Everyone nearly fell over when they heard that, "A veterinarian?"
Li Ruo was also taken aback. "Why did you bring her? Does Xie Xiao know she can heal people? Why didn't you bring Physician Sun?"
"Oh, Dr. Sun just happened to be sick. The eldest brother said that people and pigs are about the same size, so there was no problem, and he took him with him."
Everyone: That works too. No wonder he's the boss; his thinking is extraordinary.
Li Ruo felt that something was wrong.
The third leader said, "Our leader had actually been planning the trip to Xuzhou for a few days, but he just acted ahead of schedule. Why don't you trust him this once, young lady?"
Liao Fusheng was afraid she would act impulsively, "Why don't we wait another day? Xuzhou isn't far from here, maybe he'll be back tomorrow?"
Li Ruo glanced around and said, "Who said I was going to Xuzhou? I'm going to Qinghua Mountain."
Everyone: ...
Miss Li is always so unpredictable.
But Liao Fusheng still disagreed, saying, "The Prince of Jiangning will not leave the rear undefended; he will definitely leave enough guards. And there is also the Prince of Runan, who is also your enemy."
Before Li Ruo could say anything, the Fifth Master and Xie Ying arrived, saying, "We'll go to Qinghua Mountain with you."
The fifth leader said that the Prince of Jiangning had personally gone to Xuzhou, and that was no doubt about it; he had even brought the Marquis of Xinyang's men with him. As for Qinghua Mountain, Yang Huan was guarding it for him.
"Marquis of Xinyang?" Li Ruo's heart skipped a beat. "How come he's on the same side as Prince Jiangning?" That's not how it's written in the book.
Isn't the Marquis of Xinyang the female protagonist's father?
Although the female lead was ostracized by her elder sister, she was favored by the Marquis of Xinyang because of her mother. After Xuzhou, Xie Ying was gone, and the female lead went to the Marquis of Xinyang, hoping that she would stand on Xie Xiao's side.
This time, Xie Xiao actually brought the female lead along. Could there be some connection between them?
Li Ruo's mind was a bit confused.
Then the Fifth Master said, "My men reported that Marquis Xinyang is short of food and has lost his daughter. King Jiangning is probably taking this opportunity to win him over."
"It's estimated that the Prince of Jiangning promised some grain for this trip to Xuzhou, and the Marquis of Xinyang went along with most of his troops."
Li Ruo felt that something was connecting, and it was just a little bit missing.
Xie Ying interrupted her thoughts, "I don't know why my brother didn't take me and Fifth Brother with him. I'm so angry! He'll be in for it when we get back. Sister Li, take us to Qinghua Mountain. We can help you and take over their rear area."
Li Ruo wanted to go to Qinghua Mountain for this very reason: to relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao. "Once they spread the news to Xuzhou, the Prince of Jiangning should return to defend himself, since that is his base camp."
Xu Dafu looked over and thought, "As expected of General Li's daughter." "Good, don't forget your promise after it's done."
In the end, Li Ruo still didn't let Xie Ying and the Fifth Leader go, but instead had them stay behind to guard the rear.
Xie Ying burst into tears, wondering why everyone was treating her like this... Li Ruo, annoyed by her noise, knocked her unconscious.
The fifth leader was instructed to stay and keep an eye on Xie Ying, while continuing to gather information.
After arranging the defenses of Ziyang Peak with Liao Fusheng and Lao Wang, Li Ruo, along with Chen He, Xiao Yu, and two thousand soldiers, plus Xu Dafu's two thousand brothers, boarded his two large ships and headed towards Qinghua Mountain overnight.
To prevent Xu Dafu from betraying his cause, Li Ruo gave him a bright red pill before setting off, saying it was poison and that she would give him the antidote when she returned. In front of him, she also gave the only antidote to Liao Fusheng for safekeeping.
Xu Dafu was so angry that he yelled and cursed Li Ruo as a female demon, and he cursed her all the way.
Later, Li Ruo couldn't stand it anymore and slapped him: "With this strength, you might as well row the boat faster, row as fast as you can!"
At this time, at Huaqing Temple on Qinghua Mountain.
Yang Huan stayed behind to guard the main camp. The Prince of Jiangning gave him four thousand men, but he still dared not let his guard down.
Yang Huan had his private soldiers, disguised as refugees, patrol the riverbank, reporting any disturbance immediately.
At this point, two days had passed since the prince went to Xuzhou.
A day earlier, their scouts reported that the fourth leader of Black Wind Stronghold had led a group to Xuzhou. Not long after, Xie Xiao arrived with a woman. The woman's face was covered, but judging from her figure, they thought she was likely Li Ruo.
The prince ordered him to send someone to find out if Li Ruo was still at General Mountain, in order to confirm the woman's identity.
Because it gets dark quickly, it naturally takes time for the scouts to return, and they waited and waited, but they still hadn't come back.
A short while later, someone came to report, "Lord Yang, that person said he's not coming here."
"Oh? He'd rather live in that dilapidated cave than come to the temple."
He said he was going to the Prince of Runan's residence to retrieve something, and would come back to see the prince after he got it.
Yang Huan thought it was good; the Prince of Runan was attacked by thieves, so he probably wouldn't be in the mood to pay attention to Huaqing Temple and wouldn't take advantage of the situation.
Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, a soldier from the lookout tower rushed in to report, "Something's wrong, sir! Two large ships have appeared on the shore."
"What?" Yang Huan was surprised and doubtful when the scouts on the shore returned. "Sir, two large ships are approaching. They say they are from the Fuyou Wrong Gang, and their leader, Xu Dafu, is bringing his brothers to seek refuge with the Prince."
"The Rich Gang?" Yang Huan was delighted. Weren't they the river pirates that even the canal gangs and government officials couldn't do anything about?
Yang Huan personally led a group to meet them.
On the shore, the scene of the rich and powerful was almost a replay of what happened at sunrise. Xu Dafu's letter to the Prince of Jiangning had the same number of typos.
Yang Huan was naturally afraid of being tricked, so he didn't go aboard the ship. Instead, he had Xu Dafu remove his swords, daggers, and other weapons, and then took only a few brothers to the temple for a gathering.
Xu Dafu laughed heartily, "Alright, I have five thousand brothers on my ship, I believe Lord Yang won't do anything to me."
Five thousand people!
Yang Huan was overjoyed. With these people, the prince would be even more powerful. Of course, he wouldn't easily let his guard down.
At this moment, Xu Dafu had several large boxes brought over, saying, "This is a small token of my appreciation; I hope Your Highness will accept it."
Yang Huan had someone open it and found that inside were cloth and grain, as well as a box containing large knives!
His eyes brightened slightly, but quickly returned to normal. He smiled and said, "Chief Xu, you're too kind. Please."
Xu Dafu gave a wink to the brothers carrying the goods, and the group entered Huaqing Temple.
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