Chapter 693 - 212 Pursuit_4
"I wonder how General Yin is faring in the battle over there?"
"Miss Jiang needn’t worry. Although Prince Cheng has been scheming for years, he is ultimately not from a military background, and many of his soldiers are just a rabble. When it comes to deploying troops and forming battle formations, they are no match for my father. Hence, Prince Cheng’s rebellion will definitely be quelled sooner or later, it’s just a matter of time. I even heard from a messenger sent by my father that it won’t take more than a month to completely wipe out Prince Cheng’s forces."
He probably said this to comfort Jiang Li, so she wouldn’t worry, but it made her think of something else. She asked, "After dealing with Prince Cheng’s matter, will General Yin and you return to Yunzhong?"
Yin Zhili was momentarily taken aback, then he laughed and said, "This... I don’t know yet."
By saying he did not know yet, but not directly admitting that they would return to Yunzhong, Jiang Li’s heart filled with calculations. She didn’t say anything more, and Yin Zhili continued, "When we first met, Zhiqing saved a child, and I originally thought he was Miss Jiang’s younger brother, but I heard that Miss Jiang does not have a brother of that age."
"That was a child I saved while I was in Huangzhou," Jiang Li said. "His entire family was killed by bandits during the upheaval in Huangzhou, and he was the only one left. Seeing he was pitiful and alone, I had intended to bring him back with me. Later, my friend, who is kind-hearted, simply took him in as an apprentice."
"A friend?" Yin Zhili said with a smile, "That must be the person who was with Duke Su that day."
He knew Jih Heng’s identity, probably from Yin Zhiqing. Since Jih Heng and Yin Zhan were enemies, it was natural for Yin Zhili to hold no fondness for Jih Heng. What was he implying by inquiring about him now?
"Are you very familiar with Duke Su, Miss Jiang?"
"Not very familiar," Jiang Li said with a smile, bluntly parrying, "If Young Master Yin is trying to gather information about Duke Su for the County Princess, I’m afraid I really can’t help with that."