mtlumby2d Chapter 455 Changes in Xirong
Chapter 455 Changes in Xirong
Gao Changdong used all his strength to pull out the arrow that was stuck in the spine of the crested snake. He sighed in his heart, don't look at the Qin Princess as weak and frail, she is a master in using the bow.
Following closely behind, Ye Jintang soon reached the bottom of the cliff. She looked up at the cliff and saw that the golden eagle's nest was completely blocked by dense bushes.
"I don't know if there are any young golden eagles in the golden eagle's nest. Can we climb up the cliff on Captain Gao's side?"
"The cliff is too steep to climb up from the bottom, but we can go around the top of the cliff, tie a rope and it will be much easier to climb down from the top."
"Oh, you've been to the top of the cliff?"
Ye Jintang looked at Gao Changdong curiously. She had just seen from afar that the cliff was very high and it would not be easy to get around it.
"We trained on the cliff last year. There is a small path that leads up there."
"That's good. Go to the cliff and check. No matter if there are any golden eagle cubs or eggs in the golden eagle's nest, bring them all to me."
"Yes."
Gao Changdong led his men along the path to dig out the golden eagle's nest. Ye Jintang deftly cut the crested snake into eight pieces.
Such a thick crested snake is full of treasures. Except for the snake gall, both the snake skin and the snake meat can be used as medicine.
The weather was hot and the dead crested snakes were not easy to store. Ye Jintang took a dagger and cleaned up the crested snakes on the spot.
She put the snake bones and gallbladder into the space, and handed the snake meat and skin to her subordinates for disposal.
As for the golden eagle, Ye Jintang simply plucked a few of its beautiful feathers and had it made into a specimen.
Although the golden eagle is also very valuable, it cannot be used as medicine and is of little use to Ye Jintang.
By the time Ye Jintang had finished packing, Gao Changdong and the others had not returned yet.
She was puzzled. With Gao Changdong and others' kung fu, it was impossible for them to move so slowly. Did they encounter something along the way?
Ye Jintang washed his hands by the stream, and asked Luzhu to take Pingping and Anan to the grass by the stream.
The two children couldn't help giggling when they stepped on the soft grass. It was the first time in their lives that they stepped on green grass with their feet.
On weekdays, the two of them basically never touch the ground, and someone carries them wherever they go.
"Mom, I want feathers too."
An An's sharp eyes immediately noticed the two golden feathers that Ye Jintang had inserted in her hair bun.
"If An An likes it, come and get it yourself."
Ye Jintang sat on the grass with a smile on her face. An An supported her and stretched out her chubby little hand to take the feather.
But she was chubby like a round barrel, and no matter how hard she stretched her arms, she couldn't reach the feather.
"Brother, brother, I want feathers."
An An was so anxious that she could only ask for help.
But Pingping was only a little older than her, and he was short and fat. Even if Ye Jintang was sitting, he couldn't reach the feathers in her bun.
"You two little naughty boys."
Ye Jintang was so amused by the brother and sister that he took down the golden feathers from his bun and handed one to each of them.
"Golden eagle feathers are very rare, so you must be careful when playing with them. If you lose or damage them, mother may not be able to help you find them."
"Thank you, mother."
An An held the feather in her arms and was very pleased with it. She walked up to Ye Jintang and gave him a wet kiss.
Ye Jintang smiled and complained in his heart, the father and daughter are really alike, both like to show affection to their family at every turn.
The two little guys were playing on the grass with their beautiful feathers. Ye Jintang wondered how Xiao Mo was doing.
Xiao Mo wants to use Xiao Changming to get rid of some people, and the capital city is destined to be filled with blood and gore this summer.
Ye Jintang was daydreaming when suddenly a burst of hurried horse hooves sounded in the distance.
Her heart tightened and she turned around to see that it was Gao Changdong riding towards her on horseback.
This is strange. Gao Changdong and his companions were clearly walking around the cliff on a small path, but how come he came back on horseback in the blink of an eye?
Looking at the styles of the saddles on those horses, Ye Jintang became even more confused.
Judging from the saddles, these horses belong to the Xirong people.
"My queen, we just encountered a group of Xirong spies on the cliff. There were seven of them in total. We wanted to capture them alive, but they were too fast. They took poison and died as soon as we injured them."
Ye Jintang raised his eyebrows slightly. "Seven Xirong spies, they are really brave. This place is so close to Ningchuan City. If we are not careful, we will be easily exposed."
"We are not on the border here, what are the Xirong spies doing here? They can't enter Tianqin from the border and then go around Ningchuan City to attack me, right?"
Gao Changdong was a little confused. If the two countries went to war, the border cities would become battlegrounds. The Western Rong people would not be so stupid as to seize Ningchuan Prefecture, their place of exile.
He didn't know the reason, but Ye Jintang knew it very well.
Zhou Quankun became the son-in-law of the Western Rong and had some military power in his hands. For their personal grudges, he would definitely not let Xiao Mo and her go.
Does the Western Rong want to go to war with the Qin Kingdom?
The current Emperor Jing had just died, and not long after Xiao Yi ascended the throne, he was pulled down from the throne by Xiao Changming. Xiao Changming seized the throne by rebelling, which can be said to be not legitimate.
The entire Tianqin State is currently at a critical juncture of power transfer. If the Western Rong people attack, it is very likely that they will not even be able to launch a normal counterattack.
If she were the King of Western Rong, she would also choose this time to attack the Qin Kingdom.
"Let's hurry back to Ningchuan City. I'm going to write a pigeon letter to the prince to tell him about this."
"Captain Gao, send someone on a fast horse back to the city and ask General Dong to send our spies out immediately to gather information and see if there are any other Xirong spies in Ningchuan Prefecture."
"If found, kill without mercy."
"Yes."
When Gao Changdong saw Ye Jintang's face looked a little cold, he immediately realized that the matter seemed to be much more serious than he had imagined.
"My lady, this egg was found in a golden eagle's nest."
After Gao Changdong finished talking about government affairs with Ye Jintang, he remembered his mission to climb the cliff.
"So big?"
The golden eagle's egg was bigger than Ye Jintang's fist. She took it and held it up to the sun and could vaguely see some movement inside.
"I don't know if the little golden eagle can emerge."
Ye Jintang carefully put away the golden eagle egg, turned around, got on the carriage and left.
The carriage went slowly when it came out, but sped all the way back.
Even the best official roads will have some bumps.
The two little babies in the carriage were almost thrown into the air by the bumps, but they were not afraid at all and kept giggling.
Seeing the two children so happy, Ye Jintang's anxiety disappeared.
There is nothing to worry about. If Zhou Quankun leads his troops to attack Ningchuan City, she will definitely treat him well.
First she would blow him to pieces with thunder bombs, and then she would give him a rain of arrows. She wanted to see if he had nine lives.
Last time she let him jump off a cliff and he survived. This time, if he dares to send his own life here, she will definitely make sure he never returns.