Upon learning that Tartars were waiting to intercept them ahead, Lu Qiqi was no longer in a hurry to rush back.
She guessed that the person she was tracking was in such a hurry before setting out that they couldn't make thorough preparations.
On the snowy plains, after a long journey, even if they could withstand hunger, their horses would certainly not be able to withstand the hunger and cold.
It started snowing again. The tiger's stamina was not as good as the horse's, so Lu Qiqi put Xiao Ye back into her space and released a horse.
She originally intended to put the two wolf cubs into her spatial dimension, but unexpectedly, the two wolf cubs developed a dependence on her because they had never seen their parents.
When the two little dumplings were placed in the space, they made whimpering sounds, sounding pitiful and aggrieved.
As it happened, she really liked the two little dumplings, so she found a bamboo basket, lined it with a soft cloth, and rode the horse with them through the wind and snow.
The heavy snow had been falling for more than half a month, and the grassland was covered in white. Lu Qiqi walked southwest for a long time, but still did not see the border town.
Fearing she might lose her way and prolong the journey back to camp, she decided to enter the space and wait until nightfall, using the stars to guide her back.
At the same time, it can also cause the wind and snow to freeze those Tartars to death!
Wu Qi led her men to the vicinity of the West Camp gate, which was their last chance to intercept the red-clad demoness.
They hid in the shadows, ensuring they wouldn't be discovered by the Jin army, yet were able to intercept people immediately.
As darkness fell, the white mist exhaled from the nostrils of the horses beneath them began to thin.
The bearded Tartar man flexed his frozen hands; they hadn't had a drop of water since dawn, tracking down the man who had murdered the eldest prince.
As darkness approached, the person still hadn't appeared. In the freezing cold, their hands and feet were numb and stiff, and their stomachs had been growling countless times.
This freezing weather couldn't go on, so the bearded soldier tightened the reins and urged his horse to walk to Wuqi's side.
He glanced at Wu Qi and said respectfully, "Lord Wu Qi, there is no fodder to feed the horses in this cold and snowy weather. If we delay any longer, we may not be able to return to camp."
Wuqi glanced in the direction of the Great Jin, then turned back to look at the soldiers behind her. She knew that Tadar's death was a fact, and it would be too foolish to let the soldiers behind her freeze to death here.
She always remembered a phrase in the Great Jin language that Sudiya had once taught her: "Where there's life, there's hope."
So she said calmly, "Three hours."
If that witch doesn't appear again, then she will personally return to the Tatar king's tent and request permission to go to the Great Jin to avenge the eldest prince.
The bearded soldier breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Wu Qi's words.
For a moment, I didn't find the three hours so difficult to endure.
After all, three hours is a thousand times better than not knowing how long one has to stay here.
The sky turned pitch black, and Lu Qiqi set up a pot in the space.
We're having mutton hot pot today.
The broth was bubbling in the iron pot, and two wolf cubs were playing and frolicking around her.
There are still quite a few sheep in the space, so this time there's no fear of running out of milk for the wolf cubs to drink.
Lu Qiqi ladled out a bowl of steaming hot mutton soup and set it aside to cool.
There were plenty of ingredients in the space. Lu Qiqi added mushrooms and radishes to the mutton soup, and finally cooked some green vegetables to supplement dietary fiber.
After eating and drinking her fill, she changed the dressing for the unconscious Qin Shiyu. Then, taking advantage of the darkness and guided by the Big Dipper, she left the space and continued her journey.
She emerged from the space, looked up at the sky, and realized she had taken the wrong path.
No, it should be the horse beneath him that instinctively headed towards the camp in the cold, snowy weather.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly; otherwise, after walking for half a day, she would have ended up walking right into the Tartar camp and walking into their trap.
As they approached the western camp, Lu Qiqi was the first to spot the Tartars' tracks.
They have too many people, making them too conspicuous.
On the contrary, the direction where Lu Qiqi was located was not where they were focused.
She thought to herself, since they had already run into each other, she might as well take another wave of heads; it wouldn't be in vain that these Tartars had waited here for so long.
Just as she was about to put the horse back into her spatial storage, the horse beneath her snorted, attracting the attention of the Tartars.
Instantly, Lu Qiqi was filled with murderous intent; she hadn't expected the horse to recognize its master!
"Witch!"
"Kill the demoness and avenge the eldest prince!"
When the Tartars saw Lu Qiqi, they all drew their swords and prepared to ride their horses towards her.
Lu Qiqi quickly released a signal, and a red light ignited in the sky, followed by a loud bang.
"Oh no! The witch is sending a message!"
After their defeat and the assassination of their eldest prince that very night, the Tartars were terrified by Lu Qiqi's ghostly and unpredictable appearances.
Now that they saw Lu Qiqi release the signal flare, they were even more hesitant, and some even had the nerve to back out and want to run back.
Wu Qi glanced at Lu Qiqi. This person had killed her lover and wiped out her relatives. This time, she was determined to kill her as a blood sacrifice.
Thinking this, he squeezed his legs tightly around the horse's belly, held a delicate curved knife in his hand, and charged towards Lu Qiqi.
Lu Qiqi stood motionless, a slight smile even appearing on her lips.
Wu Qi's knife tip was about to reach Lu Qiqi's chest when, in an instant, she actually bypassed Lu Qiqi and missed.
When she pulled on the reins and turned around, she found that the red-clad demoness was nowhere to be seen, as if that moment had been her illusion.
The Tartar was already starving and his eyes were blurry. When he saw Lu Qiqi's figure suddenly disappear, his whole back stiffened, and a chill ran straight to his head and spread to his limbs.
Suddenly someone shouted, "The witch has disappeared!"
The Tartar troops were thrown into chaos, with horses neighing incessantly.
Just then, the bearded Tartar suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck. Before he could react and reach for his neck, his body began to fall downwards without him realizing it.
The bearded Tartar fell to the ground with a thud, causing even greater panic among the Tartar troops.
Wuqi was quite far from them. She looked around when suddenly she heard a gust of wind. She bent down and dodged, quickly scattering poison in the air.
The red figure vanished in an instant. Knowing she couldn't stay any longer, she shouted, "Retreat!"
The Tartar troops were in disarray, each wanting to retreat quickly, but that was precisely why they couldn't extricate themselves from the chaos.
A hint of resentment flashed in Wuqi's eyes, but she didn't stop whipping the horse and quickly fled the place.
When Lu Qiqi stepped out of the space again, the signal she had sent had already guided the Great Jin soldiers here, surrounding the Tartars.
In a fierce war between two countries, the decision not to kill prisoners is meaningless.
The Tartars slaughtered the people of the Great Jin Dynasty with cruel and merciless methods.
Therefore, upon seeing the Tartars, the Fifteenth Prince gave the order, "Leave no one alive!"
Amidst the flashing blades and splattering blood, blood continued to gush onto the snow.
As Lu Qiqi watched Wu Qi's figure disappear, she felt a pang of regret. She should have brought Wu Qi into the space and used the spatial restrictions to kill her.
Instead, she almost got poisoned by Wuqi!
What a blunder!
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