Pursue to Sword Summit

Chapter 125 - Solitary Adventure

First, the entire city would be sent to find the disciples of a small sect, and furthermore, it was the lowest level disciple, and this was probably the first time such a thing happened in the Great Ming Country, but more importantly, the Imperial City would very likely launch a punishment on the Flying Dragon Gate for this incident. If things went wrong, the Flying Dragon Gate would be completely eradicated from the Great Ming Country, and of course, it would all depend on the attitude of the person in charge.

Even if Guard Captain gave such a promise, Lin Mo was still worried. This time, he had to take action personally, Lin Mo anxiously asked: "Do you have any new information, where have they escaped to?"

The Guard Captain hurriedly said: "According to the intelligence I just received, the other people who captured your friend have already escaped the main city. They should be near the outer city by now."

They had gone to the outer city, causing Lin Mo to panic. If they had left the Imperial City, once they were outside, it would be extremely difficult to find them. He had to find these fellows as soon as possible before they left.

Lin Mo immediately said: "I'm going to chase after them right now, I can't let them escape."

The Guard Captain hurriedly continued, "Sir Lin, do not worry, I have already informed the guards of the outer city, and told them to guard this place strictly and to interrogate them one by one. They must not let the people of the Flying Dragon Gate leave this place, so Sir need not worry, they cannot leave the Imperial City, we can look for them in the Imperial City."

Lin Mo hurriedly thanked the Guard Captain and said, "Then I'll go to the outer city's gate right now. I want to personally stand guard there.

Guard Captain thought for a moment, then nodded his head: "Alright, I will get someone to send you guys to the outer city now, I will go back and ask the princess for instructions then."

Lin Mo and a few guards quickly mounted their horses. The Third Elder and Qin Xinyin followed behind them. One group was split into two groups, one group was going to the outer city gates while the other group was going to ask for the princess's permission.

After a long journey, Lin Mo, Qin Xinyin and the rest finally arrived at the outer city gate. Upon reaching there, the leading guard immediately dismounted from his horse to greet the city guard, and upon seeing that it was the princess' friend, he immediately cupped his hands and saluted. Lin Mo did not hesitate and immediately stated his purpose of visit.

Lin Mo was a little relieved, but he was worried about whether he would be able to get away with it. He quickly got a piece of white paper and drew a picture of it being light and nimble, giving it to the city guard to confirm. The city guard shook his head and said that he did not see anything, causing Lin Mo to feel slightly relieved.

This was the only exit of the Imperial City, so if he wanted to leave this place, he had to pass through the main gate. But just in case, Lin Mo decided to hide behind the city gate with Qin Xinyin and the others to check on the passersby, in case they were discovered by the people from Flying Dragon Gate, and did not dare to pass here.

Lin Mo had been waiting here for an entire afternoon, but he still did not see any signs of Flying Dragon Gate or her. Lin Mo was even more worried in his heart, according to Lin Mo's thoughts, Flying Dragon Gate should still be in hiding in one place.

But a good news came over, it was that the princess had personally ordered the Flying Dragon Gate to prohibit participation in the Peppermint, and to exempt them from participating in the competition. Furthermore, if they did not hand over the hostage within one day, the Flying Dragon Gate would be punished by Great Ming Country to be removed from the list.

It could be said that the Flying Dragon Gate had become famous overnight. This kind of punishment was not something any sect could bear, the only thing they could do was obediently hand over the hostages, if not they would be able to annihilate the entire sect.

Seeing the bodyguard affixing such a notice to the door, Lin Mo was still worried. Even with the Princess's help, as long as he did not see Qingling, he would not be able to relax.

Where was Qingling? Wasn't the people from Flying Dragon Gate afraid of getting removed from the list? Lin Mo secretly thought in his heart, and the city guard also came up to him and comforted him: "Young Noble, with the princess' strict orders, even if Flying Dragon Gate ate a leopard's gall bladder, he still wouldn't dare to do anything to your friends. I think it won't be long before they obediently hand over your friends."

Lin Mo could only nod and say, "I hope so."

Lin Mo could only continue to wait, but when night fell, there was still no news, and Lin Mo was already restless. He waited like this for another four hours, but there was still no news at all.

The one who delivered the news was still the captain of the Guard. He quickly arrived in front of Lin Mo on his horse, who immediately went up to him and asked urgently: "Has Qingling been found?"

Guard Captain still shook his head. In Lin Mo's heart, there was a burst of despair, because if there was still no news about them being light at this time, then most likely, something bad had happened to them. Then, no matter how brave Flying Dragon Gate was, he would not dare to go against the imperial family.

