Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 1253 - 1250_1

Xiao’er was too lazy to argue with him, she wiped her bitten face and asked, "What was that black bug just now? What will happen if I get bitten?"

Li Guzi glanced at Xiao’er’s face: "It’s hard to describe the effect of being bitten by something bred by Gu Xuan in terms of injury. It appears as a minor wound, just a tiny pinhole. I don’t know what will happen! But it’ll certainly be extraordinary!"

Xiao’er listened to his words and seriously nodded: "That sounds quite logical!"

Li Guzi nodded: "What I say usually is logical! Learn from it!"

Xiao’er nodded: "But why does it feel like you’ve said nothing substantial at all? It has no real meaning!"

Aren’t you okay just not knowing what will happen!

Li Guzi: "...."

But what’s the substantial meaning? I don’t understand! Let’s consider it a compliment then!

At this moment, Xi’er and Shangguan Xuanyao ran over.

Xi’er cast a glance at Xiao’er and asked worriedly: "Sis, are you hurt?"

"No! Gu Xuan has been scorched to black carbon by me!" Xiao’er thought of how Gu Xuan’s beard was burnt off by her and burst into giggles.

"Serves him right! He escaped again and got off lightly!" Xi’er spat out these words upon hearing the news.

Hearing this, Li Guzi said, "How did he get off lightly? If he didn’t run, you wouldn’t be able to deal with him either!"

Xi’er shot him a glance: "True, you wouldn’t be able to handle him either!"

"How could I not handle him! Didn’t I scare him off?"

"It’s only because we ran back, that’s why he got scared off!"

Hearing this, Li Guzi laughed, "Without my appearance, you would be the ones scared off!"

Xi’er wanted to continue arguing with Li Guzi.

Seeing this, Shangguan Ruixi hurriedly asked: "Now that Gu Xuan has run off, are we still going hunting?"

"Of course! Otherwise, what will we use to celebrate when the soldiers return triumphantly? Besides, it will be New Year soon. Won’t we need meat?" Now that Gu Xuan has run off, Xiao’er plans to take advantage of this opportunity to hunt more game. It’s almost the New Year, and Xiao’er is planning to let the soldiers eat plenty of meat during the festival.

"Sir, let’s go hunting together! The more, the merrier! My sister will cook for you and her dishes are incredibly delicious! I promise after tasting them, you won’t fancy anyone else’s food," Xi’er said, extending the cordial invitation after seeing Li Guzi actually deter Gu Xuan.

Li Guzi deliberately shook his head: "In that case, maybe it’s better not to go. If I eat your sister’s cooking once, wouldn’t that mean I can stop eating for the rest of my life?"

Doesn’t this guy grasp the main point? The point of her words is that her sister’s cooking is incredibly delicious! What she meant was he wouldn’t want to eat anyone else’s food, not that he wouldn’t be able to eat other people’s food. When you’re hungry, you can even scarf down a bowl of rice, right?

"If you don’t go, you’ll regret it! If you don’t go, you won’t be able to eat my sister’s cooking!"

"So is this how you treat your savior? And do I still exist in your eyes as your leader? You’re just a clan leader under me!" Li Guzi, hearing Xi’er words, was taken aback, and his beard bristled with rage.

Who just saved Princess Rui’s life when she was in grave danger?

If he hadn’t scared off Gu Xuan, would they still be standing alive, discussing hunting for some delicious food? Ungrateful whippersnapper!

"You didn’t save my life! Besides, I don’t care much about that elder title. You can take it back!" After finishing her words, Xi’er ran towards the grassland of death: "Let’s go! If we don’t start hunting now, it’ll be too dark!"

...

Xiao’er and her group hunted in the dense forest until nightfall before they returned.

During this time, Xiao’er modified the formation of the grassland of death, making it even harder to break than before.

As soon as she left the grassland of death, and arrived at the valley mouth, she saw Jinghao anxiously waiting there.

Because a formation was set within the grassland of death, Jinghao couldn’t enter it and thus, he could only wait for Xiao’er and her group to come out.

Seeing Jinghao looking so anxious, Xiao’er enquired: "Jinghao, what happened? Why are you waiting here?"

"A soldier reported that the army of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was forced to retreat by Gong Qinghua and his soldiers. Brother Ri had to take his troops and escape to the bottom of Yan Zi Ridge, and now their whereabouts are unknown. There has been no news of them for five or six days. I came here to tell you about it, and you’ll need to prevent Yun’er from finding out about this when we return. She is pregnant. What if the stress inflicts harm on her pregnancy!"

"How could this have happened? Didn’t we have a solid plan for the battle? It shouldn’t have ended in such an absolute defeat." Xiao’er, hearing this, couldn’t help but voice out her disbelief.

The feedback had been positive all this while. They were almost ready to attack the city, so how could they end up being beaten by the enemy soldiers and forced to escape to the bottom of Yan Zi Ridge?

"An Eastern Jin Dynasty deputy general leaked our battle formation deployment map at a critical juncture! I’m also not sure about the specifics of the situation. But our brother-in-law has already taken a team to search for them! I’m here to let you know that he might not be able to return in time.

The rest of us have also decided that when Yun’er asks why they haven’t returned, none of us should speak out of turn and give the game away!"

"We can say that there are many matters that require their attention in the newly captured city, causing the delay! Let’s not mention the other details! Let us go! We should return first!" Xiao’er was thinking that Yan Zi Ridge was a vast area, and it would undoubtedly take an unknown amount of time for Shangguan Xuanyi to find people by recklessly going down.

But it would be different for her. With Bai Tian’s help, she would undoubtedly be able to find people quickly. So, she decided to secretly proceed to Yan Zi Ridge for the rescue.

To prevent the others from worrying, Xiao’er didn’t tell them about her plan.

The group carried a large heap of hunt back.

That night, Xiao’er left a note on the desk and secretly left alone.

Xiao’er didn’t ride a horse, for its speed couldn’t match that of a wolf.

She let a wolf out of her space, mounted it, and headed towards Yan Zi Ridge.

Yan Zi Ridge could also be considered a primitive forest with dangerous terrain. The part of Yan Zi Ridge between Jiangzhong County and Bijiang County was the safest area, so an official road was built there.

Xiao’er learnt from Bai Tian that Brother Ri had lost his way with several hundred soldiers in the Chishui Valley of Yan Zi Ridge. They couldn’t find a way out.

Shangguan Xuanyi had led a team down the mountain, but they had not found them either.

Xiao’er rode the wolf to Yan Zi Ridge, rushing day and night. Besides taking a break at regular intervals by going into her space to care for the children, she scarcely stopped for a rest.

After riding through the night for three days, she finally arrived at Yan Zi Ridge.

Brother Ri and his men were forced to retreat from Chishi Cliff by Gong Qinghua and his soldiers. The treacherous mountain road from there to the bottom of Yan Zi Ridge was blocked and she couldn’t ride the wolf down.

Xiao’er packed the wolf back into her space and went down herself.

She mostly walked down by the cliff, occasionally slipping on pebbles or gravel that would cascade down the cliff. If she wasn’t careful and fell, she’d definitely die.