Chapter 5 of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Enemy's Footprints Reappear

Early in the morning, Princess Qian found Yu Fengwu. Long Ling'er, who was beside Yu Fengwu, immediately said to Princess Qian with an annoyed tone, "What are you doing here? Haven't you caused enough trouble already?"

Normally, Princess Qian, who never lost a verbal argument, would have already started arguing with her "natural enemy," the dragon girl. But today, she pretended not to hear Long Ling'er's words, as if she felt guilty, and instead looked at Yu Fengwu expectantly, asking in a low voice, "Has Brother Ye not been found yet?"

“Yes!” Yu Fengwu sighed softly, her brows furrowing with barely concealed worry. “We’ve sent out dozens of teams to search along the Anyang River, but there’s still no news!”

Mentioning Ye Tianlong’s unexplained disappearance, Long Ling’er forgot about blaming Princess Qian. Her brows furrowed slightly as she said with distress, “It’s very strange that the connection between my heart and Brother Ye seems to have been severed. Normally, no matter where he is, I can sense his presence, but now I can’t feel his heartbeat. It’s as if something is separating our hearts.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Fengwu suddenly remembered something, and her expression changed drastically. At the same time, Princess Qian, standing beside her, thought of the same problem, her face turning deathly pale.

A moment of silence followed, before Yu Fengwu broke the silence. She took a deep breath and asked Long Ling’er in a slightly strained voice, “If we can’t sense his heartbeat, could it be that he has already…”

The soft sound of embroidered shoes rang out; Chen Yue had entered the room. Her complexion was also quite poor, her bright eyes, slightly red, revealing a hint of weariness. As she entered, she overheard Yu Fengwu's question and felt a pang of unease.

"No!" Long Ling'er answered loudly. Seeing Yu Fengwu's demeanor just now, it was truly hard to imagine that she was a beautiful war goddess who remained calm and composed even in the face of a vast army, commanding troops with ease. This showed that the man held an unimaginable place in her heart.

"Strange, why do I still feel uncomfortable?" Long Ling'er couldn't help but be secretly surprised. She had now accepted Ye Tianlong, and accepted him with great affection, but seeing Yu Fengwu's deep affection for him still made her feel somewhat uneasy.

But soon, Long Ling'er banished this slight displeasure from her heart and said to Yu Fengwu and the others who were looking at her anxiously, "If it's really as my elder sister says, my heart will definitely feel it. Because I am also a descendant of the Heart Clan, if anything unfortunate happens to the man with whom I share a spiritual connection, then I will feel a pain as if my heart is being torn apart. Now I don't feel that way, so..."

Hearing this explanation, the unease in the eyes of Yu Fengwu and the other two disappeared. The Heart Clan had already disappeared during the Hundred Clans War, but the legends about the Heart Clan were passed down orally by some people, so they naturally knew what Long Ling'er meant.

"The explosion at Anyang Bridge at that time was caused by a sharp increase in magical energy, so it's very possible that Brother Ye didn't fall into the Anyang River, but rather that due to the fusion of magical energy, a spatial transfer effect was produced, like opening a spatial gate with a huge amount of magical energy."

Biting her lip, Princess Qian offered her idea to Yu Fengwu. The "spatial gate" she mentioned was a spell that had long been lost. When the War of the Gods ended, the use of this spell disappeared from the continent of Wind and Moon. Only in extremely rare battles between powerful mages, due to abnormal changes in spatial magical energy, have spatial portals appeared a few times.

These events were recorded in guild secrets that only high-level mages could see. Because all those involved mysteriously disappeared, and bystanders could not enter the spatial portals to verify the events, conclusions can only be drawn from speculation by others.

“The magical energy in the air did indeed change abnormally at that time!” Yu Fengwu pondered. “But why did only Tianlong and that strange man disappear? Besides me and Long Xiaomei, there were two people from the Winged Wind Clan and the Holy Maiden of the Wind Temple present. If a spatial gate had appeared, everyone present should have been absorbed into it!”

“No, that strange man was completely disintegrated. When I jumped into the Anyang River, I saw his entire body explode into countless fragments. His flesh and blood had probably frozen, so there wasn’t a trace of blood at the scene. As for Brother Ye, he fell down with the broken bridge sections.”

Speaking of this, Long Ling’er was furious again. She angrily said to Princess Qian, “Didn’t you know what was happening on the bridge? You even tried to bombard it with lightning and lightning. If it weren’t for you… Humph!”

For the first time ever, Princess Qian lowered her head after being scolded by Long Ling’er. It was only after Yu Fengwu gently pressed Long Ling’er’s shoulder that Long Ling’er stopped scolding and only gave a heavy hum at the end.

