Chapter 2280: Continuing the Journey

————Resting tomorrow, let's finish it all together~

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Xia Duo felt that the Imaska side might be trying to trade Arcane Crystals with him by using Energy-Conducting Materials of unknown cost as cheap materials; if so, the preparation methods for these materials might not be within the scope of the trade.

Thinking...

"Young Marquis, please get up quickly, it's our turn to patrol."

"Where am I?"

Qin Hu sat up in a daze, feeling a chill all over his body, and with a strong wind howling outside, he immediately felt a sense of strangeness in his heart.

"Oh, Young Marquis, why are you so confused? We are in the Military Camp. At this hour it's our turn to stand guard; if we don't get up, we'll be dealt with by military law. Even the Old Marquis can't protect you now."

"What?"

Qin Hu opened his eyes and saw that he was currently in a tent, with a soldier wearing Leather Armor in front of him.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask something, a splitting headache suddenly struck, and a massive stream of information rushed into his mind. A few seconds later, he knew he had transmigrated.

He had transmigrated from a modern special forces Warrior into a young marquis also named Qin Hu, the leader of the seven great wicked youths of Jingcheng!

And this era, called the Da Yu Dynasty, did not exist in history at all.

Qin Hu's ancestors were among the four dukes and twenty-eight marquises who founded the Da Yu Dynasty. Three months ago, his father passed away from illness, and Qin Hu inherited the title, becoming the new Champion Marquis.

Qin Hu had been spoiled by his parents since childhood; he didn't like reading, didn't like practicing martial arts, and only cared about playing, eating, drinking, and running rampant in Jingcheng.

When he grew up, his family wanted him to settle down, so they arranged a marriage. The woman was the eldest daughter of Duke Chen's household, named Chen Ruoli, a lady from a prominent family, both beautiful and virtuous.

This Qin Hu was vicious to everyone else, but he was completely obedient to this beautiful fiancée, treating her like a treasure.

Yet, the trouble happened precisely because of this childhood sweetheart, the eldest daughter of the Chen family.

According to Qin Hu's memories, that day he accompanied his fiancée into the palace to pay respects to the current Chang'an Princess. The Princess and Chen Ruoli had been close since childhood, so she arranged a banquet.

But later, Qin Hu drank until he blacked out. When he woke up, he was already in the Imperial Prison of the Inner Guard. He was told that he had drunkenly molested the Princess and had ulterior motives.

Even more bizarre was what followed: Chen Ruoli actually submitted a memorial impeaching her fiancé Qin Hu for seventy-two unlawful acts, each and every one with proof.

Qin Hu felt as if he had been struck by lightning; he simply couldn't believe his ears...

The imperial decree came down quickly. Considering the merits of Qin Hu's ancestors, the death penalty was commuted, but he could not escape punishment. He was exiled to Youzhou to serve in the military, retaining his title to see how he would perform later.

But after arriving in Youzhou, he was quickly assigned to the front line—to serve under the Vanguard Battalion.

After these events passed through Qin Hu's mind, he basically figured it out: this must be a trap.

Because Duke Chen had long wanted to break off the engagement with him.

The Qin family and the Chen family were originally in a political marriage; both families wanted to grow stronger. But the later Qin Hu, besides being a playboy, was almost useless, and one could say he had disgraced the entire Champion Marquis estate.

One must know that the successive Champion Marquises were all heroic figures with incomparable influence in the military, yet this generation produced a wastrel who had never even been on a battlefield.

When the Old Marquis was alive, Duke Chen still gave him face. Once the Old Marquis died, Duke Chen turned heartless and even staged a scene of breaking off the engagement in the mourning hall.

But Qin Hu loved Chen Ruoli deeply and refused to agree no matter what, while Chen Ruoli had long been disgusted by this wicked youth.

And so, a disaster descended upon him!

As for the Chang'an Princess, that was even simpler. She was the cousin of Qin Hu's cousin; as long as Qin Hu died, the vast fortune of the Champion Marquis estate would naturally fall to this cousin.

These forces, each taking what they needed, colluded together, and thus quickly united...

Truly, once one enters the gates of a marquis, it is as deep as the sea; there really are so many people who want him dead.

"Qin An, do you think we can find a place to get out of the wind?"

Under the bright moonlight, the harsh north wind, carrying a piercing whistle, swept across the empty wilderness, blowing the torches until they flickered, and cutting at people's skin like countless flying knives.

"I can't, Young Marquis, we'll be dealt with by military law."

Qin Hu and Qin An huddled against the wind, running out of the camp and stepping through the thick snow as they moved forward.

The frail Qin An was careless and was blown over directly by the strong wind.

The two sentries changing shifts saw them come out, looked at each other with sinister smiles, scooped up two handfuls of snow to extinguish the campfire they were using for warmth, and then ducked into a tent.

Damn it, they even bribed the soldiers to freeze me to death!

This was a very small camp, with about twenty tents, surrounded by carriages. There were not even any anti-cavalry obstacles or caltrops arranged on the perimeter, and the nearby terrain was flat with no defensive advantages; it was clear they didn't intend to stay long.

According to Qin Hu's previous life's memories, about two hundred people were stationed here; they were the Vanguard Battalion of the Northern Expedition General of the Da Yu Dynasty, Li Qin.

And the target of Li Qin's twenty-thousand-strong army this time was the Da Yu Dynasty's long-time enemy on the border, the Liaodong State.

"Cough, cough, Young Marquis, do you think we can make it back alive?" Qin An's whole body was curled up on the snow, his lips and face were blue, and his voice was weak, as if he could die at any moment.

Qin Hu sighed in his heart; Qin An was purely implicated by him, and if things continued like this, they would surely die.

Those who wanted him dead didn't finish him off in the imperial court, so they were using underhanded tactics in the military camp to beat him to death.

But Qin Hu was by no means someone who would sit and wait for death. This was clearly a frame-up, and he could not let it rest.

Life is inherently an endless struggle for survival. Just wait; I will not only survive, but I will also fight my way back to Jingcheng and settle the score with you all.

"Qin An, how much silver did we bring when we left?"

"There is no silver left. I only have twenty taels of silver on me. The imperial decree said we were exiled as soldiers, and the family property was confiscated."

Qin An was only 16 years old this year and was Qin Hu's personal page. He was very thin and frail, and he had already been unable to endure the torture, looking as if he had only one breath left.

In fact, Qin Hu was no better off. For the past few days, the Vanguard Battalion had marched 30 li every day, and the work they did was clearing paths through mountains and building bridges over water, chopping wood and starting fires, digging ditches and carrying water, and setting up camp.

And what would happen to these two soft-skinned fellows staying with hundreds of rough soldiers every day?

It was definitely doing the hardest work, eating the worst food, suffering the cruelest beatings, and enduring the greatest humiliation...

Qin Hu estimated that his predecessor might have been tortured to death.

It could be considered that he deserved it.

It was just that this suffering now had to be borne by him; if he couldn't bear it, he would also die.

"Give it to me."

Qin Hu had made up his mind; he must first find a way to save Qin An's life, and then think of other ways.

And to save one's life is actually not difficult; the simplest method is bribery. As the saying goes, wealth can move the gods; although this method is primitive, it is always effective.

But in the current situation, he could not go to bribe high-ranking officials, because no one dared to be associated with him. Besides, he also had no money.

So, a person came to his mind: Centurion Li Xiaokun.

That is, the current head of the Vanguard Battalion. To see the latest chapter content, please download, read the latest chapter content for free without advertisements..