Chapter 441 Death Sentence
Gu's army stormed in and reaped the rewards.
Not a single soldier from the Western Liao army escaped.
The guards dressed in heavy uniforms were taken back; those who could be saved were saved, and those who couldn't were buried.
Ji Canglin's body was also taken out of the cage.
It's just that his appearance is no longer recognizable; it's too tragic. I don't know who he is.
We can only ask them after the guards wake up.
As for the Empress and the King of Western Liao, they were burned beyond recognition. Only a troop mobilization token found on the King of Western Liao confirmed that he was indeed the King of Western Liao.
The empress was taken away as if she were just an ordinary soldier.
The death of the Western Liao king signified the failure of the Western Liao's grand plan to invade and conquer.
With the support of heavy artillery, they advanced all the way and reclaimed all the cities that had been captured by the Western Liao army.
Mu Daye and Gu Chengzhou led their men in pursuit of the fleeing Western Liao army.
Finally, at the border of Shabai Mountain, they killed the third and eighth princes of the Western Liao.
Only the fifth prince remained. He fled too quickly, leading his remaining troops back several hundred miles in one go.
He thought he was safe, but who knew that the large army would cross the border and chase after him.
Left with no other choice, the fifth prince shouted across their mother river, presented a letter of surrender, and pledged never to commit the same offense again, promising to pay tribute every year in countless forms, including cattle, sheep, minerals, and beautiful women.
However, Mu Daye and Gu Chengzhou scoffed at this:
“Barbarians are no different from beasts; they make promises lightly and are fickle.”
"Untrustworthy, no reconciliation, no forgiveness!"
The vast plains and fertile grasslands nurtured the strongest horses in Western Liao.
That's why they developed ambitions, seized lands that didn't belong to them, and killed people from other countries.
Now, the master of this vast grassland belongs to Da Gan.
This is the price these thieves and plunderers pay for starting the war!
The two men continued to drive them away, forcing them and their people to the west of the perpetually snow-covered, several-thousand-meter-high Gri Peak, before they redrawn the boundary and established a garrison.
Historical records indicate that this occurred in the twenty-first year of Emperor Zhaoxin's reign.
They expanded the territory by thousands of miles, relocated and redefined the borders, and redrawn the maps.
...
With the external enemy repelled, the internal strife was also nearing its end.
The rebellion of the Prince of Liaodong was suppressed. Taking advantage of the invasion of foreign invaders, he rebelled against his superiors, which was no different from treason.
King Wu Liang of Liaodong was executed along with his entire clan, and his body was torn apart by five horses.
Prince Qing'an regained power and took over the administration of the court.
He did not ascend the throne, but only issued a proclamation: the Crown Prince personally led the expedition and repelled the foreign enemy, but his body was injured and he needed to recuperate for several months before ascending the throne. In the meantime, he would oversee the country.
Mo Lang brought back information about what happened in the capital and told it to Lu Qingqing.
During this time, Lu Qingqing led people to search in the mountains.
We searched for hundreds of miles from the Gucheng Mountains until we reached the territory of Fancheng.
From the depths of winter, we found the beginning of spring.
It has been two months since he went missing.
Many people had already sentenced Ji Ruyan to death in their hearts, but they dared not say it out loud.
Lu Qingqing kept saying that he was still alive.
However, she had lost 20 pounds, her body was so thin that a gust of wind could blow her over, and her face had lost its former healthy rosy glow.
When Mo Lang returned, he said to her, "Master, please don't look for him yourself. If the young master sees you like this, he will be upset."
Let them go look; no one will be lazy.
Lu Qingqing didn't refute it and nodded obediently.
She remained perfectly lucid throughout.
Knowing that Ji Ruyan might never come back.
I also know that with time, the sadness will gradually fade.
But the process of forgetting is very torturous.
She used to focus on practicing medicine, and would occasionally think of him and dream about him.
Now that he's gone, I dream about him every day.
The path of medicine is long, and one has a lifetime to explore it.
But he only appeared in her life for such a short time.
So she kept searching, thinking that while she hadn't forgotten him, she should temporarily put aside her medical skills and cherish his memories for a little longer.
Lu Qingqing returned to the medical school.
Lu Feng still hasn't woken up, and despite being cared for with all sorts of rare and precious things, his body is getting thinner and thinner every day.
Lu Qingqing felt that in another month or so, it would probably be...
"I still need to go find the Blood Bone Core," Lu Qingqing said.
Feng Xiaowan lost her appetite because of Lu Feng, but seeing Lu Qingqing like this made her even more upset.
"Don't go, little sister, you should get some rest."
But Lu Qingqing couldn't stay idle.
When I have free time, I tend to overthink.
Qiaoxiu then went to make her a nourishing soup, stewed pork ribs, and added something to soothe her and calm her mind.
But Lu Qingqing still couldn't sleep well.
She used to sleep so well!
She smiled and told everyone that she was fine.
But everyone looked at her with a pained expression.
"Don't do this. Give me time to forget. I'm not a heartless person."
Everyone knows this principle, but seeing her like that, who wouldn't feel sorry for her? They just wish time would pass quickly so that this sad thing would fade away sooner.
Under the eaves.
Mo Lang and Qiao Xiu's conversation reached their ears.
It's about Qingyao.
Lu Qingqing then realized that Qingyao was missing.
She left the capital the day before the rebellion in Kyoto. She told Prince Qing that she was going out for a walk, and she was accompanied by guards. No one knows where she went, and there has been no news of her since.
After the Empress died, all the old people in the palace were thoroughly investigated, but no one knew anything about what happened during the Empress's childbirth.
Therefore, Lingyao may not have found anything, but where she went and what she did is unknown.
No wonder Mo Lang is so silent now, it turns out he's worried about Qing Yao.
Lu Qingqing then asked Mo Lang to find someone.
Mo Lang didn't want to go, and kept his eyes down without answering.
Lu Qingqing then realized that not only was she having trouble sleeping, but Mo Lang also had very dark circles under his eyes, making him look like a zombie.
It's so heartbreaking.
“You have to find her. It’s not safe for a young girl to be out there alone, even with guards. If she runs into robbers, kidnappers, or swindlers, she’ll be in big trouble,” Lu Qingqing said.
Qiaoxiu nodded vigorously.
"You have to find her! How can you not? She likes you so much, how can you not care about her safety at all? Do you still want to be the Prince Consort?"
Um?
Lu Qingqing looked at Qiaoxiu.
"Qingyao likes Molang?"
"Yeah, this was originally a little secret between Qingyao and me, but if I tell my sister, Qingyao won't blame me, hehehe..."
Lu Qingqing opened her mouth.
It seems she's really slow to react, always thinking Qingyao is still young and treating her like a child, forgetting that at this age, it's the time when one's heart begins to flutter with love.
Qingyao likes Molang, Molang... Oh, could it be that Molang's interest in Qingyao isn't because he thinks she's his sister?
Yes, it was just speculation to begin with, and Mo Lang's attitude towards Qing Yao is very strange.
Lu Qingqing looked at Mo Lang.
But Mo Lang's face was bloodless, and his eyes were filled with a deathly stillness. Suddenly, he knelt down.
"Master, I... deserve death!"
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