章 150: Chapter 74: In this eventful autumn, let's first deal with the present.

Tang Wanrou appeared pale after all the commotion she had gone through. Once Shen Qing agreed to help her, a hint of color finally returned to her face.

She walked up to Zhuifeng and was pulled onto the horse's back by Shen Qing, seated securely before his chest.

"Giddy-up!"

Zhuifeng seemed to sense its master's urgency. Before the whip was raised, it had already instinctively set off, galloping along the winding path towards Taiping County.

The sound of horse hooves was crisp and powerful, echoing through the forest and startling birds resting in the woods to fly away, leaving behind a string of clear chirping sounds.

Shen Qing, with Tang Wanrou, rode swiftly and reached the towering gates of Taiping County in just the span of two ke.

Seeing that they were about to pass through the gates, Shen Qing hurriedly tightened the reins to slow Zhuifeng down.

He then habitually fetched twenty wen from his pocket and tossed them to the guard at the city gate.