Chapter 285 - We Wait

"Yang Xian, I'm ready," Wei Liuying called out after she had rode her horse. The soldiers were already lining up neatly behind Commander Zhou on the other side. He would be the one to lead them back to Prince Ji Sheng City.

"In that case, let's depart!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers began to move with Commander Zhou at the front. Not far from Commander Zhao, Wei Liuying and Yang Xian were following him. They didn't join with the platoons since their position was a bit unique.

"I don't understand why I have to return back too," Wei Liuying said in a low tone.

"His Highness will be happy if you can attend his wedding with Lady Gao."

"You know full well that unmarried young girl can't possibly attend the wedding. Also, the drinking session is only for his close friends and that didn't include young unmarried young ladies."

Yang Xian scratched his cheek. Ever since he had 'accidentally' revealed Wei Liuying's real gender to some soldiers, Wei Liuying has been refusing to keep on acting as a male during some formal matters. The marriage was one of the few things that Wei Liuying didn't want to back off.

After all, it would reflect badly on Prince Ji Sheng if he allowed a young unmarried girl like her to attend.

"Would you like to get married first?"

"Yang Xian, should I remind you that I'm still 15 years old?" After New Year in around four more months, she would turn 16.

"You can get married if you have your hairpin ceremony when you're 15 years old. No one will say anything here," Yang Xian replied.

Wei Liuying rolled her eyes. Certainly, she didn't have any plan to have a hasty marriage like that no matter how her identity has been changing rapidly so far. Right now, she was only 15 years old, which meant that she was not an adult yet. Even though she had already started her monthly period, she still looked like a kid very much.

Well, if they used the north's rule… she's already an adult, though.

"Rather than worrying about me, why don't you worry about the piece of news from the capital city, Strategist Yang."

"Which one?"

"Autumn hunt."

The two words sent cold expression on Yang Xian's face. It was clear that he disliked that hunt very much, yet at the same time, it was a custom for Han Shi Kingdom to have two hunts each year. The Summer Hunt was for the young generations and the Autumn Hunt was for the older generations. 

Wei Liuying knew that the two of them usually have different regulations, but she was not too clear. After all, she had never participated because it was designated for adults.

It was a good method to let them interact with each other and create bonds.

"Is there anything wrong with it?" Yang Xian asked back, trying to keep his voice calm as he looked at Wei Liuying's direction. 

Wei Liuying looked back at Yang Xian and spat out each words slowly, "You know that it's going to be a dangerous hunt, don't you?"

Yang Xian opened his mouth, wanting to change the subject. However, the warning gaze from Wei Liuying stopped him from doing so. He could only unwillingly close his mouth and nodded. "it's indeed dangerous, but there's no other option. We can't abandon the border just to participate in the hunt."

"Even if it means that the entire face will change?"

"…Yes."

It was highly possible that the two other princes would try to realize their plan, whatever it was, when they were hunting. Even though there was no clear order or something like that, Wei Liuying knew that it was the only time that the princes would gather in one place and fought directly in the open.

Prince Ji Sheng didn't have any plan to return back to the capital city and got himself involved in the mess. However, it didn't mean that he wouldn't get affected should something unwanted occurred during the hunt.

"What are you going to do if there's an accident?" Wei Liuying asked.

"Acted accordingly."

"Not preventing it this time?"

"No. It's too dangerous. Know yourself, know your enemy and in a thousand battle, you'll win a thousand times," Yang Xian said unhurriedly, quoting the famous Art of War that has been circulated for some time.

Wei Liuying chose not to reply. The capital city was like a foreign battleground for them. If it was at the north, they would be able to use almost everything to their advantage. From the terrain, weather, to the people who lived here, they would be able to make use of whatever they have to achieve victory.

On the other hand, they barely spent so much time in the capital city. Wei Liuying might have come from the capital city, but her experience when she was there was very limited. There were still many things that she didn't know.

The two of them no longer spoke during the journey until they reached Prince Ji Sheng's City. The city was no longer at the foremost border and by this time, no one bothered trying to find a suitable name for the city. They simply duped it as Prince Ji Sheng's City because he was the leader and also the one who had been leading them when they were here.

"We've arrived."

"It's pretty late. Should we head back and rest directly?" Wei Liuying asked as she gave signal for the soldiers to return back to their resting areas. The commanders already knew that they would have to come tomorrow, so there was no need for her to brief them again.

Yang Xian shook his head. "I would like to meet with His Highness first. Don't you wish to meet with him after a few weeks without meeting?"

Not really.

That was the answer that Wei Liuying wanted to give, but she chose to shut her mouth. There was nothing good would come from her defying Yang Xian this time. In any case, this would be a great chance for her to give the report of the cleaning progress. 

"Fine…"

"Let's go."