Chapter 478 Fire
Just as they feared, the heavy rain lasted for three days, causing the Xiaolin River to swell and nearly flood into the city.
However, Shang Ruyi was still somewhat grateful for the rain over the past three days.
It was because of the continuous heavy rain for three days that all actions had to be postponed, giving Yuwen Ye time to recover. Although he did not follow the doctor's advice to rest quietly, he insisted on getting out of bed on the second day after waking up. It took him half a day to move around freely. On the morning of the third day, Shang Ruyi had just woken up from her dream when she opened her eyes and found that he was no longer by her side!
"Feng Chen?!"
Shang Ruyi was startled and hurriedly sat up. Looking around, she saw that she was alone on the bed and Yuwen Ye was nowhere to be seen in the room.
Where did he go?
Shang Ruyi hurriedly got out of bed, put on a robe, and prepared to go out. Just as she reached the door, she heard a howling wind outside.
That voice sounded somewhat familiar.
As if sensing something, she reached out and gently pushed open the door. With a creak, the door opened, and a gust of wind carrying fine raindrops immediately rushed in.
In the wind, a sharp, cold glint suddenly appeared, closing in on her!
"ah!"
Shang Ruyi let out a short, low gasp and subconsciously closed her eyes.
The sharp wind suddenly stopped abruptly, then abruptly struck her face, startling her so much that her still-uncombed hair flew up.
Sensing that the other party had stopped, Shang Ruyi slowly opened her eyes again, only to see a short sword being sheathed in front of her, and the person holding the sword was none other than Yuwen Ye, who had disappeared early in the morning.
At this moment, he was wearing a thin brown shirt, with only a loose belt around his waist, and he was practicing his sword under the eaves. Obviously, because it was still raining outside, he could not go to the center of the courtyard to practice, and could only be confined to this small area at the door. But even so, he obviously did not intend to just get by. As he moved, the shirt in front of his chest slowly came undone, revealing a large area of his honey-colored chest.
Upon seeing Shang Ruyi, he immediately sheathed his sword, his wide sleeves billowing in the wind as his long arms swung down.
Why did you come out?
"..."
Shang Ruyi's heart was pounding.
She initially thought she was frightened, but after pressing her chest and finally calming her heartbeat, she looked up and found that her heart was pounding like thunder again.
Especially seeing Yuwen Ye standing tall and elegant before them, a stark contrast to his previous state of unconsciousness and extreme weakness while lying in bed—he was a completely different person. And this was only a change in two days.
Even so, Shang Ruyi suppressed the flutter in her heart and bit her lower lip, saying irritably, "Shouldn't I be asking you that?"
"..."
"Why are you out practicing swordsmanship? You were just able to get out of bed and walk around yesterday!"
"..."
"You're pushing your body too hard; it will—"
Before she could finish speaking, Yuwen Ye smiled faintly, swung the short sword a couple of times, and said, "I've only practiced this in this little place, what more do you want?"
"..."
His words left Shang Ruyi speechless.
She quickly understood Yuwen Ye's unspoken meaning—his real weapon was an eighty-pound Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) that could slice enemy soldiers and their horses in two. Practicing with that short sword in such a small place was indeed "forcing" himself.
Seeing that Shang Ruyi's face changed color in fright at his words, Yuwen Ye softened his voice and said gently, "Alright, I know my own body."
Shang Ruyi muttered, "What do you know?"
"I know, I'm hungry."
"..."
Shang Ruyi was taken aback and looked up at him, only to see Yuwen Ye pursing his lips, looking at her with a half-smile. She glared at him, then laughed, and immediately called Tushe'er and Woxue to help the two of them wash up. Once they were ready, the kitchen immediately brought out hot porridge and some side dishes.
Yuwen Ye frowned slightly and said, "Why is it still the same old stuff?"
Shang Ruyi ladled a bowl of porridge and handed it to him, saying, "You should eat proper food. Wait for lunch. It's better to eat something light in the morning."
Yuwen Ye shook his head, there was nothing he could do. He picked up the small bowl of porridge and gulped it down in a few mouthfuls. Although he looked a little annoyed, Shang Ruyi was truly relieved. The witch doctor had once told her that one of the criteria for judging whether a patient was cured was whether the person could eat normally. If they could, even the King of Hell couldn't take them away.
It appears that Yuwen Ye has indeed recovered, and as he said, he pushed himself to recover faster than the average person.
Shang Ruyi was happy, so she silently ate while serving him food. Just as Yuwen Ye finished his second bowl of porridge, a series of hurried and heavy footsteps came from outside, but they stopped at the door.
Yuwen Ye turned around and saw that Mu Xian had rushed over.
Rain was still clinging to his hair and clothes, clearly indicating that he had rushed over in the rain without even opening an umbrella. But as soon as he reached the door, he saw the two people sitting inside eating breakfast, so he stopped, his face showing hesitation as if he was wondering whether he should come in.
Yuwen Ye immediately said, "You've arrived. What brings you here?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Xian immediately apologized and came in.
He said in a deep voice, "General, something has happened!"
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ye put down his chopsticks, and Shang Ruyi, who was standing next to him, looked up at him in astonishment—although the continuous heavy rain these past few days had prevented them from making any military progress, things had remained calm.
How did something suddenly happen?
Yuwen Ye said, "What is it? Speak!"
Mu Xian said, "Xue Xian's grain supplies were burned in a fire."
"What?!"
Before Yuwen Ye could speak, Shang Ruyi exclaimed in astonishment, "How could this be?"
Mu Xian whispered, "The scouts report that the facts are correct."
"..."
Shang Ruyi took a deep breath, lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "But these past two days, Dai Junliang has been interrogating the prisoners below, yet he still hasn't been able to find out the location of their supplies, has he?"
"yes."
"The general didn't order the fire."
"yes."
"How could that be? How could his grain supplies suddenly catch fire and be burned? Who set it on fire?"
Mu Xian looked up at her, then at Yuwen Ye, whose brows were furrowed, and said, "I don't know."
"..."
"While Lord Dai sent men to interrogate the prisoners, he also dispatched scouts to the other side to try and locate the enemy's supplies, but they found nothing for the past few days. Until last night, a red light shot into the sky several miles away from the other side. When the scouts went to investigate, they discovered that Xue Xian had stored most of his supplies in a village several miles away from the military camp and had taken the villagers hostage to prevent the news from leaking out."
"..."
"But last night, the grain hidden in the storehouse suddenly caught fire, and the entire village was burned down!"
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