Broken Bonds

Chapter 28

After Doctor Qiu arrived, Beitang Ao asked him to ride in the carriage with Yan Feili. He stepped onto Mo Xue, and set off for Hwaseong with Ling Qing and the thirty personal guards of the Northern Hall.

On the way, Beitang Ao repeatedly thought about what had happened.

After Yan Feili said that sentence, he laid down tiredly, turning his back from him intentionally or unintentionally, without seeing his expression.

Although he said that he wouldn't think about it anymore, Beitang Ao knew what he was like.

He knew he shouldn't have said those words. But Beitang Ao has always been a cold man and because of his position and nobility he doesn't know how to appease someone.

Those words were what he said to Yan Feili when Li'er was taken away, and now it will surely arouse those thoughts again.

But the child was gone. Although those words seemed to be thoughtless and merciless, he really doesn't know what to say to Yan Feili.

In the carriage, Yan Feili lay blankly. The Sect Master was right. He should stop thinking about it and forget about the child.

But there was one thing the Sect Master said wrong, that is, he should be blamed for this matter! The loss of this child was his own responsibility.

He shouldn't have thought about leaving the headquarters, he shouldn't have wanted to avoid the Sect Master, he shouldn't have fought bravely on the battlefield, he shouldn't have been foolishly unaware... He closed his eyes. His tears flowed non-stop last night, so now, he can only cry silently in his heart.

Beitang Ao set off to Hwaseong with Yan Feili along with the convoy.

Because he was afraid that his body would not be able to endure, the speed of the carriage was very slow, so it took five days to reach Xiashan on the border of Jian Yue.

Passing this mountain is the boundary of the country.

Ximen Yue was born in Yue country, and he was responsible for all Four Heavenly Sects affairs in Yue country.

He had already sent someone to notify Hwaseong Sub-rudder in advance, as long as they passed Xiashan, the sub-rudder would come to respond and meet with them to escort them to Hwaseong.

Although the battlefield has been back out there, this was still in the territory of Jian State after all.

This unmanaged land was extremely chaotic. There were many people competing with each other and there were also foreigners invading the land, making it very unsafe.

Beitang Ao only ordered a hundred soldiers from Yan Feili's troops to scout in advance and his convoy already met them halfway, it was more than enough to escort them to Hwaseong, but it was still difficult to deal with the chaos.

Fortunately, under the banner of the Four Heavenly Sects along the way, ordinary soldiers or bandits would automatically let them go when they saw them, and would not be stupid enough to be an enemy of them.

Yan Feili woke up, feeling that the carriage had stopped and had not moved forward for a while, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Doctor Qiu answered, "The road conditions ahead seemed to be bad. The Northern Hall Sect Master has already sent some soldiers to check it out."

Yan Feili slowly sat up.

He had been sleeping more than awake these few days. Although he was very weak and sluggish, he feels much better awake than when he was flat down asleep. This way, he can take medicine on time and gradually take in food.

"Doctor Qiu, where are we?" Yan Feili asked again.

"We have reached the foot of Xia Mountain."

"Xiashan?" Yan Feili leaned on the couch with the help of Doctor Qiu, "Are we on the East Road of Xiashan?"

Doctor Qiu has lived for 23 years, but except for going out to collect medicine, he rarely leaves the main headquarters, so he was not familiar with the terrain around here. He remembered asking the soldiers just now and said vaguely, "It should be."

Yan Feili stopped talking, and Doctor Qiu got out of the car to prepare medicated soup for him.

Beitang Ao pushed the carriage door and came in. Seeing Yan Feili awake and leaning on the couch with his eyes closed, he said to him, "Feili, this road on the East side of Xiashan cannot be taken anymore. After having lunch later, we will turn to West Road."

Yan Feili opened his eyes, "Why can't we go on the East Road?"

"The road was blocked by mud and rocks, and the carriage will not be able to get through." Beitang Ao answered in an understatement.

Yan Feili was silent for a while, and whispered, "If we take the West Road, be careful!" He knew everything about Jian State.

The East Road was always flat and wide, although it has to take a detour, it should be safe and convenient.

The West Road leads directly to the country of Yue, but it is hidden in the valley behind. On both sides were high mountains and dense forests, which is convenient for hiding. In the past, bandits or robbers often hid in them and intercepted their targets. It was a very dangerous area, so few people walked from there.

Moreover, there were no high mountains and soil slopes on both sides of the East Road where mud and rocks should come from. I'm afraid there were people who deliberately destroyed the road in order to make travelers divert their way to the West Road.

"Don't worry, I have my own plan." Beitang Ao was already aware of these things and he is already on the alert.

After eating lunch and resting for a while, Beitang Ao took them to the West Road and sent Ling Qing to go ahead in secret to explore the terrain.

The carriage and horses gradually moved on the West Road. The road was narrow and rugged.The ancient trees on both sides were towering to the sky, covering the head.

Obviously it was a hot afternoon in June, but the atmosphere in the surrounding area was dense, and there was quite a heavy chill, which made people unconsciously tense.

Beitang Ao seemed to be totally unaware of the surrounding environment and didn't rush to pass, just taking care of the bumps in the road and moving forward unhurriedly.

After traveling safely for more than two hours, he finally gradually reached the end of the road. The Yue country was already in front of him, and the soldiers could not help but relax slowly with a sigh of relief in their hearts.

But at this moment, Beitang Ao suddenly stopped his horse, and with a wave of his hand, the convoy stopped.

Before riding through, Beitang Ao's proud and cold voice spoke, it was not very loud, but it spread throughout the valley.

"Since we are already here, why are you still in hiding? It's shameful!" The voice whirled around on both sides of the valley for a few times, and then faded away.

The entire canyon was terribly silent.

Beitang Ao sneered, and his beautiful eyes flashed sharply, "Since you are not coming out, I will not be tolerant."

After speaking, he waved his hands and the soldiers on both sides set up bows and arrows to shoot in the jungle.

Wherever the arrow passed, a piece of green smoke lit up, and the entire dense forest was immediately enveloped in smoke.