This spy discovered that King You had invested the Duke of Guo as commander-in-chief and that he would be leading his troops to attack Shen any day now.
They had barely covered fourteen li when as they were approaching a big forest the soldiers in the advance halted and reported that they saw spies among the trees.
Before he had finished speaking, the spy who had gone north also reported back: " The Jin army has also arrived, and they have already made camp by the northern gate."
" As for you, " said the Witch, giving Edmund a stunning blow on the face as she re-mounted the sledge, " let that teach you to ask favour for spies and traitors. Drive on! "
Now before this conflict the brigands had sent spies into Qingfeng Town, and they had duly reported that Hua Rong had been arrested, and that Huang Xin had captured Song Jiang on the road.
20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be honest. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
When the Prefect heard of the disturbance in the jail he summoned General Dong Ping who expressed his opinion that the trouble must have been caused by a spy who had got into the town.
" Ah! Nelly has played traitor, " she exclaimed passionately. " Nelly is my hidden enemy. You witch! So you do seek elf-bolts to hurt us! Let me go, I'll make her rue! I'll make her howl a recantation! "
Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said, so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.