"Xiao Lanyi, Father, where is Da Ni'er?"

When Huo Xiaolong and his men arrived at the camp, the first thing they did was rush into the barracks and ask this question.

Ping'er and her companions were all wrapped in gauze, their faces pale, but thankfully they were all in stable condition thanks to ginseng pills. Ping'er, now a young woman, tried to sit up, but the gauze was too tight, so she could only reach up with her hands.

"Sister Ping'er, what's wrong? Tell me."

The woman's voice was soft, as if speaking a few words required all her strength. The girl put her ear close to the woman's mouth, and only then did she hear Ping'er whisper...

"It's my fault, I didn't protect Da Ni'er well, and she got arrested."

Upon hearing this, Huo Xiaolong and Hou Xiangxiang burst into tears. The girl, who had been sternly scolding people outside and possessed superb medical skills but treated patients based on her mood, suddenly became like a child, leaning against Ping'er's bedside and wailing.

The two had been holding back, claiming to be friends, but the three of them had seen each other almost every day since childhood, like sisters. How could they not worry now that their lives were hanging in the balance?

The Huo family father and son, along with Xiao Lanyi, were anxiously stamping their feet outside. They wanted to go in, but there was a difference between men and women, and the doctor wouldn't let them in either. At this moment, the married ladies of Fengyue Tower appeared exceptionally calm.

"The seriously injured girls can recover with rest. With Doctor Gu and Miss Hou taking care of them, they will surely make a full recovery."

Chunying nodded upon hearing this, and that was fine. The two girls, who had been crying for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, lifted the curtain and came out. Their faces were no longer wet with tears, but their voices were still red-rimmed and stuffy.

"That so-called worthless national advisor and Da Ni'er's fourth brother will definitely not take her back to the grasslands. Zhan Ying and Buye Shou have found out that there is a group of Xiongnu who have set up camp twenty miles ahead."

"Gentlemen, this is a private matter. If any of you are unwilling to die with me, you may ride back to camp now. I will not blame you if you are unwilling."

Huo Xiaolong stood in front of her father, her two brothers, and their soldiers. The girl stood up straight and spoke, and after she finished speaking, she stared at the crowd below for a short while.

No one left; only Xiao Lanyi's whispers could be heard behind them.

Is my little dog Xiao alright?

“If you had named it after you met me, even if you hadn’t married me, I would never have let a war eagle be named Xiao Xiaogou, even if it cost me my life,” Ruyi said to the man who was whispering to her.

"Miss Huo, when are you leaving?"

"Why don't you take the flag from General Huo's hand?"

"Don't worry, our family members are all in Beining. How many people living in Beining haven't benefited from you?"

It was the soldiers below who couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up first.

Huo Xiaolong bowed to the men below, took the general's flag, and a crimson glow rose from the distant horizon, as if to awaken the earth. The red-clad girl, after washing her face, her bright features and the dark circles under her eyes couldn't conceal the determination in her eyes. She forcefully lowered the flag and shouted loudly...

"On my command, march twenty li at full speed!"

Xiao Lanyi pursed his lips as he watched his wife's figure disappear into the distance. All the men in the Huo family could go with their wives/daughters to rescue people, but he couldn't.

Deep in the grasslands, Da Ni'er was no longer used to the smell of horse and cow dung, and the fishy stench on the man in front of her made her turn her head away, not even wanting to give her fourth brother a glance.

The dark-skinned girl's clothes were covered in wounds and seeping blood, her fingernails were also stained with blood. The man picked up the riding crop and lifted the girl's chin, saying...

"Fifth Sister, why do you have to suffer so much? Just tell me where the treasure is, and you'll still be the Fifth Princess of the Yalan Royal Family, wouldn't that be better?"

"Isn't being a princess better than being the daughter of a pancake shop owner?"

"You forgot? When we were kids, we watched those runaway slaves begging at our feet. Their pleas were the most exciting thing ever."

"Doesn't it feel good to trample everyone under your feet?"

“We are siblings, we share the same blood. No matter what, wherever you go, you will always be Ya Lanqing, the one who whips people and enjoys watching her own family kill each other.”

Da Nier opened her eyes and looked at the man wearing a golden crown. If he looked down on the people of the Central Plains so much, why did he dress like them?

"Fourth Brother, I had forgotten that I was such a disgusting person before you mentioned it."

"You're my sister, and as your fourth brother, I feel sorry for you, don't I? As long as you tell me the location of the treasure, I won't have anyone torture you anymore."

Da Ni'er still had several branding wounds on her body. Fortunately, Long'er and Xiangxiang were used to hiding medicine on their bodies. Before entering the prison, they had swallowed all the ginseng pills.

It really hurts. All ten fingers are connected to the heart, and having them all pulled out, how could it not hurt?

"Pooh."

Blood mixed with white foam was spat onto the man's face, and then the dark-skinned girl grinned and laughed loudly.

"Hahahaha, Fourth Brother, you're still so stupid, hahahahahaha."

Ya Lanfeng's thoughts drifted back to her childhood. She really was her own sister; even in this situation, she could still laugh like a madwoman.

"Fourth Brother, come closer, and I'll tell you where the treasure is."

The man stepped forward, looking at the girl whose limbs were bound with worry, yet also reluctant to part with the treasure. Da Ni'er leaned forward, but finding she couldn't reach it, she said again...

"Come closer, what are you afraid of? I'm all tied up."

The man took two more steps forward, bringing his ear close to Da Ni'er's mouth. The girl's lips parted slightly, and she suddenly bit the man's ear fiercely, tearing at it. Chaos erupted inside the tent, with Ya Lanfeng's screams and screams mingling with the sounds of the guards grabbing Da Ni'er's chin and forcing her to let go.

The girl shook her head twice, spat out a piece of red meat from her mouth, and Da Ni'er vomited a few more times. Then she laughed loudly at the man who was covering his ears and blood was seeping out from between his fingers.

"Ya Lanqing, you're a madwoman."

The girl's smile faded, and she looked at him expressionlessly.

"I am not Ya Lanqing, my name is Wang Dani."

"Use the death penalty! The death penalty! I don't believe she won't talk!"

For the first time, Huo Xiaolong felt the knife in his hand was incredibly heavy, yet it was so exhilarating to chop off the heads of the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu surrounding the tent seemed inhuman.

They were just a bunch of beasts waiting to be slaughtered. The senseless violence from her past life was still lingering in her body. The girl went berserk, leaving heads and mutilated bodies wherever she went.

Make sure you make it in time, Da Ni'er, wait for me.

The people from Fengyue Tower were dumbfounded. It was the first time they had ever seen their sister/daughter kill people like that. If it weren't for the fear that she might be in danger if she went deep into enemy territory, and the people behind her were following closely, they would have thought that Huo Xiaolong probably didn't need any support and could kill all the Xiongnu by himself.