"What about Kai Yang?"
Yuan Shuchun and Jun Xie remained silent on Xiao Ming's suggestions, while Ye Tian Yun had no plans to quote anything here for now.
He didn't wish to sound like he wanted Kai Yang to leave with him.
After a few minutes, Yuan Shuchun spoke, "I think it's a good idea. As long as Kai Yang agrees, both Shu Xian and he will leave first and scout the way ahead."
Jun Xie nodded, "Agreed. Let's put this decision on Kai Yang. We will send him ahead, only if he chooses to go."
Ye Tian Yun shrugged, "Alright."
After a few minutes, the food finally came on the table.
And as the waiter was putting the food down, someone approached them.
It was Kai Yang, who had just come downstairs.
Ye Tian Yun glanced at him but didn't care much.
The tasty food on the table was much more worth thinking about than Kai Yang's whole existence.
Just then, the tavern's gates were pushed open, attracting attention from many people.
Jun Xie glazed over and whispered, "Ah, it's them. They came back."
Ye Tian Yun nodded. He had already sensed Fu Kai and Qing Shen's aura as they approached the taverns.
"Just in time," Fu Kai smiled and took a seat, "I was getting hungry."
Qing Shen also took a seat beside him and sat down as the waiter served everyone the dishes.
After everyone began to eat, Jun Xie asked, "So, did you guys get it?"
Qing Shen smiled, "Yes, I think our bad luck is finally gone. We got good horses and carriages. If the weather doesn't get bad, we will be able to recover the lost time and get to the Silver Mist City in time."
"Ah, that's good."
Everyone at the table was relieved to hear that.
They had already lost too much time due to the detour to meet the Crown Prince and then the ambush.
If things got delayed anymore, it would only decrease the chances of their success. And they might even end up missing the target if they did not reach the city in time.
Luckily for them, Qing Shen and Fu Kai were able to get the horses.
"We are leaving as soon as we finish the food?" Xiao Ming asked.
Jun Xie pursed his lips and turned towards Kai Yang.
Everyone else, too, followed his gaze and turned towards him.
Kai Yang, who was cluelessly enjoying the dishes, sensed the awkward silence and raised his head only to find that everyone was staring at him.
"What?" He asked.
Jun Xie cleared his throat and said, "Kai Yang, while you were upstairs, we were discussing something, and Shu Xian gave a proposal."
"About what?" He asked as he slowly put down the chopsticks back on the plate.
Ye Tian Yun replied to him, "I suggested that two people should go ahead and scout the path while the main group follows behind."
Kai Yang, "So why are you asking me? Oh wait - are you telling me I should go ahead as a scout?"
"No, it's not an order. It's more like a choice for you. Do you want to go ahead as a scout?" Jun Xie rephrased the question.
Kai Yang frowned, "Who's the second person?"
"Me." Ye Tian Yun replied with a friendly smile.
Kai Yang thought for a moment and gave a slight nod.
Ye Tian Yun asked Fu Kai, "You got the extra horses?"
"Um.. about that… unfortunately no." Fu Kai gave a wry smile.
"What?" Ye Tian Yun felt a sudden disappointment.
He was one step away from clearing his path.
"How come you didn't get the horses?" Ye Tian Yun asked.
Everyone at the table looked at him. His tone sounded weird to them - it sounded angry?
They were confused.
What's the need to be angry in this?
Ye Tian Yun closed his eyes and let out a sigh, "There wasn't even a single Ferghana horse available?"
Qing Shen replied, "There were many, but buying the carriage with it was necessary."
"So?" Ye Tian Yun asked.
"So we bought an extra carriage. But the main problem was, there were only a total of three Ferghana Horses available, so only three carriages."
Ye Tian Yun pursed his lips, "You got three of them, right?"
Fu Kai nodded his head, "Yeah, but we couldn't get the fourth one. There were only three in the whole city."
Ye Tian Yun frowned. His plan to kill Kai Yang after getting out of range was now useless.
'I need to think of a way to at least save the situation…'
"I will go ahead alone then." After a few moments of silence, Ye Tian Yun spoke his mind.
"You will go alone?" Everyone was a bit confused.
Ye Tian Yun slowly nodded his head, "Yes. Someone needs to scout. We can't lose any more members."
Jun Xie shook his head, "You going alone isn't the solution here. In fact, that's not even a scout."
"If you go alone and get ambushed, how will you inform us? If it were the two of you, one of you would be able to escape and warn the others."
Ye Tian Yun nodded, "I understand what you're getting at, but that will only happen if I do get ambushed. And I can assure you that you're underestimating me."
Jun Xie shook his head but didn't argue anymore.
No one else said anything and continued to eat the dishes.
After about half an hour, everyone was standing outside of the tavern.
They were standing beside three carriages, attracting a lot of attention from the passers-by.
"So you will be leaving earlier while we wait for some time to create a gap between us?" Xiao Ming asked Ye Tian Yun.
Ye Tian Yun shook his head, "Why would we do that?"
"How will you scout if you go with us? And all carriages will have almost the same speed." Xiao Ming replied while shaking his head.
Ye Tian Yun rolled his eyes at him, "Why will I take the carriage with me? I just need the horse.. As for the carriage, we will just leave it here."