Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Chapter 338 Sheep entering tiger’s mouth
Huang Yueying bowed and thanked her.

Qiao Wei quickly helped her up.

"My wife and I hit it off immediately. I hope she takes good care of herself."

If we ever meet again in Jiangdong, I will definitely invite my wife to tour the mountains and rivers of Jiangdong together.

It's quite different from the scenery of Jingzhou; it certainly won't disappoint Madam.

Zhuge Liang insisted on escorting Qiao Wei and his party to the outskirts of the city. On their way, they discovered that there were several times more soldiers patrolling the streets of Deng County than usual.

Qiao Wei felt a vague unease in her heart.

The guards at the city gate checked the travel permit and allowed passage, but outside the city gate of Deng County, there was another army of a hundred men waiting in full battle.

Looking out the window, the military flag fluttered in the wind, with the character "Liu" written on it.

Qiao Wei's heart sank. He wondered if the "Liu" in the name referred to Liu Bei or Liu Biao.

But no matter which Liu it was, to Qiao Wei, they were like a tiger blocking his way, and if he was not careful, he would be a lamb entering the tiger's mouth.

Youxuan opened a corner of the window and asked Qiaowei for instructions.

Qiao Wei forcibly suppressed his panic and signaled to Youxuan not to lose his composure.

There were over a hundred people on the other side, so it's not necessarily true that they recognized her.

Otherwise, they could simply stop the carriage and take the person away; there was no need to make such a big fuss.

To avoid suspicion, Youxuan arranged for carriages to travel from both the west and east gates.

Zhou Yu also sent people to meet him in the next county.

But his hands didn't stop loading the Zhennu crossbow.

Seeing Zhuge Liang alight from the carriage, the leading man also dismounted, his eyes filled with surprise and delight. "Kongming, it's been a long time!"

Zhuge Liang returned the greeting, "Yuanzhi, what brings you to Deng County today? Is there any official business the Left General has instructed you to undertake?"

"I have official business, but I'm here to pick someone up."

I had no idea when Kongming returned to Deng County. I must visit your residence another day and ask for a couple of drinks.

So this is Xu Shu.

The two chatted casually, "How is your wife doing now? Has her condition improved after seeking medical treatment?"

Zhuge Liang sighed, "It's still the same as always."

That means returning home disappointed.

Xu Shu was also quite moved. Zhuge Liang was so talented, and he had invited him to come out of seclusion to assist his lord Liu Bei on three separate occasions.

However, Zhuge Liang repeatedly declined the offer because his wife, Huang Yueying, was in poor health, saying that his wife was too weak to attend to other matters.

However, Huang Yueying's illness had been present since childhood. Sometimes he would sigh, thinking that if he hadn't married a daughter of the Huang family, perhaps Zhuge Liang would have already achieved great success and become famous throughout the world.

Xu Shu also knew that now was not a good time to speak.

Qiao Wei's carriage slowly passed by the army, and it looked like it was about to leave safely, but Xu Shu suddenly raised his hand, and the soldiers next to him immediately surrounded the carriage.

The horse was startled and struggled several times, almost overturning the cart.

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly. "Yuanzhi, what do you mean by this?"

"To be honest, Kongming, some spies have recently infiltrated the vicinity of Deng County. General Zuo has ordered us to thoroughly investigate all carriages and suspicious persons coming and going."

Because Kongming vouched for the carriage he was riding in, the guards in the city did not conduct a thorough search and let it pass.

Just to be on the safe side, it's best to ask a few questions.

Xu Shu was on official business, and Zhuge Liang could not stop him.

Xu Shu walked up to the carriage and called out, "Which gentleman is inside? May I get out and meet you?"

Zhuge Liang lowered his eyes and explained, "The person in the carriage is a good friend of mine. Hearing that my wife was not well, he came to visit her when he passed through Deng County."

Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang had known each other for many years and were familiar with each other's friends. "Which friend do I not know?" "Wu Ze, courtesy name Wenfan, was originally from Jingzhou. In recent years, he has been a minor official in charge of agricultural affairs in Jiaozhou."

I met him last year when I took my wife on a trip.

Zhuge Liang told a lie without changing his expression.

Although Qiao Wei's current stance is contrary to that of Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang has not yet chosen a lord, so there is no conflict of stance between the two.

Qiao Wei then asked Hua Tuo to treat Huang Yueying, secretly hoping that Qiao Wei would not be captured by Xu Shu.

Upon hearing this, Wu Fan opened the carriage door, got off the carriage, and bowed to Xu Shu.

He deliberately drew many sunspots on his face and used herbs to darken his face, so that people who did not know his face well would not be able to tell the difference.

As expected, after comparing the portrait, Xu Shu found that the person in the portrait did not match the person depicted.

"Please don't blame me for being suspicious, sir; I'm just asking as usual."

Wu Fanlian said he dared not.

After verifying the travel permit and household registration, Xu Shu finally let the person pass.

The carriage started moving again. Qiao Wei looked out the window and saw that Xu Shu and the others did not make any further moves. Qiao Wei breathed a slight sigh of relief and urged the carriage to speed up.

Before they had gone fifty paces, a horse galloped towards them from afar.

"Strategist, suspicious carriages were seen leaving through both the South Gate and the East Gate. All the spies have been executed, but Wu Fan and Qiao Shi were not found inside the carriages."

Xu Shu frowned. This shouldn't be happening.

Is it...

Xu Shu snapped out of his daze and pointed to the carriage that hadn't gone far.

He finally remembered where that sense of unease came from.

The two guards accompanying him had calluses on their hands and walked with an unusual gait.

Those are clearly military personnel!
Stop that carriage!

Hearing the shouts of killing behind him, Qiao Wei knew his identity had been exposed and could only urge the coachman to drive the carriage faster, faster.

She pushed open the rear window of the carriage and prepared her weapon, Zhennu. With Zhennu in hand, Qiao Wei was not afraid of an army of only a hundred or so men.

Qiao Wei and You Xuan drew their bows from both sides, and arrows rained down, killing all the pursuing soldiers.

Xu Shu was also shot off his horse, his face filled with shock.

It was he who was careless.

Sun Quan launched a three-pronged attack on Jingzhou, but the defenders of Jingzhou suffered repeated defeats.

He intended to capture Qiao Wei alive and force Sun Quan to retreat, so he did not order his soldiers to shoot arrows to intercept him immediately. Now he could only watch helplessly as Qiao Wei escaped.

It turns out that what Huang Zhong said was true. The people of Jiangdong possessed divine weapons that could instantly kill dozens of people within a hundred paces.

Even the most skilled archers could not surpass him.

Xu Shu felt a chill run down his spine. Cao Cao's cavalry in the north was formidable, and Sun Quan in the east had powerful weapons to pave the way.

In Xinye, he fought valiantly in every battle.

But this empire was never taken over, but rather conquered.

"Youxuan, go and drive the horse. Make sure you are..."

Before Qiao Wei could finish speaking, she heard a muffled groan outside the car, and she knew in her heart that something was wrong.

Before they could react, the carriage was overturned by a tremendous force.

Qiao Wei felt a sudden dizziness and was thrown directly out of the car, rolling to the ground, despite her efforts to minimize physical injury using her movement techniques.

But excruciating pain still shot through his body, and he fainted.