My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 644: Border Town

Feng Xiyan looked at the few horse carriages in the central formation before ordering, "Do not give the medicine to the Second Prince, Seventh Princess, or the Imperial Teacher of the Jin Empire."

Although they did not know the reason, the soldiers did not ask any questions. "Yes, Great General."

After receiving the additional order, they happily pushed the wooden carts filled with boxes of Qing Shu Yi Qi Decoction away.

After the soldiers left, Feng Xiyan continued reading the report.

By the time he finished, the army had reached the entrance of the border town.

Raising his hand, Wu Ruizhan ordered, "Stop!"

Looking at the open town gate, he frowned slightly, then motioned for a soldier nearby and ordered, "Go and check the situation inside."

The soldier clasped his fists and responded, "Yes, Great General Wu."

Receiving the order, the soldier ran toward the town while the army waited outside the gate.

Stepping past the open town gate, the soldier suddenly felt chills run down his spine.

Scanning the surroundings, he noticed the thick sand covering the street and scattered things everywhere. Feeling curious, he walked toward a street stall placed on the roadside.

The soldier reached out to touch the wooden stall, then swiped its surface with his index finger. Looking at the thick dust staining his fingertips, he frowned deeper.

Leaving the street stall, he checked the small store behind it.

Seeing that the door was closed, he carefully pushed it. To his surprise, the soldier found that the door was unlocked.

Staring into the dark store, he felt goosebumps appear, covering his body.

’This town is so strange... The dust and sand here are very thick. This town seems to have been abandoned for years.’

The soldier paused for a second, then frowned slightly.

’This is not right. I remember the last time we fought the Jin Empire’s Army two years ago; this border town is still the center of a foreign trading hub.’

Recalling this information, he looked at the thickness of the dust and sand covering the surroundings.

’Judging from the thick dust and sand covering this town, this place should have been abandoned for more than two years. I wonder... What was happening here? Where are the people going? Why is there not even a single sound here?’

As he suppressed the uneasy feeling in his heart, the soldier took out a mini flashlight from the leather bag hung on his waist. Turning the mini flashlight on, he bravely stepped into the store.

Thanks to the bright light illuminating the dark room, he could finally see everything clearly.

However, except for furniture covered in dust, he couldn’t find anything else. Looking at the floor, he checked carefully, but there was not even one footprint that could be seen.

While his bad premonition and curiosity grew, the soldier decided to check other stores and find more information. After making his decision, he left the store.

Unknown to him, there were two pairs of eyes following him out of the store from the darkness.

Half an hour later, the soldier left the empty town and returned to the army.

Stopping before Wu Ruizhan, the soldier clasped his fists and said, "Great General Wu, there is nobody inside the town."

Hearing this, Wu Ruizhan frowned slightly, then looked at the border town.

Before he could make his decision, someone suddenly said, "General Wu, what are you doing waiting out here? It’s so hot now. We should hurry into the town and rest early."

Recognizing the voice, Wu Ruizhan turned around and asked, "Your Highness, why are you here?"

When asked by him, Jin Cen looked toward the border town and replied, "This prince noticed that we didn’t go into the town to rest but were waiting outside, so this prince decided to come down and see what was going on."

Getting his answer, Wu Ruizhan calmly explained, "The border town’s gate was open, so this general sent someone to investigate just in case there was a trap waiting inside."

Listening to his words, Jin Cen fell into deep thought. After a brief moment of silence, he asked, "Have you got the result?"

Receiving Wu Ruizhan’s glance, the soldier said, "Yes. There is nobody inside the town. The dust and sand covering the street and stores are very thick, indicating that this town had been abandoned for years."

At his words, Jin Cen raised his brows slightly. Turning to look at Wu Ruizhan, he asked with a hint of probing in his voice, "General Wu, should we go into the town, or rest outside?"

Being asked by him, Wu Ruizhan thoughtfully looked at the border town. His years of experience and instinct told him that something was strange with the border town, but he couldn’t find what it was.

After thinking for a while, he finally ordered, "Move ten li away from the town and make camp. We will continue on our way tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Great General Wu!" The generals, vice-generals, and soldiers responded at once.

Hearing this, Jin Cen smiled slightly, then returned to his horse carriage.

While the army moved away from the border town, inside one of the horse carriages, Jin Yan felt the carriage finally move again and asked, "Have we entered the town?"

The maidservant lifted up the window curtain, then looked outside. Seeing that they were moving away from the border town, she lowered the curtain and looked at Jin Yan.

"Your Highness, it seems that we won’t enter the town today. The army is moving away from the border town now."

When Jin Yan heard this, she frowned in displeasure. "What? If we didn’t go into the town, where would we be resting tonight? This princess has had enough of living in the wilderness!"

Used to Jin Yan’s temper, the maidservant lowered her head and said nothing.

Seeing that the maidservant didn’t say anything, Jin Yan lifted the window curtain and looked out.

Noticing that they were really moving away from the border town, she clenched her hands and scolded through gritted teeth, "Useless! What did Wu Ruizhan think?! There is a perfectly good place to stay, but he insists on living in the wilderness!"