Chapter 339
Chapter 339 – Flee
Soon, Sun Fang flew to Wan City along with Li Jing, who pickybagged on her husband's back as if she rode a horse .
While they were flying, they could see black smoke and a forest fire from a distance away .
"Wifey, should we investigate that first?"
"No, we'll meet with our uncle first . He might know something about the fire since he's protecting Wan . "
Thus, they proceeded to Wan City . They flew down to meet with Huang Gai in the city hall .
As soon as they met this elite general, they received a piece of updated news .
"You all have come a bit too late . My scouts found the corpses of these Xiongnu ambushers . "
"Oh? Did you kill them all?"
"No, it wasn't me . Someone else had done them in before my men got there . Did you see the forest fire on your way here? They cooked those Xiongnu over there . "
"What!?
"We suspect that Zhang Tong's supply convoy did it . Among the corpses we found, those provision escorts were also among the dead bodies . I think they ran into Xiongnu's hiding battalion by chance or they were ambushed on the way home . "
Sun Fang and Li Jing looked at each other, and a smile appeared on their face .
'Chances!'
"Uncle Huang, we will fly there and scout the perimeter . Can we go?"
"Sure . Do me a favor . Go and set a fire barrier for us, so the fire won't spread to the city . While you're at it, scout the mountain for me, too . I don't want to see another Xiongnu battalion behind our main army . "
"Yes, sir! Wifey, let's go!"
Both of them excused themselves and flew out to the sea of fire, searching for clues about Hua Shi and the supply convoy .
Huang Gai shook his head and sighed, "Hmm, reckless youths . Now, I'm worried about Bofu's future . "
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Meanwhile, Hua Shi had already returned to Wan City and booked an inn to rest .
While she was resting, she detected two presences of immortals in the city hall . As she glanced at her radar map and the name indicator, it was so easy for Hua Shi to find out .
'Li Jing and Sun Fang . Damn it all . Are they after me!?'
Hua Shi only rested for less than an hour after she had arrived in the city . Now, she had to book it and leave ASAP .
'Please don't detect me! Please don't see me!'
Hua Shi packed her clothes and changed her disguise into a male beggar . As she was about to rush out of the city, Li Jing and Sun Fang flew away toward the forest fire direction .
'Oh? They didn't see me . Sweet!'
She returned to her inn and opened her clan chat .
Hua Shi: "How long will Feihong come to pick me up?"
Hua Shi: "I'm being chased by Sun Fang and Li Jing . It seems they want me dead . "
Li Feihong: "A day after tomorrow, sister . "
Li Feihong: "I've run out of gate usage . I can't travel further!"
Hua Shi: "Tong, can you bribe Lilim to get Feihong a wing? This is urgent!"
Tong: "I did, and he has that cultivation method . "
Li Feihong: "I can't awaken them now, sister . My best bet is only 30% . "
Hua Shi: "You sick bastard! What did you do in your last life that your virtues are so fucking low!?"
Li Feihong: "I'm so sorry (T_T)"
Hua Shi: "Friday, can you come? I need help!"
Dong Bai: "I'm sorry . Tong is suffering from soul injuries, and my contracted Lust is also affected . I can't use my power until Tong recovered . Do you know that my body reverts back to a little girl again?"
Diaochan: "I'm not contracted with any demon, and my power has been stripped . I'm sorry, I also can't help you at the moment . "
Tong: "Be patient, Sunday . I'll make it up to you when you get back . "
Tong: "We all have our difficulties . Everyone is working hard to protect our home and our family . Please be patient . "
Hua Shi scratched her head with both hands in frustration, thinking that they were all useless in this critical time .
'I knew it . Coming out alone was a mistake . Once I get back to Ye or Julu, I'll simply be a shut-in and do nothing about this war . '
After giving birth to Zhang Min, Hua Shi began to dislike wars and battlefields as she enjoyed being a mother more . As a result, her mood worsened during the time she was stranded here .
'That's it . I won't join any battlefield after this! I want to live the life of an ordinary housewife!'
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At night, Sun Fang and Li Jing returned as they could not find the trace of Hua Shi in the sea of fire .
They flew back and landed inside the city .
Sun Fang immediately walked to Huang Gai in the city hall, "Uncle, we're back . "
"Did you find anything new?"
"Aside from the dead bodies, nothing new . We've completed a firebreak though . "
The firebreak was a gap, a road, or a plowed zone between the burnable areas in forests . These prepared gaps become the barrier that could stop the fire from spreading further . Sometimes, the locals burned a long line of plants, creating a burned border between forests or gardens to stop the fire .
Sun Fang had created a long circular trench around the forest fire, so they would not spread toward their city .
"Well done . You can use my guesthouse to rest . It's in the official residential area . I'll send someone to guide you there . "
"Thank you, uncle . "
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Sun Fang and Li Jing strolled toward their new room . While Huang Gai's servant was leading them there, Li Jing stopped her feet and stared into the direction of the outer city area .
"What's wrong, wifey?"
Li Jing frowned, "She's in this city . "
"She?"
