Chapter 2025 - 7: The Regent King’s Wrath

Ah Jiu crushed the teacup in his hand, taking deep, heavy breaths, digesting Yuan Ye’s words.

Wufu was ambushed and went missing; that’s one thing, but that she was seven months pregnant, and he only found out now?

Ah Jiu’s face was full of frost. She was pregnant, and the fetus was already this big, yet no news had reached him. It goes without saying, she must have ordered this information to be concealed.

Suppressing the raging anger burning within him, Ah Jiu clenched his fists tightly, recalling their initial plan. He was to advance from the Northwest, while she turned to the Shu region to seize it, making it easier to flank from both sides in the future.

The two had separated for several months, and now the news he received was that she was missing, carrying his child!

Seven months pregnant, which meant she already knew when she left but didn’t tell him, keeping it so tightly under wraps.

Damn it!

"Speak, what happened?" Ah Jiu took a deep breath, almost squeezing the words through his teeth.

The soldier briefly recounted the events: Wufu’s group was ambushed and forced into a gorge called Soul Severing Gorge; the enemy set fire to the valley, nearly wiping out Wufu’s squad.

"How could the Princess Consort fall into an ambush?"

Even if she was not the main commander, she was a Princess Consort of high status. Under no circumstances should she be leading personally, let alone while pregnant.

Just for the sake of her unborn child, forget common people, even the Marshal wouldn’t dare let her do anything; after all, the child in her womb is the Regent King’s first legitimate son. Who could bear the blame if something went wrong? Who could withstand the wrath of the Regent King and the Empress Dowager!

However, the most improbable thing happened.

The soldier lifted his head, a bit uneasy, and under Ah Jiu’s intense gaze, he swallowed hard and said, "Young Master Han was trapped in the Soul Severing Gorge, and the Princess Consort personally went to support him."

Ah Jiu’s eyes sharpened.

Young Master Han, does he mean Han Feng? Master Gui?

Not long after Wufu went to the Shu region, she encountered Master Gui again. It was unknown what he was thinking, but he followed Wufu, constantly offering strategies like a military adviser and even helped Wufu lead the vanguard squad; all of this Wufu had shared with him.

Master Gui indeed accomplished many feats while with Wufu, but now, because Wufu went to aid Master Gui, she fell into an ambush?

Is this a trap? Did Master Gui betray Wufu, or was he originally a spy for Nanyue?

"Where is Young Master Han?" Ah Jiu asked.

"Also missing without a trace!"

Ah Jiu’s face looked utterly grim.

No matter what, the fact that Wufu fell into a pit because of Master Gui is a fact. If it was merely a trap set by the enemy, it could be overlooked, but if Master Gui betrayed her...

Ah Jiu tasted blood in his throat but forced it down.

He had Yuan Ye take the soldier away and in the tent, he summoned the Shadow Guard, the Grey Shadow of the Kirin Guard placed by Empress Dowager Mo on his side.

"Your Highness."

"Immediately take some people to the Shu region, summon those there, and at all costs, find the Princess Consort. I will follow immediately," Ah Jiu instructed.

"Yes."

Ah Jiu pressed both hands on the table, closing his eyes briefly. He wished to go to the Shu region immediately to find her, but logic told him he could not. There still existed thousands of soldiers here, concerning the livelihood of the people.

"You must be safe, you must, wait for me, wait for me!" Ah Jiu muttered softly, thinking of her large belly, life or death unknown, his heart ached sharply, a hint of iron taste seeped from the corner of his lips, he loudly called out, "Someone come."

Someone entered.

"Pass down the order, capture Chitang Pass within five days," Ah Jiu commanded coldly with his eyes closed.

He must get to her side as quickly as possible, he must!