ebookland Chapter 148 The oriole is behind
Chapter 148 The oriole is behind
Having accepted Mingyu's IOU, Jiang Bai would not go back on his word.
She left Jiang Lu to look after Song Shi and headed towards Luzhou.
To Mingyu's surprise, she brought neither the wolf pack nor the big orange dog; she was all alone.
Wang Shaoyang and his servant hid in the mountains. Because there were few people around and the two were skilled in martial arts, the people sent by Ming Yu to hunt them down did not dare to split up. This allowed the two to often discover the trail of the pursuers before they even arrived and thus avoid them.
One day, the two hunted a wild rabbit in the mountains.
After skinning and butchering the rabbit, the meat was cut off with a knife and stuffed into the rabbit's mouth.
The smell of raw meat made Wang Shaoyang almost vomit, but Ming Yu had sent more people to surround the mountain than he had.
Escaping would be virtually impossible.
“Young master, there are very few wild game in this forest. If this continues, we will both starve to death.”
Even if they managed to hunt wild game, they dared not light a fire for fear of being discovered. They could only eat it raw and then bury the cleaned entrails and fur.
Thinking about what had happened a few days ago when he had neither food nor water, the guard felt a chill in his heart.
If he doesn't get out soon, his life may be in danger.
Wang Shaoyang swallowed the raw meat in his mouth with difficulty.
"You need to find a way to break out tonight." His voice was a little hoarse, and because he hadn't had water for a long time, his complexion was also a little sallow, his eye sockets were sunken, and the corners of his eyes were red, making him look somewhat frightening.
Upon hearing this, the guard knew that he wanted him to draw away the pursuers.
"Yes."
He responded, and silence fell between them.
As night fell, the two men made their way through the forest, heading towards a spot with a moderate number of guards.
Jiang Bai had only been in the woods for a short time when he spotted the two figures.
She hid in the tree, watching the two people stealthily moving below, her fingers stroking her chin. These two seemed to be the people she was looking for!
For a moment, she had some doubts.
Mingyu said that the two were well hidden, and he had searched the mountain several times but had not seen a single ghost. That's why he asked her for help.
But she had only just arrived and hadn't even started looking for anyone when people appeared on their own.
Could she be some kind of chosen one, born with destiny?
She was filled with doubt when suddenly a muffled sound came from the sky, as if the heavens were mocking her unrealistic ideas.
Jiang Bai's face stiffened, and he raised his middle finger to the sky.
If it's not true, it's not true; there's no need to look down on her.
Seeing Wang Shaoyang and his companion reach the edge, each grabbed a knife and lunged at the guards.
Jiang Bai flicked his fingers, and two small wooden twigs shot out and hit the guard.
The guard was always on high alert, and when the two rushed over, he reacted immediately and raised his knife to block them.
However, his martial arts skills were far inferior to those two.
The guards nearby had already gathered around.
Their goal was naturally to capture or kill Wang Shaoyang, and they didn't care about the life or death of their companions in the middle.
Soon, the place was in complete chaos.
The commotion alerted more guards, and Wang Shaoyang and his companion were quickly surrounded.
Suddenly, Wang Shaoyang launched a fierce attack from one direction. His movements were swift and powerful, and the guards in front of him could not withstand it.
Finally, he broke through the encirclement and fled into the distance.
The guards' main target was Wang Shaoyang, so they naturally chased after him in the direction he fled, leaving only a small number of guards to attack Wang Shaoyang's bodyguards.
Jiang Bai, perched in the tree, raised an eyebrow as he watched Wang Shaoyang flee into the distance.
Just as Wang Shaoyang's guards below were about to make a feint and rush out, Jiang Bai suddenly descended from the sky and kicked them away.
"Don't rush off, Young Master Wang."
As the last three words fell, Jiang Bai clearly saw the person on the ground stiffen.
Without saying a word, he drew his sword and charged towards Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai's expression was calm. She subdued the man in a few moves and had him brought before her by the guards.
She raised her hand and removed the cloth covering the man's head, revealing the face of the person below—none other than Wang Shaoyang.
"It's you?"
Wang Shaoyang had met Jiang Bai, but at the time he was focused on Song Shi and didn't pay her any attention.
Thinking of the strength she had just displayed, his eyes narrowed sharply.
His eyes were bloodshot, yet tinged with self-mockery.
"I underestimated you."
"Ming Yu's countless weapons must be the secret treasure of Ping Shan."
Seeing Jiang Bai here, he finally realized what he had missed, especially when he saw the corner of the necklace peeking out from her neck, he felt even more regretful.
He has determined that the token is a key shaped like a necklace.
Thinking back to how he had already obtained it but then returned it, he deeply regretted his actions.
It is said that the secret treasure left by the eldest princess contains a map of her mausoleum. If he had found the treasure back then, he would probably have found the eldest princess's mausoleum by now.
"You guessed it right."
Jiang Bai nodded.
That's right, it's a secret treasure trove, containing a full 100,000 weapons.
Without those weapons, it would have been really difficult for Mingyu to defeat the barbarian elite troops.
As far as she knew, the 20,000 elite troops sent by the barbarians to Luzhou and the 5,000 elite troops sent to Nan'an County had all been killed.
Only the troops sent to Yingzhou and Xinzhou continued to wreak havoc in those two places.
Ji Yanwen has been ordered by Ming Yu to go and suppress them. He is recruiting people along the way and has already amassed 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers.
"Heh, if that's the case, then you must have already found the location of the Princess's mausoleum?"
Wang Shaoyang gave a self-deprecating laugh, his face showing a hint of dejection.
Jiang Bai smiled but didn't say anything.
He raised an eyebrow, the lines of his mouth carrying a hint of cold cruelty.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you afraid I'll find out?"
"I'm really afraid you'll find out."
Jiang Bai didn't have the habit of revealing secrets to villains on their deathbeds. When she heard Wang Shaoyang mention the Princess's mausoleum, she instinctively felt something was amiss.
Wang Shaoyang's eyes darkened.
"I've already been captured. Even if you confess, what can you do about it?"
He only speculated about the whereabouts of the Princess's tomb, and now that his speculation was about to be confirmed, Jiang Bai kept his mouth shut and refused to reveal a single word.
"Since we've already captured you, does it matter whether I've found the Princess's tomb or not?"
Of course it matters.
Wang Shaoyang was slightly angry, but he did not show it.
Jiang Bai stepped forward, his eyes flashing with cold light.
"what are you up to?"
A sense of unease rose in Wang Shaoyang's heart, but he saw that Jiang Baili ignored him and walked closer and closer. She raised her hand and placed it on his arm.
He felt a chill run down his spine, and the hidden weapon he had concealed on his body shot out, but Jiang Bai easily dodged it. At the same time, a sharp pain immediately shot through his arm.
He screamed and stared at Jiang Bai in disbelief.
"How dare you..."
Before he could finish speaking, he felt pain in his other arm again.
Without giving him time to react, his legs followed in his hands' footsteps.
He lay on the ground with his limbs broken. At this moment, the guards who had been tracking the escaped guard returned. The guard was wearing Wang Shaoyang's clothes and had the same hairstyle as him. He was the one who had impersonated Wang Shaoyang to lure the guards away.