sbdcsierra Chapter 229 Jade Valley
Chapter 229 Jade Valley
Yugu Pass was currently being viciously devoured by the giant beast of winter wind, and the cold wind was blowing fiercely.
Shen Peiqing looked up and looked around, feeling extremely heavy-hearted.
Faced with the complaints of some soldiers, he was angry, but also had some understanding.
Because the soldiers of Dongzhou had been fighting for several days and were trapped here, they were short of food.
Their faces were haggard and their morale was low.
The bravery and heroism of the past were replaced by endless despair.
The cold wind was like a knife, piercing through the thin armor and piercing the bone marrow. Snowflakes flew and landed on the shoulders, instantly melting into cold water droplets.
All around are endless barren mountains and wilderness, with a dead silence. Only the occasional neighing of war horses and the clashing of weapons make people realize that this is the edge of life and death, a battlefield where hope and despair are intertwined.
But even so, he would never trade Rong Su for a chance to live.
Shen Peiqing stood up and faced all the soldiers. His voice was firm and contagious: "I know that everyone is exhausted after several days of fighting, but do we have to sacrifice innocent people in order to survive? Is this what we should do as soldiers?"
When these words were spoken, the soldiers were somewhat touched, looking at each other, but some soldiers remained unmoved.
Obviously he has been in trouble for too long and has lost his rationality.
Faced with this situation, Shen Peiqing had no intention of blaming these people. His voice was solemn and indifferent: "Do you think that even if we hand over the people according to the request of the Crown Prince of Beizhou, he will give us a chance to live? By then, the only outcome waiting for us is the destruction of our country."
In fact, the soldiers all understood this truth. All the people in Dongzhou were waiting for their triumphant return. If they failed, it would mean that Dongzhou was about to face destruction.
Looking at the soldiers who lowered their heads and looked very heavy, Shen Peiqing continued to shout: "We are the soldiers of Dongzhou. As long as we are not dead, we will continue to fight to the end! For our people and for our families, we must keep moving forward! Are you willing to follow me and fight for a chance of survival?"
As he spoke, he raised the sword in his hand with great momentum.
These words were like a raging fire that suddenly ignited in the cold winter, breaking through the severe winter cold and pouring into the hearts of every soldier.
Every soldier raised his head and looked at Shen Peiqing, and their dejected eyes were rekindled with brilliance.
Some soldiers clenched their fists, some soldiers cursed Shen Fengyu's despicableness in a low voice, but more soldiers looked at each other, and they could see the indomitable spirit and perseverance in each other's eyes.
As Shen Peiqing swung his sword, the cold wind seemed to give way.
With a stern expression, he shouted, "Follow me and kill them!"
The soldiers roared in unison, and the sound shook the earth, as if it would shake the endless barren mountains and wilderness.
"Kill out!"
"Kill out!"
They drew their swords one after another, their swords flashing with cold light, their morale as raging as a prairie fire, unstoppable, ready to face the upcoming life-and-death battle.
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After leaving the valley, Rong Su rushed to the nearest post station overnight and delivered a letter to General Niu. At the same time, he asked the post station and found out that as Shen Ying said, he could really find out the secret spots of the Secret Shadow Pavilion at the post station.
Every now and then, someone took her to a small house.
The man looked like a fat cat because his face looked like a wild cat.
Especially there are two long and thin whiskers and round eyes.
Rong Su saw him and he was also looking at her.
"What do you want from the Secret Shadow Pavilion? Do you want to issue a hiring order?"
This person's voice sounded as if someone was covering his mouth, and it was particularly unclear.
Rong Su directly took out a golden token.
As soon as the man saw the token, he immediately knelt down in front of her, and his face changed from being wary at first to full of respect.
"Disciple Xia Yang greets you, sir!"
Although Xia Yang was puzzled about such a strange woman holding the Pavilion Master's token, according to the rules of the Secret Shadow Pavilion, anyone who possessed the Pavilion Master's token had to obey her.
So the Secret Shadow Pavilion doesn’t look at people, but at tokens.
Rong Su didn't expect that Xia Yang didn't question this, and she was a little surprised, but there was no time left for her to talk about other things.
"Xia Yang, right?"
"Yes. What are your instructions, sir?" Xia Yang didn't say much. He could tell that Rong Su must have something important to tell him.
Rong Su gave the order directly: "I now order you to gather all the Secret Shadow Pavilion disciples nearby. I have something to tell you."
Xia Yang didn't ask any more questions. After receiving the order, he immediately went to do it.
