By the time he reached the foot of the mountain, the winged cavalry warriors had already returned. The ground was full of severed limbs. There were no injured people, only scattered limbs.
The air was filled with the smell of blood, which made Ren Baqian's nose uncomfortable. However, he resisted the urge to cover his nose.
Even though he wasn't used to it, it would be too pretentious of him to cover his nose when these winged cavalry warriors entered deep into Great Xia to search for the empress and engaged in a fierce battle.
The empress had been standing there all along. The lieutenant beside her was actually someone she knew. It was Teng Ji from the previous time. However, when he saw Ren Baqian, he didn't give him any face.
After all, the empress had put herself in danger because of him. It was already good enough that the others didn't attack him the moment they met. He couldn't even dream of being nice to them.
Ren Baqian could think of this, so he didn't mind. He just felt a little helpless.
Previously, he had always been with the empress and Ren Baqian, so he didn't pay much attention to this matter. Now that he had encountered it, there was nothing he could do.
Not long after Ren Baqian left the mountain, many winged cavalry warriors who had chased after the stragglers returned one after another. Their bodies were covered in blood. Not only them, but the empress's body was also stained with a lot of blood. Each of them had a simple smile on their faces, but their bodies reeked of blood, making people feel the cruelty of this world.
"Your Majesty." Everyone knelt on one knee in front of the empress.
"Get up," the empress said. Her voice was dignified, but it wasn't cold.
No matter who saw this kind of subordinate, they would not have a cold face anymore.
"Why are you guys here?" the empress asked.
"The winged cavalry swears to follow Her Majesty to the death!" Everyone shouted in unison.
The empress's expression softened a little. She looked at everyone's faces and then became stern again. "Where are the others?"
"Your Majesty, we will split into ten teams to search for Your Majesty. The others will take other routes. There should be two teams that are closer to here." Teng Ji raised his head and said.
"Everyone, get up," the empress said again. As for these people, she could only say that they were burdens, but she did not say it out loud.
After all, there was a huge disparity between the winged cavalry's mount and Qi Shui's speed. Moreover, the more people there were, the bigger the target.
"Yes." Everyone stood up.
"How are the casualties?" the empress asked again.
Teng Ji turned around and looked at everyone. "Line up!"
Over a hundred people stood loosely in four rows. Teng Ji carefully looked from the front to the back. "Where are the other two people? Look for it. "
Everyone knew that if he didn't return now, he couldn't have chased after the scattered soldiers. He must be among the corpses on the ground.
There were at least 600 to 700 corpses on the ground. In the short period of battle just now, 600 to 700 elite soldiers of Great Xia were lying here. In addition to the scattered soldiers who were killed, the total number of casualties was more than 1,500. However, there were only deaths and no injuries.
On the other hand, two winged cavalry warriors had died in battle. If the empress hadn't killed the commander, the winged cavalry would have suffered even more casualties as time passed.
After a while, the empress looked at the two corpses that were being carried over and said, "Take them away first and give them an elaborate burial when we return."
Everyone knew that it was impossible to bring the corpses back as they would stink halfway. However, they had to bring the two corpses to a safe place first. They would bring the heads back, but the corpses would be buried in the mountains without leaving a tombstone.
When aboriginal warriors died outside, this was how they usually dealt with it. The heroic spirit and head would be brought back to the Sixty Thousand Mountains to be buried. The heroic spirit would protect the aboriginals forever.
It was the same when they tried to kill the Seventh Prince.
"Inform the other two troops to wait for them at a place that is one day's journey away. The rest of the troops will return to Dayao," the empress said.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Should we inform General Hong Wu?" Teng Ji asked.
"Make the arrangements." The empress waved her hand.
Teng Ji immediately called for someone to contact the other troops. The rest of the troops also returned to look for their mounts. Many of them took a glance at Ren Baqian before they left. They wanted to see what kind of scoundrel made the empress take such a risk for him.
At this moment, Ren Baqian's mood was similar to Rene's in Saving Soldier Rene. His mood was somewhat complicated.
The winged cavalry warriors had their own method of communication. It was an animal that was the size of a hummingbird. They were called yiniao. There were two of them, and they would live and die together. When one of them was released, it would automatically return to the other's side. It was very magical. No one knew how they found each other. In just a few moments, five or six pitch-black Shifting Birds flew out from the distance, quickly flying in different directions.
Every troop had a few yiniao birds in their hands. The other troops would then communicate with each other.
After a while, many of the winged cavalry warriors returned with those giant goats. The two dead soldiers were tied to the backs of their mounts.
When they saw the Great Xia army just now, they immediately got down from their mounts and let them hide further away. These goats were also very smart. They didn't run too far away and waited by the side to graze.
The so-called winged cavalry looked like cavalry, but in fact, they were a group of infantrymen who rode on their mounts. After all, the restrictions on their mounts were too great, and they couldn't unleash their full strength.
"Let's go back," the empress said to everyone. Her voice spread across the entire battlefield. Her figure flashed and landed behind Ren Baqian. She then sat sideways on top of him.
"Let's go!" Many of the winged cavalry let out a strange cry that sounded very primitive and barbaric. One after another, they followed behind Qishui.
The hundreds of winged cavalry almost gave off the grandeur of tens of thousands of galloping horses. The earth trembled along with them. The aboriginals' weight couldn't go unnoticed.
…
At this moment, a caravan was advancing on the plains. More than ten carriages were filled with goods. There were also dozens of odd-job workers and martial artists leading the caravan.
Among them, a dignified-looking martial artist in his forties seemed to have sensed something. He instructed the person beside him, "Liu Er, listen to see if there's any movement."
