Although Xiahou Qing didn't believe that Xiahou Chun's disappearance was due to such a simple reason, when Xiahou Chun woke up and he had the chance to ask, he didn't have any free time.
After Xiahou Chun woke up, the people who were taking care of him hurried to Xiahou Qing's tent and said, "Master, Master Xiahou has woken up. Hudu Khan has already set up camp ten miles to the north."
Xiahou Chun was certainly important, but without Beimo's help, his men, who were merely cannon fodder to fill the gaps, were unlikely to stand up to Wang Yanzhou and Shi Zairong. "Have someone keep a close eye on Chun'er. If you don't see him again, you'll be in danger of your lives. Inform Yunhe, and we'll go meet Hudu Khan together."
The secret guards who had been following Xiahou Qing couldn't hold it in any longer. Yunhe had appeared after Linghua's sudden disappearance. His presence was one thing, but Xiahou Qing was completely unreserved towards him. Trusting an outsider like that was simply not Xiahou Qing's style. Could it be that he had forgotten something due to his age?
Thinking of this, and to ensure that Xiahou Qing and Tianshu Tower's hard work over the years would not be in vain, the secret guard could not help but whisper a reminder: "Pavilion Master, although Yun He has provided some assistance to Tianshu Tower, doesn't he know too much?"
Xiahou Qing raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said confidently, "I know what I'm doing. Just do as I'm told. No matter how powerful the forces behind Yun He are, as long as he's still in my power at this moment, it's all that matters. Besides, with that person here, he can't possibly escape our control."
...Chen Xin and Wei Xian worked under the scorching sun. After they oiled the artillery and completed maintenance in strict accordance with regulations, they waited until Boss Yang and the captain of the guard confirmed that there was no problem. Then they squinted their eyes, wiped the sweat off their face, and limped to the shade of a nearby tree to cool off.
Just now, while working, Wei Xian sneaked out for a while because he couldn't bear the three urgent things. He happened to see a few people dressed suspiciously being led into the big tent by people around Hu Du. They were now basically only a thin line away from Tianshu Tower. The people in Tianshu Tower were probably getting impatient. Friendship was after hearing that there was a problem with their food and fodder.
Wei Xian took the water bag and drank a lot. Seeing that there were no suspicious people around observing them, and he didn't hear any strange noises, he rubbed Chen Xin's arm and whispered, "Just now I saw a few people coming in, wrapped up tightly. I think they are from Tianshu Tower. I don't believe that Xiahou Qing is among them."
It wasn't surprising that Tianshu Tower would send someone here. The key was what they were here for. "Then guess what Hu Du will talk about with the people from Tianshu Tower next."
Wei Xian chuckled and said, "What else could it be? What are your thoughts on this artillery? We can't just follow this artillery into the battlefield and watch our own people get beaten without being able to do anything about it, right?"
Regarding the artillery, Chen had originally thought that if it really didn't work, he would wait until the battlefield, taking advantage of the chaos, to tamper with it. But now, seeing that the rest of the Northern Desert Army was still busy, they were the only ones who were busy eating and sleeping, with no tension at all. According to Boss Yang, they couldn't let themselves get distracted, lest the artillery be tampered with and become useless when they got to the battlefield without them noticing.
Apart from anything else, although Boss Yang and the captain of the guard did not know how to make cannons, their rigorous and serious attitude and thorough considerations had already made them feel a little overwhelmed.
Chen Xin teased, "Don't you always say that you are smarter than me? Why are you asking me?"
Wei Xian said that joking is joking, but when talking about serious matters, one must be serious, "I'm talking to you seriously, stop joking."
Chen Xin smiled and said, "I'm also talking seriously."
"......" The smile on Wei Xian's face gradually disappeared. His resentful eyes and drooping mouth corners seemed to be analyzing the credibility of Shen Xin's words.
Chen Xin didn't keep the secret any longer and explained, "Okay, with Boss Yang here, it's impossible to tamper with the artillery. As for the rest, Hu Du is really not stupid. It's really impossible for the two of us to find out any valuable information by ourselves."
Wei Xian threw the water bag in his hand aside angrily: "Are you giving up just like that?"
Chen Xin sighed slightly and said, "I don't want to give up, but I'm at my wit's end. I might as well pack up and run away. I was planning to go back and see my daughter. I haven't seen her for such a long time, I'm afraid she won't let me hold her."
Wei Xian couldn't help but twitch when he heard this: "... He has no ambition at all. How could the once ambitious Chen Xin become like this now?"
Chen Xin said with a carefree smile, "Faced with the overall situation, I am powerless. I can only go back and make some efforts to protect my family."
After all, he and Shen Xin have been partners for so many years. Wei Xian naturally knows clearly which of his words are true and which are jokes. When he said he wanted to go home, it sounded like a joke, but he knew that Shen Xin must have been struggling for a long time. He was really at a loss about the artillery issue, so he wanted to go back to Qingliang Valley. "So when are you planning to leave?"
Chen Xin glanced at Boss Yang, who was wandering around in the distance, and whispered, "Tonight during the shift change."
Wei Xian was slightly stunned. If he remembered correctly, Chen Xin was on the last shift tonight and the next shift change would not be until dawn tomorrow. If he didn't come back, it wouldn't arouse too much suspicion, but it was different for him.
The Sheep Boss appeared to be audacious and cheerful, seemingly without any ulterior motives. However, when the artillery escort team was deployed, it was always one person, and even when there were two people, they would never let two close friends be together. "It's not my shift today. If I'm away for too long, it'll arouse suspicion."
After Shen Xin glanced at him, he asked seriously, "Excuse me, when did you hear me say that I was going to leave with you? I'm leaving alone; as for you, you stay and continue to gather information. This is an order."
Stunned by the latter part of his sentence, Wei Xian completely lost the capital to challenge Shen Xin. Although the legitimate masters of the Qilin Guard were only Wang Yanzhou and Wang Nianqing, who made Shen Xin the Second Master of the Qingliang Palace and the head shopkeeper of the Liuxiang Tavern? "...Alas, I really regret coming out with you now; I should have stayed in the capital. I'm about to be baked into a piece of charcoal by the wind and sun."
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