Chapter 79: The Way Out (1/2)

Chapter 79: The Way Out

The trio started to act after they had talked it over

Tiun to descend

Alht fell, reed ly

Whether the nobles had lost all hope for to to show that they did not care about life and death, they were now letting loose with their ae, Chen Rong wrung her hands and nervously watched thehad barely returned when the mayor had come to whisk him away Time trickled on as she waited for him to come out so that they could ht in anticipation, a tall and faht

He soon appeared in front of her carriage, leaning against the carriage shaft with a sht trance when he looked at her and softly remarked, “You always fall into a trance whenever you look atto do?”

He sounded unbelievably caring

Chen Rong’s face colored She withdrew her gaze and returned, “Who looks at you in a trance? Hmph!”

The e

At present, wang Hong was donning a black outfit Chen Rong hadn’t known there to be a eous clothes could only serve as superfluous eal elegance

As the evening wore on, the streets in Mo’yang became enveloped in silence The wheels rolled at a monotonous rhythm, the kind of rhythe stopped at length

Chen Rong stepped down to the sight of soldiers lining in front of her Ar beside their horses, they stoically queued in straight rows

Nearby, Sun Yan strode out to greet thelance, he turned to wang Hong who had just gotten down froly told him “Since three quarters past the Rat hour (12:30 aate has seemed to increase”

“But that can’t be!” cried Chen Rong

Sun Yan knitted his brow and turned around to look at wang Hong

wang Hong nodded towards hiht”

wang Hong flapped his sleeves and began to climb the fortress stairs

Because of the operation tonight, Sun Yan had taken co followed behind them

They soon reached the top

There was a torch every ten paces In the flickering light, they could clearly see the Hu ca indeed see the Hu ca dust they provoked

Sun Yan lowered his voice: “The situation is entirely contrary to what Ah Rong had said”

wang Hong didn’tdown

At this ti for an answer

Of course, there were also those who turned to Chen Rong, but when they saw her ashen face and restless eyes, they couldn’t help thinking: She’s just a girl, after all

It was deathly silent

At length, wang Hong suddenly laughed: “Good for Murong Ke!”

Everyone whirled around to look at hi?” Sun Yan quickly asked

wang Hong nodded He pointed ahead and chuckled “They aren’t lighting their torches and there are no drums There’s just scattered s Ke always eht Half of the forces guarding the south gate had been te this one trick to prevent us fro out”

At this juncture, he did not bother to explain in detail to the crowd at large He waved his long sleeves and quietly ordered: “We’ll do as planned!”

Sun Yan looked at wang Hong in uncertainty Nonetheless, he became assured by the composure on his handsome face “Excellent!”

He swiftly took off

As soon as the Ox hour (1-3 am) arrived, the reed music in the mayor’s estate came to a stop and was replaced by the sound of druate, and north gate, loud beating of dru of torches suddenly launched!

The city broke into a co cries and footsteps ensued; torches and lanterns came alive

While people dashed out of their houses to ask as happening, a dozen knights galloped toward the south gate, declaring loudly: “The south gate is empty If you don’t want to die then follow General Sun to break out fro echoes woke everyone up

In the mayor’s estate, a clan elder dashed out and shouted at one of the knights: “Who’s breaking out froate with Sun Yan? Come back, come back this instant!”

The reply he received was the knight’s galloping past like the wind

Another clan elder hastily exclaiive us a minute We’ll pack and break out of here with you”

Again, answering hiate

Sun Yan coldly watched the claive the both knew that in thishad had their carriages ready and their luggages loaded, ready to flee Within thirty minutes, if they wanted to, they without a doubt could keep up with the troops Besides, there was still ht ahead at the yelling and hurtling nobles, then turned and walked toward her carriage

After five steps, wang Hong’s tender voice sounded to her: “Ah Rong, coe”

She paused and turned around

She ca’s “but-of-course” expression and faint s opened herit back She glanced at a shi+vering and pale faced Old Shang – how can he drive like this?