Nāgata: Infernal Night, Qinghan and I are True Love

Chapter 32 Waving goodbye, the horses neighed sadly.

The roads in the Wuji Empire are complex, but fortunately the mute coachman is familiar with the route.

The four of them had no time to communicate and followed him at a rapid pace.

But here's the problem: even if they catch up, who will recognize the Xu family's messenger?

After a long and arduous journey, the gates of Luguang County were now in sight.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Feixue solved the problem.

That was the post station outside Luguang County, serving as a service area for Luguang County and the next county, Qingping.

The group continued their march for another one or two hours.

Xu Tianyi couldn't ride a horse at the moment, and the mute coachman had been leading him the whole time. By now, his buttocks were numb.

We finally arrived at the entrance of the post station at noon.

After inquiring with silver, they discovered that the messenger had already left.

Xu Tianyi was still making some assumptions.

The other party set off so far in advance, and the Xu family even sent an urgent letter, so they may have already arrived in the prefecture by now.

He felt a little down: "It seems I'm out of luck. The messenger on the other side is very dedicated."

Gu Feixue frowned as well: "No! We must enter the city. Cangyu Pavilion has other lists of the Crown Prince's old party members. If they get the lists, then the entire Yongzhou will face a second purge, and these old party members who trust the Crown Prince will surely die."

Therefore, it must be destroyed.

Xu Tianyi frowned: "Then how do we get into the city? They might have already laid a trap inside!"

Upon hearing this, the two women became nervous.

"But that list..."

Xu Tianyi picked up the teacup at the post station and drank it all in one gulp.

"Let's set off immediately and gamble on their greed! I think they'll definitely go to the Xu family to provide support first, and they won't expect us to enter the city."

Therefore, we cannot enter the city through the west gate, and we must bypass the main road and proceed as quickly as possible, as the pursuers are definitely coming from the main road.

Gu Feixue thought it made perfect sense.

If the other side hears that the Xu family is holding them back, they might temporarily blockade Cangyu Pavilion and then send their main force to capture people from the Xu family first.

Thinking of this, she quickly stood up: "Uncle Liu, thank you for your trouble."

The mute driver nodded quickly and began to lead the way.

Just as he left the post station, preparing to abandon his horse and head into the mountains, Xu Tianyi immediately thought of something inappropriate.

“No! The people at the post station saw us. I’m afraid if they pass by the post station and ask us, they’ll think we’ve entered the city.”

Gu Feixue's eyelids twitched: "You mean..."

She had an idea: to silence the people at the post station.

But she couldn't bring herself to do it.

She would feel uneasy if Xu Tianyi were to make the move.

Gu Qinghan was the same.

She has a bit of a saintly heart.

Xu Tianyi naturally saw through it. He hesitated for a moment and said, "We need to split up. Someone needs to lead the horses towards Anlu to lure the enemy to Anlu and make them think we are fleeing westward."

Everyone froze in place.

Xu Tianyi took a deep breath: "The coachman needs to lead the way. He needs to follow us into the city. I don't know where Cangyu Pavilion is, which means that only I can handle this matter."

Gu Feixue and Gu Qinghan fell silent.

Xu Tianyi waved his hand: "I'm leaving. You guys hurry! I'll escape, don't worry..."

He led a horse, mounted it, and spun around on its back.

Clearly, riding a horse wasn't too difficult for him to learn.

Just as they were about to set off, Gu Feixue spoke up.

"No way! Your horsemanship is terrible, and you'll be leading six horses. You can't do it!"

Xu Tianyi froze.

He had already thought of it the moment he mounted his horse.

Although I have just learned it, controlling six horses to run at the same time is absolutely impossible.

Gu Feixue walked over slowly.

Xu Tianyi also dismounted.

"Tianyi... I'm entrusting Qinghan to you."

She placed Gu Qinghan's hand in Xu Tianyi's.

This scene left both of them speechless.

"Mother...I..."

