Chapter 74: Tagging Along (1/2)

Chapter 74: Tagging Along

“Go to the south gate,” Chen Rong said to Old Shang theshe wanted to look for General Sun, he at once nodded with an “Aye” and then directed the vehicle in that direction

They went past the panicking and ate

“I’ll ask around, uards

Chen Rong hureement

Moments later, he ran back to her and nervously relayed, “Miss, they said General Sun’s troop had already departed They aren’t cao hoth

“Aye”

Old Shang juave a shout and said, “Don’t worry, ive you trouble anymore”

“I just want to be a littlesoftly replied

Old Shang sighed It hadn’t crossed his , but when they arrived in Nan’yang, he discovered that without the elder and younger irl and life hadn’t been easy for her

The carriage drove back to the Chen estate

Despite also in cla state, the estate was much quieter than the world outside nobody paid her passing carriage any notice

When they drove by Chen Wei’s silent courtyard, they could not hear the girls’ usual laughter

Chen Rong knitted her brow and let her carriage proceed to her ho was as it had always been It was as if the stor to do with it

A day flew by

The next day, Old Shang asked around on Chen Rong’s bidding and found that all major clans who had moved from the north were required to attend the prince’s banquet The Chen estate also participated, but nothing else was out of the ordinary

In the blink of an eye, the third day passed by

Just past noon, Old Shang ran over with an apprehensive face Without finding his footing, he hastily relayed when he saw Chen Rong, “Miss, I’ve got news The Xianbei ar The day before yesterday, General Sun and wang Qilang’s groups had already headed to Mo’yang”

Mo’yang lay northwest of Nan’yang and along the direct route to Luo’yang It was coveted territory despite being only a ot surrounded by forty thousand Xianbei soldiersarrived there” His voice began to tremble “Forty thousand Xianbei soldiers! Unless General Ran personally came with his ar the north is under threat and General Ran had already gone there last night”

Old Shang received the tea Chen Rong handed over, took a drink, sighed and continued: “They say that General Sun and wang Qilang will die in Mo’yang once it’s taken, that their fates are sealed They also say as soon as Mo’yang is taken, Nan’yang will be next Everyone in the city is crippled with fear”

At this juncture, he saw Chen Rong staring off absently with knitted brow and couldn’t help exclai: “Miss,recovered “wang Qilang and General Sun had gone to Mo’yang, you say?”

“Aye”

Just then, footsteps sounded outside

She hadn’t entered but her voice was already heard: “Ah Rong, Ah Rong”

Chen Wei strode in and, paying Old Shang and the bowing servants no notice, loudly said to Chen Rong, “Ah Rong, I heard wang Qilang had gone to Mo’yang and no one knohether he’s alive”

“You already knew?” she asked when she saw no surprise on her cousin’s face

Chen Rong nodded

Chen Wei cahed “Don’t worry My father said wang Qilang is so extraordinary that he won’t bebowed her head and said, “Thank you,” before withdrawing her hands

Chen Wei waved to a servant and ordered, “Bring a seat to the yard Goodness, when Nurse Ping isn’t here, the rest of you don’t have anythe servants around, Chen Rong curtsied to her and said, “Forgive me, I must excuse myself for now” She didn’t wait for Chen Wei to speak before turning and running into her backyard

Surprised, Chen Wei watched her, and then heaved and turned around to leave

After taking a turn in the garden for a couple of hours or so, Chen Rong o out”

“Aye”

The carriage moved and headed for town

The streets had becoes here and there like headless flies Every tirief and

All of a sudden, the entire city of Nan’yang had fallen into panic

Chen Rong lifted her curtain and watched the city with furrowed brow

“Ah Rong?” a familiar voice called to her so turned around r e a d t h i sh athief eyes, their owner being Chen Sanlang He looked Chen Rong up and doith a flas

“Third brother” Chen Rong bowed to hie

As she bowed to hilued to her slender waist and round buttocks

He waved his hand and signaled his driver to

He poked his head out, looked at Chen Rong and sighed: “Ah Rong, I heard that wang Qilang had died in Mo’yang” He sounded absolutely certain

Chen Rong paled but tried to laugh “That can’t be Haven’t the Hu only surrounded Mo’yang?”

“Is that so?” Chen Sanlang gave two hollow laughs

He looked at Chen Rong and affectedly said, “Murong Ke of the Xianbei tribe is an invincible warlord Since he has laid Mo’yang under siege, the odds are against the city”

At this juncture, he softly sighed “It’s fortunate that you hadn’t been pro” He paused, shook his head, and continuously larettably been ruined by him Otherwise, I would’ve helped you find another man toon Chen Rong’s full boso, would you likeretreated to the back, bowed her head and said, “How can I talk of e when I don’t even know if he’s dead or alive?”