Chapter 298 - 238, Jing Dynasty spy
Before the steps of the White Tiger Festival Hall, soldiers of the Yulin Army carefully wrapped sticks with cloth dank with tung oil to create torches, which they ignited from the brazier.
The crowd proceeded with torches in hand, the Crown Prince leading on his horse, but was stopped by Li Xuan: "Your Highness, if it’s as Chen Ji said, tonight we may well come into conflict with the traitors of the Jing Dynasty. Your esteemed self, with a body worth a thousand pieces of gold, should stay at the Governor’s Mansion."
The Crown Prince laughed heartily: "General Li, why do you treat me as if I am a coward? We came to Guyuan together and should share weal and woe! How can there be any reason for you to risk your heads and blood up front while I hide behind? Since its establishment, our great Daning has never had an Emperor who shied away from battle, nor a Crown Prince."
Li Xuan was moved: "Your Highness, if anything were to happen to you, how could I answer to Your Majesty!"
The Crown Prince raised his hand to stop him: "No need for more words... Third Young Master Chen, where are the traitors of the Jing Dynasty?"
Chen Ji clasped his hands and replied: "To the east of the city, in Taohuai Square on Shache Street, the residence with an elm tree in front of the door is the place."
The Crown Prince asked loudly: "Does anyone know where Shache Street is? Lead the way."
The Yulin Army soldiers looked at each other; they had only been in Guyuan for just over ten days and had closely followed the Crown Prince without having the chance to familiarize themselves with Guyuan.
Li Xuan said from the side: "Your Highness, I will appoint a Border Soldier to lead the way shortly."
The Crown Prince nodded: "Very well!"
The crowd mounted their horses, torches in hand, and over a hundred white horses galloped out from the Governor’s Mansion, startling the Border Soldiers outside into falling back.