, Madam.”
Feng Qin's eyes lit up. She took out a bottle of medicine, pulled Cen Xi's hand, poured her a pill, and then handed the bottle to the nearest person.
"Were you prepared all along, kid?"
Seeing how easily Cen Xi handled it, I felt that all the construction he had done was a complete waste of time, okay?
Actually, she only needed to bring one person with her, and that person was Feng Qin.
Once he releases his intoxicating fragrance, who can rival him?
"Of course, my greatest mission is to protect you, my lady, from even this harm. How could I not be extremely worried?"
Feng Qin looked at Cen Xi and answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Fine, you're something else! You've left this princess with no opportunity to use her skills. Light the incense, and stop talking nonsense."
Cen Xi curled her lips, but had to admire the kid's slick moves.
But then again, with so many people guarding this place today, she'll probably have to sneak out just as easily.
The people around Shen Jinchen are indeed a bunch of foxes.
"good!"
Seeing that Cen Xi's men had all taken the antidote, Feng Qin took out a tinderbox, lit it, and the sleeping incense ignited.
Then all those guarding the wise man outside the military tent collapsed in unison.
"Wow, do you still have this sleeping incense? It's amazing! No wonder Shen Jinchen was able to control the banquet so easily. With this stuff, you could conquer the world!"
"Sigh, I really don't know if Heaven is blind or not, but insists that I am the destined one. I think your young master is the one who truly deserves the title!"
Cen Xi's eyes lit up. First, she praised Feng Qin, then her mind raced and she started complaining about God.
Cen Xi had never said such a thing to Feng Qin.
So when Fengqin heard her say something about a destined person, she immediately thought of the fortune-telling that the monk Daoyan had done for the young master, and her pupils shrank almost imperceptibly.
He quickly concealed his unusual behavior and said with a smile:
"Mistress, let's go inside quickly. This is enemy territory; we shouldn't stay here any longer!"
"That's true, let's go! Hurry up and tie them up, your sleeping potion won't last too long, will it?"
Cen Xi was just saying it casually; she was already used to complaining about fate anyway, so getting down to business was the priority.
"The venom of this sleeping potion is extracted from the sand scorpion, which is unique to the Western Regions. It is priceless!"
Fengqin felt that he should really offer his young master a few more candles. He had given the best of everything to his mistress, but she didn't appreciate it and was even complaining about it.
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