Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 433

Chapter 433: Chapter 430: Torrential Rain_1

The injured soldier who was under Du Sanbao, now a Centurion, said, "But that’s not entirely correct. In battle, our soldiers exert effort; the commanders lead. We have different roles!"

The Jin soldiers were gathered in a group discussing when they suddenly heard someone on the city tower shout, "They’re back! The Commandery Princess is back! General Wang Xiping is behind her!"

Liu Hong felt relieved and shouted, "Quick, open the city gate!"

The soldiers inside Longyang City, who had been waiting for news without resting, all stood up, stretched their necks, and looked towards the city gate.

Dark clouds covered the moon. Fierce winds blew, all signs of an impending rainstorm.

In the pitch black, Bai Qingyan and her group raced back. They did not light torches and galloped straight back against the wind.

Following Bai Qingyan and the Bai family guards closely was Wang Xiping with his cavalry, holding high torches.

On Bai Qingyan’s horse, Bai Jinzhi, who had fainted due to exhaustion, was swaying but did not wake up, possibly because her elder sister was beside her.

It had been half a month. Bai Jinzhi’s mind had always been tense like a tightrope. The moment she saw Bai Qingyan, she finally let go, and fainted.

The heavy city gate slowly opened. The drawbridge over the moat lowered with the sound of iron chains. Bai Qingyan and her group rushed into the city.

Liu Hong had already led people down from the tower. Seeing Bai Qingyan dismount, the Bai family guards also dismounted. They hurried to help Bai Qingyan lift the blood-covered and unconscious Bai Jinzhi from the horse and took her to the injured soldiers’ camp.

"Centurion!" The injured soldiers saw Du Sanbao, who was covered in blood and lying on the back of his horse, and hurriedly called out as they rushed forward.

"Take them to the injured soldiers’ camp first!" Bai Qingyan ordered.

"Yes!"

Lu Ping dismounted and carried Shen Qingzhu on his back, running towards the injured soldiers’ camp.

"Princess, you’ve worked hard!" Liu Hong looked at Bai Qingyan and said.

Afterward, Wang Xiping led his unit back. He dismounted spiritedly and said, "When I saw the Liang Army descending the mountain, I knew the Princess had succeeded and immediately withdrew the troops."

On the way back, as the wind blew even stronger, Bai Qingyan couldn’t help but worry. She asked, "With the heavy rain approaching, has the Commander evacuated the civilians and sent people to harvest the wheat and destroy the Liang Army’s grain path?"

Liu Hong nodded, "Rest assured! Everything has been arranged! As you predicted, the Liang Army plans to flood Longyang City and has sent many men to dig canals overnight to end the battle of Longyang City quickly. Princess, please rest! We still have a tough battle ahead."

"By the way!" Liu Hong suddenly remembered the Bai family guards outside the southern city gate, "The general guarding Longyang City reported that several Bai family guards escorted a lady here to see the Princess!"

Bai Qingyan turned and instructed the Bai family guard closest to her, "Go check it out!"

After speaking, Bai Qingyan clasped her hands in a fist salute to Liu Hong and walked towards the injured soldiers’ camp.

On the way back, Bai Qingyan checked Bai Jinzhi and found no significant wounds, thinking she fainted from exhaustion. Shen Qingzhu, however, was seriously injured while protecting Bai Jinzhi, and Bai Qingyan was very worried.