Chapter 25: A dangerous pass through the mountain pass
Seeing that Ning Youbei made up his mind, Qu Chu said:
"That's it. I'll order it now, every twenty people enter the valley in groups, and quickly leave after entering the valley, and every half a cup of tea enters a group of people.
I protected the prince and left the first group, and the people from Lingxiao Pavilion left separately. Dongfang Yu protected Ying Xue and left the second group, and behind He Dabao's palace.
But you can't leave by carriage, you have to ride alone."
If the first group of people left, the people who secretly snooped in secret didn't know what the situation was, and they would think about observing it before talking about it. Therefore, the first group of people left was relatively safest.
Similarly, the second group of people leaving are relatively safe.
Ning Youbei nodded, "I ride pretty well, there is no problem riding alone."
It’s not that Qu Chu was unwilling to take Ning Youbei to ride on a horse, it’s because she didn’t know if anyone was peeping down on the mountain. If she saw two people riding on the same horse, it would be bad that she suspected that Ning Youbei was.
After the order was passed down, Qu Chu and Ning Youbei both changed into the costumes of ordinary soldiers. Even Qu Chu replaced her mount "Peng Lei" and rode another fast-footed horse.
Qu Chu looked at Ning Youbei and saw him nodding, so he rushed out first, and Ning Youbei followed closely behind.
After entering the valley, the road became wider and wider. Ning Youbei and Qu Chu rode together, and other soldiers followed closely around.
Qu Chu took the time to look at Ning Youbei and saw that his riding skills were indeed OK, so he rode steadily on the horse.
"We started to move forward at full speed."
After the words came, Qu Chu looked at Ning Youbei again. Seeing that he lowered his body, he was very close to the horse, but the reins in his hand were tighter, he knew that he knew riding skills.
Qu Chu felt relieved and rode his horse forward.
The whole valley was quiet, and only the sound of horse hooves could be heard.
Qu Chu's whole body was tense, and his mood was as if she had been on the battlefield for the first time.
The first time I went to the battlefield, I didn’t know what I would face, but now I was nervous because I knew what might happen.
Of course, the reason for being nervous now is because there are too many people around her who want to save her life.
Because of the emperor's instructions before departure, and because this was her separate task and responsibility this time.
After experiencing countless wars, Qu Chu has long taken his own life and death indifferently, and has also seen through the life and death of the soldiers.
It’s not that Qu Chu is indifferent, but because as long as he is on the battlefield, either you die or he dies. He is all comrades-in-arms, and his life is his life!
On the battlefield, Qu Chu could not guarantee the safety of anyone. All she could do was to try to ensure that fewer people died.
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It's almost done!
Qu Chu silently calculated the distance in his mind, and he could rush out of the valley entrance with 500 meters.
With a "swish", Qu Chu was the first to rush out of the valley entrance. Then, Ning Youbei also followed.
Looking at the safe dozen people, Qu Chu pulled the reins and said, "Let's wait here."
After waiting for half a cup of tea, the second batch of 20 people arrived safely.
Su Yingxue patted her chest, "I haven't been so nervous for a long time."
Dongfang Ying's face was a little pale, and she thought she was frightened. She looked at Qu Chu with an extremely calm expression and couldn't help but lean against Su Yingxue.
The third batch of people who arrived safely were Green Plum, Yanhong, more than a dozen soldiers and several carriages for transporting things. These carriages usually do not sit in people, but at this time there were the left servant of the Ministry of Rites and several officials sitting inside.
There is no way, these officials will not ride horses.
This was also what Qu Chu arranged before. The first time the carriage passed by should not be attacked by black gunpowder.
These officials were trembling as they got off the carriage and their whole bodies were trembling.
Qu Chu said to Du Ximing, who was relatively calm among them: "You take a few adults to rest first, and I have to wait for the rest here."
Du Ximing's face was pale, but at least he could keep his appearance calm. He answered: "Yes."
Su Yingxue also protected Ning Youbei to rest.
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More than a dozen people have been safely passing. During the 17th batch, there was a sound of bombing in the valley.
Finally come!
When the bombing stopped, Qu Chu brought a few soldiers back into the valley.
The valley is in chaos.
This time the carriage Ning You was riding in Beijing, but at this time the carriage was empty, and the soldiers wearing General Qu Chu's uniform were dead.
There were more than 20 people traveling with him this time, and more than a dozen soldiers were not blown up by black gunpowder at the first time and left, and escaped by chance.
Qu Chu said to the alive soldiers: "Take their bodies out!"
The soldiers were silently bringing the dead soldiers' bodies. Everyone understood that this group was the most dangerous, but they still voluntarily left this group.
Because someone has to leave.
After this group, no explosion sounded again. The people on the mountain seemed to understand that they had fallen into Qu Chu's plan and did not commit too much murder.
It took three hours for the team to pass.
The last group of people came over was He Dabao. He rode Qu Chu's mount "Ben Lei".
...
After a while of rest, the team continued to move forward.
In the following days, Ning Youbei was assassinated several times, but was repelled by Qu Chu, Lingxiao Pavilion and his soldiers every time. It also allowed Ning Youbei to see Qu Chu's strength more deeply.
Qu Chu seemed to be invincible forever. She became more and more brave as she fought. Once she even killed seven killers with her martial arts skills.
However, Qu Chu's performance after his injury also made Ning Youbei feel very uncomfortable.
Qu Chu seemed to be unable to sense the pain of the wound at all, and every time he had an expression as if nothing had happened.
Once, the thigh was deeply penetrated by a barb hook, and blood flowed. When the barb was taken, a large piece of meat was cut out, making Su Yingxue's eyes red, but she only looked pale and didn't even hum.
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On this day, I finally arrived at Yudu City.
Yudu City is an important town in the west. Walking westward through Haiqing City, there are tribes such as Toye tribes. The Yuhai Governor's Office is located in Yudu City.
When you arrive here, the killers who follow you all the way should be calm. However, they will face threats from tribes such as the Tada tribe.
As soon as the group arrived at the gate of Yudu City, they met a group of people waiting there.
He Dabao stepped forward to investigate and reported: It was from the Duke of the Kingdom and the Governor of Yuhai, the Chen family, who came here to welcome the King of Chu.
Before Qu Chu could react, Ning Youbei had already lifted the curtain: "It's my uncle's family."
Qu Chu then remembered:
Although Ning Youbei's mother, Concubine Chen, was no longer there, she was posthumously named the Empress Dowager, and her mother's family was named Duke of Guarding the Country. But she didn't expect Concubine Chen's surname was Chen, and the title of "Chen" originated from her surname.
Ning Youbei had already got off the carriage, and Qu Chu also dismounted and followed him.
Chapter completed!