08.Pu Nam City

"Mother....!"When Yin Yue woke up screaming ,it was already dawn.The sun has risen.The beams of golden sunlight were coming through the entrance of the cave, brightening the inner surrounding of the dark cave.

The smell of roasted meat was spreading everywhere around the cave.Yin Yue sat up and looked around.Wang Wei was sitting infront of the fire, preparing breakfast.Because she screamed ,Wang Wei was looking at her at the moment .

"Young miss,you are awake,"Wang Wei casually asked.

"Please come here and have something for breakfast.

There's no much but I prepared something for breakfast ."Wang Wei said to Yin Yue.

He had brought water from a nearby stream and gathered some fresh fruits.He had prepared the rest dried meat too.

No more assistance for getting ready in the morning.No more cheerful greetings from Xin Xin,who was her maid and closest friend.

Sighing to herself,Yin Yue slowly got up,washed her face and cleaned herself up ,after going to the stream of water.She came back and sit near the fire .She had some fresh fruits as breakfast .Without even a word she was eating,staring aimlessly .

Waiting for a while to hear something from Yin Yue,finally Wang Wei spoke.

"Young miss,I think it's better to leave this place after having breakfast .We have to reach to a town,we have to find a way to earn our living before we start our plans"he explained to Yin Yue.She nodded signaling that she understood.

Therefore ,after having breakfast..,they again started their journey.

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After getting out of the forest,they passed a few villages and reached to a city.It was called as "Pu Nam City". After entering from the city gates,they get off the horse and wandered casually examining the surrounding .They passed through the narrow lanes,small houses,crowded roads,the market place.The market was full of anything and everything ,foods,drinks,ornaments ,cosmetics,clothes.... everything was available .

Watching everything,they passed by when they saw a luxurious looking inn.They entered the inn,after parking the horse in the inn's stable.They ordered something to drink and eat.

The inn was a  building with two floors .The surrounding was clean and decorated appropriately .The foods were delicious and the service was good .Though the inn situated in a populous area,the place was comfortable and calm with less noises.Considering those facts Wang Wei decided to reserve two rooms upstairs because  until they  find a proper place to live, they needed a place to live temporary and to discuss their plans for future.

After coming to their respective rooms,they held a discussion . Although Yin Yue was merely nine years old, Wang Wei knew from his experience that his master's daughter was very intelligent and quick witted.Yet she was not familiar with military affairs ,military strategies ,political strategies ...or most of skills which would be needed to succed their goal.So Wang Wei thought of presenting his ideas first.

"Young miss,I think we should have a proper plan to carry out our duties to achieve our goals.Would our miss like to listen to some ideas of this humble servant ?"he asked permission .

After seeing her nodding ,he started to describe his plan.

"Miss,according to what I witnessed ,General Huang is playing a major part in this conspiracy .He had managed to convince our emperor that our master has betrayed our country , and he had managed to convince our emperor not to give any chance for our master to prove his innocence."Wang Wei explained .

Except for clenching her fists and biting her lip slightly,Yin Yue's statue like figure didn't make any moves.Hence he continued.

"We have to figure out, how he convinced our emperor that much"Wang Wei said.

"For that, we have to approach General Huang by however possible.I thought of two ways to approach him.But both ways have their own risks,own sacrifices,own difficulties and both of them are really time consuming."he explained .

"And there is another third method,but it is...."Wang Wei hesitated.

"What is it....?"he heard her low but sharp voice.

"Miss,it is not time consuming as other two methods but I don't think that it is a proper way and it wouldn't give us a complete revenge .."Wang Wei told her.

"Explain all the methods you mentioned in details"Yin Yue asked.

"First of all,we have to plant some of our trustworthy spies around General Huang..it will be a help for us in the future.To approach him,we have to be compatible with him.

For that,first way is to join his family by marriage.

Second way is to get a higher position as same as him in the army or in politics."Wang Wei explained .

"Then,what is the third method?"Yin Yue asked.