Chapter 264
Murong Xue blinked . She had come up with a rough idea of how to go through the woods safely, but she still needed to work on it before telling others . To her surprise, Qingyan troops had already figured out a method by themselves .
“Let’s go to the woods . ” Murong Xue looked up at Ouyang Shaochen .
“Okay!” Ouyang Shaochen nodded . With his arm around her waist, he tapped the ground and flew towards the woods .
As Murong Xue could see from the sky, tall trees were cut down one by one by some Qingyan troops sawing them in pairs .
Some troops who stood by around jumped onto the fallen trees . When they waved the broadswords swiftly, all the leaves and branches were cut down and fell to the ground .
Other troops lined up the long trunks on the ground . The troops in armors with long swords ran out of the woods on the trunks and rushed directly to Nanjiang’s military camp nearby .
Murong Xue was stunned upon seeing that .
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Poisonous mist and woods were not that dangerous since taking antidotes and keeping distance from woods could prevent people from being affected . Extensive swamps all over the woods were the real peril . It was hard to get through the woods on small areas of hard ground .
But Qingyan troops came up with an idea . They cut down the trees and built bridges across swamps with the trunks, which could prevent people from falling into the swamps .
This smart idea was similar to that of Murong Xue .
The sound of fierce fighting rang as Qingyan and Nanjiang troops fought against each other . Long swords waved in the sky reflected piercing light and spilled blood all over the place .
“The one who figured out this method to cross the woods must be a real talent . Who could it be?” Ouyang Shaochen suddenly said when he was staring at the reshaped woods with a mysterious look .
“Let me ask someone,” Murong Xue said with a smile when she took a glance over the troops . Upon seeing a familiar face, she blinked and tapped the ground with her tiptoes . She flew to the man and patted him on the shoulder . “Hey, stop . ”
Her cold voice gave the man a start, who then stopped and turned around . He looked at Murong Xue with his eyes widened . “Sis, what are you doing here?”
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Murong Xue smiled . “I have a question . . . ”
“Wait until I’ve killed them all . ” Murong Ye interrupted hurriedly before turning around and rushing forward with generals .
With a frown, Murong Xue pulled him back by the armor . She said angrily, “Those troops are not the priority . I have something serious to ask . ”
“Alright then . Tell me . What is it?” Murong Ye sighed at the sight of her sullen face .
“Who figured out the method to go through the woods?” asked Murong Xue .
“I did!” Murong Ye said proudly with a smile when he raised his head slightly .
“You!” Murong Xue looked at Murong Ye with astonishment while the latter looked determined in his heavy armor and helmet .
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Fair skin, red lips, bright eyes… All of these made him a charming man who didn’t look like a warrior talented enough to come up with such an impressive strategy .
“Trust me . I did figure it out . All generals can prove it,” Murong Ye explained loudly with pride .
Murong Xue looked solemn . It seemed Murong Ye did figure out the method by himself since he was resolute and confident that all generals would prove it for him . But Murong Xue wondered, “How did you figure it out?”
Even generals with rich experience at war failed to figure out a method to go through the woods safely, but Murong Ye made it .
“Thanks to this drawing!” Murong Ye said blandly when he took out a piece of paper and drew circles in various sizes in an irregular circle .
“What is it?” Murong Xue frowned with confusion .
“Traps and swamps,” Murong Ye answered with a smile . He added proudly, “At first, we didn’t understand what it was either . But I accidentally noticed these two circles looking like the swamp I got trapped in . ”
“So, we explored the woods with the help of this drawing . We found that the circles on the drawing represent swamps . The shapes and sizes of the circles represent those of them as well . ”
Murong Xue looked surprised . With a careful look at the paper, she found sizes of the circles and distances between the circles were marked . It was a thorough topographic map of the woods .
“Big trees are everywhere in the woods, so we cut them to make bridges across the swamps . In this way, we can cross them safely . Some special trees can even chase people, so we also cut them all,” Murong Ye showed off the achievements of Qingyan troops haughtily .
Murong Xue ignored him and asked with her eyes fixed on the map, “Who drew this?”
“I don’t know,” Murong Ye shook his head . “It was found in a bottle outside the camp, which was then handed to General Zhang . ”
Murong Xue narrowed her eyes abruptly . Gong Qianyu was the one who set those traps in the woods . Whoever could draw this map must have been someone close to him .
Nanjiang generals had been staying in the camp, so it was impossible that they dropped the map accidentally . They must have dropped it on purpose to guide Qingyan troops to survive Gong Qianyu’s traps .