Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1014: News of Victory Arrives at Court!

Chapter 1014: News of Victory Arrives at Court!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Flap flap!

Several hours later, an eagle flew into Qixi.

"Lord Marquis! Lord Marquis! Lord Marquis!"

All of Qixi roared with cheers, and excited crowds were gathered outside the protectorate headquarters. Wang Bei and Su Hanshan both seemed very relieved. They had heard nothing of the army ever since it had crossed the Cong Mountains, but now, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Bring this news to Lady Xu!"

Su Hanshan, riding upon a tall Turkic steed, quickly passed this news to a waiting rider, who galloped back into the headquarters.

Within the headquarters, several maids stood nervously beside a wooden door. They were holding cups of tea and bowls of food, and each one of them had a worried expression on their face. Someone attempted to peer through the cracks in the door, but these efforts were in vain.

Cough, cough!

Intense coughing came from within the room, throwing the maids into even greater consternation.

"What do we do! Young Lady hasn't come out for an entire day, and the sound is even worse than it was yesterday! If something happens to Young Lady, I…"

One maid's eyes went red at the sound of this coughing, her eyes filled with heartache, but she did not dare to speak too loudly for fear of disturbing Xu Qiqin. Around her, the other maids said nothing, but their concern was clearly displayed on their faces.

In the room were a dressing table, a desk, a bed, and not much else.

Xu Qiqin sat in front of the desk, a mountain of documents in front of her. She was dressed in a thin white garment, her face pale and bloodless, but her eyes remained focused on the documents before her.

"Inform the Zhang Clan to hurry up with the supplies being sent to Talas. The soldiers of the Central Plains have different habits from people of the Western Regions. Although they eat beef and lamb, they can't do it for a long term without some rice.

"What is the status of the two hundred thousand warhorses? Has

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