The next day, he held a plum blossom in his hand and carefully sniffed its scent. It seemed to be exactly the same as the Jin Ping Mei described by Lulu. Presumably, Hu Tiening would not lie to him. After all, not everyone dared to defy the Emperor's imperial edict.
After repeatedly thanking him, he led Wei Chou, Xiahou Sang, and the others to leave Five Valleys City, heading straight for North Ridge Province.
…
The sound of hooves gradually faded. The figures of Lin Muyu and the others had already disappeared on the horizon.
Hu Tiening suddenly heaved a sigh of relief and said lightly, "Qianlin."
Long Qianlin cupped his fists at the side and said, "Milord, this general is here."
"Did you tell Lin Muyu about the barbarian girls and the camp concubines last night?"
"I did."
Hu Tiening raised his brows and said, "What did he say?"
Long Qianlin said respectfully, "He only said that this matter was slightly unfair, but did not say anything. He doesn't seem like the crazy general Lin Muyu who can smash the nurturing hall in a fit of anger!"
A bright light flashed in Hu Tiening's eyes. "Not showing his emotions on his face. This Lin Muyu's current cultivation is far from simple as we imagined. I see that his strength is restrained, just like a mortal. This kind of expert is really not simple! In the future … our Cangnan Province should try not to offend this person. This kind of opponent is too terrifying. "
Long Qianlin nodded and suddenly said, "Milord, there are still more than seven hundred barbarian girls imprisoned in the camp. Many of them are suitable for marriage. This general thinks … perhaps we should not use them as camp concubines. Instead, we should let our soldiers choose and marry them. They will become soldiers' family members and be raised in Five Valleys City. What does Milord think?"
"Haha …"
Hu Tiening turned to look at Long Qianlin and said with cold eyes, "Qianlin, are you really soft-hearted?"
Long Qianlin hurriedly said, "This general … this general just feels that this seems to be extremely unfair to them. As Lin Muyu said, the fate of these barbarian girls should not be like this. We have no right to control it."
"No!"
Hu Tiening's voice sank as he said, "I just want all of them to join my camp. Qianlin, your literary and military skills are second to none in this world, but you absolutely cannot be soft-hearted. I want you to know that all of this war is just a game of hegemony. There is only benefit and strength, there is no benevolence, and there is no morality."
Long Qianlin gritted his teeth, cupped his fists, and said, "Yes, I understand!"
"Qian Lin."
Hu Tiening's voice softened a bit. "If you have time, spend more time with Xiaoyun. She's your fiancée and my daughter. You can't spend all your time on military training, do you understand?"
Long Qianlin nodded and said, "Yes … Sir, after I've collected all the stuffs of the Flying Mount Camp, I'll spend more time with Xiaoyun. You can rest assured."
"Okay."
…
After lunch, they entered the official road and galloped away.
"Sir, why don't we take out the customs clearance document to interrogate Hu Tiening?" Wei Chou spurred his horse forward and looked at Lin Muyu with a puzzled expression. "Even if we can't convict Hu Tiening, we can at least give him a warning!"
Lin Muyu shook her head and said, "There's no need for that. If we really shed all pretense of cordiality, this matter may not end well. Moreover, as you can see, the Five Valleys City has a strong army. Their Flying Mount Camp is known as one of the most elite heavy cavalry in the north of the Qinling Mountains. The fact that they could annihilate more than 20,000 barbarians with minimal losses is the best proof. Once a conflict breaks out, the 100 of us won't even be enough to fill the gaps between their teeth. As for whether Hu Tiening has any disloyal intentions, it's enough for us to know. There's no need to let him know. "
"Yes, Sir is wise!"
Lin Muyu turned sideways and looked at Xiahou Sang. She smiled and asked, "Xiahou, how did the two dancers taste last night?"
Xiahou Sang blushed and said with a smile, "Sir, don't make fun of me. I, Xiahou Sang, don't have any hobbies in my life except for lust. This … I admit it. Hehe, the martial arts of the two dancers are really good. Hu Tiening is really hospitable. He is even willing to entertain us with such beauties …"
Lin Muyu raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Don't think that this is a good thing. As the saying goes, one's mouth is short of food. In the future, you will have something that Hu Tiening can use against you. Maybe one day, this can take your life."
Xiahou Sang couldn't help but laugh. "Sir, you worry too much. I, Xiahou Sang, am not the kind of person who will be threatened by others. If Hu Tiening really wants to use this to threaten me, I will fall out with him and sleep with him. I don't owe him anything."
Lin Muyu gave him a thumbs up. "You are really frighteningly honest."
"Hehe …"
…
They galloped to the hour of the sea. Snow began to fall in the jungle near Cangnan Province. Although it was not thick, only about three centimeters thick on the ground, it seemed to make the weather become colder.
Lin Muyu had been observing every movement in the jungle on both sides along the way. Her eyebrows were tightly knitted.
"Sir, is there something wrong?" Wei Chou was attentive and saw that Lin Muyu was acting strangely.
"No, there is nothing wrong."
Lin Muyu shook her head and said, "We will set up camp and rest in another ten li."
"Yes!"
After galloping for ten li, they set up camp and rested in the jungle on the side of the official road. Lin Muyu fed some fodder to the warhorse and urged it to patrol around. "Wei Chou, let out the birds we are raising!"
"Okay!"
Under Wei Chou's order, the ten imperial guards took the cage from the side of the warhorse. The moment the cage was opened, the black bird immediately flapped its wings and flew out. This kind of bird was different from messenger birds. They were domesticated for the purpose of war and could serve as scouts. Moreover, the sound of their flight was very quiet and not easy to be discovered.
