novelraw Chapter 350: Searching for Her
Chapter 350: Searching for Her
At this moment, in the Gulan Military Camp.
They finally managed to drive back the Dazi, and now was the time to recuperate and regain strength.
Tang Zan frowned, he realized that none of the letters he sent had reached Pei Shu’er.
The people from the Deserted Mountain informed him that she had already left for Su County when he went to the Gulan Military Camp.
He had the people from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion search Su County and they found nothing.
Then he went to look himself but also came up empty.
Tang Zan began to panic, and after searching for several days without any news of Pei Shu’er, his face became much paler than before.
He couldn’t imagine what he would become if he lost Pei Shu’er.
He dispatched a team to search along the route, fearing Pei Shu’er had been scattered by refugees.
But then he thought, Pei Shu’er was very familiar with the terrain in this area, even if she was lost, she would have already come back.
Yet ten days had passed, and there was still no news from Pei Shu’er.
Tang Zan was growing anxious.
On the fifth day of the search, they discovered a carriage that had been pushed down a mountain along the road.
Fortunately, this mountain wasn’t too high, otherwise, it would have been difficult to notice the carriage.
Tang Zan’s heart sank; if Pei Shu’er fell from such a height, she might have perished.
His hands trembled slightly, his deep eyes were filled with grief.
Xuan Liu carefully glanced at his master, noticing his lips pressed into a line, he comforted.
"Master, rest assured, the Young Madam will be fine."
Di Yi rarely spoke up: "Master, Young Madam is smart, she should have escaped to elsewhere."
Tang Zan said coldly: "Go down and take a look."
From here, it was twenty to thirty meters high down the cliff, with only the carriage in sight and no signs of people nor blood.
Tang Zan let out an imperceptible sigh of relief, then grew even more worried.
Where exactly did Pei Shu’er go?
Tang Zan sent one batch of people after another, and even he searched for a long time, but to no avail.
It was finally a refugee who suddenly came to inform him that he learned of Pei Shu’er’s whereabouts.
"Mrs. Tang is a kind person; because of her, fewer people froze to death this winter, and we don’t want her to come to harm."
"General Tang, at the time I saw Pei Shu’er being knocked unconscious and taken away by a woman, headed in that direction."
After speaking, pointed towards a mountain peak.
Tang Zan narrowed his eyes upon seeing that mountain peak.
That peak was the border between the Dazi and Dayan, and it was not something the average person could cross, but those experts could.
Tang Zan asked about the woman’s appearance, and after the refugee pondered for a long time, he hesitantly spoke.
"Wasn’t that your mother?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Tang Zan’s demeanor turned cold, his eyes filled with gloom. The refugee’s face turned pale, frightened he knelt down.
"Forgive me General, maybe the refugee saw wrong."
Tang Zan shook his head: "No, you didn’t see wrong."
Previously he wondered how his father’s old fondness suddenly came to visit them.
Now it seems it was all for a reason, likely because of Pei Shu’er.
After all, his wife was truly a legendary figure; she created countless myths in the Gulan Military Camp, witnessed by all.
If not for her, there wouldn’t be the Gulan Military Camp of today.
Otherwise, the Gulan Military Camp would have already been flattened by the Dazi.
Tang Zan’s eyes were filled with hostility, his urge to storm the Tazi Camp grew, his desire to slaughter Jing Ci even more so.
Tang Zan, to verify, had someone fetch Tang Peizhong and told him about the matter.
Tang Peizhong frowned upon hearing, then rebutted strongly.
"Impossible, Jing Ci couldn’t do such a thing."
Tang Zan’s face darkened: "She could marry the Khan, she was a female general then. Now she’s a Kedun, how could she not do something like abducting Pei Shu’er?"
Tang Peizhong looked at Tang Zan with anger in his eyes.
"She married the Khan to save me back then. Tang Zan, I forbid you to slander a hero like this."
Tang Zan added: "Fine, even if she was a hero back then, but now twenty years have passed, she’s lived in Dada for so long, even doing better, maybe she’s already considered herself a Dazi."
As soon as these words were spoken, Tang Peizhong’s demeanor grew even colder, while Tang Zan felt increasingly disheartened.
His father had never been so confused in matters of state interest.
But for the sake of the clearly faulted woman, he still defended her.
With such ironclad evidence in front of him, he still refused to believe.
Moreover, it involved his Pei Shu’er, who was his everything, he couldn’t allow any harm to come to her.
Just as Tang Zan was about to lead people to the Tazi Camp, Tang Peizhong coolly remarked: "If it’s a defense battle, then you will surely win, but if it’s an offensive battle, Tang Zan, don’t blame me for not warning you, you have no chance of winning."
Tang Zan’s eyes burned red as he stared at Tang Peizhong.
"So what? Even if winning is impossible, I must go save Pei Shu’er, I’ve committed to her for life."
Tang Peizhong looked deeply into Tang Zan’s eyes, finally sighed softly.
"Fine, then I’ll lead you there, your father has not yet grown old."
Tang Zan didn’t refuse Tang Peizhong’s goodwill, considering that as long as it didn’t involve that woman, his father was very rational.
Yet he knew he couldn’t let Tang Peizhong contact that woman, lest it cause a failure in the plan.
After all, he realized his father had an unusual affection for that woman.
That lingering gaze paled his mother’s face so many times.
His twenty years of feelings with his mother, and four children she bore him, could not compare to someone from twenty years ago.
When the soldiers of the Gulan Military Camp received orders to suddenly attack the Tazi Camp, they thought they were dreaming.
This... Why suddenly attack the Tazi Camp, when they just repelled a wave?
Moreover, attacking and defending are completely different; they, with their poor physical condition, how could they defeat the Dazi?
Tang Zan first led a group to raid the Tazi Camp, setting fire to their supplies, making the camp utterly chaotic.
The Dazi thought it was an enemy attack, searched but found none, only realized the guards of the supplies were asleep leading to a fire.
Tang Zan then took the opportunity to infiltrate the military tents, searching for Pei Shu’er’s whereabouts.
But after searching tent after tent, with sweat beading his forehead, he still couldn’t find Pei Shu’er’s whereabouts.
Pei Shu’er had taken Shen Wanqing into the depths of the Tazi Camp, how could she escape?
The more he searched, the more his heart sank.