When she reached the first fork in the road, Jiang Hongxin stopped and squatted in the corner, but found no mark.

She straightened up and called Jiang Muxia to walk forward along the tunnel.

The two ran for four or five miles and finally found a circular mark at the bottom of the wall at a fork in the road.

"Here." Jiang Hongxin quickened her pace.

The two wasted too much time in the dark room. The goddess and her maids had gone somewhere unknown, so they had to speed up to catch up with time.

Jiang Hongxin was not in a hurry, because the most important token that the goddess needed was still in her hands.

Even if they arrived, they wouldn't be able to get anything done.

Jiang Muxia was the one who was anxious. She knew that Tang Zhongbai had brought people to the meeting point early, and if a fight broke out between the two sides, she was afraid that she would not be able to withstand it.

The two opened the box and looked at the token, which was a half-broken bronze plate with the Dragon Capture Order written on it.

It was a foregone conclusion that the goddess was a traitor, but she didn't know who the other half of the token belonged to.

She heard from Tang Zhongbai that there were 20,000 troops stationed 20 miles away from Jing'an Post Station, a hundred miles away from Suanzao County, under the command of General Cao Xin.

And Cao Xin was a close confidant of Prince Yi, the emperor's younger brother. The leader of the army stationed near Jing'an Post Station was Cao Xin's nephew Cao Dao.

We have been here for more than ten years and it has been quite peaceful. We usually just train troops here and never disturb the people nearby.

The emperor's intention of stationing troops here is very simple, which is to keep an eye on Tang Shiyan to prevent him from becoming too powerful and ruling alone.

Tang Shiyan worked diligently and just focused on doing his own job, and didn't take this team seriously.

If anyone in this team becomes disloyal and colludes with the people behind the goddess to do evil things, Tang Shiyan will definitely be charged with lax supervision and he will not be able to stay in Chenliu.

The two of them ran straight forward along the road. The road was straight and long, with no forks. After walking about ten miles, they finally saw a faint white light in the distance, with some shadows in the white light.

The goddess and her companions are resting here, perhaps waiting for it to get dark so they can take action.

Jiang Muxia was worried. It was not yet completely dark, and if the two of them used other identities, they would definitely be discovered.

Then their work would be in vain. Being in the wilderness, the goddess would kill people without any scruples.

"Sister Hongxin, how about we wait until it's dark before going there?"

"No, wait a minute." Jiang Hongxin stopped, picked up a handful of dirt from the ground, put it on her clothes, and touched her face. "Xiao Ran has always been timid. Just follow me and act timid. When they ask questions, I will answer for you."

"Then you...?" She looked very different from Tian Qing. Anyone with a normal level of intelligence could tell who she was at a glance.

"Look." She took out a handkerchief from her bosom and opened it layer by layer. A white and transparent mask-like object appeared in front of her eyes.

"Is this a human skin mask?" She had seen it once in her previous life from her master Jiang Muxia, but she had never seen anyone using it, so she didn't know its wonderful uses.

Jiang Hongxin smiled, turned around, and like a magic trick, when she turned around again, she had become another person.

She pointed at Jiang Muxia and yelled, "Miss Jiang, why are you here?"

The person opposite had a fierce look on his face and stared at Jiang Muxia sullenly.

"Tianqing?" Even the voice was exactly the same as Tianqing's. Jiang Hongxin must have put a lot of effort behind the scenes.

Jiang Muxia gave her a thumbs up and said, "Great."

"Let's go." Jiang Hongxin retracted her expression, and her facial lines became gentler.

The two men, who had changed their appearance, strode towards the bright light ahead. The real battlefield was about to begin.

Jiang Muxia's eyes were clear and firm, and her heart was full of expectations. After today, Tang Zhongbai would have an easier road ahead.

"Goddess." Jiang Hongxin bowed respectfully to the goddess who was sitting cross-legged on the cushion with her eyes closed, then took out a brocade box from her arms and handed it to her.

The goddess narrowed her eyes and didn't answer. "You keep it and take a rest. We have to travel soon."

Jiang Hongxin tried to ask her, "Do you want to leave now? I'm worried that we won't have enough time. It will be troublesome if we delay important matters."

"No, the time we agreed on is still early, there is plenty of time."

Jiang Hongxin responded and found an empty seat against the wall to sit down. Jiang Muxia followed her and sat down next to her, without saying a word, closing her eyes and began to rest.

She looked around and did not see any male guests who were burning incense at the temple. She wondered whether they had left earlier or followed her.

There is still more than an hour before dark, which is a good time for her to recuperate.

Half an hour passed before she knew it. Someone woke her up and stuffed a piece of cake into her hand. "Eat quickly. There's water over there. Eat and drink enough so you can have enough energy to fight the enemy at night."

Jiang Muxia pretended to be obedient, grabbed the biscuit and stuffed it into her mouth. She ate too quickly and her breath was blocked, and she almost choked.

Jiang Hongxin handed her a pitcher and scolded her, "You useless thing. I didn't fight with you for it, but can you eat slowly? You'll choke to death and no one will collect your body."

The maids around laughed softly, with contempt in their eyes.

Jiang Muxia huddled up in fear, taking small bites of the biscuit and acting very cautiously.

The light at the exit gradually dimmed. The goddess finished eating first and stood up from the cushion.

The maids all stood up and prepared to leave.

Jiang Muxia stuffed the last piece of cake into his mouth, stood up with everyone else, dusted off his body, and waited for the goddess's order.

The goddess raised the sword in her hand and shouted, "Let's go."

There was a loud bang at the tunnel exit, and the half-closed door opened completely as the goddess twisted the mechanism.

"Tian Qing will take over."

"Yes."

Everyone filed out, Jiang Hongxin walked behind the crowd and closed the door. The group headed west in the night.

The goddess walked very fast in front, and the maids were able to keep up with her. None of them looked red in the face or out of breath. They all looked like experienced warriors and were used to long distance journeys.

Jiang Muxia didn't dare to be careless. Not knowing their destination, she could only be vigilant and follow at the end of the crowd, waiting to find anything unusual so that she could run out and report to Tang Zhongbai.

It was pitch black, and they dared not light torches, but walked quickly in the dark, relying on the little starlight. They walked very fast, and kept moving forward for two hours. In the hour of Hai, they walked more than a hundred miles and passed countless villages.

At the end of the hour of Hai, Jiang Muxia passed by an inn in the wilderness. He took a careful look and saw the plaque on the door read Jing'an Inn.

It seems that their goal is not far away, and the direction they are heading is the military camp twenty miles away from the post station.

She prayed in her heart that Tang Zhongbai would notice the abnormality in the military camp and send someone to control the leading officer.

Otherwise, if we let them join forces, 30,000 troops will be enough to raze Suanzao County to the ground.

By the time the county and the capital discovered this, it was too late as these people had already fled.

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