Chapter 42: Chapter 42 Going Back to Spy Chapter 42: Chapter 42 Going Back to Spy “Just behind this mountain, I saw many Red Tassel Spears and immediately ran back,”
Old Uncle Qiu stood up abruptly, “Whose army is it? Did you see their banners?”
Qiu Da shook his head repeatedly, “I couldn’t make it out clearly. As soon as I saw a large number of Red Tassel Spears, I retreated right away.”
“We should leave this place and then make a long-term plan,” Bai Junjun felt intuitively that staying would lead to trouble.
After all, with an army present, there must be scouts around. They could sneak up on us at any moment.
Old Uncle Qiu, reminded by this, quickly regained his wits, “Right, right, right, let’s pull back first.”
Knowing there was an army ahead, they absolutely couldn’t get any closer, or they would likely die a hundred times over.
As everyone turned the carriages around, they feared making the slightest sound, wishing they could just lift and carry them away silently.
Compared to their leisurely pace just two incense sticks ago, they now finally had a sense of urgency to flee.
The group retreated several miles before they just barely stopped.
“Father, what do we do now?”
“Do we keep moving forward? Or should we change our route now?”
The sons collectively turned toward their father, hoping for a swift decision.
However, with the lives of his entire family at stake, even Old Uncle Qiu became hesitant.
“If we’re going to Cold City, there’s only one road ahead,”
Yet moving forward would inevitably lead to a confrontation with the army, but going back would only take them to Biluo City.
However, the road to Biluo City was full of refugees; it would likely be difficult to travel.
At this moment, they faced a dilemma, like having wolves in front and tigers behind, unsure of where to go.
“What if we circle around these soldiers?” Bai Junjun asked.
“What do you mean?” Uncle Qiu’s eyes trembled.
“If the soldiers’ position is on the essential route, what about taking a big detour to avoid them?”
“But that’s too risky,”
“Is it not risky to go back the way we came?” Bai Junjun retorted.
Old Uncle Qiu, upon hearing this, awkwardly found himself at a loss for words.
“How about this, I will go ahead and see how many soldiers there are, and whether it’s worth taking a big detour. What do you think?”
When the others heard the young lady was going back to scout, they immediately refused, “No, that’s too dangerous. If someone is to go, it should be us. How could we let a girl take such a risk?”
“Although I am a girl, I am light and not so easily detected by ordinary scouts. Besides, I’m a good shot, and regular soldiers are no match for me. Plus, I’ll just be confirming whether it’s worth it to go ahead. I won’t cause any trouble,”
“Then I’ll go with you,” Old Uncle Qiu replied definitively, furrowing his brow without room for discussion.
Bai Junjun looked at him and finally nodded.
So, Old Uncle Qiu instructed his three sons to be on alert and to take nothing lightly, before he and Bai Junjun walked back the way they came.
Qiu San called out to them. Then he took off his bow, arrows, and arrow feathers and handed them to the empty-handed Bai Junjun, “Here, borrow these temporarily. Be careful.”
“Thanks,” Bai Junjun accepted the bow and arrows nonchalantly and glanced at Bai Sasa and Bai Lingyu, who were full of worries.
With a faint trace of a smile, she said, “I’ll be back soon. You all take good care of each other.”
“Be careful, elder sister,” Bai Sasa nodded solemnly.
Without the cart and its load, Bai Junjun moved swiftly, reaching the spot where they had stopped just moments before.
The area was still quiet, with only the rustling of leaves, no trace of any animals.
Qiu Da had said it would take walking the length of two incense sticks to see the army.
Judging his pace, that was about a kilometer away. It was still far, but Bai Junjun had already signaled for Old Uncle Qiu to tread lightly, and the two of them were almost crawling forward.