Her guards

Chapter 281 Chase

"Ah Sheng, Ah Sheng."

"Come here quickly."

Perhaps because Mo Zheng hadn't arrived yet, Huang Chengling's voice sounded somewhat anxious.

The somewhat lazy and casual officer who was talking to the soldiers also looked over.

Mo Zheng saw his hand resting on the hilt of the knife at his waist.

"Wait a moment," Mo Zheng said loudly. "I'm going to get some things; they were seized from Wei Cui."

She turned and walked toward the horses.

Uncle Hei turned around.

"Hey--"

Huang Chengling's voice trembled.

Another unfamiliar voice rang out.

"Don't take it yet, come here first, the General has something to tell you—"

The officer then spoke up.

As he spoke, he took a step—

Mo Zheng let out a sharp whistle and simultaneously mounted her horse, with Uncle Hei following closely behind.

The two sped westward, their sharp whistles ringing out incessantly.

At the sound of the whistle, several other people mounted their horses and galloped away.

This sudden scene left some of the soldiers who had been slowly moving from all directions frozen in place, while others were at a loss.

"Get her-"

The officer drew his sword and shouted an order.

"They are Wei Cui's accomplices—"

The soldiers, who had already received their orders, mounted their horses one after another, while the soldiers who were unaware of the news were shocked.

"Wei Cui's accomplices? Who?"

"Where are the people?"

"Ah, those are Huang Chengling's men, how come..."

The area in front of the city gate was bustling with noise.

As Mo Zheng sped along, she looked back and saw Huang Chengling grabbing the general and speaking urgently.

"...Is there some mistake? How could Ah Sheng be Wei Cui's person?"

"Ah Sheng is the princess's person."

"Ah Sheng killed Wei Cui!"

Horses galloped, dust billowed, and soldiers surged forward. Mo Zheng withdrew her gaze, leaving the noise behind.

……

……

Night covers the earth.

Amidst the intermittent chirping of insects in the overgrown weeds, a spark ignites in a hilly depression.

Upon seeing this spark, two people slid down the slope and quickly approached.

"Good, everyone escaped successfully."

Mo Zheng looked at the ten people surrounding her and said with a smile.

At that moment, a whistle was given as an alarm, and everyone scattered and eventually escaped the encirclement of the Wuyang Army.

"It must have been exposed in the capital."

"Is it that princess?"

“I expected this long ago. She would definitely betray the young master, after all, her father is the emperor.”

Listening to the whispers of the group, Mo Zheng shook her head: "It shouldn't be her. There's no point in guessing who it is now. Let's figure out a way to get away."

Several people nodded.

"We need to get to Wucheng as soon as possible."

"But we are short-handed, while the Wang family of Wucheng still has a large number of people."

Originally, they wanted to escape while the Wuyang army was fighting the Wang family's forces, but now the Wuyang army has attacked them first. If they go to Wuyang again, wouldn't they be attacked from both sides?

"There's another way: go to this canyon."

Uncle Hei sketched a simple map on the ground, and the group of people recognized it immediately when they looked over.

"Isn't this the place where we were surrounded and chased by Wei and Cui?"

"Yes, it is a dangerous place, but it is also a good place to hide. Moreover, it leads to Wucheng. When the Wuyang Army and the Wang family start fighting, we will have a chance."

Listening to Uncle Hei's words, the group nodded thoughtfully; it was indeed a good idea.

After all, they were outnumbered and could not possibly fight the Wuyang Army. Being surrounded and chased in the open field was extremely dangerous, so they needed to find a good place to hide.

"How so? We should thank Wei Cui instead," someone said, shaking their head.

"What do you think, young master?" Uncle Hei noticed that Mo Zheng hadn't spoken.

Everyone's eyes turned to her.

Mo Zheng looked at the lines drawn on the ground.

“I think I died here in my previous life,” she said.

As for Yang Luo's account of his previous life, it was too unbelievable, and because the previous life was the previous life and this life was this life, and he shouldn't be bothered by it, Mo Zheng only told Hong Lin, Uncle Hei, Sheng Youtao, and a few others.

Hearing her suddenly say this, everyone except Uncle Hei was a little confused.

Uncle Hei didn't explain to everyone, but frowned and said, "Young Master, you killed Wei Cui."

In his previous life, Yang Luo said that the young master had won several great victories against the imperial army. In the end, Wei Cui intervened and trapped Mo Zheng and his group in the canyon. Heavy snow fell from the sky, and they were defeated due to cold and hunger.

