Su Yao is very strong inside, and now it seems that Xiao Heng is the same.
If he doesn't want to do something, no matter how many people try to persuade him, he can just dismiss it with a few words. This is not easy to do.
Xiao Heng glanced at him and said nothing more. He just lowered his head to deal with military documents.
The two of them sat in silence for a while, and then Song Xiangyu's voice came from outside. After a while, Song Xiangyu hurried in, not even bothering to greet, and said directly: "Your Highness, something happened. We have a team of people who went out to patrol, but they haven't come back yet. Something must have happened!"
Those sent out on patrol are familiar with the situation nearby and generally will not wander around in places where Miao people appear. After all, those Miao people are very fierce and unreasonable. If you come to their house without permission, they will regard it as a provocation and attack you.
Hearing Song Xiangyu say this, Xiao Heng closed the document in his hand and asked in a deep voice, "Which team is it?"
The person who could make Song Xiangyu so anxious must not be an ordinary person, but must have a special identity.
Sure enough, Song Xiangyu looked gloomy and said in a very suppressed tone: "Your Highness, it's... it's General Fu and the others."
Fu Dingping, a native of Jiangxi, was also a general who formerly guarded Jizhou and served as the deputy commander of the Yulin Guard. He followed Xiao Heng all the way from the capital and was considered Xiao Heng's confidant.
When Xiao Heng heard that Fu Dingping was missing, his expression changed. He stood up and walked out of the tent, asking, "Have you searched everywhere? Is there any place you missed? Did they leave any marks?"
The person who came to report the news was a scout. The area where they were originally stationed was the area that Fu Dingping led his men to patrol. Normally, Fu Dingping and his men would finish their patrol and return after about an hour, but this time, Fu Dingping and his men did not return even after the time limit.
The scout later led his men to search the area, but did not find anyone. However, they did find a few horses on the edge of the cliff.
The horses were tied to the trees, but their owners were nowhere to be seen.
The scout immediately realized that something had happened and came back to report.
The horse was still there, but the man was gone. Everyone present was experienced and knew something had happened as soon as they heard the news. They all looked unhappy.
In the end, Xiao Heng ignored the opposition and insisted on going to the place where Fu Dingping and others disappeared to check the situation.
Su Rong followed out of concern, and Song Xiangyu, needless to say, got on the horse right away.
They galloped all the way to the place the scout had mentioned, and they found that it was a gentle slope with a large patch of wild grass as tall as a person. The grass spread all the way to the steep mountain wall. When the wind blew, the grass swayed in the wind, like green waves, which made people feel a little creepy.
To the left of the gentle slope were a few unknown trees, and further ahead was the cliff that the scouts had mentioned before. When Xiao Heng and his companions walked to the edge, they could only see a bottomless ravine below.
Could it be that we were ambushed here
Su Rong couldn't help but sigh, and walked forward a few steps in confusion until he came to the edge of the cliff, but he didn't see any signs of a fight, including the gentle slope, and no signs of any grass or trees being crushed or damaged. It didn't look like there had been a fight.
Then there would be no ambush.
But Fu Dingping and his companions must have been here, otherwise how do we explain the horses tied here
They looked at each other, both feeling a little impatient and uneasy, but after looking around, they found nothing and their faces became gloomy.
Or Song Xiangyu next to him suddenly shouted: "What is that over there?!"
Everyone followed his gaze and saw that Song Xiangyu was pointing at that mountain wall. At this time, there were many unknown large birds circling over the mountain wall, and the scene looked very terrifying.
What?!
The scout had sharp eyes and immediately recognized it. He was surprised: "It's a crow! A crow!"
crow
Su Rong looked over there and sneered in confusion: "How can there be such a big crow? Are you seeing things?"
That bird is almost as tall as a human’s calf, how could it be a crow
But Song Xiangyu and the others were silent. They all stared at that place. Then Song Xiangyu whispered, "There are more and more crows."
Su Rong felt his scalp tingling because of his low voice. He subconsciously looked towards that place and saw a dense group of birds gathered together, and more birds kept flying from all directions and circling. He couldn't help but feel creepy.
If it really is a crow...
Crows love to eat corpses...
Anyone who has fought in a war and seen dead people knows this.
So that means... ..over there... ..
Apparently everyone had thought of this, and they all fell silent, with no one speaking again.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Heng said with a sullen face, "Go and take a look."
He led the way and the others followed him. Su Rong was very nervous. For some reason, he always had a bad feeling, as if something bad was going to happen. And in fact, the worst thing really happened, because when they got closer, Su Rong saw a pair of feet sticking out from the gaps between the crows.
The legs were drooping limply, maybe because there were too many crows. Su Rong thought he might be dazzled. But when Song Xiangyu threw a few stones over there and scared away some crows, he saw a scene he would never forget - there were six corpses hanging on the trees on the cliff, including Fu Dingping. They had been piled up by the crows and were unrecognizable.
The reason why we could recognize their identities was because they were wearing officers' and soldiers' uniforms, and their number matched.
Su Rong thought of himself as a very calm and composed person, but when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but redden his eyes and cursed.
Xiao Heng stood there. Although he didn't say anything and didn't make any extreme movements, anyone who recognized him knew that this was definitely not a sign of a good mood. He was obviously extremely angry.
Song Xiangyu hurriedly stepped forward and patted Xiao Heng on the shoulder. He didn't care about his identity at this time. He whispered, "Ah Heng, don't be fooled by them. They must have done it on purpose!"
He disappeared, left his horse behind, and hung the body here for the crows to eat. This was clearly a provocation, and it was obvious that he was deliberately luring them here to let them see this scene.
Those Miao people are so... arrogant and presumptuous!
Although he advised Xiao Heng not to be impulsive, Song Xiangyu himself was actually very angry.