Chapter 206 - Desolate Liangzhou (Part Six)
After learning that the Northern Qiang would arrive in just a few days, it seemed that nearly everyone was affected by an inescapable sense of solemnity. The only one unaffected by this atmosphere was Xue Niang, who remained indifferent to such matters as per usual.
However, she was not entirely ignorant. When alone with Xue Qiming, she looked up at the man who told her to call him her master and asked, "Xue Qiming, are we going to die here?"
Xue Qiming smiled, ruffled the little girl's hair, and said, "How could that be? Just watch when the time comes. See how your master beheads the enemy general in the middle of tens of thousands of soldiers."
"Mm..." Xue Niang nodded seriously. "I'll watch."
Afterward, Xue Qiming sought out Ye Beizhi for a private conversation.
On the afternoon of the second day after Songqing's surrender to the enemy, a light drizzle began to fall, the moisture clinging to the skin brought a slight chill.
Xue Qiming and Ye Beizhi stood side by side under the eaves, gazing at the somewhat overcast sky.
"You're not stupid," Xue Qiming said lightly, "I don't believe you'd plan to throw your life away here for nothing."
"Mm," Ye Beizhi grunted.
Xue Qiming helplessly covered his forehead. "Mm, what? What are you thinking? Tell me."
Ye Beizhi stared at the hazy expanse of the sky and murmured, "They'll send their cavalry..."