AGENT 11 (Chu Te Gong Huang Fei novel/Xiao Xiang Dong Er 潇湘冬儿

Agent 11 ch32

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Q11 Chapter 32
Chapter 32 The Long War Hymn

On the trail, heavy snow fluttered about. A yellow, pear-shaped carriage pulled by eight horses was crazily running down the road. The wild blooded Western Desert horses kicked up snow from both sides of the carriage. The driver had to wear a multiple layered padded overcoat to somewhat keep out the chill. His face, however. was frozen in frost and snow as his two cheeks burned bright red. He looked awful, being frozen by the weather.

   Wu Taoya pulled back the curtains to the carriage, narrowing his eyes into half slits staring at the howling north wind and the snow-covered ground. Li Xian was riding alongside the carriage shouting at him. But his voice have been like mosquitoes as it got lost in the wind. One could hardly hear him.

   "Sir!" Li Xian shouted: "The snow is too heavy,  go back into the carriage!"

   Wu Taoya shook his head. The young face seemed a bit heavy as he looked up and shouted, "How much longer?"

   "Two hours."

   Wu Taoya frowned as an ominous sense of foreboding slowly rose from the bottom of his heart.  The words of his master slowly rose from the back of his mind. If it's true, there maybe be a disaster is coming for Yan Shi Ye.

   "Li Xian," Wu Taoya urgently spoke, "You, take Shibayan Wei (Wei means guard in this case) along with you first. Be sure to pass on the news to the residence of the hostage prince. If these things cannot be, do not act recklessly. Try to contact that Yu girl in hiding, then wait for me to enter the city. Be sure to grasp the whereabouts the crown prince, to make sure that child is safe."

   "Your subordinate understands!" Li Xian promised. "Sir, be more careful, this subordinate leaves first."

   Having finished, he beckoned Shibayan and rode off.

   Wu Taoya looked at Li Xian as he disappeared into the rain of snow before he dropped his curtain back down. Leaning back in the carriage, he took a deep breath.

He hoped that everything was okay and that he would make it in time.

   Meanwhile in Zhen Huang City, at the white Willow Temple next to the martial arts field, the shadow guard Yan Shiqi just stopped by Yan Xun's warhorse outside of the hostage prince's residence. Looking pale and anxious, he reported to the Crown Prince, "The General of the first Army from the city walls, Song Sen,  is leading troops to encircle the hostage prince's residence. The Eldest son, Master Zhuge Huai, has already taken personal guards to rush to the other Zhuge Residences. Now it is time for them to come here."

   Yan Xun frowned, "What cavalry camps does the Zhuge's people mix with to already inform the Presbyterian Church?"

   "Crown Prince!" Fengmian shouted loudly, as sound of hooves rapidly approached from the rear. The child's face was somewhat panicked, "The people following, are catching up!"

   Yan Xun looking on calmly, turned around and asked, "How many people? Any of Zhuge Yue's people?"

   "No," the child spoke so excitedly that the snow on his hood flew on the ground. "It's the Wei family, I saw a team with Wei Shu Ye."

   "The Wei family?" Yan Xun furrowed his eyebrows, "When did the Wei and Zhuge family collude together? Not to mention, in such a short time the information can move so quickly as to mobilize the Wei family."

  He looked down at Chu Qiao sitting in front of him, frowning," Girl, you got issues with the Wei family too?"

   Chu Qiao's eyebrows locked, as her small face turned solemn in thought, then she shook her head, "No."