Chapter 240
That's enough for now.
Fan Xiaoxiao and the others dared not park the carriage too close to the town, so they could only find a secluded place to hide it.
The official road outside Tianshan was now guarded by General Yu's troops. If Xiahou and his men wanted to get out, they would probably have to obtain the princess's token.
And this was also a promise Fan Xiaoxiao made to him to bring her here.
Once Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang are rescued, she will help him lure Ren Le away alone.
The Ghost Doctor left her a drug that would make her dazed, and when they gave her the signal to escape, she drugged Renle.
However, this matter was still a bit risky, and after it was completed, it was likely that Master Lu and the others would not be able to stay in Tianshan Town.
But there's no other way now; we're at our wits' end. We have to try anything.
Xiahou glanced at the relatively well-hidden carriage: "..."
Fan Xiaoxiao knew he was worried about Bai Chaoyan: "I left her the poison the old man gave me. If there are thieves, Lady Bai can protect herself. Don't worry, I made sure she was awake before I left."
"One stick of incense."
Xiahou pulled up his cloak and headed towards the princess's camp without looking back.
"One incense stick's time" refers to the limited time he's allotted to rescuing Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang. If they aren't rescued within that timeframe, he will definitely abandon the operation because of Bai Chaoyan.
As dusk settled over the camp, although many soldiers remained on guard, many of them wore expressions of weariness.
The bugle call for the change of shifts had already sounded once, and Xiahou took advantage of the moment when the two sides were changing positions to quietly sneak into the camp with Fan Xiaoxiao.
"Where are your godparents being held?"
"In the eastern corner. When they were first locked up, I told them to grill some meat once. The smoke was rising from that eastern corner."
That's what they said... but when Fan Xiaoxiao and the others actually sneaked into the eastern corner...
All that was left for them was an empty tent, unattended.
Xiahou frowned: "Are you sure you haven't gone to the wrong place?"
The people in the tent left in a hurry, and on the simple table, there was a half-twisted straw rope.
There were also wooden crates of beer nearby, wrapped in straw in a way that not everyone would know how to do. Fan Xiaoxiao had taught Uncle Wang how to use a special binding method to protect the beer bottles from breaking due to bumps on the road.
That method was a bit complicated, and it took Uncle Wang a long time to learn it.
The wine in the wooden box was basically stored according to the method she taught us.
Fan Xiaoxiao's lips were tightly pursed, and she exuded a suppressed emotion.
"I'm sure I didn't go to the wrong place."
This is where my godparents used to stay.
Her grip on the bottle tightened suddenly: "They left in such a hurry, they must have been taken away by someone. There are no signs of vandalism here, which means that either my godfather and godmother were subdued instantly, or the person who came didn't directly threaten them."
Xiahou raised an eyebrow slightly, not expecting Fan Xiaoxiao to be able to analyze everything so calmly.
She put down the bottle in her hand: "There are empty bowls and plates here, and a pile of straw in the corner. They were locked up here. Since they were locked up here, there must be someone at the door."
Fan Xiaoxiao knew very well that panicking was useless now. On the contrary, extreme calmness would help her quickly think about what to do next.
Judging from everything before them, Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang must have been missing for some time. Their immediate task was to confirm as soon as possible that they were still alive.
"We need to find the squad of soldiers guarding this place."
After thinking for a moment, Fan Xiaoxiao left with these words.
"There are so many people in the camp, and aren't they currently in the process of handing over personnel? How are you going to find the soldiers guarding this place?"
Fan Xiaoxiao tapped on the outer shell of the beer crate, her gaze sweeping over every inch of the tent with a deep look.
"This is simple."
...
"Bang!"
A series of explosions suddenly rang out in a corner of the military camp, breaking the tranquility of dusk.
"What happened? What happened?!"
"Fire!!"
"Fire! East side! Fire on the east side!!!"
"Quickly! Quickly inform the general!!"
The soldiers at the gate were startled by the loud bang and hurriedly picked up the horn that had fallen to the ground and began to blow it.
The explosion was accompanied by thick black smoke. The smoke rose from the eastern corner of the camp.
Fan Xiaoxiao and Xiahou hid in a tree some distance away from the eastern tent, and from afar they could see that the military camp was in complete chaos.
Xiahou glanced at Fan Xiaoxiao, where the tent was still making a series of loud banging noises.
"Is this the method you were talking about?"
Fan Xiaoxiao looked at the blazing fire in the camp without any expression: "Well, there's no better way than having someone who knows the details do things for you."
"I don't have that much time to look for those two guys. In that case, why not make them tell us where our godparents went?"
Xiahou withdrew his gaze, feeling somewhat amazed by everything before him.
What cunning! Even in such a dangerous situation, this young girl remained calm and meticulously planned everything. And when she made her decisions, she did so without hesitation. Even the lighting of the fire was carefully planned.
If it were her, she might actually have a way to help them find a way out...
"They're here!"
Fan Xiaoxiao's words interrupted Xiahou's thoughts. He looked up towards the camp and saw that General Yu had already arrived with his troops to put out the fire.
The adjutant beside General Yu directed the passing soldiers to extinguish the fire. General Yu whispered something in his ear, and then Fan Xiaoxiao heard the soldier shout, "Who's guarding this place?!"
Two dejected soldiers were practically kicked out of the ranks. These two must have been mingling in the crowd putting out fires, and their hair and eyebrows were all ruffled.
Hearing the adjutant call them, they trembled like two quails, kneeling on the ground with their heads down.
Fan Xiaoxiao and the others were still quite far away from there, so they couldn't hear clearly what the two were saying. They could only see that after a short while, the two of them started kowtowing to General Yu.
"General, we only went to the outhouse. We really didn't expect there to be a fire here!"
Xiahou, expressionless, repeated their words to Fan Xiaoxiao: "You don't have internal energy, so it's normal that you can't hear what they're saying."
Fan Xiaoxiao glanced at him. When she heard this guy recite that sentence without any inflection, she almost slipped and fell off the tree.
Fortunately, she held on firmly, and nothing bad happened.
Where are my godparents?
Xiahou glanced at her and gestured for her to wait a moment.
"General, we really didn't mean to. The people inside have already been taken away by the cooks in front, and that's why we went to the outhouse."
After Xiahou finished speaking, it seemed that some argument had broken out on the other end. Both sides were speaking too fast, so Xiahou had to stop and listen to them finish.
But the more he listened, the deeper his brows furrowed, until finally, an unresolved knot formed between his brows.
"They were arguing that no cook had been sent to find your godparents."
"They—disappeared."
(End of this chapter)
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