The man rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was hallucinating from being half-asleep.

But upon closer inspection, the group of people was still marching in a grand procession down the wide street.

Not only him, but many ordinary people also witnessed this scene one after another, and they were all curious and started discussing it.

The capital city covers a vast area, and naturally, there are many soldiers patrolling and guarding it. They noticed the commotion on the street and a large force rushed over to handle the situation.

When they arrived, Di Beiyao and Beitang Feng's troops were already at the city gate. The city's garrison commander, who had arrived with a group of men, was about to question them.

Looking up, he saw Qingfeng riding a horse to Di Beiyao's left, and his face showed surprise.

Recalling the news that Prince Ji was trapped that had spread throughout the court this morning, he immediately understood what was going on. He turned his horse around and gave an order.

"Open the city gates!"

The guards at the city gate were puzzled, but they dared not disobey their commander's orders and could only obey and open the city gate.

Di Beiyao had originally thought he would have to deal with this group of people, but he didn't expect the city gates to open so easily.

"Your subject pays respects to Princess Ji! I presume Princess Ji is on her way to rescue His Highness Prince Ji. My name is Zhong Yi, and two years ago, I was fortunate enough to be saved by His Highness Prince Ji."

"Without Your Highness Prince Ji, there would be no Zhongyi. I humbly request to accompany you!"

Seeing Zhong Yi dismount and kneel before him, Di Beiyao's dark eyes turned to Qingfeng.

Qingfeng nodded. "Your Highness, this is indeed true. What Commander Zhong said is true."

Di Beiyao then withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhong Yi kneeling on the ground, speaking in a cold voice.

"Get up. Since Commander Zhong is so kind, let's go together."

Zhong Yi then stood up from the ground, her rugged face full of surprise. "Thank you, Princess Consort!"

Di Beiyao assumed that only Zhong Yi would be going, but he was surprised to find that Zhong Yi had brought a group of soldiers and the soldiers guarding the city gate.

Upon hearing that they were going to rescue the Lonely King, they all wanted to go with them, but Zhongyi stopped them in the end.

After all, the security of the capital city couldn't be left unattended, so in the end, he also took three hundred men with him.

With three hundred more men inexplicably joining the ranks, Di Beiyao assumed this was an unexpected bonus.

Unexpectedly, after leaving the capital, every place they passed through saw waves of people wanting to follow them.

Moreover, the additional troops are no longer limited to local government soldiers; many martial arts heroes have also joined the fray.

Whether they were righteous individuals or wicked villains, Di Beiyao recruited them all for his own use.

By the time they were nearing the border, the force led by Di Beiyao had expanded from the original 5,300 men to over 20,000.

For Di Beiyao, the way of employing people has never been based on status or position.

As long as it's useful and can be used by her, what does it matter if it's a crooked and evil path that everyone despises?

Throughout his journey, Beitang Feng's initial astonishment had given way to a state of numb indifference.

He had thought he was the only one in the world who admired Jun Wuji, but he never imagined that there were so many others in the world who shared his discerning eye.

It was one thing for the reputable sects of the martial arts world to go, but unexpectedly, even the infamous Ghost Sect sent a large force to accompany them.

This truly shocked him!

And his younger sister, faced with this plea from the underworld, nodded in agreement without hesitation.

His younger sister's battle strategy had already deeply impressed him.

With such magnanimity in employing people, Beitang Feng's feelings at this moment can only be described as utter astonishment.