“Princess Qian has a point,” Chen Yue said to Yu Fengwu. “It doesn’t make sense that someone could fall into the Anyang River and disappear without a trace with so many people around.”

Yu Fengwu nodded slightly. The situation was extremely chaotic, but thousands of Tianlong Legion soldiers were on both sides of the Anyang River, and some had already boarded boats. They launched

a search and rescue operation almost at the same time Ye Tianlong disappeared, turning the section of the river under the Anyang Bridge upside down. To exaggerate a bit, even a needle dropped into the river would have been found, but there was still no sign of Ye Tianlong.

Moreover, Ji Wujiu immediately dispatched ten cavalry squads to search along both sides of the Anyang River to see if he could have been swept away by the current. When the search failed, Yu Fengwu then sent out a large number of cavalry to conduct a carpet search of the Anyang River area, but so far there has been no news.

"Judging from this situation, it's entirely possible that a spatial portal appeared near Tianlong due to abnormal changes in magical energy, sucking him in."

Yu Fengwu sighed softly, her expression slightly bewildered. "If he was moved elsewhere by a spatial portal, how can we possibly find him?"

A hint of worry flashed in Chenyue's eyes, her brows furrowed in a melancholy expression.

"We don't know the right direction, and my people don't know what to do either! Now we can only let them try their luck. I'm afraid that if he's been moved to some desolate wilderness, then..."

She shuddered, unable to bear the thought any longer. Everyone fell silent; they too dared not imagine what that would be like.

"Why don't I go look for him!" Princess Qian suddenly looked up at Yu Fengwu, speaking firmly.

"No way!" Yu Fengwu refused outright. "How are you going to look for him? Even Cynthia and the others wanted to go out and search, but I stopped them. Now they're completely clueless. You going out to search is no better than sending people down! What if something happens? How will we notify you?"

"I must go!"

Princess Qian was a woman of her word. She looked at Yu Fengwu and insisted, "Brother Ye disappeared because of me, so of course I have to take responsibility. Besides, I'm a magician, and I'm much better than those who don't understand magic. Maybe I can find some clues about the spatial gate."

"You going is worse than me going!" Long Ling'er chimed in, "My Dragon God's Sense is much more useful than your magical perception."

At this moment, Cynthia, who had entered around the same time as Wanzhen, naturally volunteered to go find Ye Tianlong, letting the goddess warriors go instead.

"Don't say anything more!" Yu Fengwu frowned slightly and said with a hint of displeasure, "At this time, I don't want our strength to be scattered again, and I don't want to have to send people to look for you again after finding Tianlong."

She then looked at Princess Qian: "Especially you, you ran all the way from Esnia to here, thankfully everything went smoothly. Now you are absolutely not allowed to sneak away alone again, otherwise, don't ever see me again!"

Her tone wasn't particularly stern, but her expression held a terrifying authority, leaving everyone no choice but to obey. This also allowed Princess Qian, who was seeing Yu Fengwu's power for the first time, to witness another side of the beautiful war goddess—truly possessing the aura to make thousands bow down.

Princess Qian had originally intended to secretly go out and find Ye Tianlong, but after being spoken to so seriously by Yu Fengwu, she could only dejectedly abandon the idea.

"Ji Wujiu has urgent business to attend to!"

A Golden Phoenix Guard hurriedly entered and reported to Yu Fengwu. Yu Fengwu and Chen Yue exchanged a glance, seeing a look of expectation in each other's eyes.

"Hurry up and let him in!" Princess Qian said anxiously to Er Fang.

The Golden Phoenix Guard glanced at Yu Fengwu, who was nodding slightly, then responded and turned to leave.

"Your humble servant Ji Wujiu greets Princess Qian and all the ladies!"

Ji Wujiu, led by the Golden Phoenix Guards to Yu Fengwu and the others, first respectfully bowed to the group of beautiful women before him. Yu Fengwu and Xiang Chenyue couldn't help but think that this man was truly extraordinary, as news of Princess Qian's arrival in Anyang was strictly kept secret; otherwise, it would have caused a huge uproar. Therefore, only a very few people around Ye Tianlong knew Princess Qian's identity, and the generals who knew her were strictly forbidden from revealing it, and were not allowed to greet her with the respect due to a princess in public.

"Tell me quickly, have you found Lord Ye?" Princess Qian asked impatiently.

"This humble servant is incompetent!" Ji Wujiu stood with his hands at his sides, replying respectfully, "So far, there is still no news."

Disappointment immediately appeared on the women's faces, but the disappointment in Yu Fengwu and Xiang Chenyue's eyes was fleeting; their expressions quickly returned to calm.

