Chapter 306 (1/2)
The person on the horse looked down at the girl in a light-purple Winter coat, who was looking back at him with her small and cold face. Although she was short, the determination in her eyes could not be ignored.
Very quickly, he heard her respond with a tone that was even more frigid than his “Bu Cong, long time no see.” Her voice was clear. When paired with this snowfall, she appeared to be like a fairy that came from the North.
Feng Jin Yuan looked at Bu Cong, and he only felt an anger well up inside himself, as he could not help but say: “To speed along on a horse in the capital, General Bu really is mighty! But I wonder if the general that had gone missing for so long has returned to the capital this time to beg forgiveness or to cause trouble?”
His words were already very severe, but Bu Cong did not even take a look at him, as his deputy general responded to Feng Jin Yuan for him: “Responding to Lord Prime minister, General Bu left the capital with a secret mission from his Majesty. The purpose was to exterminate a rebel uprising in the Bian Nan. He has returned to the capital victorious and will be reporting to his Majesty.”
Feng Jin Yuan suddenly frowned. A secret mission from his Majesty? Bu Cong did not go missing?
His mood began to toss and turn, as he always felt that Bu Cong returning to the capital would not be a good thing for the Feng family. When the Emperor had given out a secret mission was something that even he did not know about. As the court’s prime minister, this was not a good thing.
He had already made a few guesses, but Bu Cong’s gaze never left Feng Yu Heng. The two just continued to stare at each other. One was more fierce than the other, but neither was willing to give way.
Finally, Bu Cong spoke up; however, what he said was: “I knew that you would not die so easily like that, but even if you did not die, why do I feel like you are no longer the same Feng Yu Heng as before? The Feng Yu Heng in my memory would not viciously push my Bu family to the brink.”
The cold light in Feng Yu Heng’s eyes became even sharper: “And you are no longer Bu Cong. In my memory, Bu Cong would not use my funeral as a lie to visit the border. It seems that the general reaped quite the reward from this trip.”
Bian Nan was a piece of land in the Southern part of Da Shun that was devoid of people because of the heat. No plant life grew there throughout the year, and eggs could be cooked on the rocks. Regardless of whether it was Da Shun or the Gu Shu country in the South, both were willing to abandon that place. Nobody wanted to expand to that area. As the years went by, a small group of people chose to use that place as a base. Enduring the extreme heat, they did things that were harmful to both countries.
Bu Cong took this secret mission and headed towards Bian Nan. Perhaps this matter was something that he had requested from the Emperor. If he said that he was truly doing it for the good of the country, Feng Yu Heng would sooner be beaten to death than believe it. If it were not for there being some sort of benefit in the surrounding area, how could he make this pointless trip?
“Haha!” Bu Cong suddenly began laughing. He then pointed at Feng Yu Heng: “Sure enough, you are not her!”
Feng Yu Heng, however, suddenly began laughing. While laughing, her small face became bitterly cold and appeared to be an illusion, as it quickly vanished. Instead, it was replaced with a bit of an embarrassed expression that carried a bit of expectation. It was the face of a young 13-year-old girl.
At that moment, Bu Cong felt that his eyes had become dull. He did not feel that his eyes right now were dulled. He felt that they were dulled before. This was Feng Yu Heng’s previous appearance. Only this conformed to the memory that he had from many years ago, of that young girl following behind Yao Xian.
He was a little regretful of his earlier rashness, as he quickly got off his horse. Quickly arriving before Feng Yu Heng, he wanted to apologize to her and say that he had only been muddled because of the death of his grandfather and aunt.
But the moment that he arrived, the smile on Feng Yu Heng’s face stopped. Although it did not return to being frosty, she was clearly on guard against someone that she was not familiar with.
Bu Cong heard Feng Yu Heng use her crisp and clear voice to say to him: “General Bu has good eyes.”
He was startled, and his body suddenly felt cold. He felt as though every hair on his body was standing up straight. With the fear washing over him, he could only be horrified.
Bu Cong recalled that before Feng Yu Heng had spoken, he had said “Sure enough, you are not her.” Therefore, this line “General Bu has good eyes” was a response. But… if she was not Feng Yu Heng, then who was she?
Bu Cong felt as though he had been caught in a puzzle. He also felt as though he had been caught in a block of thousand-year-old ice, as he was completely unable to move. He wanted to get on his horse and leave; however, his legs felt as though they were firmly rooted to the ground. He was completely unable to move them.
But the girl in front of him changed her expression. It was a puzzled expression: “General Bu, what’s wrong? It’s such a cold day, so why is there sweat on your brow?” She said this while saying to the deputy general that had also dismounted his horse: “It may be that your general is feeling hot. Quickly help him take off his coat. If he continues to sweat like this, he will catch a cold.”
The deputy general was unclear on the situation. Seeing that Bu Cong was indeed sweat, he went to remove his coat.
Bu Cong did not really react, allowing his deputy general to remove it. Only after the coat had been removed did he begin to shiver from the cold.
He looked at Feng Yu Heng in amazement, and he wanted to ask who exactly are you; however, before he could ask this question, Feng Jin Yuan suddenly said from behind him: “It’s snowing harder and harder. Let us return to the manor.”