However, the appearance of the pigeons was too sudden, and they managed to shoot down 21 in all, seeing that each pigeon had a message attached to its leg, all written conspicuously with instructions from their own master about controlling the Ownerless Land.
The lead guard immediately understood from whose hand the pigeons came; he quickly wrote a letter and ordered someone to send it to his master in Ning County via Homing Pigeon Message.
Just now, a flock of messenger pigeons had flown by in a whoosh, and he was not sure if all the pigeons were brought down. If there were any that escaped the net, it would be quite unfavorable for his master.
