Then, Qiu Yan nodded to Xuanming and Xuanying, signaling them to follow.
The five people and one dog began their return journey.
"Mother, I miss you so much."
Gu Xiaoran snuggled closer to Qiu Yan and nestled into her arms.
A mother's embrace is the sweetest thing ever.
Qiu Yan hugged Gu Xiaoran tightly, swallowing back the words of reproach she wanted to say.
On the way back,
A tragic scene is unfolding.
In their pursuit of ultimate victory, the barbarian soldiers relentlessly attacked and killed prisoners while simultaneously searching for captured civilians.
In this way, the people of the Western Rong were spared from immediate death.
Furthermore, they were also competing with wolves for food.
Among the barbarian soldiers, any lone Western Rong prisoner they encountered was like finding a treasure.
There's no way around it, there are too many wolves and not enough meat.
They relentlessly pursued the prisoners, firing in rapid succession, causing immense suffering to the people of Xirong, who could only desperately flee.
Several times, they were unfortunately chased by wolves, but were always intercepted and rescued by 'kind' barbarian soldiers, and in the end...
However, they were repeatedly blocked and killed.
Therefore, the surviving prisoners of war cannot be said to be strong; rather, they are...
They were lucky.
Xuanming and Xuanying watched this scene unfold, their anger reaching its peak.
Now that they had Qiu Yan and Ling Ba as their backers, and because their young master was no longer a threat, they no longer thought about running away.
Feeling the same way, they joined forces and began to help these poor people.
They darted about, flying back and forth, constantly receiving a hail of arrows.
Whenever they encounter a wolf again, they will be ruthless and use a flurry of arrows to kill it with a single shot to the throat.
Fighting alone is much simpler than fighting a pack of wolves.
Qiu Yan and Ling Ba also helped to stop the incoming arrows.
Gu Xiaoran's slingshot never stopped.
They were all helping the people of Xirong, and Qiu Yan's pace on horseback only increased.
Qiu Yan knew tonight would be unsettling, so she carried a large number of short arrows with her.
Fortunately, her sleeve arrows were short and easy to carry.
If they encountered a pack of wolves, they would mercilessly kill them all.
Because of the actions of these people, most of the common people who were encountered by them managed to escape disaster.
However, casualties are unavoidable.
Throughout the journey, Hu Yanxun quietly observed Qiu Yan and the others.
He watched with his own eyes as Qiu Yan killed the wild wolf and rescued the Western Rong prisoners, but he only slightly curled his lips and did not stop her.
At the same time, he finally gained some understanding of Qiu Yan's abilities.
The more he looked at this strong-willed woman, the more he liked her.
He knew that Qiu Yan and the others' actions would make things more difficult for their soldiers, so he tacitly approved of their behavior.
"How about it? Is this kind of fun exciting?" Hu Yanxun caught up with Qiu Yan on horseback, his words full of provocation.
He no longer dwelled on the wolf pack he had raised.
Even if he dies, he still exists.
Seeing Qiu Yan act again and rescue a Western Rong prisoner, Huyan Xun sneered disdainfully, repeating his previous words.
"Womanly compassion!"
"You are a demon!" Qiu Yan's voice was low and cold, as if it had been tempered with frost.
Huyan Xun almost killed her adopted son, which enraged her.
She wished she could kill the despicable man beside her as soon as possible.
Gu Xiaoran also looked at Huyan Xun with displeasure. He had absolutely no good impression of people dressed like barbarians.
However, she was met with a stare from Huyan Xun, followed by a cold laugh that sent a chill down Gu Xiaoran's spine.
"No, I can't be considered a demon. Didn't I give them dinner today? At least they're not starving."
Qiu Yan, how dare you call me a demon? Demons drink their blood and eat their flesh!
Huyan Xun felt that he hadn't been ruthless enough.
“It’s more exciting to play when they’re full. Otherwise, they’ll die before they can even run away, which would be too boring.” Qiu Yan’s words exposed Hu Yanxun’s lie.
Huyan Xun gave a sinister laugh: "You saw right through me."
Further on, Qiu Yan discovered that the soldiers of Dongjin, just like them, were also fighting off the fierce barbarian soldiers.
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