Gu Nian had been tied up for four days when the masked man finally brought her to Linshan.
For the past four days, she has only drunk water and the masked man has not given her any food. She feels like she is about to die.
For the past four days, she tried every possible way to talk to the masked man, but apart from drinking water, she was basically not given a chance to speak.
The masked woman was extremely cautious; her imagined opportunity to wear the rope down with the stone was impossible.
In the past two days, she has been feeling a bit melancholic. Is this what happens to those who aren't the female lead or the villainous supporting character? There's no way to save themselves.
She had tried every possible way to escape, but it was all in vain.
The masked man remained on high alert for a moment.
People say villains die from talking too much. This masked man is a villain, right? Why isn't he dead yet?
Just as Gu Nian was seeing stars, she saw a familiar set of clothes—the uniforms that Peng Jiajun's soldiers usually wore.
Unfortunately, it's too far away.
She used her last bit of strength to make a sound, to get attention.
Unfortunately, it was no use. The masked man didn't give her a chance at all and slipped into the mountains.
She knew this, so she stopped struggling and stopped moving, silently observing her surroundings.
She was carried on someone's shoulder with her head facing the ground, so the environment she saw was completely different from what she would see if she were standing.
Nevertheless, she would occasionally catch glimpses of the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the masked man moved so fast that he would disappear before anyone could react, so the other side could not detect him.
It was already July, and the sun was scorching. At noon, Gu Nian fainted; she felt she had suffered from heatstroke.
On the evening of the fourth day of the seventh lunar month, Xue Qianyu received two letters at the same time. One was from Lu Zheng, instructing him to guard Linshan, as the Southern Frontier people had nowhere left to retreat and they were just one step away from succeeding by capturing the Southern Frontier King.
One letter was from the King of Southern Xinjiang, containing only a few words. He told me to meet him at the northern slope of the mountain tomorrow at 3:45 AM. Accompanying the letter was a bracelet.
Xue Qianyu recognized it at a glance. The bracelet was made by Gu Si and given to Gu Nian on her birthday. Later, the Gu sisters and Huo Yanyu each got one. The silver plaque on Gu Nian's bracelet was engraved with the character "Nian".
He was shocked.
At the same time, he also thought of that question: was there a spy in the Peng family or the Gu family? Otherwise, how would they know that Gu Nian could threaten him?
Not the younger Gu Xin or Gu Si?
Xue Qianyu put away the bracelet, remained silent for a long time, then summoned several lieutenants and made some arrangements.
He looked at the map he had drawn of the mountainside, showing the terrain on the north slope.
He has explored all of Linshan in the past few months. Of course, he hasn't gone to the area near the southern border, as there are many poisonous creatures there, and he wouldn't go there unless he was sure he could handle it.
He had already investigated the situation on all four sides of the north slope. If the Southern Frontier wanted to escape from Linshan to Kunzhou, the north slope would be a good entry point. Of course, it was also possible for the Great Zhou to attack the Southern Frontier from the north slope.
Therefore, the area on the north slope leading to southern Xinjiang is guarded by people from southern Xinjiang.
Besides the north slope, there is only one other place that can be attacked from the southeast.
That night, Xue Qianyu did not rest. At the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), he summoned several deputy generals, gave them a few instructions, and then went to the North Slope alone.
Unlike other mountains, Linshan is overgrown with weeds and has no roads at all.
Xue Qianyu rode his horse to a spot near the north slope, and then the horse stopped going.
Xue Qianyu dismounted and walked over.
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