Chapter 104 Eliminating Future Trouble
Yang Jingyan left with his men, leaving her only an official.
Before they even reached the foot of the mountain, the officials familiar with the mountain noticed that someone was guarding the foot of the mountain.
"Sir, something's not right about that dense forest!"
"You stay here and wait until we lead the people away before you go into the city!"
This person is most familiar with these mountains and forests; if he were alone, he would surely find a way back to the city.
"Yes, sir!"
The official nodded solemnly.
"Walk!"
Yang Jingyan and his men pushed the cart, deliberately giving away their tracks.
Meanwhile, Prefect Yang Xian and his men lay in ambush at the foot of the mountain, but after waiting for about half a day, they still did not see Yang Jingyan.
"My lord, I have just checked. It doesn't look like the medicinal herbs were being sent back outside the city. I believe Yang Jingyan and the others have not returned yet!"
Yang Xian breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing the scout's report.
"As long as they haven't gone back, there's still room for maneuver."
"My lord, it seems they took a detour. Do you think they really knew we were involved and were worried about being hunted down, so they changed their route?"
One of the officials asked with concern.
"It's not necessarily because he knows about this; perhaps Yang Jingyan is just being cautious. However, we cannot let our guard down. Killing him to silence him is the safest course of action."
Yang Xian never liked to leave any future troubles behind.
Regardless of whether Yang Jingyan knew or not, the Fifth Prince and I were involved, and none of the people Yang Jingyan brought with him could be spared!
"Sir, there seems to be some movement over there!"
The crowd turned to look and could vaguely see a dozen or so people pushing a wooden cart and hurrying along.
Dozens of people were tied up and followed behind the wooden cart.
"Sir, that's Chen Ba!"
"Good, that's them! Go after them!"
Yang Xian was overjoyed and led his men to chase after them.
Once they were out of sight, the officers hiding in the shadows finally emerged.
He stared in that direction, his fists clenched so tightly that the veins stood out.
He gritted his teeth, resolutely turned his gaze away, and ran down the mountain without looking back!
Outside the North Gate.
Wei Jingchen was leading a small patrol team to ensure the safety of the refugee camp outside the city.
Once the officials left the mountains, they began to run at full speed, shouting as they ran.
"Help! Someone, please come quick!"
Wei Jingchen turned around and saw a man dressed in the clothes of an official, looking somewhat disheveled, running towards him as if fleeing for his life.
This led to a riot in the refugee camp, and Wei Jingchen immediately ordered his men to suppress it.
"I'll go check on them. You stay here and don't let the refugees cause a riot!"
"yes!"
Wei Jingchen went to greet him, and as he got closer, he recognized him as an official who had accompanied Yang Jingyan to Yangling Prefecture.
Why is he the only one who came back?
"Why are you the only one here, Lord Yang? And Princess Jinglan, isn't she with you?"
The official hadn't slept for a day and a night, enduring fire and pursuit. The moment he saw Wei Jingchen, his legs went weak on their own.
He stumbled and fell down in front of Wei Jingchen.
Ignoring the pain in his knees, he looked up and shouted, "Quickly, get Xu Yifei to lead a large team up the mountain to rescue people!"
"What exactly happened?"
Wei Jingchen rushed forward and grabbed him from the ground.
"The prefect of Yangling Prefecture conspired with others to kill and silence witnesses. Your Excellency, lead the troops to draw away the pursuers."
The young princess is guarding the medicinal herbs on the mountain. I've come down to deliver the message, quick!
"Young Master Wei, quickly send Young Master Xu to rescue our master and the young princess!"
The official picked out the most important points to say and finished speaking in a flash.
Wei Jingchen's heart skipped a beat.
Didn't the people he sent encounter anything?
"I'm going to find the young princess. You go find someone to rescue your master!"
Lu Xun rushed over, and Wei Jingchen threw the official to him and went up the mountain alone.
"Quickly, quickly, take me to Young Master Xu!"
The officials didn't even catch their breath before rushing into the city.
Lu Xun, seeing the man's injured leg, simply picked him up and used his lightness skill to run towards the city.
Wei Jingchen followed the direction the official pointed out.
Yun Zhao has a tiger by his side, and tigers are masters at concealing their presence to hunt.
Therefore, Wei Jingchen could only deliberately expose himself so that Yun Zhao would notice him and come out on his own.
Sure enough, he headed towards the dense forest, and soon, Yun Zhao's voice came from the shadows in the woods.
"Brother Jingchen, I'm here!"
Wei Jingchen turned around and saw Yun Zhao sitting on the tiger's back, waving excitedly at him.
She was accompanied by only one official.
Wei Jingchen used his lightness skill to get in front of her and picked her up from the tiger's back.
"Are you alright? What happened to your face?"
She looked like a little kitten, covered in dust and dirt, with her two little buns on her head undone and her clothes filthy.
This was the first time he had seen her in such a disheveled state since she was exiled.
"Are you alright?"
"Zhao Zhao is fine, she just looks a bit disheveled coming out of the fire!"
"A fire?!"
Wei Jingchen was startled.
This kid actually had the audacity to escape on his own, and almost got trapped in the fire!
"Oh dear, we'll talk about the details later. Brother Jingchen, we need to hurry up and move the medicinal herbs back. Why are you all alone? How are we going to move them?"
Yun Zhao craned his neck to look, only to find that there was no one behind him.
"The official went down the mountain to report the news, but I was worried about you, so I went up the mountain first. Uncle Lu took him into the city to get reinforcements."
Your eldest uncle will be leading a group to help Lord Yang later, and others will also come up the mountain to move medicinal herbs.
Hearing him say he was worried about him, Yun Zhao smiled.
"Thank you, Brother Jingchen~"
"Your mother has been very worried about you these past few days. You should think about how to explain this when you get back."
Wei Jingchen gently tapped her forehead, his tone filled with a mixture of doting affection and helplessness that he himself was unaware of.
"But I left a letter, didn't you see it?"
"I saw it, but you ran away with the tiger all by yourself. How could your mother not worry?"
Look at yourself now, burned and chased.
Yun Zhao lowered his head guiltily.
But she doesn't regret it.
If she hadn't secretly followed them, she probably wouldn't have been able to bring these herbs back at all.
The account books in the wooden frame will also disappear in the fire.
Seeing her listless appearance, Wei Jingchen changed the subject with some helplessness.
"You must have been terrified these past few days, right?"
Yun Zhao shook his head subconsciously, then nodded.
She was indeed very scared when she was trapped in the fire.
He was afraid of dying there, afraid that the truth would be buried, and afraid that his family would die unjustly again.
"Next time you do this, at least tell me first."
Wei Jingchen suddenly spoke up.
"ah?"
Yun Zhao looked at him with a puzzled expression.
She ran away because she was worried they wouldn't agree.
"Just let me know, maybe I can help. Even if I can't, having another person as backup is always a good thing, isn't it?"
Like this time, if she had told him beforehand, he could at least have sent people to ambush her.
Yun Zhao blinked, looking at him with a somewhat innocent expression.
"Then... if I tell you later that something is really absurd, will you agree?"
"I can."
Wei Jingchen thought to himself, what can I do if I disagree?
That little rascal, if we try to stop her, she might just sneak away on her own, wouldn't that be even more troublesome?
Yun Zhao grinned slyly.
"Hehe, thank you, Brother Jingchen~"
Not far away, Lu Li led a group of soldiers, pushing a wooden cart, and caught up.
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