Ahornsoundedfromthewesternwatchtower,theentireyardged。Soldiersdroppedtheircasualexpressions。
Mengrabbedonsandrushedtowardthewall。Ayaossmiledisappeared。"Whathappened?"
SuyuanlookedtowardthedistanthillswhileXieZhengcamerunningfromthea,alreadyfasteninghisarmor。
Ascoutappearedatthegate。
"General!Smokehasbeenspottedbeyondthewesternridge!
"Younis?"
"No。"
Thescoutshookhishead。"Theyrenottribalriders。"
XieZhengsexpressionbecamecolder。
"Howmany?"
"Wedontknow。Buttheyreattagthebordersettlements。"
Suyuanseyesnarrowed,theborderhadsuddenlybeeveryquiet。Then,fromfaraway,anotherhornsounded。
Thistime,itwasntthewarningofapproagtribes,itwasthesignalthatsomeonehadalreadycrossedtheborder。XieZhengmountedhishorse。"Sealthewesternroad。Sendtwentyriderswithme。"Allthesoldiersmovedimmediately。
AyaolookedatSuyuan。"WhowouldattackXianwhileeveryoneiswatgYounis?"Suyuandidntanswer。
Hereyesremainedfixedonthesmokerisingbeyondthehills,astrahoughthadalreadyenteredhermind。
Maybethewareveryonefearedwasntingfromthediretheyexpected,XieZhengsuddenlyturnedhishorsetowardher。
"Princess,returntotheinfirmary。"
Suyuanraisedaneyebrow。
"Iwalk。"
"Younearlylostabattleagainstafence。"
Ayaosnorted。
Suyuanglaredather。
XieZhengalmostsmiled,thenhisexpressionbecameseriousagain。"Stayihebarracks,nomatterwhatishappeningouttheremaynotbeanordinaryborderraid。"Suyuanwatchedhimrideawaywiththesoldiers,thewesterngateopened。Horseafterhorsedisappearedintothesmokeandshestoodthereforseveralmoments。
Thenshelookedtowardthea,somethingwaswrong。
Shehadafeelinghermothersmaphadonlyshowhebeginning。