A Lonesome Fragrance Waiting to be Appreciated 3

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Zuiju seemed to notice something. She propped up her upper body with great effort, nervously looking in all directions.

In the falling night, she saw flickering green lights that had quietly crept from the forests.

Wolves!

She finally understood what the coldness in Fanlu's smile meant.

"Main General?! Main General! Wake up!"

Ruohan felt a splitting headache as he opened his eyes. The advisory tent was brightly lit with candles. He saw several faces of concerned generals above his head.

Where was Chu Bejie?

Ruohan clutched to his head as he forcefully sat up. "Where is he? Has he been caught?"

Everyone looked at each other. Sen Rong was pushed by everyone towards the front. His voice was a little muffled, "We heard General's call and rushed into the advisory tent. It was pitch-black everywhere and because we had no idea whether General was alive or not, it was chaotic as we panicked. When the candles were lit, we searched around but could not find the assassin's traces."

Ruohan sighed once and slapped his leg. "Damn it, such a pity!" But then he remembered that Chu Beijie would not be caught so easily. He should have already thought of how to leave before entering the camp.

Huacan was a newly promoted general. He lowered his voice to report, "Fifteen of Main General's guards were killed. It appears to be a surprise attack, and they were killed by a single cut at the throat. This assassin's skill is truly terrifying."

The bodies of the guards had been personally checked by each general. Each of them thought the skill of the enemy was incredible, causing an expression on fear on everyone.

Sen Rong shook his head. "The four countries has never heard of such a terrifying assassin. Perhaps it's time to tidy our Dong Lin's army camp. What would've happened if something happened to Main General and the army lost its advisor?"

"Yeah. Who on earth was the assassin?"

Ruohan was silent for a long time, before he replied, "Chu Beijie."

Although the tent was huge, it was suddenly silent. All the generals exchanged looks amongst each other, not knowing what to say.

Finally reacting, Sen Rong took a deep breath before opening his mouth wide to say, "He was actually the Duke of Zhen-Bei?"

The name Chu Beijie, to them, was like a nightmare.

In Kanbu, Chu Beijie had almost destroyed their country. This person had controlled the enemy's strategies and his resourcefulness was shocking. His swordsmanship was even more chilling

This time, by sneaking into an armed enemy camp, he once again showed his courage and superior abilities.

Who could not get a headache from having such an enemy?

"What on earth did he come here to do?"

"I'm not sure." Ruohan's expression was extremely twisted. "He wanted me to pass on a message to the King." He then recounted what had happened. Although it was very humiliating to be knocked out so easily, military affairs could not be treated lightly, so Ruohan still revealed everything honestly.

Everyone understand that the intruder was Chu Beijie. They did not doubt the words from Ruohan's mouth in the slightest. When they heard that Chu Beijie had declare to kill all of Bei Mo's generals, one by one, all of them were so angry that their eyes became red. They loudly cursed him.

Ruohan then said, "Chu Beijie's words are perhaps not without ground. If our army camp's security remains so lax, then we won't be able to withstand highly skilled people like him in the future."

When he said this, everyone went silent.

The Bei Mo army camp was far less strictly organised or trained compared to the Dong Lin army. Everyone knew that clearly.

An army that Chu Beijie had tuned could only perhaps be evenly matched against He Xia.

Ruohan looked outside the tent. The sky had yet to brighten. There was only a whisp of orange light faintly shining through the gray clouds.

"Our departure will not change. We set off tomorrow, so you may all leave. Let me think in peace for a while." As the people left, Ruohan called to Sen Rong, "Stay here."

Sen Rong nodded and sat down, thinking. He frowned, "Main General, there is one thing that I don't get at all, no matter how much I think. Chu Beijie threatened to kill my Bei Mo's generals and successfully infiltrated, but why did he only want Main General to pass on a message rather than begin his killing spree?"

Ruohan replied, "I also think this matter is strange. Judging from his face, he holds great faith in his skills in battle and is extremely arrogant. He immediately threatened that he wanted to kill all of Bei Mo's generals, one by one starting from the highest ranking general, until Bei Mo no longer has any generals avaliable."

"But, Main General is already the highest ranking general in Bei Mo. If Chu Beijie really wanted to do that, he wouldn't let go of Main General."

Ruohan's expression suddenly changed and he abruptly stood up from his chair. "Damn it, I know!"

Sen Rong was surprised. "What does Main General know?"

Ruohan's expression was solemn and his voice sunk. He slowly replied, "Main General, Main General Ze Yin."

This time it was Sen Rong's turn to pale. "That's right, he definitely wants to kill Main General Ze Yin first!"

Ze Yin was the pillar of the Bei Mo army. Even though he had retired to live in a secluded residence, his prestige in the army had not changed, the Bei Mo equivalent of Chu Beijie in the Dong Lin army.

If the news of Ze Yin's assassination by Chu Beijie was to spread through the world, then the morale of the Bei Mo army would collapse and become extremely vulnerable.

Sen Rong was also a seasoned general who accompanied Ze Yin for many years. He couldn't help feel worried about Ze Yin. He rubbed his hands anxiously, asking, "What to do? We can't just sit back and watch a matter concerning Main General's life and death unfold."

"Main General is my Bei Mo's famous swordsmanship practitioner and has loyal guards by his side. I'm just afraid that Chu Beijie may somehow slip through the gaps and happen to succeed."

"We must immediately contact Main General, so that he is warned of Chu Beijie." Sen Rong suddenly remembered something and he was distressed. "No one knows where the Main General went to live in seclusion after resigning. We must immediately send people out to find Main General, to report this news. Chu Beijie holds all of Dong Lin's military power and has many spies. We mustn't let him find Main General before we do."

Ruohan was confident and he smiled, "No need to worry, I know. I'll write a letter now. Main General is a hero himself, so as long as he makes enough preparations, he will absolutely not let Chu Beijie succeed."

When early dawn fell, a fast horse rushed out from the Bei Mo army camp, heading towards the Songsen Mountains.

Chu Beijie, who had been waiting for a long time on the grass of another hill saw the small back of the messenger moving rapidly in the distance. He gently got up by using the beloved horse by his side. "Time to hit the road. We'll go find your female owner."

He turned to mount up, calmly tugging the reins in his hands.

The horse neighed, released its four legs to pound the yellow dust below, chasing after the messenger soldier.

Judging by the direction the soldier was heading to, as expected, Ze Yin and Yangfeng's secluded residence was somewhere in the vast Songsen Mountains.

Pingting, you have often mentioned your good friend, Yangfeng, to me.

If her secluded residence is near Yun Chang, then you will definitely go to find her, right?

Have you already seen Yangfeng? Or are you still on the way?

Chu Beijie is incompetent. I breached several Yun Chang checkpoints, yet couldn't get your whereabouts at all. Although the sword in my hand is sharp, I cannot force out your whereabouts from the sky, in all these seas of snow.