Hearing his words, Yelu Qi and others subconsciously had some doubts. After all, it was too beyond their military common sense. But on second thought, Song Qingshu had always been a person who created miracles. On the battlefield, he summoned thunder and lightning, and in the Lin 'an Palace, he went to the sky to pray for rain. Which of these could not be understood by common sense. In addition, they had witnessed him on the battlefield like a demon god, so they all believed him subconsciously.
"Lend me your Hai Dongqing, and I will use it to transmit information to you." Song Qingshu looked at the handsome Hai Dongqing on Yelu Qi's shoulder and could not help but admire it. This thing flew many times faster than pigeons, and it would not be caught by natural enemies on the road like pigeons. In addition, it flew high and fast, and even human archers could hardly hurt it. It was simply the best weapon for information transmission. The only disadvantage was that it could not be cultivated on a large scale like carrier pigeons, but it was just right for special operations.
Yelu Qi seemed to have guessed his plan. "You want to go behind to investigate the information of the pursuers?"
"Yes." Song Qingshu nodded. The marching speed of this world's army was far less than the Qinggong of Jianghu masters. But for most masters, running at full speed for more than two hours would be tired and out of breath, unlike the endurance of horses. In addition, cavalry often had several horses that could be changed, so they could gallop at a relatively constant speed. Therefore, in most cases, when martial arts masters raced with cavalry, they would have the upper hand at the beginning, but when their internal energy was exhausted, they would be easily overtaken by the cavalry and would no longer be able to turn the tables.
But Song Qingshu was different. At his level of martial arts, his internal energy had long been endless, not to mention that he was best at Qinggong without leaving a trace. It should be known that when Zhou Botong chased Qiu Qianren, he chased him from Jiangnan to the Western Region, which was more than ten thousand miles. Even the world's most elite cavalry could not march ten thousand miles in a short time. During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao sent the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to pursue Liu Bei on the slopes of Changban. Their march of 300 li in one day and one night had already shocked the world. Later, with the development of the stirrup, the speed of the cavalry should have greatly increased. However, a march of 10,000 li was still out of reach for the cavalry, but for the top experts in Jianghu, it was achievable.
Of course, that was also because both Qiu Qianren and Zhou Botong were top-notch lightness skills experts. One was Iron Palm Drifting on Water, and the other was the best of the Five Greats. Even top experts like Reverend Yideng and Hong Qigong wouldn't be able to travel thousands of kilometers in a short time.
Song Qingshu's lightness kung fu was still above Qiu Qianren's and Zhou Botong's. Naturally, he was confident that he would be able to find information about the pursuers ahead of time.
"No, that's too risky. As the saying goes, a gentleman doesn't stand under a collapsing wall," Zhao Min said worriedly.
Song Qingshu smiled and said, "With my martial arts, I'm afraid no one in this world can hurt me. There's no such thing as a wall."
Zhao Min was startled. Then she smiled bitterly and said, "That's true. I don't know how you practice your freakish martial arts."
Then, Song Qingshu said to Yelu Qi, Zhao Min, and the others, "You guys stay here and build up your strength. Wait for me to send you a message. Then, according to the instructions from above, go through the gaps between the pursuers. Remember, no matter how ridiculous the order is, even if it makes you feel like you're walking into a trap, do it. Don't hesitate, or you'll lose your chance."
"Okay, we'll get it." Yelu Qi nodded.
Then, Song Qingshu used his lightness skills and flew toward the east. Watching the figure disappear like a wisp of smoke, everyone who had never seen him before opened their eyes wide. Xiao Banhe sighed and said, "He's like a reincarnated immortal."
Yelu Qi was also impressed and said, "Even the best horse in the army is not as fast as him. I wonder how long he can last at this speed."
At this time, Song QingShu's internal energy was endless. Unless he frequently used the teleportation footwork of "So Close, Yet Worlds Apart", which consumed a lot of internal energy, his internal energy would not be depleted by using Traceless Steps in his normal state.
He used his lightness skills and flew all the way, thinking, "This time, it really took a lot of effort, but I can use this opportunity to turn Liao upside down, so that he can no longer participate in the joint attack against the Jin Kingdom. In addition, the Southern Song Dynasty's envoy was killed by Xue Yi's men. My mission this time is considered to be half completed. The rest is to find the whereabouts of Murong Jingyue."
According to the information obtained before, many clues pointed to Yelu Yixin. Most of the things that happened in Shangjing during this time were stirred up by him. Song Qingshu very much suspected that Murong Jingyue was hiding in Yelu Yixin's mansion at this time, but he did not know what identity he was using.
In the next few days, Song QingShu used his top-notch lightness skill to find out the distribution of the troops chasing after them. When there was a gap between the troops due to the lack of cooperation between them, he would pass the information to Yelu Qi through Hai Dongqing. Yelu Qi would lead his troops like an agile loach, always slipping through the encirclement of the various troops.
After a few times, even Xiao Feng began to suspect, "Is there a spy in the army who is tipping them off? Otherwise, why can they break through the encirclement at the right time every time? "
Unfortunately, the investigation he ordered was fruitless. After all, only a few high-ranking officers knew about the battle plan, and these people did not look like they would tip off anyone.
After a few more days, the fishermen who had used all their methods were still unable to catch the sly fish. When Xiao Feng and his men chased after them to Flying Fox Xing, they just happened to see Yelu Qi and his men enter the Northern Plains.
"Your Majesty, should we continue the chase?" a deputy general asked.
Xiao Feng shook his head, "We are already in the territory of the Qing Kingdom. If we recklessly chase after them, it is very easy to start a war between the two countries."
