The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 223: Dangerous
Chapter 223: Danger
Before leaving, Bai Qingyan glanced at the map and instructed Xiao Ruojiang: “Send two assassins to Fengcheng to pick up Doctor Hong and rush to Shaoyang County next to Tonggu Mountain to pick up the Ninth Master!”
“I have already sent someone to invite Doctor Hong, but… he didn’t say to go to Shaoyang County. However, to go to Shaoyang County, you have to pass through Youhua Road. I will ask someone to pass the order on Youhua Road.” Xiao Ruojiang said in a low voice.
She nodded, collected the map, rolled it up and handed it to Xiao Ruojiang, then jumped on the horse and said in a calm and firm voice: “Take all the warriors with you and set off!”
“yes!”
Including Bai Qingyan and Xiao Ruojiang, there were less than a hundred people who rode away at a rapid speed.
Bai Qingyan rode his horse fast along the mountain road, feeling more anxious than ever before.
She didn’t know what Xiaojiu’s condition was and was extremely worried.
All she could hear was the sound of the wind and her heartbeat. She did not light a torch along the way, and rushed all the way to Qiushan Pass under the bright moonlight.
“Go!” She sped up, wishing she could have wings.
The assassin who assassinated the Emperor of Xiliang, she knew without thinking what kind of torture and humiliation Xiaojiu would suffer…what kind of torment and trampling she would suffer.
Among the nine sons of the Bai family, Bai Qingyun is the most dandy one. He is arrogant and stubborn. He has kneeled in the ancestral hall many times and been beaten with a cane many times over the years, but he never changed his stubborn temper.
Bai Qingyun used to scoff at the idea of the Bai family’s concubines protecting the legitimate son, but when he really encountered a disaster… he resolutely protected his brother, Bai Qingjue, the seventh son of the fourth branch of the Bai family, and used himself to divert the pursuers, and went deep into Yunjing, Xiliang to complete the assassination mission.
She knew that when the disaster struck, her ninth brother Bai Qingyun almost instinctively made a decision based on the kinship of his flesh and blood. He sacrificed himself to protect his brother, and sacrificed himself to protect… The Bai family’s legitimate lineage was continued.
In this world, people always talk about the superiority and inferiority of legitimate and illegitimate children, but to her… the superiority and inferiority of legitimate and illegitimate children is not more important than the blood relationship, nor is it more important than her hope that Xiaojiu can live safely.
The sourness was stuck in her throat, but she swallowed it back with all her strength. She held the reins tightly, her dark and deep eyes were firm and calm. She had to save Xiaojiu, no matter what the cost.
Seeing the Xiliang peace negotiation team slowly walking back to Qiushan Pass on the wide road at the foot of the mountain, Xiao Ruojiang called Bai Qingyan in a low voice, “Miss! Look!”
At the foot of the mountain, the Xiliang army holding torches stretched like a long dragon. Those Xiliang soldiers were brought by Xiliang Yan Wang Li Zhijie to negotiate peace. At this time, they were heading towards Qiushan Pass.
Bai Qingyan stared at the Xiliang Army at the foot of the mountain and clenched his teeth. “Xiao Ruojiang leads the way and takes a shortcut to Qiushan Pass. We must rescue Xiaojiu before Li Zhijie’s team returns to Qiushan Pass!”
“yes!”
The formation changed, Xiao Ruojiang rode his horse fast and rushed to the front, and a group of people quickly took turns to line up and followed Xiao Ruojiang on the most slippery, narrow but fastest mountain road.
It was a dark and windy night, everything was quiet, in the deep woods, dark shadows loomed, the path was dangerous and difficult, but the horse was agile and its hooves were flying.
The strong wind and the branches blew towards her, but she seemed to feel no pain. She couldn’t feel at ease without seeing Xiaojiu. Her blood was boiling and she was uneasy. She just wanted to go faster and faster!
Qiushan Pass is located in the Qiushan Canyon, with steep cliffs on both sides. Qiushan Pass is the first natural barrier in Xiliang. If you want to go from Youhua Road to Tonggu Mountain, or from Tonggu Mountain to Youhua Road, you cannot avoid Qiushan Pass.
