"Transmit the order!"
"All troops return to the mountain and await orders!"
"Inform the military officers of the two halls, the Four City Guards, the Prefects, and the civil and military officials within the city to co to the Ninth Mountain Camp for a eting!"
"Additionally, an Eight Hundred Miles Urgent dispatch, under the General’s orders, notify the twenty prefectures north of Jin Pass to draw troops into the pass!"
"Make no mistakes!"
At the Commander’s Platform, orders echoed through the wind and snow like the sound of Wind and Thunder, followed by command flags flying towards the drill ground below.
One by one, the orderly officers took the command flags, knelt on one knee, clasped their fists and stood up,
"Received the order!"
"Received the order!"
"....."
Afterward, these personnel quickly left according to their respective command flags, those sending ssages within the city rode horses, while those on the Eight Hundred Miles Urgent dispatch boarded the Sky Shrieking Falcon, transforming into streaks of silver light that soared into the sky, heading directly north with the cries piercing through the wind and snow.
In the sky, streaks of silver light sped by, while on the ground, the troops carrying the Three Roads command flags from the Ninth Mountain rushed into all directions within the city.
And this scene was noticed by many observant individuals within the city.
"So many Sky Shrieking Falcons setting off together, all heading to the north, what’s going on?"
"Just now, it seed there was also a unit of troops heading straight out of the city to the north, apparently the troops escorting those Demons back to the city last ti."
"What happened in the north? There’s no word at all. By the way, last night, at the Northern City, the Colonel faced off against soone, and unexpectedly, the Garrison raided the Jin Family where the Heir of Beiliang was staying. Could it be related?"
"......"
Currently, the Ninth Mountain is stationed in Jingguan City, and many people pay attention to its every move. The sudden scene from the Ninth Mountain has caused so commotion, with rumors spreading. After all, it’s rare to see the Sky Shrieking Falcons mobilize all at once, a situation that suggests an Eight Hundred Miles Urgent, an ergency military matter to be conveyed.
As night fell, in Jingguan City, in front of the Four City Guards’ Garrison and the Prefectural Office, the sound of hooves was heard, and the Ninth Mountain orderlies entered several layers of governnt offices.
Upon hearing the news, so Prefects hurriedly dressed in their official robes to et the guests, as Prefects belong to the civil servant system in the Governnt Administrative Office, assisting in the governance of urban areas and standing lower before military officers of the sa rank. Now with the Ninth Mountain commanding Jingguan, upon notification of the Ninth Mountain troops’ arrival, they act with great respect and urgency.
For those with a guilty conscience, they appear even more frightened!
Among them, South City Governor Guo Lixiong watched the swiftly departing silhouettes of the Soldier Armor, his eyes showing so unease.
"Where is that unfilial son?"
He paced back and forth like an ant on a hot pan in the front hall of the governnt office, asking his subordinates.
"My lord, the young master fled through the back door out of fear upon hearing that the Ninth Mountain sent people," his subordinate replied cautiously.
"Useless thing!" The South City Governor angrily cursed, blowing his beard and glaring.
"My lord, the Ninth Mountain people are asking you to go only to discuss matters, why so worried? You haven’t done anything outrageous," the subordinate Archivist, seeing Guo Lixiong’s fearful deanor, was sowhat puzzled.
"What do you know! That unfilial son said sothing he shouldn’t a few days ago and was demoted by the Ninth Mountain. I am also a mber of the Overseers; yesterday, the Colonel appeared in the Northern City and sohow imprisoned the Jin Family where the Heir of Beiliang was staying. Can I not be afraid? I fear they’ll find a reason to execute once I arrive!"
Guo Lixiong blad that unfilial son but was truly panicked inside, afraid that the Ninth Mountain people would find a pretext to settle scores, especially since the Colonel was intolerant of wrongdoings, with swift and ruthless asures making notable figures in Jingguan City afraid to show themselves.
Can you say that there’s no reason to fear?
Hearing his superior’s words and seeing his anxiety, the subordinate Archivist was a bit speechless, thinking that the Ninth Mountain wouldn’t need such a trick if they indeed wanted to act against him, but dared not say it directly as a subordinate, rely changing his expression,
"The Ninth Mountain people invited my lord to the Ninth Mountain for deliberations; if true, surely you’re not the only one invited, probably other Prefects are included too. Why not send soone to inquire, and you’ll know the truth or falsity of it."
Upon hearing this, Guo Zhishi imdiately stopped his pacing, "Right, right."
He hurriedly called out to the outside, "Soone co!"
At this mont, the subordinate Archivist quickly added, "My lord, the Ninth Mountain ordered you to proceed imdiately without delay, if for a discussion, the other Prefects must already be setting off, you can have soone wait on the must-pass route, thus not delaying the matter. In my opinion, considering the situation, indeed there are significant matters, my lord can put your mind at ease, the Ninth Mountain under the Colonel will not trouble its own people."
Guo Zhishi was left sowhat speechless by the subordinate Archivist’s words, but being suddenly summoned as an edge figure of the Overseers for a eting felt indeed strange, and with his son recently committing wrongdoings, he couldn’t help but overthink.
"If this is truly a discussion, then what exactly happened to involve even us civil servants?"
He furrowed his brows, yet managed to understand,
"Forget it, no need to send soone to inquire anymore, soone, prepare the carriage and horses, head to the Ninth Mountain!"
After a short while, the South City Governor was all dressed up and set off in a carriage towards Yunding Mountain!
On the latter half of the journey, night quietly fell, and the rally drum had sounded, the lamps in Jingguan City lit up, from ti to ti there were hoofbeats pounding snow, galloping past.
"Hyah!"
The shouts quickly faded away, even the sound of hoofbeats seed urgent.
This puzzled the South City Governor, prompting him to lift the carriage curtain, seeing silhouettes fading into the distance in the dim light, he asked the governntal official guarding beside the carriage, "In this freezing cold and night curfew, who is riding on the streets?"
The questioned official quickly bowed, with a hint of surprise and doubt in his eyes, "Reporting to the Prefect, not sure what happened, every now and then there are troops in Ninth Mountain’s uniforms riding swiftly forward, scattered about, seeing these people with untied hair and only in light armor, they should be troops on leave on their way back."
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