But the rain of arrows shot out all missed, and Shen Qingge disappeared in front of them like a ghost, and appeared behind them in the blink of an eye, causing the soldiers to exclaim in surprise.

With the light movements of Shen Qingge's hands, the soldiers' necks were snapped. Finally, only Zhang Ying was left. He raised his long sword tremblingly:

"You...you...who are you? Don't act rashly, our Lord Liu Wu is coming back soon!"

Shen Qingge smiled faintly upon hearing this, not wanting to bother with him: "I'm afraid your Master Liu won't be back, so you don't have to wait any longer!"

The next moment, Zhang Ying fell to the ground with a thud, his body separated, and he was no longer able to breathe.

In the previous life, Shen Qingge didn't know until his death that these guards of the palace usually followed Liu Wu and helped Xiao Mo deal with all kinds of dirty things. They did all kinds of evil and wasted people's money and time.

Today, she took their lives, which can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people.

After all, although she didn't learn anything else, she understood one truth from Xiao Mo: if you don't remove the roots of the grass, it will grow again in the spring breeze.

Thinking of this, a hint of coldness flashed in Shen Qingge's eyes. Yes, cut the grass at its roots and eliminate it without leaving a single trace.

Then, she waved her hand, and all the supplies in the camp were looted in an instant.

Tents, blankets, swords, hidden weapons, silver, flares, food...

Shen Qingge took away everything that had any value.

She counted the spoils carefully with a faint smile on her lips. These military supplies were enough for them to use on their future journey, so her trip back was not in vain.

At this time, she noticed the wine jug that Liu Wu had held in his hand before. It looked ordinary, but he regarded it as a treasure.

She picked it up gently, played with it in her hand, and with a click, she triggered the hidden mechanism on it. Upon closer inspection, there seemed to be traces of the mechanism turning in the pot.

She was surprised and her thoughts drifted away.

She remembered her father had mentioned a wine jug in the palace with a hidden chamber and a two-part spout. The person holding the jug controlled the air pressure with a mechanism, allowing them to pour out different types of wine at will. It was often used to administer poisoned wine, hence the name "Mandarin Duck Poison Pot."

Isn’t this the same as the Nine-Curved Mandarin Duck Pot that the soldier mentioned earlier?

It seems that Xiao Mo wants to use this wine pot to prepare poisoned wine and lure them into drinking it. He really wants to do anything to achieve his goal!

In that case, she naturally couldn't reject the officials' kindness, so she let Wang Gui and the others feel the favor from the prince!

Just at this moment, a rising sun jumped out of the horizon, red and casting a light golden light.

Its daybreak!

The drizzle that had been falling all day had stopped, and the air in the forest was exceptionally fresh, making one feel relaxed and happy. Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting patches of light and shadow on the ground.

Shen Qingge stood quietly, arms outstretched, feeling the peaceful atmosphere. Today's battle had filled her with an indescribable joy that she couldn't calm down for a long time.

After a moment of silence, she came back to her senses and prepared to return to the cave. After all, there was still danger there.

At this time, everyone in the cave woke up one after another.

Shen Qingge returned to the cave and just slipped into the bed. He pretended to stretch and poked his head out from under the quilt.

Second sister-in-law Ye Yurou, who was confused by the situation, saw her wake up and said softly, "Little sister, it's rare to see you sleeping so soundly. It seems that you have been tired these days!"

Shen Qingge pretended to yawn and smiled at her second sister-in-law: "How are you guys? Did you sleep well yesterday?"

Fourth sister-in-law Jiang Yue leaned over and interrupted: "I don't know why, but I slept so comfortably last night! Don't you agree?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Shen family smiled and nodded. Yesterday, everyone had a great meal and a full night's sleep. It could be said that it was the most comfortable day in recent days.

The rest of the exiles were also filled with laughter and joy. Even the Zhao and Wu families had a rare chance to eat and sleep well.

Only the messenger Wang Gui was extremely nervous.

He sat up in shock from the mattress on the haystack and patted his dizzy forehead. It seemed like he hadn't slept so deeply in a long time.

An ominous premonition filled his mind, and he subconsciously looked at the Shen family. It was not until he saw Shen Qingge that he calmed down a little.

But he was still worried, and immediately ordered the officers to count the number of people, which made the half-asleep officers look very unhappy.

Amid the pushing and shoving, the prisoners also complained.

Fortunately, in the end, the number of people counted was correct and there was nothing unusual among the people, so Wang Guicai didn't say anything more!

He was still worried about the mission of meeting up with Lord Liu Wu. After hurriedly getting Xiao Heng's promise, he ordered a group of people and set off impatiently.

After days of heavy rain, everyone finally saw the scenery outside the cave.

Originally, the convicts were quite excited, breathing in the fresh air that smelled of earth and chatting happily.

But before they had time to chat a few more words, they were driven by the officers to the front of the team.

They walked forward with difficulty on the muddy mountain road, taking one step deep and one step shallow.

Along the way, they often had to break off branches that blocked the way and climb over fallen trees. Their clothes were torn and their bodies were scratched in many places, but they had no way to stop and could only keep moving forward to open up a feasible path for the officials behind them.

About an hour later, everyone finally gathered on the official road.

At this time, the originally flat official road had been washed away by the rain, becoming bumpy and muddy.

Despite this, this official road is still much easier to walk on than the rugged mountain road.

The prisoners finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, everyone did not set off immediately, but waited respectfully until the Fifth Prince's enfeoffment team came to the front of everyone before slowly following behind.

After a while, a long queue formed on the official road again. Their destination was Anshan County, which was fifty or sixty miles away. According to the walking speed, it would take about two or three days to arrive if nothing unexpected happened.

Seeing that the convicts were full of energy, the officers kept urging them on, and they walked from dawn to dusk.

Shen Qingge was not idle along the way. He kept listening attentively to the movements within a radius of ten miles, fearing that the entire team would encounter landslides and falling rocks.

Fortunately, after the Water Qilin's roars last night, the landslide had already occurred. Therefore, the entire team did not encounter any danger, but only encountered a few obstacles and had to keep circumventing them.

However, Xiao Heng, who was walking in front of the team, did not feel so comfortable.

His face was pale and his whole body was covered in cold sweat. It was obvious that he was in unbearable pain.

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