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第 40 章（第2页）

Suyuanlookedaroundthebarn，thisplacewaslargerthanshehadexpected。Therewereemptyshelvesalongthewallsandseveralwoodenplatformsraisedabovetheground。Shewalkedtowardoneoftheplatforms。"Thenwhydidtheraidersburherbarnbutleavethisohesoldierstopped，Suyuanlookedathimandhelookedback。

herspoke，thenanothersoldiercalledfromoutside。"Movethosecratestotheeasternsteroom!"ThefirstsoldierhurriedawaybutSuyuanremainedwhereshewas。Somethingaboutthebarnbotheredhernotbecauseofwhathadbeeroyedbutbecauseofwhathadbeeuntouched。Shehadspentyearslearningtosurvivewithalmostnothing。Whenyouhadlittle，youlearnednottowasteanything。Theattackershadtakengrainbuttheyhadignoredmedieandons。Theyhadignoredhorses，perhapstheyhadntbeenstealing。Suyuanslowlylookedtowardtheemptydoorway，someonewasmakingXianlookinthewrongdire。ButshecouldntyetuandwhyandshewasntgoingtotellXieZhenguntilshewascertain。

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Thatevening，Suyuaurothebarrackscarryingasmallbundleofdriedherbsshehadcollectedhevillage。Ayaofollowedbehindwithtwiceasmuch。"Yousaidyouwereonlypigafew。"

"Igedmymind。"

"YoualwaysgeyourmindwhenImtheonecarryingeverything。"

Suyuansmiled。

"Yettingstronger。"

Ayaodroppedthebuothetable

"ThatsexactlywhatImafraidof。"

Suyuanlaughheartily。

ItwasthefirstgenuinelaughAyaohadheardfromherinalongtime。Forabriefmoment，thepastseemedfaraway。Thenahallopedthroughthebarracksgate。Asoldierjumpeddown。"General!"XieZheng，whohadjustretururowardhim。"Whathappened?"Thesoldierhandedhimasealedreport。"Thesouthernpatrolfoundanabandonedwagon。"

XieZhengopeandhisexpressiongedslightly。

"Whatsinside?"

"Nothing。"

"Nothing?"

"Thatsthestrangepart。"

Thesoldierloweredhisvoice。

"Therewerenosupplies，noons。andns。"

XieZhengfoldedthereport。"Whereisit?"

"Threemilessouthofthesupplycamp。"

Helookedtowardthedarkeningsky，thentowardthewesternmountains。Threeattacksinthreedifferentlocationsandnowaywagonplacedbetweenthem。XieZhengseyesnarrowed。"Preparetenriders。"Thesoldierbowed。"Yes，General。"

Suyuanwatchedhim。Shesuddenlyfeltthattheborderwasbeinglikeagameofchessonlyhersideknewwheretheotherhadplacedthepiecesandsomewherebeyondthedarkness，someoneatientlywaitingforXiantomakeitsmove。