Qiushan Pass is a natural barrier. Under the cliff in the direction of Qiushan Tonggu Mountain… is the broad Tianshen Lake. Unless you have wings, you can travel between Youhua Road and Tonggu Mountain without crossing Qiushan Pass. Otherwise, you can only go around the entire Qiushan and Chuanling, which is a time-consuming and laborious process.
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Inside the city of Qiushan Pass, a fire suddenly broke out in the front yard of an inn. People were beating drums and gongs on the street, and from a distance, a bright red area was wrapped in black smoke. The fire was so fierce that even the restaurant next door to the inn was blackened beyond recognition.
People on the street who were still wearing middle-aged clothes were carrying buckets and basins and pouring water into the fire. But just as the flames were suppressed, they suddenly “boomed” up again, more violent than before, with a fierce force that seemed to burn through the sky. Tongues of fire ran wildly along the water flow, forcing people to retreat step by step.
The people of Qiushan Pass were horrified.
“Kerosene! It’s kerosene! Water can’t put it out! Someone set the fire!”
“Go to the government office and beat the drum! Someone is setting fire!”
The raging fire finally alarmed the troops defending Akiyama Pass, and the defending general sent troops to put out the fire.
Inside the inn, there were flashes of swords and the shadow of sabers. The elite soldiers of the Tiger Eagle Camp and the Dong family’s death squads were fighting desperately with Li Zhijie’s men.
Shen Liangyu knew clearly that they needed to evacuate quickly once the inn caught fire, otherwise they would attract the Xiliang soldiers guarding Qiushan Pass, and they would probably not get out alive!
He really didn’t expect that there would be such a wise man among the assassins raised by King Yan of Xiliang, who actually knew to set fire to attract the attention of the Xiliang defenders at Qiushan Pass.
Seeing that the Xiliang warriors were desperate to trap them here, Shen Liangyu gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot as he shouted, “Break out quickly!”
Xiao Ruohai, with injuries on his body, had a calm look on his face. He held a long sword in one hand and a short knife in the other. He carried Bai Qingyun, who had fainted and was covered in blood, on his back. He and Bai Qingyun were tied together with a rope. Shen Qingzhu, Shen Liangyu and Bai Jinzhi protected Bai Qingyun on Xiao Ruohai’s back in the middle. They were trapped in the protection circle of the death squads and the Tiger Eagle Camp warriors and could not move.
Bai Jin’s eyes were red. He held a silver spear behind Bai Qingyun’s back, gritted his teeth and looked around to prevent being attacked from behind.
Suddenly, he heard an arrow coming through the wind. Bai Jinzhi opened his eyes wide and pushed Shen Qingzhu away from his left side: “Be careful!”
The arrow with a cold glow pierced through Bai Jinzhi’s arm before he could retract it. Bai Jinzhi gritted his teeth and groaned.
“Fourth Miss!” Shen Qingzhu used the sword in his hand to knock down the feather arrows flying towards them.
“Southeast corner!” Bai Jinzhi shouted, covering his arm.
Hearing the sound, the sharp soldiers of the Tiger Eagle Camp accurately found the position of the archer on the roof. Three of them jumped up, and shot down with their hands… A blood mist sprayed up in the moonlight and dissipated as the three men from the Tiger Eagle Camp turned over and fell down.
In close combat, the death squads raised by the royal aristocrats are often not as brave and valiant as the iron-blooded warriors of the Tiger Eagle Battalion who have risked their lives countless times on the battlefield. Their moves are ruthless and every step is fatal, and they are surrounded by danger.
Shen Liangyu, who was bloodthirsty, suddenly looked up at the sea of fire in the front yard of the inn. He heard the sound of horse hooves and heavy armor and roared, “Don’t fight! Retreat! Retreat quickly! Cut a bloody path! Quickly!”
Upon receiving the order, the Dong family’s warriors and the Tiger Eagle Camp gathered around Shen Liangyu and his group, fighting desperately for a way out.
It was the first time that Bai Jinzhi was in such a life-and-death moment. She watched the warriors of the Tiger Eagle Camp fall beside her, and watched the warriors of the Dong family block the knives with their chests just to kill a few more people so that they could move forward a few steps. Bai Jinzhi only felt the hot smell of blood in her nostrils, her scalp tightened, and without thinking, she broke off the tail of the arrow to protect Bai Qingyun’s back and be on guard on all sides.