Chapter 336 Xiao Ruiyuan’s Anger Surprises with Unexpected News (1)_1
The moon was high in the sky, and the third watch of the night had arrived. The hazy moonlight quietly scattered across the ground, adding a faint touch of desolation to the vast night sky.
Within the temporary campsite set up more than three hundred li away from the capital, rows of white military tents stood exposed under the chilly night, and aside from the patrolling guards, the 100,000 soldiers, exhausted from traveling hundreds of li, slept on the ground. Listening closely, one could hear the sounds of snoring rising and falling in succession.
The central tent was still lit, as Xiao Ruiyuan, the commander of the 100,000 Army, had to deal with all sorts of military affairs every day. He also had to review urgent reports from the border as soon as possible in order to make the right strategic decisions upon arrival.
At this moment, Xiao Ruiyuan was fully engrossed in reviewing documents. The slightly dim light shone upon him, casting a faint halo around him which softened his appearance; his perfect profile was beyond the reach of pen and ink. A fraction more would be excessive, and a fraction less would be wanting, it was just right.
Having dealt with the military affairs, and looking at the stack of military reports to his right, Xiao Ruiyuan’s handsome face showed a trace of fatigue. It had been several days since he had slept properly, and with forced marches during the daytime, even his iron-clad body was beginning to falter.
He stood up and paced around the tent a few times, stretching his slightly stiff muscles. His mind, however, did not rest for a moment, as he was busy calculating the whereabouts of the harrier hawk.
The harrier hawk was fast, but today there was a strong north wind; traveling into the wind, a distance of three hundred li would take at least one and a half hours.
After glancing at the water clock on the table, the corners of Xiao Ruiyuan’s lips curved slightly upwards, lifting some of the fatigue he felt just moments before. If his guess was right, the harrier hawk should be nearby.
Indeed, it wasn’t long before scratching sounds came from the tightly closed tent entrance. Xiao Ruiyuan walked over and untied the entrance, and the harrier hawk flew in, tumbling on the ground!