"This humble servant requests an audience because one of our cavalry units discovered a large contingent of the Tianhe New Army gathering about fifty li from Anyang."

To Ji Wujiu's surprise, his words did not elicit any astonishment from Yu Fengwu and Chen Yue. Unlike the other women's shock, the two women seemed to have anticipated this.

"How many men?" Yu Fengwu calmly asked Ji Wujiu.

"A very large number." Hearing Yu Fengwu's question, Ji Wujiu quickly composed himself and respectfully replied, "This humble servant came to report immediately upon receiving the cavalry's report, but I haven't yet inquired about the specifics."

Yu Fengwu frowned slightly, and Ji Wujiu immediately continued, "I have also brought the cavalry captain who discovered the enemy; he is waiting at the outer gate. If necessary, Madam can question him thoroughly."

"Let him in!" Yu Fengwu glanced at Ji Wujiu and decisively said. Wanzhen and Princess Qian and the others then proceeded to the back, while Chen Yue smiled and rose to her feet.

"Yes!" Chen Yue's soft voice rang out as Ji Wujiu turned around.

"Mr. Ji Wujiu, you greatly admire that cavalry captain and want to recommend him to us, is that right?"

Ji Wujiu stiffened for a moment, then turned and bowed

, saying, "Madam..." Yu Fengwu waved her hand and said gently, "You can directly suggest anything in the future, without any reservations."

Watching Chen Yue gracefully turn and disappear into the back, Ji Wujiu felt something cool slowly seeping down his back. He suddenly realized that it would be extremely foolish to scheme against two such beautiful women. Perhaps Ye Tianlong's greatest advantage actually lay in the women around him; this was a strength his enemies could hardly fathom.

The cavalry captain led by Ji Wujiu was a young man of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. His square face had thick, dark eyebrows that looked as if they had been drawn with ink, and a resolute chin that was slightly upturned.

Clearly, seeing the renowned beauty and war goddess Yu Fengwu, this young man, who had just been promoted to tenth cavalry commander, appeared somewhat nervous, even his breathing was a little rapid.

He strode quickly to a spot a short distance in front of Yu Fengwu, bowed deeply, and respectfully said, "This humble officer greets the Marshal."

Yu Fengwu nodded slightly and said, "Rise, and tell me what you saw!"

"Yes!" The ten-rider captain stood up, briefly organized his thoughts, and began to report.

"This humble officer discovered traces of the Tianhe New Army at Qingniugang, forty-eight li from Anyang. At the time, their troops were hiding in Dashigu behind Qingniugang. This humble officer counted them; there were approximately thirty thousand men, but their reinforcements were still continuously gathering."

"Do you know whose troops they are?" Yu Fengwu asked.

"They are the newly enthroned King Yisi of the Tianhe New Army," the ten-rider captain answered without hesitation.

A soft gasp came from the back hall. Yu Fengwu sighed inwardly, but her beautiful eyes shone brightly as she looked at the ten riders before her and asked, "How can you be so sure?"

"I infiltrated their camp and listened for a while, so I know their situation," the ten rider replied, a sense of utter exposure rising within him. With a respectful expression, he answered honestly, "It's said that female soldiers are also on their way. When I left, they were waiting to rendezvous with them."

Yu Fengwu nodded in satisfaction. This ten rider was indeed brave and resourceful; even in that situation, he could calmly assess the situation and make the right decision—truly remarkable courage.

The Tianhe New Army was able to grow into a force of hundreds of thousands in a short time because their military organization was completely different from the models of other countries on the continent; they were truly a nation of soldiers.

They divided the new Tianhe Army into different battalions based on gender and age: those under fourteen were in the youth battalion, those fourteen to twenty-two in the youth battalion, and those twenty-two to forty in the adult battalion—this was their true main force. Those over forty were all assigned to the reserve battalion.

In addition, a separate women's battalion was established, commanded by Zhang Lie's sister, Zhang Xiuying, a young woman whose beauty and martial arts skills were directly proportional.

It should be said that establishing such a system was quite sophisticated, because the Tianhe Army faced the powerful Fast Empire, a disparity that was vast in every aspect. If every Tianhe soldier wasn't trained to be a combat-ready warrior, they simply couldn't contend with the Fast Empire.

The deployment of a women's battalion by the Tianhe Army surprised Yu Fengwu. Zhang Lie currently had nearly 50,000 adult soldiers, and Yi Si had 30,000 adult soldiers and 20,000 youth soldiers. Why deploy a women's battalion?

"Madam, Shanqing requests an audience!"

