After explaining the situation to General Lu, Gu Yuzhi secretly led Mr. Huo and the others to Jingxiang.

Black Kite, who had been out of contact for a while, suddenly appeared in Ikyo.

It landed silently on Gu Yuzhi's shoulder, pecked at it with its sharp beak, tilted its head to the right, and then looked at him with its head tilted, as if pointing the way.

Gu Yuzhi whispered, "But are Xueye and the others over there?"

The black kite stared at Gu Yuzhi for a while with its beady black eyes. When Gu Yuzhi didn't move, it pecked at him again, as if urging him.

Gu Yuzhi then turned to Huo and said, "Mr. Huo, Xueye and the others might be nearby. Let's hurry."

Mr. Huo and the others raised their whips and chased after them.

Black kite led the way, sometimes high, sometimes low, until dawn was approaching. Suddenly, the horses became restless and refused to go any further. Gu Yuzhi understood that they had arrived at their hometown in the snowy night.

Gu Yuzhi dismounted and cracked his whip: "Snowy Night!"

The next instant, a bright and terrifying howl rang out in the snowy night: "Awooo!"

The sound was so loud that the branches of the trees around Gu Yuzhi swayed slightly, and snow fell down, covering Gu Yuzhi, who had no time to dodge.

He spat a few times and quickly jumped aside. As the snowy night drew closer, his smile grew wider. He took two steps forward, but the snow was too deep. His foot sank in, and he fell forward, landing squarely in a snowdrift.

Before Gu Yuzhi could react, Xue Ye picked him up in the next instant.

Xueye tossed its head, and Gu Yuzhi landed steadily on its back.

The feeling of suffocation vanished instantly, and a rush of fresh air filled the air. Gu Yuzhi finally let out a long sigh of relief, bent down and hugged Xueye tightly, his voice cheerful: "Xueye, Xueye! I missed you so much!"

Xueye turned her head and rubbed against him, letting out soft whimpers as she expressed her longing for Gu Yuzhi.

After playing with the wolf for a while, Gu Yuzhi smiled and said, "Xueye, I've come to see you today because I have a favor to ask."

Xueye stared at it with wide eyes, then gently nudged it with her forehead, as if to say, "Go ahead and speak."

Gu Yuzhi then continued, "The Northern Barbarians have assembled an army of 100,000 with the intention of invading my Quanzhou territory. I want to penetrate deep into the Northern Barbarian territory and strike directly at their headquarters. Would you be willing to let your good friends accompany us?"

Gu Yuzhi blinked his big eyes, his gaze filled with longing.

Mr. Huo said that Xueye's mother must have lived in the northern desert for a long time, but he grew up in Quanzhou and had never seen Xueye's mother, let alone the wolf clan helping the Sangchao people resist the Northern Di.

To them, the beasts, both the Northern Di and the Sang Dynasty were human beings, and there was no difference between them.

So Gu Yuzhi was actually quite uneasy.

If Xueye disagrees, or if its good friends disagree, then he will have no choice but to take Mr. Huo and the twenty guards behind him to the Northern Di.

Seeing Xue Ye tilt her head and look at her, her furry face expressionless, Gu Yuzhi's heart instantly jumped into his throat.

He was so nervous that he even forgot how to breathe.

Mr. Huo stood quietly behind Gu Yuzhi. Seeing that Xue Ye remained silent for a long time, a hint of vulnerability suddenly appeared on his usually composed face.

If the intelligence is correct, the Northern Di people have indeed assembled an army of 100,000, and the northern desert is truly in danger this time.

If Xueye could lead the Beast Legion to provide support, they would have at least a 70% chance of winning this battle.

If not, then they only account for 10%!

Mr. Huo unconsciously clenched his fist behind his back, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he swallowed.

As the wait grew longer, Gu Yuzhi could no longer maintain his smile. He slowly lowered his eyes, about to say it was okay, when he felt Xueye gently brush against his face.

He looked up and said, "Snowy night..."

It let out a few low howls in the snowy night, then turned and ran, its figure quickly disappearing.

Mr. Huo then stepped forward: "Your Highness, is Xueye unwilling?"

Gu Yuzhi shook his head: "No. Xueye wanted to help me, but it said that they had never participated in our human battles, and it didn't know if its mother would agree."

He tugged at Mr. Huo's sleeve, and only after Mr. Huo bent down did he whisper, "Let me tell you a secret, Xueye's mother is the chieftain of the wolf clan, and she has a very high reputation."

Gu Yuzhi tilted his head and thought for a moment. Xueye's mother was like the emperor's elder brother, and Xueye was like the crown prince...

Just as I was lost in thought, Xueye rushed over in a hurry, and soon a cloud of snow mist rose behind it, making everything white and indistinct.

However, judging from the sounds, it was clear that many wild animals were approaching.

Xueye rushed up to Gu Yuzhi, tossed her head behind her, and said, "Come on up, I'll take you away." Gu Yuzhi hurriedly climbed up.

Soon, the beast army appeared: black bears, iron-eating beasts, tigers, hyenas...

Except for the giant python, almost all the wild animals from the last trip to Jiangnan are here.

What surprised Gu Yuzhi the most was that, in addition to these wild beasts, there were also many wolves, a vast and endless procession.

Gu Yuzhi blinked, and it took him a long time to suppress his excitement before he bent down and hugged Xueye's neck tightly: "Xueye, are your friends really willing to help us?"

It let out a howl in the snowy night, its eyes filled with pride.

Gu Yuzhi then burst into laughter and turned to Mr. Huo: "Mr. Huo, you should quickly choose a good friend of Xueye and have it help us take us to Beidi. That way it will be faster."

Mr. Huo was alright, but the other guards trembled upon hearing this.

While it's true that choosing a wild beast as a mount is something that would make others envious, it really tests their courage!

The group looked at each other, none of them daring to go up immediately.

Mr. Huo, however, had a particular fondness for iron-eating beasts. He quickly stepped forward, clasped his hands in a salute to one of them, and said, "Brother, thank you for your trouble."

The iron-eating beast glanced at Mr. Huo, slowly lay down, and only after Mr. Huo was settled did it sway slightly as it stood up.

The other guards also knew that the horses would be unable to move forward in the face of so many wild beasts, so they could only grit their teeth and choose the ones they felt were less threatening.

After everyone was mounted on the beasts, Gu Yuzhi pulled his cloak hood up again and patted Xueye's head: "Xueye, let's go!"

Snow Night gently tapped the ground with its front paws, turned its head and let out a long howl. After waiting for a moment, a response came from the other side of the valley, and only then did it lead the beast army forward.

Only after the Beast Legion disappeared did the horses, which had been lying tremblingly on the ground, slowly get up, turn around, and gallop towards the Quanzhou Mobei military camp. They returned to the camp in less than half a day.

General Lu looked towards the direction of the Northern Barbarians, patted his horse with a heavy heart, and turned around to say, "Summon all generals and assemble in my tent immediately!"