Chapter 163 I've tolerated you for a long time
On the seventh day, Huo Bang led 3,000 infantrymen to leave Yu Mansion and set out to hunt down Yu Yangji.
Huo Gannian received news that more than fifty women on the water island west of the Jade Mansion, including newborn and unborn babies, had been killed by the city defense army holding the East Palace Order, leaving no one alive.
Those children who have "not yet come to this world" will never have the chance to come to this world.
The news also said that Nan Lijun was quite dissatisfied with Huo Gannian's disobedience to the Eastern Palace's order.
The infantry commander was not surprised at this and said to Huo Gan:
"Commander Huo is kindhearted and compassionate to his enemies, even if it means killing himself. On the battlefield, he would kill anyone, young or old, including the elderly, women, and children. Once the Yu family's scourge is completely eradicated, you will be the most powerful and influential official in the Nan Kingdom. You must not get hung up on trivial matters!"
Huo Gannian understood that the infantry commander spoke from the bottom of his heart, so he patted his shoulder in gratitude, but said nothing and just walked towards a quiet place.
After walking a distance, the infantry commander said in a low voice, as if giving advice or sighing:
"Manage your family, govern your country, and bring peace to the world. 'Governing the country' should be stricter than 'managing your family'."
Huo Gannian stopped immediately.
Soon, the news that the entire Yu family, including the baby, had been killed spread throughout the streets and alleys.
Upon hearing this, the members of the Huo Gang stopped their journey and stood in silence for a long time. The atmosphere was depressing for several days.
It was not until the spy brought news about Yu Yangji that everyone regained their spirits.
The spies said that in Guying City, which is on the northeastern border, someone had seen an old man with two young men and four guards.
At first I thought it was a father with his son, but seeing the strange behavior between the three of them, they didn't seem like father and son, so I was quite impressed by this incident.
In order not to alert the enemy, Huo Gannian only left 3,000 infantrymen in Guying City, pretending to be certain that Yu Yangji was in the city and searching the city extensively.
He and his guards divided into five groups according to the direction found by the scouts, with fifty people in each group, and searched in the northeast direction.
Although he knew Yun Chen's abilities, he still let her lead a team. However, Huo Gannian was always worried, so he arranged his team as close to her as possible so that he could take care of her.
Yun Chen didn't care about that. She knew that Huo Gannian hardly needed any protection now, and his kung fu skills were far superior to anyone else.
Therefore, Huo Gannian on the other side just raised his hand and said "How young are you--" Before he could finish the rest of the words, Yun Chen on this side had already taken the lead and rushed out, leaving him with only a neat and tidy back.
The five groups of people sneaked into the dense forest separately, being careful not to make any loud noise while searching every blade of grass and tree.
After searching the forest for three days, they found nothing.
At night, Yun Chen led the guard team to rest by a stream, cut down trees and lit a bonfire.
Everyone was exhausted and chose trees to sleep under, taking turns to rest.
Yun Chen was standing by the stream, pondering how to best lure the snake out of its hole. He couldn't keep searching like a needle in a haystack.
While I was concentrating on thinking, I suddenly heard a guard complaining not far away:
"Are you new here? You must be a good fighter to be singled out for this assignment! But in the past month since you came from Kyoto, I've noticed you're trembling when you ride a horse, hold a knife, and even climb a tree! I've put up with you for so long!"
Another guard interrupted:
"You look like a newcomer. Which hospital are you from? Speak?"
Most of the guards of the Huo Gang are very united, but when a group of men with different personalities get together, fighting and quarreling are inevitable.
Most of the fifty guards in Yun Chen's team were people she was familiar with, but there were also a few unfamiliar faces among them.
During the journey, she did see a very thin guard following at the end of the team, riding his horse unsteadily and always falling behind.
She walked over to try to break up the fight, but the two familiar guards were still complaining:
"Brother Yun, which hospital is this guy from? Why did he send such a useless person here?"
"Everyone else would just jump onto a tree and find a comfortable branch to sleep on, but he used his hands and feet to climb up. He's so bad at even the most basic Qinggong (lightness skills). How could he be so bad?"
No matter what others said, the thin guard remained silent from beginning to end, just standing in the shadows with his head down.
Yun Chen looked carefully and could only see that the thin guard had a small stature, messy hair, and a face covered in black and gray. His original appearance was completely unrecognizable.
Yun Chen told the two complaining guards to go and rest quickly. When there was no one around, she tried to speak in a gentle tone and said to the thin guard:
"Are you new here? Being a guard must be tough, right? It's okay, you'll get better with time, we've all been there. They may talk roughshod, but they're all good fighters, and they'll definitely take care of you in a pinch, don't worry."
After Yun Chen finished speaking, the person opposite him still kept his head down and didn't say anything, but his shoulders gradually twitched, and crystal beads fell from his eyes. He was actually crying.
Yun Chen was stunned.
Among all the guards of the Huo Gang, she had never seen another grown man cry like this except Hua Jue.
Besides, she didn't curse at anyone.
She could only soften her tone:
"Don't be sad. You've been traveling all day. You must be hungry. Come on, have something to eat with me!"
I don't know what words touched the other person's nerves, but the thin guard actually held his face and burst into tears, attracting the attention of the guards who were originally sleeping around him.
Yun Chen had no choice but to quickly put his arm around the thin guard's shoulders and walked deeper into the forest, comforting him as he walked.
Wait until you reach a place with sparse grass and bright moonlight.
The thin guard finally cried enough, wiped his tears with his sleeves, and whispered "Yun Chen".
Hearing that voice, and looking carefully at that face covered in tears and black and gray dirt, Yun Chen was suddenly struck by lightning, so frightened that he couldn't even speak straight.
"Miss Second, Second, Second, Second?!"
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