Chapter 46: Returning to the Northern Army, I would rather die standing than kneeling...
Min Shian held Shuangxue's head, and after feeling some warmth, he jumped on the horse and continued to gallop.
The fiery red sunset glow was gradually hidden by the night. There was no moonlight today. The sky was so dark that one could not see one's hand in front of one's face. Min Shian's speed inevitably slowed down.
She suppressed her impatience and anxiety, and drove Frost and Snow forward based on her feelings.
When the sound of horse hooves was no longer rustling but a crisp sound, Min Shian leaned over and hugged Shuangxue, hot tears sliding down from the corners of his eyes.
They finally crossed the endless desert and came to the hard land.
All the hardships and difficulties along the way are completely released at this moment.
She carefully lit the lighter, and the brief flame illuminated the surroundings. Min Shian could barely make out where he was.
The devil's cave north of the Northern Witch King's Court.
A small forest that is said to eat people.
Min Shian now had only one thought in his mind, which was to find Xiao Yuange no matter what.
She held the reins, not daring to let the horse go in this devil's cave. The tinder had been extinguished, but it was late at night and especially in danger, so how could she live without light?
So she gathered some twigs, tore a piece of cloth from her tattered coat, used it as a strip of cloth to tie the branches tightly together, and then she reluctantly lit a fire.
After lighting the simple torch, she extinguished the tinder, put it into the package and put it away carefully.
She left the spot where she had picked up the branch with lingering fear. A patch of weeds swayed in the wind. Fortunately, she was well versed in pharmacology, otherwise she would have died on the spot.
That is not an ordinary weed, but a poisonous weed that kills instantly if it comes into contact with blood. Anyone who touches it will die.
Only now did Min Shian feel a real sense of awe for this legendary devil's cave.
Therefore, she had to slow down and be more cautious.
Good horses are the most spiritual, and Zhaoye Jade Lion is one of the best. Frost and Snow sensed danger and became a little agitated, but it also seemed to know that it was going to do something very important now.
So he let Min Shian lead the way.
After walking for a while, she discovered that the rumor that this demon cave would eat people was simply because there were more poisonous creatures in it. Because it was a small forest, there were no large beasts.
Min Shian felt relieved. Apart from anything else, it was no problem for her to distinguish between poisonous substances and ordinary plants.
She mounted her horse swiftly. They were still some distance away from the granary, and she didn't know what might happen to Xiao Wangjing. She couldn't waste any more time here.
Min Shian gripped the reins tightly and controlled Frost Snow to avoid the poisonous weeds and flowers on the road. Soon they successfully walked out of the forest.
She touched her dry face. No matter how good the human skin mask was, it could not withstand the long journey. It had shattered into pieces and stuck tightly to her face.
Min Shian rubbed the residue off with force, and his face felt stinging and burning, but the feeling soon subsided.
Before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she saw thick smoke rising from the distance ahead. Min Shi'an's heart tightened, fearing that something might have happened, and she quickly took out the map and took a few glances at it.
After confirming that it was the direction of the granary, Min Shian was a little surprised. Could it be that He Jing was deceiving her?
She was a little worried, and her anxiety remained undiminished. However, adhering to the principle that she was already here, she rode her horse towards the granary.
She would not be completely relieved until she saw that Xiao Wangjing was safe and sound.
Min Shian walked for about a quarter of an hour and would reach the granary in about another hour, but her eyelids were twitching wildly.
The speed of the Zhaoye Jade Lion under him was also increasing.
Min Shian looked at the chaotic horseshoe prints that suddenly appeared on the ground, and was a little worried that Xiao Wangjing might have encountered some emergency.
But when she looked closely at the shape of the mark, her heart stopped.
The horseshoe print was more than two times larger than an ordinary horseshoe print, and was only left by the special horseshoes installed by the Northern Witch Iron Cavalry.
There are Northern Witch Cavalry nearby!
Min Shian was filled with shock. The Northern Witch Iron Cavalry belonged to Tataskik and was the most powerful army of the Northern Witch, but why were they not at the front line!
"Frost, faster."
Frost Snow screamed and rushed forward with all his might. Min Shian looked at the thick smoke that was still rising, and his anxiety reached its peak.
Frost and Snow compressed the one-hour journey into half an hour. After hearing the clanging sounds of swords and guns clashing, Min Shian let Frost and Snow pace forward.
Min Shian looked around and found an excellent viewing angle. She hid behind a small hill and looked down.
With just one glance, she saw a nightmare that she would never be able to let go of in her life.
The flames below shot up into the sky and formed a circle of fire, illuminating the corpses under the cavalry clearly. Although the Northern Witches suffered casualties, none of the 500 soldiers stationed in the north survived except Xiao Wangjing.
Xiao Wangjing retreated to the edge of the safe zone, with a raging fire behind him and the eldest prince of Tatagisk in front of him with a grim smile on his face.
Min Shi'an didn't have time to think too much. He supported himself with one hand and climbed over the top of the hill. He touched the ground with his toes and used the force to move forward, heading towards Xiao Wangjing below.
