Xie Fu is destined to be the future king of Xiliang. He can pamper the women in his harem, but he cannot allow them to threaten his safety, much less let them become his weakness. This time, his grandson's judgment was too irrational.
Grandpa Xie rubbed the wrinkles on his forehead, squinted, and took a puff of his pipe.
Because of a moment of weakness, he allowed his son to be with that woman from the Central Plains, but in the end, he lost his only son and his grandson grew up without a father.
Is the Xie family cursed? They all fall for women from the Central Plains, each one more impulsive than the last.
This is really frustrating.
Xie Fu was raised by him, and if he suddenly went back on his word and attacked Shu Yun, it would probably just touch the sensitive and arrogant sore spot of his own grandson.
Acrid smoke swirled around Old Master Xie. The ruthless and decisive warlord of Xiliang was deeply troubled by his grandson's love affair. He sat there contemplating life for a long time before finally deciding to wait and see, and not to rush to get rid of Shu Yun, who was affecting Xie Fu's composure.
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After a long and arduous journey, traveling day and night, even the best horse could not keep running continuously from the northern city of Xiliang to the southern border.
With his journey taking him north and south, Xie Fu truly experienced the vastness of Xiliang's territory. Every minute that passed on his way south made him restless and anxious.
It's too far.
If she had been more obedient, stayed quietly in the place he had arranged for her, and behaved herself as an ordinary doctor, spending her free time studying ancient books on treating plagues instead of recklessly running south, he wouldn't have been unable to find her this late.
When he went to find her, she was still unhappy because he asked her to go to the south. How come she's suddenly so compassionate now, daring to go to the southern border alone!
The Wind and Thunder Cavalry defied orders; instead of returning to the Western Liang capital as commanded by Old Master Xie, they remained in the southern border. They were soldiers solely loyal to the Crown Prince, whose orders were to protect Shu Yun. Having lost her, they could not simply return.
It was Li Tie who first suggested staying behind, but he didn't expect that his insistence would lead to the Wind and Thunder Cavalry waiting for the young master.
After receiving the message from the prefect, Li Tie was first surprised that the young master, who should have been in the north city, had come to the south. Then he felt ashamed that the Wind and Thunder Cavalry had failed in their mission. Then he was worried that the young master might leave the city to go to that dead city to find Shu Yun.
The captain of the Wind and Thunder Cavalry led them to see the young master immediately.
As expected, the young master had no intention of lingering and went straight south, demanding that the city gates be opened so he could go to that city.
The young master, whom we hadn't seen for a long time, was dressed in black and riding a newly changed horse. He was tall and slender, and in addition to his usual indifference, we could also see signs of fatigue in his eyes.
He coldly looked at the people kneeling in front of the city gate, unmoved by their pleas, and said, "Open the city gate."
The prefect was the first to kneel down, his head almost buried in the ground, as low as it could go, "Your Highness, please forgive me for not being able to obey."
Xie Fu had spent most of the past two weeks on horseback, and he had no intention of wasting time with this group. He calmed his agitation, suppressed the urge to cleave them in two, and said in a hoarse voice, "Get out of the way!"
The prefect's back was soaked with cold sweat, and his forehead was also covered in sweat. He knew very well that he was now in a situation where neither advancing nor retreating was a good idea.
If the young master is allowed to leave this city gate today, he will be met with accusations from Old Master Xie.
He kept his head down. It was already late autumn in Xiliang, but a bead of sweat the size of a bean rolled down his forehead and fell straight to the ground. "Young Master, the Southern Border has been sealed off for so long. It's full of people infected with the plague. We can't go there."
Xie Fu pulled on the reins, and the horse began to move forward, as if it wanted to trample over the backs of these people.
The prefect kowtowed violently, the force so great that two muffled thuds left blood on the ground. "Young Master! If I let you pass through this city gate today, and the Grand Master comes to punish me, wouldn't I be courting death?"
Xie Fu drew the long sword strapped to the side of the saddle, placed the sharp blade against the prefect's neck, looked down at him, and said calmly, "You are courting death."
The cold blade pressed against his neck, and the prefect trembled uncontrollably. He felt that the young master wouldn't really kill him, but he dared not gamble.
Xie Fu held the knife firmly, the blade pressing against the skin on the prefect's neck. He glanced at the closed city gate and ordered, "Wind and Thunder Cavalry, open the city gate."
A commotion arose behind them, but no one went past Xie Fu to open the city gate.
Xie Fu's eyes were pitch black, unfathomable. "It seems we're all going to rebel today."
Li Tie shook off the platoon leader's hand and strode toward the city gate. The kneeling man rushed up to grab his leg, but he kicked him away without mercy.
His heart was pounding, and he was running fast. He knew he should ensure the safety of the young master, but he felt that Doctor Shu, who had cured everyone of the plague and dared to enter the dead city alone, should not be left in that city.
Even if it's a corpse, it should be brought back and properly buried.
After hesitating for a long time, the Wind and Thunder Cavalry chose to obey the young master's order. Together, they opened the heavy city gate for the young master, then mounted their horses and followed their master southward.
Since we cannot change our master's decision, we will obey orders and protect our master to the end.
When they arrived at the dead city that filled everyone with unease, the group rode their horses through the deserted streets.
Surprisingly, they didn't see any corpses along the road; it seemed to have been deliberately cleared away. This wasn't unexpected, as someone had come out of the southern border some time ago, indicating that some people had survived.
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