Chapter 863 - 863: Action (2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Song Jiayue gave birth to a chubby child at the beginning of this year. Old Master Liu was so happy that he was completely preoccupied with them. He no longer thought about his precious grandson, Liu Jinbao.

If that was all, it would have been fine. The Liu family had plenty of money. Even if he was not pampered, he would not starve.

However, Song Jiayue was not a well-behaved person. She took advantage of the fact that she was doted on and ceaselessly fanned the flames in front of Old Master Liu.

Old Master Liu’s heart was filled with Song Jiayue and her son. He naturally believed whatever she said. Liu Jinbao had suffered a lot because of this.

Moreover, because he had been raised by Old Master Liu since he was young, his parents did not have much feelings for him. Seeing that he was being punished, not only did they not support him, but they also blamed him for not having the ability to please Old Master Liu. They were worried that the family assets would fall into Song Jiayue and her son’s hands.

In short, ever since Song Jiayue gave birth to her son, Liu Jinbao’s life in the Liu family had been filled with misfortune. His previous blissful life had turned pitiful.

Otherwise, how could he have come to such a dangerous place? Even if he wanted to, Old Master Liu could not bear to let him do so.

Thinking back, she glanced at Liu Jinbao and asked seriously, “Do you really want to go?”

Liu Jinbao nodded without thinking.

“Then come here.” Song Jinghuan beckoned to him with a finger.

Seeing that she had agreed, Liu Jinbao was overjoyed. Without thinking too much, he leaned over.

“I can—”

Before he could finish, Liu Jinbao felt a pain in his neck and fainted. Tang Shun quickly scooped him up to prevent him from falling to the ground.

“Well.”

Song Jinghuan waved his hand innocently. “Put him on my bed.”

She had her own tent, but Liu Jinbao didn’t. If she sent him back now, it would arouse suspicion. It wouldn’t be good if he was woken up.

Tang Shun didn’t know if he should sympathize with Liu Jinbao for being deceived or envy him for being able to sleep in the general’s bed.

Without Liu Jinbao’s interruption, the two of them finally got to the point.

“The Wu Kingdom’s army is camping here.” Tang Shun circled a location on the map. It was a valley outside Nanling Pass, at the border between the two countries.

As he spoke, his hand moved back into the territory of the Wu Kingdom. “The black gunpowder is hidden here.”

They observed for four days. Every time the Wu Kingdom’s army attacked Nanling Pass, a few supply carts would come out from here. Although the things in the carts were covered with cloth and could not be seen, there was a high chance that they were transporting black gunpowder.

On the map, the distance between the two places did not seem to be far, but in fact, that was not the case. However, this was easy to understand. No matter how important black gunpowder was, it would not be placed in the military camp. Otherwise, wouldn’t an accident completely destroy their forces?

“How many people are guarding it?” Song Jinghuan asked.

Tang Shun said, “We didn’t dare to get too close. I roughly estimate it to be at least 10,000.”

Song Jinghuan gritted her teeth.

Ten thousand. The Wu Kingdom’s army was stationed in the middle. It was impossible for too many people to go around and control these ten thousand people.

Even if they succeeded in sneaking in, the chances of them returning alive were almost zero.

Tang Shun stood up and said, “I’ve discussed it with Liang Ping and the others. We’re familiar with the route. We’ll complete this mission.”

Song Jinghuan looked at him and made up his mind. “Alright, the six of you, call Sun Hao, Tian Yong, and Wang Dazhuang. There are a total of ten people.

We’ll set off at night.”

Tang Shun was stunned. Wasn’t six plus three nine? When he realized that Song Jinghuan had included herself in the team, he disagreed. “It’s fine if the few of us go for such a dangerous matter. Little Lieutenant, you’re still young.

In the future, you’ll have to…”

“I’ve already made up my mind. You don’t have to persuade me.” Song Jinghuan interrupted him. “Go and call them in.”

What Song Jinghuan didn’t know was that not long after she received the news, the scouts sent by Xiao Qirui also brought back the same news.

However, it was different from her actions tonight. Xiao Qirui’s plan was to personally bring a group of people around when the Wu Kingdom’s army attacked next time. This way, even if the commotion was too great, the army would not be able to rush back in time.

There were horses outside that they had hidden in advance during the day. In order not to cause too much of a commotion and be discovered, Song Jinghuan took out a stack of torn cloth from the small bag on his back and distributed it to them.

“Wrap it around the horses’ hooves a few times.”

The sound of hooves could not be avoided, but this could reduce the pressure.

“Yes.”

After wrapping the horses’ hooves, the ten of them rode into the night.

On the gate tower, the sentry yawned sleepily. From the corner of his eye, he saw a shadow and quickly patted his companion beside him. “Look, is there someone over there?”

His companion looked in the direction he was pointing and rolled his eyes. “There’s no one here. Aren’t you too nervous?”

“Don’t worry, those sons of b*tches from the Wu Kingdom already came once during the day. They also need to rest.”

The sentry thought about it and felt relieved. However, after being interrupted, his sleepiness was gone. He looked around and asked in a low voice, “Have you heard about that matter?”

“What is it?”

“Isn’t the current emperor of the Wu Kingdom our Lord Xian? The reason why he sent troops to Great Xia is to avenge his biological mother. Someone said that as long as Great Xia hands over the empress dowager, they won’t fight anymore.”

“There’s such a thing?” His companion was shocked.

“That’s right, but who is the empress dowager? She’s His Majesty’s biological mother. How can His Majesty hand her over?” The sentry took a deep breath. “So it’s impossible for us to stop fighting with the Wu Kingdom.”

“This is too much. The empress dowager was clearly the one who caused this.

How can the emperor send so many of us to our deaths because of her alone?”

“Shh, keep your voice down. The Wu Kingdom hasn’t asked yet, right? We still don’t know if it’s true.”

His companion glanced at him and fell silent.

“Ouch…

In the tent, Liu Jinbao slowly woke up. He rubbed his neck and gasped in pain.

“Song Jinghuan, you…”

Noticing that his surroundings were dark, his pupils constricted. The rest of his words were stuck in his throat. He ran out without even putting on his shoes..