"This...maybe not...I'm about to head to the front lines, it's too dangerous there. I can't bring civilians to the front lines without authorization, that would violate our military regulations," Qin Chijing said somewhat embarrassedly.
"I see..." Actually, Gu Baizhi could have directly confessed her relationship with Qin Muxue, but she was afraid that if she went to the border, Qin Muxue would be affected by what happened to her in Qinzhong, thus impacting the war situation. If that were the case, Qin Wan would ultimately benefit. For the sake of the bigger picture, Gu Baizhi decided against being honest with Qin Chijing.
Gu Baizhi felt a pang of disappointment, for she truly had nowhere to go. "The palace without Qin Muxue is a huge trap, and Qinzhong City is full of cultivators trying to capture me. Where can I go now?" Gu Baizhi lowered her head in despair, lost in thought.
Qin Chijing also noticed Gu Baizhi's disappointment.
I wanted to go up and comfort her, but I didn't know how.
Suddenly, Qin Chijing seemed to remember something, and the two of them put their hands together.
"I have a place where you can hide," she suddenly said.
"Um?"
"I can take you away from Qinzhong. I have a place where it's secluded and beautiful, where you can recuperate and recover. We can discuss things further once your spiritual power is restored. Is that alright?"
"Okay," Gu Baizhi agreed almost without hesitation. Compared to waiting for Qin Muxue to return from the army, this was already the best solution.
"Then how am I supposed to get out of the city? The city is full of people arresting me, I'm scared..." Gu Baizhi looked at Qin Chijing with some unease.
"It's alright. I am Qin Muxue's deputy general. I have the authority to command the Dragon Cavalry in the city. I don't believe these cultivators are capable of fighting against the Dragon Cavalry."
Qin Chijing spoke casually, as if he didn't take those cultivators seriously at all.
That's true. The Dragon Cavalry is the strongest fighting force in the Western Qin Kingdom. As unique spirit beasts of the Western Qin Kingdom, each dragon in the Dragon Cavalry has the strength of a Golden Core or higher, while officers and above are at the Yuan Ying stage. The dragon under Qin Muxue's feet has even reached the Divine Power stage.
Spirit beasts of the same realm are about two minor realms higher than cultivators of the same realm. Therefore, the Western Qin Kingdom doesn't have any powerful sects, nor does it rely on cultivators within sects. Every dragon rider in the Western Qin Kingdom must be a cultivator, and moreover, possess a cultivation level of at least the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. A genius like Qin Muxue, a rare find throughout history, has already broken through to the Divine Power Realm at a young age.
Therefore, the Dragon Cavalry of the Western Qin Kingdom did not take these so-called righteous cultivators seriously at all.
"Then I'll leave it to you..."
They rested in the room for a while before going downstairs. Once downstairs, they looked around; the area below the brothel was deserted, with tables and chairs scattered haphazardly on the floor and broken glass fragments strewn about.
"Come out," Qin Chijing said calmly.
Before he finished speaking, more than a dozen cultivators walked out from the corner in unison.
"Woman, this matter has nothing to do with you. As long as you hand over the demonic cultivator woman beside you to us, we will not harm you." After saying that, the leader raised his finger and pointed to Gu Baizhi behind Qin Chijing.
Gu Baizhi hid behind Qin Chijing, biting her lip as she did so. She wasn't sure if Qin Chijing could defeat them. Gu Baizhi's body had only recovered slightly; let alone escaping from these cultivators, even running away would be a problem.
Compared to Gu Baizhi's worries, Qin Chijing appeared very calm.
"Do you really have to make things difficult for her?" Qin Chijing said expressionlessly. In that instant, Qin Chijing transformed back into the valiant female general.
"What? You want to save her?"
"Otherwise what?"
The leader suddenly burst into laughter.
"You actually think you can save her from so many of us all by yourself? Aren't you afraid of dying?"
"Don't mind her, boss. It's good to have one more person; we brothers can have more fun. This chick's pretty good-looking; she'll keep us entertained for a while."
After the man finished speaking, the crowd burst into laughter.
They had already planned how to take turns humiliating Gu Baizhi after capturing her. Their superiors only allowed them to capture people, without specifying anything else, which was why they dared to do it this way. They had never seen such an exceptionally beautiful woman as Gu Baizhi in their lives, and it would be a real waste not to enjoy her.
A moment later, they revealed lewd and filthy smiles as they looked at Gu Baizhi behind Qin Chijing.
Gu Baizhi was terrified by their stares, clutching the hem of her clothes tightly. From their previous words and their lewd faces, she could guess what these scumbags wanted to do to her. But right now, she was utterly powerless against them. If they caught her, she couldn't even imagine how they would humiliate her.
Gu Baizhi couldn't help but grasp Qin Chijing's wrist. Qin Chijing also noticed Gu Baizhi's frightened expression. She knew why Gu Baizhi was afraid, so she turned around and gently comforted her.
"It's alright, they won't dare to touch you with me here."
Gu Baizhi's expression softened considerably after hearing her words, and she slowly released her grip on Qin Chijing's wrist.
"They are indeed a bunch of scum, harming the people, destroying other people's property, and now they want to defile this woman. They deserve to die for their crimes."
Qin Chijing stared expressionlessly at the scum in front of her. In her eyes, it was as if she were looking at a group of dead people.
Suddenly they burst into laughter again, as if they had heard the biggest joke in the world.
"Big brother, don't worry about it. We younger brothers can't hold back anymore." They looked at Gu Baizhi and Qin Chijing with an extremely lewd gaze.
"Okay then... ah—"
Suddenly, a giant dragon claw descended from the sky and smashed the leader into a bloody pulp.
"This is...this is a true dragon! She is a member of the Dragon Cavalry!" After saying this, several more true dragons descended from the sky and surrounded the cultivators.
"Let's see who dares to touch Commander Chi!" A powerful male voice boomed from the sky.
"Commander Chi, you are late. Please punish us!" After saying this, they clasped their hands together and knelt on one knee.
"It's alright, get up."
After saying this, the soldiers stood up and looked at the group of scumbags who were trembling with fear with extremely dignified expressions.
"How dare you be so disrespectful to Commander Chi! What should we do with Commander Chi and his gang?"
"They have already seriously violated the laws of the Western Qin Kingdom. Execute them on the spot!" Qin Chijing said expressionlessly.
"yes!"
At this moment, those so-called righteous cultivators were so frightened that they couldn't even stand up. When they heard that Qin Chijing was going to execute them on the spot, they were so frightened that they kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"I was wrong, we just... ah—"
Before he could finish speaking, his head was bitten off by the dragon.