Just as Lin Mo was about to lose all hope, Guard Captain said anxiously: "But I have news about him here."

Lin Mo was startled, and immediately asked: "What is this news, tell me quickly."

Guard Captain hurriedly said: "My men just received news, someone sent over the information, saying that your friend is in his hands, and that you have to personally go before he is released."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo immediately shouted: "Then I'll go look for him now, tell me where he is now."

Lin Mo was wild with joy. He was happy that Qingling should still be alive, and this was better than anything, but Guard Captain was a little hesitant: "Although the other party has spread the word, this could very well be a trap. I think it's better that Sir does not go.

Lin Mo hurriedly shook his head: "No no, none of you can go. This fellow is obviously looking for trouble with me, if you go, you will definitely alert them, and maybe they will even kill some of our enemies. Just leave me alone."

Lin Mo also clearly understood in his heart that this Flying Dragon Gate might want to negotiate conditions with him, because the princess had done it for him. Perhaps the Flying Dragon Gate hoped to use him to request the princess for a favor, but if he did not go and the Guard did, they might escape due to fear.

It was also because this Guard Captain was so worried that he came to explain the situation to Lin Mo. If he acted on his own, and caused Lin Mo's friend to encounter any mishaps, he wouldn't be able to shoulder this responsibility.

Now that Lin Mo had also said that, the Guard Captain thought for a while before replying, "How about this, you go look for them first, I will protect them from the back. If anything happens, I will order the Guard to rush in to save you."

Lin Mo hurriedly nodded: "Then let's do it, don't get too close to me, so as to not be discovered by them, I will go alone."

Guard Captain nodded his head, then said: "The address given by the bandits is in the wilderness east of the Outer City, it is vast and hard to capture, but I have already arranged for people to prepare to capture you at various checkpoints, now I will personally send you there."

Just as Lin Mo was about to go with Guard Captain to the eastern suburbs, the Third Elder and Qin Xinyin hurriedly stepped forward to warn him to be careful, so Lin Mo agreed and quickly rushed to the eastern suburbs of the Imperial City.

When Lin Mo came to the location of the information, he discovered that this place was indeed a huge wilderness. There were practically no houses in the surroundings, but there were overgrown trees and hiding places everywhere. It was really too difficult to find a person here.

After Lin Mo arrived, he did not dare to let Guard Captain follow beside him anymore. He quickly said to Guard Captain: Thank you for escorting me all the way.

Guard Captain could only stop in his tracks and warn him again to immediately send out a distress signal if there was any danger.

Lin Mo nodded and continued along the only small path in the middle of the trees. He walked along the small path for about a few minutes, and seemed to have walked for more than a kilometer, but he still did not see anyone. Lin Mo was a little worried, this was definitely not a safe place.

He wasn't worried for his own safety, it was a worry for someone who was light and agile. When he thought that she was a girl, Lin Mo felt extremely uncomfortable, and he didn't know how she was doing.

Just as Lin Mo was anxiously searching for his whereabouts, he suddenly heard a voice not far away: "Stand there and don't move."

When Lin Mo heard the voice, he immediately looked towards the direction of the voice. He saw a young man slowly walking out of the trees, upon closer inspection, wasn't he the young master of the Flying Dragon Gate?

As expected, he had agilely caught her here. Lin Mo felt a burst of anger in his heart and was about to rush up to settle the score with the young master of Flying Dragon Gate, but that young master of Flying Dragon Gate seemed to be trembling with fear.

"Stand there and don't move. Throw away your weapon." The young master of the Flying Dragon Gate said with a bit of fear.

Lin Mo thought for a while, then threw the heart-sword on his back onto the ground. He hurriedly said: "I want to see Qingling, let her go, if there are any conditions, we can negotiate it. But if she receives any injuries, I promise I will make your Flying Dragon Gate disappear."

Lin Mo's words could not be considered as boastful. Based on the current situation, if there was anything light and nimble, the princess would definitely remove the Flying Dragon Gate from her list, because it was already announced to the world that the princess would definitely not go back on his words. This was exactly what Lin Mo wanted to use to scare the Flying Dragon Gate off.

However, the young lord remained indifferent. He shook his head and said, "Your friend's safety is no longer under my control."

Lin Mo became even weirder after hearing this. He could tell that there was something wrong with the young master and his eyes were filled with fear, as if he was afraid of something. There was basically no one else by his side.