295 The Twilight Clouds Are Treacherous and the Undercurrents Are Raging
It was already daybreak, and Hua Jinglan was still sitting on the top of the mountain, looking into the distance.
Sang Bugui handed her the wine and said, "Drink something to warm yourself up."
"Thank you." Hua Jinglan took the wine bag and raised her head and took a sip. It felt spicy in her throat. She coughed out the wine suddenly, covered her mouth and stared at Sang Bugui, speechless for a long time.
Sang Bugui was startled by her movement, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the wine?"
Hua Jinglan felt her chest was tight. She waved her hands and took two deep breaths before saying, "This wine is so spicy!"
Sang Bugui smiled, "This is home-brewed by the villagers in the mountains. The drink is spicy and specially used to warm the body."
He took a big sip as he spoke, and then asked, "Have you never had such a drink?"
Hua Jinglan shook her head. She drank a lot of wine, but only one or two kinds.
Sang Bugui seemed to be holding a delicacy in the world, drinking it with relish, "I have been drinking this wine since I was a child. It is very effective in dispelling the cold."
Hua Jinglan looked calm and turned her head to look into the distance. Why hasn't Chun Yuyan's army arrived yet...?
"Young master, don't be impatient. The fastest time for King Xiaoyao to arrive at Red Maple Valley is noon. Why don't you take this time to have a good rest." Sang Bugui pointed at his face.
Hua Jinglan couldn't help but touch her face, "I look embarrassed?"
"You're just a little tired." Sang Bugui put the wine bag on the ground, stood up and said, "I'm going to hunt for some food."
Hua Jinglan stayed alone for a while, but couldn't fall asleep when she closed her eyes. She turned around in the grass twice, and finally couldn't help but sit up again. In a blink of an eye, she saw the liquor on the ground, picked it up and took two sips, and there was a burst of fire.
It burned from my throat to my stomach. I raised my head and let out two breaths of hot air. I felt a little better. I threw down the wine bag and fell to sleep.
She actually fell asleep this time, and when she woke up, she was hungry, and the scent of game came to her nose again. She clapped her hands and moved closer to Sang Bugui, "What are you roasting? It smells so good!"
"Rabbit." Sang Bugui tore off a rabbit leg and gave it to her, "It's just cooked."
Hua Jinglan thanked her and took it. She looked up at the sky while eating, "The time is almost up."
Sang Bugui looked up at her, divided the rabbit meat into two pieces, wrapped up a piece and stood up, saying, "I'll go to the front and have a look."
Hua Jinglan smiled and nodded, but she gave Sang Bugui a perfect score in her heart. People who just do things but don't talk always make people feel at ease easily.
Sang Bugui went for a cup of tea and then hurried back. He said hurriedly: "Someone is coming!"
"Who?" Hua Jinglan asked subconsciously. Judging from his face, it was probably not Chun Yuyan.
"The vanguard camp of General Lian Jing of the Qiongyu Kingdom!" Sang Bugui frowned and said, "Sure enough, they were so fast that they were able to take a long way around and overtake King Xiaoyao's army!"
"The vanguard camp will not be too far away from the main army. Is Qiong Yuguo trying to outflank it?" Hua Jinglan glanced down the valley, "But there are only a hundred people in the vanguard camp, how can they block Chun Yuyan's way?"
"In front of Red Maple Valley is Chishui City. This city is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If King Xiaoyao's troops pass through Chishui City, Qiongyu Kingdom will not be able to go deeper, but..."
Hua Jinglan's heart sank, "But if Chishui City colludes with Qiongyu Kingdom, Chunyu Yan will have no choice but to be beaten passively."
Sang Bugui stared at her seriously, "Master, what should we do now?"
"If the Qiongyu Kingdom wants to establish a line with the Chishui City Guards, they will definitely go with Chunyuzhuang's token," Hua Jinglan thought for a moment and said: "There is no way that the Emperor of Houyue Kingdom will ask for help from the Qiongyu Kingdom, so this time
Qiongyu's army is not justified, but as long as he gets Chunyuzhuang's token, Chunyuyan's reason for sending troops to serve the king will be clear!"
The Pioneer Battalion had entered the hearing range of Hua Jinglan, and the speed was indeed very fast. It was not until these more than a hundred people approached the Red Maple Valley that Hua Jinglan said: "They really don't plan to stop in the Red Maple Valley. Let's go first to Chishui City."
Wait for them!"
As soon as the words fell, the two of them headed in the opposite direction toward Chishui City.
Chishui City is still immersed in peace. Although it is also located on the border, this direction is indeed not the route that ordinary marches take, so Chishui City does not feel the tension of a frontline war at all.
After entering the city, Sang Bugui said: "Why don't we go directly to the Chishui City guard?"
Hua Jinglan waved her hand to reject it, "We can't prove ourselves, and it will be self-defeating if we go there. We will just wait at the gate of the city, waiting for someone from Qiongyu Kingdom's vanguard camp to come!"
They found a small teahouse to sit at the gate of the city. Hua Jinglan and Sang Bugui did not relax for a moment, their eyes tightly locked on the soldiers guarding the city below.
"Here we come!" Sang Bugui suddenly lowered his voice.
Hua Jinglan turned her eyes and saw a man with a flashy manner in front of the lieutenant. He took something out of his arms covertly. The lieutenant said a few words to him and then stood up to lead the way.
Hua Jinglan dropped the tea money and followed Sang Bugui.
The two of them seemed to be able to avoid the crowded streets and walked through small alleys. After twists and turns, they came to the back door of a courtyard.
"This is the guard's residence." Sang Bugui said in a low voice.
After the two sneaked in through the back door, Hua Jinglan also jumped on the roof and watched from a high position as they walked around the backyard to the main courtyard.
The deputy general reported to the people in the study and left. Only the man from outside the city entered the study.
"Liu Zhi, the pioneer soldier of the Qiongyu Kingdom's Pioneer Battalion, pays homage to General Wang!" The man knelt down and bowed, took out a small seal from his sleeve and said, "General Wang, please take a look. This is a token of the wise king!"
There were hurried footsteps below. The guard walked over and took the small seal, looked at it carefully for a moment, and nodded repeatedly, "This is indeed the seal of the wise king!"
"General Wang, the Qiongyu Kingdom responded to the request of the Emperor of the Later Yue Kingdom and sent troops to respond to the King Xian and General Situ to pursue the rebel king Chunyu Yan. The rebel king has arrived outside the Red Maple Valley. General Wang is requested to send troops to help us. This is
It’s a letter from General Qiong Yulian!”
Hua Jinglan's eyebrows lit up, and she immediately jumped down from the roof, kicked in the door, knocked down the soldier from Qiongyu Kingdom with one kick, put her sword on the neck of the guard, General Wang, and scolded in a deep voice:
"The guard of Chishui City is so brave! He actually dares to conspire with Qiongyu to usurp the throne!"