In less than an hour, the room was filled with disciples from the Secret Shadow Pavilion.
Xia Yang came in front of Rong Su and bowed, saying, "Your Excellency, there are a total of one hundred people here, all the Secret Shadow Pavilion disciples in this area."
Those disciples didn't seem to have any doubts about Rong Su suddenly holding the Pavilion Master's token. They all lowered their heads, just waiting for orders to act.
Seeing this, Rong Su didn't hesitate and told him his plan.
After giving the instructions, Xia Yang left half of his disciples to Rong Su, while he took Rong Su's Phoenix Order and the other half of his disciples to find General Niu.
Her plan was to have General Niu take the highly skilled disciples of the Secret Shadow Pavilion to the battlefield to rescue Shen Peiqing, while she would go directly to find the mastermind behind this incident.
The disciples of the Secret Shadow Pavilion are very good at light work. With them around, they can easily avoid the Beizhou Army and sneak into a dangerous place like Yugu Pass.
"The rest of you, follow me to the Beizhou military camp."
Rong Su looked at them. They had no objection and were all ready to go.
She rode on the horse that the disciples of the Secret Shadow Pavilion found for her, and then led her men towards the Beizhou military camp.
In order to avoid being discovered by Shen Fengyu, she deliberately chose a very secret road, but riding a horse might not be possible.
So she got off her horse halfway through her ride and moved forward with the others, alternating between walking and practicing martial arts.
During this period, Rong Su changed clothes with them, wearing some of the refugees' clothes and blending into the refugees' group.
While resting somewhere, I heard some news about the battlefield.
"I don't know when this situation will get better. Sigh."
An old man sighed, one of his legs was broken and only half was left.
Sitting next to him was his wife, who lowered her head with a sad expression.
At this time, a middle-aged man seemed unable to bear the anger that had been suppressed for a long time, and began to curse Shen Fengyu in a low voice.
"It's all the fault of that Northern Continent Crown Prince who started the war! If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be facing this!"
His scolding resonated with the others, and they all began to agree.
"That's right! He's simply a cruel monarch!"
"I really hope that the Regent of Dongzhou can defeat him."
Hearing that the people supported Shen Peiqing, Rong Su felt relieved and felt that it was worth it for Shen Peiqing to risk his life for the people.
"But I heard that the Regent of Dongzhou has been trapped in Yugu Pass by the cruel Crown Prince of Beizhou for almost a month."
It seems that this news has spread everywhere. As Rong Su listened, her mood began to become heavy. She was also worried about Shen Peiqing, wondering if he was injured. She hoped that General Niu and Xia Yang could rush to rescue them.
"The most despicable thing is that shameful Northern Continent Crown Prince. He actually still wants to covet the Central Continent Tian Feng Nu and even demands that the Eastern Continent Regent hand over Tian Feng Nu! Doesn't he even think about how unworthy he is? What does he think of Lady Tian Feng Nu?"
"that is!"
When Rong Su heard this, her eyes widened slightly, and then her brows furrowed.
Shen Fengyu actually made such an unreasonable request to Shen Peiqing. She couldn't help but clench her fists and became even more angry at Shen Fengyu's meanness.
Looking up into the distance, her eyes were cold. Okay, Shen Fengyu, since you want to see me so much, then I will come to you. This time, I will make you understand that there will be a price to pay for seeing me.
As the refugees headed towards Ancheng, she and the disciples of the Secret Shadow Pavilion separated from the refugees through another path.
When they reached a relatively high mountain, a disciple said to her, "Master, if we go around this mountain, we will be able to see the camp of Beizhou."
Finally, I'm going to see you, Shen Fengyu.
Rong Su narrowed his eyes and felt increasingly cold in his heart.
She anticipated that Shen Fengyu would definitely send patrol soldiers to the area within three kilometers, so she took her men to a more secluded place and hid there.
Rong Su thought that he needed to take advantage of the moment when the patrolling soldiers showed signs of laxity and then sneak in.
"How long will it take to find out the pattern of their patrols?" She looked at a disciple, because this disciple seemed to be the one with more command ability under Xia Yang.
The disciple thought carefully, then said to her, "Sir, give me one hour."
"Okay." Rong Su advised herself in her heart to calm down. No matter how anxious and worried she was about Shen Peiqing, she had to be patient.
At this time, she must not be impulsive under any circumstances. Once she is impulsive, she will lose the initiative.
An hour is neither short nor long, but it feels very long to her now. The mixed feelings of worry and waiting make her uneasy every minute and every second.
