Hafa's words drew a burst of laughter from the crowd. Seeing this, Liu Rumei quickly turned and ran.
As Liu Rumei left, Hei Niu fell into doubt again, the scenes of his battle with her flashing through his mind.
The more Hei Niu thought about it, the more suspicious he found Liu Rumei. After two more cups of wine, he excused himself to relieve himself and walked out of the room, staggering towards the kitchen.
Seeing Hei Niu approaching, Liu Rumei immediately sensed that something was wrong. She quickly gave Xiao Qing a few instructions and slipped into the inner room. Sudano Shuo.
Hei Niu stood at the kitchen door, peered inside, and not seeing Liu Rumei, gruffly asked, "Hey, you new maid, tell her to come out and see this general."
Xiao Qing quickly stepped forward, "General, have you had too much to drink? There's only me here, I'll take you back."
Hei Niu looked at Xiao Qing and shook his head, "I'm not you. I'm looking for another one. Is her name Liu Rumei? I recognize her. I fought her on the battlefield before, no mistake."
Hearing this, Xiao Qing became nervous. Hei Niu, however, pushed Xiao Qing aside and began searching the room.
Seeing this, Xiao Qing quietly hid the cleaver on the table up her sleeve and followed him, smiling and trying to persuade him, "General, you've looked clearly. There's really no one here."
Hei Niu searched around and headed for the inner room.
Liu Rumei, in the inner room, was also very nervous. She was quickly thinking that now that she had been recognized, it would be difficult to fool Hei Niu.
But now, she had no other option but to deny it. If she couldn't get past Hei Niu, she and Xiao Qing would have to leave quickly.
As she was thinking this, the door curtain was lifted, and Hei Niu entered. Seeing Liu Rumei there, he burst into laughter.
"No mistake. You are Liu Rumei. I never expected to meet you here. This is my chance for promotion and fortune. Come with me to see the Emperor."
As he said this, Hei Niu reached out to grab Liu Rumei.
As swift as lightning, Xiao Qing rushed forward and struck Hei Niu on the back of the neck with the cleaver.
Seeing this, Liu Rumei cried out, "Stop!"
But before she could finish her sentence, Xiao Qing's cleaver fell.
The cleaver wasn't very sharp, so it might not have severed his head, but killing him was no problem. With a "crack" sound,
Hei Niu's neck was split halfway. Before Hei Niu could even cry out, he slumped to the ground with a thud.
Seeing that Xiao Qing had killed General Hei Niu, Liu Rumei frowned.
"This is bad. We still had a chance to resolve things. Now, I'm afraid we only have one path left."
Xiao Qing waved her hand, "Miss, it's come to this. We have no other choice. Let's kill everyone in this house and leave quickly." She then ran forward.
Seeing this, Liu Rumei reached out, took the long sword from Hei Niu's body, and followed closely behind.
Xiao Qing arrived outside the main house and happened to see the steward, Hali, walking out.
Clearly not noticing anything unusual about Xiao Qing, Hali was still bossing her around, "Xiao Qing, hurry and make another soup."
Before he could finish speaking, he felt something flash before his eyes, and then a coolness on his neck. Hali tried to speak again, but only gurgling sounds came out.
Xiao Qing pushed open the door and entered. The few people inside were still eating, completely unaware of the dripping cleaver in Xiao Qing's hand.
At this moment, Liu Rumei also caught up. Fearing that Xiao Qing would be at a disadvantage, she also rushed into the room in a flash.
Haha saw them both enter, and his eyes widened, "No manners at all, coming in and not paying respects to the lords."
Before he could finish speaking, he saw Xiao Qing rush forward with the cleaver.
With a swift strike, Xiao Qing chopped down the two people nearby with a series of "crack, crack" sounds.
Haha saw this, his face turned pale with shock, and he knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Mercy, divine maiden, mercy!"
As Xiao Qing stepped forward to raise her cleaver, Liu Rumei hurriedly shouted, "Wait."
Seeing that Xiao Qing had stopped, Haha breathed a sigh of relief and repeatedly bowed to Liu Rumei, "Spare my life, spare my life."
Liu Rumei looked at Haha, "Haha, you have been kind to us during this time. I will spare your life."
Haha was full of surprise, "You, you are really Liu Rumei?"
Liu Rumei nodded slightly, "Yes, I am Liu Rumei."
"Don't spread the word, and I won't kill you." After saying this, Liu Rumei turned and ordered Xiao Qing, "Go to the backyard and get two horses. We need to leave quickly."
Xiao Qing returned to their living quarters in the backyard, packed two sets of clothes, and went to the kitchen to get all the cooked meat, flatbread, and other provisions.
She also picked two jars of wine and loaded them onto the horses. Once everything was ready, she led the horses to meet Liu Rumei.
Liu Rumei grabbed the cleaver from the table and chopped it forcefully onto the table, splitting it in two with a "crack."
Liu Rumei threw the cleaver on the ground, "If you dare to speak, I will kill your entire family."
With that, she and Xiao Qing leaped onto their horses and soon disappeared into the distance, becoming small dots.
Haha knelt on the ground for a long time. Only when there was no sound outside did he tremblingly stand up.
"Someone, someone!"
Hearing the shouts, the servants who had been hiding in fear from all sides cautiously and tremblingly approached.
"My lord, what are your orders?"
Haha's eyes widened, "What other orders? Quickly prepare the horses, I need to report to the authorities."
At sunset, Qiaopusen in Qingguang City received an urgent report.
Upon seeing the urgent report, he was greatly alarmed and immediately ordered someone to fetch Prince Qiao Na.
As Qiao Na entered and was about to bow, Qiaopusen waved him to stop, "Look at this."
Taking the urgent report, Qiao Na read it from beginning to end and was stunned.
A place called Ding'an Town had discovered traces of Liu Rumei.
Qiao Na cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, this place is only five to six hundred li from Ding'an Town. I volunteer to lead troops there urgently. We can arrive in two hours."
Qiaopusen nodded. This was precisely why he had sent for Qiao Na.
"Also, immediately dispatch nearby troops to advance towards Xiaoqing River, and keep a close watch on the border. This time, we must capture Liu Rumei."
Qiao Na led his troops out, and soon several eagles flew from Qingguang City, heading towards Xiaoqing River and the border.
At this time, Liu Rumei, with Xiao Qing, dared not stop for a moment. They rode until it was completely dark before pulling their horses to a stop in a sheltered spot to eat something. For concealment, they didn't even dare to light a fire.
Xiao Qing, shivering uncontrollably, took a few sips of wine and tentatively said, "Miss, let's find a place to rest for the night. It's too cold to travel at night."
Liu Rumei shook her head, "We only covered more than two hundred li this afternoon. We are still at least three hundred li from Xiaoqing River."
"If Haha reports to the authorities, the imperial army will be in position by morning, so we must leave tonight!"