My Promotion Story Through Time Travel

Chapter 129 Sending a Message

Seeing another group of people approaching, Lin Ziping stood up, leaning on his knife, and looked at them warily.

To everyone's surprise, the group of people kept their eyes straight ahead and, with swift strokes of their knives, eliminated the attackers from all sides.

The group of men knelt on one knee and said in unison to Gao Chi, "Your subordinate is late."

Gao Chi withdrew the wooden stick in his hand and said to the person kneeling on the ground, "Wang Changping, lead your men to wipe out the mountain bandits immediately. If anyone resists, kill them on the spot."

"Yes, Your Excellency obeys." The person kneeling at the front answered loudly.

Watching this scene, Lin Ziping thought to himself, "As expected of a high-level private bodyguard, he reversed the situation as soon as he arrived, and his aura was handled very well!"

"Brother!" Hong Lao Er ran over quickly.

Lin Ziping reassured him in a low voice, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

"Brother Lin?" Gao Chi's voice came.

Lin Ziping clasped his hands in a salute and said, "Your Highness, I am here. The traitor Jiang Wanyu has been... cough cough... annihilated... cough cough..."

"Are you alright?" Gao Chi's voice held a hint of concern.

Lin Ziping covered his mouth and coughed, then said after a while, "I'm fine."

“The rain is getting quite heavy, Your Highness. Why don’t you let Lin, the constable, come inside with us to take shelter?” Li Qiongying suggested.

“Okay,” Gao Chi said.

Lin Ziping clasped his hands in a gesture of respect and declined, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness and Miss Li, but I still have to deliver a message to the county government and Commandant Xiao."

"It's not too late to go after the rain stops," Gao Chi's voice left no room for argument.

"Yes."

Lin Ziping clasped his hands in a respectful bow, as it was better to obey than to refuse after being urged three times by his superior.

Lin Ziping led Hong Lao Er toward Gao Chi and the others. In just over ten meters, there were many people lying on the ground, some with knives and others with arrows on their backs. Blood was flowing everywhere with the rain.

Despite Lin Ziping's great care, the soles of his shoes inevitably got dirty.

Perhaps the crisis had temporarily passed, but upon returning to the same room, Lin Ziping suddenly felt a sense of disgust.

The soles of my shoes are covered in mud from mixed-race people, so I can't wear them anymore; I've been wearing these clothes for days, so I need to change them; I haven't showered for several days, so I should take a good bath when I get back.

"Brother Lin, Lin Ziping..."

what? !

Lin Ziping suddenly came to his senses; Gao Chi was talking to him.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. I was distracted," Lin Ziping said apologetically.

"Ziping, you have made a great contribution in resolving this banditry. I will report to the court to commend you," Gao Chi said.

Lin Ziping clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. But it is Your Highness's guidance that is truly effective, and it was also because Guard Wang and the others arrived in time. Otherwise, I fear I would have had difficulty killing the bandit leader Jiang Wanyu on my own."

The moon wanes when it is full, and water overflows when it is full. If a problem is not solved, it is due to personal factors. Conversely, if it is done well, it is because the leader is doing a good job and the direction is correct. The contributions of others should not be ignored, and we should thank our colleagues for their cooperation.

Having endured nearly a decade of harsh social experiences and countless rounds of criticism and self-criticism, Lin Ziping has long since mastered this art.

Lin Ziping's expression remained unchanged, his eyes were sincere, and his attitude was respectful.

Gao Chi finally showed a hint of satisfaction and nodded proudly to Lin Ziping.

At this moment, Li Qiongying and Xiaochunzi found a bundle of tree branches from somewhere.

Lin Ziping quickly stepped forward and took the things from Li Qiongying's hands: "Miss Li, let me do it."

Then, together with Xiaochunzi, they started a fire on the ground.

"Your Highness, Miss Li, please make do and rest for a while. I will keep watch with Zi... Lin, the constable." Xiao Chunzi said, bowing.

Gao Chi smiled gently and said, "That's fine too."

Xiao Chunzi quickly stepped forward and tidied up two clean straw mats. Gao Chi and Li Qiongying sat down on the ground and closed their eyes to rest.

"Thank you for your trouble," Li Qiongying said softly to Lin Ziping.

Lin Ziping shook his head slightly, looked away, and sat down near the door.

"Brother." Hong Lao Er looked at Lin Ziping expectantly.

"You should rest too." Lin Ziping settled Hong Lao Er in a spot closer to the fire.

Hong Lao Er obediently lay down.

Lin Ziping used the light to roll up his sleeve, revealing several wounds on his arm. The bleeding had stopped, but the wounds were white.

I have several cuts on my body, but they are not bleeding now, I only feel pain.

Lin Ziping estimated that the wound was probably similar to the one on his arm, but he didn't know if the knife that had injured him was rusty, whether he would get tetanus, and whether the wound would become infected because he was all wet.

"Young Master Ziping, this is for you." Xiao Chunzi handed over a porcelain bottle.

Lin Ziping didn't answer. Everyone here is just a working person, and it's not easy to keep some personal stuff.

Xiaochunzi seemed to understand Lin Ziping's meaning, glanced at Gao Chi, and said, "His Highness agrees."

"Thank you." Lin Ziping took it, poured some on his arm, and winced in pain.

Sigh, this wound wasn't disinfected, and I don't even know if this medicine will work.

Nothing happened that night, and before they knew it, dawn broke. Lin Ziping carried his shoulder pole out of the house. The rain had stopped, and the air was filled with a fresh scent.

The bandits who fell outside last night have been cleared away at some point, leaving behind scattered arrows, swords, and dark red mud, a testament to the intensity of last night's battle.

Lin Ziping found a pile of damp branches and leaves, lit them in an open space, and soon thick smoke billowed out.

Sending a message down the mountain was just an excuse; the county government hadn't given him any token at all.

When Lin Ziping went up Cat Mountain alone, he knew that he might be abandoned by the county government, which is why he let "Wuling Hongguan" go.

The so-called message transmission and tracking incense in the early stages were all just to fool Jiang Wanyu and the others. It was a desperate gamble, and everything was just a matter of improvisation.

As fate would have it, "Wuling Macro" actually made it to Xinping Village and found Cui Lizheng. The subsequent communication was done through Cui Lizheng.

Lin Ziping watched the rising smoke, hoping that Cui Lizheng would see it and come up quickly, as he felt he was about to lose control.

"Ziping, what are you doing here?" Gao Chi's voice came.

Lin Ziping turned around and saw that Gao Chi, Li Qiongying, and Xiao Chunzi were followed by about ten other people.

"My things were taken when I went up the mountain, so I came up with this idea to send a message down the mountain. I don't know if they can see it." Lin Ziping looked worried.

Gao Chi laughed and said, "That's easy. I'll just send someone down the mountain to deliver the message."

"That's wonderful, thank you, Your Highness." Lin Ziping said with delight.

“We’re planning to go up that mountain, Ziping, would you like to come along?” Gao Chi asked, pointing to a mountain.

Lin Ziping followed his hand and looked in the direction he was looking at. It was the mountain that he had always found strange.

Thinking of the fire dragon on the mountain last night, Lin Ziping's curiosity grew even stronger, and he agreed without thinking.

Gao Chi made arrangements for the dozen or so people behind him: one went down the mountain to deliver the message, while two others stayed behind to provide backup.

The rest of the group ate some of the prepared food and then set off for the mountain.