The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 929 - 207: Going North to Save Husband_4

Chapter 929: Chapter 207: Going North to Save Husband_4

"What! Qinqin isn’t coming with us to the south?" Grandma Fang immediately came over when she heard this.

Pei Qin only said in a calm voice, "I will take care of the aftermath! You go ahead first!"

Pei Yuan bowed her head, her eyes reddening.

"Eldest sister! Let me stay with you!" Pei Wendong grabbed her arm.

Pei Qin frowned, "Listen! If you come along, I’ll have to be distracted to protect you!"

"...Ever since I was little, I’ve been nothing but a burden to you, eldest sister!" Pei Wendong clenched his fist in anger.

"Nonsense! If it weren’t for you all, I don’t know how I would have survived these years! Jiujiu, Xixi, and Happy are all entrusted to you now!" Pei Qin patted his head.

With tears in his eyes, Pei Wendong said, "I will definitely protect them, and wait for you, elder sister!"

"There’s no time to waste, let’s move out immediately!" Shen Songming commanded.

The troop began to move.

Pei Qin, accompanied by Lu Hai and Liu Feng, the other two men left by Mo Heng, watched the troops set out without taking any of Shen Songming’s or Xiao Yong’s men. She rode on a horse.

Suddenly, Shen Songming turned his horse around and came back, his gaze sharp as a blade, "Pei Qin! If Mo Heng dies, you must marry me!"

Pei Qin was taken aback.

Shen Songming didn’t wait for her to reply and rode off again. This time, he would not ask for her wishes or wait for her to consider. Mo Heng had snatched her from him, and it was time she was returned!

Pei Qin frowned, then returned with Lu Hai and Liu Feng.

By the time they left, Taiping Town was already in chaos.

Kong Yijia instigated the townspeople against Pei Qin, "Sounds nice, saying she’d take us along, but she snuck away to save her own skin, abandoning us here! She’s nothing but a cunning and hypocritical witch!"

Many people were also very frightened and, swayed by his words, resentment grew in their hearts. Despite previous assurances, she only looked out for herself, too selfish and self-serving!

When Pei Qin returned, she heard complaints everywhere.

Seeing her return, the crowd stopped their accusations.

Called out by the Kong family, "Did your conscience finally catch up to you, so you came back to notify us!?"

Seeing the angry villagers, Pei Qin scoffed, "Blindly listening to instigation, harboring complaints and resentments, are you prepared to erupt into chaos? The Waci people haven’t even attacked yet, do you want to revolt and die first?"

Someone courageously asked her, "You left first, so... what about us, the common folk?"

"I can suggest two paths for you; one is to head south across the river, though there’s no guarantee you’ll all survive. The other is to find a place of refuge, somewhere the Waci People can’t reach, and even if the country falls one day, just accepting the rule will suffice, you won’t be affected," replied Pei Qin.

Some immediately chose to head south, while others decided to seek a refuge.

Pei Qin also went home to pick up her equipment.

The villagers had already packed their bags, waiting for Pei Qin to lead them.

"Aren’t you coming with us? How can we leave without you? Wherever you go, we will follow!" When they heard Pei Qin wouldn’t lead them, the crowd became agitated.

"I am heading north. I have already found someone to lead you; just follow him!" Ma Heng, at least, was a soldier with some experience. Having returned, Pei Qin did not let him come with her but entrusted him with leading the villagers.

Her still heading north at such a time made the villagers gasp. Some expressed disbelief.

Pei Qin escorted them to the road, where they met up with people from Qinghe Town. Then, with Lu Hai and a few others, she spurred her horse and sped north.

Hearing the discussion among the crowd, Ma Heng frowned and scolded, "Sir Mo is in a critical situation, Lady Mo is heading north to save her husband - what are you prattling on about! It’s not her responsibility to look after you! She’s already directed you and found someone to lead you; that’s her saving your lives!"

The crowd quieted down immediately, and while a few sounds of discontent might not dare to be shouted out loud.

After that, the entirety of Great Chu, starting from the North Gate, began to collapse. The Waci People, along with the Rong Clan, split into two groups to enter through the gates, and together with a third force, they struck directly at the vitals of Jingshi Capital.

Despite the chancellors’ strong remonstrances, Emperor Chu Wen, with the Xiao’s Clan and the chancellors’ families, and fifty thousand troops, headed south for a hunt.

Yanmen Pass was breached, and the refugees scattered in all directions. The main Waci forces drove a large number of northern refugees to pursue Emperor Chu Wen’s southward troops. They intended to use the lives of tens of thousands of citizens to coerce Emperor Chu Wen.

Citizens from various places desperately fled south, plunging the whole of Great Chu into chaos.

As Shen Songming and his men crossed the river,

Pei Qin, traveling day and night, arrived at Xining Guard. By then, she was dressed in light, short, brown men’s clothing, with all her black hair combed up on her head, and her face smeared a layer of black ash, presenting a healthy bronze complexion. She appeared just like a spirited and intelligent young man.