Everyone rolled their eyes at him with disdain, and the Fifth Prince even showed a hint of relief. Ever since meeting Mu Hanyan, he'd discovered that his brain wasn't as sharp as he'd thought. But now, seeing Jiang Yuzhe, he'd regained a lot of his confidence. If Jiang Yuzhe knew what the Fifth Prince was thinking, he'd probably vomit blood and despise him. What was there to be proud of in such a thing?
"It seems that the next battle will not be so easy." Zirong was too lazy to explain to Jiang Yuzhe and said in a deep voice.
The expressions of Hua Yue and others also became extremely solemn. They were not just worried. From what Yun Qianmo said, they knew that the next battle would be extremely dangerous. If Mu Hanyan insisted on defending Beining Pass to the death, her life would be in danger.
"Don't think too much about it. We must defend Beining Pass and Luoan City." Mu Hanyan could of course think of what they could think of, but she still said it firmly.
"Yeah." Hua Yue and the others nodded heavily, but their eyes all looked at Ye Lanxuan at the same time.
Beining Pass is important, but in their opinion, Mu Hanyan's safety is more important.
"This time, I will stay with you to guard Beining Pass." Ye Lanxuan noticed their gazes and said without hesitation.
Huayue and the others breathed a sigh of relief, with relaxed smiles on their faces.
The Fifth Prince and Qu Fengting were even more overjoyed. After that palace banquet, they naturally would no longer regard Ye Lanxun as Mu Hanyan's servant. They were fascinated by his identity and strength. Even though they knew the hidden meaning behind Yun Qianmo's previous words, having Ye Lanxun help guard Beining Pass still gave them greater confidence.
There had been quite a commotion in the General's Mansion earlier, and now hundreds of soldiers and civilians with good cultivation had rushed over. The Fifth Prince was afraid of causing panic, so he didn't tell them the truth. He only told them that he had lost his composure when sparring with Mu Hanyan and the others, and evaded everyone.
Afterwards, Mu Hanyan and the others returned to their rooms to rest, while the Fifth Prince and Qu Fengting hurried to revive the soldiers who had been knocked unconscious. Fortunately, Yun Qianmo's attacks were extremely measured, and Ye Lanxun also held back, so these people were not truly harmed.
"I understand, I understand. What he means is that the next strange beasts will be even more powerful, so powerful that even Han Yan can't resist them. Is that right? Am I right?" Just as everyone was dispersing, Jiang Yuzhe suddenly slapped his forehead and said as if waking up from a dream.
Mu Hanyan and others staggered and almost fell to the ground.
"Didn't you hear what we said just now?" Mu Hanyan asked.
Jiang Yuzhe shook his head, looking confused.
"Go to bed early and get more rest. It's good for your brain and ears." Zirong patted Jiang Yuzhe's shoulder and said earnestly. After thinking for a while, she added another sentence.
Jiang Yuzhe was still confused. Why did everyone look at him with such concern for his mentally retarded side?
The night was dark, and except for the soldiers guarding the city walls, everyone else had fallen asleep. The entire Beining Pass was calm and peaceful. No one knew what kind of storm was hidden behind this peace.
In the far distance, on the top of the mountains, surrounded by misty clouds, two figures, one kneeling and one standing, seemed to be floating in the clouds.
The kneeling man was wearing a silver mask and his body was covered in blood. He was Yun Qianmo who had left Beining Pass.
The man standing there was wearing a golden mask and had an air of arrogance, as if the entire world was under his feet.
"Why go to Beining Pass?" asked the man wearing a golden mask in a deep voice, full of majesty.
"I know I was wrong, please punish me, sir." There was still no emotion in Yun Qianmo's voice, as if he was a stone statue.
"Why go to Beining Pass?" The man in the golden mask raised his voice, obviously angry, and therefore more majestic.
"I know I was wrong, please punish me, sir." Yun Qianmo remained as indifferent as usual and gave him the same reply.
One of them was kneeling and the other was standing, just staring at each other, with only the endless cold wind passing by them.
"Forget it, get up." After a long time, the man in the golden mask sighed and said.
Yun Qianmo didn't say anything, but stood up silently and stood behind the man.
"I actually know why you do this, but you should also know why I do this?" said the man in the golden mask lightly.
"I know." Yun Qianmo said.
"Let's forget about it this time. I hope you won't act on your own next time. You should always put the overall interests of the world first and never have any romantic feelings anymore." The man in the golden mask said this and floated away without waiting for Yun Qianmo to respond.
Yun Qianmo was silent for a long time, then flew away.
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At dawn, the sun shone on the earth, and Beining Pass returned to its solemnity before the war.
The Fifth Prince and Qu Fengting led hundreds of soldiers and stood on the top of the city wall like javelins. Below, thousands of soldiers were on full alert.
Mu Hanyan also brought hundreds of children from aristocratic families to guard one side of the city. Although the fighting in recent days was fierce, thanks to the protection of those sword masters, none of these children from aristocratic families were killed. Even if they were injured, they were not too seriously injured. After a short rest of one or two days, they were able to fight again with full energy.
With their powerful fighting force as support, the Fifth Prince and other soldiers were naturally much more relaxed. Although the number of injured was far greater than that of Mu Hanyan's team of children from aristocratic families, no one was killed.
Looking back on the brutal battle before their arrival, even they themselves felt that this was a miracle.
At the foot of the pass, people were constantly moving back and forth, carrying bundles of swords and arrows to the top of the city walls and huge stones to the catapults at the rear.
After days of fighting, not even the soldiers defending the city were killed, and of course the civilians were unharmed. Their faces no longer showed the sadness or despair of the past; each one was filled with fighting spirit.
But strangely, today, the strange beasts did not launch an attack as usual, and the canyon leading to the depths of the Longyan Mountains was quiet.
Time passed slowly, and before they knew it, it was dusk, but they still hadn't seen the strange beast.
Everything seems so weird.
"Could it be that those strange beasts have finally given up?" Almost everyone looked relaxed. They had been fighting hard for days these past few days and there had not been a single day of relaxation. Regardless of whether those strange beasts finally gave up or not, it was always a good thing to be able to relax for a day.
The expressions of Mu Hanyan, Hua Yue and others did not relax at all, but became more solemn.
Yun Qianmo's voice seemed to still ring in their ears. They all knew that those strange beasts would never give up. This was just a brief calm before the storm.
"Boom!" Suddenly, a loud thunder sounded from the canyon.
Everyone looked up at the sky in confusion. Colorful clouds were floating in the sky, but the sky above their heads was clear blue without a single dark cloud. How could there be thunder?
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