Chapter 119 Turning Point at Jinyang - Part 10 (2/2)

”Sir, Lord Ding Yuan departed to Julu with Lord Zhang Tong. They sent me to inform you that he has entrusted you with the deputy governor role until he comes back.”

”Huh?”

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were baffled by the sudden change of events. Why would Ding Yuan suddenly make a decision to visit Tong's city?

”How long have they left?”

”An hour ago, sir.”

Lu Bu scratched his head with his both hands. He roared with a hoarse voice.

”You both take the prisoners and follow them to Julu! I don't give a fOOk about this matter anymore. I'm tired. I'm going back!”

Mentally exhausted from the bad mood, Lu Bu galloped his horse back to his residence.

Left with the cleaning up tasks, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao sighed while shaking their head. Following an ill temper boss was tiring, but he was reliable in combat, so they did not have a choice.

”Let's find a place to rest these people first. We'll depart the day after. Tomorrow, we'll arrange the provisions for the long march.”

”Yeah. I'm worried about Feihong. I'm going to pay him a visit.”

”Me, too.”

After both of them helped the troops settled down the camp in front of the south gate and all the prisoners were inside the camp, they went to see Li Feihong in the infirmary tent.

”I'm sorry. Sir Li Feihong went to Julu with Lord Ding Yuan.” The physicians in the tent told them.

Both Gao Shun and Zhang Liao could only look at each other in surprise.

”I guess we can only follow them there.”

…

Next day.

Jia Xu sat inside a tavern and drank alone. He gathered enough information yesterday. He could guess what happened in the previous incident.

There were many testimonies about Zhang Ji's movements inside Jinyang City. Jia Xu guessed that one of Zhang Ji's men should have instigated this commotion.

'They are going to Julu City, but they stirred chaos in here.'

'Are they idiots? Or they have another goal during the trip?'

'They shouldn't be that stupid. It has to be a secret mission.'

'Lu Bu led a squad and attacked the government hall, but he isn't even prosecuted or captured. That means the real mastermind is already dead or captured.'

Jia Xu gazed toward the main road. Soldiers were busy transporting grains in carts toward the east gate. Long caravans of soldiers and peasants also headed in the same direction.

'They are going to Julu now?'

He touched his chin and pictured the map of the country inside his head. Jinyang City was a strategic point for invading the northern region and a gateway toward Si Province, which could flank Shangdang City and open a path toward Luo Yang.

In conclusion, this city would become one of the hotspots in the future for the power struggle war. It was not an ideal city for Jia Xu to settle his root.

'This city is poor but well-fed. But I heard Julu is more prosperous. Still, Julu has too many enemies. War is about a matter of times. I don't want to live in there.'

'Haiz. I have to pass that city anyway if I want to go to other cities. I'll tag along with them one more time. I hope my luck won't go to shit again.'

After making the decision, Jia Xu exited the tavern to take the baby prince with him. He had grown a bit, but he could not walk properly yet.

'Right, I forgot. At least I should write a letter to her real mother. If I didn't, then she will be manipulated by those pricks.'

Jia Xu picked up a blank scroll and a paper. He wrote random characters in the letter with common ink. Then he took out a bottle, which contained the royalty's secret ink.

He dipped the tips of his new brush inside the bottle and wrote on the random letter that he wrote. This time, he inscribed the real content of the letter. The content could not be seen with naked eyes, but Jia Xu wrote them with efficiency as if he used to write them many times in the past.

After he finished, he tested the letter by putting it near a lamb. The characters that could not be read in the letter with naked eyes showed up by the heat of the fire.

'It's done. Now, the question is … who should I send to?'

'Bah, I'll send it directly to Empress He Xing! Only royalties knew about this ink anyway.'

'If she doesn't come to pick him up in a few years, I'll take him in as my son!'

Done with the letter, Jia Xu disguised himself and mixed in with the crowd with Liu Xie again.