Chapter 161 Gorge
Zhao Ziyuan looked around at the three of them again, and finally decided to take them to Fengxi Gorge.
Even if he didn't trust Fu Mingyi and Xiao Qing, he felt he could trust even an ordinary soldier who had served under General Li during the Battle of Jinshui.
Moreover, he knew that if his actions were ever exposed, he would only end up with his body torn apart.
Trust your instincts and take a gamble.
Fu Mingyi looked at Li Qinghe, as if there were some words stuck in his throat, but he couldn't say them.
Li Qinghe shrugged nonchalantly and said to him, "There's no other way. If you can't expose yourselves, then you can only expose me."
Fu Mingyi patted his shoulder and whispered, "I owe you one."
Li Qinghe laughed heartily, "As long as you two don't hold my arrogant and frivolous behavior against me, I'll thank my heavens and my ancestors."
After making some preparations, Zhao Ziyuan quickly led the three of them out of the city on horseback.
It was nearly dusk, and Zhao Ziyuan planned to enter Fengqi Gorge at nightfall. Although the journey would be more difficult, the advantage was that it would be easier to stay hidden at night.
Outside Feng County lies Qishan Mountain, within which lies a narrow gorge.
Their destination was located in this narrow gorge.
According to Xiao Qing's idea, Zhao Ziyuan's hiding place should be in the canyon, but when he actually arrived at the place and looked into the distance, he realized that he was completely wrong.
Firstly, although Fengqi Gorge is narrow, a long, winding river flows through it, and Zhao Ziyuan could not possibly place his private troops like fish and shrimp in the river deep in the gorge.
Secondly, the crevice mountain is surrounded by water on all sides, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is an island mountain in the water. If such a place is really used to hide troops, it is inconvenient to enter and exit, and if there is any need to move, it will be very difficult.
The three of them took a small boat and rowed towards Phoenix Perch Mountain in the water. Zhao Ziyuan then said, "I accidentally discovered this place two years ago. Only when I reached the top of the mountain did I realize that there was another world hidden there."
Once the small boat reached the shore, Zhao Ziyuan led the three of them up the mountain.
Fengqi Mountain is steep and extremely high, and in some places you even need to climb rocks to get to the top.
Xiao Qing saw ropes hanging down from the rocks, which suggested that this wasn't Zhao Ziyuan's first time in the mountains.
Xiao Qing thought Zhao Ziyuan was truly talented, actually thinking of hiding someone in such a hard-to-find place.
It's one thing to make things difficult for others, but doesn't he himself find it troublesome?
They had a hard time walking this kind of road, let alone Li Qinghe.
It was at this moment that Xiao Qingcai witnessed Li Qinghe's abilities and perseverance for the first time.
Li Qinghe always carried a hook rope with him.
The climbing area was difficult for him to navigate, so he used a hook rope to throw out a hook and used his arm strength to pull himself up.
In the rugged and uneven terrain of the mountains, although he sometimes walked slowly, he never complained of being tired and always tried his best not to fall behind.
This deepened Xiao Qing's respect for him personally.
Fu Mingyi remained silent the entire way, occasionally stopping to wait for Li Qinghe, but he seemed to have no interest in speaking.
After climbing for about an hour, it got dark.
Fortunately, from this point on, there were easier roads to travel.
Xiao Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After walking for a while, we reached the top of the mountain.
Upon arriving here, the view suddenly opens up.
A bright moon hangs in the sky, surrounded by hazy clouds and mist, or perhaps it's just mountain fog.
Xiao Qing looked up and saw the cliff on the other side of the canyon.
Judging by sight, there was a distance of about fifty meters between the two sides, and there were actually two people standing on the cliff over there.
Zhao Ziyuan took out two bright pearls from her sleeve, held them in her hands, and then waved them in front of her chest to form several patterns, at which point the object began to move.
"Once the suspension bridge is raised over there, we can cross it," Zhao Ziyuan explained simply.
As they were talking, they saw something being pulled back over there.
Xiao heard the sound of gears turning.
She once again marveled at Zhao Ziyuan's talent. He had actually built a suspension bridge in such a place, and it was clearly retractable.
Soon, the simple suspension bridge was erected.
When Zhao Ziyuan saw the suspension bridge, he gestured for Xiao Qing and the others to follow him.
Just as Xiao Qing was about to walk over, Fu Mingyi pulled her back.
Xiao Qing looked at him with suspicion. He looked around as if trying to confirm something. Only when Zhao Ziyuan turned around and looked at them with suspicion did he take Xiao Qing's hand and step onto the suspension bridge first.
The suspension bridge wasn't long. Fu Mingyi and Xiao Qing were in front, and Li Qinghe was behind. They would cross the bridge after walking about halfway.
But at that very moment, a hoarse bird cry rang out from the sky.
Xiao Qing looked up and saw a thin, black bird flying by in the hazy outline under the moonlight.
Does this look familiar?
Xiao Qing thought about it unconsciously for a moment, and then suddenly realized what kind of bird it was.
She smiled and turned to look at Li Qinghe, pointing to the sky as she said, "Li Qinghe, your bird..."
Li Qinghe's face turned extremely ugly in an instant.
The change happened in the instant his expression changed.
As they walked toward the suspension bridge, a dozen or so dark figures suddenly appeared.
They were completely wrapped in black cloth, and they seemed to have come at great speed. Then they went up the suspension bridge.
Behind them, people in official robes were going up the mountain, accompanied by men dressed as county officials.
Zhao Ziyuan turned around and was stunned for half a second before she reacted.
His anger surged to his throat.
"You betrayed me!"
Fu Mingyi's expression changed immediately upon seeing this.
He pulled Xiao Qing and ran forward quickly, but Zhao Ziyuan was not about to let them cross the bridge.
He ran forward, instinctively shouting as he ran, "Unload the bridge! Unload the bridge! Don't worry about me!"
The people on the other side were stunned for a moment, then they actually started dismantling the bridge.
The center of the suspension bridge began to sink, and Zhao Ziyuan was almost on the other side.
He turned around and saw Fu Mingyi. The hatred of being betrayed compelled him to kick him.
"You won't get over here!"
“It wasn’t us,” Fu Mingyi replied calmly, trying to avoid his attack.
But what's worse is that the men in black behind them are closing in as well.
They absolutely cannot be attacked from both sides!
Xiao Qing had already taken out his weapon, but the suspension bridge continued to descend, with the two sides pulling inwards and the middle sinking down.
Zhao Ziyuan said fiercely, "Even if it weren't for you, you'd still be implicated! I'm sorry, but I can't let my brothers and my family die!"
Fu Mingyi sneered, "Did you think about this when you did this?"
He no longer had time to deal with Zhao Ziyuan.
He grabbed Xiao Qing and shoved her toward Zhao Ziyuan, while simultaneously taking a blow himself as Zhao Ziyuan attacked with his palm, and then slipped something into her hand.
"Hold on tight, you know what to say! Thank goodness, for Zhao Youchen's sake, protect him..."
Before he could finish speaking, he heard Xiao Qing scream.
A rope, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, wrapped around Xiao Qing's body and violently threw her up.
Fu Mingyi was so frightened that he almost lost his soul and screamed in panic.
"No!"
This scene became a nightmare for Fu Mingyi for a long time afterward; he was often so terrified that he dared not even close his eyes.
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