The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day-Chapter 164 - 88: Trip to Chongqing (9) Successfully entering the city, meeting Pang Nan
Chapter 164: Chapter 88: Trip to Chongqing (9) Successfully entering the city, meeting Pang Nan
Ye Qichi handed the child to the soldiers, who could help transport the child to a relative’s farm outside Yuzhou City for a few days of care.
As they were leaving, the baby grabbed onto Ye Qichi’s finger.
The grip was light, but she could feel the baby’s reluctance to part with her.
Once held by the soldier, the baby cried incessantly.
Previously, Ye Qichi had also handed the baby to Xiao Jinxing, who even carried the baby for a long distance without seeing him fuss, but this time the baby suddenly burst into tears. Did it know that this time they would be separated for a long time?!
Ye Qichi felt a pang in her chest.
Nevertheless, she watched helplessly as the soldier took the baby away.
After all, when faced with major issues, one cannot simply be kind and lenient.
After handing the baby to the soldier, Ye Qichi returned to the temple.
In the temple, only Xiao Jinxing was present.
Little Wu seemed to have left as well.
She sat on the floor, leaning wearily against the wall, and said, "When I handed the child to the soldier just now, I also mentioned that we would follow the cart carrying the corpses in tomorrow. He agreed to provide us cover."
"Hmm," Xiao Jinxing grunted in response.
"Xiao Jinxing, have you ever thought?" Ye Qichi looked towards Xiao Jinxing, who was also resting against the wall.
"About what?" Xiao Jinxing asked coldly.
"On this journey, we’ve been hunted, yet no one came to rescue us. Except for Little Wu and Yuan Wenkang who are waiting for us in Yuzhou City," Ye Qichi stated bluntly.
"What are you trying to say?"
"Yuzhou City is a dangerous place. The Emperor sent you here to prevent the Prince of Chu from taking risks, while the Empress Dowager, knowing the threats, devised ways to bring you here," Ye Qichi spoke casually, "and throughout this journey, the Empress Dowager did not send anyone to secretly rescue you..."
"My relationship with my great-grandmother is not your business to meddle in," Xiao Jinxing interrupted Ye Qichi sharply, "She has her reasons."
"Her considerations have never concerned your life," Ye Qichi pointed out bluntly.
"I don’t need my life to be concerned about," Xiao Jinxing retorted coldly.
He only needed power.
Just the corresponding power to do what he could.
For instance.
Revenge!
"Forget I said anything," Ye Qichi said, accepting that you can’t wake a person who is pretending to sleep.
Ye Qichi found a spot where she could lie down and went to sleep.
"Sleep tight, the body is the capital of the revolution," Ye Qichi turned to her side and fell asleep.
Xiao Jinxing glanced at Ye Qichi.
This woman knew much more than expected.
...
Late at night on the second day.
Ye Qichi and Xiao Jinxing went to the mass grave in advance to prepare.
They only saw two men pushing two carts coming from a distance at the hour of zi (11 p.m. to 1 a.m.).
"Ah, another 12 people died today," a corpse transport official said, "At this rate, Yuzhou City might be completely wiped out."
"Exactly. We don’t know when the city gates will open, or when the court’s people will come to rescue us," another corpse transport official added, "If they don’t come soon, we’ll all die here. We’re almost out of food now."
"I heard that they are just waiting for aid from the court, it should be arriving soon."
The two men were dumping the bodies into the mass grave proficiently as they spoke.
After dumping the bodies, they began shoveling soil to bury them.
"I died so innocently..." a mournful female voice suddenly echoed in the desolate and dark mass grave.
Xiao Jinxing turned his head to look at Ye Qichi.
If he didn’t know she was faking it, this woman’s scream could indeed scare someone to death in such a place.
The two men who were originally working were clearly startled by the sound.
They stopped their movements, nervously looking at each other, as if confirming whether it was an illusion.
"I don’t want to die, save me, save me..." Another dismal voice came.
In such a chilling place, it was terrifying.
"Ghost, ghost!" one of the men stuttered in fright, "There’s a ghost, there are ghosts here..."
Saying so, he dropped his shovel and ran away.
"Wait, wait," the other man, scared by his sudden flight, also hastily ran away.
Ye Qichi and Xiao Jinxing emerged from their hiding behind a mound of dirt.
Watching the two men not even looking back as they disappeared quickly.
They hurried over to the carts left by the corpse transport officials, glanced at the nearly buried bodies, and without lingering, each pushed a cart towards the city gate.
