Seeing the light burst from Wen He’s eyes, the soldier had no idea what she was so excited about, but he answered truthfully, “Really!”
“He admires you very much, too.”
“All right, Miss Wen He. I’ve delivered the message, so I should be going.”
The soldier turned to leave, but Wen He stopped him. “You haven’t told me who sent you to deliver the message.”
“Oh, I almost forgot. It was Song Shaoyi—the prisoner the marquis captured. You’ve seen him before, I believe…”
“Yes, I have!” Wen He said decisively.
Song Shaoyi’s image immediately appeared in her mind. Along with her excitement, she couldn’t help feeling somewhat remorseful.
“So Song Shaoyi saw clearly that I have a heart of gold, yet he’s still suffering.”
“Ah, I really should have pleaded with Ah Wu back then. No matter what, I should have tried to get him released. It would have been so much better.”
After seeing the soldier off, Wen He was no longer in a good mood.
She was so kind, yet she had so few admirers.
Now that she had finally found someone who truly appreciated her, she could only stand by and watch as he endured so much suffering. She simply couldn’t bear it!
“No, I have to save him!”
“Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda!”
“I must save him!”
After making up her mind, Wen He asked Pei Wugou for a military pass during their date the following day, pretending that she wanted it for fun.
Pei Wugou’s pass was no ordinary pass issued by a personal guard. It bore the authority of the Marquis Jingyi and could command the entire army. But since Wen He wanted one, Pei Wugou would have found a way to obtain it for her even if she had asked for the jade seal of the Prince of Yunjing, let alone a simple pass.
He handed it over to her without the slightest hesitation.
With the pass in hand, Wen He immediately put her rescue plan into action.
She made her way unhindered to the place where prisoners were held. After sending the guards away, she saw Song Shaoyi.
Song Shaoyi was actually in fairly good condition. The soldiers had treated him well. The only things that looked bad were his prison clothes and the wounds and bloodstains the soldiers had helped him fake.
But the moment Wen He saw him like that, she couldn’t take it.
“Shaoyi, you—you’ve suffered so much.”
“But don’t worry. I’ll get you out of here right now.”
Song Shaoyi was so delighted he nearly jumped for joy.
Damn it, he knew the secret manuals left behind by the senior members of the former Demon Suppression Office would work!
He struggled to suppress the corners of his mouth, which were rising on their own, and said, “Th-thank you, Miss Wen He. You truly have the kindest heart of anyone I’ve ever met.”
As she helped Song Shaoyi out of his restraints, Wen He sighed. “The human heart is not what it used to be, and the world has fallen into decline. People these days will do anything for profit, but they refuse to do a single good deed.”
“I want to be different from them!”
“I’ll start from the outside and become a good person.”
Song Shaoyi’s expression turned solemn, and he said with absolute conviction, “Miss Wen He, you are a good person.”
“The very best person in the world!”
Song Shaoyi certainly had a silver tongue. With just a few words, he coaxed Wen He into beaming with happiness, and she released him without hesitation.
Before he left, Wen He even remembered to hand him the pass Pei Wugou had given her. She instructed him, “With this pass, you’ll be able to move freely throughout the army camp!”
Song Shaoyi accepted it and offered his thanks with a solemn expression.
Then he turned and ran!
Wen He hadn’t been exaggerating. The pass truly was useful.
He was nearly caught several times by the army’s tight security on the way out, but every time he showed the pass, the patrols and enforcement squads all had to kneel before him.
Song Shaoyi found it immensely satisfying.
Since it was so useful, why bother running?
He simply picked out several men from a patrol squad to escort him out of the Jiangbei fortress complex. When they reached the river, he even plundered the money from several patrol soldiers, hired a small boat, and crossed the river in leisurely fashion.
“Once I’m across the river, I’ll be safe. Then I’ll send the Duke of State a letter, tell him what happened, and let him know that… I made it out safely thanks entirely to Wen He!”
Song Shaoyi was immensely pleased with himself.
Wen He was just as pleased.
“Today, I saved another life!”
“And it was the life of someone who admires me!”
“How wonderful!”
“My future is looking brighter and brighter!”
…
“Who would have thought? My future really is looking brighter and brighter!”
At Langyan Fort, Zhang Shi stood atop the city wall, his face glowing with triumph.
After recruiting Lu Chaosheng, he had taken the seemingly impregnable Langyan Fort with astonishing ease. They hadn’t even needed to draw their blades—Lu Chaosheng had only needed to persuade the garrison to surrender.
Ha!
They had surrendered!
“The feeling of making someone else surrender is truly wonderful!”
“Absolutely wonderful!”
In high spirits, Zhang Shi made some simple preparations before summoning Lu Chaosheng.
“General Lu, our next target is Suojiang Fort. What do you think?”
“How good is your relationship with the commander of Suojiang Fort?”
“Can you persuade him to surrender like you did this time?”
Lu Chaosheng shook his head. “General Zhang Shi, I have an ordinary relationship with the commander of Suojiang Fort. He was sent here from the other side of the Yangtze by the commander-in-chief of the navy. He won’t listen to me.”
Zhang Shi frowned slightly. “So we’ll have to take Suojiang Fort by force? That won’t do. It would alert Pei Wugou in Zhenjiang City.”
“General Zhang Shi…” Lu Chaosheng continued, “That won’t be necessary. Although I don’t have much of a relationship with the commander of Suojiang Fort, quite a few of my relatives and old acquaintances are stationed there. They should be willing to help us take Suojiang Fort.”
Zhang Shi burst into hearty laughter. “Why didn’t you say so earlier?”
“What are we waiting for?”
“Let’s go. Suojiang Fort is our next target!”
“Let’s try to take it just as quietly and without anyone noticing!”
…
Zhang Shi had taken Langyan Fort smoothly and successfully, already creating a tremendous threat to the soldiers and civilians in Zhenjiang City.
Unfortunately, the people inside the city still knew nothing about it.
The only thing they knew was…
Song Shaoyi was missing!
Everyone immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
The news could not be concealed for long. It was soon reported to Deputy General Chen Song, and from him, to Pei Wugou.
Pei Wugou instantly flew into a rage.
“What? Song Shaoyi is gone?”
“They searched the entire camp and still couldn’t find him?”
“Then the bastard obviously escaped!”
“How could they let such an important hostage get away?!”
“What about the guards? What about today’s patrols? What about the men on duty? Bring every last one of them before me… every single one…”
“Beat them to death!”
The words “beat them to death” rang out like thunder from Pei Wugou’s mouth. After his personal guards carried out the order, the decree reverberated throughout the entire army camp. In an instant, everyone fell silent, trembling with fear and anxiety.
The marquis was going to use military discipline to kill people again!
This time…
No one knew how much blood would flow before it was over!
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