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Just then, amid the storm’s ruckus, a discordant beat sounded.
Thud… Thud‑thud‑thud. The rhythm rolled in from the south, swelling to a thunder of hooves.
Raindrops on the ground quivered as though drummed from below.
It was cavalry. The culprits were the 8,000 armored riders of the Flying Bear Army.
Li Yuan had heard them once before. In this wilderness, only that elite cavalry could muster such numbers and momentum. The name he’d learned later from Cui Huayin, along with a trove of trivia about the Emperor’s habits and quirks.
Swish, swish, swish!
Li Yuan stilled his mind. In a blink, his sparrows scattered across the ground, eyes shut, ears sealed. No more spying. Where the Flying Bear Army rode, Lu Xuanxian might be near.
He didn’t fear the grand general; in fact, he longed for a proper bout to force a breakthrough. But timing was everything,...
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