Chapter 135 Enemy Situation Discovered!
Upon hearing the words "Princess Crescent Moon," Shang Ruyi's eyes immediately dimmed.
After a while, she looked up and smiled, "I knew it, why would we be walking so slowly if we were walking normally? Since it's because of Her Highness the Princess, there's nothing we can do about it."
"..."
Lei Yu remained silent, only frowning as he looked at Shang Ruyi.
She came here specifically to inquire about Yuwen Ye, but for some reason, seeing Shang Ruyi, whom she had always resented, forcing a smile, she suddenly felt a nameless pain in her heart.
This is so strange.
After a moment of silence, Lei Yu stood up and said, "I'm going back first. You—you should get some rest too."
Shang Ruyi looked up at her: "You... you're leaving?"
"Is there anything else?"
"..."
At this moment, Shang Ruyi inexplicably wished that someone could be by her side, and it would be even better if that person were Lei Yu. It wasn't just because of their shared "misery," but also because a strange unease was spreading through her heart all day; she had a feeling that something was about to happen.
However, it's not good to force others to stay.
Shang Ruyi could only manage a weak smile: "It's nothing, thank you for the barbecue, Miss Lei."
Lei Yu waved her hand, indicating that she didn't need to worry about it, but as she turned to leave, she couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "Why is he like this!"
The voice, neither too loud nor too soft, still reached the ears of the people around. Mu Xian looked embarrassed, turned to look at his young mistress's sad eyes, and said cautiously, "Young mistress, actually, the young master, he's with the group, so he can't act on his own."
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "I know."
As she spoke, she put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hand, got up and walked towards the tent.
Mu Xian hurriedly asked, "Young Madam, wouldn't you like some more?"
Shang Ruyi waved her hand: "No, I'm going to rest. Don't bother me tonight if you don't have anything else to do."
After saying that, she took a few steps into the tent and put down the tent flap. The moment the tent flap fell behind her, the smile on her face disappeared.
It felt like a huge rock was pressing on her chest. She gasped for breath and finally managed to catch her breath, but when she reached out to touch her chest again, she could still feel the coldness inside.
After an unknown amount of time, she finally raised her head, looked at the small tent and herself inside, and gave a soft, bitter smile.
"It's fine……"
She said to herself in a low voice.
He said he was fine, but deep down he was still troubled.
That night, Shang Ruyi tossed and turned, unable to close her eyes. What was even stranger was that there was usually a sound of wind on the grassland, even in the dead of night, but tonight there was no sound at all. The entire camp seemed to be shrouded in an invisible shroud, and not even the wind could get in.
But this silence only intensified Shang Ruyi's unease.
It was past the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), but she was still wide awake. As she stared blankly at the dark tent above her, she suddenly heard Tushe'er outside complaining about something, which made the people around her noisy. After thinking for a moment, she got up, dressed, and went outside.
As soon as I stepped outside, I saw a dark, shadowy thing dart past my feet.
"oops!"
Shang Ruyi was startled, and Tu She'er hurriedly ran over: "Miss, were you scared too? This thing is really annoying!"
Upon closer inspection, Shang Ruyi recognized them as grass rats from the grasslands.
She immediately frowned: "How could there be such a thing?"
Tushe'er complained, "Yeah, a lot of rats suddenly appeared tonight. They just crawled onto the back of my foot. It's disgusting."
"..."
Shang Ruyi's brows furrowed immediately.
Although there are many grass rats on the grassland, it is already winter. Winter comes earlier and is colder on the grassland than in the Central Plains. The grass rats should have already stocked up on food and dug burrows to survive the winter. When their large group of people camped a few days ago, they startled all the grass rats that were overwintering nearby and they all left. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any more.
and--
She subconsciously looked up at the camp. People outside several tents nearby seemed to be startled by the grass rats that had run past, and they all shouted. Without exception, the grass rats were running from north to south.
Shang Ruyi's mind went blank for a moment, and she hurriedly called out, "Mr. Mu!"
Mu Xian, who was instructing the guards on patrol to be on high alert, immediately ran over upon hearing her voice: "Young Madam, is there something you need?"
Shang Ruyi said anxiously, "You, wake our men up immediately! Don't let them sleep! Prepare the horses right away!"
"What?!"
Mu was startled: "What are you doing?"
She said in a hoarse voice, "A large force is approaching us."
Mu Xian asked in surprise, "A large force? Young Madam, you mean—"
Just then, a group of people suddenly ran from the north, galloping into the camp and heading towards the royal tent; immediately, countless torches lit up the royal tent, illuminating the entire camp!
Those are the Imperial Guards on night patrol!
In such an open-air camp, riding horses at full speed is forbidden unless there is an urgent military situation. It would not only startle the imperial procession but also cause panic among the people. If patrollers were to ride at breakneck speed, there would only be one reason—
Enemy activity detected!
If Shang Ruyi was only guessing before, seeing the patrolmen rushing through the camp and torches being lit at the royal tent now, she was certain!
The Turks are coming!
Shang Ruyi said urgently, "Quickly prepare the horses, I'll go tell Miss Lei!"
After saying that, he hurriedly ran towards the Lei family's tent.
At this moment, the entire camp was awakened, and many people began to panic. As Shang Ruyi walked along, she heard people exclaiming and others complaining incoherently. Just then, a figure suddenly ran out from the chaotic crowd ahead and grabbed her shoulder.
It's Lei Yu!
"Hurry up—"
"Run!"
The two spoke at the same time, then stopped at the same time. Lei Yu stared at Shang Ruyi's reddened eyes and immediately understood: "You know too?"
Shang Ruyi said, "The Turks are coming!"
For a fleeting moment, a flicker of emotion crossed Lei Yu's eyes, but before she could express any sentimentality, she quickly said, "Okay, let's do it together—"
Before he could finish speaking, a sharp sound pierced the night, and a cold light, carrying flames, shot into the camp like lightning, landing on the tent behind Lei Yu.
With a loud bang, the flames exploded.
It's a rocket!
The firelight illuminated Shang Ruyi's terrified eyes, and everyone's gaze turned towards the direction from which the cold light had come.
To the north of the camp, in the pitch-black night, a vast expanse of dark haze seemed to be moving toward them, followed by countless flaming arrows, like meteors, raining down upon them!
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