"At that time, when I forced them to hand over all their possessions, they saw with their own eyes a divine artifact fall out of the treasure bowl."
"Now it seems they've been holding a grudge for a long time and told the Northern Barbarians about it!"
"Heji deliberately used the bearded man and the stables to distract me today, but actually he was going to steal the treasure bowl!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Wan'er's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly followed Qin Yue Zhao back to the General's Mansion.
However, it was too late.
The once magnificent general's mansion was reduced to ruins by fire.
Amidst the devastation, several members of Huo's army, covered in blood and grime, crawled to their feet, their mottled faces revealing undisguised panic.
The air was thick with the stench of battle; many civilians who had been burned in the fire while participating in the rescue efforts lay on the open ground, groaning and weeping.
Old housekeeper Uncle Chen carried a wooden bucket in and out of the ruins.
Upon seeing Qin Yue Zhao, she rushed forward, wailing, "Your Highness, we don't know where this group of people came from, but they burned down our palace with flaming arrows!"
"The food and clothing given by the gods are all destroyed! The medicine is destroyed too, what are we going to do?"
Qin Yue Zhao ignored all of that and only asked, "Where is the Treasure Basin? Where is Huo Sanbao? I asked him to watch the Treasure Basin, but where is he?"
Butler Chen looked anxious.
"I don't know. A group of people rushed in through the side gate while we were distributing porridge to the people and started killing everyone they saw!"
"They acted swiftly and had a clear division of labor, as if they had already figured out the layout of the General's Mansion. Huo Sanbao fought with them, and I was kicked away and passed out. I don't know what happened after that."
Just then, a member of the Huo family army suddenly crawled out of the ruins and shouted with his last breath, "Your Highness, walkie-talkie, talk to ...
Before he could finish speaking, he clutched his chest and died in agony.
Qin Yue Zhao rushed to him and saw that the black object in his hand was emitting a faint red light.
It turns out that since Huo Sanbao took charge of security at the General's Mansion, he had issued a walkie-talkie to every officer on duty in order to prevent any accidents from happening.
I never expected it would actually come in handy this time!
Picking up the walkie-talkie, she immediately pressed the button and asked, mimicking the voice in the video, "Huo Sanbao, this is Qin Yuezhao, where are you?"
Soon, Huo Sanbao's hoarse, panicked voice came from the other end.
"Your Highness, we are chasing after the Northern Barbarian spies. They stole the Treasure Basin and have already left the city and entered the mountain path, ah—"
Before she could finish speaking, Huo Sanbao's miserable wail came from the other end, and Qin Yue Zhao quickly looked at Chen Wan'er.
"Open the city gates! I will personally pursue the Northern Barbarian spies and reclaim the Treasure Basin!"
Chen Wan'er immediately nodded, leaped onto her horse, and galloped towards the city gate, shouting to the city guards as she urged her horse on: "Open the city gate! Your Highness is leaving the city! Open the city gate!"
Upon seeing Chen Wan'er, the city guards quickly pulled the iron chains of the city gate.
The massive, riveted gate, weighing several thousand pounds, slowly opened, and dozens of figures on horseback roared out of the city.
Leading the group was Qin Yue Zhao, who was dressed in a white robe and wore a white veil.
Holding a crossbow, she rushed out of the main battlefield and ran wildly through the dense forest, ignoring the stinging sensation of dry branches and leaves brushing against her cheeks, her eyes fixed on the red locator on the walkie-talkie.
Suddenly, a sliver of light shone through the woods ahead.
The Akhal-Teke horse was running too fast, and only when it burst out of the forest did it see that there was a cliff in front of it.
"Whoa—"
Qin Yue Zhao pulled hard on the reins, causing the rocks to fall due to the sound waves. In extreme panic, the horse reared up and came to a stop less than three meters from the cliff.
She felt dizzy and was thrown back by the force of the impact, crashing heavily to the ground.
Fortunately, she was agile and, with the help of external forces, flipped several times on the ground before landing on one foot and squatting on the edge of the cliff.
Her knees ached from the friction against the mountain path, but she paid no attention and looked around as she stopped.
However, before she could even see clearly, countless dark figures came rushing in from the cliff and the dense forest.
Almost simultaneously, Chen Wan'er leaped down, drew her longsword, and twirled it in the air, shielding Qin Yue Zhao behind her.
"Your Highness, there's an ambush! This place is full of mastiffs, hundreds of them!"
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