“Whatmakesyouthinkthat?”
“Ifthecaravanwasattackedontheroad,themertswouldhavescattered。Theircartswouldnotremainarrangedsoly。”
Shepoiothemap。
“Theystoppedsomewherefirst。”
Oneoftheofficersfrowned。
“Why?”
Suyuanshookherhead。
“Idontknow。”
XieZhengremainedsilentforseveralmoments。
Thenhelookedattheofficer。
“Sendscoutstotheroadbetweenthecampandthecaravan。”
“Yes,General。”
Theofficerleft。
Suyuansteppedback。
Outsidethetent,Ayaowhispered,“Youtwoarebeingquitegoodatthis。”
Suyuanglaher。
“Atwhat?”
“Arguingwithoutactuallyarguing。”
Suyuansighed。
“Ayao。”
“Yes?”
“Gohelpwiththevillagers。”
Ayaogrinned。
“Asyouand。”
ShedisappearedbeforeSuyuancouldrespond。Suyuanturnedbacktowardthea。Throughtheoperance,shecouldseeXieZhengstillstudyingthemap。herofthemnoticedtheloneriderwatgthecampfromadistantridge。Theriderstayedonlyamomenttheurnedhishorsetowardthesouthanddisappearedintothemist。