Chapter 326: Saving Yuan Xun
Upon hearing this, Chen Wu couldn't help but feel anxious and worried, and hurriedly asked, "Really? Miss Shen, you are the most resourceful, you must save Yuan Xun!"
Everyone exchanged information with each other and discussed where to go next.
Chen Fenghe said, "I think we should retreat back to the cave we were in before."
Chen Wu was stunned when he heard this: "Cave? Is this the cave where we set up a trap to prevent the Northern Rong people from attacking?"
Shen Fenghe nodded.
Chen Wu asked doubtfully, "But... the Beirong people have known about this place for a long time. Perhaps General Qu's men will come looking for it. Isn't it too dangerous?"
Chen Fenghe said, "The most dangerous place can sometimes be the safest. Whether they were Qu Wenmin's men or the Beirong people, I'm afraid they wouldn't have thought we'd actually hide in a cave they'd discovered. Furthermore, the cave is vast and has many branching paths. Last time, we only explored a third of it. Even if they guessed it and came back to explore, they might not be able to find us."
After hearing this, Yuan Xu nodded and said, “I agree with what Miss Shen said.”
Chen Wu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Okay. Then let's go back to the original cave."
After everyone had made up their minds, they took the other exiled prisoners back to the cave. Yuan Xu left marks as usual for Xiao Yunshuo to check and know their whereabouts.
Seeing that everyone had settled down in the cave, Chen Fenghe gave some instructions to Qin Mengyue, lied that she needed to go to the bathroom, and left the group, turning into a small path deep in the cave that had not been checked yet.
After confirming that there was no one around, Shen Fenghe directly entered the space.
Yuan Xun had originally allowed the Northern Rong people to take him away in order to protect them. Now that they were out of danger, leaving Yuan Xun alone among the enemy was too disloyal in any way.
Moreover, she, Qin Mengyue, and Xiao Yunhao were useful, so their lives were at least safe. But Yuan Xun was just a minor official escorting a prisoner, and the Beirong people would probably kill him at will.
That's why she planned to teleport over and rescue Yuan Xun. She was worried about the safety of Qin Mengyue and Xiao Yunhao, and because her sudden disappearance might arouse suspicion, she had delayed it until now.
Chen Fenghe quickly changed into night clothes in the space, and then her mind moved as she wished. When she opened her eyes again, she had teleported to the camp where Prince Zhao had taken them before.
When Prince Zhao took them to see Qu Wenmin, he left some Beirong soldiers there waiting for orders.
At this moment, these Northern Rong soldiers were hurriedly removing their tents, as if they were about to retreat.
Chen Fenghe soon found Yuan Xun tied to a tree trunk next to the tent. However, there were several hyenas tied next to him. It was obvious that the Beirong soldiers were busy packing up and evacuating, and there was no one to guard him, so they left the task to the hyenas.
Chen Fenghe took out a few rabbits from the space, cut their throats with a knife, and threw them far away into the woods.
When the hyenas smelled the rabbit's blood, they immediately stood up excitedly, digging the soil towards the woods desperately and pulling the rope tied to the tree into a line.
These hyenas were specially trained by the Beirong soldiers and were usually very obedient, so the ropes were tied loosely. Soon, some of the hyenas broke free and rushed towards the rabbits happily.
There were two who hadn't broken free, so Chen Fenghe threw the flying knife in her hand accurately, hitting the ropes.
Then, she took out a dozen live rabbits from the space and threw them into the woods.
When the hyenas saw the live rabbit, they immediately chased it away.
Chen Fenghe then quietly approached, and the flying knife in his hand flew accurately towards the tree trunk that tied Yuan Xun.
She couldn't show up or reveal her identity, otherwise she couldn't explain how she got here from the cave in an instant, so she could only save people in this way.
Yuan Xun suddenly felt the rope tied around his wrists loosen. He moved and broke free. He quickly took off the cloth covering his eyes and stuffed in his mouth, and subconsciously looked back.
He didn't see anyone, but he did find a throwing knife nailed to the tree trunk. The throwing knife had accurately cut the rope, and a piece of cloth was stuck in the knife.
Yuan Xun took down the cloth and checked it. There was only one sentence written on it, telling him to escape while the chaos was going on and not to stop at any time. Everyone should wait in the original cave.
Just after reading the words above, the Beirong soldiers who were packing up to evacuate suddenly shouted loudly.
Yuan Xun looked up vigilantly and saw thick black smoke rising from the northeast corner of Beirong's camp, which was the farthest away from him.
Yuan Xun didn't understand the Beirong language, but looking at the situation, and seeing all the Beirong soldiers put down their work and ran towards the thick smoke one by one, shouting, he probably guessed that they were shouting "fire" and "fire out".
The person who set the fire should be the one who saved me. He should still be near the fire. What if those Beirong people found him...
