Chapter 2654 I always feel like something is going to happen
Before daybreak, the Jinyiwei and the guards of Bailong City had already gotten up, had a quick breakfast, and were ready to set off.
Ma Yuanju stood under a tree, watching everyone pack their luggage and equip their horses.
After watching for a while, he walked in front of Li Bu Shang. Li Bu Shang also looked up and saw him and said, "We can set off now."
Ma Yuanju said, "We came from Bailong City to meet up with your Excellency's Jinyiwei and discuss a plan for safe escort along the way. But it seems your Excellency hasn't made any decision yet."
Li Bushang said, "What I mean is, we should first meet up with the patriarchs of your five major families and then talk about it."
“…”
"If there are any problems, they are theirs. The decisions we discuss here may not actually be effective."
Ma Yuanju frowned.
People often say that preparation is the key to success, while lack of preparation leads to failure. This should be known to all military leaders. The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is a high-ranking official, and judging by his actions yesterday, he is a capable person. How could he handle this matter so superficially?
But he didn't say much.
He looked around again and said, "How many men and horses did you bring with you this time, sir?"
Li Bushang said, "Five hundred."
Ma Yuanju said, "This isn't much."
Li Bushang said: "It's good enough as long as it's enough."
Ma Yuanju looked at him again and sighed in his heart. He didn't know if his judgment of him last night was wrong, but now that the two sides have joined forces, this is the only way he can do if he doesn't contribute.
So he said, "Okay, let's get ready to go."
He turned back to where his men were gathered and said to Xue Zhen, "We'll leave some men along the way to keep an eye on White Tiger City's movements. No matter what, let those left behind remember not to fight head-on when encountering trouble; passing on information is the most important thing."
When Xue Zhen heard this, he turned around and glanced at Li Bu Shang and the others on the other side, and said, "What did they say?"
Ma Yuanju sighed and shook his head.
Xue Zhen understood immediately and said with a smile, "Uncle Ma is still more careful."
Ma Yuanju said, "We have to be careful when it comes to our own affairs. This is a serious matter, and we absolutely cannot take it lightly."
"Don't worry, Uncle Ma, I'll greet them right away."
After saying that, Xue Zhen went down to give orders.
After a while, everyone was ready. At this time, it was almost dawn, and everyone got on their horses and headed west along the same route that Ma Yuanju and his companions had taken.
When leaving, Li Bushang looked back and saw the people they left behind.
Tian Ye came over and said, "Look, sir."
Li Bu Shang was silent for a moment, then said, "It's okay, let's go."
So everyone rode their horses forward.
Ma Yuanju and Xue Zhen were naturally riding side by side, but as they walked, they discovered that Xie Jiaojiao, who had led her own men and horses with them, was no longer around. Although she usually walked in front and people often couldn't even see her shadow, this time, they quickly found her.
The girl was riding a horse, walking side by side with the Jinyiwei commander Li Bushang.
Moreover, while riding the horse, she turned her head to the side, as if she was saying something. She said ten sentences, and Li Bushang only answered one. And every time there was a response, Xie Jiaojiao's pair of bright almond-shaped eyes would bend into crescents with a smile.
Xue Zhen smiled and said, "Uncle Ma, look at that girl."
Ma Yuanju also saw it.
Xue Zhen laughed and said, "Everyone in the city knows that this girl is not to be trifled with. If you provoke her, you never know when a wolf might break into your home and cause unrest among the people and animals. I didn't expect that she could be so well-behaved at times."
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"It seems that she has taken a fancy to Commander Li."
“…”
"This is a good match, Uncle Ma, don't you think?"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Ma Yuanju, but saw that Ma Yuanju had a serious expression on his face, and he just frowned slightly as he looked at the backs of the two people in front of him.
Xue Zhen said, "What's wrong?"
Ma Yuanju shook his head: "It's okay, let's go."
After saying that, he squeezed his horse's belly again and accelerated forward with the large group of people. Xue Zhen raised his eyebrows and followed.
We traveled on horseback day and night for three days.
Estimating the journey, they were about to meet up with the patriarchs of the five major families in Bailong City.
However, the horses and the men were exhausted, so that night they found a water source and dismounted to settle down. After a quick dinner, everyone fell asleep.
However, in the middle of the night, a feeling of uneasiness rising from the bottom of his heart woke Ma Yuanju up from his sleep.
As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw a bonfire not far away.
He also heard the long whistling of the wind blowing past his ears, which pierced his heart. Perhaps it was because of this sound that he couldn't sleep.
He stood up, put on his clothes and walked to the campfire.
Several guards on night watch all said to him, "Uncle Ma."
Although he was a guard of the Song family, all the defenders in Bailong City were united. Because of his age and seniority, the guards of each family respected him very much.
He nodded to the crowd.
When I looked up, I saw a familiar, slender figure standing not far away. It was none other than Xie Jiaojiao.
She stood at the edge of the camp, looking at the dark night in the distance, wondering what she was thinking.
So I walked over.
"Bright."
Xie Jiaojiao immediately turned around, saw it was him, and said, "Uncle Ma."
The moment she turned around, Ma Yuanju saw that her face seemed a little solemn, and her delicate eyebrows were twisted together. He immediately asked, "What's wrong? Why are you still not sleeping so late? What are you reading?"
Xie Jiaojiao glanced at him with a complicated expression and said, "I can't sleep."
"Are you worried?"
“Not really.”
Xie Jiaojiao was quiet, and when she heard another gust of wind whistling past, her brows furrowed even tighter.
Ma Yuanju seemed to notice something and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xie Jiaojiao said, "The wolves around here are very uneasy."
"Um?"
When Ma Yuanju heard this, his face changed.
You know, Xie Jiaojiao is a person who survived a wolf pack. Although no one understands why, she has a kind of spiritual awareness towards wolves that seems to be shared only among wild beasts. Every time she judges the good or bad of something based on the reaction of the wolf pack, she almost never makes a mistake.
Ma Yuanju immediately asked, "Is there something wrong?"
Xie Jiaojiao said: "I can't explain it clearly, but I always feel that something happened."
After saying that, she looked at Ma Yuanju and said, "Uncle Ma, are we very close to the team?"
The large group she was referring to was naturally the group of family heads following behind.
Ma Yuanju said, "Not bad."
Xie Jiaojiao said, "I think we should not rest any more. Let's get up and continue on our journey. I have a feeling something is going to happen."
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