However, it was still a step too slow.
Xiao Wangjing looked around sadly at his brothers who had died protecting him during his evacuation, and tears of blood flowed from his eyes.
"The Northern Army would rather die standing than live on their knees!"
His voice resounded through the sky. Unwilling to be humiliated and tortured by the enemy, he turned and jumped into the sea of fire.
He met Min Shian's eyes, who was standing on the hillside with bloodshot eyes.
At that moment, Min Shian saw shock, grief, reluctance, and relief in his eyes.
At first, Min Shian could still hear the cheers of the Tatagisk people, but soon, she could hear nothing. The surrounding scenery gradually became illusory, and only the falling figures in the firelight became clearer.
Later, the figure also disappeared.
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"Shi An, didn't you go to rescue Yuan Ge?"
"Shi An, how could you bear to watch Yuan Ge die!"
"Shi An, that was a huge fire! Yuan Ge was burned to death! Why didn't you save him!"
"Why!!!"
Song Tinglan shook her shoulders excitedly, and the next second her face turned pale, her skirt was stained with blood, and she covered her stomach and screamed.
"Shi An, my stomach, ah——"
Min Shian suddenly woke up and met Frost Snow's big face. She looked around in a daze, but saw messy grass. She then realized that she had fainted at the foot of the hillside.
When Frost and Snow saw that she was awake, they played happily and kept neighing softly.
Min Shian struggled to get up, and after staggering a few steps, she could see clearly that the wreckage of the granary was not far ahead. The reason why it was called wreckage was that everywhere she looked was black charcoal.
She looked at Frost and Snow. It must have run down and pushed her here.
Then she thought of her dream again. The scene was so realistic that she was unwilling to face reality and unwilling to believe that Xiao Wangjing really died.
Min Shian dragged her heavy body towards the darkness. She found Xiao Wangjing's approximate location based on her memory. Frost and Snow behind her noticed her low mood and stopped making any sound, just following her silently.
She slowly walked towards the corpse, squatted down, and finally did not dare to touch it with trembling hands.
She couldn't believe that the curled up, burnt black object in front of her was actually the body of General Xiao, who was once a lone warrior against thousands of enemies.
"Xiao Yuange, you love her so much, how could you bear to leave Tinglan alone?"
"You let Tinglan..."
"What should I do?"
But in the end, Min Shian admitted that she was a selfish villain, and her worry about Song Tinglan far exceeded the feelings brought to her by Xiao Wangjing's death.
However, she knew very well that the reluctance in Xiao Wangjing's last look was not because of his attachment to life, but because he thought of Song Tinglan who was far away in Beiya Pass through her face.
Min Shian finally carefully held Xiao Wangjing's body in her arms and carried him onto the horse. She didn't want to think about other things, and her mind was full of how to explain to Song Tinglan.
Song Tinglan is still pregnant. If she is stimulated, it is possible that she will die with two lives given her physical condition.
Min Shi'an thought about it over and over again, but couldn't come up with a solution that would satisfy both parties.
I can only leave it to fate.
After passing through the devil's cave, she stopped and put Xiao Wangjing's body away properly. Then she took out the map and began to study it.
Now carrying a fragile corpse, she naturally could not return the same way she came. She didn't understand why no reinforcements arrived, nor did she understand why the Grand Prince of Tatagisk was there.
A feeling of powerlessness came over me.
After confirming the return route, she ate a lot of food this time and felt that her body had recovered a lot. After Shuangxue finished eating, she picked up Xiao Wangjing's body again and got on the horse.
She will return to her hometown with the warrior's remains.
We can't let him die so tragically in the place he hates the most.
Min Shian had achieved his goal, so he was not in a hurry to return. He stopped and walked along the way, and it took him five days to see the outline of Beiya Pass.
She used mud to make her already dirty face even dirtier, so that people couldn't see her original appearance even when they looked closely, and then she continued to move forward numbly.
Soon, a patrol team from the Northern Army discovered her. Facing the patrol team's questioning, she was too lazy to respond and simply said with difficulty in Xie Zhuangyi's voice: "I am... Xie Zhuangyi."
The patrol team was shocked. The military supervisor had been missing for several days and the general was very worried about this matter. They did not dare to neglect it. They only sent one person to report it, and the remaining half of the people were sent to escort her back to the camp.
Min Shian watched silently as the troops stationed in the north were training in an orderly manner, thinking that this battle should be a great victory.
That’s right, Xiao Wangjing risked his life to burn down the largest granary of Beiwu, so how could Beiwu win?
But why couldn't she see any joy of victory on the faces of the Northern Army?
Not even a trace.
She lowered her eyes to look at the body in her arms. Was it because of him?
The patrol had already noticed the unidentified object in her arms. When the leader saw her looking down, he asked, "Sir, may I ask what you have in your arms?"
Min Shian raised his head mechanically, turned his neck stiffly, looked at the person who spoke, and said softly, "This is it."
"Xiao Yuange."
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