Chapter 315 - 313: That’s Exactly Why I’m Here (Part 1)

Chapter 315: Chapter 313: That’s Exactly Why I’m Here (Part 1)

Xu Jing felt uneasy, and when she looked ahead, she saw a group of soldiers in uniform silver armor riding towards them from around the corner.

In the next moment, Cheng Xiao shouted sharply, "Oh no, it’s the enemy’s army, quickly cover the lady’s escape!"

Xu Jing: "..."

Her luck was indeed not great; she couldn’t even get a good result from opening a mystery box.

The other side obviously also noticed that their group was unusual and suddenly sped up their approach. However, Xu Jing’s side didn’t have as many people, just dealing with Wang Dazhi required three strong men, and they also needed to protect the innocently involved Yuan Jin who needed protection. At this moment, there were less than ten guards left to protect Xu Jing.

The eyes of the approaching soldiers were sharp, and they immediately identified Xu Jing as the most important among them, heading straight for her. Xu Jing’s heart quietly tightened as she took out the enhanced pepper powder she always carried with her.

However, she also knew that this pepper powder was useful for dealing with one or two people, but facing a group was too much to ask of the small pepper powder.

While preparing, she stole glances at the nearby horse.

As soon as she saw her chance, she would mount the horse immediately. Since the last attack on the road to Western Capital, she specifically bought a small horse for herself and practiced the skill of escaping on horseback whenever she was free.

Cheng Xiao and his men were skilled guards. As long as she left, they could effortlessly shake off the soldiers.

As for Wang Dazhi... if it came to the worst, they could only kill him outright.

However, the enemy wasn’t easy to deal with either. They knew they were targeting Xu Jing, so they prevented any chance of her escape. One of the enemy soldiers, after breaking through Cheng Xiao’s encirclement, charged straight at Xu Jing, throwing a hidden weapon at the horse beside her with his left hand, startling the horse, which neighed miserably and ran away quickly.

Xu Jing: "..."

As expected, Li Yuan’s selected elite soldiers were indeed tough to deal with!

She didn’t just fail to get something good from the mystery box, she actually got the worst option!

Seeing the enemy soldier about to reach Xu Jing, Cheng Xiao couldn’t escape the nearby enemy clutches, almost going mad with anxiety, he shouted, "Lady..."

In the next moment, a sharp arrow flew silently from thin air, piercing through the chest of the enemy soldier charging at Xu Jing with a "whoosh".

Xu Jing, who was fully prepared to toss the pepper powder, was left stunned, and before she could react, three more arrows continuously shot from a distance, extinguishing the enemy soldier’s last breath.

The next instant, the enemy soldier and his mount collapsed with a crash. Xu Jing quickly turned to look in the direction the arrows had come from.

By this time, it had become completely dark. Under the silver-white moonlight, Xu Jing could only see a forested mountain area. Aside from the bare trunks, she saw no sign of any suspicious figure or movement.

She couldn’t help but be a little dazed.

Who had just shot those arrows?

Cheng Xiao, however, had no time to think. Seeing Xu Jing unharmed, he was filled with a sense of relief and survival, swung his sword with a fierce determination, and swiftly cut down the two soldiers in front of him.

More than half of the enemy soldiers present had already been wiped out by them. As he planned to gather a few people to first escort the lady out, the sound of approaching hooves echoed in the distance. Cheng Xiao turned sharply, and upon seeing those familiar greyish-blue armors, he was almost brought to tears, "It’s our men! Our reinforcements are here! Our reinforcements are here!"

Taking a closer look, the leader of that group wasn’t Prince Zhao, Zhao Jingxuan, but who else could it be!

Professional soldiers were indeed extraordinary. They dealt with the remaining enemies in no time at all. Zhao Jingxuan took advantage and rushed to Xu Jing’s side, dismounted swiftly, brow furrowed tightly, "Are you alright? When my scout said Miss Xu was here, I thought I misheard. Luckily, I was patrolling nearby and could rush over immediately."

Otherwise, if something happened to the precious wife Yanci had painstakingly brought back, he wouldn’t even know how to compensate him.

Xu Jing, seeing him, felt much more at ease, smiled, and said, "I’m fine, luckily Prince Zhao arrived just in time."

Only then did Zhao Jingxuan notice Wang Dazhi on the side, being restrained by three guards, still emitting low beast-like growls. Even the young general, who was at ease commanding on the battlefield, was taken aback for a moment, "What’s going on here? Didn’t Yanci say you stayed in a village a distance from Lingzhou City to help out?"

An explanation here would take a while...

Xu Jing quietly looked at the sky and said, "Yes, but coincidentally, a massacre occurred in that village, so I chased the murderer all the way here..."

Capture the murderer?!

Zhao Jingxuan’s jaw dropped in disbelief, "So, between healing people, Miss Xu also solved a massacre case?!"

He rarely interacted with Yanci’s wife, but thanks to his sixth younger brother and Shaohua at home, he had heard many of her exploits.

But seeing was believing, and Xu Jing was truly impressive in some aspects.

He glanced at Wang Dazhi and seemed to finally accept the facts, chuckled helplessly, and said, "Well then, the prefectural office here in Lingzhou has been completely paralyzed by the war. Miss Xu, helping to capture criminals now, is indeed a great help.

Since you’re already here, you might as well come with me. The battle in Lingzhou has basically reached its end."

Xu Jing was slightly stunned, looking at him with some surprise, "The battle has reached an end?"

That was fast!

Zhao Jingxuan chuckled lightly, "Our forces here far outnumbered the enemy’s. Seeing things were not going well, the enemy has long begun retreating. Luckily, I captured several of their generals early on; with them in hand, I’m not worried about uncovering their mastermind behind all this.

I was patrolling nearby just now to see if there were any stragglers. The situation in the city is basically stable now."

Xu Jing thought for a moment and said, "Although I think Prince Zhao has considered this, just in case, I’ll ask: the person behind all these plans is He Dong Jiedu Shi Li Yuan. He’s aware his conspiracy has been exposed and may fight back desperately, causing more trouble."

"Miss Xu can rest assured, the Holy Emperor sent me here with this very intention."

Suddenly, Zhao Jingxuan raised an eyebrow, turned to the sky, and lifted his right hand. With a powerful and drawn-out call, a graceful eagle swooped down from the night sky, landing steadily on Zhao Jingxuan’s arm.

Zhao Jingxuan first rewarded it by stroking its head gently, then retrieved a bamboo tube from its leg, drew out a small note, quickly scanned it, and smiled with the bright spirit of a young general, "Right from the start, Yanci and I divided our reinforcements into two groups. The main force went to lay low near Yuanzhou. The leader over there just sent me information saying that about an hour ago, Li Yuan hurriedly gathered an army to fully attack Lingzhou, but no sooner had he entered the Yuanzhou border, they intercepted him."

Xu Jing couldn’t help but blink, imagining Li Yuan planning a counterattack in fury, only to be caught unsuspectingly. She suddenly felt quite sorry for him, running into these two.

Her worry over them was truly unnecessary.

She couldn’t help but smile and said, "That’s good, now speaking of which..."

Pausing, Xu Jing looked toward the forest where the arrows had come from, hesitating as she asked, "Just now, Prince Zhao, did you also station people in this forest?"