Chapter 67: Chapter 67

Mu Su couldn’t comprehend her words at the moment, he only felt that this woman didn’t seem like someone trying to harm him, especially since she had Brother Pan’s token.

Thus, he was a bit more amiable towards her: "Once in the military camp, do you have any ways to deal with the remaining people?"

Ruan Mian beckoned him to come closer, and briefly explained.

After reaching the encampment, they both donned military uniforms and silently infiltrated the camp in the darkness, without anyone noticing anything amiss.

They arrived outside a tent where several shadows were reflected.

The two exchanged a glance, and Ruan Mian drew a dagger, slicing a small opening in the back of the tent.

Upon looking, they saw Mu Su’s face turn utterly pale!!

The name sounded familiar to Ruan Mian as well.

Upon closer look, the figure at the front was slender, unlike the other robust figures, with delicate features, though a bit dirty.

Ruan Mian wanted to inquire further, but Mu Su had already barged into the tent! There was no time to stop him.

Mu Su rushed to her side, and upon seeing him, tears welled up in Ah Jing’s swollen eyes, overcome with emotion: "Brother Mu! You... you truly aren’t dead!"

Ruan Mian pulled down the tent curtain, recognizing this person called Ah Jing.

In the original story, she was a female general who went to war with Pan Chen, initially to protect her disabled brother from going to the battlefield, she ventured into the military camp in his stead.

Unfortunately, during a battle, she was captured by King Yan’s men and met a tragic end.

The scenes of her torture were unbearable to watch!

When Ruan Mian read that, she felt deeply for this character, even shedding tears for her.

In this life, since they met, she was determined not to let her endure such inhumane torture again.

Upon further reflection, she realized that she had already entered the original story’s plot where the rebel forces were expanding.

Initially, upon arriving here, Ruan Mian thought she’d landed in the role of a minor character, hoping to preserve her life during exile and then live a peaceful life.

But now it seemed she couldn’t escape the main plot.

Some events had changed because of her presence.

She didn’t dwell on it much longer. Wherever obstacles lay in her path, whether or not it was the main plot, evildoers should be severely punished!

She left the tent and retrieved several barrels of brown oil from her space for Mu Su.

Then she went out alone.

Though it was a temporary encampment, it was quite large, with several small wooden huts likely storing valuable items.

She saw a patrol team in the distance and casually retrieved a spear from her weapon cache, blending into the end of the patrol line.

Following them to a guarded wooden hut, she was greeted by an unexpected surprise.

As she stood outside the small wooden hut, she heard an incredibly familiar voice from within!

"Leader! Spare me, leader."

When did he get here?!

"Leader, you have to believe me, this was truly an accident, I didn’t know there’d be an avalanche! At the time, Jixian County was hit by a natural disaster, our troops bypassed Jixian County, I had to act in advance to seize the opportunity..."

Before he could finish, a foot struck him in the chest!

"The Princess ordered that when Xie Huai’an arrives in Jixian County to meet with the Ruan Family, you’d signal us, so we could eradicate them from within and outside! Even if not in Jixian County, wait for Xie Huai’an to appear!"

"You fool, Xie Huai’an hadn’t even arrived, yet you signaled midway, causing an avalanche that buried many of our brothers, even wasting those spirit wolves! You disrupted the Princess’s plan, deserving death!"

"Leader! I only wanted to kill the Ruan Family first; Xie Huai’an would come looking anyway, and then..."

"Do you think Xie Huai’an is as foolish as you? If the Ruan Family is dead, why would Xie Huai’an appear?! Fool!"

The armored man, losing patience, drew his sword to stab Qi Nanfeng in the chest.

At this critical moment, someone intervened: "Leader, don’t be impulsive. After all, he is the Princess’s bedfellow, keeping him alive is beneficial. Once in Ru Ning, the Princess will handle him personally; we don’t need to take extra action."

The angry leader tossed aside his sword, then gave Qi Nanfeng a thrashing!

"If not for the Princess’s protection, I’d tear you apart and feed you to the dogs today! Useless scoundrel!"

Qi Nanfeng didn’t dare retort, only kneeled in plea: "Spare me, leader, all of this is Ruan Mian’s fault."

"If not for her, we’d have reached Jixian County long ago. You don’t know how cunning she is; she and Prime Minister Xie Huai’an are allies. If we don’t eliminate her first..."

"Still making excuses? The Princess plans to use her as bait to trap Xie Huai’an, otherwise, with Xie Huai’an’s cunning nature, who could easily move against him? Talking to you is a waste of energy, get lost!"

Hearing all this, Ruan Mian suddenly realized that Qi Nanfeng indeed had a larger scheme.

However, the target wasn’t only herself but primarily Xie Huai’an.

Yet Xie Huai’an is a Prime Minister serving in the Capital City, why would he come to Jixian County, thousands of miles away?

Moreover, why were those people so sure he would come looking for her? Why?

Various doubts arose, but for now, Ruan Mian couldn’t figure it out; the original story never mentioned Xie Huai’an would come to Jixian County either.

She glanced at the others. Seizing the opportunity when no one came out, she discreetly left the scene.

With this military uniform, as long as she wasn’t sneaky, moving inside was unobstructed.

Since there weren’t many people, it didn’t take her long to get a sense of the basic layout.

Those small wooden huts had treasures she was almost certain about.

Since she was already here, there was no reason to leave empty-handed.

She smelled the scent of brown oil, so Mu Su probably had things settled.

Taking a torch, she went to the location with the most tents and hurled the torch onto them!

The flames quickly ignited upon contact with the oil!

Nearby piles of straw for warmth caught fire even faster.

Ruan Mian ran and deliberately shouted loudly: "Fire, fire!!"

Hearing this, the patrol team dashed over frantically, causing chaos in the camp.

Seizing the moment, Ruan Mian snuck behind the wooden huts and, seeing the nearby people rushing to extinguish the fire, easily slipped into the wooden hut.

Inside were provisions and more significantly, their weapons.

The quantity far exceeded Ruan Mian’s expectations.

She thought this temporary outpost would only have essentials, but unexpectedly, three entire wooden huts were filled with weapons.

There were bows and crossbows, spears, high-quality sturdy battle armor, and even boxes of gunpowder.

There was also a house full of military medical supplies.

Whoa, once they reached Wuheng, these would certainly prove invaluable!

Ruan Mian decisively cleaned the place out, taking everything in the houses!

However, upon arriving at the last wooden hut, she suddenly discovered that it was built adjacent to a cave.

After moving out these grain and salary supplies, she noticed an entrance.

Dark and unclear as to what lay inside.

Since it was deliberately hidden, there must be secrets inside.

Ruan Mian lit a small torch from her space and ventured in.

On the surface, it seemed like any other cave, but delving deeper, she found a hidden space inside. For origınal chapters go to novel✦fire.net

The crates upon crates of grain exceeded her expectations.

The sheer quantity left her astounded.