Ning Yao strode in, as if she were shrouded in a light mist.
Only when she got closer did I realize that despite the heavy rain outside, her shoes weren't even wet.
Shen Ci'an pushed Ning Jin, who was blocking his way and about to step forward, aside, and then asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Ning Yao smiled at him and said, "It's nothing."
Ning Jin looked at them with a strange expression, feeling that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Xiao Yuanhuai, who had been acting as if he were invisible, blinked, but remained standing still.
Fu Lixing asked Ning Yao with concern, "Miss Ning, since you came back after us, did you notice the movements on Tianyun Sect Mountain?"
"We had just reached the foot of the mountain when a deafening rumble came from the mountain, followed by a crack running from the top of the mountain to the bottom."
"Strangely, the crack only reached the last step before stopping."
Fu Lixing's words implied a suspicion that Ning Yao was involved.
Ning Yao raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "Is that so?"
Her expression was too calm, so calm it was unsettling, and Fu Lixing couldn't discern anything else.
With Shen Ci'an, Ning Jin, and others watching him intently, he swallowed all his doubts.
Ning Yao continued, "The Tianyun Sect practiced evil arts, and the entire sect has been executed."
"The cleanup will require Yuecheng's involvement."
"Give the people an explanation."
The Tianyun Sect uses living people to create puppets and sacrifices fresh blood to their great formation; this is an evil art, and it is intolerable to Heaven.
Ning Yao guessed that the people Tianyun Sect was looking for probably had extraordinary backgrounds.
Once news of the destruction of the Tianyun Sect spreads, it will inevitably cause chaos on all sides.
Fu Liyuan immediately and seriously agreed: "No problem."
They immediately began arranging for personnel to go to the Tianyun Sect.
However, before anyone could get out, they heard the distant sound of war drums.
Everyone's expression changed instantly.
"Oh no! The enemy is attacking!"
"Prepare for battle!"
In an instant, the people inside sprang into action and rushed outside.
When Shen Ci'an passed by Ning Yao, he gave her a deep look.
"You stay in the manor and don't go anywhere." With that, he left without looking back.
Ning Yao squinted at his departing figure and couldn't help but mutter, "I've never seen an ancient battlefield before!"
Within just twenty miles of Moon City, enemy troops were swarming in.
If you look closely, you can even see that the soldiers are wearing different uniforms.
They're clearly not from the same country!
Shouts and curses erupted outside, and Fu Jian and his men responded to the commotion.
Xiao Yuanhuai snatched a warhorse from a soldier nearby, mounted it, and left only one sentence for the others.
"Leave the people of Xia to me!"
Xiao Yang also seized a warhorse and followed Xiao Yuanhuai out of the city.
Upon seeing this, Fu Liyuan and Fu Lixing on the city wall exchanged a glance, but neither spoke nor stopped them from doing so.
In the pouring rain, the two armies clashed, and the blood that splattered was quickly washed away by the rain.
The battle lasted for two full hours. As dusk approached, the enemy was defeated and fled in disarray.
In this battle, Moon City won a great victory.
Fu Liyuan ordered his men to clean up the mess on the battlefield, while he walked towards Xiao Yuanhuai.
Xiao Yuanhuai was soaked through, and his black clothes made it impossible to tell how much blood was stained.
Even his sword showed no trace of blood.
But Fu Liyuan and the others knew clearly that he had not shown any mercy to the soldiers of the Xia Kingdom.
On the contrary, it was because of his and Xiao Yang's involvement that the war was able to end quickly.
Xiao Yuanhuai didn't even lay a hand on anyone else; he only killed the Xia soldiers.
This move left Fu Liyuan and others with mixed feelings.
It's good to have someone help fight the enemy, but we don't know who that person is.
Shen Ci'an stopped Fu Liyuan and said in a low voice, "General, there is no need to doubt. He is Xiao Yuanhuai, the eldest prince of Xia Kingdom."
Fu Liyuan was startled; the Xia Kingdom's prince had come to his side without him noticing.
He then frowned and looked at Shen Ci'an, somewhat puzzled: "Since Your Highness knew about this, it's neither reasonable nor ethical for him to go to the battlefield..."
"General, you are overthinking it. You must have heard about the turmoil in the Xia Kingdom's royal family. The eldest prince, Xiao Yuanhuai, has been weak since childhood and has no chance of ascending the throne."
Fu Liyuan looked incredulous: "He looked like he was frail and sickly just now?"
Shen Ci'an smiled slightly, his tone tinged with pride: "A Yao knows medicine; she cured Xiao Yuanhuai."
Ah Yao?
Fu Liyuan's mind raced, and a figure immediately came to mind.
"Ning Yao? From the Duke of Zhenguo's family?"
Shen Ci'an didn't bother to answer him and headed straight for the figure in the distance.
Fu Liyuan looked up.
A young girl, holding an oil-paper umbrella, slowly approached from afar through the rain.
A red outfit accentuated her beautiful figure.
Unlike other women who tie their hair into a bun, her long, dark hair was styled high up, adorned with a matching headband, revealing her fair and beautiful face.
Her eyes looked at people with a calm and distant gaze, making it impossible for anyone to guess what she was thinking, let alone dare to look directly at her.
Ning Yao has a face that is both extremely aggressive and strikingly beautiful.
"Ah Yao, why did you come out in such heavy rain?" Shen Ci'an jogged up to Ning Yao.
Although Ning Yao was holding an umbrella, her skirt and shoes didn't get wet at all.
She could have used her spiritual power to block the rain, but then she thought that would be too unconventional.
Although there aren't many people in Moon City, it's not an empty city.
Walking in the rain without an umbrella and not getting wet seems really weird.
Not wanting to cause any more trouble, Ning Yao simply found an oil-paper umbrella to hold it up.
At the same time, he secretly used his spiritual power to shield himself from the rain.
She didn't want to get even a little bit wet.
In contrast, Shen Ci'an had just come down from the battlefield, and although he was wearing armor, he was soaked through inside and out.
But Ning Yao could still sense his excitement.
The oil-paper umbrella in her hand involuntarily tilted towards the boy in front of her.
Shen Ci'an sensed the change above his head, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
"I've never seen a battlefield before, and I wanted to come and see it," Ning Yao explained.
Shen Ci'an cleared his throat: "We won, with minimal losses."
Looking at the jubilant boy in front of her, Ning Yao involuntarily uttered words she wouldn't normally say.
"Yes, that's impressive, congratulations!"
The girl's slightly upturned lips, her encouraging words, and the earnest look in her eyes when she spoke all fascinated Shen Ci'an.
"It will be even more amazing in the future."
Ning Yao couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Then let's wait and see!"
The two stood facing each other, the young general's silver armor intertwining with the girl's slightly swaying red skirt, becoming a vibrant splash of color in the heavy rain of Moon City.
After the great victory, everyone returned to the governor's mansion.
Fu Liyuan assigned Fu Jian and Ning Jin to lead men to help Ning Yao clean up the mess left by the Tianyun Sect.
He himself worked with Fu Lixing to reorganize Yuecheng.
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