After saying that, the woman left the training room without looking back.
Xu Xinghe slumped onto the cushion, watching the woman's departing figure, and let out a long sigh.
She rested for a while, recovered her strength, and slowly stood up, dragging her tired body back to the courtyard.
After locking the door, she slipped back into the space.
Fortunately, there was the spiritual spring water; otherwise, she probably wouldn't have been able to last even a day.
If it were someone with her physical condition in Shanghai, she wouldn't be able to manage even an hour, let alone a whole day.
For the next few days, Xu Xinghe lived a life of going back and forth between two points.
Every morning, she went to the small shooting range to practice shooting. With the guidance of the mysterious peasant woman and her own repeated practice, her marksmanship became more and more accurate.
From barely hitting the target in a day at the beginning, to hitting the bullseye five out of ten times later on.
Every afternoon, she would go to the training room to learn self-defense techniques from the women.
From being completely at a loss at the beginning, to later being able to barely exchange a few blows with the opponent, and even occasionally gaining the upper hand.
The spiritual spring water became her secret weapon for restoring her strength. No matter how tired she was from training or how serious her injury was, she could recover quickly after soaking in it for a while.
This also made her learn and absorb information at a speed more than ten times faster than the average person.
As the departure date drew closer, Xu Xinghe's preparations became increasingly thorough.
Her marksmanship improved day by day, and her fighting skills became more and more proficient.
The supplies in the space had already been packed properly, and the fake identity and travel documents were also memorized.
Now we only need one more train ticket!
A week passed in the blink of an eye.
In the evening, Xu Xinghe finished training and returned to the courtyard.
Unexpectedly, I saw Political Commissar Wang at the door.
She quickly invited the person in.
As the door closed, Political Commissar Wang took out a train ticket and handed it to Xu Xinghe. "This is a sleeper ticket to Qingzhou for tomorrow morning. I know you're anxious and don't want to waste this week, but you must have enough ability to protect yourself, otherwise I would never let you go into danger alone."
Xu Xinghe took the ticket, a surge of indescribable excitement welling up inside her.
Qingzhou, the city where Jiang Linchuan disappeared.
“We haven’t been idle this week either.” Commissar Wang’s expression turned serious as he pulled a slip of paper from his pocket. “Yesterday, the old farmers we’ve stationed around Qingzhou sent word that a few days ago they saw a group of suspicious-looking people rent a boat, cross the river, and head towards the deep mountains on the other side.”
“Those people are acting suspiciously. Judging from their clothes and build, they don’t seem to be ordinary people. They are most likely the spies who kidnapped Jiang Linchuan. When you get to Qingzhou, you must be extra careful, especially along the river and in the deep mountains. You absolutely cannot venture too far in rashly.”
Xu Xinghe took the note, which contained the location and time the old farmer had seen crossing the river. She carefully put the note into her spatial storage and nodded emphatically, "I've remembered it, Political Commissar, don't worry."
"And this too." Political Commissar Wang handed her a cloth bag. "Inside are some commonly used medicines and a dagger. Take it with you for self-defense. You can give me the prescription and herbs now. The special person sent from above will arrive first thing tomorrow morning and will take them away for research."
Xu Xinghe turned and went into the house. She took out the prescription and the core medicinal herb that she had prepared in her spatial storage and solemnly handed them to Political Commissar Wang. "Political Commissar, thank you."
Political Commissar Wang took the prescription and medicinal materials and carefully put them away. "I should also thank you. If your prescription can be mass-produced, it will save many lives. Don't worry, this time they flew directly back to the capital to ensure that the prescription will not be leaked. If you encounter any danger in Qingzhou, immediately use the code I gave you to contact the local military headquarters, and they will secretly cooperate with you."
After seeing Political Commissar Wang off, Xu Xinghe returned to the courtyard and began the final tidying up.
She checked the supplies in the space again to make sure nothing was missing.
After doing all this, she checked the doors and windows, then locked the gate and hid the key under the stone slab at the entrance.
Night was falling.
The entire military family compound fell silent.
Xu Xinghe changed into a coarse cloth outfit, wrapped her hair in a headscarf, smeared some ash on her face, and dressed herself up as an ordinary country woman.
She avoided the streetlights and walked briskly along the shadow of the courtyard wall toward the train station.
A dim yellow light shone in the train station. It was so late, and there were very few passengers, only a few staff members on duty.
Xu Xinghe found the train that was stopping midway and was about to depart for Qingzhou, based on the carriage number on his ticket.
The train smelled strongly of diesel fuel in the early morning. The carriage was empty. She found her berth, put her cloth bag next to her pillow, and lay down.
All her valuables were inside her spatial storage, and the outer cloth bag only contained a few changes of clothes, so she wasn't afraid of losing them at all.
The train slowly started moving, its wheels clanging against the rails.
Xu Xinghe rested her head on the cloth bag, listening to the monotonous sound, but she was wide awake.
Jiang Linchuan's image kept flashing through my mind...
She drifted off to sleep after an unknown amount of time.
When I woke up again, the morning light was just beginning to break through the window, and the train attendant's voice came over the loudspeaker, "Passengers, we have arrived at Qingzhou Station. Please take your luggage and prepare to disembark."
Xu Xinghe sat up abruptly, rubbed her eyes, quickly packed her bag, and followed the crowd off the train.
The air in Qingzhou was damp, and the ground was wet, indicating that it had just rained.
She stood on the platform, surveying the unfamiliar city, and murmured softly, "Linchuan, I'm here!"
at the same time.
At the train station in Heilongjiang Province.
Another train bound for Shanghai is currently stopped.
At the carriage door, a woman wearing the blue cotton dress that Xu Xinghe often wore, and with a figure very similar to hers, was walking into the carriage with her head down.
Even her pace was very similar to Xu Xinghe's.
She was wearing a hat that covered most of her face, leaving only her snow-white neck exposed. If you didn't look closely, you would think that this was Xu Xinghe, who had returned to her hometown to visit relatives.
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