In recent years, Cheng Huaijin has also grown a lot. He is no longer the handsome and sunny young master of the county magistrate's family in Taoyuan County. He is now the prince of the Flowing Sand Kingdom who wants to travel through mountains and rivers, cross deserts and snow-capped mountains.

Although it was the first time Gu Xin and Cheng Huaijin had worked together, they trusted each other because of their childhood friendship and worked together very well.

"Not bad, kid! When did such a kid appear in the Flowing Sand Kingdom?" The leader of the Sand Bandits walked up to Gu Xin and squinted at him.

"Enough with the nonsense, prepare to die!" Gu Xin made her move.

As a result, the sword in her hand was snatched away by the leader of the Sand Bandits.

Gu Xin used the momentum to sweep towards the lower body of the sand bandit leader. The sand bandit leader thrust his sword forward, but Cheng Huaijin threw a person at him, which hit the sand bandit leader directly on the head, knocking the person slightly off course and causing his sword to stick into the sand.

The face of the sand bandit leader was grazed by the headdress of the sand bandit who was thrown at him.

Gu Xin took the opportunity to escape the control of the Sand Bandit leader.

She grabbed a handful of sand and threw it into the eyes of the bandit leader, then leaped up and kicked him in the groin.

"Ah!" The leader of the sand bandits could hardly believe it. In a fight between men, who would hit here?

Gu Xin seized the opportunity to draw her dagger, preparing to stab the sand bandit leader in the heart.

But the other party reacted quickly, flipped over, and Gu Xin's dagger was stuck in the sand.

Gu Xin refused to give up and continued to slash with her dagger.

The leader of the sand bandits was so badly kicked by Gu Xin that he had no strength to fight back and could only dodge.

There were many bandits, and soon three or four of them surrounded them.

Gu Xin didn't have a chance to deal with the Sand Bandit leader; she directly engaged in combat with these three or four people.

Cheng Huaijin's man, the talkative Ah San who brought Gu Xin hot water, dealt with his men and came to help Gu Xin.

"Retreat!" The leader of the sand bandits recovered, mounted his camel, and ordered his men to retreat.

They also took some of the things they had just looted.

Ah Da and Ah Er were about to give chase when Cheng Huaijin stopped them, saying, "Don't chase them. If you chase them to their lair, none of them will survive."

Gu Xin returned to the camel, put away the sandbag, picked up her sword, cleaned it, and asked, "Prince Ahai, is the Sand Ko's lair nearby?"

Cheng Huaijin shook his head: "Few people know this; they're very well hidden. Alright, let's rest for a while and continue on our way. Things will get bad if they bring reinforcements soon."

Several members of the delegation survived, but they were all his subordinates, and even those who survived were injured.

Cheng Huaijin had A Da and the others clean up the bodies of the deceased envoys, intending to take them back with them.

Gu Xin drank water from her water pouch, watching the place where the sand bandits had left. She was thinking that once she got to the Flowing Sand Kingdom, she would see if there were any herbs. If so, she would mix some poison with them, poison these people, and then recruit them for her own use. Those who disobeyed would be poisoned to death.

More than half a month has passed since Gu Xin met Cheng Huaijin, but she has not entrusted her personal safety entirely to him. She always remembers what her father said: relying on yourself is worse than relying on anyone else.

If the situation in the Flowing Sand Kingdom is not good, and I need to return to the Great Zhou, it would be best to have a group of people. If these sand bandits can be tamed, they would be the best choice.

In just over ten days, Gu Xin seemed to have grown up all at once.

Even if she's all alone, she has to find a way to go back. Her family and her brother Yuanyuan are still waiting for her, and she must not give up.