Seeing the blush on her face that had not gone away, Chu Yan's eyes were deep, and the softness of the woman's skin seemed to still remain on his fingertips.
Thinking of the scene just now, he pursed his lips, said "hmm" and went outside.
The dry and biting cold wind whizzed by, making the heat in his body no longer unstable. He looked at the person next to him, his cold eyes filled with sharpness, "What's the progress?"
The people who came to report were the officers and soldiers stationed here. When Chu Yan came out of the room, he remembered that Su Liuye had come to the mine, and he suddenly felt embarrassed.
Chu Yan glared at him before quickly reporting, "Mr. Chu, no one has caught up!"
Chu Yan's face turned cold.
The officers and soldiers were afraid that he would be angry, so they quickly said, "Our people chased them all the way to the mountain, but they abandoned the carriage on the side of the road and ran away along the mountain road! We chased all the way to the foot of the mountain, and they had already left in another carriage. We People are still chasing you!"
That's what he said, but Chu Yan also knew that there was a high probability that he would not be able to catch up.
The mountain road was difficult to navigate, and there was wind and snow. It was difficult to go up the mountain on foot, let alone a carriage. The officers and soldiers finally chased them to the mountain, but the cunning gangster temporarily abandoned the carriage and ran all the way to the foot of the mountain and replaced it with another carriage. It seemed that they had been prepared for their accomplices to take over.
The officers and soldiers didn't know this, so they abandoned their horses and chased them. When they reached the foot of the mountain, they realized that they had been fooled. By that time, they had no time to find the horses and could only watch them leave.
"Mr. Chu, based on the direction they are going, they are probably going here!" The officers and soldiers took out the maps they had prepared and pointed to the border, "If they go all the way south, their final destination will be a barbarian place! Mr. Chu, the person behind the scenes should be the barbarians."
"Prepare your horses and set off immediately!"
Hearing the barbarians, Chu Yan's face showed a look of horror.
The officers and soldiers immediately agreed and went to prepare their horses. They must stop the barbarians before they return to the border. If they wait until the blueprint is handed over to the barbarians, there will definitely be countless casualties!
The Kingdom of Daxia and the barbarians have always been at odds with each other, and there are conflicts on the border almost every year. The barbarians want to get the rich land of the Kingdom of Daxia, and they ruthlessly kill countless ordinary people of the Kingdom of Daxia. The Kingdom of Daxia also hates the barbarians.
More importantly, there has been news of frequent harassment by barbarians from the other side of the border, and they may want to attack them again.
Although the barbarians were brave and good at fighting, they lacked military training. In terms of weapons, apart from bows and arrows, they could only pick up what was left on the battlefield. When the two armies went to war, the barbarians were defeated almost every time, but the Xia Kingdom did not get much benefit. They could only rely on their superiority in weapons to repel them. Every time, there were a large number of casualties, even though the Xia Kingdom was rich and not Can't afford this kind of consumption.
On the other hand, the barbarians were inferior to them in terms of weapons, and their casualties were far lighter than those of Daxia. In the long run, they would probably consume Daxia to death.
This time, the Ministry of War finally developed a new weapon. The emperor ordered people to seize the time to build it. Xiao Yun happened to be sent to supervise the mines in Pingyang Town, and Chu Yan also came with him.
If the blueprints of the new weapons were really obtained by the barbarians, it might lead to the complete destruction of Daxia's army, and their only advantage would be gone.
So the drawings must be recovered no matter what!
Chu Yan returned to the room. There were two lit charcoal stoves in the room, which provided warmth to dispel the chill. The woman who was sitting on the bed was already fully dressed. When she heard the door open, she blushed and looked over. The lingering emotion in her eyes stirred up his emotions like a feather.
Chu Yan suddenly felt dry again, but thinking that the officers and soldiers would come to find him soon, he suppressed his emotions and stepped forward and said, "A Liu, the officers and soldiers chasing the miners probably have some information. I want to Go over and take a look, just wait for me here."
"Are you leaving now?"
Su Liuye knew that this matter had a huge impact and Chu Yan had to deal with it immediately, but when she heard that he was leaving, she still felt empty in her heart. They had just met and Chu Yan was about to leave.
Thinking about it, her heart felt sour and her eyes were slightly red.
Seeing her like this, Chu Yan hugged her heartbrokenly and comforted her softly, "A Liu, don't worry, I will be back soon. Those people can't run far, as long as I catch them, I will return."
"I know."
Su Liuye leaned in his arms, listening to his strong heartbeat. Thinking of the New Year in a few days, she said softly, "Husband, the New Year is coming soon, and Lianlian is still waiting for me in the capital. If you don't come back before the year, I will go back with Xiaowu first."
"good."
Chu Yan agreed without much hesitation. After all, it was much safer in the capital than here. This was a house in the mountains, and it was really inconvenient for a large number of miners to come in and out every day.
"When the time comes, tell the manager of the mine and ask him to arrange for someone to take you back. Don't just take Xiao Wu with you."
"I understand, husband."
Feeling the man's concern for her, Su Liuye felt a little warm in her heart.
The two exchanged affectionate words again, and Su Liuye took advantage of the still time to pack dry food for him and asked him to take it with him on the road.
After preparing the horses, Chu Yan left, leaving behind Zhou Shan, the steward of the mine, and another person named Zhang Wei, the deputy leader of the officers and soldiers.
Zhang Wei is Chu Yan's subordinate and is only responsible for managing the officers and soldiers outside. Zhou Shan manages everything inside the mine.
Su Liuye went to the door of the mansion and watched Chu Yan get on his horse vigorously. Perhaps sensing her gaze, the man suddenly turned his head and looked at her with his deep eyes as he left.
After being urged by others, Chu Yan raised his whip and left, his horse trampling all the snow on the ground into splashes.
Su Liuye watched him all the way until his back disappeared on the pipe.
Back in the yard, Xiao Wu had come back and was about to go out anxiously. It wasn't until he saw her face to face that Xiao Wu was surprised and said, "Mrs. Chu, why did you go out? I thought you didn't come back, and I was about to go out. Looking for you!"
"No, I just went outside to do some errands." Su Liuye said, looking at the people behind her from the corner of her eye.
She still remembered that when Chu Yan spoke to her, he deliberately suppressed his voice and avoided the surrounding ears and eyes. If he guessed correctly, there were traitors among these miners!
Chu Yan didn't know who else was there, so he could only speak to her in a low voice to avoid being heard.
Xiao Wu is also a smart person. After seeing Su Liuye's little action, she immediately put on a relieved expression, "It's okay! Mrs. Chu, I just went to the small village at the foot of the mountain and bought a lot of snacks for you. .”
