Daily life in the academy

Baizhi and Wenzhe stayed in the quiet room for two hours and finally found the exact location according to her description.

The moment she got the conclusion, Bai Zhi finally felt relieved.

Wenzhe stood up and stretched his stiff muscles. Seeing her agitated expression, he said, "Since you're so worried about the nightmare coming true, have you warned Qingchen and Bailian?"

Bai Zhi nodded and replied, "I told Brother Yan a few days ago, and Bai Lian also wrote a letter of trust and sent it over that night."

"The grassland you described might be on the northern border. The ancient texts there are missing, so we can't confirm its exact location. I can only hope that Bai Lian will pay more attention after receiving this letter, and that the events in your dream won't happen."

Although Baizhi emphasized that this was just a dream, she cared about it very much. Wenzhe believed that she would not act aimlessly, so he was willing to spend two hours to find the specific location, for Qingchen's safety and for victory in the war in the north.

"If you want to follow Qing Chen, you must be careful to hide. Military training is very strict. If you use what Master Fu taught in the academy to cope with it, it is far from enough." Wenzhe suddenly reminded seriously.

Bai Zhi looked at him in surprise, "How do you know what I'm thinking?"

Wenzhe didn't answer, but continued, "So, my suggestion is that you set out first, arrive near Taiyue Mountain first, and find a secluded location. Since you dreamed of someone ambushing there, there are only two possibilities. One is that someone has long seen through Yan Qingchen's movements and has already ambushed him near Taiyue Mountain. The other is that there is an insider in the army who will launch the operation after arriving at the agreed location."

"What if I go there early and alert the enemy?"

Wenzhe suppressed a laugh and, like Baizhi, looked her up and down. "Who would take you seriously if you were so small and disguised as a man? Just pretend to be a traveler passing through and settle down in a village near Taiyue Mountain. Just watch out from the shadows. Just be careful not to get your money stolen."

"You make sense." Bai Zhi was still a little confused and asked, "Since you knew I was going with you, you weren't worried about my safety at all? That's the northern border, and there's a war going on."

Wenzhe asked, "If I persuade you kindly, will you change your mind and not go?"

Bai Zhi shook her head, "No."

Wenzhe looked as if he had expected this. "So, I might as well give you some advice in advance to save you from taking some detours."

"In that case, please do me a favor." Bai Zhi leaned close to Wenzhe's ear and whispered a few words.

After hearing this, Wenzhe nodded and said, "Okay, you have to promise me that you will come back safely."

Faced with Wenzhe's unhesitating support, Baizhi was deeply moved and dropped a thunderbolt, "Azhe, I just lied to you. Youyou really is interested in you. Don't rush to reject her. You can think about it carefully these days. Anyway, I think you two are really a good match. Don't let you be alone."

After saying that, without waiting for Wenzhe's response, Bai Zhi stood up, pushed the door open and left. Before closing the door, she added, "Think about it carefully. I hope that when I come back, you and Youyou will be happy."

Wenzhe was quite dissatisfied and murmured, "What about Bai Lian?"

But he was the only one left in the room, and no one would answer him.

Miss Chu?

Wenzhe asked himself in his heart, memories of her kept emerging in his mind. In fact, he did not reject her. It seemed that he could get along with her better than other noble ladies.

Thinking of this, Wenzhe hurriedly shook his head and almost fell into Ah Zhi's trap. These were just her one-sided words, and Miss Chu's true intentions were still unknown... It would be better to continue compiling the geographical gazetteer.

...

On the second day after Bai Zhi informed Yan Qingchen that the address they deduced together with Wen Zhe was Taiyue Mountain, Prince Ning's Mansion finally received the imperial edict appointing Yan Qingchen as the General Zhenbei, and commanding him to lead 30,000 soldiers of the central army to the north to provide assistance, and to set off in three days.

The news quickly spread throughout Sheng'an City. The people couldn't believe that the one going to the north to provide support was that dandy prince. It seemed like they hadn't heard any rumors about him for a long time.

Now that I think about it, the rumors about Prince Yan's bullying had spread throughout the city, but many people had not actually witnessed his cruelty.

"Prince Ning is going to fight for the Kingdom of Yan. Who were the people who first spread the rumor that this hero was a cruel and brutal person?"

"Who knows? Maybe someone who holds a grudge against Prince Ning is deliberately slandering him. If I hear anyone spreading those false rumors again, I will definitely curse them to death."

"Huh, me too."

Within one day, Yan Qingchen's reputation in Sheng'an City underwent a drastic change. When the news reached Bai Zhi's ears, it was already the beginning of the evening.

Bai Zhi knew the time had come and she had to set off tonight.

After dinner, Bai Zhi stayed with Bai Rou and talked for a long time, and did not return to her own courtyard until midnight. She always felt very guilty, and she did not know when she would be able to come back, so she could only do her best to make up for it. Although these could not make up for Bai Rou's fear after she found out that she was missing, some things had to be done.

At three quarters past midnight, the Mu Mansion fell silent. Bishui and Linglong had been sent away by her long ago. Baizhi, having changed into men's clothes and made all necessary disguises, slung the bag across her body, carefully opened the door, went around to the back door, and climbed out of the mansion by climbing a tree.

Baizhi had already planned her route. Before curfew, she ran to the deserted courtyard in the west of the city, and walked through the hole in the dry well all the way to the cave where she was kidnapped last time. There were horses and some dry food that Wenzhe had prepared long ago.

Everything went very smoothly, and at the end of the first hour, she successfully crawled out of the tunnel.

But... there were still some deviations. Bai Zhi searched for a long time near the cave but didn't see the horse arranged by Wenzhe. After searching for about half an hour, she found the horse at the foot of the mountain. Just when she thought Wenzhe had broken the appointment, she finally found the tied horse in a hidden forest. There was hay around the horse, as if they were afraid it would be hungry. There was also a big bag hanging around the horse's neck.

Baizhi hurried over to untie the horse, got familiar with it for a while, then climbed on, took out a compass to identify the direction, tightened the reins and started on her way.

Although there was moonlight, Bai Zhi had no experience in riding a horse. She controlled the horse's pace and kept it moving forward slowly until dawn, then she tightened her grip and began to speed up. She was the only one riding a horse on the official road where the end was out of sight.

At noon, Bishui went to wake Baizhi up as usual, but she got no response after calling for a long time. She pushed the door open and walked in puzzled, but found that the room was empty and the bed was cold. When she was wondering where the young lady had gone so early in the morning, she saw an envelope on the dressing table.

Bishui remembered that she had not seen the letter yesterday and there was no signature on the envelope. She took out the letter out of curiosity and took a look at it. Her expression changed drastically and she ran out of the house in panic and went straight to the main courtyard.