Words Strategize for the World

"Hahaha, Fang Wei, I have to admire you. Even on the verge of death, you still have such a young and beautiful woman to keep you company. You're really lucky."

Neither of them could fight back anymore, Han Jiang said, staring at his only remaining eye.

"You're quite the ladies' man, and you even injured one of my eyes. Now let me send this little vixen to her death."

The long sword came down on the woman's head, and she closed her eyes helplessly.

He had reached a dead end, and the only woman who came to save Fang Wei was about to be killed. He felt a pang of guilt.

This woman, whose identity was unknown, was about to be killed.

The longsword fell with a whooshing sound, and Fang Wei turned his head to the side, unable to bear seeing the woman killed.

The long official road stretched all the way from the capital to Taoshan Prefecture. On the wide, dry road, dust billowed high in the wind.

A one-eyed man was wielding a sword and hacking at the white-clad woman who had fallen to the ground.

The delicate young woman was beautiful and pitiful; was she really going to be killed like this?

Suddenly, from the woods near the official road on both sides, countless birds were startled by something and took flight in flocks.

The fluttering of birds echoed from behind the official road, heading towards Taoshan Prefecture.

The incident happened suddenly, and Han Jiang, the one-eyed man who was slashing at the woman in white, stopped and looked back.

The woman opened her eyes. The sharp sword was less than 3 centimeters from her head. With just a little more force, she would be dead.

The woman in white felt a wave of fear wash over her, and a cold sweat trickled down her back.

Just then, a series of tremors came from the smooth official road. The tremors grew louder as they approached.

At the bend at the end of the official road, a group of cavalrymen dressed in black armor suddenly appeared.

The tremors were actually coming from the horses of these cavalrymen. The cavalrymen were menacing and fast, and within moments of the tremors appearing, they were almost at the rear of the two hundred soldiers in the supply camp.

Han Jiang, with only one eye, watched the approaching cavalry and suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.

When they were not far away, the military officer leading the cavalry shouted: "The Kyoto Imperial Guard has arrived! The troops in front, please make way immediately!"

Upon hearing that they were Kyoto Imperial Guards, the two hundred supply battalion soldiers instinctively dispersed to both sides of the main road, quickly clearing a path for them.

Han Jiang, the one-eyed man, also heard the military officer's voice. The Kyoto Imperial Guards were the highest military force protecting the capital and generally did not participate in wars. Although the Ba Kingdom's attack was fierce, it had not yet broken through Taoshan Prefecture and Taonan Prefecture, so the Imperial Guards could not possibly be present here.

Han Jiang looked at Fang Wei and the woman in white who were lying on the ground.

How could an army that shouldn't exist be here? Could it be...?

Han Jiang looked up at the guards and noticed that there were only a little over 300 men. This small number clearly wasn't there to provide support; were they on a special mission?

Han Jiang was suddenly startled, realizing he was wrong. This wasn't some special mission; it was clearly a rescue mission for this kid.

After Han Jiang understood, he immediately raised his sword and slashed at Fang Wei.

As Han Jiang raised his sword, the military officer at the front of the guards shouted, "Spare his life!"

Sure enough, they really came to rescue this kid, so we can't let them go.

Fang Wei tried to dodge, but due to his severe injuries, he was unable to move his body at all and could only watch helplessly as the long sword fell towards him.

Han Jiang tried his best, but failed to kill Fang Wei several times. If he couldn't kill him this time, he would never have another chance.

The idea was wonderful, but reality was harsh. Han Jiang had just raised his sword and hadn't even lowered it when an arrow pierced his left shoulder.

The guards behind them stopped on the side of the road, keeping a close watch on the two hundred supply battalion soldiers.

The military officer of the Imperial Guard led a small squad of Imperial Guard soldiers to Hanjiang and quickly disarmed and arrested him and several commanders.

Suddenly, a man rushed out from behind the guards and ran towards Fang Wei.

"Young master, please forgive me for being late."

The person speaking was none other than Lai Fengwu, who had disappeared for a few days.

Seeing the guards arrest Han Jiang, and then seeing Lai Fengwu, Fang Wei laboriously raised his finger, pointed at the woman in white, and said, "Save her," before fainting.

Three days later, in Taoshan Prefecture.

"Young master, you've finally woken up."

Shaking his aching head, Fang Wei looked at Lai Fengwu in front of him and carefully recalled what had happened.

It seems I was rescued at the last moment, then fainted. Where am I?

"Feng Wu, where is this?"

"This is Taoshan Prefecture City. How are you feeling now, young master? Is there any pain anywhere?"

Lai Fengwu is indeed incredibly meticulous.

Fang Wei felt fine at the moment, with no particular pain anywhere. The sword wounds he had suffered had healed considerably; a few deeper wounds were still painful, but they did not affect his mobility.

I'm fine, but what about that woman in white? How is she?

"Feng Wu, I'm alright, much better now. Where is that woman in white?"

Lai Fengwu helped Fang Wei sit up from the bed and said, "That young lady has already left. Her injuries are not serious, and she insisted on staying, so I couldn't stop her."

Who exactly was this woman in white? Fang Wei couldn't remember. She left without even meeting him once.

Fang Wei is the kind of person who is responsible, grateful, and willing to give. Now, we don't even know who he is, and we can't even say thank you.

"By the way, young master. Before she left, the young lady said that this was to repay your life-saving grace, and that they would definitely meet again someday."

Fang Wei had only been on the Yongping Continent for a few months, and he hadn't saved anyone yet. After thinking for a long time, he finally remembered that he had saved a woman by the Yuntao River.

Could it be her?

Judging from the words left by the girl in white, it must be her.

Fang Wei sighed, "This is truly karma. If I hadn't saved that woman back then, none of this would have happened."

Afterwards, Fang Weiyou talked to Lai Fengwu about how he found help.

He left the room that day to deliver intelligence, so he did so stealthily. He hadn't gone far when he was discovered and someone shouted that he was an assassin.

Left with no other choice, he had to run away. The Zhang family had many servants, but fortunately, he knew a few tricks and managed to escape the Zhang family with great difficulty.

There's no way to go back; the only option is to head straight back to Kyoto for help.

So he traveled day and night and finally returned to Kyoto two days later.

Upon returning to Kyoto, he went to the Qu residence. He didn't know any other places, and even if he went there, there was no guarantee he could send out intelligence and find reinforcements.

The people in front of the Qu residence still remembered him, so when they reported, they quickly met Qu Zheng, the elegant scholar.

After recounting the whole story to Qu Yashi, Qu Yashi was shocked and immediately went out the door.

When Qu Yashi returned, he told him that troops were being mobilized and they would set off tomorrow to rescue Fang Wei.

After that, they rushed on their way. Because they had dispatched the capital's imperial guards, and they were cavalry, they arrived here at the fastest possible speed.

After hearing Lai Fengwu's words, Fang Wei knew that he must have suffered a lot during the process of sending intelligence and requesting assistance. But it was all worth it.

Through this incident, Fang Wei learned who was willing to follow him loyally and who wasn't. Getting rid of the trash from the team was a good thing. Those two deserters, if left in the team, would have been ticking time bombs.