The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1769

Chapter 1769: 865 The Strongest Black Wind King! (Chapter 2)_2

They were wearing Jin army armor, clearly up to something.

Gu Jiao asked: "Could this bring danger to you?"

The woman replied kindly, "No, the nanny’s children are also in the house, and those kids cry all day long, adding one more won’t be noticed. Besides, the Jin army is just looting houses and has no interest in a few babies."

Gu Jiao thought it over seriously and found the plan feasible.

"What did she say?" Tang Yueshan asked.

Gu Jiao said, "She suggested we leave the children here for a few days and come back to fetch them later."

"Will it be exposed?" Tang Yueshan asked.

Gu Jiao said, "The possibility is very small, there is one nanny’s child and another newborn baby inside."

Thus, Tang Yueshan felt at ease.

With the issue of the children resolved, the three continued their journey.

Meanwhile, Xuanyuan Qi snatched a Jin army warhorse and coerced the soldier into teaching him a few Jin Country phrases right there.

Afterwards, he killed the man and took Gu Jiao and Tang Yueshan to the city gate.

He lowered the visor of the helmet and showed his Token, unleashing his full Aura!

The guards at the city gate shivered in fear and hurriedly bowed: "General Liu!"

Gu Jiao: "..."

You actually made yourself a general.

"It’s not dawn yet, is General Liu going out of the city?" the guard asked.

Xuanyuan Qi held his posture, looked at Gu Jiao with grandiosity.

Gu Jiao, as the little soldier, expressed the newfound Yan Country language in a solemn voice: "Grand General’s secret order! Open the city gate!"

"...Yes! Yes!"

Exiting the city was smoother than imagined.

Gu Jiao pondered on what sort of important person you actually robbed, wouldn’t it have been someone from the City Lord’s Residence?

"No." After Gu Jiao voiced her suspicion, Xuanyuan Qi denied it earnestly.

He left the City Lord’s Residence.

It was robbed at the gate!

Not long after leaving the city, dawn broke.

They dared not delay a moment, quickly galloping towards Quyang City.

Hei Feng King was an excellent lead horse, under its leadership, Hei Fengqi and the Jin army warhorse’s speed reached their peak.

Gu Jiao tightened the reins: "Boss, we need to reach Quyang before dusk!"

Hei Feng King galloped against the fierce west wind along the Official Road, taking the shortcut they came by.

Leaving the Official Road, they entered the shaded forest, weaving through winding paths and rugged ravines, heading straight to the East City Gate of Quyang!

The last time they made such a cost-effective charge was during the final selection of the commander of Hei Fengqi, with the straight distance between Pu City to Quyang being less than three hundred li, but the road was difficult.

Emerging from another forest, all three horses bore injuries.

Hei Feng King dared not stop.

Xuanyuan Qi chased all the way, watching it from a distance.

Such a Little Ayue was not what he had anticipated.

Little Ayue nearly died at birth, and he once thought it wouldn’t grow up.

As they drew closer, Gu Jiao saw their high-raised banners.

It turned out to be——Jin army!

Successfully dodging the Pu City Jin army, yet encountering another group here, what on earth is this?

Gu Jiao first dismissed the possibility that the Pu City Jin army overtook them from the main road and reversed course.

Not only is the main road farther than the small path, but their horses couldn’t possibly outpace Hei Feng King.

These Jin army soldiers seemed to be coming from New City’s direction.

New City, Nangong Family’s territory!

These Jin army soldiers were hidden in New City from the start, and now with the court’s twelve thousand troops coming to reclaim New City, their forces were insufficient to hold it, so they abandoned the city and fled.

They were headed to the Pu City Main Camp, thus encountering Gu Jiao who came from Pu City.

"What a narrow escape..."

Gu Jiao eyed the dense Jin army, roughly estimating at least ten thousand troops.

And with such a raucous commotion so near to Quyang City, they hadn’t even been intercepted by Quyang’s troops.

The only possibility was——Quyang City’s troops had split into two, nearly all sent out, leaving the city with only the non-combatant Hei Fengqi... and just enough defenders to hold the city.

Such an arrangement was correct, using minimal casualties to achieve maximum victory, to keep adequate forces for dealing with Pu City’s two hundred thousand Jin army.

No one expected Gu Jiao to encounter these Jin army troops.

If not for the urgency of Ghost Mountain’s military intelligence, Gu Jiao would never have opted for daytime travel.

Gu Jiao had no time to escape now, because the Jin army had already spotted her.

"Who goes there ahead?" A Jin army cavalry asked.