The Ethereal Ninjas couldn't do it. Previously, the Ethereal Ninjas had tried several times, but they were all yelled at by the guards in the convoy. Yang Rui guessed that there was either an expert in the convoy or there was a special item in the convoy that could detect concealment.
In any case, the Ethereal Ninjas fled several times and almost died. There were even two Ethereal Ninjas who were injured. Yang Rui, who was at the back of the convoy, was the first to know about all this.
That was why Yang Rui personally went into action. He used the Shapeshifting Mask's Soul again and turned into a little maid in the convoy. He slowly caught up from the back of the convoy.
This wasn't the first time Yang Rui had transformed into a woman. Back then, he was Diaochan's maid and killed Dong Zhuo by surprise. At that time, Yang Rui's strength was still weak. It could be said that the Shapeshifting Mask's Soul had helped Yang Rui many times.
Speaking of which, Yang Rui hadn't transformed into a woman in the game for a while. Now that he was in action, it reminded Yang Rui of some things that happened in the game. Looking at the shivering maids, Yang Rui also thought of the 10000 maids that he had tried to get.
Back then, Yang Rui had obtained a total of 10000 Personal Female Guard Skill Books. All of them required the identity of a real palace maid to be able to change their profession. Thus, Yang Rui had tried his best to obtain 10000 palace maids. Now, they were all in charge of security in Mountain City.
In fact, it could be considered as changing their fate. If they had stayed in the palace back then, they might not have survived Dong Zhuo's rebellion and the relocation of the capital to Chang 'an.
Now, the 10000 personal female guards were living comfortably in Mountain City. Most of them had even gotten married and had children. However, the establishment of the personal female guards was still maintained, and they were still responsible for the protection of Mountain City.
"This big sister …"
Thinking of the 10000 personal female guards and looking at the palace maids in front of him, Yang Rui also felt a little emotional. He took a piece of dry food that he carried with him and gave it to a palace maid who was trembling and almost couldn't walk properly.
"Thank you, little sister!"
The palace maid did not expect that Yang Rui would suddenly take out a piece of dried food for her. She first looked around to make sure that no one was paying attention, then thanked him in a low voice. Then, she immediately snatched the dried food and wiped it clean in a few moves.
Looking at the palace maid's reaction, Yang Rui realized that there might be some special reasons for this. Otherwise, she wouldn't be hungry to this extent and be afraid of being discovered by others while eating.
It was such a cold night, and on top of that, they were traveling with empty stomachs. It was very normal for these palace maids to be dispirited and trembling. Even if they were strong men, they wouldn't be able to do this.
Yang Rui was originally very worried about his own troops. Now, compared to them, their conditions were incomparably better. At the very least, their food supplies were doubled, and their cotton-padded clothes were guaranteed. As for transportation like horses, there was no need to talk about details.
"Sister, where are we going?"
Yang Rui originally wanted to investigate the situation of the caravan before his vanguard cavalry or the people of the CU Alliance arrived. However, after entering the group, Yang Rui discovered that what he could see was similar to the results of his previous investigation. All of the ten or so carriages were completely covered. He had no idea what was inside.
Therefore, Yang Rui could only use the method of asking and inquiring. This was why Yang Rui had taken out the dried food to curry favor with the palace maid. However, Yang Rui did not expect that the palace maid would treasure such an ordinary piece of dried food.
"Sister!"
After eating the dried food, the palace maid seemed to have recovered some of her vitality. She looked left and right again before turning her head to whisper to Yang Rui, "Sister, I heard Xiao Lan and Xiao Ju talking before. They said that Grand Marshal Cao wanted to relocate the Han Dynasty to the Western Capital of Chang 'an. They said that there might be a few tough battles to fight. The weather is so cold, and they want us girls to starve. Wouldn't they want us to … They want us to … Sigh, we really have a hard life …"
Under the effect of Yang Rui's dried food, the palace maid explained the general situation to Yang Rui. However, in the end, her voice became softer and softer, as if she had complaints but did not dare to voice them out. She could only sigh, and her mood became depressed again.
In truth, even if the palace maid did not say it, her meaning was very clear. Although Cao Cao's decision to move the capital to Chang 'an was the best choice out of desperation, the fate of these people in the palace would not be good.
Moreover, the palace maid also said that there might be a few battles to fight. The various feudal lords and factions in the northwest would not sit idly by as Cao Cao entered their sphere of influence.
When the little Emperor Liu Xie returned to the east, the remnants of Dong Zhuo's forces in the northwest suffered a great blow. Among them, Guo Si was killed by Yang Rui's subordinates, Huang Zhong and Taishi Ci. Although Li Jue did not show up afterward and was heavily injured, it was still very likely that he was still alive.
After Zhang Ji passed away, Zhang Xiu inherited his legacy. Although he had participated in the Excellent Alliance with Cao Cao, his whereabouts were unknown. There was also a possibility that he would return to his old territory in the northwest.
In addition, there were many small factions in the northwest, including major factions like Ma Teng and Han Sui. Even they might not be willing to see Cao Cao take root in the northwest. This was the situation that Cao Cao would face after leaving Hangu Pass.
Of course, if Cao Cao wanted to find a foothold in the northwest, it would not be very difficult for him to expose his hundred thousand elite soldiers. However, Cao Cao was in a hurry and might not have enough resources to support such a force.
It could be said that the situation Cao Cao was facing was extremely grim. Yang Rui and Guo Jia had come to the same conclusion: Cao Cao would inevitably bring Liu Xie and the civil and military officials with him, just like how Li Jue and Guo Si had used them as shields and protective talismans.
And the reason Yang Rui had ordered his troops to move out at night, besides wanting to capture and kill Cao Cao, was to seize this protective talisman and not give Cao Cao a chance to catch his breath and grow stronger.
"Does Big Sister know who is in those ten-some carriages ahead?"
Yang Rui saw that the palace maid next to him was not going to delve any deeper, so he took the initiative to ask.
In truth, Yang Rui had already made some deductions about the people or items in the carriages. The carriages didn't seem very heavy, so it was very likely that they weren't treasures, and the other items weren't enough to make Cao Cao so cautious. Thus, Yang Rui tried to see who was in the carriages.
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