Another Golden Phoenix Guard rushed in to report to Yu Fengwu. Yu Fengwu dismissed the ten-rider captain, instructing him to remain outside on standby, and then ordered the Golden Phoenix Guard to invite Shanqing into the room.

"Madam, I have received a secret report!"

Shanqing brought another piece of bad news: someone in Anyang City was plotting to collude with the Tianhe New Army to eliminate the Tianlong Legion from within.

It turned out to be Adoni, the president of the Chamber of Commerce. His power had been constrained and gradually diminished after Ye Tianlong entered Anyang, and he harbored resentment, unwilling to lose control of Anyang. Seeing the chaos in the Tianlong Legion due to the disappearance of their commander Ye Tianlong, he reached an agreement with a secret envoy of the Tianhe New Army. Adoni would unite those in Anyang who were dissatisfied with Ye Tianlong, and on the agreed date, the Tianhe New Army would launch a surprise attack from the outside, while they would open the city gates to allow the Tianhe New Army to enter.

Unfortunately, one of his servants, having an affair with one of his concubines, heard this news and, seeing this as a golden opportunity, immediately reported it to Shan Qing.

"His ears are really long!"

Yu Fengwu's lips curled into a slight smile. The news of Ye Tianlong's disappearance in the Anyang Bridge explosion was strictly suppressed. All the soldiers present were later gathered in the camp and ordered not to leave. Only the cavalry sent out knew what they were searching for, but these cavalrymen were all carefully selected.

The version circulating in the market outside only said that Ye Tianlong was seriously injured in the explosion at Anyang Bridge and was currently recuperating in the camp.

"What should we do now?" Shan Qing asked Yu Fengwu, rubbing his large hands together.

Yu Fengwu first looked at Ji Wujiu with a questioning gaze, and Ji Wujiu immediately understood and said, "In my opinion, we should first eliminate the enemies inside the city, and then deal with the enemies outside."

"Yes, Lord Ji Wujiu is right!"

Shan Qing nodded and said from the side, "I think we should use swift and decisive means to eliminate the traitors within the city first. I've wanted to kill those guys for a long time, but I've never had the strength to do so. Now that you, Madam, are here, we can definitely wipe them out easily."

After spending these days together, Yu Fengwu knew that Shan Qing was a very straightforward person and had a good understanding of Shan Qing's temperament. Shan Qing's relationship with Yu Fengwu and the others was also very harmonious, so sometimes they could speak freely.

Yu Fengwu smiled and shook her head, saying to Shan Qing, "If we act now, it will leave a bad impression on the people of Anyang who are unaware of the truth, and those with ulterior motives will have a chance to speak. Therefore, we should not touch them for now. It's not too late to eliminate them when their deeds are exposed."

Seeing Yu Fengwu's confident demeanor, Ji Wujiu suddenly understood. Yu Fengwu wanted to solve the Anyang problem together. In this situation, with Adoni as bait, those with ulterior motives would emerge one after another, and then they could be wiped out in one fell swoop. However, doing so also showed that Yu Fengwu had strong confidence in her own strength and was confident that she could eliminate the enemy before they could act.

Thinking about it again, he couldn't help but feel a chill. Yu Fengwu did not show the slightest surprise or panic at these shocking news, which meant that she had already foreseen this. He further deduced that perhaps the news of Ye Tianlong's disappearance during the Anyang Bridge explosion was also cleverly leaked to those opponents by Yu Fengwu.

Otherwise, under such tight security, how could anyone learn this secret from the soldiers of the Heavenly Dragon Legion?

Thinking of this, Ji Wujiu couldn't help but feel sorry for those who were enemies of Yu Fengwu. Perhaps they were diligently plotting and scheming, unaware that they were merely performing a script written by someone else on a stage already designed by their opponent. Perhaps when the curtain rose, they would still be there, smugly enjoying their performance.

Yu Fengwu gave Shan Qing instructions, telling her not to alarm Adoni and the others for the time being, but only to closely monitor their movements. Then she instructed Ji Wujiu to prepare for a military conference to discuss the counterattack against the Heavenly River New Army.

As Ji Wujiu walked out the gate, he saw the ten-rider captain still waiting there, smiled, and couldn't help but walk over to him, saying, "Xiang Fei, Madam Feng just asked for your name."

"Thank you, sir!"

The ten-rider captain named Xiang Fei was immediately overjoyed, and even the usually unpleasant face of the military advisor before him seemed to suddenly become more pleasing to the eye.

Reaching out, Ji Wujiu patted him on the shoulder and said, "No need to thank me, you did very well just now. Madam Feng has decided to promote you to centurion. Keep up the good work, and you will be even more outstanding in the future."

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