The disciple came back with his men. As soon as he came back, he stood in front of her and bowed.
Rong Su waved her hand, somewhat anxiously: "Let's skip these formalities. Tell me, what do you think?"
The disciple thought for a moment, then reported back the intelligence he had gathered: "Every quarter of an hour, they'll replace the patrol. So, sir, we only have a quarter of an hour."
After hearing the information, Rong Su lowered her eyes and thought for a while. She raised her head and looked into the distance, having already thought of the next step.
She suddenly looked at the disciple seriously and said, "Thank you very much for accompanying me here. Now I will handle the rest of the matter myself. You can leave now."
They didn't expect Rong Su to suddenly say this to them, and each of them was slightly surprised.
The leading disciple asked in confusion, "Sir, why are you asking us to leave? We don't know what you are going to do, but since you hold the Pavilion Master's token, we must obey your orders."
Rong Su looked at this loyal disciple and asked, "What's your name?"
The disciple gave his name truthfully: "My name is Ayuan."
"Ayuan. Since you said that I have the token, you have to listen to me, then I order you to leave now. Also, this bottle of medicine can relieve the poison in your body." Rong Su took out the antidote pills that he had developed for the disciples of the Secret Shadow Pavilion before and handed them to Ayuan.
A Yuan took the detoxification pill and was slightly surprised.
The disciples of the Secret Shadow Pavilion standing behind A Yuan looked at each other in bewilderment.
Afterwards, A Yuan also saw that Rong Su had made up her mind, and he clasped his fists and thanked her, "Thank you, my lord!"
Rong Su showed them her first smile in such a long time. That smile was like the most moving wintersweet, enchanting and bright, impacting the hearts of every disciple of the Miying Pavilion who saw it.
After parting with Ayuan and the others, Rong Su knocked out one of the short soldiers during his next patrol to check on the soldiers' shift change.
After changing his armor and putting it on herself, she covered half of her face with a helmet, lowered her head and followed several soldiers in front of her, successfully getting through a quarter of an hour.
When it was her turn to change shifts, she successfully sneaked into the Beizhou tent.
Inside the Beizhou camp, the lights were dim and the tents were endless, like a series of small palaces, appearing solemn and depressing in the dark night.
Rong Su was wearing armor and mixing with the patrol team with his head down. His heart was beating like a drum, but his expression remained calm.
Under the cover of night, she cleverly moved between the tents, calculating every step with incredible precision, for fear of making even the slightest sound.
Inside the tent, the soldiers of Beizhou were either sitting or lying down, their conversations and laughter intertwined, and she was like a ghost in the night, silently disappearing into the darkness.
After searching for a long time, she finally found a tent with a flag with the word "Shen" on it in a relatively remote area. Her heart tightened, but she approached more cautiously, using the shadows between the tents to approach Shen Fengyu's tent step by step, ready to take action.
But two teams of soldiers suddenly came to guard the tent, and she had to move closer with a frown on her face.
It seems that at midnight, there will be additional guards in the commander's tent.
Rong Su looked around and finally set his sights on a tent not far away. There was some white smoke floating above it, which seemed to be the kitchen.
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Yugu Pass.
"Master, a group of people are coming from the other side of the valley."
After getting the news from the scout, Shi Tou immediately came to Shen Peiqing to report.
Shen Peiqing's eyes flickered when he heard this, and then he asked, "Did you see how many people there were? What were they wearing?"
Shitou recalled the scout's words and replied, "It seems to be a group of people disguised as refugees. If the scout hadn't seen a weapon exposed on one of them, he wouldn't have thought they were not ordinary people."
Hearing this, Shen Peiqing pondered deeply, his tone slightly deep and calm: "If we can't tell whether it's an enemy or a friend, then let's wait and see. I think the people on Shen Fengyu's side should also find out."
Shi Tou thought it made sense, so he nodded and asked the scouts to continue investigating.
Shen Peiqing began to plan the timing for the second attack.
Although the first attack cost them a small part of their troops, it also caught the enemy off guard and helped them vent their resentment for a while.
On the other side, General Niu was wearing a coarse linen shirt, his strong arms hugging his chest, his expression heavy.
He looked at Xiao Hei, A Jin, Xu Jian and the other two, as well as the people they brought with them, and frowned: "Why are you, the Jianghu sect, trying to get involved?"
After receiving Rong Su's token from A Yuan, General Niu was delighted and also felt excited about the upcoming battle, but he was unwilling to cooperate with the martial arts sects.