Rebirth of the Prime Minister's Daughter: Not to be Trifled With

After accepting the order with a fist salute, Vice General Li led his men to search for Su Nanxuan's whereabouts at the bottom of the cliff. Shen Shi waited anxiously for news from Vice General Li, but after a long time, no news came back.

Seeing this, the enemy soldier looked at Shen Shi provocatively and said, "Shen Shi, I told you that kid fell from that height, there's no way he'd survive."

"Even if that kid doesn't die from the fall, he'll be carried away by the current to another place. The current here is extremely rapid, and there are many undercurrents. That kid will die anyway!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Shi glared coldly at the enemy soldier with a particularly frightening look in his eyes, which immediately made the enemy soldier shiver with fear!

The enemy soldier glanced at Shen Shi, his fear gone. "Shen Shi, just you wait! Our marshal will not let you get away with this!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Shi laughed as if he had heard something particularly funny.

"Your so-called marshal is nothing but a defeated general of ours,"

Shen Shi's follower glanced at the enemy soldier and chuckled as he said, "Your so-called marshal is nothing. He abandoned you brothers who have risked your lives for him and ran away on his own."

The enemy soldier was stunned. They realized that their marshal, whom they had followed through thick and thin with, would disregard them, his brothers-in-arms. Why bother following a marshal like that?

Then, the enemy soldier looked at Shen Shi and said in a low voice, "Shen Shi, do with me as you please. I'll be a hero again in eighteen years."

"I respect you as a true man," Shen Shi said with a slight smile, extending his hand. "Would you be interested in joining my ranks?"

The enemy soldier looked at Shen Shi and asked in confusion, "General Shen, don't you mind that I harmed your General Su?"

After hearing this, Shen Shi looked at the enemy soldier. It would be a lie to say that he didn't mind. Nanxuan was left behind by his most precious younger sister, and he had watched her grow up since she was a child.

However, Shen Shi also cherishes talent very much, and this enemy soldier seems to be a talented person who can be both flexible and resilient!

"Are you willing to make amends for your mistakes?" Shen Shi asked in a low voice.

After hearing this, the enemy soldier looked at Shen Shi and said in a low voice, "General, I am willing to make amends and find General Su."

After hearing this, Shen Shi glanced at the enemy soldier, waved his hand, and signaled him to retreat. Some time later, Deputy General Li returned with his men.

Lieutenant Li glanced at Shen Shi, shook his head, and said in a low voice, "General, this humble general is incompetent and has failed to find any trace of General Su."

After hearing this, Shen Shi glanced at Deputy General Li and waved his hand, signaling Deputy General Li to take his men to rest. After all, Deputy General Li and his men had worked hard all day in order to find Nan Xuan's whereabouts!

After Vice General Li and his men withdrew, Shen Shi still harbored some unease. Therefore, he decided to personally lead a team to search for Su Nanxuan's whereabouts along the river below the cliff.

Shen Shi led his men, carrying torches in the darkness, searching from night to day and back again, but they still couldn't find any trace of Su Nanxuan.

So, Shen Shi led his men back to camp, exhausted.

A short while later, they returned to the camp. Shen Shi glanced at his subordinates, waved his hand, and said in a low voice, "You all go and get some rest. We'll continue the search tomorrow!"

After hearing this, the subordinates looked at Shen Shi and said in unison, "Alright, General, you should also get some rest!" After saying that, the subordinates returned to the barracks together.

Shen Shi returned to his barracks and lay down on his bed. Perhaps it was because he had gone to great lengths to find Su Nanxuan today. Before long, Shen Shi fell into a deep sleep.

But in the middle of the night, Shen Shi was awakened by a nightmare.

It turned out that he dreamed that Su Nanxuan had fallen off a cliff and was being swept away by the current to other places, and was still waving and calling for help to him.

Just as he was about to pull Su Nanxuan back, Su Nanxuan seemed to be held back by something, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not pull Su Nanxuan back.

Shen Shi wanted to lie down again, but he couldn't fall asleep no matter what! So, he got dressed, sat up, took out a military book, and began to read it carefully.

Just as Shen Shi was engrossed in reading, the post station delivered an imperial edict from the capital. Upon seeing this, Shen Shi immediately knelt down to receive the edict.

The notice read that Shen Shi was to lead his troops back to the capital immediately, without fail.

Seeing this, Shen Shi glanced at the person reading the imperial decree at the post station and whispered, "Sir, please tell His Majesty to give me three more days."

Upon hearing this, the person at the post station looked at Shen Shi with a troubled expression. "General Shen, His Majesty's decree cannot be changed at will. I'm afraid that won't do!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Shi gritted his teeth and pleaded again, "My lord, please speak to His Majesty! My nephew, Su Nanxuan, was kicked off a cliff by enemy soldiers and his whereabouts are unknown. I am truly worried about him!"

The person at the post station looked at Shen Shi, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement. "Alright then, I'll pass on the message for the general. However, General, you'd better be fully prepared, in case the Emperor blames you..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shi glanced gratefully at the people at the post station. "Thank you, sir. As long as Nan Xuan can be found, I will bear all the consequences myself."

Over the next two days, Shen Shi led his soldiers to search every inch of land near the cliff even more carefully, but they still could not find Su Nanxuan.

On the third night, Shen Shi stood alone by the river, gazing at the ceaseless flow of water, his heart filled with despair and self-reproach. Yet, he still couldn't find Su Nanxuan.

So Shen Shi returned to his barracks and lay quietly on his bed. But he couldn't fall asleep. Shen Shi really didn't know how he should face Su Lie when he returned this time.

The next morning, Shen Shi got up early to prepare breakfast.

Just then, Shen Tianyi walked over, looked at Shen Shi, and asked in a low voice, "Sixth Uncle, aren't we going to look for Nanxuan anymore?"

“Tianyi, the imperial decree from the capital has arrived,” Shen Shi said softly. “Moreover, we’ve already wasted three days searching for Nanxuan; we can’t wait any longer!”

After hearing this, Shen Tianyi looked at Shen Shi and anxiously asked, "Sixth Uncle, are we just going to abandon Nanxuan like this?"

"Sigh, Tianyi, I didn't want this to happen either. We really did our best." Shen Shi sighed helplessly. "Now we can only hope that Nanxuan is lucky and will be safe and sound."

After breakfast, Shen Shi ordered his men to pack their bags and set off for Beijing.

The soldiers silently organized their belongings, no one spoke, and the atmosphere became unusually quiet and oppressive.

After packing their things, Shen Shi led his men on their way home. He kept glancing back at the cliff, secretly praying that Su Nanxuan would return safely.