Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 431

Chapter 431: Chapter 428: On Guard_1

"Yes!" Wang Xiping’s eyes lit up. He loudly accepted the order, leaped onto his horse, and shouted, "Jin Army soldiers! Those who dare to go with me to Huoshen Mountain to rescue the Princess of Zhen, dismount and mount up immediately!"

"Yes!"

The Jin Army soldiers who had just rushed back from Huoshen Mountain responded in unison, their voices shaking the skies as they removed their armor.

Time was pressing. Bai Qingyan had already set off ahead. Wang Xiping had no time to gather the troops. Most of the soldiers that day were Lin Kangle’s personal troops, and Wang Xiping’s own soldiers were not present. Gathering would take time, and Wang Xiping worried that Bai Qingyan could only resort to volunteers.

"Liu Pinggao from Anping Camp, willing to lead my camp to follow General Wang Xiping and the Princess of Zhen to rescue the people!" A commander from Anping Camp mounted his horse in one leap and led the troops out of the city.

"Wang Jin from the Flying Bear Camp, willing to lead my camp to follow General Wang Xiping and the Princess of Zhen to rescue the people!" The commander of Zhang Duanrui’s personal troops also mounted his horse, leading his men towards the city gates.

The soldiers mounted their horses. Their numbers far exceeded two thousand. Liu Hong was shocked.

With such generals who share life and death with their soldiers and never abandon any blood-stained comrades, how could the soldiers not pledge their loyalty?

No wonder... the Bai family army was loyal to the Bai family unto death.

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Bai Qingyan charged at the forefront. She should have rushed to Huoshen Mountain the moment she heard the news about her younger sister.

She knew clearly that she shouldn’t rely on others. She knew it was a mistake to entrust the safety of those important to her to others, yet she had entrusted her younger sister’s safety to Fu Ruoxi.

Foolish! Foolish! So utterly foolish it was infuriating!

Those people were the Jin Army, not the Bai family army! They would weigh the pros and cons and abandon her sister without a second thought.

If her sister suffered even the slightest accident, she would never forgive herself for her stupidity.

The wind and sand whipped across Bai Qingyan’s face. She seemed indifferent to the pain. As she got closer to Huoshen Mountain, she could even smell the burning scent from that direction, her heart simmering like oil.

She could only hope that Shen Qingzhu could hold out a little longer with Bai Jinzhi. Even if it was walking through a mountain of knives or a pot of boiling oil, she would definitely save them!

The sky was getting dark. Bai Qingyan took a shortcut through treacherous paths at full gallop. The cliffs were steep, and the wind howled in the bottomless abyss beside the rocks. The horse’s hooves slipped, and the gravel rolled down in torrents, creating dangers every step of the way.

Lu Ping led twenty guards from the Bai family, following Bai Qingyan closely, not daring to slow down, gambling their lives against time.

No matter how tough it got, they had to reach Huoshen Mountain as soon as possible to save the fourth daughter of the Bai family, Bai Jinzhi. Even though... the chances seemed slim with such a long rush, any quicken pace brought a bit more hope.

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Huoshen Mountain.

Bai Jinzhi propped up the severely injured and unconscious Shen Qingzhu. Holding a sword in one hand to support herself, her silhouette wavered unstably. Du Sanbao and others guarded Bai Jinzhi and Shen Qingzhu, looking warily at the Liang Army blocking their way, their exhaustion evident.

Bai Jinzhi was both hungry and tired. Her strength had reached its limit. She was so weak she couldn’t muster any energy. Almost imperceptibly, she retreated backward, but behind her were sky-high flames. The tongues of fire flickered with waves of heat, even starting to touch Bai Jinzhi’s back. Though her clothes hadn’t caught fire, the burning heat still seared her skin painfully. _{ƒrēewebnovel.com}