Chapter 1765 - 947: Infiltration
The Princess put on her clothes and walked over to Lin Feng, placing her finger to her lips with a hush, saying: "Stay hidden here for a while."
The General from the Central Army in the hall saw Her Highness the Princess come out and hurriedly bowed to her, respectfully saying: "Subordinate Mo Qingshuang pays respects to Her Highness the Princess."
The Princess looked at Mo Qingshuang with her clear and lively eyes, saying through her thin lips: "It’s so late, I wonder what important business General Qin has in my tent."
Mo Qingshuang immediately explained, saying: "Subordinate is pursuing a spy, I saw a shadow run into the Princess’s tent."
The Princess raised her head and then disdainfully said to him: "Oh, a spy ran into my tent and yet I didn’t see it. Look, the tent is only so big, where could a spy hide."
Mo Qingshuang shamelessly said: "There’s nothing here, but I worry he might have slipped into the back tent..." thinking that saying this would allow the Princess to let him search.
No one expected Her Highness the Princess to coldly laugh and scrutinize Mo Qingshuang with her bright eyes, saying: "Hehehe, General Qin, I just came from the back tent myself. Are you saying I could be hiding him?" Her tone became sharper by the end of her words.
With the conversation reaching this point, Mo Qingshuang had no choice but to believe the Princess, despite any reluctance, and he respectfully bowed with joined hands, becoming even more courteous.
Mo Qingshuang anxiously explained repeatedly: "Subordinate would not dare. The spy must have fled elsewhere; I shall lead people to search and ensure the Princess’s safety."
The Princess saw he had spoken considerately, thinking for the master in all respects, and chose not to deliberately make things difficult for him. So she followed his words, saying: "It must be hard on you, General." The words were devoid of emotion, yet conveyed a sense of care. Mo Qingshuang respectfully withdrew from the tent.
Mo Qingshuang walked outside the tent, where soldiers lit torches, looking imposing and stern. He quickly said to the soldiers approaching him: "Guard this place well, without the slightest mistake. Captain of the patrol, you come with me to inspect elsewhere."
"Yes," came the respectful reply, as a few people led their armed men to go elsewhere.
Inside the Princess’s tent, with everyone gone, the Princess said to Lin Feng hiding in the back tent: "The people have left. You can come out now."
Lin Feng stepped out from behind the curtain. At this moment, the Princess happened to have her back to him. Lin Feng spoke as he walked: "How should I go about rescuing the members of the Heaven Alliance?"
The Princess turned to look at Lin Feng and sincerely said to him: "You’ve provided great help with the Shadow Soul Grass. On behalf of the Heaven Alliance, I thank you."
Hearing the Princess’s response, Lin Feng smiled faintly with grace and replied, "There’s no need for the Princess to worry about such a trivial matter. Let us talk about what to do next."
The Princess said to Lin Feng: "Tomorrow at noon, all the members will be escorted to the mountain for execution. At that time, you and the other brothers will disguise as the soldiers escorting the members and head to the mountain, thereby successfully rescuing them. I’ve arranged everything for you, and the rest is up to you, Hero."
Lin Feng nodded in agreement. Soon, attendants came by outside the curtain; they were here specifically to check on her, as having heard there was a spy earlier, they were to stand by the Princess tonight.
The sound of someone outside was heard, and Lin Feng vanished without a trace. None of those who entered the tent saw anyone besides the Princess.
"Your Highness, you are unscathed, correct?"
Hearing the attendants’ greetings, the Princess was slightly startled, but when she turned to look at Lin Feng, he had already slipped away without a trace. Everything was so clean and quiet...
In the Western Army camp, there are two hundred thousand elite soldiers. For Lin Feng to rescue people in broad daylight seems like a dream; these two hundred thousand are well-trained troops, not lacking the presence of the Eight Spirit Knot, possibly even the legendary Nine Spirit Joints, which cannot be easily defeated by individual cultivation brute force.
Deep into the night, Lin Feng followed the map given by the Princess earlier during their conversation and found the execution site. Lin Feng carefully observed for a while and discovered the site was located in a mountain forest, with a cliff in front and woods behind.
The terrain formed a slope; the Princess had marked the escape point on the map on this slope. This meant that after saving the people, Lin Feng had to lead everyone up the mountain slope towards a flat area, where they could then leave from another place, thus successfully exiting the Western Army’s territory.
After thoroughly observing the terrain, Lin Feng returned to his quarters, waiting for the break of day.
Daylight came quickly. The person who had coordinated with him last night arrived at Lin Feng’s tent and woke him up. This tent was a private one, accommodating only Lin Feng.
A man brought two others along, entering Lin Feng’s room and exchanging glances with him. At this moment, everyone changed into the Western Army execution squad’s uniforms. The man approached Lin Feng and spoke: "Hero, we are to head to the storeroom to escort the members. This time, there can’t be any mistakes, or we’re all doomed."
Lin Feng nodded, indicating he understood the importance and would cooperate well with everyone.