In the end, it was Zhuqing who went out to explore the road.
After confirming the tunnel directly above the stone chamber, which could lead to the outside of the mountain, he hurried back.
"Mr. Yang, this tunnel can indeed lead directly to the outside of the mountain. It's just that the entrance is too narrow, and there are two female relatives in our team who have little cultivation. What do you think we should do?"
"This is easy to handle!"
Yang Dong waved his hand nonchalantly and continued:
"Leave it to me, can't I just carry it up?"
When Zhu Qing heard this attention, the expression on his face was slightly startled. But after a while, he realized that this seemed to be the simplest and most effective solution at the moment, so he nodded and said:
"Okay, let's leave now?"
…
Finally, after experiencing a series of twists and turns, Yang Dong and his party finally escaped from the mountains.
After leaving the mountains, they finally set foot on the land beyond the Great Wall.
"Zhuqing, how many miles are we from Wucheng?"
Yang Dong looked at the north and asked calmly.
The so-called Wucheng refers to the first city outside the Great Wall and an important military town in Youzhou. It can be said that the reason why the entire territory of Youzhou has not completely fallen is because of the existence of this Wucheng.
Since ancient times, Wucheng has been an important city for guarding the barbarians on the grassland. It is precisely because of this that it is named after Wu. It is said that the folk customs here are quite fierce, and the boys from the 11th or 2nd years may have killed the barbarians who went south to plunder.
"Mr. Yang, we are probably still two hundred miles away from Wucheng."
"Now that we don't have a carriage, we can only carry our luggage by ourselves. The speed of moving forward will be much slower."
Speaking of this, Zhu Qing glanced at Wan Yanyue and Yao Jia.
"Besides, there are still ordinary people in our team. Therefore, if we want to reach Wucheng, it will take at least four or five days."
"Four or five days?"
Yang Dong touched his chin, a flash of thinking flashed in his eyes.
Ever since he was intercepted on the way, all his previous arrangements have been completely nullified.
Because of this, every move he makes must be carefully considered.
Now that the pursuers behind him are still there, with so many of them, if they were walking on the official road, they would definitely be discovered easily.
Therefore, even if you want to go to Wucheng, you have to take the mountain road.
But the mountain road is rugged, and there are ordinary women in his team. If you take the mountain road, you may be delayed for a long time.
Otherwise... Or find a way to contact the Yongwu Army?
With the escort of the brave army, they can at least move more easily. But it's not entirely without disadvantages.
If someone from the Hou Jin Dynasty discovers that he is with the Yongwu Army, it will definitely be more difficult to complete the business, and it may even affect his plan.
Yang Dong was frowning and thinking, when suddenly a sound pierced the air!
His eyes were slightly cold, and he subconsciously took a step forward, protecting Yao Jia behind him. Immediately, his wrist suddenly stretched out and caught a rain of arrows coming towards him!
"Enemy attack!"
Zhuqing roared, subconsciously pulled out his sword, stood ready, and stared at the direction where the arrow was coming.
However, after Wan Yanyue saw Yu Jian's appearance, her wild eyes flashed with excitement.
"Stop, stop it!"
"I am the third princess of Houjin Royal Court. Whose subordinates are you? Why don't you show up quickly!"
As soon as he said this, there was a commotion in the grass not far ahead.
The next moment, a well-equipped Houjin investigation team appeared in front of Yang Dong and his party.
Yang Dong glanced at the cultivation of these sergeants and found that most of them were ordinary people. Only the captain at the head seemed to be a low-level warrior.
Such a small team poses no threat to them at all. Xuanji smiled, raised his hands, and said:
"Soldiers of Houjin, this is all a misunderstanding! We saved your third princess, you should thank me!"
Hearing this, Hou Jin's soldiers were slightly startled. The captain, who was still the leader, stared at Yang Dong suspiciously for a few times, then turned to Wan Yanyue and bowed respectfully.
"Little princess, you are finally back! You don't know how worried His Majesty is about your safety these days."
"His Majesty the King sent us out just to find your whereabouts."
Hearing this, Wan Yanyue couldn't help but move slightly. She also didn't expect that her father would care about her so much.
She took a deep breath, suppressed her emotions, and then acted like a princess and said calmly:
"You have done a great job, you are all my warriors!"
"When I return to the royal court, I will definitely tell my father about your bravery and skill in fighting."
Upon hearing this, the entire investigation team members immediately showed excited expressions on their faces.
In fact, whether it is Hou Jin or Da Zhou, the soldiers at the bottom will always do the most tiring and dangerous work and earn the least profit.
But this time, they achieved great success in rescuing the third princess. With this merit alone, they can have enough food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
The squad leader, on the other hand, glanced at Yang Dong suspiciously and couldn't help but ask:
"Princess, this person..."
"You don't have to worry about this man. He is my savior and also my male favorite. Okay, don't ask so many questions and just lead the way!"
Hearing Wan Yanyue's majestic voice, the team leader couldn't help but tremble slightly.
He immediately lowered his head in obedience, turned around and walked towards his camp.
On the other side, Yao Jia was extremely dissatisfied with the "male favorite" Wan Yanyue mentioned.
"Why does this woman from the Jin Dynasty like to talk nonsense so much! Mr. Yang is so talented and handsome, how can he be the male favorite of a prairie barbarian like her?"
"Even if, even if..."
Speaking of this, Yao Jia didn't know what she thought of, and a slight blush appeared on her round face.
Seeing this, Yang Dong knocked the girl on the head angrily.
"Okay, stop thinking so much. Just keep up, do you understand?"
…
With Hou Jin's team leading the way, their group's traveling speed was obviously much faster.
Three hours later, they arrived at a camp.
Perhaps because this was Wucheng's sphere of influence, there was no open fire in their camp, only a few simple thatched houses.
Seeing that it was already getting late, Captain Houjin couldn't help but say:
"Princess, it's getting late, and this is Wucheng's sphere of influence. Do you think we should rest here for the night? How about we hurry up and head to the horse farm at dawn tomorrow?"
Some people died, but not completely...
