"When did this happen?" Wei Yunlan's hand holding the medicine bottle trembled slightly.
"According to convention, the people sent to the Northern Barbarians by the cabinet would deliver news every three days. Logically, they should have sent back news the day before yesterday, but this time, there was no news for two days."
"The personnel in charge of the response did not find any trace of Yu Qi and the others. It was as if they had disappeared out of thin air."
Zou Yun had trained in various departments of Tianshu Pavilion. During the two years in the Yu Department, he was taught by Yu Qi personally. The two of them were both teachers and friends.
If the Pavilion Master had not handed over the Wei family's affairs to her this time, she would have wanted to sneak into the Northern Barbarians with Yu Qi.
Wei Yunlan couldn't help but sweat for Yu Qi in his heart, but forced himself not to think in a pessimistic direction, "No news may be the best news. Team Leader Yu and his men may have been delayed by something, so they didn't have time to say hello and disappeared."
"I hope so." Zou Yun sighed, but there was not much expectation in his eyes.
For everyone in Tianshu Pavilion, mission is above personal life.
If they had not encountered an unmanageable crisis, there would never have been a two-day delay. Moreover, there was more than one channel for transmitting information in the pavilion. If there was still no news after two days, it was very likely that Yu Qi and the others had been in trouble.
"Let's stop here today, shall we?" Wei Yunlan bandaged Zou Yun's wound. "Don't let your wound get wet. Go back and have a rest. Don't worry, I will practice diligently and won't be lazy even without you watching over me."
It is indeed not suitable to teach martial arts in such a disturbed state. Zou Yun nodded when she heard this. She still trusted Wei Yunlan's diligence.
After saying "see you tomorrow", she took the bottle of medicine Wei Yunlan gave her and quietly climbed out through the window she came in through.
After she left, Wei Yunlan stood in a corner of the room, aiming at the target standing in the other corner, and threw a tube of silver needles one by one.
The first few shots were able to hit the target, but later they became increasingly off target.
Ningshuang went over to help pick up the silver needles and put the bamboo tube back. Seeing Wei Yunlan's tired look, she gently advised, "Miss, you have practiced for a long time today. Why don't you take a break and practice again tomorrow?"
Wei Yunlan responded with "Okay", but he knew in his heart that he was not tired at all.
Instead, I have too many thoughts to calm down and focus on the present.
The victory of Dayong and the capture of prisoners of war should have been a happy event, but it was precisely because of this happy event that had never happened in the previous life that the conflict between the two countries was brought forward a lot.
Or maybe, in her previous life, she had lived in the marquis's mansion in the capital for a long time and was unaware of the turbulent situation hidden beneath the peaceful appearance?
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The compensation for redeeming the prisoners of war has not yet been negotiated, and the one thousand northern barbarian prisoners of war are still being held in the western suburbs camp.
On the second day after Manager Xu arrived at Beiguan City, Wei Maolin hurried back to Jingping Lane as soon as his shift was over at noon.
"I asked General Lin, who is under General Shi, to help. It just so happens that he is in charge of the prisoners of war in the Western Suburbs Camp. General Lin gave me two places to enter the prisoner-of-war camp during dinner this evening. If I have any questions, I can ask them then, but I can only stay for a moment at most."
Wei Maolin and Lieutenant General Lin were just nodding acquaintances, but Lieutenant General Lin was a disciple of General Shi. It would be more accurate to say that the two places were given for General Shi's sake rather than for him.
Glancing at everyone in the room, Wei Maolin continued in a low voice: "Let's discuss who to send over?"
It was inconvenient for him to go there himself. Although he had no official position now, he was once a fourth-rank official in the court. If someone with ulterior motives knew that he had disguised himself and sneaked into the Western Suburbs Camp, things would be troublesome.
As soon as Wei Maolin finished speaking, Manager Xu took the initiative to speak, "My cousin, of these two places, let's take the smaller one. The smaller one is a stranger and will leave Beiguan soon, so it is less likely to arouse suspicion."
"Okay." Wei Maolin agreed immediately.
Even if Manager Xu didn't take the initiative to ask, Wei Maolin originally planned to give him one of the two places.
As for the remaining two, Dong Da or Liu Quan, who are proficient in Kung Fu, could be sent, but Wei Maolin was worried that they would not be able to ask the right questions and obtain enough useful information, thus wasting a spot.
Just when everyone was thinking about who should be given the remaining spot.
Wei Yunlan suddenly said, "Let me go."
"Lan'er?" Gao's eyes showed some disapproval.
Wei Mingxuan also said, "Big sister, please let me go. I will try my best to ask whatever you want when the time comes."
"No, I'll go." Wei Yunlan said, "Mingxuan will have to move around in Beiguan City in the future. If someone with ulterior motives recognizes him, it will inevitably cause trouble again."
"I will dress up as a man this time and go with Manager Xu. I also dressed up as a man before in Suizhou, but no one noticed anything wrong then, didn't they?"
Wei Yunlan was talking about the time when she left the exiled group and traveled outside as "Master Yue".
"It's still too dangerous." Gao's eyes were filled with worry.
The Western Suburbs Camp was full of men. It wasn't that she was obsessed with etiquette or cared about the separation of men and women, but going to that kind of place, especially a prisoner-of-war camp, her daughter would inevitably be disturbed.
"It's okay. With General Shi's men watching them, the prisoners won't dare cause trouble. What's more, I'm capable of protecting myself now." As he spoke, Wei Yunlan moved the wrist hidden in his sleeve, and a flying knife flashing with a cold light quietly appeared in his hand.
She flicked her wrist lightly, and the flying knife flew out of her hand and hit the red fruit in the middle of the table.
With a "crack" sound, the crisp fruit split into two halves.
The Wei family members who had known that Wei Yunlan was practicing hidden weapons were fine, but Manager Xu couldn't help but be shocked.
"Miss Yunlan is so skilled now!"
"If we in Great Yong can have a female general, with Miss Yunlan's skills, I'm afraid she can also lead the troops into battle and kill everyone!"
"Let Lan'er go. She knows what to ask." Wei Maolin made the decision.
Nearing evening, the "reformed" Wei Yunlan waited outside the west city gate with Manager Xu, and followed the convoy carrying supplies into the western suburbs camp.
"You two, put on this clothes and follow me." A centurion under Lieutenant General Lin threw two sets of military uniforms to Wei Yunlan and Manager Xu.
It looked a bit worn out and had a slight smell. Perhaps it had just been taken off a soldier's body.
Manager Xu was holding the clothes and was stunned for a moment. It didn't matter to him, but when had Miss Yunlan ever worn such a thing?
Just as he was looking towards Wei Yunlan with some embarrassment, he saw the "young man" in men's clothes in front of him, having put on the tattered clothes swiftly!
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