"We already have a ten-kilometer radius of detection. Is Sir still worried?" Wei Chou asked with a smile.
Lin Muyu stood under a huge rock wall with a long sword in her hand. She rubbed the outside of her hand to keep out the cold. "After we left Five Valleys City, something has been following us."
"Ah?" Wei Chou was stunned. "What is it that we did not discover?"
"It doesn't look like a human."
Lin Muyu narrowed her eyes and whispered, "It looks like a kind of wild beast. I have seen the footprints of that kind of beast many times in the snow. Three palms, each palm print is in the shape of a diamond. Do you know what it is?"
"Leopard wolf?"
Wei Chou was shocked and said, "According to Sir's analysis, this kind of beast is the legendary leopard wolf … It is said that there are people in the imperial army who domesticate this kind of leopard wolf, just like taming hounds, but the leopard wolf is smaller and faster. More importantly, the leopard wolf's sense of smell is hundreds of times stronger than that of a hound, and it is very convenient to use it to track."
"Could it be that there are people in Five Valleys City who domesticate leopard wolves?" Lin Muyu said lightly.
"It's hard to say …"
Wei Qiu frowned and said, "The Five Valleys City can indeed be said to have a strong army and strong horses. Moreover, that Long Qianlin is also a peerless general talent. With him in the army, it might not be impossible to tame leopards and wolves. My lord, we might really have our eyes on them.
Lin Muyu said lightly, "Order everyone to not take off their armor tonight. Sleep tight and be ready to attack at any time. Tie the warhorses to the side of the camp and don't go too far away. Once the scout birds send the news, everyone must prepare for battle. First, find out who the opponent is, and then fight if we can beat them. If we can't beat them, run. Our warhorses are all good horses in the Western Regions, we can definitely outrun them."
"Yes!"
…
It was already late at night after they hurriedly finished the military meal.
Lin Muyu did not sleep. She tied the warhorses to the side of the central tent and jumped on a high rock at the side of the camp. She reached out to sweep away the snow and lifted her cloak to cover her head. Her pair of clear eyes quietly looked into the depths of the forest in the snow. At the same time, she gradually spread out the Spiritual Pulse Technique. With her current cultivation, she could roughly rely on the Spiritual Pulse Technique to sense the movement within five miles, and perhaps it was more useful than the scout birds.
After a day of running, she was slightly tired.
She gradually closed her eyes and slowly took a nap on the huge rock with her long sword in her arms. After an unknown period of time, an extremely strong fluctuation suddenly came from the Spiritual Pulse Technique. A large group of people with slightly stronger auras entered the detection radius of the Spiritual Pulse Technique. Lin Muyu immediately opened her eyes and flipped down the rock. After she mounted her horse, she came to the camp and said in a low voice, "Everyone, get up. Someone is coming!"
Wei Chou quickly rushed out of the camp with his sword in hand and said, "Milord, the birds have not returned yet!"
"There's no need to wait. Everyone, get on your horses and go to the ravine on the west side to prepare for an ambush."
"Yes!"
Everyone skillfully mounted their horses and went to the ambush point. The sound of the horses' hooves landing on the snow was not loud. Very soon, everyone hid and covered the mouths of the warhorses. Pairs of eyes in the snow looked into the distance, silently waiting for the visitors.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
A black bird landed on the back of a Royal Guard. This Royal Guard had learned how to communicate with scouting birds. After listening to the chirping of the bird, he turned and said, "Milord, there are nearly 500 people, but we can't confirm where they are from for the time being."
Lin Muyu nodded. In fact, her Spiritual Pulse Technique had already detected this group of people. There were more than 500 auras, and the strongest one was about the Third Heaven of the Earth Realm. There were dozens of people who were basically in the Human Realm. The rest were not cultivators and were just ordinary boors. However, with so many people moving together, it was obvious that they were not simple.
"Don't make a sound. Control your auras and wait for my orders before acting," Lin Muyu said lightly.
"Yes!"
…
First, they had to determine who they were.
There was no light in the snowy night. In the darkness, vague figures appeared on the forest path. All of them were riding on warhorses, but the hooves were obviously wrapped in cloth, so the sound of the hooves was very soft. This group of people also lit torches, and all of them were silent. They were much more cautious than the people from the House of Chivalry they had met before.
Lin Muyu took a closer look, and under the faint light, she still saw the golden emblem on the neck of the leader. However, it was not the Jin Zun Ranger, but a chess user!
Sure enough, it was the people from the House of Chivalry again. However, this time, it should be the people from the Cangnan Province's headquarters. With such a large number of people, and a chess user personally coming forward.
Wei Chou turned to look at Lin Muyu, asking if they should act.
Lin Muyu slowly opened her palm, and a golden light bloomed. The gourd Martial Soul had already come out of her body. She suddenly shouted, "Royal Guard, close your eyes!"
"Hum!"
The golden gourd soared into the sky, and in the next moment, Lin Muyu activated the special ability of her Martial Soul — Light of Dawn!
A dazzling light bloomed in the dark night, as if it was daytime. Such a strong light in a dark space was obviously not something that a normal person's eyes could withstand. In an instant, a large group of Rangers were so blinded that they could not open their eyes, and were in a mess.
"Whoosh!"
A bunch of gourd vines broke out of the ground, and directly wrapped around the body of the chess user's warhorse. Lin Muyu raised her hand, and a small Magic Sonar Blade silently flew out. The blade was enshrouded in a dense battle aura, and in the blink of an eye, a golden light flashed, and she became invisible. At the same time, she shouted, "Open your eyes, and release the arrows! Attack! "
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