Chapter 409: Entering the Western Yue

Chapter 409: Entering the Western Yue

As night fell, a few individuals stealthily exited the rear courtyard of the city lord's residence.

They split up and moved individually.

Leading the way was Xiao Yin, cradling Xiao Xi'er in his arms, with Mo Jingyu closely following beside him. The young boy maintained his stride, followed by Ci Xin and Jing En.

On this occasion, Eunuch Gao and Nurse Jin remained in the city with Wen Xu to attend to the wounded civilians.

The group was clad in black attire. As they ventured into the night, they instantly merged with the shadows.

Beyond Ten Thousand Flowers City stretched the Western Territory, which had already been seized by the Xi Yue forces.

Consequently, the city teemed with Xi Yue troops, along with marauders and outlaws from Xi Yue. These marauders, who had been causing chaos in their homeland, now witnessed the Xi Yue forces seizing the Western Territory of Great Wei. Amidst the city's turmoil, they grew even more audacious, forcing their way in, setting fires, killing, and looting.

"Release my daughter! Stop this, I beg you! Heaven, bear witness to this injustice!" Amidst the cries, some were being butchered, young women screamed, and the laughter of the wicked resounded.

Xiao Yin, cradling the infant in one arm, advanced, his wrist flicking as surges of arcane energy erupted. He seized a sword from a nearby soldier, slicing through the air with precision.

Nearby, the clash of combat persisted. Ruo Xi Baby had just flicked her tiny hand, dispatching two bandits. As she glanced over, she spotted her mother in the distance, decapitating an adversary.

Despite her infancy, she stayed silent, lifting her hand to launch a golden melon seed, repelling another assailant poised to attack her mother.

Xiao Yue detected the motion and spun around to find her brother, clad in black, cradling a child and standing before them.

Xiao Yin acknowledged his sister with a nod before attending to his own tasks.

Xiao Yue observed as Xiao Yin led her daughter away, shaking her head in resignation. She then resumed battling the foes alongside Yuan Hui and the reinforcements, among them Dong Ju.

Xiao Yue wasn't anxious about her brother jeopardizing her daughter; she was apprehensive for her brother, given the journey's dangers. If they faced merciless villains, it would be a formidable challenge.

Once beyond the city gates, amidst the throng, they intentionally chose a secluded route. At such a time, who would notice these few scattered figures in black?

However, Ci Xin still approached and said, "Yue'er, take these. They're small stones. Don't act like your family is incredibly wealthy, using golden melon seeds to kill people. Do you know how expensive those are?"

"Oh!" Ruo Xi Baby responded.

She didn't want to, but compared to her mother's life, golden melon seeds were nothing.

Besides, she would make her uncle's country rich and powerful, even the greatest nation in the world. That wasn't impossible.

Still, Ruo Xi Baby accepted the bag Ci Xin handed her. Inside were small iron pellets, about the size of a fingernail, but the bag was quite heavy.

"I've been meaning to give these to you for a while but kept forgetting. I had them specially made at a blacksmith's shop. These little stones are quite useful, with enough force, not inferior to your golden melon seeds," Ci Xin explained.

"Mm!" Ruo Xi Baby was pleased. After all, she was reluctant to part with her golden melon seeds, but to save lives, she couldn't hesitate.

A large number of iron pellets entered her space, and Xiao Xi'er smiled, her eyes curving.

"This Western Region city is in ruins, all because of war..." Xiao Yin sighed, shaking his head. Then, he found a horse and quickly headed towards Xi Yue.

The Xi Yue city was located at the second border of Xi Yue, not far from the Western Territory.

Originally, both Xiliang City and the Western Territory belonged to Xi Yue, but the founding emperor of Great Wei was both warlike and formidable, so these two cities were conquered.

Thus, when Xiao Yin and his group set out, their horses galloped, and after a brief rest, they reached the Xi Yue city in just about a day.

Since they had disguised themselves and changed their attire, even if they were seen along the way, no one paid them any attention.

"To the village!" Xiao Yin said, smoothly turning into a village. Not long after, they emerged, dressed in ordinary brocade robes, all in merchant attire.

"Never expected that our Emperor of Great Wei still has tricks up his sleeve. There are actually people from Great Wei within the territory of Western Yue!" Ci Xin said with a smile.

Xiao Yin remained silent, just glancing at Mo Jingyu, who appeared unperturbed, and nodded slightly.

Then, they set off with a cart full of simple medicinal herbs.

Inside the Western Yue city, security was tight, and the city was in chaos.

Ruo Xi Baby kept looking back at the people following them, her lips twitching involuntarily.

Because Ci Xin had actually disguised himself as a woman, and not just any woman, but one even more beautiful than most women.

He was truly unmatched by any ordinary woman.

"Xier, stop staring at people like that. If you keep looking, I'll feel awkward!" Ci Xin said.

Ruo Xi Baby couldn't help but roll her eyes: Seriously, you're the one feeling awkward, but what about me?

Seeing this, it's really not something an ordinary person could match!

At the city gate, the travel permits and fake names all matched, and the soldiers scrutinized them carefully.

Most of the medicinal herbs were confiscated, leaving them with only a little, which infuriated Ci Xin.

"Forget it, don't argue with the officials!" Xiao Yin pulled Ci Xin, who was ready to lash out.

Without further delay, they entered the city.

The Western Yue city was far from run-down, still maintaining a splendid appearance.

All around, the common folk walked, apparently filled with contempt for merchants, looking at Xiao Yin and the others with disdain.

"Hey, without us merchants, what would you eat?" Ci Xin snapped.

"Enough, don't make trouble. Your voice is about to blow our cover!" Jing En, walking slowly beside them, wore a hat with a wig underneath, so no one knew he was bald.

The group arrived in the city and dropped off the herbs at a pharmacy.

This pharmacy was also a Great Wei spy embedded in Western Yue, which made Ci Xin smile at Mo Jingyu again.

"See, if you become emperor, you’ve got to root out all his spies, understand?"