The eldest lady is both a doctor and a warrior, they love her so much

Hua Xin was silent for a long time, and suddenly her eyes flashed with a gleam.

Song Guanqing seemed to have sensed her inner thoughts and quickly said, "No! You are absolutely not allowed to go with us."

Hearing this, Hua Xin couldn't help but feel a little frustrated and discouraged. But at the same time, her desire to go to the North to find out the truth became more and more determined and strong.

"If we are going, we will go together. If we don't want to go, you are not allowed to go either. Since you are the emperor, why don't you send your subjects? Isn't there an army in the northern border? Why do you have to rush 800 miles? Do you have something else to say?" Hua Xin always felt that if it was just a tribal invasion, there would not be a rush of 800 miles. There must be something else.

"The northern border has suffered a snowstorm, and some refugees have already moved south. In addition to seeking help, we also need disaster relief grain. The Zhongzhou treasury is now full, so there is no need to worry."

After hearing what Song Guanqing said, the focus is still on the tribes in Northwest Ridge.

……

The cold wind whistled past, and snow was flying all over the sky. It seemed that the whole world was submerged in the white snow.

The towering, snow-capped peak of Dari Mountain is surrounded by thick clouds and fog all year round, like a mysterious fairyland.

Just on such a desolate and lonely land, four hundred people from Zhongzhou who had just been sent here woke up one after another under the invasion of severe cold.

Their hands were tied tightly behind their backs, and a long rope connected them all tightly.

Not only that, their eyes were also tightly covered with thick cloth, making them completely unaware of their surroundings and completely unaware of where they were.

Suddenly, the rope on one of the men inexplicably loosened.

Instinctively, he reached out and tore off the cloth covering his eyes without hesitation.

However, when his eyes met what was in front of him, he couldn't help but gasp.

He saw a sharp sword shining with cold light hanging high in the air, pointing straight at his throat.

"If you don't want to die, then stay still!" The man holding the knife spoke a very standard and fluent Zhongzhou dialect, but judging from his clothes, he was obviously not a native of Zhongzhou.

This man was tightly wrapped in tough animal skins, revealing only a pair of eyes full of hostility. Even his eyebrows and beard were covered with crystal clear ice.

"Untie the people behind you, and then go into the cave one by one. The speed of your movements will determine their life or death, so you should decide for yourself." After the man with the knife finished speaking, he quickly untied the people behind him, one after another, in a very regular manner.

"Hurry up and get into the cave to work! Anyone who dares to disobey will be executed on the spot!" Along with this angry shout, the burly man standing aside, whose body was as strong and sturdy as an iron tower, suddenly opened his loud voice like a bell and roared at the top of his lungs.

This situation is truly astonishing.

You must know that the outside of the cave is now covered in ice and snow, and the biting cold wind stings people's skin like a knife. The severity of the situation is beyond imagination.

However, in sharp contrast to this, when everyone stepped into the cave, they could clearly feel a warm current rushing towards them, as if they were instantly in a warm spring world.

Without any urging or warning from others, those who were untied first could not wait to run towards the depths of the cave.

Are you kidding me?

If we walked a little slower, we would probably be frozen to death in this severe cold!

The number of people responsible for the escort was not large, with approximately one person every ten meters. But even so, they still looked exceptionally tall and mighty compared to the skinny people of Zhongzhou.

At the end of the team, some people fainted because they could not bear the extreme cold.

"Hey, move faster in the front, otherwise several more lives will be lost!" An anxious shout came from behind.

"I know, I know. Stop rushing us! We're already fast enough, okay? Don't a few people die every time we come here? Isn't this a very common thing?" Someone in the front responded impatiently.

When the people who had not fainted heard that they were about to die, they immediately shouted in panic: "My Lords, I really don't want to die like this! Please untie me quickly. I am willing to work immediately and do my best!"

However, what he got in response was a cold and ruthless voice: "Don't talk nonsense, everything must be done in order. If you feel the cold is unbearable, just jump on the spot."

After all, if you loosen the rope of the person behind you first, what if someone takes the opportunity to escape?

At this critical moment of life and death, no one dares to take order lightly.

For these people, the only thing they need is someone to enter the cave to do the hard labor, and the number of people has never been the key point.

Those who had fainted miraculously woke up, perhaps because of their strong desire to survive.

"Oh? You've woken up? If that's the case, then quickly jump up from where you are. Once you enter the cave, you won't feel cold anymore."

After this reminder, all those who were sober began to jump up and down. Although this was quite tiring, it was better than losing their lives.

Not long after, all the people entered the cave.

The cave is located at the foot of Mount Dari.

Mount Dari is a sacred mountain revered by the eighteen tribes of the Northwest Ridge. These eighteen tribes have lived and multiplied around this mountain range for generations.

It is just unknown when the people of Western Liao accidentally discovered the existence of gold veins in this area.

As a transaction agreement reached between the two parties, the Western Liao side promised to supply sufficient food resources to these ethnic groups, and in return, the other party must make every effort to mine and excavate the ore.

You should know that the original population of these eighteen tribes was quite limited. Among them, only the Dager and Laqinger tribes had a population of more than a thousand people. As for the other tribes, most of them maintained a level of hundreds of people. What's more, the minimum number of their members was even just over a hundred people.

Due to having been in such a difficult, harsh and extremely harsh living environment for a long time, with steep mountains towering into the clouds and vast cold wastelands covered with snow all around, they did not have the actual ability to develop gold mines on their own.

After Western Liao conquered the Northern Rong, it was in urgent need of replenishing the national treasury.

Faced with such a huge amount of wealth that is delivered to your doorstep, how could you let it go easily?

Therefore, the emperor of Western Liao Dynasty made a prompt decision to develop the gold mine at all costs.