Chapter 274 Missing
The sound of iron hooves was getting closer, it was a strong wind blowing from the north.
The Western Jue soldiers fled further west.
Qingyunwei stepped onto this devastated land at the first ray of dawn.
Black armor spread out in a line across the sky, like a thick city wall rushing over and joining the battlefield.
A wild horse galloped towards the camp gate and stopped in front of Xiao Changfeng.
Xie Guangzong took off his helmet, and steam came out from his graying hair.
"General Xiao."
Xiao Changfeng cupped his hands and said, "King Beilin."
"Hey." Xie Guangzong raised his hand, "The current King of Beilin is my son, just call me Old Xie."
How could Xiao Changfeng dare to offend him? "Thank you, old prince, for coming thousands of miles to reinforce me."
Xie Guangzong looked back at the battlefield and said, "It seems that I am late. You can win this battle without my reinforcements."
On the battlefield, the remaining Western Jue soldiers were fleeing everywhere.
Xiao He rushed to the camp gate and shouted, "My Lord, Father, Xijue has retreated. Should we pursue them?"
Xie Guangzong glanced at Xiao He but didn't say anything.
Xiao Changfeng said: "Don't chase after desperate enemies. The further west you go, the more dangerous it is. Clear the battlefield first."
"Where is my daughter-in-law?" Xie Guangzong suddenly asked.
Xie Guangzong did not see Chen Yu. Everywhere he looked was a mess. This was the destructive power brought by the war.
Xiao Changfeng shouted: "Xiao Chuan——"
Xiao Chuan was running around the battlefield, searching for Chen Yu.
He didn't see Chen Yu, or even her beloved horse Ben Xiao.
He rode his horse around for a while, then dismounted and began to search for the body, silently praying that he must not be found.
With her skills being so good, she won't just lie here.
Xiao Chuan's heart was tightly clenched. When he heard the soldier coming to tell him that General Xiao was looking for him, he did not look up and continued searching.
After a while, the soldier passed the message back to Xiao Changfeng.
"General Xiao is still looking for someone on the battlefield."
"Who are you looking for?" Xie Guangzong's heart sank, and then he heard the soldier's next sentence.
"General Xiao is looking for the princess, but he hasn't found her yet."
Xie Guangzong didn't say a word, turned his horse around and ran towards the battlefield, while asking the Qingyun Guards to continue searching.
The sun rose to the upper part of the sky.
Xiao Chuan was dragged back to the camp.
Many tents in the camp were burned down, and the soldiers set up the tents again.
Xie Guangzong and Xiao Changfeng sat at the top, followed by Xiao Chuan and Xiao He.
No one spoke until the soldiers came again to report that neither Shen Yu, Shen Zhao, nor Boda were found.
"Bad food." said Xie Guangzong.
His son left his precious baby at Yanliang Pass. If he didn't find the baby, Xie Tingzhou would probably never be able to go back.
Xiao He glanced at everyone and whispered his guess, "Could it be that he was captured?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Guangzong's sharp eyes swept across Xiao He's face.
The old prince's gaze carried a sense of oppression forged on the battlefield. Xiao He swallowed and lowered his eyes under his heavy gaze.
Prisoner, the word was an insult, and none of them dared to think in that direction.
Chen Yu's personality is such that she would not allow herself to be captured and humiliated, she would even commit suicide.
Xie Guangzong said: "I have sent out all the scouts to search along the route that Xijue evacuated."
Xiao Chuan stood up and said, "I'm going too."
"Stop!" Xiao Changfeng looked at Xiao Chuan who had already taken two steps and said, "You stay and report the battle situation of the garrison army a few days ago."
The battle report had been sent out long ago, but the route had to bypass Yanliang Pass and Chihe River, so it was still on the way.
"I'll go out and wash my face and sober up first." Xiao Chuan went out for a while, came back and sat back on the mat.
"After we captured the Charisong camp, we did not stay there. The princess said it was too difficult to defend. If Boda came with his troops, we would be trapped. The princess left the prisoners behind and asked me to stage an internal conflict with her to deceive the Western Jue prisoners. Then, when they came to find Boda, I followed them."
"In fact, when we were chasing the Western Jue people, we were fighting and looting their bodies all the way, trying to get everyone a set of Western Jue armor. The princess must have thought of a countermeasure a long time ago."
Xiao Chuan was in a bad mood. They had just won a victory, but Chen Yu was missing. He couldn't be happy at all. He spoke briefly about the battle that lasted for several days and didn't want to say a word more.
He didn't want to talk anymore, he wanted to go out and find Chen Yu at this moment.
After the meeting was over, Xiao Chuan was the first to leave the tent without saying a word.
The sound of rustling footsteps followed closely behind.
"Stop right there!" Xiao Changfeng called out to him from behind, "Where are you going?"
Xiao Chuan stopped and didn't look back, "I'm going to find the princess."
"If you dare to leave the camp, I will break your legs," Xiao Changfeng walked forward and pointed his finger at Xiao Chuan's face.
"Put away that expression as soon as possible. Who is that? That's Princess Beilin."
"What's wrong with her being the Princess of Beilin?" Xiao Chuan asked back.
Xiao Changfeng lowered his voice, "You'd better not have any other ideas."
Xiao Chuan was stunned for a moment, then shocked, and then sneered, "Don't look at people with your dirty eyes, your heart is dirty to everyone."
"You..." Xiao Changfeng was speechless for a moment, "Your concern for her has gone beyond the scope of superiors and subordinates."
Xiao Chuan's voice suddenly became louder. "We are not just superiors and subordinates. She is my master, my mentor, and my comrade-in-arms who fought bravely for me. I respect and adore her. Can't I be worried? Whatever you think, I, Xiao Chuan, have a clear conscience."
"What a clear conscience." Xiao Changfeng sneered: "No matter how strong she is, she, Shen Yu, is still a woman."
"What's wrong with women? Do you look down on women?" Xiao Chuan raised his chin and looked at his father, "Can't women also win battles?"
"Who told you this? Just shut up."
Xiao Changfeng was completely furious. "You have been together from Beilin to Yanliang Pass for several months. Even if nothing happened, what would others think? What would Xie Tingzhou think?"
Xiao Chuan stiffened his neck and said, "Your Highness is not as narrow-minded as you think, otherwise he would not have let me come with you."
Xiao Changfeng shook his head, "You don't understand. The world is far less tolerant of women than men. People's words are scary, and even spit can drown people. If you really want to do good for her, put away your cheap concern, so as not to let people with ulterior motives frame you."
Xiao Chuan stopped talking immediately. He stood facing the wind for a while, then suddenly threw the helmet in his hand to the ground, squatted down and rubbed his head hard.
"I have to be grateful. If I don't go find her, I, Xiao Chuan, will be worse than pigs and dogs."
Xiao Changfeng looked at his son in front of him, and finally felt a little soft-hearted. "There are many people looking for her, and she doesn't need you. You are too excited now. What you can bring to her is trouble instead of help."
Xiao Chuan lowered his head and watched a tear drop into the snow.
"Dad, have you always looked down on me? My military skills are not as good as my elder brother's, and my kung fu is not as good as his. He is the legitimate son and I am the illegitimate son. Just because I am a illegitimate son and unworthy of inheriting your mantle, you threw me into Shengjing to scavenge for those dignitaries."
"It was the princess." Xiao Chuan choked up, "She was the one who gave me the opportunity. She taught me step by step without thinking I was clumsy and was willing to give me the opportunity to hone my skills."
He raised his head and looked at Xiao Changfeng, and suddenly smiled with tears in his eyes, "She did what you should have done, Dad."
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