How could he abandon his savior and run away?
However, thinking of the contents on the cloth, Yuan Xun quickly made a decision, gritted his teeth, turned around and ran deep into the woods.
Judging from the flying knife of his savior, he must be very skilled. With his limited skills, staying here would only make things worse and might even bring trouble to his benefactor.
Therefore, he must never act on his own accord just because of his own self-satisfaction.
The fire was naturally set by Chen Fenghe - strictly speaking, it was not really her fault. After all, this was a mountain forest with dense trees, and it was also a dry winter in the north. If one was not careful, a forest fire could easily occur.
She can't be so uncivilized.
She got some firewood, reeds, straw, etc. from the space, and threw them directly into the stream in the space to soak them half wet, and then lit them with fire.
Wet firewood and straw are not easy to start a big fire, but they can produce a lot of smoke. This is what is called incomplete combustion.
As for the reason why the Beirong people were so frightened when they saw the thick smoke, on the one hand, they were afraid that the fire would spread. On the other hand, and more importantly, it was because the place where Chen Fenghe set the fire was very close to where they stored gunpowder.
Once the fire spreads, if a spark hits the gunpowder, it will not only ignite all the gunpowder, but it may also cause a huge explosion and all of them will be blown to pieces.
This gunpowder was naturally the part they had previously purchased from Qu Wenmin. After inspecting the goods, Prince Zhao had his men transport it back here and keep it under guard.
At this moment, Chen Fenghe was standing in front of these boxes filled with gunpowder.
The Beirong people were also straightforward. Several other tents had been dismantled, and only this one was still standing there intact. It was hard for her not to notice it. This was the reason why she chose to "set fire" here.
Chen Fenghe waved his hand and collected all the gunpowder into the space.
Outside the tent came the anxious voices of Beirong soldiers talking. They must have come to check on the gunpowder and firearms horse. Chen Fenghe looked back and went straight into the space.
She had planned to teleport directly back to the cave, but suddenly she heard a familiar-sounding voice coming from outside the space.
It was the voice of Prince Zhao.
She acted decisively and temporarily teleported to the nearby bushes to hide and check. Sure enough, she saw Prince Zhao and his men returning here.
Shen Fenghe's heart sank as she saw Yuan Xun, his hands cut off, being shoved through the ranks by two Northern Rong soldiers. She feared he had run into Prince Zhao on his way to escape.
The remaining Beirong people had already discovered that the gunpowder and firearms were missing, and the leading leader crawled over and knelt down to report.
Prince Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, but his close confidant was not so calm. He kicked the little leader to the ground and scolded him angrily. He only stopped when Prince Zhao raised his hand.
The confidant asked something in Beirong language, Prince Zhao answered, and then Yuan Xun was pushed in front of Prince Zhao.
Prince Zhao asked calmly, "The one who set the fire was a companion who came to rescue you, right? Tell me where he is and I'll spare your life."
When Yuan Xun was captured, he resisted and was beaten. Now his face was covered with bruises and bleeding, but he still glared at Prince Zhao with hatred, then spat on the ground and refused to answer.
Prince Zhao raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "He's quite courageous. Then kill him."
Upon hearing this, his confidants immediately raised their swords.
"Wait a minute!" Chen Fenghe stood up from the bushes and stopped him loudly.
Fortunately, her job before she traveled through time sometimes required her to carry out some secret missions, so there was a voice changer in the space. This was a high-tech equipment of the military that could synchronously change the original voice into the voice of a completely different person, and change a female voice into a male voice, all with the push of a button.
When Prince Zhao heard that it was a man's voice, he couldn't help but look at the figure walking towards him with some confusion, always feeling... a little strange.
Prince Zhao said calmly, "Did you set the fire? What about the gunpowder and firearms in the tent? Did your accomplices take them away too?"
Chen Fenghe blinked and said, "It's true that I set the fire. But what kind of gunpowder or firearms? I've never seen them. I don't have any accomplices either. I just happened to pass by and saw my fellow Dayu being captured by you aliens, so I came to their aid. I'm afraid the gunpowder and firearms you mentioned were embezzled by your men. After all, if I really had several accomplices, could they have stolen the gunpowder and firearms you mentioned right under their noses?"
No one can refute this.
There were several wooden boxes of gunpowder and firearms in the tent. It would take the help of ghosts and gods to move them away without anyone noticing.
As Chen Fenghe spoke, she observed Prince Zhao calmly. She always felt that... this Prince Zhao was a little different from the last time she met him.
It seems...his face is a little pale?
Prince Zhao raised an eyebrow, agreeing with what Chen Fenghe said. However, he sneered for a moment and said, "What a sharp tongue you have. You want to stir up a quarrel among us with just a few words?"
Chen Fenghe couldn't help but sigh in his heart. His intention was exposed. This Prince Zhao was indeed not easy to deal with.
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