Chapter 295: Out of Chen County
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
This was because at the last moment, Qin Xiaoyao took out a dagger and used it as a dart, shooting it at her adversary.
The last Liao soldier died just like that.
Qin Xiaoyao continued to move forward on her horse until she reached the corpse of the Liao soldier.
Then, she searched his body and found a token and a money pouch.
The money pouch wasn’t heavy, but when she opened it, there were four gold leaves and two silver ingots.
Qin Xiaoyao was satisfied after weighing the items in her hand.
She put away the token and the money pouch.
After that, she mounted her horse and returned to the place where the refugees were being hunted by the Liao soldiers.
The surviving refugees who didn’t manage to escape the Liao army in time knelt down to thank Qin Xiaoyao when they saw her return.
They were grateful to this righteous hero for saving them.
“Before the sky turns dark, you guys should hurry and set off.
“The Liao army has already taken over Chen County and will most likely continue to move to other places in Hua An Prefecture.
“You guys go along the main road, as far as possible. It’s best not to stop even after you reach Zhao County.”
There was a limit to what she could do. If she killed these Liao soldiers today, she might be discovered very soon and attract other pursuers.
Of course, the target of the pursuit would turn out to be them eventually
However, it didn’t matter.
As long as the great army did not come, she would be able to kill as many Liao soldiers as she could in this sort of small-scale sorties.
“Thank you so much, benefactor!”
“Thank you very much, righteous hero!”
The refugees expressed their thanks one after another.
After that, they left.
Qin Xiaoyao continued to clean up the battlefield. Before long, Huang Fei and his brothers arrived.
When they saw the situation, Huang Fei and the others were astounded.
Their Leader was indeed powerful. He had killed more than a dozen Liao soldiers by himself.
When Qin Xiaoyao saw the four of them, she immediately ordered them to search the bodies.
The four people didn’t hold back and boldly did as they were told.
After a short while, they found many things.
There was only one token, which was the one Qin Xiaoyao had found earlier.
The rest of the items were all valuables, weapons, and horses.
Qin Xiaoyao kept a portion of the loot and gave the rest to the four of them.
Then, she allocated one Liao-style saber to each of her followers.
Following that, she got them to each strip off a set of Liao soldier’s uniform that matched their body size.
Qin Xiaoyao also went to rip off a uniform that she could wear.
Thereafter, the whole group changed their clothes, and then rode on the horses belonging to the Liao soldiers and headed toward the inner parts of Chen County.
After a short journey, they stopped because it was dark.
The group of five started a campfire and surrounded it to eat their dry food.
Although they had changed into the Liao army’s uniform, they were not thinking of entering the town.
There were many Liao soldiers and they naturally did not know each other.
If they entered the town, they might be interrogated.
However, in the external wilderness, this uniform was the best protection.
“Leader, your martial arts skills are really powerful. If we had ten percent of your ability, we would be able to make a name for ourselves at the border station,” Huang Shi said to Qin Xiaoyao as he ate.
“That’s right, Leader! Where did you learn your martial arts? Leader, were you a martial arts expert in the past?” Huang Daqiao chimed in.
“Leader, can you… teach us a few moves?” Huang An, who had always been a man of few words, also spoke up. His eyes were filled with longing.
Huang Fei also looked at Qin Xiaoyao. Although he didn’t say anything, his thoughts were similar to Huang An’s.
Qin Xiaoyao’s gaze swept across everyone’s faces.
“Sure,” she replied immediately.
Then, she stood up under everyone’s expectant gaze.
After a while, Qin Xiaoyao led those men to practice their saber techniques with the Liao-style saber.
These few followers were extremely conscientious in learning. After memorizing all the moves, they began to practice on their own.
Qin Xiaoyao left them alone and went back to the campfire. She sat down and began thinking about what to do next.
She didn’t know where her husband was now, whether he was feeling hungry or cold…
The road ahead was long, and she could only hope that the rest of the journey would be smooth and that she could locate the Second Prince as soon as possible.
Hubby, wait for me…
Worried about Song Que’s safety, Qin Xiaoyao added more firewood to the campfire listlessly.
When she felt sleepy, she arranged for those few men to take turns keeping watch, and then she went to sleep.
Over the next few days, the group continued their journey.
The number of refugees they encountered on the road was much less, but they encountered many Liao soldiers.
As long as she saw that there were not many Liao soldiers, Qin Xiaoyao would make her move.
She was the main attacker, while the others took the chance to practice.
Huang Fei and the others were panicky and struggling to deal with such a situation in the beginning.
However, Qin Xiaoyao was there, and they watched how she killed people.
Furthermore, knowing that they had their Leader backing them up, they quickly became emboldened and adapted rapidly to fighting with the Liao soldiers.
As their number of battles increased, they became more and more familiar with the saber techniques that Qin Xiaoyao taught them, and they could deploy them more smoothly.
In the beginning, they could only fight two against one, but after a few days, they could almost go up against two opponents alone.
While they marveled at their own progress, they also discovered the remarkable aspect of the saber techniques their Leader taught them.
What their Leader had taught them was not an ordinary saber technique, but a saber technique that could kill.
The moves weren’t flashy at all, but when deployed well, each strike was fatal.
In particular, after they had mastered it, their moves could be varied at any time.
As long as they could locate the enemy’s weakness and use the corresponding killer move, it would be very difficult for the enemy to escape.
Qin Xiaoyao observed the changes in the group and felt very gratified with their progress.
On this day, their group dealt with another squad of Liao soldiers numbering about 20 people.
After cleaning up the battlefield and traveling for a while, Qin Xiaoyao was ready to stop and rest.
“Leader, there seems to be a small town not far ahead. Our brothers have been camping outside for a few days now. Why don’t we… go into the town tonight?” Huang Shi suddenly suggested out of the blue.
As the saying goes, boldness comes with superb skill. They didn’t really dare to do so previously.
However, now, they had killed so many Liao soldiers in a row. Even if they encountered any mishaps after entering the town, they were confident that they could deal with it.
Furthermore, they were indeed a little tired after eating and sleeping in the open for so many days.
The town was right in front of them. If they could spend a night in comfort, of course, they would want to spend it in comfort.
The rest of the group looked at Qin Xiaoyao, but they didn’t stop Huang Shi. Their thinking was obviously the same.
Qin Xiaoyao looked up ahead, her eyes filled with a little hesitation.
She could understand everyone’s feelings as they had been on the road and had to eat and sleep rough all the way.
It wasn’t just them. In fact, she was also a little tired.
Now that they had left Chen County, they could probably reach High Pass Town in three days if they did not encounter delays on the road.
It might be a good thing to tidy themselves up before they arrived at High Pass Town. It was also good to enter the town to get some information.
When she thought of this, Qin Xiaoyao nodded.
“Mm-hmm. Follow me into the town then,” she said.
With that, she rode away.
Huang Shi and the others were overjoyed and quickly followed her.
The few of them galloped on the main road and soon arrived at a town gate.
The Liao soldiers guarding the town saw the uniforms they were wearing and didn’t stop them.
After that, the group entered the town brazenly.
After entering the town, they saw there were not many people on the streets.
Huang An scouted the road ahead and found an inn to stay at.
When the innkeeper and the waiter saw the uniforms that Qin Xiaoyao and the others were wearing, they bowed and fawned over them, afraid of offending them..