"Alright, your mother can't stay with you forever. I'll leave Cangyu Pavilion to you. Tianyi is a good child and worthy of your trust. I will head west to Twilight Valley, where I will wait for your return."

Xu Tianyi pursed his lips: "Master, I'm sorry... I didn't think things through..."

Gu Feixue smiled: "No, this day was bound to come sooner or later. Tianyi, you are also in danger. You are smart and insightful, and I feel very at ease with Qinghan following you."

Having said that, she mounted her horse.

"I'm leaving! Take care, everyone. Yongzhou City might be even more dangerous than this road."

"Mom~!~!"

Gu Feixue waved her hand, said nothing more, and turned her head away as a tear fell.

She couldn't bear to part with her daughter who had accompanied her all the way.

But since things have come to this, she's satisfied that she has someone she can trust to protect her.

Besides, she could go find the man she loves; perhaps that wouldn't be bad...

As the sound of horses' hooves faded into the distance, Gu Qinghan couldn't help but hug Xu Tianyi.

She was also very reluctant to part with it.

Before leaving her mother, she was not strong and always felt that her mother was there for her.

Now that her mother was gone, she relied more on the man before her, even though his cultivation level was lower than hers.

"Heaven's Righteousness..."

Xu Tianyi looked at the girl with tears streaming down her face, and his heart softened.

This must be the first time she's called herself by her own name.

He wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"What, you're not calling me junior brother anymore?"

Gu Qinghan felt much better after being teased like that, and gently patted his chest.

"Ugh! I'm leaving..."

"Haha...then let's go quickly..."

With mixed feelings, the group finally parted ways.

The mountains and forests were rugged and the paths were difficult to traverse. Fortunately, all three of them were skilled in martial arts and made their way towards the north gate of Yongzhou Prefecture.

Meanwhile, inside the state capital.

Imperial Preceptor Xue Mantian, accompanied by his retainers, swiftly exited through the west gate and headed straight for Anlu County.

He has been searching in Yongzhou for several years.

First, they purged the Crown Prince's old faction, and then they interrogated him about his whereabouts.

The intention was to completely remove this obstacle for the King of Qi.

Upon hearing that the Crown Princess had appeared in Anlu County, he naturally hurriedly led his people toward Anlu.

To Xu Tianyi's surprise, Xu Qian did not reveal that Gu Feixue was the master of Cangyu Pavilion.

Perhaps this was his bargaining chip to curry favor with Xue Mantian after he captured Gu Feixue.

The small Zangyu Pavilion was of course not important; what was important was that Xu Qian had guessed that the Zangyu Pavilion might contain a contact list of the Crown Prince's old faction.

As they hurried along, they passed by the post station amidst a blanket of snow.

However, he did not ask any questions, but simply rested briefly before speeding away.

The courier at the post station wasn't one to meddle, so he naturally wouldn't bring it up.

If Xu Tianyi knew he was so lucky, he would surely be speechless and laugh out loud.

I had been too cautious in my planning all along.

Gu Feixue even stood there blankly, controlling the six horses as they ran.

After traveling over mountains and valleys for two days, we finally arrived at Yongzhou Prefecture.

Everything is normal at the city gate.

There wasn't even a warning.

But the three of them came out of the mountains, covered in dirt and exhausted, and even had to sleep in the forest and grassland.

After finding a stream to tidy themselves up a bit, the three of them headed towards the city gate.

Xu Tianyi was very nervous, but he still forced himself to calm down.

As he walked forward and passed through the city gate, he felt a strange sense of joy, like passing by a traffic cop without a helmet and not getting caught.

The guards at the city gate weren't the dedicated type he'd imagined.

They chose to slack off.

This also indicates that the other side has not imposed martial law, which is one of the reasons why Xu Tianyi dared to enter the city directly.

The three of them walked towards the Hidden Rain Pavilion as if they had survived a disaster, as if nothing had ever happened.