Chapter 440: Who is he?

These days, she had gone through the medical books, as well as the books left by the Dean, she had read them all, and she also had some understanding of this kind of poison.

She never knew that even some travelogues could contain miscellaneous maladies, let alone a field she had never come into contact with.

After hearing her words, Jiang Fengsheng's long-worried heart finally settled.

"Report—"

Outside the military tent, a soldier panted, the horse beside him, its foreleg went soft, and it had already knelt on the ground.

"Speak." Jiang Fengsheng walked straight out of the military tent; now she couldn't care about the general's body, couldn't care about later matters, family affairs come after, state affairs come first.

"The Xijiang Army has moved forward one li." The soldier clasped his fists and knelt on one knee.

Jiang Fengsheng frowned; in one night, they had moved camp twice—what is Xijiang up to?

"Continue scouting." An order was given.

The scouts who had just gone out had already gone to rest, but the new ones had already set off at full gallop.

Jiang Fengsheng returned to the main tent, then looked at the sand table on the desk; a few marks indicated the Xijiang Army's movement line.

General Jiang quietly looked at Jiang Fengsheng, a smile appearing at the corner of their mouth; as long as the Jiang family members are present, the Jiang family army remains.

He slowly closed his eyes, not because he didn't want to persist, but because he could no longer sustain himself.

This night was destined to be an extraordinary night.

The Xijiang Army moved camp four times in succession, advancing a full five li in total.

"It's still more comfortable to sleep in one's own place." Jiang Yunchu opened her eyes, looked at the tent ceiling, and sighed.

"Dean." At that moment, Kang Zhi Chun shouted.

"Coming."

Jiang Yunchu tidied herself up, then opened the curtain and saw the worried faces of the children.

Their faces were covered in sweat; they had just finished morning training, but everyone was worried—the last time the Dean had been unconscious for a long time, this time…

As soon as they finished morning training, they immediately came over to check the situation.

Only when they saw Jiang Yunchu did they finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"The atmosphere is off." Jiang Yunchu frowned.

Something big must have happened; the atmosphere in the barracks was tense, everyone wore a stern face, rushing about.

"What happened yesterday?" She looked at several children.

Everyone else shook their heads; Kang Ziwei thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be something about the Xijiang Army."

Xijiang Army?

At this moment, the Great Prince and the Third Prince are in the capital—have they already decided the outcome?

No, something's not right.

She hurried toward the military tent, leaving behind a group of puzzled little ones.

"Yun chu, have you rested? Why don't you sleep a bit longer?" Upon hearing the report, Jiang Fengsheng looked at Jiang Yunchu with a weary face, rubbing their brow.

"Second aunt, what happened?"

Jiang Fengsheng brought her to the sand table, saying, "This is the Xijiang Army's four camp movements from last night; the scouts are still investigating, and we don't know Xijiang's intention."

Four camp movements…

Such back-and-forth changes will only exhaust one's own troops—what could Xijiang's purpose be?

Intention!

Jiang Yunchu looked at the position, then suddenly lifted her head and asked, "Who is the general leading the troops? To whom do they belong?"

"The general leading the troops is Xilang—not of the royal family, yet granted the royal surname; his allegiance is vague. The news from that side says Xilang belongs to neither the Third Prince nor the Great Prince."

"Strange!" Jiang Yunchu looked at the several changes in position; it seemed as if fog filled her vision, blurring her eyes—where exactly is the problem?

"Where is it strange?" Jiang Fengsheng asked.

Jiang Yunchu revealed everything about her affairs in Xijiang without hiding a thing.

Only then did Jiang Fengsheng realize that Yun chu's trip to Xijiang was supposedly to gather ordinary medicinal herbs, but that herb actually grew in the West Wind Mirror—if only she had known…

She thought of her father; if she had known earlier, would she have let Yun chu go? No, she would not.

But she would go herself!

"You child, how dare you be so bold?"

"That's the West Wind Mirror, that's the Great Prince's attached city—if you go there and don't come back, how will I answer for it?" Jiang Fengsheng looked at her, her eyes holding an inexplicable emotion.

As a general, her emotions need to be steady, needing to remain unmoved even if Mount Tai collapses before her.

But now she is merely an elder, and she cannot do that.

"Second aunt, no one is more suitable than I."

"Moreover… if others go, they won't be able to find the herb, nor bring it out—how could we save General Jiang's life?"

She knew her plan was risky, and even before setting out, she had concealed many things.

She concealed the danger of this journey, and she concealed the location of the herb.

But she had no other choice; if she told the truth, the second aunt would not let her go, and if General Jiang were to leave, not only would the second aunt grieve and blame herself, but for Da Ning it would be an even greater loss.

"Second aunt, I'm back." She smiled lightly, her smiling face seeming to glow, her eyes filled with a resolve uncommon among ordinary people.

"Report!"

"The Xijiang Army advances, moving camp three li."

The fifth time…

Jiang Yunchu looked at the position and said, "There are still ten li to Ningxi Pass."

Ten li is a sensitive distance; with a whipped horse, they would arrive soon.

Advance to attack, retreat to defend.

"Something might have happened in Xijiang."

"Xilang is coming with great force, the southern and northern armies over there—I'm afraid..." Jiang Yunchu's words hadn't finished when a letter was quickly delivered.

"Report, General Jiang has sent someone."

"Jiang Fengsheng and Jiang Yunchu exchanged a glance, 'Please.'"

"There were only three people, each face marked with fatigue, having come weary from travel."

"Greetings, acting general; the general has a message that needs to be reported separately to the acting general."

"The fact that General Jiang was poisoned is no secret; not to mention Da Ning, even in various countries it's already no secret."

"This time, the border disturbance, General Jiang's poisoning, is merely a spark."

"Just as Jiang Fengsheng was about to say something, Jiang Yunchu had already stood up; the army has its rules."

"Acting general, then I'll take my leave."

"Brothers, when you leave later, please help me deliver a letter to the general; thank you for the trouble." She nodded at the few people and then left the tent.

"Several members of the Jiang family army watched the departing person, delivering a letter to the general?"

"Who is he?"

"Brothers of the Jiang family army, please speak."

"No one knew what they said, but Jiang Fengsheng's complexion was not good; the situation was worse than she had anticipated."

"Please, brothers of the Jiang family army, wait a moment and help deliver the letter; it must be delivered into the general's hands." After Jiang Fengsheng finished speaking about the main matter, he also added a special reminder.

"Acting general, I shouldn't really ask, but who is that person?"

"For the acting general to give such a special reminder, the person's status is probably not low, but when did the Jiang family army have such a figure?"