I’m the Farmgirl You Can’t Mess With
Chapter 827 - Chapter 827 Pursuit

Chapter 827: Pursuit Chapter 827: Pursuit Editor: Atlas Studios To Qi Haoran, Second Master Qin was even more important than one troop of West Xia.

This was because this fellow knew about Qin Fang’s secret operations in Great Qi and the treasury silver hidden by Qin Fang.

They had never given up on searching for these.

Qi Haoran led 1,000 bodyguards and chased into West Xia’s territory, making Liu Dahei extremely worried.

However, before Qi Haoran left, he gave him an order to guard the border and leave him be.

His 1,000 bodyguards were all cavalrymen.

Even if they went deep into West Xia’s territory, he was confident that he could come out again.

Qi Haoran was overly confident to the point of arrogance, but Liu Dahei was convinced of his abilities and could only look at him worriedly.

Second Master Qin had retreated from Ju Prefecture.

Originally, he had been resting in the guardhouse and would set off for West Xia’s capital tomorrow.

However, a small team from West Xia was being attacked, and he heard that the other party was being commandeered by a Han general who was extremely heroic and talented.

After hearing this description, Second Master Qin felt that the person sounded very much like Qi Haoran, whom he had seen before.

His life in West Xia had not been easy with Yuan Hu’s team pursuing after them.

In order to obtain West Xia’s protection, they had spent more than half of the money they had brought.

Now, West Xia was divided into two factions.

One faction wanted to build diplomatic relations and trade with Great Qi, plus rebuild the market.

There was no choice.

They couldn’t fight Great Qi now, so they had to find something for everyone to do.

Otherwise, who knew when the people would overthrow the West Xia royal family now that they had time to cause trouble every few days or so.

Meanwhile, the other faction felt that the Han people were weak.

Qi Xiuyuan and Qi Haoran had only been managing the Qi Dynasty for three years, so they definitely had not accumulated much.

If they rushed in at this time, the other party might not even be able to gather enough rations.

On the other hand, West Xia had always been focused on preparation for war and training of its cavalrymen.

Also, they did not have to worry about rations at all.

If they seized a few more cities, they would have enough slaves and gold.

It would have been fine if the second faction had the upper hand, in which case the Qin family could prove itself useful by leading the way.

However, at present, the first faction was even stronger.

In order to successfully establish a relationship with Great Qi, someone actually suggested beheading the Qin family and giving them to Qi Xiuyuan as a gift.

With the knife at their throats, they could only try their best to show their importance.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken the risk to come to Great Qi personally.

Second Master Qin didn’t know if his father would jump out of the coffin in fury when he found out about this, because when his father handed those things to them, he’d wanted them to restore the Qin family’s prestige.

But instead, they were using those things to preserve their own lives.

And now, he might not even be able to keep his life.

Second Master Qin desperately slapped the horse he was riding, wanting it to run faster.

However, the 1,000 cavalrymen behind them still gradually approached them.

Even while Qi Haoran was chasing after Second Master Qin, he still had the time to mock the latter in his heart for being so stupid.

By leading them into the remote mountains, wasn’t this fellow courting death?

Second Master Qin’s guards also felt that their master was very stupid.

They shouted until their voices were hoarse, asking him to head east where West Xia’s guardhouse was located.

If they led Qi Haoran and the others there, even if they couldn’t stop the other party, it would buy them a lot of time.

Moreover, now that Qi Haoran was taking the risk to venture deep into West Xia’s territory, they could simply make a few more detours to the West Xia guardhouses and hold them up plenty.

However, their master actually went all the way west.

After a while, he changed directions and ran northwest.

Then, he gradually turned east and kept changing directions.

His horse did not slow down at all, but he successfully avoided all the West Xia guardhouses.

This made the guards feel even more despair.

They really wanted to use the horse to force Second Master Qin to change direction, but unfortunately for them, Second Master Qin’s horse was the best among theirs.

As soon as he got on the horse, he whipped it desperately.

There were a few times when the guards wanted to use the horse to force Second Master Qin’s horse to head east, Second Master Qin whipped it desperately again.

The horse accelerated and immediately leaped far away.

Since their plan failed, they could only continue to follow.

The guards were already going crazy in their hearts.

‘We’re your guards.

Why are you hiding from us?

We’re not chasing you, but protecting you!’ However, Second Master Qin could not hear the guards’ thoughts.

There was only one thought in his mind now, ‘Run, run quickly!’ His ears were filled with the sound of the wind.

Apart from that, there were the thunderous “thud” sounds of the thousand cavalry behind him, making him rush forward, not daring to stop.

Seeing the guards catch up to him, Second Master Qin only felt even more fear.

He had to run faster.

As long as he was faster than them, he could stay alive.

If the guards knew what their master was thinking, they would definitely tell him that they were being chased by Qi Haoran, not a bear.

Second Master Qin’s riding method consumed a lot of the horse’s stamina.

Although the horse he was riding was a fine steed, it was impossible for it to run like this for an entire day.

Hence, when they arrived at a huge valley, Second Master Qin’s horse was thoroughly exhausted.

No matter how he whipped it, its speed gradually slowed down.

When Qi Haoran and his men caught up, the other party was tied up by them without any resistance.

What a joke.

How could five people resist 1,000?

The guards wanted to commit suicide to be loyal, but seeing their master sit on his horse in a daze, they could not lift the swords in their hands no matter what.

Hence, they could only let Qi Haoran’s men detain them.

Before Qi Haoran could interrogate Second Master Qin, he gave the order to retreat quickly.

This was a very large valley and there was only flat ground as far as the eye could see.

On both sides were low mountains with sparse trees on them.

There was no way to hide anyone at all, so there was naturally no ambush.

Therefore, the soldiers felt a little strange, but they still obeyed the orders and retreated in an orderly manner.

After they were four to five miles away from the valley, Qi Haoran heaved a sigh of relief and asked his men to stop and find a place to rest.

Only then did the feeling of being spied on disappear.

Qi Haoran had never been a curious person, but this was the enemy’s territory, and any information regarding the enemy country could determine the outcome of the battle.

Hence, Qi Haoran found a few bodyguards with the best reconnaissance abilities and asked them to go around to investigate.

Qi Haoran could pat his chest and guarantee that someone must have been watching them from somewhere just now.

In order to divert their attention, Qi Haoran sent out a few more teams to wander around the valley.

Be it hunting rabbits or peeing, the men were ordered to return immediately once they detected danger.

Was there a need to run to a valley four to five miles away to hunt rabbits and pee?

However, the bodyguards still rode away on their horses.

The scouts used this cover to sneak into the mountains.

When they returned, they excitedly told Qi Haoran that there was a mine inside.

Although they did not confirm what mine it was, it looked very valuable.

Most importantly, since there weren’t many guards surrounding the place, Qi Haoran’s 1,000 men could easily take the place down.

Qi Haoran looked at Second Master Qin curiously and squatted in front of him.

“Did you deliberately lure us here?

Is there an ambush inside?” Second Master Qin sneered and turned his head away without answering.

Qi Haoran pinched his thigh, causing him to immediately scream.

Qi Haoran looked at him seriously for a while, then said to his bodyguards, “His father is Minister Qin.

Perhaps he was really putting on an act previously, but we’re not timid.

Since we’re already here, we can’t retreat just like this.

Get someone to investigate the nearby mountains.

Let’s go in and see what he’s up to with the West Xia people.”

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