Capítulo 761: Chapter 742: Finding the Police Dog
“Tomorrow, deliver this letter to Lord Sun and have him urgently send it back to Your Majesty within 800 li.”
Lin Yi handed the finished letter to Ouyang Qian, and took the opportunity to catch so sleep before dawn.
As soon as daylight broke, Lin Yi woke up but did not find Ouyang Qian by his side.
Stepping outside, he found Ouyang Qian engrossed in studying the docunts related to the Eighth Prince.
“Qianqian, look at those dark circles under your eyes. You’re almost turning into a giant panda.”
Ouyang Qian playfully wrapped her arms around Lin Yi’s neck and asked, “What’s a giant panda?”
A giant panda?
Lin Yi was also stunned for a mont; giant pandas weren’t called that in ancient tis.
“Uh, uh, a giant panda is a type of bear, with two dark circles around its eyes, called the Iron-eating Beast.”
“Hmph, I don’t want to be an Iron-eating Beast.”
As Ouyang Qian spoke, she playfully punched Lin Yi’s sturdy chest.
This girl, as quiet as a maiden, as quick as a escaping rabbit, utterly irresistible.
While they were teasing each other, a series of knocks ca from outside.
Hearing this, Ouyang Qian quickly straightened her posture, standing by Lin Yi’s side respectfully like a servant.
“Co in.”
The person who entered was Lord Sun; he too had spent the previous night sleepless. He held in his hands an urgent 800-li dispatch from His Majesty, his expression fraught with panic.
“Great General Lin, His Majesty has sent an 800-li urgent ssage, instructing Jiannan State and Lingnan State to each supply Yun Pass with 300 dan of official salt.”
Supply Yun Pass? Official Salt?
Lin Yi was quite astonished, how did such news reach the young Emperor?
“This is for you.” Sun Pingkai respectfully handed a letter to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi curiously accepted the letter, puzzled that the young Emperor would issue such an order.
He hastily opened the envelope to look.
It turned out that the whole country was experiencing a salt shortage, and the young Emperor was extrely anxious, especially as the 100,000 troops at the border had been without salt for half a month.
Lin Yi felt a sense of foreboding, “Lord Sun, the news about the official salt being robbed in Jiannan State hasn’t spread, has it?”
Lin Yi carefully checked again, the young Emperor’s 800-li urgent ssage was dated two days ago, aning that the young Emperor was unaware of the robbery of the official salt in Jiannan State.
So, that ans, before the official salt was intercepted, Eighth Prince had already reported to the court about the salt shortage at Yun Pass.
It seems there really is a salt shortage at Yun Pass.
“Reporting to General Lin, the news of the stolen official salt has already spread in Jiannan State, when the public notices were posted.”
“But it should not have reached His Majesty yet.”
Sun Pingkai was extrely anxious, as if the news of the stolen salt reached His Majesty, the negligence on his part would be a grave offense.
Lin Yi thought for a mont and asked, “Do you have any knowledge about the lack of official salt at Yun Pass?”
Hearing this, Sun Pingkai helplessly shook his head.
“I was rely the County Magistrate of Gan County a few days ago, with no authority over the affairs of the official salt in Jiannan State or with the Eighth Prince, perhaps the Inspector of Lingnan State would know.”
“Where is he?” Lin Yi seed a bit anxious.
“He is already on his way here, please wait a mont, General Lin.”
The matter of official salt was no trivial matter, tied to the stability of the people’s livelihood.
A grand You Country lacking salt could indicate a conspiracy brewing.
Ouyang Qian stepped forward and said, “I am willing to make a trip to Yun Pass, to investigate thoroughly.”
Without even thinking, Lin Yi refused Ouyang Qian’s request.
“Absolutely not!”
Ouyang Qian was his woman, he would never allow his woman to risk life and limb, entering dangerous grounds.
“After the Inspector from Lingnan State arrives and we understand the situation, I will personally deliver the official salt to the Eighth Prince.”
Lin Yi and others waited in the Governnt Office for half an hour, but the Inspector from Lingnan State had not yet arrived, which made him sowhat impatient.
“Lord Sun, you wait here for the Inspector from Lingnan State, and call when he arrives. Inspector Ouyang and I will check if there is any news from the police dogs.”
