Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1065 Xiao Yuansui's Whereabouts
Yuwen Ye's brows suddenly twisted into a knot.

He asked, "What's going on?"

Shentu Tai took a deep breath and said, "He has been staying in his tent for the past two days. I know he is..., so I didn't go to find him. I just let him calm down and hope he can figure it out quickly. However, the camp will be completely dismantled today, and we can't keep him there anymore, so I went to call him in person. I didn't expect to find that his tent was already empty when I went in."

Yuwen Ye thought for a moment and asked, "Where are his things?"

Shentu Tai said: "His clothes and his pair of hammers are gone."

"..."

Yuwen Ye fell silent.

The clothes and weapons were gone, which meant that they were not taken away accidentally - of course, with his skills, this possibility was not very likely, but if this possibility could be ruled out, there was only one possibility left.

He left on his own.

Yuwen Ye's eyes gradually turned cold, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I understand."

Seeing him like this, Shen Tutai had no choice but to take his leave. However, he turned around and took two steps before he couldn't let it go. So he turned back and whispered, "Your Highness, aren't you going to send someone to look for him?"

Mu Xian also nodded slightly.

In fact, no matter how rough the minds of these three grown men were, they all understood at this time that Shan Tong'er left because he was resentful of Shan Shiyu's death; and since he left at such a young age, they subconsciously wanted to find him back. After all, Shen Tutai and he had known each other since they were in Wanggangzhai, and they had a deep brotherly love.

Yuwen Ye only glanced at him calmly: "Where are you going to look for it?"

"..."

"Can you find it?"

"..."

“Even if he is found, will he come back?”

"..."

"Now that he's back, how can I punish the deserter?"

After hearing the last sentence, Shentu Tai and Mu Xian were both shocked, and then they came to their senses. No matter how disheartened Shan Tong'er was after Yuwen Ye killed Shan Shiyu, leaving the barracks without military orders would be regarded as a deserter. If Yuwen Ye really wanted to find him, it would be impossible for him not to set an example for the entire army and severely punish his behavior.

Shentu Tai said: "Your Highness..."

Yuwen Ye waved his hand and said, "If he wants to leave, let him go. If you can't figure it out, there's no need to wait for him to come back. This is not a place where people can come and go as they please."

"..."

"Now that we have taken Hulao Pass, you should think about what to do next."

Hearing this, Shentutai's expression also became serious.

In fact, although he was a little worried about Shan Tong'er, he was only worried about the child's mood. With his skills in martial arts and years of experience in wandering, he would definitely not suffer any grievances or danger, so he could be relieved for the time being. But when he heard Yuwen Ye talking about business, he immediately became serious.

He said, "Your Highness wants to send troops immediately?"

After they took Hulao Pass, they were only one step away from Luoyang. Going south was almost the only way forward. But facing his doubts, Yuwen Ye did not give an answer, but just stretched out his hand to touch the rough parapet in front of him - although this time, they took Hulao Pass at a very low cost, and the towers here were not even stained with much blood, but he knew very well that as the northern gateway of Luoyang, this place had experienced countless wars from ancient times to the present, and every inch of land under their feet, even every brick and tile, was soaked with the blood of heroes.

Yuwen Ye asked: "Do you think we shouldn't send troops?"

Shentu Tai and Mu Xian looked at each other. After thinking for a while, the latter whispered, "But we have been on the road since Chang'an for several months. We have experienced dozens of battles, big and small. The soldiers also need some time to rest."

"..."

"Besides -"

"Besides what?"

Mu Xian hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not express his worry about the princess's whereabouts. It was not that he wanted to hide it from Shentu Tai, but he knew that once it came to military affairs, Yuwen Ye would not allow other people or things to influence his judgment, let alone the Princess of Qin, not even the Emperor.

Just when Mu Xian was hesitant and unable to speak, Shentu Tai said, "I'm afraid Liang Shide has a backup plan."

"..."

When he said this, his voice was obviously unusually hoarse.

Yuwen Ye looked at him, and his brows, which had been twisted into a knot, relaxed slightly at this moment, and his expression was as if he had finally waited for something: "Oh."

There was no tone of doubt in his "Oh". Rather, it sounded as if he knew something, or guessed something, and had just been waiting for this moment to confirm it.

Seeing him like this, Shentu Tai took a deep breath and finally said, "In addition to taking over Mengjin Pass and recovering the remaining troops around, I have also been inquiring about Xiao Yuansui's whereabouts."

Yuwen Ye said calmly, "The news you sent back to Chang'an before, wasn't he lingering near Hejian County?"

"Yes,"

Speaking of Xiao Yuansui, his "old master", Shentu Tai's tone and expression became more serious than before. When they sent troops to Luoyang, news had already arrived that Liang Shide gave Xiao Yuansui 50,000 troops and asked him to leave Luoyang. This move was very strange, and until now, they had not figured out the real purpose of Xiao Yuansui leaving Luoyang. Moreover, in the past few days, they had been everywhere around Luoyang, and Liang Shide had almost no power to fight back, but this did not seem to be Liang Shide's true strength.

Now when Xiao Yuansui was mentioned again, the atmosphere between the three people became solemn.

Shen Tutai said: "These days, the people I sent out have finally achieved results. Xiao Yuansui led the 50,000 troops and swept all the way across the north, clearing out more than ten rebel groups in Hebei, Dingzhou and other places, and gathered them all together. They are currently stationed in Leshou."

"..."

"He has no less than 100,000 troops under his command."

Upon hearing this, Yu Wenye's pupils suddenly contracted violently.

This was the first time that Mu Xian heard the news and he was a little surprised. There were not many people who had caused Yuwen Ye to suffer losses on the battlefield over the years, but Xiao Yuansui could be considered one of them. Even though Yuwen Ye had used a trick to split Wanggang Village, he was probably not completely letting go of the "grudge" that he had suffered when he was forced to retreat by Xiao Yuansui in Xingluo Cang.

Now, this person has gathered an army of more than 100,000...

Mu Xian murmured, "What does he want to do?"

Shentu Tai only glanced at him and did not answer this obvious question. Instead, he said to Yuwen Ye in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I am just worried that if we put all our troops and energy into Luoyang now, what if he——"

I'm sorry, I had something to do today, so I finished writing after midnight. Please forgive me.