第 59 章（第1页）
Beforesuhefrontierwasstillcoveredindarkness。Therewasnofarewellceremony。XieZhenghaddeliberatelychosentoleavequietly。Thefewerpeoplewhoknewabouttheirdeparture，thebetter。Hedidnotwantvillagersgatheringaroundtheroad，nordidhewantunnecessaryattentiondrawntothefactthatageneralandaprincesswereleavingthefroogether。
Bythetimethefirstlightappearedbeyondthemountains，thehorseshadalreadybeenprepared。AyaoclimbedintothecarriagewithNannyZhang，chegtheirbelongingsforthethirdtime。
“Nothingismissing，”NannyZhangsaid。
Ayaolookedather。“Suyuanstoodoutsideforamoment，lookingtowardthevillage。Fromthisdistance，shecouldseethewatchtowerrisingabovetherooftops。Afaintfigurestoodontop，keepingwatchovertheroad。
Shehadspentmanydaysthere。
Shehadwatchedthevillagersrebuildtheirfences，repairtheirhomes，strain，andlearnhowtorespondwhendangercame。Nowshewasleavingwithoutsayinggoodbyeperhaps，thatwasbetter。Thevillagershadtheirownlivestoreturnto。Shedidnotwantherdeparturetobeeanotherreasonforpeopletogatherorworry。
Suyuanturnedaway。XieZhengwasalreadymouthefrontofthegroup。Helookedbackwheicedherapproag。
“Ready?”
Shenodded。
“Yes。”
Hegaveasmallsignal。
Thehorsesbeganmoving。Thewheelsofthecarriagerolledslowlyovertheroad，leavingthefrontierbehind。
Suyuansatbesidethecarriagewindow，watgthefamiliarwatchtrowsmallerandsmaller。
Ayaoquietlylookedoutsideaswell。“Theydontevenknowwereleaving。”
Suyuaedherhandagainstthewindowframe。
“Theyllbefine。”
“Yousoundveryfident。”
“Theyhavewatnow。Theyknowwheretogather，wheretohide，andhowtowarntheneighbvillages。”
Ayaosmiledfaintly。“Youreallydidbeeattachedtothem。”Suyuandidnotanswerimmediately，afteramoment，shelookedaheadattheroad。"Maybe。”Thejourowardthecapitalhadfinallybegun。Behindthemwasthefrontierwhereshehadlearhatnoteveryplacesheenteredhadtobeeanotherbattlefield。
AheadwasthecapitalofXian，hermothershomeland。Theplacewherehermotherhadbeenbornandraised，butbarelyremembered。
NowSuyuanwasgoinghome。。。。。