Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2356 Bring a Message 18.0
Ye Pan was born in Xijing City. Three generations before him had all lived in Xijing City. Like Dai Yi, the former thorn in the Shadow Camp, he was one of the few Xijing City natives in the Shen family army.

Coincidentally, Ye Pan's family business is similar to Dai Yi's family business, both of which are engaged in escorting goods and escorting goods.

Unlike Dai Yi's family which is a pure escort agency, Ye Pan's family also undertakes short-distance delivery of goods and letters. Although they don't earn much and the family is not rich, they can still make a decent living.

"Oh, I have heard of this." Hongye nodded gently, "I remember that before General Ye became Vice General Lao Lu, he went home on leave every year. It seems that he also arranged that if anyone could not go home, he could send letters and items back for a fee."

"Yes!" Jin Miaomiao nodded, looked at the camp gate not far away, and chuckled, "At that time, everyone laughed at him, saying that he had expanded his family's business here, and if he retired in the future, he could go home and inherit the family business."

"But, with such a living environment, how did you get to know Yanyou?"

"There are quite a few Japanese in Xijing City. Some of them sneak in, some come to do business, or some come to gather information under other names. They are the same as other spies and secret agents. There is nothing special about them. According to Ye Pan, Yanyou came to Xijing City to do business with his father, mother, and brother. He did it with formal procedures and legally."

"Oh, that's no wonder. They are all in business, and Ye Pan's family is in charge of escorting goods and delivering letters, so there may be some overlap, right?"

“That’s not where they intersect.”

Hongye looked at the camp gate that was already within reach, swallowed the questions she wanted to ask, quickly put on her usual expression, and entered the camp with Shen Cha, Jin Miaomiao, and Meilin.

The four soldiers guarding the gate of the camp saw Shen Cha and Jin Miaomiao, saluted them, and watched them enter the camp.

"It's already this late, and the general is still coming to the camp. I don't know what happened."

"Who said it wasn't? Although I couldn't see it clearly, I could vaguely see bloodstains on General Hongye and General Meilin's bodies. I don't know where they had a fight."

"Well, it's been a turbulent time recently. We should be more careful and alert, and not let those with evil intentions take advantage of us."

"that's right!"

Shen Cha and her companions did not hear what the guards said. After they entered the camp, they split into two groups. Shen Cha and Hong Ye went to the central military tent to find Shen Haolin and others, while Jin Miaomiao dragged Meilin around a corner and went to the Huotou Camp to find some delicious and easy-to-digest midnight snacks for everyone.

"Go on!" Hongye tugged at Shen Cha's sleeve, "Where do they intersect?"

"It was the Mid-Autumn Festival night of one year. At that time, Ye Pan seemed to be seven or eight years old, and Yan You was about three or four years old."

"what?"

Hongye was startled and raised her voice a little, which seemed very abrupt in the quiet night, attracting the attention of the nearby soldiers. She waved at the soldiers and told them to do what they were supposed to do.

"Keep your voice down!"

"Sorry." Hongye covered her mouth and smiled at Shen Cha, "Old Ye Dayanyou has so many people? I always thought that the moon head should be the older one. Old Ye is watching..."

"Very young, isn't it?"

Jin Jing's voice came from behind Hongye. Hongye was frightened again. She quickly pulled Shen Cha and turned around.

"who!"

"It's Brother Xiaojing." Shen Cha calmly patted Hongye who was hiding behind him, and helplessly looked at Jinjing who was smiling wickedly. "Is it fun to scare people in the middle of the night?" "Looking at Xiaoye's reaction, it's really interesting." Jinjing looked at Hongye who was glaring at him, clasped his hands together, and apologized repeatedly, "It's my fault, please forgive me!"

"People can scare people to death!" Hongye leaned on Shen Cha's shoulder, took two deep breaths, and calmed her pounding heart. "Why are you wandering around outside in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

"Aren't you the same?" Jin Jing raised an eyebrow and walked towards the central army tent with Shen Cha and Hong Ye. "I went to find some midnight snacks, and when I saw Miao Miao was there, I came back."

"Oh!" Shen Cha nodded, "Brother and Xiaotian are here?"

"They're all here." Jin Jing lifted the curtain of the central army tent and shouted inside, "The general is here!"

Shen Cha rolled his eyes at him, dragged Hong Ye, who was about to kick Jin Jing, into the big tent, and walked directly in front of Shen Haolin, Xue Ruitian and Lu Shengyuan, who were chatting about something.

"Why are you here at this time?" Shen Haolin stood up and walked to Shen Cha. He looked at Hongye and noticed the blood stains on her clothes. He frowned slightly and asked, "What's going on? What happened?"

"That's right, what's going on here!" Xue Ruitian also came over and pulled Hongye around for several circles, "Your clothes."

"It's not mine, it's those killers'. Don't worry." Hongye patted Xue Ruitian's arm. "The person has been caught and is now locked up in the dungeon."

"Are you closing the net now?" Xue Ruitian looked at Shen Haolin, then at Shen Cha and Hong Ye, "Didn't you say we should wait a few more days?"

"If we don't pull in the net now, the big fish will get away."

Hongye simply recounted the whole process, and while doing so, she pulled Shen Cha to wash her hands and face.

"I didn't expect to catch Yanyou. This is a pleasant surprise." Xue Ruitian thought for a while, "He probably didn't find Wanyan Qingmu, nor his body, so..."

"Brother Xiaotian is right. I think so too. Yanyou wanted to make meritorious deeds to atone for his sins, so he took the risk to come here." Shen Cha sighed and looked at Lu Shengyuan. "Don't worry, I went to the city gate. Ye Pan was not on duty the day he entered the city, so the two of them didn't run into each other."

"According to Yanyou's mindset, if it was Old Ye on duty, he would not have entered the city." Xue Ruitian shook his head helplessly, "Now that the man has been caught, the two of them can find a chance to meet."

"Wait a minute!" Hongye grabbed Xue Ruitian's arm, "You know that too?" She looked at the others, "You all know that?"

"Old Ye and Yanyou?" Jin Jing thought for a while, "I think I heard him mention it. One Mid-Autumn night when he was a child, Old Ye picked up the lost Yanyou. The two children spent half a month together. Yanyou lived in Old Ye's house for half a month. Later, with the help of Jingzhao Prefecture, Yanyou's family found Old Ye's house and expressed their gratitude to Old Ye's family. The two families have formed a good relationship."

"That is to say, Yanyou's family is not originally."

"No!" Shen Cha sat next to Shen Haolin, took the tea he handed over, drank two sips, and said, "He was just an honest businessman. Later, for some reason, Yanyou joined the Qinglian Sect. When Old Ye saw him again, he had become the first counselor beside Wanyan Qingmu. Not only that, he pretended not to know Old Ye."

"Not only did he pretend not to know him." Lu Shengyuan sighed deeply, "He even plotted against him. Do you remember the time when Old Ye and his brothers were almost wiped out?"

"The whole army was wiped out?" Hongye thought for a moment, "The time when Xiaoyun went to rescue them?"

"Yes!" Lu Shengyuan nodded, "That was all thanks to Yanyou. We only learned about the past between Old Ye and Yanyou when we came back that time. What impressed me most was what he said."

"What?"

"Letting him die on the battlefield is Yanyou's way of repaying his life-saving grace."