Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 544: Farewell!

Long Yue had been waiting for her master’s words and nodded happily.

Duanmu Nan and Yun Jin both possessed Qinggong, so they each grabbed Long Yue and Li Qingmu and flew over the collapsed city wall.

"But it’s useless without a carriage!"

Long Yue glanced at the chaotic surroundings, feeling a bit frustrated.

There’s still a long way to go to the Capital City, relying solely on feet wouldn’t work, especially since Li Qingmu was injured.

"It’s not difficult actually," Duanmu Nan smiled lightly. "We can dismantle the carriage and take them out!"

"How to take them?"

Long Yue instinctively asked but quickly felt foolish.

"Actually, it’s simple. Wrap them in long cloth, and my junior sister and I can use Qinggong to bring them out, as for the horses, there’s another way."

Duanmu Nan spoke, producing a dagger in his hand.

"If a horse is stabbed hard with a dagger on its rump, it’ll neigh and charge forward madly in a straight line. It can easily cross a little mound like this."

Long Yue believed it; when those galloping horses ran, some could leap over even ten zhang of ditches.

"However, junior sister, you should do this task. I’ll be in charge of receiving the horse here."

"Alright!"

Once decided, they immediately got to work.

Over there, Cui Yongquan and Zhang Yuan were still stunned, seeing Duanmu Nan and Yun Jin returning.

They exclaimed in amazement, "Are you here to take us?"

There were over twenty officials in the group; taking each one would require dozens of trips. Though it was somewhat embarrassing to trouble them, they had to leave quickly.

"We’re here for the carriage."

Duanmu Nan’s words could make Cui Yongquan want to die.

Carriage?

This...

"Mr. Li is unwell and indeed needs a carriage, but there isn’t one nearby!"

said Zhang Yuan from the side.

While they discussed, they saw Yun Jin and Duanmu Nan lifting the carriage and leaping over the collapsed city wall.

"Such great Qinggong!" Cui Yongquan stroked his beard and squinted, smiling. "If such talents could join the military and serve Dazhou, that would be great!"

"Ahem, Mr. Cui, you’re overstepping!"

This is Ministry of War’s affair; you, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, shouldn’t meddle!

Cui Yongquan sheepishly backed down, probably realizing he had overstepped.

Then Yun Jin returned again.

Cui Yongquan wanted to ask if they were there to take them but saw Yun Jin pull out a dagger and stab the horse’s rump. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Hiss——"

A frantic sound erupted, the horse reared its long legs and charged forward.

"Get out of the way, move quickly!"

Actually, Yun Jin didn’t need to shout; upon hearing the horse’s neigh, everyone had already moved aside early. Then they saw the horse leap in an unimaginable stance over the zhang-high ruined city wall.

Moreover, once the horse leaped, an indented path appeared on the city wall ruins, allowing people to carefully climb over.

"Clear the way, clear a path through the ruins here. Don’t panic, don’t make noise, everyone pitch in, together clear the way!"

An official seemingly local stood atop the collapsed city wall shouting loudly. This person was a well-known official in the area; earlier, when Cui Yongquan came to inspect the rioting crowd at the city gate, he helped handle the situation.

Cui Yongquan saw him standing there, holding a shovel, digging dirt along with several government officers, suddenly recalling what Li Qingmu said earlier.

——You must stand on the same side as the people, think what they think, be urgent with their urgencies, do what they do, then they will support you.

Li Qingmu planned to do this when he came, but he suffered an accident midway, was severely injured, and watched closely by his wife. Thus, it fell to Cui Yongquan to do it.

Cui Yongquan looked at the civilians digging to clear the path, then at the group of officials behind him and said, "Mr. Li said before, those who receive the Emperor’s salary must be loyal to His affairs!

Now it’s time for us to show loyalty, help the civilians open a path through the city wall ruins, stand shoulder to shoulder with them!"

Cui Yongquan’s words weren’t overly fiery but every word was expressive truth. Zhang Yuan glanced at the civilians digging over there; each was gray-faced, some even starving, yet still digging desperately.

He immediately said, "Mr. Cui is right, since we’re in these positions, we should seek welfare for the people. Now that they’re in trouble, we can’t stand by! Come, let’s dig up the city wall ruins together!"

"Alright!"

Most dispatched were newly appointed young officials, each full of zeal, so with Cui Yongquan’s few words, all eagerly dug the path and cleared the dirt.

On another side, the frightened horse leaped over the city wall and kept running forward. Duanmu Nan directly flew onto its back, managing it for a whole incense’s time before taming it.

After returning, Long Yue and Yun Jin worked quickly to reinstall the carriage, then drove it directly towards Shengjing City.

Upon leaving, Gouzi looked westward once, then knelt and kowtowed three times in quick succession towards that direction.

Long Yue knew he was bidding farewell to his ancestors.

"Such a good child!"

Long Yue sighed softly, then Gouzi sat on the carriage, driving it forward.

Duanmu Nan and Yun Jin sat opposite them, Long Yue looked at him gratefully and said, "Master, thank you!"

Duanmu Nan persisted in his customary gentle demeanor, smiling lightly, "Yue’er, no need to be formal with your master."

"Master, we’ll rely on you for protection throughout this journey. If our predictions are correct, there will certainly be interceptions to prevent us from reaching Shengjing!"

"Cough cough..." Li Qingmu coughed lightly, his voice slightly hoarse, "If predictions are not wrong, it might be Tianxing Pavilion people, or other Jianghu forces, Mr. Duanmu, you wander Jianghu, are there other formidable Jianghu organizations?"

Duanmu Nan thought briefly and replied, "My sect Bailing Valley is considered one; far offshore, very mysterious, their martial arts methods are extraordinary too. But Bailing Valley is always non-contentious, unlikely to be involved.

Tianxing Pavilion sent Ghost Child once and failed; Ghost Child won’t act again, but others can’t be ruled out. As for other forces, none yet dare to engage in court’s struggles."

"Besides Ghost Child, Tianxing Pavilion has other forces?"

"Naturally, Tianxing Pavilion is named for the Big Dipper, having seven branches; Ghost Child belongs to Tianshu."

"Tianshu implies Tanlang, a thirst for violence... cough cough..."

The carriage moved swiftly; after a bump, Li Qingmu coughed again.

Long Yue watched painfully from the side, took out a bottle of medicine, and had him take it.