The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

The next morning.

Ning Quan went to the palace to bid farewell to Barzaha.

When Balzaha learned that Ning Quan was leaving, he was surprised but did not try to keep him. Instead, he personally sent Ning Quan out of the city.

"Your Majesty, take care."

"If there is a chance, I will come again." Ning Quan bowed.

"Your Highness is too polite. I hope Your Highness will visit Wusun often." Barzaha said hurriedly.

"Farewell."

"Your Highness, walk slowly."

The two men bid farewell to each other, and Ning Quan led the team on the return journey.

This mission to the Western Regions was a successful one, with fruitful results.

Not only did he reach trade agreements with various countries and eliminate Beiting’s troops stationed in various countries, but he also expanded Hulan’s influence in various countries.

What made Ning Quan even happier was the unexpected huge amount of treasure he gained by helping Wusun resist the Qarluk army.

A rough estimate shows that these treasures are equivalent to at least five million taels of silver, enough for Ning Quan to arm ten thousand heavy cavalrymen.

Of course, Ning Quan gained much more than that, including a wonderful encounter with the Queen of Loulan.

All in all, this trip to the Western Regions was perfect.

The team moved forward slowly, and Ning Quan in the carriage also calmed down and immersed himself in the system interface.

Today is the day for the monthly lucky draw.

Unfortunately, I didn’t win the heavy machine gun I had been longing for in this lottery, but I got the marrow cleansing pill instead.

Ning Quan didn't know what the Marrow Cleansing Pill was, but since Ning Quan's first lottery, there was a Marrow Cleansing Pill among the prizes.

Of course Ning Quan believed that the system would not give him useless things.

Maybe it's a miraculous elixir that can improve martial arts.

Thinking of this, Ning Quan suddenly became excited and quickly picked up the marrow cleansing pill to check its properties.

Cleansing Marrow Pill: Those who take it can be reborn, cleanse their tendons and veins, and cleanse their marrow according to the Book of Changes.

Special note: This pill can only be taken once.

"Oh my god, what kind of introduction is this? It's too general."

Ning Quan complained.

Cleansing the tendons and meridians, and cleansing the marrow according to the Book of Changes are things that only appear in martial arts novels. After all he said, he still didn't understand the specific effect of the marrow cleansing pill.

"Forget it. It's definitely not bad for the body anyway. I'll know after trying it." Ning Quan thought as he put the marrow cleansing pill into his mouth and swallowed it.

After a moment, a warm current slid down the throat into the stomach, then quickly circulated throughout the limbs and bones, and then the whole body felt comfortable.

Ning Quan closed his eyes and enjoyed this indescribable feeling.

"Is there really such a magical pill? My strength has increased so much?"

After a moment, Ning Quan opened his eyes and was surprised to find that his strength had increased a lot.

No, not a lot, but several times more.

At this moment, Ning Quan felt that his whole body was full of strength, as if he could break the hard rock with just a slight swing of his fist.

Now he feels that he can fight Zhang Fei for a few moves.

It shouldn't be a problem to fight for more than two moves, more than ten or twenty rounds!

"This... this is so cool!" Ning Quan couldn't help but cheer.

"Wanyue, hurry...quickly take this."

Ning Quan excitedly handed another marrow cleansing pill to Wanyue.

There are two marrow cleansing pills in total, and the system prompts that only one can be taken.

Then the remaining one will naturally be given to Wanyue.

"Husband, this is..."

Li Wanyue looked at the crystal clear pill and asked in confusion.

"Don't worry about it for now, just take it quickly." Ning Quan urged.

"Oh." Li Wanyue nodded and put the marrow cleansing pill into her mouth.

"Gudong!" The pill melted in his mouth and turned into boiling hot liquid that flowed down his throat.

As the pill entered her stomach, Wanyue felt a warm current flowing through her body. She felt so comfortable that she couldn't help but let out a moan.

After a moment, Wanyue suddenly opened her eyes.

"Husband, what kind of medicine is this?"

"Why has my strength increased so much?" Li Wanyue asked happily.

"Hahaha, this is the marrow cleansing pill."

Ning Quan laughed heartily.

"Marrow Cleansing Pill? It actually has such incredible effects?"

"Husband, is this also given by your system?" Li Wanyue asked.

"Well, where else did it come from?"

"Wow, husband is amazing."

"My husband is simply the reincarnation of a god. He actually has such a magical system." Li Wanyue praised.

"Haha, it's hard to say whether it's the reincarnation of a god, but I have a system and this is true."

Ning Quan chuckled and said proudly.

"Yeah." Li Wanyue nodded vigorously to show her agreement.

"Alright, I won't talk to you anymore. It will take a month to get back to Hulan. My dear husband, you should take a good rest."

"I've been away for so long, I've been missing Hulan a little bit."

"I don't know how Hulan is doing now."

Li Wanyue suddenly said worriedly.

"Yeah, I was worried too. I hope everything will be fine."

Ning Quan nodded.

"Don't worry, my husband. Hulan has Prime Minister Zhuge and General Li. Everything should be fine."

"Well, I hope so." Ning Quan sighed.

Ning Quan never imagined that his worries were completely unnecessary.

Not only was Hulan safe, but under the leadership of Li Jing and others, it was expanding rapidly.

After Li Chenglin was defeated, Li Jing took advantage of the victory and pursued him. In just half a month, he took over the entire Beiting except Changhe City.

Changhe City is now surrounded by Xiang Yu's army, and is already caught in a trap.

On the other hand, Huo Qubing led his troops north and entered the territory of the Huyan tribe five days ago, and then launched a crazy sweep of the Huyan tribe.

Just last night, Huo Qubing successfully launched a night attack, captured the Hulan tribe's royal city, Baitan City, in one fell swoop, and completely wiped out Hu Yanzhuo's lineage.

Next, Huo Qubing will continue to attack other tribes of Huyan.

Until the Huyan tribe was completely defeated and subdued.

What Ning Quan didn't know was that Li Chenglin's defeat also caused an uproar in the Anxi Protectorate.

Qu Gaoyi led the remaining troops back to Anxi, immediately apologized to Fang Xiaolian, and recounted the entire battlefield incident to Fang Xiaolian.

After listening to Qu Gaoyi's story, Fang Xiaolian remained silent for a long time.

Nor did he blame Qu Gaoyi.

Because he knew that it was not Qu Gaoyi's fault.

If he had led the troops himself, the result would have been the same.

Because no one would have thought that Hu Lan's strength would reach such an extent.

It would have been fine if the Donghu tribe had surrendered, but even the Huyan tribe surrendered to Hulan?

Fang Xiaolian found it hard to imagine how Hu Lan managed to do all this.

And it happened so quietly, without leaving any trace.

"Father, what should we do now?"

"Changhe City is currently under siege. Should we rescue it or not?"

"And my brother-in-law has also been captured by Hulan. Should we think of a solution?" Fang Chenglin asked.

"Save? How can we save them? What can we use to save them?"

"Now, Hulan alone has 60,000 troops and 30,000 cavalry."

"We currently have no more than 70,000 troops."

"Let's not talk about whether we can win or not. If we send them all out, what will happen to Anxi? Will Tubo still be able to defend itself?"

Fang Xiaolian said in a deep voice.