"The otherworlder! I don't know if it's Hua Shi or Xiao Wu, but one of them has to be in this city!"
"Are you certain!?"
"I'm not, but I have this tingling feeling screaming inside me . "
At this moment, Sun Fang also stared into the same direction and focused his sense . Soon, he also detected a dreadful presence .
"I think you're right . "
Both of them stared at each other as they had the same thought .
The chance for killing one of Tong's otherworlders arrived!
"Err, my lord, my lady?"
The servant trembled as he was afraid that he did something wrong . He was just guiding them usually, but both his superiors suddenly got irritated .
Li Jing smiled at the servant, "Oh, it's not your fault . Bring us to the guesthouse . "
"Y-Yes, my lady!"
She whispered to Sun Fang, "We'll head out before midnight . We'll make use of the reset time, so we can use our skills twice . "
"Aye . When it's 11 . 30, we'll ambush her . "
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Hua Shi did not sleep that night . Instead, she could not sleep! As two immortals returned into the city, Hua Shi could sense them from a mile away .
'Those two are back! I guess I have to leave here right now!'
She packed all her belongings into her inventory and rushed out of the city with her new horse . Looking at the time, it was 9 PM .
'Come on, faster!'
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11 . 30 PM .
As promised, Sun Fang and Li Jing flew to the direction of the inn . Upon arrival, they could no longer sense the presence of Hua Shi .
"Is she gone?"
"Let's ask around . "
Li Jing slammed the door with her fist, calling the owner out .
"This is an emergency inspection unit! We suspect that a criminal is resting in your tavern! Open the door!"
All rooms in the inn lighted their candles and lamps . All customers opened their windows to see what was happening outside .
As soon as they saw only a young man and a young woman, all customers thought that they were just crazy people .
"SHUT UP! WE'RE TRYING TO SLEEP!"
"GO PLAY SOMEWHERE ELSE!"
"SCREW YOUR MOTHER AND GO HOME!"
Li Jing clicked her tongue . She summoned her soul and ordered it to get inside the building .
Because of the soul's ghostly appearance, all residents inside the inn were scared and shocked . The owner of the inn was also petrified by the sight of this existence .
"Answer my question . Has there any lone traveling woman rested here?"
"Y-Y-Yes! There was one!"
"Where is she!?"
"S-S-She has already left! She checked out several hours ago!"
Li Jing summoned her soul back and turned to Sun Fang, "She has detected us and escaped . We should chase after her . "
"Then where are we looking? Did the owner say anything?"
"That girl left a few hours ago, but I have the general idea where she can go . If she's retreating back to her territory, she will head north toward Xuchang . We'll fly along the main road and scan through the area with our sense . "
"Let's hurry then . This is our golden chance . "
As usual, Sun Fang summoned his soul and activated his flying skill . He carried Li Jing on his back and flew northeast, heading toward the direction of the Xuchang City of Cao Cao .
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3 AM .
Hua Shi reached Bowang County, one of the nearest counties northeast of Wan City . As Hua Shi did not detect anyone coming after her, she sighed a relief .
'That was close! I'd rather not fighting those guys two-on-one!'
Unfortunately, she was stopped by the county guard when she approached the county gate .
"Halt! What are you doing there in the middle of the night!?"
"Ah, this can be annoying . "
Hua Shi fished out several nuggets from her inventory . They were the deposited gold that Hua Shi kept as the emergency stash for Tong's forces .
20 Nuggets of gold were in her hands .
"Can you let me inside with this? Actually, a group of criminals is chasing after me . Can you protect me?"
The garrison glanced at the gold and grinned . The captain of the guards shouted, "We saw nothing here!"
Hua Shi laughed and shoved the gold nuggets to the arms of the captain, "Thank you for your understanding . Here are your rewards . "
"Of course . Again, we saw no one . "
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3 . 15 AM .
Sun Fang and Li Jing arrived at Bowang County . They flew down and approached the gate to inquire about Hua Shi's information .
"Halt! Who goes there!? What are you doing here in the middle of the night!?"
Just like when they met Hua Shi, the guard captain stopped Sun Fang and Li Jing .
Li Jing stepped forward, "We're officials from Wan City . A criminal escaped from our prisoner convoy and fled in this direction . Have you seen a suspicious woman coming here?"
The guard snorted, "We saw nothing! Whatever you did, it's none of our business! Heck, I don't even know if what you said is true or not . What kind of prisoner convoy even hires a woman as a guard? Has anyone heard of this?"
The patrolling guard shook their head . As they received the shared bribe from Hua Shi, all of them cooperated with the captain .
These garrison guards were smart crooks . They knew that if this was real, these two youngsters had to fork more gold to bribe them into talking .
As they had predicted, Li Jing took out a bag of gold . There was 50 gold in it .
"Tell me honestly, and you get this . "
The captain laughed, "Of course . A weird lone girl just entered my county, indeed . "
Li Jing and Sun Fang smirked . She tossed the bag of gold at the guard captain while they dashed into the county .
