Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 464 Crisis of Returning(4)_1

Chapter 464: Chapter 464 Crisis of Returning(4)_1

After finally getting a day of leisure, Mo Yan sat in the courtyard, brewed a pot of tea for herself, and read a travelogue with great relish.

"Chirp—Chirp—"

Just as she reached an exciting part, a series of chirps came floating down from high above, interrupting her thoughts. Without looking up and just by listening to the sound, Mo Yan guessed who it was.

Maomao flapped its strong wings, circling persistently above Mo Yan’s head, as if looking for a place to land or trying to catch her attention.

Mo Yan pretended neither to see nor hear, took a sip of her tea, and continued to focus on her book.

Although Maomao had developed spiritual wisdom, it was, after all, not human. Seeing that Mo Yan ignored it, it could only flutter its wings and obediently land on the small table, raising its claw that was tied with a message tube.

Mo Yan was stunned for a moment before she put down the travelogue in her hands and slowly opened the letter. Every seven days, without fail, she would receive a letter. The content of each letter varied, some long and some short. Despite not seeing each other for months and being thousands of miles apart, through these pages of letters, she felt as if she had personally experienced the war-torn border city, watching him mount his horse and wield his sword, heading into battle...

Mo Yan knew it was dangerous. She could resist not replying with a single word, but she couldn’t control her thoughts from missing him.

Looking at Maomao’s round eyes, she let out a wry smile, lowered her gaze, and read the letter, still smelling of ink, word by word. When she saw the words "Mid-April, I shall return," her heart violently shook, and her mind went blank for a moment!

Is he coming back?

Mo Yan gathered her thoughts, read the entire letter again from start to finish without missing a single word, and confirmed that she hadn’t misunderstood—he was really coming back!

A powerful joy spread from her heart, and she excitedly stood up, accidentally knocking over the teacup. She didn’t bother to clean up and ran straight to the desk in the study. She spread out a piece of white paper, ground the ink, and was about to write a response when she suddenly froze!

On the snowy white paper, there was only a blot of spreading black ink.

...

In Shan Hai City, the Bai people had captured Great Chu’s first city and it was also the last city that Great Chu’s army of tens of thousands reclaimed.

Just three days ago, the Bai people fell into the carefully laid ambush by Xiao Ruiyuan, suffering more than half in casualties. They no longer had the strength to contend with Great Chu’s army of tens of thousands and had to return in defeat, leaving behind a ground littered with corpses. With this, the campaign that lasted over five months finally came to an end.

That night, in the temporary headquarters.

The empty message tube made the hope in Xiao Ruiyuan’s eyes gradually fade, turning him back into his icy demeanor. However, the affairs that followed required him to temporarily put aside his romantic feelings.

"How is the preparation for the return journey?"

After reading the secret message from Jing City, a dark glint swept through Xiao Ruiyuan’s sharp eyes. His low voice echoed in the quiet room, carrying a deadly seriousness.

A shadow suddenly appeared as Xiao Jiu knelt on one knee, respectfully replying, "Everything is ready; my lord can proceed with the plan at any time."

Xiao Ruiyuan nodded slightly, his voice grave, "The journey back to the capital will not be smooth. The fewer people who know the exact date of return, the better."

Xiao Jiu’s expression turned solemn, "I understand."

Those who desired the Crown Prince’s position had long been looking for opportunities to put their lord to death, to ensure the Crown Prince could never turn his fortunes around. This time, after their lord’s great victory over the Bai people, the Crown Prince’s prestige in the court would surely rise. Those people would probably hate not being able to flay and bone their lord. The existence of the Hidden Guard was to protect their lord’s safety, and no matter what, he had to ensure their lord’s safety and escort him back to the capital safely.

After Xiao Jiu left, Xiao Ruiyuan pressed his temples with a somewhat tired gesture.

Compared to the treacherous Jing City, he preferred to stay on the frontier, to gallop across the battlefield. However, once he was marked by the faction of the Crown Prince, he no longer had the freedom to choose his path. At one point, he thought that if the Crown Prince could safely reach twenty-five and successfully take his position, he might be granted the favor to defend the border for life. If not... the worst would simply be losing his life!

Yet, ever since he met that woman, his heart had a concern. If it had been before, faced with these specters and goblins’ assassination attempts, he wouldn’t have cared, and would have faced the difficulties head-on, cutting down all those people. But now, he didn’t want to take any more risks; he wanted to live and see her again...

Ever since she received the letter about Xiao Ruiyuan’s forthcoming triumphant return, Mo Yan had been listless in everything she did. Whenever she went to the city, she would sit in the tea house, listen to the rumors among the people, and try to find out the exact date when the army would return.

However, every time she heard many rumors that were as numerous as cow hair, it was extremely difficult to distinguish between the true and the false. It was the Storyteller at the tea house, with his highly imaginative mind, who explained Xiao Ruiyuan’s brave deeds against the enemy. Almost every performance was sold out, very popular with the people. Mo Yan listened carefully several times, almost able to recite it from memory.

One afternoon, Mo Yan, Mo Wu and others sat around the table, beginning to count the silver coin they had earned from their stall in the past month, planning to string all the copper coins together to exchange for silver at the bank.

"Sister, sister, you’ve been counting this string of copper coins for nearly two hours now; you’ve almost worn out the characters with your thumb!"

Xin Er looked at her sister, who was obviously lost in thought again, with an expression of utter helplessness. She couldn’t remember how many times that had happened today.

Mo Wu, who was counting money on the other side, looked up with a puzzled expression, "Yan girl, you’ve been like this lately... Do you have something on your mind?"

Mo Yan broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that she might have given something away, and quickly found an excuse, "Aunt, maybe I’ve been too busy lately and haven’t rested well. I even feel that my mind isn’t as sharp as before, sometimes I can’t think straight!"

Mo Wu looked at her complexion, which was rosy and didn’t at all appear overtired, and her doubts grew stronger. But since Mo Yan didn’t speak up, it was not her place to pry further; hence, she cautioned her to rest more and not overwork herself.

Mo Yan nervously agreed, and just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the often absent Maomao suddenly dashed in like a cannonball, issuing a series of piercing shrieks...

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