Chapter 37 Night Raid

Therefore, Du Jingyi didn't wait for him.

After having his meal at the appointed time, he took a stroll in the back garden to digest the food, and then returned to the main house, where he fiddled with the abacus and read a book for a while.

He looked no different from usual.

But for some reason, there seemed to be a different place in my heart.

It seems like he is waiting for someone to come back.

However, as soon as this thought came to mind, Du Jingyi interrupted it immediately.

After a simple wash, he went into bed.

I thought I could fall asleep early so I wouldn’t have so many random thoughts.

Who knew that when I was lying in bed, everything about last night would come back to my mind bit by bit like a picture scroll unfolding.

This made Du Jingyi very embarrassed.

The moonlight is still as cold as ever, but the people under the moon seem to be different.

A heart full of longing and a sorrow of separation.

Shang Ji also had some concerns in his heart.

In the camp, he made a round of inspection as usual and then sat in the big tent.

On normal days, I am either studying military tactics or thinking about battle formations.

But today, the book has been lying on that page for half a quarter of an hour, and there is no sign that he has turned the page.

Luo Yuan, the close attendant who was accompanying him, felt very strange.

Is he sick? But he didn't look like that, so he asked.

"General, is there something bothering you?"

Shang Ji looked at Luo Yuan in confusion, then said calmly.

"No."

It was so straightforward that Luo Yuan couldn't continue the conversation.

I had no choice but to shut up and continue to accompany him calmly.

But after a while, Shang Ji suddenly stood up and then spoke to Luo Yuan.

"Prepare the horses and return home."

Luo Yuan frowned. This was the first time he saw his general with such an attitude.

But after many years in the army, he was already accustomed to receiving orders, so he spoke loudly.

"yes."

Not long after, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came from outside the camp.

A group of about twenty people set out in the dark night.

As for where to go, no one knows.

The soldiers who were in charge of guarding the camp saw this scene and began to whisper to each other.

"This is strange. Didn't the general say that he would come to see our military training early tomorrow morning? Why are you leaving now?"

"Maybe he has some mission to accomplish. Don't ask any more questions. Just stand guard!"

"Yeah, that's right."

After saying this, they widened their eyes and continued to guard to prevent anyone from attacking the camp.

As for the sound of horse hooves, it gradually faded away and headed towards the city.

A lot of falling leaves and flying flowers were startled along the way.

They rushed to the city without stopping. When the soldiers in charge of guarding the city gate saw troops suddenly attacking in the dark night, they all became extremely alert.

The leader immediately shouted.

"Who dares to break into the city in the middle of the night?"

"We are the Tiger Guards."

The Tiger Guards? They are the ones who just returned from a victorious battle with General Shang.

Under the night sky, everyone was dressed in black brocade clothes.

Shang Ji didn't say anything, but Luo Yuan next to him stepped forward and took out the token of the Huben Army.

When the soldiers guarding the gate saw this, they immediately gave way to the passage.

"Hurry, hurry, brothers, let us go!"

"yes."

"Thank you!"

Luo Yuan had just finished speaking when Shang Ji rode away on his horse. His figure was as fast as the wind, leaving everyone around him puzzled.

I haven't heard of any incident in the city, so why would General Shang rush back at night? With a shout of "Go...", Luo Yuan and others followed him out.

They didn't care much about other things. The most important thing was to prevent others from taking advantage of the situation and causing harm to the general.

The sound of horse hooves was particularly obvious in the empty night.

The group did not stop and headed straight for the Duke's Mansion.

In the past, Shang Ji thought this route was no problem, but today, he felt it was extremely time-consuming and laborious.

He didn't know why, but he felt that he must be losing his mind.

He stayed up late at night and rode home, just to take a look at his lovely wife whom he had only seen for four days.

If this happened in the past, he would have certainly sneered at it, but now that it really happened to him, even consolation was unnecessary.

Walking in the moonlight, the group stopped at the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

"Knock on the door."

"yes."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Luo Yuan jumped off the horse and immediately knocked on the door of the Duke's Mansion.

The clapping sound was particularly clear in the night and quickly woke up the gatekeeper.

"Who is it? Why are you here, awake so late at night..."

Before he could utter the word "insolent", he was awakened by Luo Yuan's deafening voice.

"General, return home and open the door!"

These words made the servant rub his sleepy eyes immediately, and then he looked through the crack in the door.

As expected, it was Luo Yuan's extremely serious face. He immediately opened the door and apologized repeatedly.

"I went to bed early and didn't know the general had returned. If I had known earlier, the door would have been left open."

The incident of Manager Qi being beaten is still vivid in my mind.

He didn't want to be the next target, so he spoke in a flattering manner.

Unfortunately, Shang Ji and others ignored him and took Luo Yuan straight into the gate.

As for the other guards, they stood at the door in an orderly manner.

Not moving.

The moon sets into the sky and the whole place is quiet.

On the way to the East Garden, I didn't encounter any servants who were looking around.

After all, everyone had heard about Qi Er being beaten during the day.

Those who had previously looked down upon the people of Dongyuan, now avoided them like the plague.

Even if you want to pass by Dongyuan, you have to walk faster.

They are afraid that if they anger this great general, they will become the next Qi Erguanshi.

Shang Ji and Du Jingyi were unaware of this.

When we arrived at the gate of East Garden, the servant in charge of guarding it was full of energy.

As soon as he saw the person coming, he came out and asked.

“Who is it!”

Shang Ji's mouth curled up slightly because of his high alertness.

Compared to the gatekeeper who was sleeping like a dead pig at the main gate, he obviously felt that the two who were responsible for guarding the East Garden were more qualified.

"It's me."

Shang Ji's voice and appearance are well-known throughout Dongyuan, and are remembered clearly.

Naturally, after the servants saw it clearly, they quickly stepped forward and said.

"I meet the general."

"Well, get up."

"Thank you, General."

Then Shang Ji walked through them and ran towards Xitang Courtyard.

The door of Xitang Courtyard was locked, but that did not prevent Shang Ji from going inside.

Luo originally wanted to go forward and knock on the door, but was stopped by Shang Ji's low voice.

"Everyone in the room is fast asleep, why are you knocking on the door?"

After saying that, Shang Ji used all his strength to climb over the wall next to the courtyard gate.

The movement was so fast that Luo Yuan almost couldn't react.

He was speechless. Could it be that they had been riding their horses for almost an hour in the middle of the night?

Just to climb over the wall of Xitang Courtyard? (End of this chapter)