In the early morning of the day when Xia Xiao and Wang Ling went to the battlefield in the west of Daxia, outside Yancheng on the northern border, an army of 50,000 soldiers were ready to go, followed by the entire city of Yancheng, with more than 300,000 civilians. Although the total number of the two was extremely large, because of the respect in their hearts and the weather, no one spoke, just waited.

The soldiers carried bows and spears, wielded icy swords, and wrapped themselves in thick clothes. They all dismounted and looked southward like the common people. This road led to the dynasty and also to the barbarian grasslands. And the person they were waiting for would go from the Great Xia Dynasty to the Goulong Bang clan.

There was a cold wind in the air, bringing chills and snot from the soldiers and civilians. No matter their official rank or status, they all wiped their noses when faced with such a situation. Some naughty children pulled off their sleeves and wiped their snot on their sleeves, causing their parents to slap them on the hand. After putting on their sleeves, they quickly looked south.

The cold wind caused many people's earlobes to split, and the blood inside was red, which looked horrifying and pitiful. However, the people living in this world have long been accustomed to this phenomenon. No one is squeamish. They are as hard as this army, and they can't be broken or smashed. Only when they are beaten into powder will they give up their thoughts. As compensation, the cold wind swept away their tiredness, so that they would not miss any second to see the Zou Shou Church.

The Zou Shou Church was the benefactor of the Great Xia Dynasty, otherwise the Nan Shang conspiracy would have succeeded three years ago. Ordinary people did not understand the coincidence of timing, nor did they want to think about why the Nan Shang Dynasty attacked at that time, but a favor was a favor, and they had no ability to repay it, but they could get up in the middle of the night without any forced requirements, wait at this time, and watch them go later. But it was really cold, and even clothes could not resist the cold.

Unlike the high terrain in the west, the cold in the north is because the cold air from the ice field blows here. The entire Goulongbangshi is flat, and the cold wind blows all the way from the north to here, making them taste the bitter winter in the early morning. Normally now, only patrolling soldiers in Yancheng look to the north by candlelight, worried that a few wild beasts will rush over from the barbarian grassland, or a small team will attack.

Since the Zou Shou Church entered the Great Xia Dynasty, both the Southern Merchants and the Gou Long Bang Clan stopped their large-scale attacks on Great Xia, but the attacks continued because they could completely blame the evil bandits. But when the Zou Shou Church entered the Gou Long Bang Clan, even if they were not convinced by it, they would have to stay quiet for a while. But they could only feel at ease if this army that had been guarding the northern border for many years saw the Zou Shou Church enter the Gou Long Bang Clan with their own eyes.

At the southernmost part of the team, there were two generals, one old and one young. The older one was in his middle age, with a calm temperament, but also had the spirit of a lion, stunning the world. His face looked extremely resolute under the light of the lantern in his hand, and his jaw was like a knife, which could kill barbarians and behead Southern Merchants. The young general standing shoulder to shoulder with him was inferior in comparison, but he was the closest to a middle-aged general among the 50,000 troops. A tiger father will have a dog son, it has been like this since ancient times!

Both generals wore black armor, nothing special, not even as fine as the light armor of the soldiers. It was not because of the lack of equipment, but because they were the strongest practitioners in the entire army, both of them were in the Venerable Realm and the Fruit Realm! With such strength, even if ordinary soldiers were extraordinary in strength, arrows and swords could not get close to them. And who else could these two be, except Xia Jinghong and Xia Xu who led the Xia family army to guard the northern border?

The cold wind penetrated into his clothes and penetrated from his neck to all parts of his body, causing Xia Xu to shiver. The adjutant behind Xia Jinghong saw this and said with concern:

"Xu'er, go back and put on some more clothes and a scarf."

Before Xia Xu could speak, Xia Jinghong said angrily:

"Standing cold."

“I didn’t intend to go back.”

Xia Jinghong and Xia Xu noticed the movement that the ordinary soldiers and adjutants had not noticed. At the other end of the road, dozens of carriages appeared on the road. It was difficult to see them because of the darkness, and they could not be felt because of the heavy aura. However, the majesty they exuded was enough to make the soldiers and civilians bow down.

This kind of reaction is like an instinct, just like when a person sees a god, even if the latter does not ask for a salute, the former knows what actions he should take to express his respect and dare not be rude.

The carriage slowly approached. Although there were quite a few vehicles, they were a little weaker than the merchants and nobles. But it was like walking in the sky, with clouds making way for it and wind dragons accompanying it.

As the carriage approached, Xia Jinghong looked at his toes and glanced at the carriage passing by. This was not much different from the scene he saw outside Longgang that year. There was no one on the shaft, but there was a nine-meter-long dragon pulling the carriage. The dragon's whiskers fluttered, its scales were shiny, and its eyes, which were full of spiritual light, flashed brightly, illuminating the road ahead. The stones on the ground were covered with a layer of frost, almost like ice, but the wheels did not slip, and the carriage was neither slow nor fast.

Whether it was the dragon beast in the lead car or the other wild beasts pulling the car, they were all the boys' dreams, making them secretly straighten their backs with their eyes shining, but they were stunned in their place, unable to get rid of the shock for a long time. The parents pressed their children's heads down, and some children could not resist their parents and were not as strong as them, so they had to lower their heads. But some children broke free from their parents' hands, ran to one side in the crowd, and cast a pious look at the convoy, giving birth to a sacred belief that could not be desecrated.

In the sky, hawks and falcons made sharp cries, and in the cold wind, the simple carriages below fluttered prayer strips. These strips were the great achievements of the church, and every time they passed a country, there was one more strip on the carriage. There were 19 carriages, with strips of various colors, some old and rotten, some brand new, but most people couldn't remember the exact number of strips.

The cloth fluttered, and soon it was like frost, but the people in the carriage did not sway because of the wind and snow, and the carriage did not even tilt at all. They all accepted the respect of the soldiers and people of the Great Xia Dynasty with the most serious faces. They had nothing to give to the Zou Shou Church, and they did not look down on their own things, but this admiration should not be stingy!

The people in the Zoushou Church carriage were making final psychological preparations and consolation, hoping that the barbarian grasslands would not be full of difficulties and that everything would go smoothly. Since the establishment of the Zoushou Church, the Pope had not been away from the church for such a long time as this time, but they had to complete their mission better.

The cold wind in the early morning became warm under the breath of the Zou Shou Church, but in the warm air, the soldiers and civilians still did not get up.

Anyone with a little bit of experience, whether it was a soldier or a commoner, whether it was a cultivator or an ordinary person, could tell the number of carriages by the sound of the wheel tracks. And these 19 carriages passed by Xia Jinghong and Xia Xiao at an extremely slow speed, giving them the illusion that a very long time had passed.