C44 Diphtheria

Bai Xiu and Da Niu who were at the gate of the city were feeling anxious and worried about when they could enter the city. However, Bai Xian, who was walking on the road to Bai Yue Stall, suddenly had a bad premonition when he saw the faces of the people on the streets.

When Bai Xiu had left this morning, she had had the thought of not being able to calm down and letting him stay at home, but that thought had been extinguished just a moment ago.

Bai Xian thought that if they really fight until here, she and Bai’s mother would go to the County City to find Bai Xiu. If they don't have any money, they could earn it again.

There were more guests this afternoon, which also comforted Bai Xian. It seemed like the reason for the war was just a rumor, and he had no idea who the people who spread the rumors were.

She focused on cooking, the massive amount of energy consumption caused her to have no time to think about those troublesome matters, waiting for the guests to leave and for the people of Bai Yue Stall to gather for lunch. Only then did Bai Xian realise that Song Yue had not come to work yet.

Although Song Yue had indeed helped Bai Xian and the Bai Yue Stall quite a bit, but he had disappeared mysteriously recently, and the Bai’s mother was very dissatisfied with him for always disappearing for no reason.

"Xian Er, what's wrong with Song Yue? "Why is it that you haven't come to work lately?"

Bai Xian was also very angry, recently there had been some distance between her and Song Yue, the two of them were no longer as close as Song Yue was before, in order to save her from getting injured, "Mother, Brother Song might have some difficulties, since he has helped us a lot."

Seeing Bai Xian's troubled look, Bai’s mother did not know what to say anymore. She softly sighed: "Alright, let's eat."

Song Yue had been really busy recently. Ever since he had met with the personal guard, Lu Yi had been reporting a lot of information to him every day. Especially the recent rumors about the war and the mysterious army.

Last night, he had set off with the personal guard to search for traces of the mysterious army. Song Yue brought the personal guard s and galloped for tens of kilometers, and under the cover of the night, they quickly proceeded into the depths of the mountain.

Song Yue was walking in the front of the group, he suddenly turned his head and said: "Everyone be quiet." He thought he heard someone talking.

The personal guard team immediately pulled on their reins to wait for Song Yue's order. Seeing Song Yue's serious look, could it be that someone was hiding in the mountains?

Song Yue gently dismounted and Lu Yi immediately followed behind him. The two of them walked forward another dozen meters, and then turned around and saw that there was actually light at the foot of the mountain. Under the concealment of the shadow, Song Yue crouched down and carefully looked forward.

What appeared in front of him was actually the army that had already set up camp in the ravine. Looking at the number of tents, it should be around a thousand people.

These thousand soldiers might not be a lot, but judging from their equipment, they should be the strongest army in Chu, the Cloud Artillery Battalion. Song Yue had sparred with the Chu many times, so he naturally knew that the soldiers of the Cloud Artillery Battalion could all block five attacks at once.

Song Yue held his breath, he grabbed onto Lu Yi's arm and walked back to their original position gently. Luckily, the current time was when the human body was at its tightest, so the sounds made by him and the personal guard were sufficient to make him laugh.

Otherwise, they would have already been found out by the Cloud Artillery Camp by now. Song Yue's group had followed the same route back, and by the time they reached the courtyard of the Song Family in Two Li Stall, the sun had already risen.

He sat alone in the courtyard and waited for Song Yue and the others to return. Seeing Song Yue's serious expression, Song Cheng's heart tightened: "Is there really someone hiding on the mountain?"

Song Yue nodded, he turned and called for the personal guard s to sit down and rest, he had not relaxed at all during the entire night, and on the way there, he was filled with doubts and worry.

"I saw about a thousand people. In order not to alert the enemy, we didn't scout further. I wonder if they were still hiding somewhere else."

Song Cheng's face became ugly. Although he was not the Son of Heaven yet, but the vigilance of the imperial officials was too low. Why were the border guards so unreliable?

He looked at Song Yue, and luckily, Song Yue realized that he could be more or less vigilant, but what should he do next: "Song Yue, should we return to the capital immediately, I will ask father … Ask him for a message so you can lead the troops. "

Song Yue knew that the method he was talking about was the safest one, but going to the capital would take at least a day or two. By the time he returned with the order, maybe the place would have already been occupied by the enemies and become a Purgatory.

Song Yue said: "The method you suggested might work, but it might not be in time. Let me think about it."

Song Cheng did not understand much about the war, but he knew that he could not help much, and could only think of other ways. Song Cheng immediately went out to look for his hidden guards, and without seeing them for the past few days, he wondered how they were doing.

Song Yue, who had been pondering for a long time, suddenly thought of three methods. He gathered all the personal guard s, and other than Lu Yi and Mu Er, who stayed by his side, the rest of them each took on their respective tasks and hastened their actions.

Qing San and Mystic Four went to the County Magistrate's side to look for the Lord Commander, telling him that the enemy troops were already at hand. The County Magistrate was not a greedy person, he immediately said that he would organize the militia, prepare the combat equipment, and prepare to fight at any time.

The rest of the people went to borrow troops from the Phoenix City guarded by Song Yue's cousins. If he could borrow 2,000 people, Song Yue was confident that he could stop all of the enemy's forces.

When everyone started to move, it showed that Song Yue was very idle. Thinking back to how he had not eaten since last night, he rubbed his shriveled stomach and walked towards Bai Yue Stall.

At the moment, only Bai Xian was still busy working in the Bai Yue Stall, and she had rushed back home to rest for the rest of the people. Song Yue went straight to the backyard, he knew that Bai Xian liked to sit beside a millstone in a daze.

Bai Xian's and Song Yue's eyes met in the next second. She looked at Song Yue quietly, she had obviously only seen him yesterday afternoon, why did she feel like it was as if several centuries passed by in this world.

When they first met, she was just confused by the familiarity that Song Yue brought her. She was so curious about Song Yue that she slowly walked closer to him, he had helped her many times, but before the Bai Yue Stall opened its doors, the yamen runners came to look for her, the Boss Li came to snatch the menu from her, and there were too many, Bai Xian could not even count the number of times they helped her.

This complicated feeling made Bai Xian's heart very conflicted. Whether it was because she was moved and grateful for Song Yue's selfless help, or because she was a little similar to Shao Yue in terms of persistence, she couldn't explain it even if she couldn't.

Song Yue looked straight at himself, and when he thought about the tense situation he was in, he did not know how to ask: "Bai Xian, did Bai Xiu go to the county city?"