Qi He, seeing that Commander Lin had accepted the medicine sent by Sister Fu, was eager to bid farewell to Commander Lin.
"Sister Fu, let's hurry and find my father and them."
He had just seen the appearance of that young man and was worried that someone in their garrison might also be injured.
Fu Xinci understood his feelings and readily agreed.
However, Commander Lin dared not let these two young children leave alone, fearing they might encounter Tatars. He assigned two of his subordinates to protect them.
Fu Xinci wanted to say it wasn't necessary, but considering it was a kind gesture, she didn't refuse.
Commander Lin watched the two children and his two subordinates gallop away, and a phrase suddenly came to his mind: "A newborn calf fears no tiger."
Fu Xinci and Qi He, however, couldn't be bothered with that. Tiger or not, so be it.
Especially Qi He, thinking of the injured person he saw in the caravan just now, he couldn't wait another moment. Only by finding his father could he feel at ease.
Zhang Sheng and Li Xiaoqian, following behind them, exchanged glances from time to time. They thought, these two little ones are too daring.
When they discovered that the little girl was directing the eagle circling overhead to help find people from Eagle Beak Cliff, they could hardly believe what they saw and heard.
"Xiao Qian, is that eagle flying in the sky really listening to the little girl?"
"Brother Sheng, I'm not sure."
The two looked at each other again. Although they didn't speak, they both believed that everything they were seeing now was real.
"Chirp chirp chirp~"
"Squeak squeak squeak." They are ahead, there are many Tatars outside.
After hearing Bai's translation, and with Xiao Hei flapping its wings and not daring to fly forward,
Fu Xinci had a bold guess that Uncle Qi and the others were surrounded, and those Tatars had many archers, otherwise Xiao Hei wouldn't be acting so scared.
With this guess, Fu Xinci told everyone to stop.
"Sister Fu, why aren't we moving?"
"Brother Qi, listen to me, I guess Uncle Qi and they are just ahead."
"Then let's hurry up." Qi He's little face turned red with excitement when he heard his father was ahead.
Seeing Qi He about to spur his horse forward, Fu Xinci immediately reached out to stop him, "Brother Qi, wait a moment."
"Sister Fu, what's wrong?"
Fu Xinci glanced at Qi He, then at Zhang Sheng and Li Xiaoqian, and then hesitantly revealed her guess.
"Is that possible?" Zhang Sheng's face changed greatly after hearing the little girl's explanation. He was worried about the safety of his comrades.
Next, Fu Xinci stated her decision, "Whether this is true or not, I have to go and see. You two find a hidden place nearby and hide."
"Hey, little girl, if anyone goes, it will be us brothers. You should stay and play."
Time was pressing, and Fu Xinci didn't want to argue with them. She handed the reins to Qi He and added, "Hide well."
With that, she slid away like a large bird.
Watching the little girl instantly become a blur, Zhang Sheng and Li Xiaoqian were stunned.
Although Qi He was worried about his father, he knew his own capabilities, so he had to follow Fu Xinci's instructions.
Fu Xinci activated her wood element ability and glided forward for another two li before stopping.
She found a tall poplar tree and climbed up. When she clearly saw the situation opposite through the telescope, she almost broke out in a cold sweat.
A Tatar troop of about three to four hundred men, each with a bow strung and an arrow nocked, formed a semicircle, surrounding a patch of woods at the foot of a mountain ridge.
Judging by the situation, Uncle Qi and the others were hiding in that patch of woods, but she didn't know how much fighting power they had.
What to do?
As Fu Xinci was racking her brain for a solution, she saw Bai emerge from her pocket.
Seeing the little creature, Fu Xinci had an idea. She took out paper and pen from her space and quickly wrote a message on a strip of paper.
Then she folded it up and carefully tied it to Bai's hind leg.
After she had done all this, she carefully instructed Bai, "Bai, you must quietly evade those Tatars, run to that patch of woods, find Uncle Qi, and show him the note tied to your leg."
"Squeak... squeak." So many Tatars, Bai is scared, can't I not go?
"No."
Fu Xinci's scalp tingled seeing so many Tatars. But some things had to be done even if one's scalp tingled.
"Bai, we can't just stand by and watch Uncle Qi and the others... We have to take a chance."
"Squeak squeak squeak." How can we two take a chance? You only bully me because I'm capable.
Hearing Bai's rebuttal, Fu Xinci felt a little disheartened. Yes, Bai was right. Even if she were made of iron, how much could she bend?
She stopped talking, silently climbed down the tree, and before her feet even touched the ground, she heard a rustling sound from behind.
She turned back sharply and saw Zhang Sheng and Qi He, acting like thieves, stopped about a hundred paces in front of her.
Fu Xinci's heart almost leaped into her throat, and she ran over and whispered, "Why did you come over?"
Zhang Sheng looked at the little girl, who was not even as tall as his chest, and said in a low voice with a complex expression:
"You're just a little girl. How could we leave you to come alone? I sent Xiao Qian back to find reinforcements, and then I came here with this kid."
"..."
Seeing that the little girl was silent, Zhang Sheng lowered his voice and asked, "Little girl, did you see the situation ahead clearly?"
"I saw it clearly."
Fu Xinci looked at Zhang Sheng's honest and upright face and told him what she had seen.
"Little girl, you said there were three to four hundred Tatars?"
"Yes, and all of them had their bows strung."
"Then what should we do? I'm going to save my father." Qi He said and was about to run forward recklessly.
"Stop right there." Zhang Sheng, being tall and strong, grabbed Qi He with his arm.
Qi He struggled, but Fu Xinci stopped him, "Don't fuss, I'll have a way soon."
"What way?" The two men, one big and one small, asked her at the same time.
"I'm going to set a fire." The words blurted out, and Fu Xinci's eyes flashed, "Yes, I'll go and set a fire right now."
Fu Xinci warned them again, "You two, get down on the ground, don't get up yet."
"Okay." Qi He habitually agreed and pulled Zhang Sheng to the ground.
Zhang Sheng: "What's going on?"
"Sister Fu told us to lie down, so we'll lie down."
"Why do we have to lie down?" Zhang Sheng struggled to get up and heard a loud bang from the front left: Bang, boom.