All Heavens: Starting with Little Li Flying Dagger

Chapter 138 Stealing the Sky and Switching the Sun: The Theft of "The Secret Records of Duke Lu"

In the blink of an eye, several days have passed.

Zhao Qian remained unconscious, her face still tinged with a faint blackish tinge.

In fact, Gu Yu had already cured her of the poison. However, he prescribed several more herbs for her to take, making it seem as if the poison hadn't been completely neutralized.

Secretly, Gu Yu and Madam Ya had already conspired to steal the "Secret Records of Duke Lu" from a secret room, leaving behind a counterfeit copy.

The "Secret Records of Duke Lu" was written on thin sheepskin, consisting of more than a dozen sheepskins sewn together, rolled into a ball, and protected by a specially made cylinder.

To prevent Wei Wuji from discovering it, Gu Yu and Madam Ya cut open the sheepskin. The beginning of the scroll was still the original, while the rest was a replica.

In this way, it would be difficult for Wei Wuji to discover that someone had tampered with the document, unless he had nothing better to do and unfolded the entire "Secret Records of Duke Lu".

After obtaining the "Secret Records of Duke Lu", Gu Yu began his retreat plan.

This was planned long ago.

First, Ji Yanran pretended to invite Madam Ya and Madam Ni to go on an outing with her, and took the opportunity to secretly take Zhao Qian out of the city.

In this way, Gu Yu will have no worries and can fully display his skills.

That night.

The city descended into chaos.

First, a hay yard in the east of the city caught fire, and the flames illuminated the night sky.

Following that, several other places in the south of the city also caught fire, and these were all places where grain and fodder were stored.

If a fire breaks out in one place, it could be considered a coincidence.

However, the fact that multiple fires broke out simultaneously, and that all involved important supplies such as grain and fodder, clearly indicates that it was not a coincidence.

King Anli was furious. He ordered people to put out the fires everywhere and sent out a large army to search the entire city.

At the same time, Wei Wuji felt that something was wrong.

So, he immediately led his men to the courtyard where Gu Yu lived.

Upon arriving at the courtyard, however, it was completely dark, which was clearly abnormal.

"Brother Gu, Brother Gu!"

Wei Wuji shouted several times, but no one answered.

Wei Wuji's heart sank, and he hurriedly said, "Quickly, go and see if the Zhao princess is here."

"Bang!"

Immediately, Wei Wuji kicked the door open and went inside—it was empty, not a soul in sight.

broken!

Wei Wuji's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly ran towards the secret room.

He took out "The Secret Records of Duke Lu", unfolded it, and his face turned ashen with anger.

Actually, he had checked twice in the past few days and found nothing abnormal. Because he hadn't examined it in detail.

Now that I see it, I finally understand that he was tricked.

"Damn it, Gu Yu, I swear I'll never forgive you!"

Wei Wuji shouted angrily and then hurriedly went to the palace.

Although he and King Anli had always been at odds, he couldn't worry about that now; he had to send troops to intercept Gu Yu and his group as soon as possible.

"What? You're saying the 'Secret Records of Duke Lu' was stolen?"

King Anli was greatly surprised.

Wei Wuji said resentfully, "That's right, it must be Gu Yuqian's. That kid has been playing games with me all along, I never expected he was really after the secret manual."

"So, he started the fire tonight too?"

"Who else could it be but him?"

King Anli then asked, "And what about the others?"

"That kid had planned this all along; those women left the city with Ji Yanran this morning."

"What?!" King Anli exclaimed in surprise. "Ji Yanran? Why would she help Gu Yu? She never takes sides, so why would she help Zhao?"

"I don't know the specifics, but judging from the current situation, it must be that kid who persuaded Ji Yanran to take all the women out of the city ahead of time."

"How dare they cause trouble in the capital of my Wei Kingdom! Since they set fire to the city, they must still be inside. I will not let them escape! Guards, guard the four gates. Without my order, do not let a single person leave."

However, neither King Anli nor Wei Wuji expected that Gu Yu and his group had no intention of leaving through the city gate, but instead climbed over the city wall to leave.

Under normal circumstances, it would be almost impossible to climb over the city wall, since the wall was four or five zhang high and there were watchtowers every short distance, with soldiers on duty around the clock.

But this was no challenge for Gu Yu. He first climbed over the city wall and dealt with the guards, then threw down a rope, allowing the group to climb up the wall and then down to the outside of the city.

The group then quickly headed into the mountains.

Gu Yu knew that this disturbance could only be delayed for a while, after which the Wei Kingdom would definitely send troops to hunt them down.

Therefore, he cannot take the main road.

According to the previously established plan, after Ji Yanran and Madam Ya left the city, Shan Rou would help them change their clothes and Wu Zhuo would personally lead a group to protect them.

Over the years, Wu Zhuo has recruited and trained assassins in various places, and naturally has some secret strongholds, which made this escape more convenient.

Gu Yu and Xiang Shaolong blocked the pursuing troops all the way.

As long as they don't take the main roads, even if the Wei army comes, they will lose their advantage once they enter the mountains.

For example, cavalry had no way to cross mountains and valleys and could only travel on foot.

To prevent the Wei army from bypassing and intercepting them, Gu Yu sent out many scouts to scout ahead in turn, so as to avoid being surrounded by the enemy.

In addition, some people disguised themselves as civilians to gather information in order to find out the whereabouts of the Wei army in advance.

The first two days went relatively smoothly, with King Anli sending three armies to pursue the enemy along the official road.

They eventually discovered that Gu Yu and his group had not taken the official road at all, and only then did they begin to search the mountains.

In the afternoon, a scout rushed in to report.

"Reporting to General Gu, a troop of Wei troops has been spotted five li to the east."

"Oh? Approximately how many people?"

"It's estimated to be around a thousand people."

Gu Yu nodded: "Understood, continue the reconnaissance."

"promise!"

After the scouts left, Gu Yu summoned Xiang Shaolong, Cheng Xu, Shang Ziji and others to discuss countermeasures.

Cheng Xu said, "We shouldn't fight them head-on. Let's break camp and travel overnight to shake them off."

Xiang Shaolong shook his head and said, "This will not only dampen everyone's morale, but the enemy will also relentlessly pursue us, attracting even more pursuers and keeping us running around like headless chickens."

Gu Yu nodded: "Yes, Shaolong is right. So you mean we should take the initiative?"

"Excellent! They definitely won't expect us to take the initiative, so their defenses must be lax. Why don't we launch a surprise attack tonight and catch them off guard?"

Gu Yu looked up at the sky and then said, "Let's go scout ahead first, just in case we fall into an ambush."

As the sun set, a Wei army that had pursued them into the mountains set up camp and began cooking.

Gu Yu led a few of his men to quietly sneak up the hillside to observe.

Judging from its size, this team does indeed have around a thousand people.

After observing the layout of the enemy camp, Gu Yu took another stroll around the area to confirm that there were no ambushes nearby.

So they immediately went back and mobilized more than two hundred men to lie in ambush around the camp. At midnight, they launched a surprise attack while the enemy was asleep.

"Oh no, the camp is under attack!"

With a loud shout, the entire camp descended into chaos.

However, the warning came a little too late.

By this time, a raging fire had already broken out in the camp, and Gu Yu and his group had silently killed quite a few people.