The night wind swept through the ruins, carrying the smell of blood, and Qin Yao stood there in a daze.
The fingertips still felt the sting from Xia He's sword.
The man's back, with his black robe fluttering, had already disappeared into the night.
They actually left her, the great Princess of Qin, in this gloomy and haunted place!
"He...he really left?"
Qin Yao's knuckles turned white as she gripped the hem of her skirt, and her voice trembled slightly with shock.
From childhood to adulthood, has anyone ever dared to ignore her identity like this?
If she knew that she was a princess and how noble her status was.
For saving my life, I will definitely reward him handsomely!
Qingshui staggered over, holding his bruised wrist, and seemed to see what Qin Yao was thinking.
He smiled bitterly:
"Your Highness, the man just now had strong blood and powerful energy. He is at least a master of Tongmai Realm. Such a person..."
She lowered her voice.
"Maybe he is from a sect. He is very likely an old monster who has practiced for many years. Such people are unruly and unruly."
"I'm afraid he may not even take His Majesty's reward seriously."
Qin Yao opened her beautiful eyes wide in surprise.
"Is he better than you?"
She raised her head suddenly, the moonlight illuminating her red eyes.
"But...I clearly saw..."
She suddenly stopped, and the stunning profile flashed through her mind.
That is clearly a young figure with sharp edges and corners, how can it be an old monster?
It should be a young person!
The cry of a night owl broke the silence, and Qin Yao couldn't help but shiver.
She gritted her teeth and grabbed Qingshui's sleeve:
"Investigate as soon as we get back! We must search the entire Yunzhou City to find this masked man!"
"Yes...but your highness, let's leave here first."
......
On the eaves of the east corner tower of the city, Xia He pulled off his veil and let the night wind blow away the bloody smell on his robe.
"Container... Immortal Root..."
He murmured the black shadow's mumbling, and Qin Yao's naive face appeared before his eyes.
The prince was assassinated, the princess was seduced, the emperor issued an abnormal transfer order...
These fragments pieced together a chilling pattern in my mind.
"The water here is very deep!"
Xia He thought about it and felt that it would be better for him not to get involved.
"Just concentrate on your martial arts training."
As for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...Xia He looked towards the direction of the imperial city. Everyone has his own destiny.
"May the best be to you."
......
Time flies and a few days pass.
On the day of the battle, Qiu Yang plated the armor with gold.
Li Huilan personally put on armor for Xia He.
With trembling fingertips, she fastened the breastplate for her husband, and suddenly Xia He grabbed her wrist.
"Come back safely."
"uncle!"
Xiao Wen rushed over and hugged Xia He's legs, with a look of reluctance on her raised face.
"You said last time that you would teach me how to ride a horse after the battle..."
Xia He knelt on one knee and pinched Xiao Wen's face.
"When your uncle comes back this time, I'll take you to the Northern Desert to hunt snow wolves."
Li Huiying on the side was also secretly wiping away tears and complaining slightly.
"It's only been a short time since I came back, and now I have to go out to fight again. I don't know when I can come back..."
"Sister, stop talking. Brother He doesn't want to either..."
"Silly girl, I feel sorry for you, alas."
Xia He was also deeply moved at that moment!
The Qin Dynasty is now in danger, and as a military general, he needs to go on expeditions everywhere.
Although men are supposed to achieve great things, why is this necessary in a peaceful and prosperous era?
Xia He walked out of the courtyard, said goodbye to everyone, then mounted the red fox and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
"aunt."
"Why does my uncle always have endless battles to fight?"
Li Huilan rubbed her nephew's head and suddenly smiled and said,
"Uncle fights wars so that you won't have to fight wars in the future."
How could she not understand that if blood was to be shed, let their fathers' generation bleed to the fullest.
Our future generations will no longer have to return home wrapped in the same husk.
Xiaowen said "oh" and seemed to be thinking about something.
…
The army of 5,000 people was ready to go and left the city one after another.
This time to go to Laizhou, they have to take the land route and start from Yagu Pass.
Passing Guangning and Qiantun, they finally arrived at the Laizhou border and took the water route to inspect the navy and draft troops into the camp.
Overall, if there are no delays on the road, the journey will take about dozens of days.
There is a high probability that there will be no accidents on the land route, the key still lies in the final water route.
If the soldiers have never been on a ship before, they may suffer from symptoms of acclimatization, vomiting and seasickness.
This time, unlike previous expeditions, Xia He is the real head coach, so naturally he has more to consider.
The sun was high in the sky at noon, the scorching sunlight was burning the earth, and even the air seemed to be distorted by the steam.
Five thousand soldiers took off their armor and rested, their horses hung their heads and panted heavily.
They had been marching for more than 20 days, trekking all the way from Yagu Pass to Qiantun, and the soldiers were extremely exhausted.
It is the height of summer now. If we force ourselves to move forward, someone might fall down from heat stroke.
"The whole army is resting!"
Soon, the scout hurriedly reported:
"General, another thirty miles will bring us to Quanyang County, but there are no county officials here to help us."
"There is a village about seven or eight miles ahead. There is a small river outside the village. We can get some water to quench our thirst."
"But when I visited, I met several villagers who said that the river water was poisonous and could not be drunk!"
Xia He raised his eyebrows, "How can the pure river water be poisonous?"
The scout shook his head:
"I don't know, but the villagers are certain that those who drank the water suffered from severe abdominal pain at best, and died suddenly at worst."
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