Following his command, a young man quickly dismounted from his horse and pressed his ear to the ground. Following which, he sprinted a few steps and leaped onto the horse's back. "Boss, there's cavalry coming in our direction."
The middle-aged man nodded. This was the hinterland of Great Xia, and cavalry could be seen occasionally. There weren't any bandits nearby, so there was no need to worry.
However, for safety's sake, he still leaned against a carriage and knocked on it. "Manager, there's cavalry coming in our direction."
A man with a round face, who looked like a rich man, came out of the carriage and shouted, "Stop first."
"Manager, do you want to set up a formation first? Just in case, "the middle-aged man asked again.
The manager waved his hand and said, "There's no need. There won't be any bandits here. Everyone, just wait here for a while. "
He had traveled this route every year, and he had never heard of any bandits appearing here.
Yu City was 25 kilometers away. Not to mention the experts in the government and army, there was also the Qingyang Sect on the mountain outside the city. There were three Earth Wheel experts in the sect, and the bandits would be courting death if they appeared here.
As soon as the convoy stopped, everyone felt the ground shake and dust rise in the distance.
"There's quite a number of them." The middle-aged man subconsciously thought that it was impossible to cause such a tremor if there were only a few of them. There had to be at least 500 of them.
"Maybe they're from the army. Didn't they say that Qi Zixiao was in Dayao recently? I'm afraid they're looking for her." The manager narrowed his eyes and guessed.
"So what if they find her?" The middle-aged man shook his head slightly. At most, there were Earth Wheel experts in the army, and they weren't on the same level as Spirit Wheel experts. No matter how many of them there were, they wouldn't be able to stop her.
Although he was only an advanced Man Wheel expert, he had heard a lot about the strength of Spirit Wheel experts due to his family background.
The man sat on the horse and looked in that direction. After a while, he could see some shadows in front of him. Following which, his expression changed drastically.
At the front was an unknown monster that was carrying a person. Behind it wasn't a horse at all, but a goat. It was the kind of giant goat that was most commonly seen in Dayao.
Only the aboriginals loved to ride this kind of mount.
When he realized this, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted, "It's not the Great Xia cavalry, it's the Dayao people. Why are the Dayao people here? Don't care about the goods, run! "The manager's expression also changed after hearing his words." How is this possible? Why are the Dayao people here? No, we can't lose the goods! "
"Ordinary aboriginal soldiers are at the Man Wheel level. How can those who can come here be ordinary soldiers? They can't stop them at all. Why should we care about the goods? They can't take them away. "
The middle-aged man lifted him up as he shouted. He simply didn't care about anything else, turned his horse around, and galloped in the direction of Yucheng.
The rest of the people's expressions changed drastically as they fled in all directions.
As for the goods, they simply couldn't care less.
Just like what the man said, the aboriginals couldn't take the goods away. At this moment, escaping was the most important thing. The odd-job workers hated their parents for not giving them two more legs.
The middle-aged man spurred his horse forward and looked back from time to time. After a while, he saw that the Dayao people didn't have any intention of chasing after them and directly headed for Mount Yuyang. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.
After all the aboriginals had entered Mount Yuyang, he then instructed, "Go and inform the officials of Yucheng."
After waiting for a long time, he spurred his horse back.
…
Ren Baqian sat on the back of Qi Shui and saw these people fleeing in all directions from afar.
However, even if they didn't run, he couldn't be bothered with them. After all, so many defeated soldiers had fled just now, and those who should have been informed had already been informed.
Everyone entered Mount Yuyang and ran all the way to the depths. Regardless of whether it was Qi Shui or those giant mountain goats, they were very good at running and jumping in the forest. The complex terrain of the forest didn't hinder them at all, and it was difficult for the Great Xia army to catch up.
Everyone rested for a while every two hours. At night, they spent the night in the depths of Mount Yuyang.
The empress and Ren Baqian sat next to a bonfire. Ren Baqian was roasting meat for the empress while the rest stayed far away. However, they could still smell the aroma coming from the bonfire.
It was obviously the same thing, but they always felt that the aroma coming from the bonfire was exceptionally alluring.
At daybreak the next day, everyone got up and set off again. Half a day later, they stopped at a mountain ridge. This was the place where Teng Ji and the other two teams had agreed to meet.
…
Qingyang Sect
"Sect Leader, Liu Canjun sent someone to see you," a burly man hurriedly entered the room and said.
"I won't meet him. Even if I am possessed by the devil and am seriously injured," the old man in the room replied without even lifting his eyelids. If he didn't know about this news, he might as well meet him. Since he already knew about it, he might as well close the door and refuse to meet him.
"Sect Leader … Why don't we meet him? In any case, we should at least listen to what he has to say. "That burly man had a strange look on his face. How could the Qingyang Sect's martial arts be possessed by the devil? Furthermore, the relationship between the Qingyang Sect and the officials had always been pretty good. There was no need to be so extreme, right?
"Yesterday, a group of aboriginals entered Mount Yuyang." The old man saw that he was puzzled and casually told him about it.
"So what?" The burly man didn't understand what was going on. Even though the aboriginals weren't weak, it shouldn't be to the extent of being scared to this extent just by hearing the name.
Seeing that he was stupid, the old man shook his head angrily, "A group of more than a hundred people, and all of them are Dayao's winged cavalry. Even the weakest among them is at the Earth Wheel level like you and me. Among them, Qi Zixiao is also among them. Liu Canjun is courting death by dragging our Qingyang Sect into this. If you want to take a look, you can go ahead.
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