Chapter 176 (1/2)

Chapter 176

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Feng Zhi read the letter as well and broke into a smile. ”Your Highness, Master Xuan's handwriting is a mess. It seemed like he was drunk.”

Yan Xun shook his head. He really had been appreciative of this sworn brother. After all, it was an exceptional ten years of friendship. Happily, he mused, ”Such high spirits!” Saying that, a tinge of childishness emerged from within his heart. He wondered if this sworn brother would be maddened with rage upon seeing such a reply? Deftly, he wrote a response:

This brother had not known that you were infatuated with me, and that was oblivious of this brother. Upon the day of Xia retreat, this brother will personally head to Song to request your hand in marriage. Would you dare to answer?

Feng Zhi laughed out loud, ”Your Highness, when Master Xuan sees this, he will be completely enraged.”

”Then I will watch him rage.” Yan Xun placed the letter into an envelope and placed it on the table neatly. With a hearty laugh, he brought Feng Zhi and AhJing out.

Chu Qiao was still feeling unwell, so she was still lying on the bed to rest. Feeling better today, she put on her clothes. With the chestnuts that she had just peeled, she headed to Yan Xun's study room. Lü Liu was taking an afternoon nap and had not heard her wake up.

Pushing open Yan Xun's door, an empty room greeted her. Putting the chestnuts onto the desk, she could see that the candle by his table was only a stump. He must have stayed up late again. She could not help but feel a tinge of worry. Just as she was about to head to the kitchen to ensure that they prepare some good food, her sleeves brushed onto a letter on the desk. The letter was particularly beautiful, and a faint aroma diffused from within. The letter fell from the table. The letter opened up, and Chu Qiao caught a glimpse of the first two rows of the letter. Upon seeing it, Chu Qiao froze up, and could not help but to stoop down and take the letter out.

Upon suddenly seeing the line ”The mountain nurtured trees, yet the trees nourished their branches; My heart sought your happiness, yet you had not known” her heart ached. It was not Chu Qiao's handwriting, and in the first place, she was not good at making such poems. Her fingertips felt cold, as she quickly flipped around and saw that it was from the Xuan King's Residence of Song Empire. In that instance, something had suddenly become clear to her in her head. Taking a deep breath before slowing exhaling, it was as though she wanted to expel all the raging emotions out of her body. Yet, she felt as though her emotions had become heavier.

Continuing to read, she saw Yan Xun's personal response. Her head suddenly felt something snap. Almost falling, her brows were deeply furrowed together. Hundreds of possibilities emerged in her head, and with an equally numerous number of excuses, she dismissed those thoughts. Yet, all that scenarios she conjured in her heart could not dismiss the black and white words that were written before her eyes.

A tinge of coldness seeped into her skin, as though countless frigid tentacles had started to crawl out from her heart, completely wrapping her entire body. Her heart sank, as though into a bottomless abyss, as her iris turned hollow, without life. A certain thought rose from the bottom of her heart, and gradually strung itself into a full sentence. I see, so ultimately to him, eternal companionship is merely as such.

”No!” Chu Qiao suddenly stood and light returned to her eyes. She would not believe such a matter would unless he told her that himself. She would not be deceived otherwise! With her newfound determination, the pain and discomfort from her sickness suddenly vanished, as she ran back to the room. Quickly donning her overcoat, she walked out. Lü Liu chased behind her anxiously, and frantically shouted, ”Lady! You are still not feeling well! Where are you heading to?”

Ignoring her, Chu Qiao flipped onto a horse and rushed toward the camp of the First Army. Yet, upon reaching the camp, she was not allowed to enter. The soldiers of the First Army did not recognize her and did not believe her words. They firmly stood in her way blocking her access. At this very moment, someone called her name. Chu Qiao turned around and saw a familiar face. Upon closer inspection, she found that he was actually Du Pingan.

Upon seeing her, Pingan was ecstatic. Rushing up, he shouted, ”Master! I finally found you. I had loitered around your residence for days, but they did not allow me to enter. You are finally back!”

Chu Qiao was slightly taken aback and asked, ”You were looking for me?”

Pingan was taken aback by the lack of information on Chu Qiao's part, and he asked, ”Master, did you not know?”

”Know what?”

In that instance, Du Pingan's expression turned forlorn, as he exclaimed, ”Master, it was a disaster!”

Under the cloudy sky, the wind raged on, carrying with it some snowflakes that it picked up on the ground. In the middle of the encampment of the Second Army, two forces faced off each other. The soft leather armor encapsulated the bodies of the men who had been through countless battles, while they clenched their fist tightly. Yan Xun was wearing a black battle suit, as he sat on a chair made from the skin of a white tiger in the main tent. With a cold gaze, he calmly questioned, ”So, you lot are planning to revolt again?”

The merciless aura crashed towards the listeners. Hearing his acrimonious words, the men of the Southwest Emissary's Garrison were pale with anger, and looked like they were trying their best to control their emotions. He Xiao stood before everyone. Although he could not be described as handsome, his well-defined features and his aura as a soldier had exuded a piercing aura. At this moment, he stretched out his hand to block his excited soldiers. Frowning, he stated, ”Your Highness, you had once promised us that you would not pursue us for what had happened in the past.”