It was late at night, and the entire Jiangning City seemed to have fallen asleep. It was extremely quiet, but there was still a light on in one place.
Under the flickering flames, a slender and straight back silhouette was reflected.
"Your Highness, please rest for a while. You came all the way to Jiangning City and didn't get much rest on the way. Your health is very tight." Wu Feng stood aside with worry in his eyes.
"How many messages are left that you haven't read?" Chu Han's eyes were still on the map hanging in front of him, and his voice was calm.
"I've already read half of it. If I want to read it all, I'm afraid I have to wait until dawn." Wu Feng glanced at the pile of papers on the table and could only tell the truth about his estimate.
"Keep looking." Chu Han's eyes were firmly locked on the location of Jiangning City on the map, and his eyes swept around, covering a thirty-mile radius under his gaze.
Eighty percent of the land belongs to the Wanqi Kingdom, but 20% of the land belongs to the Dongao Kingdom.
Seeing the clear border line, his eyes became deeper and deeper.
Suddenly, Wu Feng saw a piece of news, and his face looked a little unhappy, "Your Majesty, there is news that traces of a fight were found in a deserted village outside the city, and there were a large number of people. Could it be the princess and the others?
, by the emperor..."
As soon as the words came out, he quickly silenced himself.
Although I know some things, I must never say them out!
Walls have ears!
When Chu Han heard this, his black eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "In which direction of Jiangning City? How far away is it?"
"It says it's called Gaojiacun. It's in the east-north direction of Jiangning City, about ten miles away." Wu Feng replied.
Chu Han's black eyes immediately looked around, locking the target immediately, and his eyes darkened instantly.
Gaojia Village, between Jiangning City and the border of Dongao Country, was deserted very early because the people were worried about the war.
If he were Xie Yao, facing the pursuers, after leaving Jiangning City, the best choice would indeed be to leave Wanqi Country and go to Dongao Country!
However, if it was really Xie Yao and the others, why did they stop in Gaojiacun instead of leaving directly?
What happened in the middle?
"Does it state the casualties?" His voice was low, and he withdrew his attention from the map, listening to Wu Feng's movements.
Wu Feng looked at it carefully and shook his head, "I didn't say anything. The official's previous information was very clear and clear. Since the casualties were not stated, it should mean that there were no casualties."
After saying this, he looked at Chu Han with a guilty conscience.
There were many people fighting on both sides, but no one was injured or killed? He didn’t even believe this!
However, he did hope that the princess would be safe and sound.
Chu Han did not respond, and his eyes continued to fall on the map, landing on the very small dot in Gaojia Village.
Seeing this, Wu Feng continued to browse the news and found a few more pages. His eyes suddenly lit up, "Your Majesty, there is new news!"
"To the east of Gaojia Village, after searching according to the footprints, a large number of footprints and horse hoof prints were found in a village that had been burned by a fire and had been completely abandoned, but there were no traces of fighting. The footprints were very messy and complicated. They should be
Looking for something."
As Wu Feng spoke, he continued to rummage through other information provided by the official.
Both pieces of information were provided by the same official, and there may have been other information.
When Chu Han heard the word "east", his black eyes deepened and fell on the map, on the small red crosses to the east of Gaojia Village.
The locations marked with red crosses are completely abandoned villages.
Because it is closer to the border, even if there is no war, people from the Dong'ao country will sometimes cross the border to smash, smash, loot and burn, so no one wants to live there, and it has been abandoned a long time ago.
No matter which one of those villages, they are only about ten miles away from Dongao Country.
Xie Yao, where have you been?
There is so no news, have you really left Wanqi Country?
Chu Han looked at the red crosses on the map, and his dark eyes were gradually enveloped by a gloomy emotion. Only he knew the loneliness between his brows.
The night is getting deeper and cooler.
A gust of cool wind came, and the lights just jumped a little, looking heavy, as if they were infected by Chu Han's emotions, showing a sense of sadness.
After a long time, hearing the sound of rummaging behind him no longer, Chu Han slowly recovered his mind and asked, "Is there any other news?"
"No more." Wu Feng might have missed something. He went through the information provided by the official twice, but still found no additional information. "That's all the information about those footprints."
"When will the others arrive?" Chu Han suddenly asked.
"The fastest one will probably arrive around noon tomorrow, and the slower ones will arrive tomorrow night. There aren't that many good horses available along the way, so they can only slow down and move forward in two groups." Wu Feng replied immediately.
This time when the prince came to Jiangning City, he brought a group of people here just to find the whereabouts of the princess.
"Tomorrow at noon, let those people go directly to the vicinity of Gaojia Village to continue searching for those footprints without going into the city." Chu Han ordered in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty," Wu Feng said quickly, "the official's news said that it caused panic. After discovering those footprints, they had all the footprints cleaned up immediately. Now that several months have passed, I'm afraid no traces can be found.
…”
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the air around the prince's body had turned cold, and he immediately stopped talking.
He also wanted to say that the reason why the people sent by the prince did not get the information was because the official wiped it out as soon as he discovered the traces.
This also resulted in the news not being known to the prince until now.
There was suddenly no sound in the room, and even the air became quiet and the atmosphere was depressing.
Chu Han looked at the very clear border line on the map. In his black eyes, there was a thick black mist surging and rolling, making it dark and unclear.
After a moment, he withdrew his eyes, and then took back all his emotions, hiding deep in his eyes, "Then let the group of people at noon rush directly to Dongao Country without stopping!"
Wu Feng was shocked when he heard this, "My lord, you, do you suspect that the princess and the others have gone to Dong Ao country?"
Although he had already made similar assumptions in his mind before coming here, he was still a little surprised when it actually came to this point.
"Your Majesty, think twice! The difference in appearance between the Dong'ao people and us can be seen at a glance. Although this is the border, people from the two countries have frequent exchanges, and it is not unusual to see each other. But I heard that because of this war,
, the people of Dong’ao country are rejecting us now!”
"The appearance of your people will probably attract more attention. Once they know that these are the prince's people, I'm afraid they will have an excuse to start a war."
Chu Han suddenly turned around, the light in his black eyes was dazzling, like two bright stars, carrying the pressure from the vast starry sky, as if the king was coming, "I want to find the whereabouts of the princess! Nothing can stop me!"