It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 559: A Surprise

When Liu Yao reacted and looked towards the stream, most of the soldiers had already fled. Several doctors continued to cook, and the earthenware pots were bubbling with hot steam and fragrance.

He walked over, took a small bite of green bamboo leaves from an earthenware jar and started eating. It was indeed not as rough as he remembered. On the contrary, it was very tender and had a meaty aroma.

Suddenly, I wondered if I was too strict with Liu Cheng. After all, he was still a child, at an age when he loved to play and make noises. He always wanted to try new and interesting things, and was not bound by so many rules.

Deep in the bamboo forest, one could hear Liu Cheng howling as he was beaten, which sounded miserable.

He drank a mouthful of hot soup and felt much happier both physically and mentally. But when he turned around, he found that his personal attendant had also picked up Liu Cheng's bamboo quiver, put it on his back, and measured its weight and length. He seemed very satisfied. Liu Yao was a little unhappy again and snorted.

The followers immediately stood up and threw the bamboo quiver aside.

They were all his own soldiers, nothing unusual. Perhaps, he had just seen it wrong.

Liu Yao finally turned around and left the stream, and continued to move forward with his men, looking for a camping site for tonight. However, he always felt empty in his heart. Thinking about the past and someone's clever words and jokes, he felt like a big stone was pressing down on his heart.

"General, let's rest in the valley tonight," Deputy General Wei Xing suggested. "There are cliffs on both sides, so there won't be any ambushes. The important thing is that we can finally get out of the bamboo forest here, and there's no such suffocating dampness."

"That being said, the hunter also said that there is a secret road here. If the enemy appears from here, it will be difficult for us to deal with them." He Chi hesitated.

"Where is the secret road?" Wei Xing squinted and looked around.

"The hunter said he didn't remember because there had been mudslides and rock collapses here before, and maybe the road was buried." He Chi was also observing the surroundings. It was dark green everywhere, bamboo, trees, green grass and moss, and it looked very beautiful. But for the marchers, they had no time to appreciate it, and were completely thinking about how to arrange for the soldiers to spend the night here.

Wei Xing and He Chi carefully looked at the surrounding environment and went down to make arrangements. Liu Yao still wanted some people to continue moving forward and not stay here overnight. So, he led some people to move forward and left the valley. Wei Xing stayed behind with the wounded soldiers and planned to stop for a while.

In fact, he had not expected that after leaving the valley, there would be a flat road and a village. Although there were no people in the village due to the war, there was still some food left that they had not had time to take away, which also solved their big problem. Liu Yao was finally able to lie down on the earthen kang in the house, and his mood improved a little.

But I only slept until the second half of the night when I was awakened by the rapid knocking on the door and the sound of footsteps. I opened the door and saw that everyone was running with panicked faces and torches in their hands.

"What happened?" Fortunately, Liu Yao slept with his clothes on, so he was not too embarrassed.

"General Wei's Shenwu Group has encountered the enemy. Should we go to support them?" Liu Yao's personal soldier Liu Wu panicked. "General, General Wei is leading wounded soldiers, and the Shaoying Group is following them."

"Do you know how many enemies there are?" Liu Yao held the long sword in his hand.

"I don't know." Liu Wu replied awkwardly, "General Wei's personal attendant came here first to report the news. Here, he is here."

Liu Wu pulled a tall soldier in front of Liu Yao, who was also someone they knew, Wei Yuan.

"General! General Wei said they heard the enemy's movements and have already fled. I can run faster, so let me report as soon as possible."

"How many people did Wei Xing bring?" "Three thousand wounded soldiers, and about five hundred Shaoying troops and medical officers." Wei Yuan, who reported the news, did not seem particularly panicked. "We heard the noise, so we started to leave in advance. We should be fine."

"What do you mean?" Liu Yao was stunned.

"This..." Wei Yuan thought for a moment, and took off the bamboo quiver behind him. "After we set up camp, we used the quiver as a pillow as usual. But I didn't expect that the bamboo quiver has a much better sound reception than the leather quiver, and some slight movements can be heard. At first, we could hear the sound of small pieces of loose rocks falling from the cliffs, and then the sound of water flowing in the underground river... I and several other people listened carefully and felt it was very clear. At this time, we suddenly heard footsteps, and there were quite a few of them, coming from the west side of the canyon. Their footsteps were light, but still audible. So we immediately told General Wei, and the general heard it, so he quickly asked everyone to leave without stopping."

Wei Yuan spoke clearly and concisely, but his words also managed to outline the thrilling experience that had just occurred.

"Where is Liu Cheng?" Liu Yao was naturally worried about his son, not to mention that he had been beaten badly.

"That, I don't know." Wei Yuan grinned. He hurried out to report the news.

"Hey, General Wei's men?" Someone outside shouted, "They're coming out!"

"It's really them!"

"Great!"

There was a commotion, but it was obviously not panic, but a little bit of joy.

In the firelight, Wei Xing had already strode over, and someone was leading him to the courtyard where Liu Yao lived.

"Nothing happened. We didn't encounter any. We are all out." Wei Xing clasped his fists and reported to Liu Yao that he was safe. "The children of the Shaoying Group are also safe. They are really easy to take care of. They also helped the doctors to move things. It's not easy in the dark."

"As long as you're safe." Liu Yao nodded.

"General, give me a team of elites, 500 men will do. I want to kill them back and catch them off guard, to vent my anger." Wei Xing immediately asked, "They probably don't know that we know they are going to attack, so I'll kill them back."

"Are you sure?" Liu Yao's heart moved. This was indeed a good opportunity.

"Of course." Wei Xing raised his head.

"Okay, go ahead!" Liu Yao stabbed his long knife into the ground, "The vanguard regiment is yours, go and win the battle!"

"Understood sir!" Wei Xing did not hesitate at all. He turned around and walked out quickly. After counting the men and horses, he charged back towards the valley.

Liu Yao was holding a bamboo quiver, looking thoughtful.

According to what Liu Cheng had learned, he had no idea that bamboo could have such an effect after being made into a quiver. So who was behind this? Was it that Wang Po? Absolutely impossible.