But now Wei Cui has been killed by the young master. Mo Zheng reached up and touched her neck. Wei Cui is dead, but her fate of having her head chopped off may still be sealed.

“Uncle Black,” she said, “I’m not afraid of death, I just want to choose a different path.”

She drew a line on the map with a twig.

"Let's go straight to Wucheng."

She looked at Uncle Hei and raised an eyebrow with a smile.

"This life is indeed different from the last. I sent Wei Jiao to Wucheng first, perhaps..."

There will be different results.

……

……

The army rolled on, banners fluttering. Although they hadn't captured these people before, their sheer numbers meant they hadn't lost track of them and quickly surrounded them again.

Standing on the chariot in the very center of the army, one could even see the figures of people rushing ahead.

The General of Wuyang Army surveyed the scene for a moment, then lowered his head and sneered at Huang Chengling beside the carriage: "See? They ran away so fast. That's because they have a guilty conscience!"

Huang Chengling's face turned pale as he murmured, "Perhaps there's some misunderstanding..."

General Wu Yang coldly said, "His Majesty issued a secret order that this young prince Mo deliberately hid by the princess's side with ulterior motives. This young prince Mo is actually a woman. Zhao Tan concealed this from the world and pretended to be a prince to use him. A misunderstanding? Don't you believe His Majesty?"

Huang Chengling hurriedly shook her head in fear: "This servant wouldn't dare, this servant didn't."

He looked ahead.

Actually, he believed it when he called out to Ah Sheng and Ah Sheng turned and ran away.

Even when Ah Sheng was impersonating Prince Mo...

No wonder he thought it looked so real.

So it really was true.

Ugh.

but.

“But, but…” he stammered.

But perhaps... Prince Mo, no, Princess Mo really killed Wei Cui.

He had barely opened his mouth when General Wuyang interrupted him.

"What else could you be! Huang Chengling, you once served as an ally of this young prince Mo and originally made contributions, but His Majesty will still despise you."

Huang Chengling looked up at him, his face deathly pale. Yes, he was originally a former servant of the Mo family. He had thought the young prince was an attendant pretending to be the young prince, but he never expected that the young prince was the real one...

General Wu Yang looked at him and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"That's why I brought you here this time, to help you out again. When we surround and kill this young prince Mo, you must be at the forefront."

Huang Chengling murmured, "Thank you, General."

General Wuyang ignored the eunuch and looked ahead.

Although the army moved slowly, its two flanks resembled the wings of an eagle spreading its wings, which were huge, outstretched, and then closed.

The few people ahead, though moving very fast, were like wild rabbits compared to the main army.

It was destined that there was no escaping it.

"Issue the order: whoever takes the head of the traitor will be promoted and ennobled!" he shouted.

Commands were issued one after another.

"Take the head of the traitor—"

"Promoted to higher official rank and title—"

The shouts were like rolling waves, and the soldiers became even more courageous, surging forward to rush towards the few people in front.

But suddenly a tremor came from ahead, and a dark cloud surged from the horizon, beneath which hundreds of horses galloped and flags fluttered. Then came a barrage of crossbow bolts, like a large net being cast down.

The eagle's outstretched wings retracted instantly.

The people who had been hiding under the wings leaped out instantly and left the encirclement.

Upon seeing this scene from afar, General Wuyang stood up.

"General, it's the Wucheng army—"

"It's the Wang family's banner—"

The guards relayed the details.

General Wu Yang glared angrily.

"They really are a den of snakes and rats!"

"If it weren't for the remnants of the Mo family, why would the Wang family send troops?"

The Wang clan of Wucheng had been hiding for a long time, ignoring the siege of Wei Cui in Gangu. Now, however, they were not afraid of the army right in front of them. What else could they be but those who were working for the Mo Emperor's lineage?
……

……

Several horses leaped into the surging army, but exhausted, they collapsed and died.

The people on horseback rolled a few times to their feet. Uncle Hei and the others looked around warily, while Mo Zheng had already run towards one of them.

Wei Jiao, standing under the Wang family's banner, jumped off his horse as soon as he saw the approaching horse fall to the ground.

But the person who had fallen to the ground nimbly rolled a few times, got up, and ran towards him.

Wei Jiao stopped and chuckled, "You've been chased so badly, you must be injured, right?"

Before he could finish speaking, the person was already in front of him, and then leaped onto him.

Caught off guard, Wei Jiao quickly reached out to catch him, but was knocked back two steps and almost fell.

That bastard is so strong!

It seems he's not injured, that's good, that's good.

(End of this chapter)