After Song QingShu finished assigning tasks to the Spirit Vulture Palace, he rushed down Ethereal Peak. The Spirit Vulture Palace's base at the foot of the mountain had prepared a few camels with the longest endurance. Using the camels' leg strength, he headed east.
With his previous experience, he naturally wouldn't get lost in the desert. After leaving the desert, he felt that the camels were too slow, so he used his lightness skill and sped towards Spirit State.
When he was tired, he didn't stay at an inn. He just bought horses from towns along the way and rested on them. After resting, he would use his lightness skill to rush towards Spirit State. When he was tired, he would buy another horse, and so on …
Fortunately, horses were produced in the northwest. If this was the Southern Song Dynasty, he wouldn't have been able to change horses so easily even if he had the money.
Just like that, he sped towards Spirit State day and night. The distance between Spirit State City and Sky Mountain should have taken at least half a month, but he managed to arrive in just a few days.
Outside of Spirit State City, Song Qingshu was travel-worn. He let out a breath of turbid air as he looked at the city gates in the distance. He sighed to himself, "Although martial artists are powerful, they are still lacking in many aspects compared to technology. In my previous life, if I drove non-stop, it would only take a little more than a day to get from Sky Mountain to Spirit State. If I took a plane, it would be even faster, and it would only take two to three hours. But now that I'm as tired as a dog, I'm still a lot slower."
Of course, aside from the fact that horses were slower than cars, the roads in this world were not as easy as the highways in his previous life, which opened up holes in mountains and built bridges over rivers.
It was thanks to his unparalleled lightness skill that he was able to reach Spirit State City in just a few days.
Looking at the heavily-guarded city gates in the distance, Song Qingshu knew that the information he received was true. He paused for a moment and didn't rush into the city. Instead, he headed towards Jietan Temple on the outskirts of the city.
"I wonder if Sister Wan and Nanxian are still there." Song Qingshu was incomparably worried. If it was before, with Yelu Nanxian and Mu Wanqing's martial arts, they would be able to protect themselves, but now, even Li Liangzuo was finished. This proved that Helian Tieshu's forces were even stronger.
Along the way, Song Qingshu had been thinking about how Helian Tieshu had the guts and ability to launch a coup and even succeed. After thinking about it, he concluded that Helian Tieshu must have borrowed external help. Otherwise, with Li Liangzuo's martial arts and shrewdness, how could he have been so easily taken advantage of?
But Song Qingshu did not know whose external force he had borrowed. He felt somewhat regretful. If he had known this would happen, he would not have let the Jin Gang Faction's Master and the others go down the mountain so easily. He should have asked them if it was the Mongolians who had sent people to Western Xia. After all, the Southern Song Dynasty was in a state of internal strife, and the Jin, Qing, and Liao Dynasties were all under his indirect control. The Mongolians were the only ones who had the ability to overthrow the royal family of another country.
Of course, it could also be that Revered Ming who was stirring up trouble. Previously, he did not appear at the Vulture Palace, which made Song Qingshu a little nervous. He did not know where he had gone.
No matter who was stirring up trouble, Mu Wanqing was Li Liangzuo's future Empress, and Yelu Nanxian was involved in Li Yuanhao's death. Whoever came to power would definitely target them.
While he was deep in thought, the sound of fighting suddenly came from afar. Song Qingshu flew straight to the top of a tree and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a large group of Western Xia soldiers chasing after a few people. Those people were fighting as they ran, and their bodies were already covered in blood. It looked like they would not be able to escape the pursuit of the Western Xia army.
Song Qingshu, on the other hand, was enraged. He recognized two of the people. There were two women in the crowd. They were tall and graceful, but at this moment, they looked battered and exhausted. They were Yelu Nanxian and Li Qinglu.
Although Li Qinglu had a top-notch movement technique like Wave-like Subtle Steps, there were people everywhere on the battlefield. Wave-like Subtle Steps wouldn't be of much use. Yelu Nanxian, on the other hand, was much more at ease. After all, she had been on the battlefield. Compared to Li Qinglu, who was in charge of intelligence work, she was more used to this kind of desperate fighting.
Song Qingshu did not have the time to think about why these two people were together. Now that they were in a dangerous situation, he used his movement technique and hurried over to them.
Meanwhile, the Western Xia soldiers had sent out a group of cavalry to cut off their escape route. Seeing that they were surrounded, Yelu Nanxian sighed and said, "I'm afraid we won't be able to leave today. It's a pity that I've dragged my sister into this."
"It's a pity that these former members of Class One Hall that I gathered with great difficulty, in order to cover our escape, they suffered many casualties." Li Qinglu wiped the blood off her face and smiled bitterly. "You don't need to thank me. I didn't really want to save you. I was just worried that if Meng Lang found out in the future, he would blame me for not saving you. That's why I pretended to come and save you. Who knew that I would underestimate the enemy's strength, and now I'm also in trouble." Previously, she had been with Song Qingshu day and night. Naturally, she knew the relationship between them and their lover.
Yelu Nanxian was startled. Then, she smiled and said, "Since you told me so frankly, it shows that you have a good heart. No matter what, I owe you a favor. Later, I will try my best to cover your escape. With Wave-like Subtle Steps, you might be able to escape."
Li Qinglu gritted her teeth and said, "These are the Western Xia's most elite cavalry, the Iron Sparrowhawk. If I were to be targeted by this group of cavalry, how could I escape with my Wave-like Subtle Steps? I just hate that thin old man's martial arts is too high. Otherwise, my plan of capturing the leader first would have succeeded. Maybe I could even use my status as a princess to take over the command of this group of cavalry. "
Yelu Nanxian glanced at the leader of the cavalry in the distance. Next to him was a man dressed in black. He was thin and tall, like a bamboo pole. His face was full of wrinkles. He was at least seventy years old. His sunken eyes shone brightly, and he held a cold iron staff by his side.
"This man is called Zhu Sou. He is as famous as the 'Purple-Eyed Demon King' Huazha Ao in the Western Regions. He is a famous demon. Rumor has it that he defected to the Mongols. I didn't expect him to appear in the Western Xia." Yelu Nanxian couldn't help but sigh. "If Brother Song was here, he would be nothing."
His words also aroused Li Qinglu's interest. "That's right. If Brother Song was here, killing this thin bamboo pole would be like killing an ant."
Although the battlefield was very noisy, Zhu Sou's martial arts were profound. He could still hear their words clearly. He couldn't help but snort. "Silly girl, you only know how to make irresponsible remarks."
When he snorted, everyone on the battlefield was shocked. They couldn't help but stop fighting.
Zhu Sou saw all of this and said, "Then we can capture them alive. Senior Martial Brother will be very happy to see two beauties."
The two girls' cheeks turned red. They couldn't help but scold, "What a shameless old man." This Zhu Sou looked to be over seventy years old. His senior martial brother could only be older. He was too old to be their grandfather. Yet, he was still thinking of such dirty things.
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