The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1763

Chapter 1763: 861 The Final Battle! (2 taels)_5

The unresponsive little fellow finally moved. He tightened his small fists, opened his tiny mouth, and let out a loud cry—

This cry was so piercing that it startled Shangguan Qing and Tang Yueshan to the point where their hairs stood on end!

Wasn’t it supposed to be a premature baby?

Even a full-term baby wouldn’t have such a loud cry, would it?

In the ground-level barracks, Xie Xingzhou and Elder Lu nearly opened their eyes simultaneously.

Their hearing was exceptional, but they were unsure if they had misheard.

They both walked out of their tents.

Xie Xingzhou saw Elder Lu emerging, half confirming his suspicion: "Did you..."

Elder Lu likewise nodded: "I thought I heard wrong too. It seems General Xie heard it as well."

Xie Xingzhou chuckled: "Could it be the midnight wailing of a ghost?"

Elder Lu remarked calmly: "If General Xie believes in ghosts, I have nothing more to say."

Xie Xingzhou replied coldly: "Hmph, even if there were ghosts, I would drag that crying little ghost out!"

Elder Lu said, "The sound seems to be coming from underground."

The two knelt down, pressing their ears to the ground. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

At that moment, lightning streaked across the Horizon, followed by a thunderous explosion.

"Waaah—"

The infant’s cry was perfectly masked by the thunder.

They stood up.

Xie Xingzhou asked, "Elder Lu, what do you think?"

Elder Lu replied with a smile: "You’re the commander of this operation, General Xie. I follow your orders."

Xie Xingzhou looked up at the lightning leaping like a dragon across the dome of the sky, smiled, and said, "They are really lucky, no, we are really lucky."

Elder Lu’s face also showed an assured grin: "Though the thunder is loud, covering the infant’s cry, we can be sure there are people underground. As long as we dig three feet deep, we’ll definitely dig them out!"

...

Underground.

The Zhang Family woman had already fainted from exhaustion.

Gu Jiao held the wailing little fellow and stuck his own thumb into his own mouth.

He sucked for a couple of times and fell asleep.

People in the passage let out a breath of relief.

This will be the final battle!

"It’s useless," Shangguan Qing turned away, "Even if you get out of Ghost Mountain, you won’t be able to leave Pu City."

Getting into Pu City was easy, but getting out was hard, especially now with such a big incident, the checkpoints at the city gate would be stricter.

Even if he personally took charge, he might not successfully get someone out of the city.

Gu Jiao said, "Whether I can get out or not, I have to try to know. Moreover, you defend Ghost Mountain, I’ll find my way out of the city. You just need to tell me which passage can lead out of Ghost Mountain."

In her dictionary, there was no such thing as giving up.

Shangguan Qing asked, "Are you sure you want to do this? It’s very dangerous."

She wasn’t afraid of danger, but—

She thought of Xuanyuan Qi.

At this moment, she still had a strong premonition: once she left here, she might never see him again.

Those secrets would also be eternally buried.

A thousand lives, and the truth she wanted to pursue.

She made her choice in her heart.