It turned out that the camp was almost eighty li away from the front line. Along the way, hundreds of riders galloped across the grassland.
Xueying ran while looking at the scenery along the way. The autumn wind was bleak and biting cold. The cold wind swept across her delicate cheeks, each blow like a knife.
"Are you scared?" Hongli ran alongside Xueying. Just now, he had seen the fear in her eyes.
"It's just a bit cold. Your Highness underestimates the Ulanara family too much," Xueying said with a slight smile.
"It's so beautiful here!" Hongli was also captivated by the vast and boundless world.
“It is indeed beautiful. Galloping freely on horseback makes one unable to confine one’s soul to the narrow box in one’s heart, and unconsciously lets it soar,” Xueying said as she rode. Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for Hongli to hear.
But before they could continue to admire the beautiful scenery, the stench of death brought by war swept over them.
The person leading the way slowed down and gradually came to a stop.
Xueying didn't know what was going on, and she instinctively tugged at the reins after Hongli. Hongli rode up to the Seventeenth Prince and asked him why he had stopped.
"Seventeenth Uncle, why did you stop?" Hongli rode up to the Seventeenth Master and asked.
"There's a bloody smell in the air. Everyone, be on guard!" Seventeenth Master drew his sword from his waist, suddenly raised it into the air, and shouted.
Their team has about a hundred men in total. If they encounter the enemy, they'll probably be in big trouble.
Hongli hadn't expected to encounter the enemy so soon after arriving on the battlefield. He felt a little nervous, as it was his first time on the battlefield, but he was also excited. He drew his sword from his waist, ready to fight.
Everyone took out their weapons, but Xueying didn't bring any. Only then did she realize that she had forgotten something.
Just as everyone was defending themselves and keeping a close watch on their surroundings, the perpetrator of the bloodshed was revealed, appearing and disappearing in the bushes.
It's a wolf!
Seventeenth Master breathed a sigh of relief; wolves were easier to deal with than enemies.
"Everyone defend yourselves. Do you have any tinder? Animals are afraid of fire," Seventeenth Master shouted.
“Seventeenth Uncle, I’m afraid that won’t work. The grasslands here are endless. If they get burned, it could cause a huge fire,” Hongli said.
Seventeen nodded and said, "Then everyone be careful, let's go, shake them off!"
After saying this, the Seventeenth Prince cracked his whip and galloped forward. The others followed suit, cracking their whips as well.
But the wolves seemed to be ready. Just as the hundred or so people were about to rush out of the area, more than a dozen wolves suddenly jumped out from the front and pounced on Ma Tuizi.
Some of the horses, once bitten, immediately stopped moving, throwing the people who came to the door off.
Seeing that the campaign had not gone well, the Seventeenth Master had no choice but to stop and order everyone to prepare to fight the wolf pack.
In this situation, you cannot abandon your companions.
Under the command of the Seventeenth Master, everyone dismounted and prepared to fight the wolf pack.
Xueying also dismounted, but she was unarmed. When she saw the wolf's eyes, which were filled with a cold light, Xueying's heart almost jumped out of her chest.
Taking advantage of a moment when the wolves and the humans were locked in a standoff, Hongli crept up to Xueying, handed her a dagger, and said, "I told you not to follow me. This time you have to protect yourself. If you can't, then stay behind me."
Xueying gripped the gleaming dagger, feeling slightly more at ease.
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