Taking a deep look at Pei Zhixiu, seeing how heartless this woman was, Ye Mingsheng's heart gradually became cold. He took a deep breath, and then took out two 100-tael silver notes from his arms, and a dozen more. Two pieces of silver were handed to Pei Zhixiu and said:
"I have troubled Miss Pei these days to boil medicine and cure my illness. Now that the girl has made up her mind, these silvers can be regarded as my best wishes and given to you, Miss Pei, as a means of transportation to Shuozhou."
"There is a long way to go, and there is still some distance to reach Dazhou. It is not safe due to bandits and bandits along the way. Once we pass Datian Pass and enter Dazhou, the girl can leave on her own!"
Seeing Ye Mingsheng hand over the banknotes and money, Pei Zhixiu subconsciously wanted to refuse, but this time before she could refuse, Ye Mingsheng took the lead, stuffed the things into her hands, and said in a deep voice:
"Ye's life is still worth the money!"
After the words fell, Ye Mingsheng didn't hesitate anymore, walked away and walked back to his tent, no longer thinking about patrolling the military camp.
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In the early morning of the next day, Ye Mingsheng, who had not slept all night, and with two dark circles under his eyes, led his troops to leave this poor Gongdu town and headed west towards the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Ye Mingsheng, who was walking in the middle of the team and riding a horse, had his right eyelid beating for some unknown reason. Ye Mingsheng was a little upset because of the beating, which gave him some bad premonitions... ··
After thinking for a while, Ye Mingsheng made a decision in his mind. He rode forward and came. Walking at the front of the team, Wang Xian sent an order to Wang Xian: "Send a few more scouts to investigate the situation within a ten-mile radius for me." !”
"Sir, the nearby palaces are rebellious and have been wiped out by the army!" Wang Xian couldn't figure out what Ye Mingsheng was doing, so he hesitated and reminded him:
Regarding Wang Xian's reminder, Ye Mingsheng did not speak. He just looked at Wang Xian coldly while riding on the horse.
Feeling Ye Mingsheng's cold gaze, Wang Xian's face froze, and he did not dare to talk nonsense anymore, and said quickly, "Yes! I will make arrangements right now!"
Soon, the seven scouts quickly left the team and explored in all directions.
Looking at the scout's leaving figure, Ye Mingsheng felt a little relieved and returned to the center of the team. His current position was not far from Liujing, and about three meters away from the most dangerous Huishan. Logically speaking, there should be no danger in a day's journey!
Thinking of this, a self-deprecating smile appeared on the corner of Ye Mingsheng's mouth. He seemed to have been confused and suspicious by Xu Zhaojie's military order.
Maybe he is scaring himself now. What if Xu Zhaojie drives him out of Liu Jing just because he hates himself and doesn't want to see him?
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng's mood gradually became calmer. The team walked forward for twenty miles and saw the bright sun in front of them. At noon, the soldiers carrying salute weapons weighing dozens of kilograms were all sweating. Very tired, Ye Mingsheng ordered to rest.
As soon as the order was given, Ye Mingsheng took the dry food from Ye Tie's hand and was about to take a bite when he saw Wang Xian, who was supposed to be at the front of the team, but was hurriedly trying to come his way.
"What happened?" Looking at Wang Xian's solemn face, Ye Mingsheng once again had a bad premonition in his heart...
"Only four scouts came back!" Wang Xian whispered into Ye Mingsheng's ear:
Wang Xian's words suddenly made Ye Mingsheng, who had just relaxed, feel a sinking feeling in his heart. Wang Xian sent out seven scouts, but only four came back. This means that the remaining three scouts should have lost contact!
They were surrounded by flat plains, with only sporadic woods existing. In addition, he only ordered them to explore the surrounding ten miles, and the range was not far away. Therefore, the possibility of the scouts getting lost could be said to be extremely slim.
Since they couldn't be lost, what could be the reason that caused the three scouts to lose contact and not come back?
Realizing the problem, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but feel very bitter. His premonition this time might actually come true...
"In which direction were the three missing scouts exploring?" Ye Mingsheng pondered for a while and continued to ask:
"South!" Wang Xian said directly;
Ye Mingsheng nodded, and then ordered to Ye Tie beside him: "Take a hundred people and go to the south to search. You don't have to search very deep. If you really can't find it, forget it!"
"Yes! Sir!" Ye Tie nodded, ordered his troops, and headed west.
Not long after Ye Tie and others left, Chen Yannian, who was walking at the back of the team and was responsible for holding the formation, came over.
"Sir, what happened?" Chen Yannian was a little confused and asked Ye Mingsheng:
Although the 100 people Ye Tie took away were not his troops, the entire team was only more than 600 people, less than 700 people. The departure of so many people was obviously abnormal at first glance.
Faced with Chen Yannian's inquiry, Ye Mingsheng hesitated, but still did not choose to hide it, but told the truth: "I asked Wang Xian to send some scouts to explore the situation ten miles around. Now three scouts have lost contact. So I asked Ye Tie to lead a search!"
After hearing Ye Mingsheng's introduction, as a veteran, Chen Yannian also realized the seriousness of the matter. He pondered for a moment and said to Ye Mingsheng, "Sir, do you need to build defenses now?"
Seeing that Chen Yannian wanted to test him, Ye Mingsheng was not in the mood to fight with him. He waved his hand and said, "We'll wait until the search team comes back!"
Chen Yannian nodded when he heard this, without saying anything else. He stayed in the center of the team, waiting quietly with Ye Mingsheng...
About an hour later, Ye Tie returned with his people and reported to Ye Mingsheng in front of Chen Yannian, Wang Xian and others: "Sir, I and my people checked all over the west side, but no one was found. !”
"I understand, leave some marks on the ground for them, and then move on." Ye Mingsheng's eyes narrowed, and he immediately made a decision and ordered:
All the generals who received the order obeyed it, returned to their respective posts, and continued to work. Even Wang Xian, the commander of the scouts who had lost contact, had no objections.
