Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 992

Chapter 992: Chapter 988: Huoyun Army

The third sister Jintong was no longer the little girl who couldn’t answer the teacher’s questions at school and needed Bai Qingqi to cover for her.

Perhaps my sister had always been someone with schemes in her heart, but with the protection of her elder brothers and sisters, she was happy to be the one being protected. Later, when the Bai family faced difficulties, she had no choice but to grow up.

For some reason, Bai Qingqi was looking forward to seeing the fourth sister Bai Jinzhi that day, wondering... whether Bai Jinzhi had changed her fiery temper, and whether, like Bai Jintong, she had grown into a Bai family daughter who could assist the Eldest Young Lady.

Two days later.

Yunjing, Anshan Inn.

Xiao Ruohai came galloping, leaping off his horse before it came to a full stop, and hurriedly ran into the inn.

The Empress of Xiliang had sent people to monitor the Cui Mansion, so Bai Qingqi and Xiao Ruohai moved out of the Cui Mansion for convenience and temporarily stayed at the inn.

Sweat covered both the back and chest of Xiao Ruohai; he dared not delay and ran straight to the courtyard where Bai Qingqi was residing.

For the past two days, Chen Qingsheng followed the normal business procedures but intentionally had "chance encounters" with the managers of the Eight Great Families’ businesses. After gathering useful information, he sent people to relay it to Xiao Ruohai.

Xiao Ruohai, using the natural terrain, typical grain storage location choices, and the degree of secrecy, in addition to the information from Chen Qingsheng, located the granaries of the Eight Great Families within two days.

Hearing that Xiao Ruohai was back, Bai Qingqi couldn’t sit still and went to greet him at the courtyard entrance. Seeing Xiao Ruohai... Bai Qingqi ordered tea and snacks to be prepared for Xiao Ruohai.

"Third Young Master!" Xiao Ruohai gasped as he gave a salute to Bai Qingqi.

"You’ve worked hard, come inside and tell me!" Bai Qingqi patted Xiao Ruohai’s shoulder armor and led him inside.

Upon entering, Xiao Ruohai handed the map he had drawn to Bai Qingqi: "Third Young Master, these are the locations where the Eight Great Families hide their grain. My subordinates are waiting at these eight places, ready to act. As soon as you give the order, they can be set ablaze immediately."

A Bai family guard served tea, which Xiao Ruohai accepted with thanks after wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, gulping it down in one go.

After reviewing the detailed map drawn by Xiao Ruohai, Bai Qingqi looked up and calmly said, "Today, as the envoy of Zhou, I will enter the Imperial Palace to meet the Empress of Xiliang. Since the Eight Great Families have hidden their granaries outside the city, tonight after burning the granaries, you will take people and return to Qiushan Pass."

"Yes!" Xiao Ruohai accepted the order.

"Rest well, have something to eat. You will need to take the Bai family guards who retired from the Huying Camp of the Bai family to the training ground of the Huoyun Army." Bai Qingqi looked steadfastly at Xiao Ruohai, "Set an ambush on the fastest route to the Huoyun Army camp. If anyone tries to report to the Huoyun Army camp after I enter the Xiliang Imperial Palace, kill without mercy! Do not let a single one through!"

Xiao Ruohai nodded: "Rest assured, Third Young Master! I will not let a single one through!"

That day, the news that the envoy of Zhou had already arrived in Yunjing greatly surprised both the Empress of Xiliang and the Eight Great Families.

What Xiliang most wanted was to sign an alliance with Zhou, yet before receiving any news from Li Zhijie, the envoy of Zhou arrived, causing great speculation within the Xiliang Imperial Court.

This envoy from Zhou is not ordinary; he is a descendant of the Bai family, a cousin of the Empress of Zhou, the Young General of the Bai family Huying Camp who once killed countless fierce generals of Xiliang in a battle in the Southern Frontier—Bai Qingqi.

Sitting in the carriage, Yun Poxing thought of his eldest grandchild who had gone to Zhou alone to die. Knowing that Bai Qingyan had not taken his grandchild’s life, Yun Poxing was both relieved and deeply pained...

If his grandchild had died in Zhou, then Zhou would have no excuse to attack Xiliang completely.

He could only hope that this time the envoy from Zhou, Bai Qingqi, came to Xiliang to negotiate peace, willing to risk his life if necessary, because Xiliang really could not afford a war!

However, when Yun Poxing drove to the Imperial Palace to request an audience, the Grand Eunuch beside the Empress of Xiliang stopped Yun Poxing outside the hall, asking him to wait because the envoy from Zhou wanted to meet the Empress of Xiliang alone.

Knowing that Yun Poxing’s old wound on his waist had flared up, the Grand Eunuch had a chair brought for Yun Poxing, allowing him to sit outside and wait.

But Yun Poxing felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles.

Inside the hall.

Because he was still in mourning for his grandmother’s passing, Bai Qingqi was dressed in extremely plain attire. He knelt and sat in a position below the Empress of Xiliang, exuding an air of righteousness. His demeanor was calm and composed, his brows sharp and aloof, and his features were well-defined and elegant. Even the strands of gray at his temples did not detract from his handsome appearance.

He spoke slowly about the Huoyun Army of Xiliang to the Empress of Xiliang, and after finishing his words, he turned to look at her.

The Empress of Xiliang slightly clenched her palm, but her dazzling eyes still held a smile as she looked at Bai Qingqi without revealing any emotions: "I heard that you returned to Zhou on the day your Empress ascended the throne, so your time in Xiliang must not be long. How did you learn about the Huoyun Army?"