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第 23 章（第1页）
Chapter23—TheGeneralattheFrontier
Thenorthernfrontierhadbeenunusuallyquietforseveraldays。Thatm，however，thesilencebrokebehthethunderofhooves。Agroupofbanditshadbeenspottednearoneofthemountainpasses，attagsupplycaravansheadingtowardXian。Theywerenotnumerousenoughtothreatenthefrontierarmy，buttheyhadbeencleverenoughtodisappearwheneversoldierspursuedthem。GeneralSuXieZhenghadfinallydecidedhewastiredofchasingshadows。“Cutofftheirescaperoute。”Hisvoicecarriedoverthewindanthesoldiersimmediatelymovedintoposition。
XieZhengsatastridehisdarkhorse，hisarmorcoveredbyaheavywintercloak。Uheloudandboastfulwarriorswhooftensoughtattentionotlefield，hebarelyspokeuherewasareasonto。Thebanditsattemptedtofleethroughthemountainpass，onlytofindXiansoldierswaitingoherside。Withinashortwhile，thefightingwasover。XieZhengdismountedandlookedtowardthecapturedmen。“Searchfortheirsupplies。Findoutwheretheyhavebeeinginformationaboutthecaravans。”“Yes，General。”Beforehecouldsayanythingelse，asoldiercamerunningfromthedireofthemainroad。
“General!”
XieZhengturned。
“Therearetwowomenattheate。TheyclaimtheyhaveefromYounis。”
Hisexpressiongedslightly。
“Yes，General。Theyareaskingtoseeyou。”
“Whyweretheynhtinside?”
Thesoldierhesitated。
“Theyarecoveredindust。Theirclothesaretornfromtravelling，andoneofthemisanoldwoman。Theyhavenoproperdots。”XieZhengglaowardthedistantgate。“Keepthemthere，Illseethemmyself。”
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BythetimeXieZheurothebarracks，NannyZhangandAyaohadalreadybeenwaitingforalongtime。Theguardshadrefusedtoletthemthrough。“Wetoldyou，”onesoldiersaidfirmly。“Youotsimplywalkintoamilitarycamp。”
“Please!”
Ayaosvoicecracked。
“Wearentheretocausetrouble。WeoseeGeneralSu!”
NannyZhangsteppedforward，clutgthewoodenboxtightlyagainstherchest。Herkneesfinallygavewayandshekinthefrozendirt。“Please…justletusspeaktohim。”Thesoldiersexgedunfortablelooks。NannyZhangloweredherhead。“WecamefromYounis。WehavenewsaboutPrincessShuranandherdaughter。”ThemomentshementionedShuran，Ayaoseyesfilledwithtears。“Please，”shebegged。“Ifyoudontletusthrough，Suyuanmay—”Shestoppedherself，shecouldntevenfinishthesentence。
NannyZhanggrippedthewoodenboxharder。
“Sheisstillthere。”
Hervoicewasbarelyaudible。
“OuryoungmississtillinYounis。”
Thesoldiersremaineduain。
Thenaquietvoicecamefrombehindthem。
“Letthemspeak。”
Everyourned。
XieZhengstoodseveralstepsaway。Theduststillgtohisarmorfromthedaysfighting，andhisdarkovedslightlyinthecoldwind。Hisgazesettledowowomenkneelingbeforethegate。ThenitfelluponthewoodenboxinNannyZhangsarms。
“Bringtheminside。”
Thesoldiersimmediatelysteppedaside。AyaolookedupinreliefandNannyZhangslowlyraisedherhead。XieZhenglookedatthemoncemore。“WhathappenedinYounis?”NannyZhangopenedhermouthbutbeforeshecouldaearsfinallyslippeddownherface。
“General…”
Hervoicetrembled。
“Pleasesaveouryoungmiss。”
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