Chapter 885 Reunion of Husband and Wife (First Update)
Are you sure there's this kind of grass on the hill behind your house?
Marquis Xuanping asked.
His tone was more serious than ever before.
"No," Chang Jing lied.
Marquis Xuanping nodded: "Alright, will you go back by yourself, or shall I take you back?"
Chang Jing: "I already said no."
Marquis Xuanping continued with his plan: "Or perhaps I could write a letter directly to your father, saying that I've kidnapped you and that he should bring you the purple herb in exchange?"
Chang Jing: "There isn't one on the hill behind my house... I misspoke earlier..."
Marquis Xuanping shook his head: "Forget it, Dark Night Island is in a remote location, and ordinary spies can't find its entrance. I'll go there myself."
Chang Jing: "..."
The disguise was exposed so easily, giving Zhu Zhangkuang a poison pill for nothing.
Marquis Xuanping said, "Go pack your things, we'll set off tomorrow morning."
Chang Jing went next door with a resentful expression.
Gu Jiao asked Marquis Xuanping, "By the way, what's the deal with Chang Jing? Did you know he's the young master of the Dark Night Sect?"
Marquis Xuanping said with a headache, "I just found out. I heard it from the swordsman next to Gongsun Yu. When I met him by the roadside, he was dirty and starving. I asked him where he lived, but he wouldn't say. I asked him to come with me, but he refused at first. Later... I beat him a few times."
Chang Jing was skilled in martial arts, and Marquis Xuanping did not consider him to be an ordinary child. However, he remained silent about his identity, leading Marquis Xuanping to believe that he was being hunted down by enemies.
Marquis Xuanping asked Gu Jiao, "It seems like you already knew this?" Hearing about Dark Night Island, she showed no surprise whatsoever.
Gu Jiao truthfully said, "When I first came to Yan, I followed Nangong Li to a pawnshop and overheard his conversation with his confidant, from which I learned of Chang Jing's identity."
Marquis Xuanping looked at Ye Qing beside him: "It seems that the people of Dark Night Island have had some dealings with the State Preceptor's Hall of Yan Kingdom."
The leader of the Dark Night Sect even personally visited the Imperial Preceptor's Hall and was received by the King of Yan.
Ye Qing said, "My master does indeed have some connections with the Lord of Dark Night Island. If General Xiao doesn't mind, I'd like to go to Dark Night Island with you."
Marquis Xuanping has "abducted" someone's son, and now he's come to ask for medicine. Naturally, the person won't agree easily. With the disciples of the Imperial Preceptor's Hall mediating, many conflicts will be resolved.
Chang Jing packed her things angrily.
Marquis Xuanping walked in, glanced at him, and asked indifferently, "You really don't want to go back?"
Chang Jing felt heartbroken.
He finally managed to run away from home, but when he went back, his father locked him up again.
Marquis Xuanping said, "If your father bullies you, I'll beat him up for you."
Chang Jing replied without hesitation, "That won't do."
His father was a bit annoying, but he couldn't let anyone bully his father.
Marquis Xuanping understood immediately: Chang Jing had no fundamental conflicts with his family; he was just a rebellious young boy.
"Forget it, you might as well just beat them up," Chang Jing sighed. "You can't beat them anyway."
Marquis Xuanping: "..."
The trip to Dark Night Island was thus decided. In order to get Chang Jing to willingly lead the way, Marquis Xuanping finally bought him a box of glass marbles that he had been longing for.
The road to Dark Night Island is not easy, especially with winter approaching and the possibility of encountering a powerful blizzard while crossing the ice plains.
Chang Jing said, "After October, my father stopped allowing people on the island to travel."
Because it is so dangerous, human effort is utterly insignificant in the face of natural disasters.
"We need to cross the ice plains in northern Da Yan before the blizzard hits. If you take your son with you, it will be too late."
Therefore, Shangguan Qing could not go along.
Marquis Xuanping agreed: "Very well."
Chang Jing reminded him, "But it's also dangerous to come back. Even if my father is willing to give you those wild grasses, you happen to be there in November and December, which is when blizzards rage across the ice fields."
“I know.” Marquis Xuanping said without hesitation, “You and Ye Qing stay on Dark Night Island, I’ll come back first.”
Chang Jing exclaimed in surprise, "You want to cross the ice plains in a month? You can't do it!"
Even if many experts travel together, they still cannot withstand the harsh weather on the ice field.
Marquis Xuanping, unusually unserious, said firmly, "As long as the antidote is in my hands, I can get through this."
Twenty years ago, he failed to save Xiao Qing.
This time, even if it costs him his life, he will bring the antidote back to his son.
Chang Jing had already learned what had happened. He glanced at Marquis Xuanping and said, "Didn't they say it might not be the antidote? It could also have poisoned him to death."
Is it worth it for an uncertain outcome?
Marquis Xuanping bid farewell to Gu Jiao, saying, "...Take good care of Qing'er."
It's a pleading tone.
"I will," Gu Jiao said. "Are you really sure you want to go?"
Marquis Xuanping said solemnly, "We will depart tomorrow morning."
He had made up his mind, and Gu Jiao stopped trying to persuade him: "Then I'll pack some emergency medicine for you to take with you."
Marquis Xuanping did not refuse.
Gu Jiao opened the small medicine box, took out emergency medical supplies such as frostbite ointment, anti-inflammatory drugs, iodine, and gauze, packed them in a bundle, and delivered them to Ye Qing.
"Remember to remove his stitches in three days," Gu Jiao said.
Ye Qing was slightly taken aback: "General Xiao is injured?"
