Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chapter 551 Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain

"Damn it! We've been ambushed outside the city, and Madam has been kidnapped!" Sister-in-law Nie cursed incessantly, feeling even more distressed at Chen Wenfang's predicament. She swore, "That Ma Ying must be in cahoots with someone. You must report this to the General immediately. I need to go find the General to rescue Madam."

"Alright, Madam Nie, go quickly." Zhang Hu considerately pulled open the barricade to let her pass.

"Oh, right." Sister-in-law Nie suddenly pulled the horse back. "Wang Shan and the other brothers from the team are in the grove outside the city..." Sister-in-law Nie's voice suddenly choked up. "They're all... they're all there. Go find someone to bring them back."

"What?" Zhang Hu's eyes widened, and he turned his head in disbelief, asking with difficulty, "You mean, they... all of them...?" Grief made it hard for him to breathe, and he could barely speak, let alone utter the word.

"Yes..." Sister-in-law Nie swallowed hard, tears streaming down her face. She sniffled and sobbed, "There's no time left, you should hurry up and go, don't keep them waiting too long. Waaah..."

Sister-in-law Nie rode away in tears.

Zhang Hu, his eyes red and swollen, pounded the city wall in anguish. "Damn it, who dared to do this?" He quickly sent someone to inform Zhang Biao and then found people to bring a cart to bring Wang Shan and the others back. Nearly a hundred men were all dead. Wang Feng would go crazy if he found out.

The snow has started falling, and large flakes of snow, carrying a chill that seeps straight into people's hearts. It's so cold today!

Zhang Hu rubbed his hands together, waiting for his men to assemble.

Zhang Biao rushed over after hearing the news. "What is it? Did you need to see me?"

"Brother, you have to go and catch Ma Ying. That kid must know something. Didn't he say that the spy ordered the city gates closed? Why haven't Madam Nie and the others returned?" Zhang Hu hurriedly went up to him and complained about Ma Ying's misdeeds.

"What? Didn't the city gate guards report that they entered the city early?" Zhang Biao suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Go to hell! What kind of bastard said that? Just now, Madam Nie came back covered in blood, saying that the madam had been kidnapped and that the Wang brothers had all been killed. They're in the grove ten miles outside the city. I'm going to collect their bodies." Zhang Hu jumped up and cursed, his face flushed red, and his hair stood on end with excitement.

"It's over, we're doomed." Zhang Biao's face changed drastically as if facing a formidable enemy. He recalled the city gate guard who had suddenly come to report to the camp earlier. He wondered if the guard was one of Ma Ying's men, or perhaps someone from the Qinglan faction. This was a diversionary tactic, and the general was in grave danger!

"Tiger, go outside the city quickly. When you come back, close the city gates tightly. No one is allowed to enter or leave without Mr. Lin's notification." Zhang Biao held Zhang Hu's arms and stared into his eyes as he solemnly instructed him.

"Okay, brother, I'll go now." Although Zhang Hu was puzzled, he went to make the arrangements as instructed.

Seeing Zhang Hu lead his men out of the city, Zhang Biao immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to inform Mr. Lin. He also sent two secret messages in two directions: one was sent by messengers on an urgent 800-mile journey to the south to follow the capital, and the other was sent by carrier pigeons to send secret messages to multiple places. He also lit smoke signals on the city wall.

He stood atop the city gate, gazing at the sky as black as night, personally guarding the gate like a towering, unmoving mountain, silently awaiting Zhang Hu's return.

As Aunt Nie rode along, she caused a great commotion, but she paid no attention to it, her only thought being to get to the General's Mansion.

"Has anything happened to that big, dumb Liao man lately?" Li Changbai asked Zhao Yizhi as they walked.

"No, that guy is a very honest worker."

Zhao Yizhi and Li Changbai were coming out of the West Ward when they saw Sister-in-law Nie's anxious appearance and couldn't help but feel strange.

"Isn't that the steward's wife from the General's Mansion? Why are you in such a hurry? Could something have happened?" Li Changbai had lived in the army for a long time, so he recognized Nie Niangzi and was more sensitive to these kinds of things.

"It looks like something serious has happened. Did you see the bloodstains on her? Could it be that Madam Chen had an accident while she was out?" Zhao Yizhi pondered, watching Sister-in-law Nie's departing figure.

"This is a big deal!" Li Changbai said nervously. "Let's hurry back to camp."

Zhao Yi was taken aback. "Am I going too?"

"Of course!" Li Changbai affirmed. "Your abilities are evident to all. In case chaos breaks out in the city, we will need your help."

"Alright, let's go!" Zhao Yizhi really liked the feeling of being trusted. The two of them told the shopkeeper and quickly headed towards the camp.

"General! General!" As soon as Sister-in-law Nie arrived at the gate of the General's Mansion, she abandoned her horse and rushed inside.

Old Fang hurriedly asked, "What happened to Sister-in-law Nie? A letter just came from the military camp saying that the general went out to inspect and train the troops at noon, encountered a small Liao army squad, discovered a problem, and led his men to chase after them to investigate. It seems he won't be back today."

"What?" Sister-in-law Nie almost choked on her breath. Without pausing, she mounted her horse again. "Madam has been intercepted. I'm going to find Mr. Lin. When the children come back, don't tell them. I'm going to find Mr. Lin."

She had barely finished speaking when she was gone.

"The lady has been intercepted! Those boys are probably not safe. No, I have to go and bring them back." Old Fang was immediately anxious, so he drove out of the carriage and headed towards the school.

"Clang, clang, clang!" The snow fell even heavier. Sister-in-law Nie rubbed her slightly frozen face and snapped her whip, "Giddy up!"

Faster, faster, she had no other thought in her mind!

Finally, we saw the lights of the military camp.

"Whoa~~" From afar, the two soldiers guarding the camp saw her. One turned and went inside, while the other ran over to lead her horse and called out affectionately, "Madam Nie, you've come."

"Yes, I'm here." Sister-in-law Nie had no energy to respond and gave a weak smile. "I'm looking for Mr. Lin."

"Oh, he's inside, please!" The soldier was a little surprised that she wasn't looking for Captain Nie, but he still let her in.

"Why are you here? Is something wrong?" Brother Nie came out to greet her after receiving a report from a soldier. He was shocked to see her covered in blood. "Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine, let's go inside and talk." Seeing him come out, as if she had found her pillar of support, Sister-in-law Nie relaxed and leaned against him.

Brother Nie immediately helped her into the camp without hesitation.

When Lin Er saw her enter covered in blood, a bad feeling flashed through his mind, and he quickly brought over tea and offered it to her with both hands.

"Mr. Lin, your wife has been kidnapped by women from the Qinglan Sect. We must inform the general and hurry to rescue her. In a small grove ten miles outside the city, nearly a hundred of Wang Shan's personal guards have all perished." Before Sister-in-law Nie could even drink her tea, she sat down and leaned against Brother Nie to explain the situation.

Lin Er sighed. Sure enough, "Brother Nie, I'll have to trouble you to go now. They came prepared, and we can't catch up with them. Go and see if you can find out anything."

"Alright! I'll leave my wife in your care." Brother Nie patted her shoulder gently to comfort her, then turned and led his men away.

Sister-in-law Nie asked, somewhat puzzled, "Where is General Wang?"