"What happened?" Qiu Yan wondered. The war wouldn't reach here anytime soon.
Gu Qian's thoughts were all on the strategic locations of Northern Qi, while this place was the former territory of Western Qin.
Ling Qi shook her head, "Who cares? Anyway, it's none of our business."
"Not necessarily." Qiu Yan had a gut feeling that something must have happened.
She slowed her pace, and Ling Qi followed suit.
Immediately afterwards, the two of them heard a soldier's anxious shout.
"Suspicious spies have been spotted ahead. Everyone stay vigilant and don't let them take advantage of any openings."
"A spy?" Qiu Yan thought to herself. This place is so heavily guarded, what kind of person could get through all the layers of security?
Seeing the ever-growing number of Northern Qi soldiers, Qiu Yan reached out and stopped a Northern Qi soldier.
"Brother, where did the spy come from?"
"Go, go, go! I have to rush to provide support. Don't ruin my important plans."
The Northern Qi soldier grew impatient, waved to Qiu Yan, and then rode off ahead.
Qiu Yan looked at Ling Qi,
"Let's go, follow them."
"Why follow them, Xiaoyan? We need to hurry on our way. Let's not cause any trouble."
"I suspect that the spies they mentioned are Ling Ba and Qin Susu."
Ling Qi turned his gaze. He had just been wondering where Ling Ba and Qin Susu had gone. Hearing Xiao Yan say that, he should follow them and see.
He nodded.
"Okay, follow them secretly."
Since I had this suspicion, I naturally had to go and investigate.
In their first encounter, he knew that the young leader was a tough opponent.
As he nodded, Qiu Yan had already mounted her horse and followed the scattered groups of soldiers to find the spies.
He rode up to catch up, and the two of them remained hidden along the way. If passersby asked them anything, they would say that they were passing medicine merchants.
They crossed a mountain peak and then passed a small river.
After many twists and turns, they finally followed the soldiers to the foot of a steep mountain.
Qiu Yan and Ling Qi hid in the shadows.
Qiu Yan raised her eyes and looked up at the mountain peak.
This place truly is a natural barrier.
The Northern Qi soldiers split into multiple groups, and guards were stationed along the entire steep foot of the mountain.
This canyon is located in a frontier fortress, so naturally, more people need to be sent to guard it.
Fortunately, the soldiers were scattered and not clustered together.
Despite the distance, Qiu Yan recognized Ling Ba and Qin Susu at a glance through the figures of the Northern Qi soldiers.
"Ling Qi, it seems that even if you can scale walls and rooftops, you still can't get caught."
"It really is them," Ling Qi exclaimed in surprise.
It was clearly not a good thing, so why did he feel like laughing?
Fortunately, he listened to Xiaoyan's advice. If he had followed Ling Ba and the others and crossed mountains and valleys, he would probably have ended up in the same situation as Ling Ba and the others.
Ling Qi shook his head. "Isn't Ling Ba usually quite formidable?"
Why didn't he take advantage of the fact that there were fewer people and escape from this place?
Now, the Northern Qi soldiers are gathering little by little, and they can't leave even if they want to.
Currently, relations between the two countries are strained. The gates of Northern Qi are tightly closed, and soldiers are stationed all around, leaving no room for maneuver.
At that moment, a male voice rang out; it was still the same young man from before.
"Another man and a woman?" The young general glanced sideways at the couple in front of him.
They were all dressed in dirty clothes and looked weak and listless.
The man leaned against the cliff face, his eyes slightly open, seemingly resting, but in reality, he was carefully examining the soldiers before him.
The woman sat on a cliff rock, her legs bent, her arms wrapped around her thighs, her face weary, panting heavily, looking utterly pitiful.
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