Chapter 23: Deep Affection is Poisonous

Feng Yun's letter to Pei Jue, like a stone cow entering the sea.

With less than ten days away from the start of autumn, she was getting a bit restless.

So, she bit the bullet and cured twenty catties of meat, packed some pickled vegetables, and added ten jars of aged wine onto the donkey cart. Under the guise of showing gratitude, she sent Xing Bing to the Northern Yong army camp to probe for information.

Xing Bing came from a military background. Without needing instruction from Feng Yun, he knew where to look and what to listen for. That same afternoon, he returned to the estate, excitedly arriving at Changmen Academy to report.

"Lady, the Northern Yong army has moved."

"The supply corps has reached Huaishui Bay. They've set up camp there, with the craftsman corps having already arrived, digging trenches and setting traps along the river, building defensive fortifications..."