Chapter 370: Strange Tracks (1/2)

When the junior received the signal, he immediately withdrew from the room as though he was pardoned. Just as he was about to step out of the door, Lu Wenshu’s voice echoed in his ears again.

”I’ll personally take over the mission tomorrow. I shall spy on her personally. As for you, bring some juniors to scout out the surroundings of the Desolate Region. Do not let anyone else into the Desolate Region.” Lu Wenshu instructed.

”Yes.” The junior hastily acknowledged and slipped away quickly as he could. It was as though he was afraid Lu Wenshu would make things difficult for him. He was also afraid Lu Wenshu would give him more work to do.

The reason why Lu Wenshu wanted to personally keep tabs on Bai Luochu was because he was afraid his junior had already been exposed. He also wanted to keep an eye on Pei Rumo and Bai Luochu as he noticed that Pei Rumo had a thing for her. Moreover, with his understanding of Bai Luochu, she definitely had her reasons for backing off. She probably wanted to wait for the situation to calm down before exploring the ruins.

He casually ignored that fact that he was keeping an eye on her because of his feelings for her.

At the borders of the Desolate Region, the soldiers had also received the message from Pei Rumo. The hundred-men captains were all gathered in the main tent and they started to discuss with each other.

”Everyone should have read His First Highness’ report. I want to seek everyone’s opinion on this matter as we need to make a proper decision.” The hundred-men captain who had been serving for the longest time spoke up. He was a just a fair captain and everyone listened to him when Pei Rumo wasn’t around. If they were to be successful in this campaign, he would immediately rise to become the vice-general in Pei Rumo’s army.

”Big Brother Di, if you have any ideas, please share them with us. Us brothers are not as experienced as you and it will be troublesome if we miss out on some important points.”

”His First Highness had already separated us into groups previously. Now that there is a change of plans, why don’t we split up into two groups again? The first half will stay behind while the other half will scout the borders of the Desolate Region. There is one rule we need to follow and that is for the scouting group to return before sunset. The Desolate Region is a strange place and things might go wrong if we get separated.”

The rest of the captains looked at each other and agreed as they couldn't think of a better idea.

The next morning, Bai Luochu and Pei Rumo departed to the edge of the Desolate Region's central zone.

It wasn’t too difficult to scout out the Desolate Region as there was nothing noteworthy in it. There were no landmarks or places of interest. However, this also made it confusing as no one knew where they were and it was difficult to draw a map.

In fact, Bai Luochu had actually dug into the ground. Before Pei Rumo could react, Bai Luochu was playing with a handful of dirt.