Shen Hao had just returned from the Governor's Office after the briefing, and the moment he entered the Thousand Households Station's main gate, Wang Yiming hurried over to him.
He waved his hand and didn't speak until he'd returned to the Public Office: "Go on, what's the matter?"
"Sir, there's a message from Hai Xia."
Wang Yiming didn't know Zhang Lie, only that there was a top secret mission at Hai Xia. Over the past several days, so many scouts had gone out in disguise, all waiting to rendezvous with one person. Only today had news finally come back.
He opened the copper rod. Inside, the message was concise and alarming: at fifty li from Li Xiaochuan, the signal was picked up—there were two people in total, heading toward the Xiaochuan Ten Thousand Miles Bamboo Sea.