The deputy general panicked, "But are we just going to let them go like this? When the time comes and His Majesty investigates … "
Xiao Feng sighed, "When the time comes, I will bear the responsibility. Let's go back to Shangjing." He had already guessed that the other party had the help of an expert in the army. Although Yelu Qi was a talented general, he definitely would not be able to perform such a series of amazing operations.
In fact, from the beginning, Xiao Feng was not very willing to chase after Yelu Qi. After all, in his opinion, there were many suspicious points in the case of Yelu Qi and Xiao Banhe's rebellion. Most likely, they were framed. Now that Liao was already weak, this kind of internal strife would only further weaken its strength. Unfortunately, Yelu Hongji was stubborn and did not listen to advice.
Xiao Feng was originally considering whether or not to secretly let Yelu Qi go after him after catching up to him, to preserve a bit of strength for Liao. In the future, when the Emperor's anger subsided, he could still bring them back. Otherwise, if he directly captured them and brought them back to Shangjing, the furious Emperor would most likely kill them. In the future, if he regretted it, Yelu Qi, Xiao Banhe, and their clansmen would not be able to come back from the dead.
Now that they had successfully escaped, Xiao Feng was surprised but also somewhat gratified.
(Note: In history, during the last years of Liao, Yelu Yujian was framed for rebellion. In fear, he fled with his trusted subordinates, but in the end, they were still caught up by the pursuing troops. However, the generals of the pursuing troops knew that he was wronged and felt sorry for him. So, after a private discussion, they released Yelu Yujian and went back to report to the Emperor that they did not catch up with him.)
After Song Qingshu led his people to the territory of Hebei, Yelu Qi still did not relax at all. "Now that we have entered the territory of the Qing Dynasty, the Lady Zhenren and the Khitans are mortal enemies. If she knows our whereabouts, she will not let us go."
"If we don't run this way, how can we escape the pursuit of the Liao soldiers?" After all, Song Qingshu was not a god. Although he could use his peerless Lightness Skill and Hai Dongqing to warn them in advance, the fleeting opportunity was not easy to come by as the pursuing troops increased in number and density. They could be wiped out at any time in the hinterland of Liao, so they could only run to unexpected places to have a chance of survival.
In the eyes of the pursuing troops of Liao, Yelu Qi and his people should either go north to the Mongolians, west to the Western Xia, or southeast to the Golden Snake Camp. As for the Jin Kingdom in the south and the Qing Kingdom in the northeast, they did not pay much attention to them. After all, the two countries were mortal enemies. Even if Yelu Qi wanted to defect, he would not go to these two countries.
It was a pity that they did not know the relationship between the Qing Dynasty and the Golden Snake Camp, which gave Song Qingshu a chance to escape with his people.
Seeing Yelu Qi's worried face, Song Qingshu comforted him, "Don't worry. The people of Qing Kingdom will not trouble us." He had arranged for Xia Qingqing to lead the troops away first so that he could communicate with Dongfang Muxue. Now that more than 10 days had passed, Dongfang Muxue must have made the proper arrangements.
Yelu Qi was very suspicious at first, but under the leadership of Dongfang Muxue for the past 10 days, he had escaped from the pursuit of tens of thousands of pursuing troops of Liao, so he had been convinced. Seeing that Dongfang Muxue was so sure, he believed him completely.
Sure enough, for the next few days, they did not run into any traces of the Qing army. He could not help but click his tongue in wonder. Then they found Xia Qingqing and her party waiting for them at the border of Shandong and Hebei. The two sides met up smoothly.
"Next, I will leave these people to you and Jiu. Make the proper arrangements for them when the time comes. I have to go back to Shangjing City," Song Qingshu said to Xia Qingqing.
"Don't worry. Leave it to us." She understood that Song Qingshu returned to Shangjing City this time to seek revenge on Murong Jingyue for Icy Snow, so she understood very well.
At this time, Yuan Chengzhi came over with Xiao Zhonghui and said goodbye to Song Qingshu, "This matter is settled. We are going to go out to sea and live in seclusion."
Song Qingshu knew that they could have left a long time ago, but they stayed to help him because they wanted to repay him for saving their lives and because they were worried about their clansmen. Now that they saw that their clansmen had been properly settled, they naturally had to say goodbye.
"I wish you both happiness and a safe journey." Song Qingshu did not force them to stay. He smiled and cupped his hands.
Looking at the two figures going away, Xia Qingqing seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "Finally, we have said goodbye to the past."
Song Qingshu snorted, "Don't be so anxious when you see Yuan in danger in the future."
Xia Qingqing blushed slightly, gently hugged his arm, and said softly, "In the future, I will only be anxious when Song is in danger."
Cough cough ~
At this time, Zhao Min suddenly appeared, "Song, we should be on our way."
Xia Qingqing did not know if it was a coincidence or if she heard their conversation and deliberately said this, for a moment, she was so scared that she hurriedly let go of Song Qingshu's hand, blushing.
Song Qingshu winked at her, laughed, and returned to Liao with Zhao Min and Icy Snow.
At this time, in the imperial palace in Shangjing, Yelu Hongji was looking at a secret report with a gloomy face. The report said that Xiao Feng secretly betrayed him, which was why the tens of thousands of troops could not catch a mere two or three thousand rebel soldiers.
After reading the secret report, Yelu Hongji took the letter to the fire and burned it. Thinking of the scene where Xiao Feng protested for Yelu Qi and Xiao Banhe, Yelu Hongji's face was bright and dark under the illumination of the fire.
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In order to let the readers have an image of the route Song Qingshu and Yelu Qi took this time to escape, I will write a geographical introduction of this world's Liao in the next few days on my official account. Everyone should understand after looking at the map.
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