Chapter 1172: Show Baili the severity of a new official at the pos (1/2)

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Gu Beiyue and Gu Qishao were busy day and night at Medical City just tracking down medicine and performing experiments. Xu Donglin sent Long Feiye updates everyday to tell him about the truth; he also set a single letter to Han Yunxi daily with nothing but good news.

That cheered her up immensely, especially when Xu Donglin mentioned that they had found this or that ingredient. She always went to report the news to Long Feiye, who was intimidated into hiding the truth when he witnessed her joy.

If this was the past, he’d never hide such secrets, but now that she was with child, he had to be prudent. As he was looking after her food and care during the entire trip, it took them half a month to reach the army camp.

It was the Baili Army stationed in Tianning, Long Feiye’s largest forces. The army stretched from Tianning to the south central regions and included many smaller battalions in Tianan as well. Because the Baili Army was the leader of them all, they were collectively called the Baili Army.

Besides the branch armies, the Baili Army also controlled Cloud Realm Continent’s only naval force. Judging by their current circumstances, Long Feiye’s strongest forces were concentrated with these troops.

Currently, the Baili Navy was still out in the North Sea on the eastern shores of Northern Li. As long as Long Feiye gave the order, they could cooperate with the northern forces and Ning Cheng to take down the country. But Long Feiye and Ning Cheng had their deal in place, so the navy was left waiting at the harbor for months.

Because of this, Baili Yuanlong had his share of resentment. As for the land troops, the Baili Army had absorbed three smaller battalions before pitching their main camp on the outskirts of Tianning’s central prefecture, Yunning. This location allowed them to attack the borders on the west, threaten Tianan in the east, reach the Three-Way Battlefield in the north in only half a month, and use the main roads to connect with the three grain-rich prefectures in the south.

Of course, it was Long Feiye who chose this spot, not Baili Yuanlong. His carriage with Han Yunxi hadn’t arrived yet before Baili Yuanlong got the news and went to welcome them with ten or so deputy generals on horseback. They had a pile of things to discuss with His Highness and assumed they could travel with him by going out to meet him.

But His Highness never alighted from the carriage or entered the camp. He chose a small patch to circle around the Yunning barracks and head for a newly built dwelling behind the army camp.

Half a month ago, Baili Yuanlong had received orders to build this place. Since it was located behind the army, it was called the Rear Camp and only connected to the main army by a small pathway. However, the security here was much stricter than the army. Zhao mama had personally picked out all the furniture and other necessities. It was also equipped with its own kitchen and storehouse.

Seeing the carriage drive far away, Baili Yuanlong was perplexed.

“Father, what does His Highness mean by this?” Baili Qiyu asked.

Baili Yuanlong muttered back, “The West Qin princess is pregnant.”

“Preg--!” Baili Qiyu shut up mid-sentence when Baili Yuanlong glared at him.

“This is an important matter, but His Highness hasn’t publicized it yet. If word gets out from your mouth, you best watch your head!” Baili Yuanlong censured.

His Highness having descendants was of monumental importance as it was a matter of the East Qin Dynasty living on with a heir to the throne. Now it was even more important because Han Yunxi, the West Qin princess, was bearing his seed. The complicated relationships this involved was a tangled mess to Baili Yuanlong. Naturally, he wouldn’t discuss such matters too early with his son.

“Your son understands.” Baili Qiyu was full of dread. Although he couldn’t see through the complex situation, he knew it would be complicated. “So the Rear Camp was built for the use of the princess!”

Actually, His Highness didn’t live luxuriously, but his clothing and meals were all exquisite. Even if Han Yunxi wasn’t pregnant, it wouldn’t be strange for him to live in the Rear Camp. What Baili Yuanlong couldn’t understand was why His Highness wouldn’t even show his face at the main tent now that he was here.

“Father, should we follow them or fall back?” Baili Qiyu asked.

Baili Yuanlong was weighing the options as well. He had no idea whether His Highness would go to meet the various soldiers after settling in at Rear Camp. If that was the case, it’d be extraneous for a bunch of men like them to follow him to the Rear Camp now. They would disturb the peace of the area and make His Highness unhappy.

But if His Highness never showed up to meet them and he left things just like that, it’d be difficult to meet with His Highness again. If His Highness’s own soldiers couldn’t see their leader and the news broke out, wouldn’t the all powerful Baili Army be seen as a joke?

What to do?

Baili Yuanlong hesitated as he realized his master was more than the leader of the Baili Army anymore. In the future, he would rule over all of Cloud Realm Continent. To grasp his thoughts was much more difficult than before.

Eventually, father and son decided to go back to the main camp. They didn’t want to risk following after His Highness and being lectured to high heaven in front of the troops.

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