Gu Jiao nodded and said, "I was stabbed by Gongsun Yu. The cut was quite deep, and I needed four stitches."
Going to Dark Night Island like this is just asking for trouble.
Ye Qing sighed as he took the bundle: "I've got it."
Gu Jiao instructed, "Take good care of him; he is my husband's father."
"Oh," Ye Qing replied instinctively.
Only after he finished speaking did he suddenly realize something!
Your husband's father?
Aren't you a man? How come you have a husband?
What's this all about?!
...
Before dawn, Marquis Xuanping and his two companions set off, passing through Pucheng on their way to Dark Night Island.
Marquis Xuanping then went to bid farewell to Shangguan Yan and Shangguan Qing.
Shangguan Qing was asleep, and Marquis Xuanping did not wake him, but only spoke a few words to Shangguan Yan.
The two stood in the courtyard of the city lord's mansion, speaking softly.
Shangguan Yan asked, "Are you going to find purple grass for Qing'er?"
Marquis Xuanping said, "The only way is to use the purple grass poison. Although it may not be successful, it is better than doing nothing."
On this point, Shangguan Yan and Marquis Xuanping agreed that it was worth a try even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance.
Shangguan Yan stared at him intently: "Where do you plan to look? Will it be dangerous?"
Marquis Xuanping said casually, "The north is not dangerous, it's just a bit far, and it's inconvenient to bring Qing'er along."
Shangguan Yan is not easily fooled.
Shangguan Qing is in critical condition and could collapse at any moment. Taking him to find the antidote is the safest course of action.
The fact that Xiao Ji didn't take him along indicates that the danger on the road was deadly.
Seeing that she remained silent, Marquis Xuanping smiled and said, "If things go smoothly, I'll be back next month. Tell Qing'er not to worry."
Shangguan Yan looked at him intently, her lips moving slightly as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, ultimately only managing to say, "Take care on your journey."
Marquis Xuanping nimbly mounted his horse.
Shangguan Yan turned her head away.
“Shangguan Yan,” Marquis Xuanping suddenly spoke.
Shangguan Yan stopped in her tracks.
Neither of them turned around.
In the cold wind, she heard him sigh softly.
"It's not worth shedding tears for a man like me."
...
After losing two cities in succession, the fourth prince of Jin led an expedition in place of the emperor, which revitalized the morale of the Jin army. In another battle, the Jin army won a brilliant victory and saved the third border city that Wang Man had attacked.
Wang Man was shot through the shoulder by an arrow from the Jin army and was seriously wounded.
Liao Chen rested for only one day before donning his armor and going into battle again.
He succeeded Wang Man and led the imperial army to continue fighting against the Jin army.
Master Qingfeng also arrived at the front line.
Before organizing the attack, Liao Chen tossed him a set of armor.
"Put it on," Liao Chen said calmly. "Weren't you going to kill me? Then you'd better not get hurt."
Master Qingfeng frowned: "I don't wear other people's armor."
Liao Chen stood with his hands behind his back, his peach blossom eyes light-colored: "It's new, no one has ever worn it."
The old has settled on the dust.
Liao Chen's armor was damaged. He was taller than the average soldier, and there was an old set and a new set of armor in the camp that fit him.
Mid-October.
The 50,000-strong Gu family army of Zhao State crossed the border from Yan State and arrived at the western border, directly threatening Qiuyang Pass of Jin State.
The arrival of the Gu family's iron cavalry relieved some of the pressure on the Black Wind Cavalry, who were always at the forefront.
Gu Changqing strongly urged his sister to retreat to Quyang City and leave the task of conquering the city to him.
Gu Jiao led the Black Wind Cavalry, who had been fighting continuously for a month, back to the Quyang camp, and Shangguan Qing was also brought back to Quyang with her.
At the end of October, the allied army of Zhao and Chen arrived at Weishuiguan in Jin.
At the same time, the Turks to the north of Jin were also getting restless.
The State of Jin was besieged on both sides, and the morale that the fourth prince had built up by leading the army on behalf of the emperor was almost completely exhausted.
Good news kept coming from the front lines. The troops of several countries had advanced all the way into the heart of Jin State and had already occupied Cangzhou and Yunzhou. They would soon capture Jizhou.
In November, Quyang City was hit by the harsh winter, and the camp was covered with a thick layer of snow.
Gu Jiao carried a wooden bucket to the well to fetch water.
With all the troops dispatched, there weren't enough people in the camp, so she usually took care of these small matters herself.
Master Hu wanted to help him, but unfortunately, he wasn't as strong as Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao threw the wooden bucket into the well, drew water, and was about to turn it back up when she discovered that the axle was frozen.
I heard footsteps crunching through the snow behind me.
At this hour, only Master Hu will come along.
Gu Jiao held out her hand: "Give me a dagger."
The other party handed her a very exquisite dagger.
Gu Jiao's mind was frozen and she didn't pay attention to the dagger's casing for a moment.
The dagger still retained a faint warmth.
So warm.
With a snap, she pried open the ice block on the axle.
"Here you go." She returned the dagger to Master Hu.
She turned the bucket up and was about to reach for it when a slender, jade-like hand reached out and grabbed the handle of the bucket before she could.
This action caused the other person to suddenly get very close to her.
Her back was almost pressed against the other person's hot chest, and a familiar fragrance and scent enveloped her. She turned around in a daze and was caught off guard by a pair of gentle eyes.
He slightly curved the corners of his lips, his magnetic voice low and clear: "Gu Jiaojiao, long time no see."
(End of this chapter)
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