Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 349 Chase and Escape

It was past four o'clock in the morning, the darkest time before dawn.

Torches lit up the long street like dragons as the two armies faced each other in silence.

What is surprising is that the side with an absolute numerical disadvantage overwhelmed the opponent with 20 to 30 times the number of troops in terms of momentum.

After a breathtaking moment, the generals of Southern Yanzhou finally followed their hearts and said dejectedly: "Yes, we will obey the orders of General Chen..."

"Okay, follow me to the military camp and invite Prince Yuzhang to come." Chen Qingzhi smiled gently and said, "You are concerned about the overall situation and are loyal to the court. The emperor will definitely be very pleased."

"General Chen, you are too kind. This is our responsibility." The generals laughed awkwardly, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Qingzhi's words clearly told them that as long as they drew a clear line with Prince Yuzhang, they could pass the test safely and even get a reward.

This time, she completely threw her loyalty to the prince to the winds.

They are not even loyal to the emperor, so how can they be loyal? Loyalty is bullshit!
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However, when Chen Qingzhi successfully subdued the army of Southern Yanzhou and rushed to the Jiacheng military camp, he found that the camp was empty and Xiao Zong and his gang had disappeared without a trace.

Ren Yuan and others hurriedly looked around for clues.

"They escaped using the teleportation formation." Zuan found the teleportation formation in the inner bedroom of the central military tent.

But after searching for a long time, he couldn't find his father... Zuan couldn't help but look gloomy, worried that his father had been killed, and worried that he had really defected.

"I believe your father would not defect." Ren Yuan patted Zuan's shoulder and said softly, "He was probably kidnapped by them."

Zu An looked at Ren Yuan gratefully, but he still couldn't say anything nice: "You have great magical powers now, how can I know whether what you said is true or not."

"Nonsense." Ren Yuanbai glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "Follow me. Commander Chen has an order."

When the two arrived at the front tent, they saw Chen Qingzhi, Yuchi Bei, Ji Buli and other guard leaders were there.

"Master Chen." After the two of them finished their greetings, they stood at the back very consciously.

Chen Qingzhi nodded and said in a deep voice: "I have reported the situation to the emperor. The emperor was very angry and ordered the Gou Chensi to chase him with all their strength, even if it means chasing him to the ends of the earth, to get the jade seal back."

"But Xiao Zong has been planning this for a long time. I'm afraid he has already used the chain teleportation array to escape from the country." Chen Qingzhi sighed and raised his voice:
"But fortunately, a new rebellion broke out in the Northern Dynasty not long ago. In the south, Xuzhou Governor Yuan Faseng led his people to establish himself as an independent ruler, and in the north, Du Luozhou and Ge Rong were fighting endlessly. It was not so easy for him to go to Luoyang."

After a pause, he gave the order: "So I decided to select the best soldiers and form a pursuit team of about 30 to 40 people to go deep into the enemy territory and get the jade seal back!"

Then he looked at the three deputy guard leaders Yu Tianmin, Song Jingxiu, and Ren Yuan and said, "The three of you will lead the team, with Ren Yuan as the leader. Tianmin and Jingxiu, you must follow orders and take the lead in cooperating with Yuan."

"Yes, sir!" The two guards immediately responded loudly.

"This is inappropriate..." Although Ren Yuan was not unwilling to take the lead, he still had to be polite.

"It's already late, we need to get the imperial seal back as soon as possible." The two deputy guards, Song and Yu, quickly expressed their opinions. "Don't worry, we are all very impressed by your ability, and we won't take advantage of your seniority."

"You heard me, right? Let's unite and do it boldly." Chen Qingzhi nodded with satisfaction and said, "Of course, we must also pay attention to safety and try our best to bring all the brothers back."

"I understand." Ren Yuan nodded, hesitated for a moment and asked softly: "The emperor didn't say, what should be done with Xiao Zong?"

"No." Chen Qingzhi shook his head slightly and revealed: "In his rage, the emperor has demoted Wu Shuyuan to a commoner, removed Xiao Zong's royal family status, and changed his son Xiao Zhi's surname to a rebellion."

After strangling the last one to death with his own hands, Xiao Zong had already given birth to another son... After a pause, Chen Qingzhi whispered again: "But when the emperor calms down, no one can predict what will happen, so it's best not to get his blood on your hands."

"I understand." Ren Yuan was still clear-headed. To Xiao Yan, Xiao Zong and Xiao Zhengde and Xiao Zhengze were completely different things. Although Xiao Zong was not his biological son, Xiao Yan had raised him as his own son for more than 20 years, so it was natural that he could not let go of his feelings.

"But I still have to settle the account with him," Ren Yuan did not hide it from Chen Qingzhi and simply made it clear.

"Okay." Chen Qingzhi nodded and said, "As long as you can get the imperial seal back, everything will be fine."

"Okay." Ren Yuan responded.

"Go ahead," Chen Qingzhi finally instructed, "Keep in touch with Lingzhi... I mean keep in touch with him."

"Yes, sir!" Ren Yuan and others responded in unison.

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After coming out, Ren Yuan and the other two quickly discussed and decided to each select ten people from their own subordinates to form this pursuit team.

Although this trip is risky, it is exciting and shows off. You don't have to worry about no one signing up. Instead, you will have a headache about how to choose among too many people who want to go.

Ren Yuan simply designated ten people to save time for more important things, such as how to catch up with Xiao Zong...

"We'll chase them the same way they escaped." Zu An said confidently, "I've seen those teleportation arrays and know how to activate them."

"Great, that saves a lot of trouble!" Ren Yuan said happily: "I thought they would destroy the teleportation array."

"This chain teleportation array is linked together. Even if they destroy it, they won't be able to use it." Zuan said firmly.

However, to be on the safe side, Ren Yuan decided to explore the way forward with Zuan first, and then summon everyone after making sure there was no danger.

When everything was ready, Zuan told Ren Yuan the mantra to activate the formation. The two of them recited the mantra together and input their magic power. As expected, the huge teleportation formation began to glow again.

When a white light flashed, the three people disappeared in the tent.

The next moment, they appeared in a hidden valley dozens of miles away.

After checking the surroundings and finding nothing unusual, he continued to activate the formation and move forward. After nine consecutive times, he arrived outside a city facing a lake.

At this time, the sky was bright and I could see the camp several miles outside the city where a large army was gathered. With Tianmu, I could even see the word "Liang" on the military flag.

"These are the Liang troops coming to support Yuan Faseng," Ren Yuan concluded, "We are outside Zhongli City."

"That's right." Zuan said, "I'm going abroad soon."

"Let's go." Ren Yuan said and then repeated the same trick with Zuan, but this time, no matter how hard they urged the teleportation array, there was no response.

"The next formation has been destroyed." Zu An spat, "I guess we won't have to teleport anymore."

"Normal." Ren Yuan was not surprised. "Before, it was just because they couldn't leave after the formation was destroyed. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to use any of them."

In this case, there would obviously be no ambush. Ren Yuan crushed the summoning talisman, and soon the large army arrived here through the teleportation array.

(End of this chapter)