The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1760

Chapter 1760: 861 The Final Battle! (2 taels)_2

"Zhong Chen." He called his lieutenant, "What’s across the lake?"

"I haven’t been there either." Zhong Chen said. He was a spy placed in Pu City by Jin Country, extremely familiar with the terrain of Pu City, except for the virtually forbidden Ghost Mountain.

Xie Xingzhou said, "Fix the boat, send two people who know how to navigate water to row over and search."

"Yes!"

As for Xie Xingzhou’s decision, it had long been anticipated by Shangguan Qing, who wasn’t worried.

Because there’s only a small broken boat here that at most can hold two or three people, and this lake is very large, with Green Mountains on both sides as you move forward.

At the end of the Green Mountains, there’s a very steep waterfall, and most people who haven’t been there can’t return.

Of course, with Xie Xingzhou’s mind, he wouldn’t only make one plan.

As expected, Xie Xingzhou immediately instructed the remaining lieutenants, "Search around, every mountain peak needs to be checked, pay attention to hidden caves, entrances, etc., leave no stone unturned."

Everyone received their orders and dispersed.

Gu Jiao sat at the cave entrance, already aware that the Jin Army had entered the mountain and had heard the commotion of Shangguan Qing leading the villagers’ retreat. At this moment, the Jin Army was searching extensively, but it was uncertain if they would find any clues.

Two Jin soldiers pried open the bushes outside the crevice. From the outside, this crevice seemed impossible for a person to enter. The two poked inside with their swords and left in disappointment.

Wave after wave of the Jin Army came but failed to discover the cave behind the crevice.

The cave was surrounded by trees and grass, with food and water inside, so there was no concern about going hungry.

Gu Jiao glanced at Xuanyuan Qi, who was still in a meditative state beside her, and continued to sit guard for him.

...

The Jin Army’s search continued until evening, having almost turned over the entire Ghost Mountain, yet still yielding nothing.

In the large cave with bubbling stream water, three hundred Ghost soldiers guarded by the stream, with over five hundred villagers from the villages behind them.

Several Ghost soldiers returning from various passageways reported the ground conditions to Shangguan Qing.

"It seems they have stopped searching."

"But Xie Xingzhou hasn’t immediately ordered a retreat; it seems he’s waiting for the Jin soldiers searching on the lake to return."

"Those two Jin soldiers most likely met with adversity, and he will wait in vain."

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