Chapter 1112: Chapter 1111: Encountered Again Chapter 1112: Chapter 1111: Encountered Again What was originally a search for just Di Yelei had now turned into a search for several people.

In the small town, the group lingered for a few more days but, still finding nothing, Liu Sisi then headed to the next small town.

Just as they left the small town not far behind, Liu Sisi’s party brushed past a troop of carriages and horses.

Liu Sisi was riding in a carriage with the curtains originally open. When she noticed the approaching soldiers were numerous, she let down the curtains and urged everyone to pull over to let the officers and soldiers pass first.

Right after Liu Sisi lowered the carriage curtain, Ah-Niu and Fan Ying, in the midst of a conversation, walked right past Liu Sisi’s carriage.

“Ah-Niu, this journey is long, and as you follow the general to Dengkou, remember to heed his orders. Don’t be like before, silent even in trouble. Think thrice before acting to avoid later regret…”

Fan Ying nagged on with a lot of advice.

No wonder he was so nervous–it was all too sudden!

Originally, when the general asked him to make a request for a reward, Fan Ying thought it over and decided it was related to Ah-Niu, so he requested a sinecure for Fan Ying. To his surprise, the general just burst out laughing. At that moment, without answering, Fan Ying thought his request too much, and the general’s silence meant an indirect rejection. But then the general’s order came!

“Appoint Fan Ying as Chiliarch, in charge of the eight squads under him. Ah-Niu has contributed meritoriously and is thereby assigned as the Right Route Army Assistant, to accompany me to Dengkou without fail.”

Once such an order was issued, what else could you want?

Ah-Niu originally disagreed with leaving but couldn’t win over Fan Ying’s insistence, so he had no choice but to travel with the many carriages.

“As for this chronic headache of yours, remember not to take medicine unless it’s absolutely necessary, you can’t overuse it! You…”

Fan Ying kept instructing.

Ah-Niu’s migraine would act up at the slightest hint of rainy weather, causing him severe pain to the point of clutching his head and rolling on the ground. Hence, Fan Ying’s words of caution.

Ah-Niu didn’t reply, just turned and gave him a silent look.

And at that precise moment, they passed alongside a carriage nestled within the ranks.

The two groups continued onwards, one turning left and the other right, going their separate ways.

Initially, Liu Sisi didn’t notice the other party, but just as she passed a small sedan, a light exclamation suddenly came from the opposite sedan.

“Ah! Wait, stop the carriage, stop quickly! Otherwise, I’m jumping out!”

Such a familiar voice!

Liu Sisi once again lifted the carriage curtain and indeed saw the familiar face peeking out from the opposite troop of carriages.

“It really is you! Stop the carriage, we are so fated, to run into each other on the road again!”

Fan Baor’s face was all smiles, waving eagerly at Liu Sisi.

Liu Sisi couldn’t help but instruct the carriage driver to move forward, “It’s you, little girl! Where are you heading? How come you…”

As the topic arose, Fan Baor’s face turned bitter, “I’m going home. These are the soldiers escorting me back. My brother fears I might run away mid-journey, so he arranged so many people to escort me. What about you? Where are you heading to?”

A hope flared in Fan Baor’s eyes, maybe she could use their power to escape. If that were the case…

“I’m here to find someone. My family member has accidentally gone missing, and I’ve been searching for several days now.”

Liu Sisi didn’t say much, looked up at the other party’s caravan, “You should hurry! Look how far your group ahead has gone by now, if you delay any further, you might not be able to reach the next resting place.”

“I’m not worried about that at all; those concerns are for my brother to deal with.”

Fan Baor stuck out her tongue at Liu Sisi, wanted to ask more questions, but worried that Liu Sisi would turn on her in the middle of talking, “Thanks for last time! If fate allows, I’ll get in touch with you the next time I come by.”

“That would be good, make sure to contact me, okay!”

Liu Sisi waved her hand, only after discussing with the other party for a while. How else could it go? Seeing the fatigue on the other party’s face, Liu Sisi also felt particularly uncomfortable.

“You’d better go now! At your age, it’s critical to listen more to your parents, never go against them, understand?”

“I know. We haven’t known each other that long, how do you know I’m being contrary with my parents?”

Fan Baor appeared unconvinced.

“Isn’t it obvious? Just by looking at your behavior on the few occasions we’ve met, one can tell,” Liu Sisi said as if it were a matter of course.

“All right… you win! Remember, next time we meet, you have to tell me your name, okay!”

Fan Baor was dumbfounded, then joked around, and the two reluctantly said their goodbyes and went their separate ways.

In a residency in Dengkou.

At the center stood a majestic and imposing manor, surrounded by lush vegetation and forests. To occupy such a spot in this valuable land showed the glory, wealth, and power of this family. In front of the manor, a few soldiers in silver-black armor, wielding weapons that gleamed with a cold light, stood giving off an imposing aura.

Above the vermilion mansion’s gate hung a plaque with the words “Pan Mansion” written in glittering gold characters.

From the study room, bursts of intense arguing could be heard from time to time.

Still in his armor, Fan Ying was having a fierce argument with an annoyed Fan Baor.

“Baor, listen to your brother, stay away from him, draw clear boundaries between you and them.”

“Brother! I can’t do that, how can I possibly leave him? If I do, how would I have the face to stay with our Pan family?”

“Face!”

The topic made Fan Ying fume with anger! “You still care about face? Think about the glory of our Pan family in the last hundred years, producing generals for three generations, our grandfather even the great Western Conquering Marshal, a First-Rank Military Marquis. Yet now we’ve declined to this point, no longer reflecting our family’s former glory. Do you know? The Seventh Prince is lovesick, still pining for you after all these years. Upon hearing the news this time, he personally came to our Fan Family. He said that as long as you agreed to marry him, he would petition the ruler to make you his Concubine Princess Consort. Wouldn’t that be far better than marrying a man with no past or future to speak of? And our Fan family’s position in the court would rise with the tide because of the Seventh Prince, reclaiming our ancestors’ glory.”

At the mention of this, Fan Ying’s eyes shone with anticipation!

“Brother, all you have in your eyes is the glory of the family; you have no concern for your younger sister’s happiness!”

“If brother was only after the family’s glory, would he have let you freely come and go by my side for all these years? I’ve been serving as merely a Centurion in the army all these years, all to wait for an opportunity. Just waiting for the right moment to restore the Fan family’s unparalleled military might, as a part of the Fan family, shouldn’t you contribute your effort as well?”