Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2616 Atonement for Crimes 79.0
The snowflakes finally got there first, landing calmly just as they were about to reach the camp.

"I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that it snowed this month."

“Snow in March should be a very auspicious sign.” Jin Miaomiao walked to Shen Cha’s side, looked up at the snow in the sky, and said, “Although this is a good time for sowing, it is only true in the south. In the north, the soil is still frozen solid at this time of year!” She looked at Shen Cha and said, “However, if this snow lasts for many days, the day we set out to send troops will have to be postponed.”

"There's no rush to send troops. We'll wait for Wanyan Qingmu and Wanyan Ping to clash again before making any plans. So, how long the snow lasts won't affect us at all." Shen Cha looked up at the falling snowflakes, sighed softly, and said, "It's just that the sudden snowfall might have caught the people off guard. Tonight—" She looked at Xue Ruitian and asked, "Is Brother Xiaotian on duty?"

“Yes, I’m on duty. Xiao Jiu will lead the patrol, and I’ll be going around the city with him.” Xue Ruitian looked at the snowflakes falling from the sky and thought for a moment. “We still have some necessities in our stockpile. If needed, we can take them out to deal with emergencies.”

"Hmm!" Shen Haolin thought for a moment, "There should still be enough carbon?"

“This is enough, brother, don’t worry.” Shen Cha nodded and turned to Mei Lin, saying, “Go and tell the kitchen to make more ginger soup. The weather has suddenly turned so cold, they need to drink some ginger soup to ward off the cold. Tell Old Mo to put in more ginger and make more ginger soup. At this time, we can’t let anyone get sick.”

"Okay, I'll go now." Merlin replied and hurriedly left for the kitchen to relay Shen Cha's message.

Shen Cha watched Merlin's departing figure, breathed a sigh of relief, then looked up at the sky and said, "However, today is a good opportunity. Let's not go back to the main camp. Why don't we go to the training ground? We've been sitting here for almost half a day. Shouldn't we stretch our legs a bit?"

Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian exchanged a glance, said nothing, and simply nodded to Shen Cha.

Jin Miaomiao and Ying Wu naturally had no objections. In this kind of weather, they also wanted to see how the people on the stage would perform, and they even wanted to go on stage themselves.

"How did today's competition go? Besides Shao Bai, have there been any changes among the other champions?"

Shen Cha looked at Shadow Five. During the time they were interrogating Boss Luan, a steady stream of messages were being sent from the training ground, all of which were received by Shadow Two.

"Nothing has changed, except that there are even fewer people challenging Brother Shaobai today. Yesterday afternoon there were seven or eight, but this morning, by lunchtime there were only two or three."

"Only two or three?" Xue Ruitian raised an eyebrow and said with a wicked smile, "Our Shao Bai isn't exactly popular!" "It's not that he's not popular. Every time Brother Shao Bai accepts a challenge, more people watch. It's just that very few have the courage to go on stage. However, with Brother Shao Bai's style, very few people here can break through. They're not like the Eagle General, who has the stamina and energy to fight for half a day before a winner is decided. Most people don't have that kind of strength."

“That’s true, Shao Bai’s style is just too troublesome.” Xue Ruitian shook his head slightly.

“Who says otherwise!” Ying Wu clapped his hands. “I almost forgot, today the Prince accompanied Fourth Master, Master Qin and Uncle Yan to the training ground. Master Qin and Uncle Yan even wanted to go up to the arena, but they were stopped by the Prince and the two young princes and young masters.”

"Good for them." Shen Cha shook her head helplessly. "From the first day of the arena, they've been thinking about going up there. Now that the arena is halfway there, they still haven't given up."

"They said they wanted to test the level of these youngsters. The Prince said to let them take a look first, and then let them choose whichever one they like to try. They can't take turns doing it all." Shadow Five sighed. "That's how we managed to keep the two of them in line. They've probably seen enough by now and are ready to go on stage. Luckily, it's snowing now, so we have another excuse to keep them in line."

"An old man's mind is like a needle at the bottom of the sea." Jin Miaomiao shook her head helplessly. "It's hard to guess what the old men are thinking. They might even think that these snowflakes are to cheer them up, and that makes them even more eager to go on stage. They really enjoy fighting in the midst of a heavy snowfall!"

"No, with Xiaoyun and the others around, this won't happen." Shen Cha shook her head gently. She felt a little cold and unconsciously moved closer to Shen Haolin. "These little guys know how to please the old men."

"You said your master is an old man, aren't you afraid we'll tell him?" Shen Haolin stopped, took off his cloak and draped it over Shen Cha, then took her hand, smiled at her, and said, "However, you're right, Xiaoyun and the others are very good at dealing with Uncle Qin and Uncle Yan, they use all sorts of tricks, from being cute to being unreasonable."

“Yes!” Shen Cha nodded. “They are all very good at what we are embarrassed to do. With them around, there is nothing to worry about. Besides, aren’t there Eagle Leopard and Falcon, and Brother Qi and the others? These energetic guys can’t keep an eye on two old men, can’t they?”

"That's right!" Jin Miaomiao yawned and looked at Ying Wu. "Where's Wanyan Xi? Did she go to see her today too?"

"Yes, you know, he's quite strange. He's clearly not very mobile, but he still insists on going. Just to watch a match, he has to travel such a long way." Shadow Five shook his head slightly. "The Grand Commander's guards are almost going crazy. Fortunately, he only watches the morning's matches. After he goes back for lunch, he won't watch anymore. Otherwise, before the matches are over, those guards probably wouldn't have been able to hold on. That kid Dai Yi ran away quickly, following Mianbai, which saved us this trouble."

"Let him see if he wants to. Let him know that in his lifetime, or from him to his sons and grandsons, there will be no possibility of restoring the so-called glory of his ancestors. We and the Yelü family will keep a close eye on them." Shen Cha looked at the large training ground not far away and raised an eyebrow slightly. "With someone like Wanyan Xi, whom we all need to be wary of, our relationship with the Liao Kingdom will become stronger and stronger."

Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian remained silent, but they largely agreed with Shen Cha's idea. As long as Wanyan Xi continued to demonstrate his ambition, they and the Yelü family would be on high alert towards him. Even if they helped him ascend the throne, they would not relax their vigilance against him in the slightest.