"Young Master, we still haven’t found Aku," a subordinate spoke to Yan Li’an.
Yan Li’an glanced at Chai You, who was feeding a horse in the distance, his eyes flashing with contemplation.
"Shall we continue the search?" the subordinate asked.
Yan Li’an raised his hand, "No need to wait any longer. It’s getting late; we must depart imdiately, we can’t delay our mission."
"Young Master, do you really intend to bring that girl along? Her identity..." the subordinate hesitated.
Yan Li’an struggled to suppress the restlessness in his heart, his mind fixated solely on the mission the Sect Hierarch had entrusted to him.
"Without her identity, do you think we could even enter Xiliang City?"
The subordinate imdiately fell silent.
At that mont, Wanqing looked over, her gaze intertwining with Yan Li’an’s in midair.
Wanqing paused, then flashed a radiant smile, so beautiful that it made Yan Li’an feel even more suffocated.
Before leaving, the sister-in-law, deeply worried, took Wanqing’s hand, "Just listen to , it’s not the ti to take risks. There’s fighting in the city, what is a girl like you doing in such a place..."
Wanqing was moved, "Both my brother and sister-in-law care greatly about , but I must go to Xiliang City. My relatives and companions are risking their lives inside; I cannot selfishly live safely outside. My parents did not raise to live like that."
Hearing this, her sister-in-law finally understood Wanqing’s determination.
"Alright, since you’re set on this, I can no longer persuade you otherwise. Just be very careful."
Wanqing nodded firmly.
The journey begins!
Wanqing and Piji, Yan Li’an and his subordinates, Qin Wu, and Aman also wanted to follow, but Wanqing refused them, saying she would send soone to fetch them once the situation stabilized. Chai You, unable to endure the bumpy ride, chose to stay at Blue Lake.
With Chai You and Aman there, Qin Wu’s safety was not so worrying.
Truthfully, Wanqing was not completely confident about this journey.
She always felt that sothing uncontrollable might happen.
North of Xiliang City.
Wanqing raced ahead on horseback, Piji closely following.
The nearer they got, the more clearly they could hear the tumult inside the city.
Wanqing felt her blood beginning to boil.
"Brother—" she called out loudly to the person behind her.
Yan Li’an swiftly raised his whip, pulling up beside her.
The wind lifted their hair, reminiscent of the days when the siblings had charged through battlefields together.
Images suddenly flashed through Yan Li’an’s mind.
Wanqing, unaware of these thoughts, said loudly, "We’re about to reach the city gate. Brother, lead the others to follow behind . If sothing unexpected happens, don’t worry about , withdraw on your own!"
After saying this, Wanqing accelerated towards the city gate.
"I am the Western Expedition Commander Wanqing—open the gates imdiately!" Her roar, infused with Inner Strength, echoed throughout the gate area.
The soldiers originally ready with bows on the city wall imdiately paused.
"It really is the Commander! Hurry and open the gates!"
"Wait, the Japanese Pirates are cunning; how do we know she isn’t an imposter? Quickly go to the City Lord Residence and ask the City Lord to co and verify!"
A soldier rode hastily from the city gate toward the City Lord Residence.
But with the sudden outbreak of war, how could Ji Yuntai be at the City Lord Residence?
The soldier, unable to find anyone, could only head back.
"Stop right there!"
A soft female voice rang out.
The soldier imdiately looked over, seeing soone with a pale face leaning against a tree, dressed in a sheer veil.
"Miss, what is it?"
"I twisted my foot, co over and take a look," the lady lifted her skirt, revealing her fair leg. The soldier’s face flushed, and like possessed, he walked over to her.
The woman curled her red lips and reached out her hand, "...Check this for , it hurts so much."
The next second.
The soldier cried out in alarm and fell straight to the ground.
He could never have imagined being strangled by a seemingly frail woman, who directly took his life.
The woman quickly dragged the soldier’s body into a pavilion, then swiftly let down the surrounding curtains to start exchanging clothes.
That woman was Li Chengyuan.
She had already heard while Xiao Hongshen and Ji Yuntai were discussing military affairs that there were no Japanese pirate attacks to the north of the city. Now was the best ti to escape while they were distracted.
Moreover, with Mo Shan following Xiao Hongshen today, it ant that none of the people in the City Lord Residence could match her.
If not now, then when?
Was she really supposed to wait for that bastard to co back and kill her to avenge Yan Wanqing?!
Li Chengyuan, suppressing the urge to vomit, stripped off the soldier’s sweaty clothes and wore them. Then, she tied her long hair up into a bun, donned the soldier’s hat, and sared her pale face with dirt from the ground.
To prevent any mishap, she carefully inspected her appearance by the lake to ensure she wouldn’t be recognized before she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As she was leaving, she looked down at the body and scoffed.
"Not even fully hairy yet, trying to stir up a storm, you little trash."
Li Chengyuan, wounded on both arms and legs, took great effort to mount the horse, thankfully, the soldier’s horse wasn’t too tall.
Li Chengyuan rode quickly towards the north of the city.
At the city gate, people were already waiting. Seeing her coming, they quickly grabbed the reins and asked, "Where is the City Lord? Why hasn’t anyone co yet?"
Li Chengyuan was taken aback, thinking to herself that she had mistakenly killed the soldier without inquiring why he was in the City Lord Residence.
Luckily, the man spoke again in the next second.
"At the mont, the man who claims to be Yan Commander-in-chief is at the city gate, unknown whether he’s genuine or not, how can we let soone in..."
"I know," Li Chengyuan, lowering her voice, responded.
The man eyed him suspiciously, "What nonsense are you talking? You haven’t even seen him, how would you know what the Yan Commander-in-chief looks like?"
"I just do. Yan Commander-in-chief’s portraits are posted all over the City Lord Residence, I recognized him as soon as I walked through it."
"Really?"
Li Chengyuan nodded, clenching her fists, "A man like Yan Commander-in-chief, one in a thousand years, unforgettable at first sight, even if it’s just a portrait, I could recognize him."
"Alright, alright, desperate tis call for desperate asures, go to the city gate and see for yourself."
Li Chengyuan imdiately stepped towards the stairs.
Suddenly.
"What’s wrong with your foot? It was fine when you were walking," a voice ca from behind.
A cold sweat broke out on Li Chengyuan’s spine.
"I twisted my ankle when dismounting just now, it’s nothing serious, I... I’ll go up first."
"Go on, then." The other turned away, leading the horse to the side.
Li Chengyuan, enduring the pain, climbed up to the city gate, where several figures were visible a hundred ters below the gate.
The one in a bright red robe, if not Yan Wanqing, then who could it be?!
Even if turned to ash, she would recognize this woman!
Li Chengyuan’s teeth itched with hatred.
Lucky as the devil, to have survived those injuries, and it seed her arms and legs had also recovered.
Jealousy and rage swirled within Li Chengyuan’s chest.
"Recognize her or not, is she the Yan Commander-in-chief?" the gate guard asked.
Li Chengyuan clenched her teeth, squeezing the words through her gritted teeth, "No! They are impostors!"
Yan Wanqing, I want you dead!
How else can I quell this hatred in my heart...
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