Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1050 The nightmare reappears
Shen Tutai shook his head and said, "No, before we set out, there was already news from Xiazhou."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Yuwen Ye's eyes suddenly lit up. He leaned forward slightly with one hand on the table and asked anxiously, "What's the situation over there?"

Shentu Tai said: "When I was leaving, I received news that the danger in Xiazhou has been resolved."

A flash of joy flashed across Yuwen Ye's face. Even Mu Xian, who was standing beside him, showed a delighted expression and asked impatiently, "Then, where is the princess?"

Shentu Tai turned his head and looked at him, his expression somewhat solemn.

The original joy and relief gradually faded after seeing Shentutai's strange expression and the unusual quietness of Heshan Tong'er and Nie Chong. A feeling of uneasiness surged in his heart. Yuwen Ye slowly frowned and said, "Why, is there anything else?"

Shentu Tai hesitated for a moment, but still said: "I have received news that Zhuye Khan of the Western Turkic led his troops south to Xiazhou in order to capture it. He besieged Xiazhou for more than a month, but just a few days ago, the danger of Xiazhou was resolved."

Yuwen Ye immediately sensed something was wrong.

He had never fought with Ashina Zhuye, but he had seen this man's methods. He wanted to take over Xiazhou, so naturally he had long-term considerations. He led his troops south, which showed how seriously he attached to this battle. In this case, the weakly guarded Xiazhou should be in his pocket.

But now, Xiazhou's crisis has been resolved...

Yuwen Ye asked, "What happened in Xiazhou? Or, what happened to Ashina Zhuye?"

Shentu Tai said: "I heard that Ashina Zhuye led his army to the vicinity of Xiazhou, but did not participate in the battle. Instead, he left inexplicably. After that, Xiazhou won, and his troops never appeared again."

"..."

Yuwen Ye's eyes became more gloomy.

Ashina Zhuye led his troops south but did not participate in the battle of Xiazhou. There was only one possibility, that is, someone else or something else attracted his attention and made him let go of Xiazhou.

As for other people, other things...

Thinking of this, he already had a vague answer in his heart, and the solemn looks of Shentu Tai and others seemed to indicate that everyone had thought of a possibility, but no one dared to easily speak out this most likely fact.

Yuwen Ye was silent for a long time, and finally said: "No news about the princess?"

Before Shentu Tai could speak, Shan Tong'er, who was following behind him, immediately said, "No, we sent many people to Xiazhou and nearby areas, but we couldn't find the whereabouts of Sister Ruyi, the princess. We don't know where she went."

He paused for a moment and said worriedly, "Your Highness, let's send someone to look for the princess."

Shentu Tai gently scolded: "Old Nine!"

Shan Tong'er looked up at him and saw that Shen Tutai was frowning at him. He could only purse his lips and take a step back cautiously.

Such words should not have been spoken by a child like him. Moreover, this was in the military. Sending troops out was different from usual times. If one was not careful, it would cause a huge impact, and might even affect the war situation.

Yuwen Ye also glanced at Shan Tong'er and said nothing. After a moment's silence, he said, "General Shen is not only staying at Mengjin Pass, if there is no more news, he will go to Xiazhou, right?" "..."

Shen Tutai was slightly startled. He didn't expect Yuwen Ye to guess Shen Wuzheng's thoughts so quickly. He could only whisper, "Yes."

The big tent fell into silence.

Mu Xian originally thought that Yuwen Ye would be worried or angry. His palms were full of cold sweat, but after some time, he suddenly heard the rustling of clothes and armor. When he looked up, he saw that Yuwen Ye had stood up from his seat, walked around the table and went directly to the door of the big tent. He asked, "Are you tired from the journey?"

Not knowing why he suddenly mentioned this, Shentu Tai and the others were stunned, but they all said immediately: "Not tired."

For people like them, ordinary traveling was not even considered an activity. Moreover, this time they were marching lightly, so they walked very easily and had still saved up some strength to use.

Yuwen Ye said: "Well, accompany me to explore Hulao Pass."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, especially Mu Xian. He turned around and followed Yuwen Ye out almost instinctively, but his heart was beating fast - Yuwen Ye was going to explore Hulao Pass again? He immediately recalled the scene three days ago when they just arrived here, Yuwen Ye looked at the location of Hulao Pass from a distance, and suddenly rushed over on horseback, and then the extremely thrilling scene happened.

Today, again?
He followed Yuwen Ye anxiously, and then Shentu Tai and others followed. When they arrived at the camp gate, someone had already brought their horses. Just as everyone was preparing to mount their horses, Shentu Tai not only ordered Shan Tong'er and Nie Chong to accompany them, but also carefully asked several personal soldiers with high martial arts skills to follow. Seeing that everyone in this group was strong and had special skills, Mu Xian felt a little relieved.

Besides, Yuwen Ye had promised him personally that he would not take risks like he did that day.

Thinking of this, he finally felt relieved and got on the horse with everyone else.

They left the military camp and rode at full speed, soon arriving at the slope where Yuwen Ye had taken them to explore Hulao Pass three days ago. When they rode up the slope, it was just like three days ago, with the setting sun shining obliquely, making the surging Yellow River look like a long dragon burning with flames, and the steep pass next to the Yellow River looked like a fortress surrounded by fire dragons, mysterious and dangerous.

Seeing this scene, even though they hadn't figured out the strength of the troops inside and hadn't even started a fight, everyone felt a sense of danger.

Shentu Tai said in a deep voice: "Heroes have fought for Tiger Pass since ancient times. This place is not simple at first glance."

Yuwen Ye said: "Now, most of the eight passes of Luoyang have fallen into our hands. Liang Shide also knows that if he can't defend Hulao Pass, Luoyang will have no external support, so he gathered another 100,000 soldiers and horses from the surrounding areas and gave them to Shan Shiyu to guard here. Now, there are no less than 150,000 troops here."

Hearing this, Nie Chong couldn't help but frown.

There are 150,000 people at Hulao Pass, but they are only...

Even someone as good at fighting as Shentu Tai had a glimmer of gloom in his eyes at this moment.

At this time, Yuwen Ye said: "But what kind of troops are those 150,000? It's useless to just talk about it. We have to go and find out."

Want to check it out?
Hearing this, Mu Xian's heart skipped a beat.

Now, aren't they——

Just when a bad premonition flashed through his mind, he heard a familiar sound of wind again in his ears. Almost like a nightmare reliving his past, Yuwen Ye rode out on his horse just like he did three days ago.

Mu Xian let out a shrill scream: "Ah!"