Chapter 1626
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Chapter 1626 Meeting Huo Qubing Again
Champion Marquis?
These three words fell on Lin Qiye’s ears like a thunderclap.
In the history of Great Xia, only one person was ever given this title… Huo Qubing!
Since Huo Qubing existed in this era, this must be the Western Han Dynasty?
He had actually been brought to the Western Han Dynasty by the [Holy Covenant]?
Lin Qiye looked in the direction everyone was staring at and saw that about four or five li away from the city gate, a dense army had already set up camp. Four fine horses kicked up dust as they galloped toward the city gate!
At the same time, the commoners who had been queuing in front of the city gate waiting to enter automatically moved to both sides, leaving a spacious path into the city.
As the four mounted figures drew closer, everyone finally saw their appearance clearly.
In the lead was a young general wearing armor, looking no more than twenty-four or twenty-five years old. Yet his eyes held a resolve and sharpness that didn’t match his age, and a bright red battle robe fluttered behind him as his horse galloped.
“It really is him…” Lin Qiye’s eyes lit up when he saw that familiar face.
The Huo Qubing before him was almost identical to the Huo Qubing he had seen in the national fate island. The only difference was that this young general’s expression lacked a hint of the vicissitudes and depth.
Huo Qubing rode a white horse, holding a black iron chain in his hand. At the other end of the chain was a woman wearing prison clothes.
This woman’s face was covered in dust and mud, making it impossible to see her features. Her pale prison garments were wrinkled and disheveled. A heavy shackle was sealed on her shoulder, with messy black hair scattered over it. Her figure swayed slightly with the jolting of the horse.
Behind them were a strong, powerful lieutenant and a scholar wearing Confucian robes with a gentle smile.
These four stopped at the gate of Xue County. The lieutenant spurred his horse forward to the city wall and shouted loudly:
“Where is the County Magistrate?!”
The lieutenant’s voice was like thunder, incredibly loud, immediately frightening the surrounding onlookers back several steps. The soldiers on the city wall exchanged a few words, and one of them quickly rushed into the city.
Seeing the reaction of the surrounding commoners, Huo Qubing frowned slightly:
“Yu Wu.”
The lieutenant froze, coughed twice, and lowered his head somewhat guiltily.
A moment later, a round man wearing official robes appeared behind the city gate and respectfully bowed:
“This humble official is the local County Magistrate Zhao Liang. What are the Marquis’s orders?”
The lieutenant cleared his throat and spoke as gently as possible: “Before sunset, prepare for us half a jin of rooster blood, three jin of dried ginger, seven black dog teeth, and ten jin of mugwort… oh, and a table of fine food and wine!”
“Rooster blood, dried ginger, black dog teeth, mugwort?” The magistrate’s eyes were full of confusion. “What does the Marquis need these for?”
“Tsk, the Marquis needs them, so just go prepare them! Why so many useless questions!” The lieutenant’s voice rose again, painfully vibrating people’s eardrums as he said fiercely, “Perhaps you no longer wish to be County Magistrate?!”
Hearing the latter half of the sentence, the magistrate’s expression changed dramatically, and he immediately replied:
“Yes, this humble official will order someone to prepare them right away!”
“Wait!”
A deep voice came forth. The magistrate looked back to see the young general on the white horse speaking solemnly, “During a military campaign, alcohol is forbidden. Besides those items, just prepare a table of good food.”
“Yes!”
The magistrate hurriedly ran into the city with his subordinates to search for the materials Huo Qubing needed.
Huo Qubing rode his white horse slowly into the city, with the lieutenant and the Confucian scholar following closely behind. Only the shackled woman remained standing in place.
Huo Qubing frowned and spoke coldly:
“What? Do you want me to kill you right now?”
An icy killing intent released from Huo Qubing’s eyes, causing the temperature at the city gate to suddenly drop. A hideous lightning bolt flashed across the clear sky, followed by a thunderous boom!
Crack—!
The daylight dimmed, and the surrounding commoners showed terror on their faces!
Feeling Huo Qubing’s killing intent, the woman, still wearing shackles, slowly followed behind the three men into the city.
Seeing this, Lin Qiye wanted to call out to Huo Qubing, but after a moment’s hesitation, he stopped himself.
In this era, Huo Qubing didn’t know him at all. Even if he rushed up like a prophet and spoke about many future events, he couldn’t prove his identity. The things he knew were too distant for anyone to verify, and based on his understanding of Huo Qubing, it would be difficult to gain his trust in a short time.
Most critically, Wu Quan’s condition couldn’t wait much longer.
Lin Qiye glanced at the pale-faced Wu Quan behind him, then instantly disappeared from the spot. He bypassed the main gate of the city wall and came to an unguarded section of the high wall. With a powerful push of his feet, he leaped over the dozens of meters high wall and entered the city.
His current clothing and appearance didn’t resemble those of Han Dynasty people at all. If he entered through the main gate, he would inevitably encounter trouble, but jumping over the city wall posed no difficulty for Lin Qiye.
As Lin Qiye’s figure disappeared into the city, Huo Qubing, riding on the main road, seemed to sense something and slightly turned his head in the direction Lin Qiye had left.
His eyes showed a puzzled expression.
“Marquis, what’s wrong?” asked the lieutenant.
“…Nothing.” Huo Qubing shook his head. “Let’s find a place to rest first.”
“The brothel is in that direction,” the Confucian scholar said seriously, pointing to a tall building in the distance.
“What brothel? It’s fine if you’re promiscuous, but don’t drag the Marquis into it,” the lieutenant glared at him fiercely. “If you dare corrupt the Marquis, I’ll chop you up!”
“Hey, hey, hey, that’s not fair. How is it corrupting the Marquis if he comes to the brothel with me? Besides, the Marquis isn’t that young anymore…”
“Enough.” Huo Qubing calmly interrupted the scholar’s words. “The County Magistrate has already found a restaurant for us. We’ll go there directly.”
“…I’ll follow the Marquis’s orders.”
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Inside the city, Lin Qiye stopped in front of a medical clinic.
He quickly walked in, placed Wu Quan on the table, and turned to the apprentices and doctors in the clinic, saying:
“Save him.”
An old man looked at the blood-covered Wu Quan, paused slightly, stepped forward to feel his body, and checked his pulse for a while, his expression somewhat grave.
“Can you save him?” Lin Qiye asked solemnly.
“It’s possible, but the silver…”
“Silver?” Lin Qiye felt his empty pockets, remained silent for a moment, then walked directly to the clinic’s entrance and locked the door.
He turned back to look at everyone in the clinic, punched the ground creating a web of cracks, assumed the posture of a bully, and said fiercely:
“I have no silver, but if you can’t save him, you’ll all accompany him in death!”
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