Giant city, Beifu Mountain.

The old bronze bells rang, and the sound spread to the distant sky. Driven by the herdsmen, the yellow and white sheep slowly moved towards the magnificent city in the distance.

On this endless flat grassland, this towering city stands tall on the earth, overlooking the four directions. The continuous city walls are like mountain ridges, with no end in sight.

Under the sturdy city walls, gates are open one after another, and countless herdsmen, caravans, pedestrians, and carriages are like ants, going in and out, dotted on the earth.

After entering the city and walking for a few miles, you have to climb the long slope again. The inner city seems to be built on a flattened hill, and you can see the low outer city buildings and streets below.

Further in, in this high inner city, there is a strong fortress that is several thousand meters long and wide. This is the central military camp of Beifu Mountain and the military headquarters of the General Zhenbei.

Looking from the outer city towards the tall and fortified city in the center, it looked like a giant sword stuck in the ground, and the hilt of the sword was the tall tower in the middle of the general's mansion.

There was a strong wind in the sky. It was already afternoon and although the sun was shining brightly, one could not feel any warmth at all.

At this time, a group of tiny black dots gradually flew over from the direction of the sun. Because of the dazzling sunlight, they were only seen by the patrolling soldiers when they came near Beifu Mountain.

A bell rang in the tower, and soon a group of knights riding on blue-black dragons flew into the sky and greeted the unexpected arrival of the Red Sparrow Dragon Riders.

"The incoming troops please stop, do you have any documents?" Although these giant dragons with red scales are obviously the Red Sparrow Dragon Riders of the central dynasty, the defenders of Beifu Mountain still strictly interrogated them and did not relax.

"General Zhuo is indeed strict in disciplining his troops." The Red Sparrow Dragon General riding on the dragon's back spoke approvingly, then threw the token in his hand to the blue-black dragon riders flying in the air opposite him.

"It's General Xu. My apologies." After a careful inspection, the man on the other side bowed and handed the token back.

Not long after, these hundreds of Red Sparrow Dragon Riders riding giant dragons slowly landed in the inner city of Beifu Mountain. Immediately, some minor officials who were responsible for taking care of the giant dragons rushed out of the city and directed the soldiers to bring in meat and clean water.

With the sound of metal stepping on the ground, the Red Sparrow Dragon Rider landed on the ground, then slowly stood up and carefully straightened the woman in his arms.

"This is Beifu Mountain." Xiao Yubing loosened the blanket that wrapped her, looked up and looked around, as if sighing.

"Yes, Princess Xiao, this is Beifu Mountain, a huge city that is an important part of the dynasty. About five million people live in and around this huge city." The dragon general behind her spoke, seeming to miss this place quite a bit.

"I served in the army here for five years. Back then, I wasn't that powerful. I was just a patrolling dragon rider." He explained briefly, then led Xiao Yubing out of the yard, where there was a road leading directly to the inner fortified city.

"The general who is now in charge of Beifu Mountain is Zhuo Muye. I used to work under him and I know him quite well." He said as he walked.

"Do you want me to testify and tell that general the content of the Phoenix Fire Edict?" Xiao Yubing asked as he walked behind him.

"Yes." He nodded.

"But I don't understand what the point of doing this is. After telling him the contents of the Phoenix Fire Edict, do you then let this general disband his own men?"

"No, Princess, things are not what you think." The Red Bird Dragon General in front turned around.

"Within the dynasty, because there are so many soldiers stationed at Beifu Mountain, the generals most trusted by the emperor have always been stationed here. Not only that, there are also disciples from the Jinzhan Xuanhua Mansion and several other families stationed here, just to provide peace of mind and prevent any accidents."

"If the clear contents of the imperial edict are not conveyed, once chaos strikes, not to mention elsewhere, conflict will immediately break out within Beifu Mountain."

"The Jinzhan Xuanhua Mansion is the imperial family's trusted confidant, their eyes and ears, and their inner court. They will strictly demand that the generals obey the orders conveyed by Luojing, but the core of the dynasty, alas... In addition, now the various sects and the dynasty are superficially united, but in reality they are at odds. I don't know what their plans are, but it is always very unstable."

"If we don't explain what's happening in Luojing, chaos will break out in Beifu Mountain, and rivers of blood will flow. Many of these people were once my colleagues, and they were also soldiers of the dynasty. I don't want them to spend their entire lives loyally guarding the border, only to die miserably in this kind of internal strife."

"So you have this idea." Xiao Yubing looked at the back of the Dragon General in front of him, and slowly recalled some memories about him in his mind.

Xu Feixiong is one of the fourteen dragon generals stationed at Longya in the northern mountains of Luojing. He is gifted with extraordinary talent and has reached the eighth level of latent dragon. He has led his dragon riders to wipe out the demons and giant beasts that were causing trouble six times, and his military exploits are outstanding. Seven years ago, he was promoted to dragon general and is now ranked fifth among the fourteen dragon generals.

"However, the world is in ruins now, and some things may not go so smoothly." Xiao Yubing murmured, and stopped talking. He turned his gaze to look at the surrounding buildings and pedestrians.

The style of Beifu Mountain is very different from that of Luojing. If Luojing is a prosperous place like a garden full of golden flowers, then Beifu Mountain is a dark, cold and hard gray stone forest.

Most of the pedestrians here wear hats and wrap their faces with dark blue scarves to keep their body temperature and protect themselves from the cold wind. Although the city is noisy with the sounds of people and livestock, overall, it is mostly gray and black in color, not very bright and colorful.

"Beifu Mountain isn't as prosperous as Luojing, but it's not entirely without merit. If I have the chance in the future, I can take Princess Xiao for a good stroll."

"Forget it, I don't have that intention. Take me to see General Zhuo Muye. The sooner we can finish this, the sooner I can leave."

The general in front did not care about the princess's cold answer, but continued to talk about the customs and habits of Beifu Mountain, such as where the local herdsmen came from, the horse racing and wrestling festivals they held every July, and how the border troops here cleared out the monsters and resisted the beast tide.

As he spoke, Xiao Yubing no longer resisted as before, and actually listened slowly.

Time passed by unknowingly, and when Xiao Yubing slowly came to his senses, the two of them had already arrived at the fortress in the center of Beifu Mountain.

Guards in black and silver metal armor were guarding the place every ten steps. Led by a dozen elite and powerful guards, the two slowly walked into the main hall of the general's mansion.

"Xu Feixiong, greetings to the Lord."

After the dragon general stepped into the hall, he first bowed and saluted, then stood up. Kasha looked around. At this moment, in the hall, in addition to the general sitting at the top, there were seven or eight powerful generals wearing gold and bronze armor on both sides. Just by looking at the ferocious giant weapons in their hands, one could feel a bloody aura. It was no wonder that they were border troops guarding the frontier and often had to face killing.

"Long time no see, General Xu. What brings you here today?" Although the world was on the verge of chaos, the speed of news transmission was not that fast. Moreover, Xu Feixiong rode the giant dragon all the way north for only three days. The people in Beifu Mountain did not know what happened in Luojing.