The Governnt Office was more than 20 li away from Bajiao Mountain, and Lin Yi was feeling sowhat irritable at the mont; he rode on his motorcycle.
“Qianqian, co on, let’s go for a ride.”
A ride?
Ouyang Qian was very curious, but she obediently climbed onto the bizarre motorcycle.
“I’ve never seen such a carriage before, where are we going?”
“Isn’t it faster to ride a horse to Bajiao Mountain?”
The birds on the branches above Ouyang Qian chirped incessantly, but Lin Yi didn’t find it annoying at all.
Feeling the freedom slicing through the wind, Lin Yi revealed a faint smile.
“This is called a motorcycle, it’s much faster than riding a horse, hold tight, I’ll give you a feeling like flying.”
The feeling of flying again, Ouyang Qian’s face blushed upon hearing this.
The last ti they had a flying sensation, they were on an airplane…
When Ouyang Qian’s tiny arms wrapped around his waist, a relaxed smile finally appeared on Lin Yi’s face.
“Hold tight.”
Then Lin Yi started the engine, and with a roar, the motorcycle sped towards Bajiao Mountain like an arrow released from its bow.
Hiding behind Lin Yi, Ouyang Qian clung tightly to him, feeling the liberating wind on her face, as if her fatigue from the previous night was blown away in an instant.
In less than a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the foot of Bajiao Mountain.
After Lin Yi stopped the motorcycle, Ouyang Qian perford a graceful flip and jumped off the bike.
“Hehe, the Prince Consort’s motorcycle is really great, we reached Bajiao Mountain in the blink of an eye, it’s indeed much faster than a horse.”
Lin Yi smirked mischievously, tonight I’ll ride another fine vehicle, I wonder if my princess will cooperate.
“How annoying—”
“Not behaving in broad daylight.”
Ouyang Qian pushed Lin Yi away with a shy face.
At this mont, a soldier hurriedly ran out from Bajiao Mountain.
Seeing Lin Yi, he beca even more excited.
“Great General Lin, Great General Lin, we found the police dogs!”
Hearing this good news, Lin Yi couldn’t help but get excited too.
He drove the motorcycle, with Ouyang Qian on the back, towards the direction the soldier pointed, arriving at a shallow waterlogged area.
By then, General Han had already led over 500 soldiers lying down next to the area to rest, they didn’t even notice Lin Yi’s arrival.
Last night, they split into five groups, almost combed through the entire Wolf Mountain, and finally found the police dogs in this area.
To protect these police dogs, over 500 soldiers ford a circle, enclosing the waterlogged area and the dogs within their periter.
Being too tired from the previous night, the noise of Lin Yi’s motorcycle didn’t wake them up.
Lin Yi gently blew his whistle, and 20 police dogs imdiately ran towards him.
Luckily, the dogs were very sensible, knowing that the 500 soldiers were resting, they did not make loud barks, but instead, quietly wagged their tails around Lin Yi.
The police dogs in front of him were no longer the clean, adorable ones freshly bought from the system
“What’s this sll?”
Lin Yi got off the motorcycle and noticed a goaty sll on the drenched bodies of the police dogs.
That’s when a nearby soldier woke up, seeing Lin Yi, he looked startled and excited.
“Salute—”
Lin Yi quickly gestured, “Shush, keep quiet, don’t disturb their rest, speak softly.”
The soldier whispered, “This waterlogged area is where a nearby villager often herds sheep, and for so reason, the police dogs were rolling and digging around in the mud, getting all dirty.”
“Digging?”
Lin Yi was very curious, but just as he finished speaking, the police dogs seed to receive a command and started frantically digging in the shallow waterlogged area.
This familiar digging scene reminded Lin Yi of when the dogs were digging in a small cave, behaving exactly the sa way.
Lin Yi watched the dogs digging, and slling the faint goaty scent, a bold idea ford in his mind.
The goal of the dogs was to find Official Salt.
And the sll of Official Salt was mixed with the scent on the sheep.
The dogs didn’t return last night because they were searching for Official Salt, aning the scent in this area was very similar to that of Official Salt.
Thinking this, Lin Yi walked around the waterlogged area, found a relatively clean puddle, dipped his hand in, and then tasted the water – it was indeed salty.
To think that tirelessly searching everywhere would unexpectedly result in effortless success here — there is actually salt in this place!
…End of this chapter…
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