Qi Zhao clenched his fist, pressed it to his lips, coughed lightly, and then said, "After taking the medicine, I feel much better now. Going to a mountain stronghold won't be a problem."
Jiang Wanwan's eyes lit up as she stared straight at him and asked, "Are you really alright? This time, the investigation of the mountain stronghold might involve a fierce battle. Are you okay?"
Qi Zhao answered confidently, "Of course it doesn't matter, fighting the bandits is no problem either."
Actually, he had no problem at all. He was just stunned because her hand touched his forehead.
But he dared not reveal the reason.
"In that case, let's not delay and get out of the city quickly."
As Jiang Wanwan spoke, she stood up from the chair, walked to the door, opened it, and went out.
Without saying a word, Qi Zhao grabbed his sword and followed him up.
The two went down from the second floor to the lobby of the inn. Jiang Wanwan greeted the waiter and briefly said that she had to go out of the city to take care of some business and was leaving now.
Upon hearing this, the waiter glanced at the sky outside and was startled. He quickly advised, "Gentlemen, it's getting late, it will be dark soon. You should do what you need to do tomorrow."
"To avoid delays that could prevent us from getting back to the inn before dark, which would be extremely dangerous if we encountered bandits."
"Brother Er, it's alright. If we're really delayed and can't get back to the city, we can find a place to hide outside for the night. Could you please open the back gate for us? We'll leave the city right away," Jiang Wanwan said with a smile in her eyes.
Seeing that Jiang Wanwan and Qi Zhao were so stubborn, the waiter did not try to dissuade them any further. He walked with them to the back door, opened it, and watched them ride away on horseback.
At this time of day, the streets were almost deserted. Jiang Wanwan and Qi Zhao rode together on a single horse, galloping along the wide streets. Just as the city gates were about to close, the two successfully exited the city.
"Go that way," Jiang Wanwan said, pointing in a direction.
"Okay." Qi Zhao replied simply, then flicked the reins and rode his horse in the direction Jiang Wanwan pointed.
About fifteen minutes later, Jiang Wanwan quickly told Qi Zhao to stop the horse.
"See that ravine over there? Keep going for another mile or two, and the bandits' lair is on that mountain," Jiang Wanwan said, pointing to the mountain ahead. "Let's dismount first and lead the horses to the ravine to hide. Otherwise, the noise of the horses will be too loud and attract the bandits' attention. After the bandits enter the city, we'll sneak up to Black Wind Village."
"Okay." Qi Zhao nimbly dismounted, then reached out and helped Jiang Wanwan carefully down from the horse.
By this time, the sun had set, and it was completely dark.
The two walked cautiously along the path and soon reached a ravine. After finding a spot with relatively dense weeds and settling the horses in, they crouched down and hid in another place.
It was too dark to see anything. Lighting a torch when they went up the mountain would be too conspicuous and attract the attention of the bandits. After thinking for a moment, Jiang Wanwan bought a pair of ultra-high-definition night vision goggles from the mall and handed them to Qi Zhao.
"Give!"
"What's this?" Qi Zhao asked, taking the night vision goggles with a puzzled expression.
"Night vision goggles! Wearing these will allow you to see the road clearly even at night." Jiang Wanwan said, snatching the night vision goggles from Qi Zhao's hand and helping him put them on.
Qi Zhao was extremely shocked. After putting on these night vision goggles, he could see things as clearly as if they were illuminated by a lamp!
No, it's clearer than seeing the road with a lamp on!
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