The hand holding the reins loosened its grip, and another token of similar style appeared.
The two tokens are also made of brass, in the shape of scimitars, and are about half the size of a palm.
The only two differences are the words engraved on them and their degree of newness.
One of the tokens had blurred and rough writing, with two crossed crosses engraved on one side, and the writing on the other side was so blurred that it was unrecognizable.
This was given to Wei Yunlan by Old Madam Bai before the trip to the Northwest.
At the beginning, Madam Bai gave Wei Yunlan two things in total, one was the jade pendant representing General Bai's identity, and the other was this copper token. The jade pendant had been returned to Madam Bai after returning. As for the copper scimitar token, Madam Bai said that it was useless for her to keep it, so she left it in Wei Yunlan's hands.
Although the two tokens were made a long time apart, it is not difficult to tell that they were forged with the same craftsmanship.
Obviously, the use is the same. This is a token representing the identity of the Northern Barbarian soldiers!
The token in Wei Yunlan's hand, which had just been sent into the space by the black cloud, had three straight marks engraved on one side and words engraved on the other side.
Perhaps because it has not been used for a long time, the carvings on it are very clear and easy to identify.
The characters engraved were not from the Dayong language, but Wei Yunlan happened to recognize them.
This is the surname of the Huyan tribe, the most powerful tribe in the north.
The word "Huyan"!
As for the three straight marks...
When Wei Yunlan was in the Helian tribe, he once asked Miss Bai. The two cross marks represent that the person holding the order is in charge of 2,000 soldiers.
The token was obtained by General Bai after he killed a small leader of the Northern Barbarian Army.
The simpler the marks, the fewer people they represent. The three straight marks should correspond to the person holding the order having 300 soldiers under his command.
This token was just sent into space by Heiyun.
Heiyun was on his way back to Beiguan City at this time.
If it picked up the token, it means that it met the northern barbarians on its way back!
Although it is just a token with three vertical marks engraved on it, it should not be underestimated.
After all, no one can tell how many more people have crossed the northern border with these three hundred people.
We must quickly tell this news to the officials guarding the city!
The City Affairs Office is neither far nor near from the Wei family.
There is no curfew in Beiguan City, but as autumn approaches, the sky gets darker earlier and the nights become colder. Normally, at this time of year, there are almost no pedestrians walking on the streets after the sun sets.
This is especially true now that we are at war.
The sound of galloping horses is particularly obvious in the silent night.
When they were three blocks away from the City Government Office, the night patrol officer in the city shouted, "Who are you?"
"Riding horses on the main streets of the city is prohibited. Stop now!"
Beiguan City does have this rule, but the situation is urgent and Wei Yunlan can't care about it now.
"I have something important to report to Lord Gong of the City Affairs Office!"
"This is related to the safety of Beiguan, there is no time to delay!"
Wei Yunlan did not slow down at all. The horse she was riding was the same one that Mr. Xiao had given her. It was small, but incredibly fast, steady and calm. She rushed forward regardless of the guards' attempts to stop her.
Steward Wang, who was following behind, quickly explained: "My young lady is the daughter of Wei Maolin, the former Right Assistant Censor of the Metropolitan Censorate. My master is also currently working in the City Affairs Office!"
"Stop." The leader of the police officers who was about to lead people to stop them called out to his men beside him.
"So she is Lord Wei's daughter."
The night patrol officers moved to the sides. Wei Yunlan glanced sideways as he passed by the team leader.
He looked familiar, as if he was the person who greeted him at the city gate when his family first came to Beiguan City.
From my memory, his last name seemed to be Xue, and he was a leading guard of the Beiguan City Guards.
He ordered his men to continue their patrol, and he turned around and followed Wei Yunlan and Manager Wang who were heading towards the City Affairs Office.
The good popularity that Wei Maolin had built up in Beiguan City over the past year finally came in handy at this time.
Today, the guards at the City Government Office are stricter than before.
No one is allowed to approach the door.
Wei Yunlan came on horseback and was stopped by soldiers at the door.
Xue Lingwei, who followed behind him, helped explain, "This is the daughter of Lord Wei. She said she has something important to report. Please go in and tell Lord Wei to come out."
After saying that, he turned to Wei Yunlan and said, "Now it's different from the past. Outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering the City Affairs Office. Miss Wei, please wait outside for now."
Wei Yunlan knew that the second prince of the Huyan tribe was imprisoned in the dungeon of the City Affairs Office, which must be guarded more strictly than usual. Being able to get here unimpeded was already the best outcome.
It was at this time that she finally looked up and folded her hands and said to Xue Lingwei: "Thank you."
"You're welcome. Lord Wei has helped me a lot before. I believe that Miss Wei must have something very urgent here if she comes here at this time." Captain Xue owed Wei Maolin a favor, but he also believed that the Wei family would not act recklessly without knowing their proper place.
He still had a mission to perform, so after giving a few instructions to the soldier guarding the gate, Xue Lingwei was about to turn around and rush to the South Gate to meet up with his men.
Wei Yunlan hurriedly called out to the man, "Captain Xue, please stay!"
"Miss Wei, is there anything else?" asked Captain Xue.
"We just came from the vicinity of the South City Gate and smelled a strange scent of burning flowers. The fragrance came strangely and spread over a wide area. It is very likely that someone did it deliberately. As for the purpose..."
"The scent of the flowers may have the effect of a drug."
Wei Yunlan didn't feel that the fragrance of the flowers affected her mind for the time being, but the fragrance had just spread, and it was hard to say what would happen as the fragrance became stronger.
The appearance of this smell at this moment is already unusual.
"I have also asked my family to warn the neighbors, but it is more convincing if the government comes forward."
Wei Yunlan said seriously.
If the guard in front of her didn't have some friendship with her father, she wouldn't have said so much, because even if she did, the other party might not take it seriously.
At this moment, there is no time to waste words.
Xue Lingwei obviously understood this as well.
In this kind of situation, it is better to guess wrong and be on guard in vain than to be careless and let it go and not take it seriously!
"I will remind the people at the South Gate to get up at night, and my colleagues to be alert. Manager Wei, can you lend me your horse?" Leader Xue jumped onto the horse that Manager Wang had ridden previously, and without caring about the rule in the city that prohibited riding horses, he chased after the team of his subordinates who had just left the Southern Dynasty.
As soon as the sound of horse hooves faded away, Wei Maolin hurriedly walked out of the gate of the City Affairs Office.
When he saw Wei Yunlan, he asked anxiously, "Lan'er, why are you here at this time?"
"Father, the Northern Barbarians have crossed the border and are lurking here. They may attack the city tonight!"
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