My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 124: Kidnapped

Kong Jixing’s eyes flickered for a second before he replied, "The second is to return to the grasslands and fight nature to survive."

At this, everyone in the tent took a sharp breath—including Kai Mu.

Shaking his head, Kai Mu instantly rejected the idea. "No. There must be another way."

He paused, then looked at Kong Jixing and asked, "What about the third option?"

Standing up from his seat, Kong Jixing walked over to the sand map. Seeing this, Kai Mu and the generals followed him.

Standing beside the sand map, Kong Jixing picked up a miniature flag and stabbed it into the sand map. With a smile on his lips, he said, "The last option is, retreating to advance."

Frowning slightly after hearing this, Kai Mu curiously asked, "Military Advisor, what do you mean by that?"

Turning away from the sand map, Kong Jixing looked at Kai Mu and explained, "Supreme General, you also understand our current situation. There is no chance we can take down Xiqiang City or defeat the Feng Army."

"It is also impossible for the Yuezhi Tribe to return to the grasslands. Since the Yuezhi Tribe has no way to survive, whether we attack Xiqiang City or not, the only remaining option is to retreat and wait for opportunity."

After listening so far, one of the generals sneered. "Military Advisor, you have been talking for so long, but you still haven’t given us a useful suggestion."

Kong Jixing didn’t take offense at the general’s mocking words. He chuckled and replied, "General, impatience is a taboo in warfare. Surely you are not that stupid to not know that, right?"

Seeing the mocking look in Kong Jixing’s eyes, the general was enraged. "You—! Military Advisor, don’t go too far!"

"Enough!" Kai Mu snapped, shooting the general a warning glare. Then he looked at Kong Jixing and said, "Military Advisor, just tell us what the last option is."

Fanning himself slowly, Kong Jixing said, "Supreme General, we must wait for the right opportunity."

"How? We are out of supplies and have gone two days without food or water. If we wait any longer, we will die from starvation or thirst before Feng Xiyan even needs to lift a finger!" Kai Mu said anxiously.

Pointing at the miniature flag he had just placed on the sand map, Kong Jixing replied, "For now, we must retreat and divide into small teams. Each team will take over an abandoned city and disguise themselves as traveling merchants."

"I heard there was a rebellion in Xiquan City seven days ago. Although the Ji Army managed to suppress it, many commoners fled Xiquan City overnight."

"Based on my calculations, the refugees should be arriving in Xiqiang City today or in the coming few days. We can use this opportunity to sneak into Xiqiang City and get supplies."

"After Feng Xiyan sees us dispersing, he will lower his guard. Once we have collected enough supplies, we will regroup and launch a surprise attack on Xiqiang City."

"If the intel from our spies is accurate, the Feng Army still hasn’t discovered the secret passage used by General Lai Kai. Once we establish connections with the merchants inside, we can smuggle supplies out through the secret passage."

After listening to his explanation, hope returned to Kai Mu’s eyes. He grabbed Kong Jixing by the shoulders and laughed heartily.

"Ha ha ha! Military Advisor, you are indeed a genius!"

Kong Jixing smiled and chuckled. "The Supreme General flatters me."

Now that they had found a path forward, Kai Mu turned to his generals and ordered, "Go make the preparations! We leave this place in one sichen!"

"Yes, Supreme General!" The generals responded in unison and left in a high-spirited mood.

Seeing that Kong Jixing still looked pale, Kai Mu said, "Military Advisor, you haven’t fully recovered. You should return to your tent and rest. When everything is ready, this general will send someone to inform you, and we will leave together."

Clasping his hands, Kong Jixing replied, "Then I will take my leave first." freeweɓnovel~cѳm

"Alright."

Leaving Kai Mu’s tent, Kong Jixing’s eyes turned cold. A second later, his expression returned to its usual carefree look.

Slowly fanning himself with his feather fan, he walked leisurely back to his tent. Once there, instead of resting, he began packing his belongings, changed his clothes, and tied his hair into a high ponytail.

After waiting for a while, Kong Jixing slipped out of the tent. Seeing no one around, the corner of his lips curved upward. In the next instant, he vanished from there.

One sichen later, a soldier arrived at Kong Jixing’s tent. Standing outside, he placed his right hand on his chest and bowed slightly.

"Military Advisor, the Supreme General invites you to depart together."

He waited for a moment, but received no response.

Not daring to make Kai Mu wait, the soldier called out again, "Military Advisor, the Supreme General invites you to depart together."

He waited for a while, but still got no answer from Kong Jixing. Frowning slightly, the soldier added, "Please forgive this subordinate’s rudeness."

With that, he lifted the tent flap and stepped inside.

Finding no one inside, the soldier felt uneasy. Just as he was about to report to Kai Mu, something on the ground caught his attention.

Bending down, he picked up a torn piece of cloth. The moment he saw dried blood on it, the soldier’s eyes widened in shock.

Clenching the bloody, torn cloth tightly, he rushed out of the tent while shouting, "Not good! The Military Advisor has been kidnapped!"

He shouted in panic all the way to Kai Mu’s tent, and by the time he arrived, the news had already spread throughout the entire Yuezhi military camp.

Rushing inside Kai Mu’s tent, the soldier knelt before him and presented the torn cloth with both hands.

"Supreme General, this subordinate found this in the Military Advisor’s tent. There are also traces of blood on the ground!"

The moment he finished reporting, Kai Mu slammed the long table and shouted in disbelief, "What did you say?!"

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