"Empress, disaster has struck!"
Su Pan'er still stood on the small hill without moving, flanked by Cao Imperial Historian and others. From afar, an elite soldier sprinted towards her and knelt down with a thud in front of her.
"Reporting to the Empress, a scout has reported an unusual sighting. A squad of about nearly a thousand people is heading towards the dock. By now, they should have reached the other side of the dock. May the Empress instruct us on how to proceed."
"What are the sentinels doing? Feeding on white rice? Thousands of people sneaked up behind you and you just noticed? Hmm!"
Su Pan'er scolded angrily.
The elite soldier who had come to deliver the message hung his head low, not daring to make any move.
"Subordinate, subordinate did not know..."
"Hmph! What a 'did not know!' For merits, there are rewards; for faults, there are punishments."
