Once someone gets used to being a servant, there will always be times when they resort to physical intimacy and inappropriate words.
But now, without even asking any serious questions, why are they suddenly starting a fight?
And they even took hostages!
If this gets back to the garrison, those people will never be able to hold their heads high again.
The four soldiers outside were no pushovers either; they quickly approached step by step in an offensive posture.
Song Dekui swallowed hard, inwardly groaning and cursing, "You damned bastards, you think you can fool people by changing your clothes? Now that you're in my hands, you'll pay with your lives."
As he spoke, he stabbed the hostage in the stomach again, but unfortunately, there was a cowhide waist protector there, and the stab only left a white mark.
Song Liyun said coldly, "If you take another step, I will kill him."
She quickly calculated that if these people wanted to capture her, she would need to knock all five of them unconscious with an electric shock within seconds.
The man who had just been flirting quickly said in a trembling voice, "Brother Wu, don't move! This little wench is serious."
He felt something cold and flowing down his neck; it was blood from the cut.
Someone spoke up.
"Who are you people, and why are you entering Xiaoba Grassland?" The man spoke in a thick local dialect, which made Song Liyun frown.
Song Liyun did not sheath her sword, but coldly said, "I am a Song soldier from the Broken Gold Guard. I have come to the grasslands to purchase furs with the permission of Commander Luo Lun. Which guard are you from?"
The soldiers exchanged glances, their tense bodies instantly relaxing. Although they didn't sheathe their swords, they took a half-step back.
The same sergeant who had asked the question earlier replied, "We are from Guangbao Garrison."
Guangbao?
Song Liyun thought for a moment but couldn't recall anything. What she was sure of was that she had already left the jurisdiction of the Broken Gold Guard.
Since it is called a garrison, it should be a military camp with more than a hundred people, on par with the Suijin Guard.
"Brother Wu, what should we do?" a soldier asked the person who had spoken.
This man and woman were actually military households of the Broken Gold Guard; this was truly a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple.
Brother Wu was the first to sheathe his knife: "Miss Song, since it's all a misunderstanding, please release us brothers!"
Song Liyun was somewhat skeptical of him: "You didn't ask a single question, and you believed me just because I said I was a military household?"
She was afraid that this was a lie.
The man named Wu took off his felt hat, revealing a dark red face, and said with an apologetic smile, "The young lady said she is a Song soldier from the Suijin Guard and is here to collect furs, so it can't be fake."
As he spoke, he pulled a waist token from his waist and tossed it over: "This is my waist token, you can check it, young lady."
Song Dekui, standing nearby, casually reached out and caught the waist tag, reading aloud the words on it: "Guangbao, Front Camp, Captain Zheng Wudong, your name is Wudong?"
The man nodded: "I am a patrolman. If you two, Ms. Song Dekui and Ms. Song, still have any questions, please go to the front and Commander Xiao can explain them to you."
He even called out his own name!
Song Liyun and Song Dekui were dumbfounded.
"How do you know my name?" Song Dekui sheathed his knife, looking completely bewildered.
They had been out for more than two days, and had traveled at least 300 miles from Suijinwei. Suddenly, some strangers appeared on the vast grassland and called out their names...
Wu Dong chuckled: "Brother Song's name has probably spread throughout several garrisons by now!"
"Ah!" Song Dekui cried out in fright.
Song Liyun was immediately speechless: Even if she were a fugitive, she wouldn't be being chased like this!
It was only through Wu Dong's explanation that Song Liyun finally understood what had happened!
As expected, the Jiang family only delivered the letter to Shitan Fort after she had gone far away. The flag bearer who had escorted them there was still in the fort, waiting to return together.
When Gao Xiaoqi heard that Miss Song was inquiring about the Di tribe and that she had entered the grassland a day earlier, he immediately became anxious.
The grasslands are crisscrossed by roads, and one can travel a hundred miles in half a day. Where can one find someone?
He could only instruct the patrols at Shitanbao to expand their area, and if they encountered Miss Song, to bring her back quickly, while he himself would return to the garrison to deliver a letter to Commander Luo.
When Luo Baihu heard that Song Liyun had gone to the grasslands alone, he was furious and threw a tantrum.
Although Song Liyun had already stated in her letter that she would not go to the Mida River Valley, but would only inquire about news from the outskirts, that was still grassland!
And they're only going with two people. What if they encounter wolves or wild beasts? What if they run into bandits? Song Liyun may be incredibly bold, but she can't afford to make a mistake.
Luo Baihu dared not be careless and immediately sent messages to several garrisons by military pigeon.
Ask the other guards stationed on the grassland to help find Song Liyun.
Fortunately, Song Liyun mentioned in her letter that she was going in the direction she wanted to go and that she would use the name of a caravan to purchase furs. All that was needed was to search for the tribes along the way.
Wu Dong and his men were sent out to patrol after receiving orders from the Guangbao Guard.
The instructions stated that it was a small merchant caravan surnamed Song dispatched by the Broken Gold Guard, without mentioning a man and a woman, which is why the misunderstanding occurred at the beginning.
Wu Dong and his men patrol this grassland year-round and know the terrain like the back of their hand.
After receiving the instructions, they immediately deduced the route the small caravan would take.
After leaving Shitanbao and heading towards the Mida River Valley, you will encounter a swamp.
It is impassable in the summer, and even now that it is frozen, you will get stuck if you step on the puddles. Only experienced people can pass through.
Fearing that Song Dekui might have an accident in the pond, Wu Dong and his men lit smoke signals in the tribe closest to the pond so that people could see the tribe from afar and avoid walking into the deepest mud pit.
As expected, their guess was right; the moment the smoke rose, it attracted Song Liyun over.
Wu Dong also praised Song Dekui, saying that he hadn't led him astray.
Song Liyun felt her face burning and was speechless. She had only wanted to quietly inquire about the news, but it had caused a great uproar.
Fortunately, Luo Baihu only mentioned Song Dekui's name.
The old horse, which was walking with a limp, had been standing beside them without them noticing. When it saw Song Liyun walking with a group of people, it quietly followed behind the carriage.
After walking for another ten minutes or so across the grassland, we arrived at the spot where the smoke had been rising earlier.
The Kun tribe was a small tribe similar to the Hongshi tribe. As soon as they moved to the Xiaoba Grassland, they were targeted by the Zhenbei Army of Guangbao and included in the scope of key monitoring.
Now it is a must-check point for the Zhenbei Army's patrols.
Since we're already here, we definitely have to go into the Di tribe's territory.
However, the arrival of Song Liyun and Song Dekui only attracted a few children to watch; no one else was seen, not even the Di tribe leader.
She did see a familiar face, Xiao Zongqi, who used to be an officer in the Suijinwei.
Xiao Zongqi knew Song Liyun.
He once acted as a matchmaker for Song Zhenping, but was rejected, which made him quite unhappy at the time.
Later, when he learned that Guangbao was short of a captain, he used his connections to transfer here. He has been in office for several months and has won the trust of the Guangbao centurion, who promised to recommend him for a centurion military post.
With such a long interval, Xiao Zongqi had long forgotten his initial displeasure.
Upon receiving the order, he personally led a team to the grasslands to search for the person.
When he finally saw Song Liyun, his face immediately lit up with a smile.
He just felt that his good luck had come.
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