Among these people, only her fourth brother, Ye Gaosheng, did not know martial arts, so Ye Jiu naturally worried.
"Little sister, I’m here." Ye Gaosheng, choked by the smoke, contínually coughed. Covering his mouth, he still remembered to hurry over to Ye Jiu’s side.
After arriving, he quickly grabbed Ye Jiu to check on her, "How are you, little sister? Are you hurt?"
Just now, after the post house where they were staying caught fire, he ran to his little sister’s room first. But upon arrival, he did not find anyone, and it almost drove him to panic.
Fortunately, Miss Qing Yue said that the little sister had been taken away by the War King. Only then did he finally start to feel a bit relieved. Now, seeing Ye Jiu safe and unharmed, he could at last completely ease his mind.
"I’m fine, how about you, Fourth Brother?" Ye Jiu asked.
"I’m okay, thanks to Miss Qing Yue’s rescue." Ye Gaosheng answered. This time, if it weren’t for Miss Qing Yue’s protection, he, a person ignorant in martial arts, would have been minced into flesh amidst these experts.
Thinking of the danger just before still made Ye Gaosheng feel apprehensive.
"It’s good that you’re unharmed." In Ye Jiu’s heart, as long as the people are safe, nothing else mattered.
However, for Sikong Mo and his men, it was different.
The food and fodder may not have been their lifeblood, but they were bearing the sustenance of hundreds of thousands of soldiers at the frontier border, and now, having it burnt down to such an extent, everyone involved in escorting these supplies would be hard-pressed to escape blame.
On another side, someone reported, "Prince, these men bear no identifying marks, and the surviving captives have all bitten their poison capsules and died."
Si Nan’s face turned even grimmer, "It is my negligence in guarding that allowed this to happen, please punish me, Prince."
Instantly, the person who just reported pleaded, "It is not Guard Si Nan’s fault. Those men in black were too cunning, using catapults to launch fireballs from a distance, which is why we were caught off guard."
"No matter what, I am responsible for the supplies issue and cannot shirk my duty. I ask the Prince to punish me." Si Nan persisted.
"We’ll note the punishment for later. First, go organize the remaining supplies, count what is left, and assess the casualties..." Sikong Mo arranged.
The black-clad assailants clearly targeted the supplies, and although there were casualties among the troops, they were not severe. Moreover, with the medicines provided by Ye Jiu, the treatment of the injured went swiftly.
Ye Gaosheng was not much hurt, but Qingyue had to protect him, receiving a cut on her arm in the process, which left Ye Gaosheng feeling both guilty and helpless, as he was shielded by a girl.
However, Qingyue’s action undeniably moved him.
Since childhood, apart from his little sister, this was the first girl who had courageously protected him, and this sparked a different kind of emotion in Ye Gaosheng toward her.
Although there was no evidence to prove who the men in black were, Sikong Mo could make a guess.
If they were Dongyue’s people, they would have sought his life and not focused on the supplies. Those capable of this deed were likely from Nanchang, poised on the brink of war.
Yet, the most disheartening thing wasn’t the loss of supplies; it was that Nanchang could infiltrate Dongyue so quietly with so many agents, a disgrace not just to Dongyue but also a testament to their incompetency.
Sikong Mo was extremely busy, and it was not until dawn that he finally managed to sort out the aftermath.