Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1166

Chapter 1166 -1160: The Expedition

Ye Shouguan suddenly looked up: “How did the city guards find out?”

“As soon as the young lady got off the carriage, she begged me to save His Majesty… and her parents, her younger brother.” Vice General Zhao said.

Ye Shouguan’s fist tightened: “Why didn’t you say so earlier?!”

Vice General Zhao looked at Ye Shouguan in astonishment: “The young lady just told the General!”

Ye Shouguan’s face was tense; the whole army knew, and that was not a good thing: “You go out first! Let me think of a way!”

Vice General Zhao still wanted to request to lead troops to Suining City, but seeing Ye Shouguan deep in thought, he responded and withdrew from Ye Shouguan’s study.

As Vice General Zhao was leaving, the long-term attendant by Ye Shouguan’s side had already returned. He roughly inquired whether Sima Ruodan was settled, and then left first.

The long-term attendant entered and saw Ye Shouguan still sitting in front of the brazier. He stepped forward and whispered, “General, you should take a nap first; in case the Zhou army attacks tomorrow, you’ll have the energy to resist the enemy!”

Ye Shouguan nodded: “If anything happens, be sure to wake me!” 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The long-term attendant nodded: “Don’t worry, General!”

As he assisted Ye Shouguan to lie down, the long-term attendant glanced at the secret compartment on the bookshelf, pulled down the curtain for Ye Shouguan, and waited for a while. Listening to Ye Shouguan’s breathing becoming even, he carefully opened a gap in the curtain and called softly: “General…”

Seeing no response from Ye Shouguan, the long-term attendant controlled his pounding heart, walked to Ye Shouguan’s bookshelf, opened the secret compartment hidden behind the bamboo slip, took out the token, and gripped it tightly in his hand.

But holding the token made him very nervous. The young lady said the Emperor of Zhou wanted her to steal the token and open the city gate when the Zhou attacked, but she didn’t say when the Zhou would attack. If too much time passes, the General might find out.

The long-term attendant thought for a moment and decided to find the young lady and find a way to send the news of obtaining the token to the Emperor of Zhou, hoping… to use the token to exchange for Ye Yingnan’s return.

Thinking of this, the long-term attendant no longer hesitated. He quietly left Ye Shouguan’s study, closed the door, and hurried to the guest room where Sima Ruodan was settled.

Sima Ruodan sat by the flickering candlelight, not asleep. She didn’t know if the long-term attendant could steal the token before Chen Shi, and she reckoned she couldn’t pin her hopes on one attendant; the success must be in her control.

She closed her eyes; if by Chen Shi… there was no news from the long-term attendant, she would pretend to be sorrowful and beg to see Ye Shouguan, telling him that she was actually coerced by Zhou and that she asked the long-term attendant to steal the token. She could say she was a Xiliang native, but ultimately couldn’t resist her conscience, not wanting Zhou to take Yecheng Pass. However, the Emperor of Xiliang is in Zhou’s hands now, pleading for Ye Shouguan to rescue her parents and younger brother while saving His Majesty in exchange for her full confession!

Before leaving, His Majesty instructed that the situation must be made as big as possible, to let more Xiliang soldiers know that Li Tianfu was in the hands of Zhou, because only then… if Zhou uses “Li Tianfu” as a shield, the Xiliang soldiers wouldn’t dare to shoot arrows!

If any Xiliang soldier couldn’t hold back, there would surely be someone rushing out of the city to engage in battle with Zhou and rescue Li Tianfu.

Before dawn, Suining City was bright as day, the black sails and silver python flags fluttered loudly in the wind.

On the city wall, in the high-raised braziers, the flames flickered, swaying with the wind, casting the ancient city wall in alternating light and shadow.

The soldiers were ready, the cavalry soldiers in black armor sat on tall horses, holding torches, the horses clad in chain mail snorted white mist, eager to advance, pawing the ground.

The soldiers of Zhou knew that it was crucial to capture Yecheng Pass in one battle for the significance it held for Zhou, and they understood the importance of Yecheng Pass.

The Emperor of Zhou, the God of War of Zhou… along with the generals of the Bai family, personally led the troops to battle, determined to break through in one assault.

Bai Qingyan, Bai Qingqi, Bai Qingjue, Bai Jinzhao, Bai Jinhua, Bai Jinse, all donned silver armor, even Bai Qingyun, who sat in a wheelchair, was dressed in armor, ready to go to battle with her eldest sister.

Bai Qingyan did not stop Bai Qingyun, just like the Bai family did not stop Bai Qingyan; capturing Yecheng Pass… marching north, Xiliang would be open for the taking, and defeating Xiliang would truly avenge the Bai family soldiers and kin lost in the battle of the southern borders years ago, paving the way for unification on Xiliang’s land.

She was the first to mount her horse, the Bai family followed with a leap, Bai Qingyun, with the help of Xiao Ruohai, grabbed the saddle and leaped, tightly holding the reins.

She pulled on Taiping’s reins, turned her horse, looking at her brothers and sisters whose faces were lit by the flickering torches, then at the soldiers of Zhou.