Chapter 15 (1/2)
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”Looks like General Shen had already arrived in Xianyang! Please, excuse h of relief He looked at the men around him and nodded his head, and left the restaurant
Usually, for a overnment office would welco and escort hie overnment office in advance
Rather, he prefers to ride hard on his horse, and make his iftly to coned
He prefers the hard life on the road, and the wind as his companion He loves to drink and eat where and when as he pleased, and shunned specially prepare banquets in his honour
All the military examination champions have their own quirks and habits, but none of them is as weird as Shen Yaoshan!
Govern heard of the Shen Yaoshan's character and knew that the latter was not intending to be rude by not inforovernment office in advance
But now that the young hero is in Xianyang, he should hurry back and make preparations to receive General Shen
Although Shen Yaoshen may not welcome a banquet in his honour, this is a custom, and customs should be observed
”Report! General, we have discovered soroup of bandits as they were fleeing” A scout in the army immediately rushed forward to report
”Chase after these bandits!” Shen Yaoshan's face turned cold, and he roared out a coe of the spear gleam with malice, and sent a chill down the back of all who see it
A cloud of dust raised, the horses neighed and the sound of the horses galloping on the pave out
When the cloud of dust has settled, the valiant general and his troops were nowhere to be seen
On the outskirts of Xianyang city, there is a vast plain of wilderness Everything is covered by the snow The chill of the winter winds breezes by, freezing all it touches
Shen Yaoshan brought his troops with him, and followed the tracks of the bandits' horses They chased all the way until they reached the edge of a forest
”General, this forest ers! Please be careful!” An aide to the general rein in his horse, and issued a warning to Shen Yaoshan
”Do not worry! This group of bandits are just ordinary people There is nothing to fear! Spread out and search for them!” Shen Yaoshan coldly issued a command
Then he pulled hard on the reins The 'red rabbit' horse he was riding on stood up on its hind legs, and kicked at the air a few tis and carried Shen Yaoshan into the forest In a very span of tieneral and his horse disappeared into the darkness of the forest
”Understood!” That ht a troop of soldiers with him, and they disappeared into the dense forest
Within the forest, there is a small path The wide muddy path indicated that this route is frequently used by travellers as they travel through the forest
If you follow this path into the forest, there is a small and simple tea shop that offers a comfortable place for travellers to rest and dine
Within this tea shop, a hunchback elderlycustomers
There were 3 large burlybehind theroup of well-dressed followers
Shen Yaoshan had circled around the forest, and could not find any roup of bandits He ly arrived at the tea shop
”Boss, a pot of tea, please!” Shen Yaoshen placed his order
At this time, the three men had their fill
”Guests, have you finished your reet them
”En” A large, bearded man wiped his mouth with his hands He stood up and was about to leave
”Guests, do you want to order anything else?” The elderly et out of the tea shop without bypassing him
”No, do not block our way!” One of the other men did not even look at the elderly boss of the tea shop, and iainst the elderly man
The impact forced the elderly man back several steps The elderlydown With soain his balance
The rest of the men also stood up, and made their way outside
”Hehe” The elderly rin, and immediately walked towards the for this meal?”
”damn it!” A man with a scar on his face imht hand reached out for so on his wrist It was as if he had a weapon hidden there
The bearded ht the wrist of the man with a scar on his face, and shook his head, ”Do not create trouble here We must leave this area quickly”
The scar-face then shouted and scolded the elderly boss of the tea shop, ”Old man, we never pay e eat!”
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At thiscity, in all the streets, Govern a notice
”Please be informed that recently there are bandits spotted on the outskirts of Xianyang These bandits are very fierce and have robbed several caravans We hope that the neighbours could help to spread the word Be careful when going out of town and stay in large groups At night, you must close all doors and s If you have seen any traces of the bandits, iovernenerous reward for any infor to the arrest of these bandits”
In the kitchen, Wen Rou mind had turn blank and she could focus on her work She felt uncoo home to rest
”Rou Er, the weather is turning very cold rapidly I think that it o back!” Wen Shouzhen was rubbing his hands to warm them He picked up an umbrella, and placed it into Wen Rou's hands After he had finished talking, he immediately returned to work