(Nalan Qiudi, daughter of the Third Emperor of Laifeng State, vassal king of Youzhou, daughter of Nalan Yunzhi and Situ Mingting, older sister of Nalan Qiufeng/Situ Qingluo, appears at the age of seventeen.)

On the second day of March, at midnight, everything was silent.

In the northern part of Laifeng Country, in the Youwang Mansion in Youzhou City, Nalan Qiudi, who was originally sleeping soundly, was disturbed by a series of rapid knocks on the door.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! There's an urgent message from the capital, eight hundred miles away!"

Nalan Qiudi, who was having a sweet dream with her lover Chu Kangyi, had her dream suddenly interrupted, and a ball of anger ignited in her heart.

However, when she heard the guard say that it was an express letter from the capital that was eight hundred miles away, she could only pout, get up from the warm bed, and order the guard to present the letter.

"This is truly bizarre! I've been in Youzhou for over five months, and this is the first time I've received a letter from the Queen Mother, and it was even delivered 800 miles express..."

At the desk, Nalan Qiudi looked at the familiar handwriting on the envelope, and a wave of sadness surged in her heart. She smiled bitterly, muttering softly as she opened the letter:

My son Qiudi writes personally: The Prince of Pingxi has rebelled and kidnapped the Crown Princess's adoptive mother and father. The Crown Princess, along with Xiahou Jing and Gongyang Jiezhen, the third daughter of Lengyue, has journeyed north to Youzhou. The Prince of Pingxi intends to flee to Lengyue. Upon receiving this letter, the Prince of You must make the necessary preparations to aid the Crown Princess in capturing the rebels and Gongyang Jiezhen.

The words on the letter were few, but Nalan Qiudi savored them word by word. However, the smile on her face grew stiffer as she read deeper.

"The Queen Mother is truly partial! The only time she wrote to me was for Nalan Qingcheng..."

Nalan Qiudi curled her lips slightly, a trace of melancholy flashing through her heart. However, when she recalled the agreement she had made with the Crown Princess, her mood quickly returned to calm.

If you don't expect anything, there won't be any disappointment. After all, I expected too much... Nalan Qiudi thought to himself.

After calming down, Nalan Qiudi immediately ordered, "Come here, prepare the horses!"

Soon, Nalan Qiudi changed into casual clothes and rode away like an arrow. In the pitch-black darkness, she personally journeyed to a desolate mountain outside Youzhou City, where the 60,000 private soldiers were hiding. Of course, these 60,000 private soldiers were now all in Hua Qingcheng's hands.

Although Nalan Qiudi felt a little disappointed because Nalan Yunzhi did not express any concern for her in the letter, she had no time to worry about these things at the moment, whether for public or private reasons.

However, in order to confuse the enemy, Nalan Qiudi obviously could not mobilize the visible army and her own personal soldiers. Therefore, she turned her attention to the 60,000 private soldiers currently under the temporary command of Tianji.

As Nalan Qiudi galloped, the celestial horses in the barracks slept soundly. However, a sudden noise shattered the tranquility. This uninvited guest was none other than the mysterious and awe-inspiring Saker Falcon, the one Mu Lige possessed—Qiongtian.

The story all began when Xiaobai and Hongfu discovered Hua Qingcheng's whereabouts. Upon receiving this crucial information, Xiaobai followed Mu Lige's instructions without hesitation, using the unique bird-like messaging technique to quickly establish contact with Qiongtian.

Immediately afterwards, Xiaobai issued an urgent order: Qiongtian must immediately set off for Youzhou and convey to Tianji the news that Hua Qingcheng, Xiahou Jing and her daughter, and Gongyang Jiezhen plan to go north to Youzhou by water, and let Tianji secretly protect Hua Qingcheng and cooperate with Hua Qingcheng to capture Xiahou Jing and her daughter and Gongyang Jiezhen.

Unfortunately, Xiaobai made a serious mistake while carrying out his mission. Not everyone has the special ability like Yu Xiaotian, who can use soul-stealing and psychic communication to communicate with the spirits of animals.

At this moment, in the commander's tent, Tianji sat at his desk, extremely anxious. He carefully searched Qiongtian's body, hoping to find the crucial letter, but in the end, his search was in vain.

The anxious Tianji even risked putting his hand into Qiongtian's mouth to explore, but was met with Qiongtian's ruthless "counterattack" - a hard peck on his butt.

Faced with this embarrassing and helpless situation, Tianji had no choice but to give up and looked into the eyes of the Saker Falcon, not knowing what to do for a moment.

At six o'clock in the morning, Nalan Qiudi, atop a steed, arrived at the military camp. She walked to the main tent with ease, lifted the curtain, and walked in.

Upon entering the tent, Nalan Qiudi saw Tianji standing in front of the desk, staring intently at a Saker Falcon with pure white jade claws. The Saker Falcon held its head high and chest puffed out, looking arrogant; Tianji, on the other hand, looked helpless, as if he had no way to deal with it.

Seeing this, Nalan Qiudi couldn't help but laugh and said, "In the middle of the night, I didn't expect General Tian to have such a refined interest, playing with birds in his tent..."

Hearing the voice, Tianji turned around and saw that it was Nalan Qiudi. A hint of embarrassment appeared on his face, but he quickly regained his seriousness. "I wonder what brings His Highness Prince You here so late at night?"

Nalan Qiudi put away her playful expression, sat down directly opposite Tianji, and said solemnly: "General Tian, ​​your aunt - that is, my princess, has been in trouble..." As she spoke, she handed the express letter from the capital that had been sent eight hundred miles away to Tianji.

Tianji took the letter, glanced through it quickly, then frowned and fell into deep thought. His eyes fell on the proud big bird on the desk from time to time, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, Tianji raised his head and said to Nalan Qiudi thoughtfully: "This matter really needs to be carefully considered..." As he spoke, he looked at the big bird, and a glimmer of understanding flashed in his eyes.

It turned out that Qiongtian's rapid chirping before him just now was most likely a message about the princess's journey north to Youzhou. He hadn't known the reason at the time, but now it seemed that this divine bird, with its human-like nature, might have received the news even before them.

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