Chapter 301 I'll Kill You
Seeing that Lin Changning and the others had been gone for almost a month, Qi Rong handed over command to Lao Qin after dealing with the affairs of the border city. He then led Lin Changning's dozens of personal guards, as well as his own personal guards, toward the designated location.
According to the original plan, Lin Changning and his group should have already arrived at the rendezvous point by now.
Three or four days have passed and I still haven't seen anyone.
This only made Qi Rong more anxious. After waiting in the courtyard for several days, Qi Rong was ready to assemble his team and go directly to the locations that Lin Changning and the others had set up to search one by one.
Logically speaking, since Mr. Gao Huan led people to steal the imperial edict, the edict would naturally be more important than his third sister's. Therefore, both the Marquis's mansion and the Emperor should have tried their best to retrieve the edict.
Then Xiao Liu and his companions, who were with his third sister, would be safe.
At that time, my aunt and uncle had the same plan. They split into two groups: one group fled with the imperial edict, while Changning and the other group protected my third sister and the others to go home.
The main strategy is to use a feint attack in one direction while striking in another.
To ensure his sister's safe return to Taiyuan, Changning's skills should be sufficient to lead his sister and the others out of the city without requiring a large-scale siege.
But now Mr. Gao Huan has disappeared without a trace, and Chang Ning and the others are also missing. Both groups have vanished without a trace, causing Qi Rong great anxiety.
The four border cities have now been handed over to the Crown Prince of Qin and the old Qin ruler. Whether it is the repair of the cities or the organization of refugees, everything is now in good order, and their troops have been stationed in the four cities.
It would be extremely difficult for the emperor to take it back.
Qi Rong rushed as fast as he could, arriving a few days ahead of schedule at the place Lin Changning and the others had agreed upon, to wait for the person who would pick him up.
It's been almost a week, but there's still no news. The only thing we know is that Changning did indeed escape from the capital with his third sister, and Mr. Gao Huan also ran out with the imperial edict, helping Changning and his family clean up their mess.
But after that message, no further messages came back.
Qi Rong sat on the second floor of the restaurant, his fists clenched tightly and his brows furrowed.
Knowing that he was looking out the window with some concern, Wen Zhi coughed lightly when he saw that Lu Shan and Wan Jin were a little irritable: "Lu Shan, Wan Jin, go and walk around the courtyard on East Street again to see if there is any new information?"
Qi Ming muttered, "Our people are right there guarding the place. If they had any information, they would have come over long ago."
Wen Zhi glanced at Qi Ming. The two of them were so annoyed they could hardly contain themselves. It would be better to find someone to do something than to just sit here and wait.
Suddenly, there were loud footsteps outside the door. Zhiqi turned around abruptly and quickly opened the door just as the person was about to knock, pulling them into the room.
"Is there any news?"
The messenger was startled when he was pulled in. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it was Zhiqi and the others, but his expression was not good.
He glanced at Qi Rong sitting at the table, then pushed aside Zhi Qi, who was kneeling on the ground holding a scroll of information, and said, "Commander, there's news."
Qi Rong took the note and waved it to signal someone to get up. After glancing at it, his face instantly darkened.
Wan Jin asked somewhat nervously, "Commander? Our commander and the others?"
Qi Rong tossed the note to Wen Zhi beside him: "Mr. Gao Huan and his group died from poisoning. There was a traitor at point 2 who poisoned the water. Wang He escaped with the will, but was seriously injured along the way. Two factions fought in the restaurant. Xiao Liu took my third sister and Wang He out of the city. I don't know anything else."
When Wan Jin heard that Mr. Gao Huan had died from poisoning, his heart was in his throat. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that his commander had escaped with the princess.
He patted his chest and said, "It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright."
Qi Rong glanced at Wan Jin: "No need to wait any longer. Notify everyone to split into ten teams and set off immediately today! To meet up with Xiao Liu and the others!!!"
Now that the will is with the third sister and the others, there are unknown forces involved, and the journey will likely be fraught with danger. The shopkeeper just mentioned in the note that the sixth sister seems to be injured.
However, due to time constraints, we were unable to determine the extent of the injury.
However, his younger sister and niece were unharmed.
He knew Xiao Liu was reliable.
Now they could no longer sit idly by and wait for their doom. After splitting into several groups, they quickly went to other locations. Once they could meet up with the others in Changning, they would escape to Taiyuan.
Otherwise, with only Wang He, who is seriously injured, and two other people who are powerless beside Changning, it would be extremely difficult for them to return.
Not to mention that there are checkpoints at every city gate, even with a travel permit, with Yue'er's white hair, it would be extremely difficult for her to get here.
After Qi Rong finished speaking, he picked up his sword and led his men out.
With two bombshells now beside Changning, and a considerable number of pursuers behind them, time is of the essence. They must reach Changning and his group before other forces catch up and provide support.
otherwise……
Lin Changning drove the carriage swiftly through several towns, changing travel permits several times along the way, but managed to get away with it.
Only when they reached the last city did Yue'er's hair lose some color because it got wet in the rain, and the soldiers guarding the city noticed it when she left the city.
Dozens of people chased them all the way. She and Wang He led them to the side of the official road and dealt with some of them. They then ran away and finally shook off the pursuers.
Once they cross the last city, they will reach Panchuan and make contact with their messengers. Nearly five hundred personal guards are buried in Panchuan. As long as they can reach Panchuan, they can safely return to Taiyuan.
Lin Changning gritted his teeth and spurred his horse to frantically shake off the pursuers behind him. He could see that the sky was already turning a pale white, and the sun was peeking out from behind the mountains with a yellowish-orange tinge.
The last city was now in sight. Lin Changning sighed and took out the travel permit. Once they passed this city, they would reach Panchuan, so there couldn't be any accidents here.
After gradually slowing down the carriage, Lin Changning got off at the city gate and respectfully said to the soldiers guarding the city, "Sir, this is my travel permit. Please take a look."
The soldiers were a bit sleepy in the early morning. One of them yawned, glanced at the room briefly, and waved his hand, saying, "Go in, go in."
Lin Changning sighed, sat back in the carriage, and was about to drive towards the city gate when Su Qingyan, whose mouth had been gagged, spat out the cloth from her mouth at some point.
He shouted loudly, "I am the heir of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion!!! We've been kidnapped! Help us!!!"
Lin Changning: !!! !!!
Lin Changning turned his head and saw that Su Qingyan had spat out the cloth from her mouth at some point. Wang He seemed to have been bitten, and her palm was covered in blood. She was enduring the pain and tightly covering Su Qingyan's mouth.
The soldiers outside the vehicle were jolted awake by Su Qingyan's shout and chased after her with their spears.
The remaining soldiers guarding the city quickly mounted their horses and chased after Lin Changning.
Lin Changning was so angry he gritted his teeth. He quickly spurred his horse and charged into the city, drawing his sword from the carriage and thrusting it at Su Qingyan.
"You fucking..."
Su Qingyan, whose stomach had been stabbed by the enraged Lin Changning, stared wide-eyed at him in disbelief: "I...I am the heir of the Marquis's mansion, how dare you..."
Before she could finish speaking, Su Qingyan fainted from the pain.
Enraged, Lin Changning drew her sword, ready to strike him again, but suddenly heard a whooshing sound behind her. Lin Changning quickly sheathed her sword and deflected the arrows aimed at her.
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