Chapter 154: The Trip to Yun Town

Jun Huang didn’t waste time on arguing with Nan Xun. She put on the straw rain cape and got one for him too. She had been worried about Nan Xun’s health ever since she heard from Nan Xun’s second in command that Nan Xun had knelt in the rain overnight to protest the marriage with Shangguan Yue. Fortunately, Nan Xun was built sturdy and didn’t catch a cold.

Everyone had put on a cape. Because of the rain obscuring their view, they had slowed down their pace. The horses tread along the muddy path, splashing dirty water at the men riding behind.

Nan Xun rode on Jun Huang’s left side. Every once in a while he would say a few words to Jun Huang and remind her to watch the road. Because of the deafening rain, he had to shout at the top of his lungs to make sure that Jun Huang heard him.

The soldiers behind them saw their general shouting something at Jun Huang, but the rain was too loud for his voice to be carried to their ears. Jun Huang, in return, looked at Nan Xun with a faint smile on her face. Every now and then she would turn to look at Nan Xun, but she didn’t say much. She either nodded or shook her as a response.

They traveled for a good while without any accidents. The sound of horse hooves hitting the ground grew louder and louder until it could almost rival the pouring rain. Nan Xun turned to tell Jun Huang to stay behind him. The path was getting more and more difficult to navigate. Before he could say anything, however, the horse Jun Huang was riding suddenly reared its front legs and almost threw Jun Huang off its back.

Nan Xun startled. Fortunately, Jun Huang had been on her guard even when she was in a conversation. People unfamiliar with horses would have gotten thrown off. She was able to catch the reign and hold onto the horse’s neck, keeping herself on horseback.

Nevertheless, she was no professional, and she was at a loss of what to do next. She didn’t have the time to ask Nan Xun before the horse ran off. In reflex, she tightened her grip on the reign and lowered her body, trying her best to calm down the scared horse.

Nan Xun’s heart sank when he saw Jun Huang’s horse running off. He took a deep breath and told his soldiers to stay put before squeezing his horse’s belly with both legs, commanding the horse to follow after Jun Huang.

His horse galloped so quickly he could barely see where he was going. And the pouring rain didn’t help. Nan Xun kept his body low against the horseback and rushed toward the direction Jun Huang had gone with his eyes narrowed.

Jun Huang wasn’t beyond mortal’s fear after all. No matter how level-headed she usually was, faced with this situation, she couldn’t stop herself from trembling.

She was never that good at riding. It was all she could do to keep herself from being thrown off. She knew she was not in the right position, but she couldn’t adjust her posture. The horse seemed determined to get her off its back.

Jun Huang sucked in a breath. Her entire body went rigid. Her arms were trembling from her dead grip on the reign. She had used so much force that she scraped her palms.

After about the time for a pot of tea to brew, she was brought to the edge of a forest. Jun Huang stilled. She must stop the horse from running into the woods! Otherwise it would be even more difficult for Nan Xun to find her.

Jun Huang prepared herself mentally and tightened her jaw before yanking at the reign.