"Girl, if we go through that little town ahead and walk for another day, we'll reach the border."

"Tomorrow, we will be able to return to Mantuo City! And then wait for that guy Pofeng to come and greet us!"

A smile finally appeared on Zhuiyu's face.

The journey back from Hala City was not very difficult, but it was not very smooth either.

Experience the yellow sand.

Experienced bandits.

They also experienced a cold wind as sharp as a meat scraper that forced all of them into a cave, leaving them unable to move for three days.

There were even more than thirty people who were so hungry that their stomachs were rumbling, but they all spontaneously saved all the food they could eat for the girls.

Along the way, everyone walked slower and slower because they were concerned about Li Qingluo's growing belly.

To this day, it has been almost two months since we finally reached the border.

Li Qingluo got off the carriage.

Que'er and Madam Zheng hurried forward and supported her on both sides, "Miss, please go slowly."

The robe couldn't cover Li Qingluo's bulging belly.

Although Li Qingluo felt that he was still agile, it would not be a problem for him to mount a horse and wield a sword to kill the enemy.

But ever since everyone knew the truth, she couldn't even touch her longbow again, let alone pick up a sword.

She is obviously the master.

Now, each of them is her master.

Even the killers, headed by Sha Yi, have now grown their own opinions and dared to ignore her requests!

Just like Sha Twenty-Seven, as the weakest and youngest one among the Sha group, he always looked at Li Qingluo with bright eyes of expectation, hoping that her orders would also fall on him.

But when Li Qingluo secretly asked him to steal the bow, he turned out to be deaf.

He walked past Li Qingluo without looking around.

Li Qingluo: ...

She also secretly tried to win over other killers several times. Not to mention making them deaf, there were even some who had clearly made eye contact with her but suddenly became blind.

Li Qingluo: ...

Never mind, they all have their own brains now and have grown strong enough.

She couldn't force them anymore.

It was thanks to Que'er and Nanny Zheng's thoughtfulness that they did not confiscate the small weapons on Li Qingluo's body and allowed her to touch and play with them. Otherwise, Li Qingluo was really afraid that her hands would get moldy and rusty.

By the time I can wield a sword again one day, I'll have forgotten even the moves.

Finally, she finally made it to the border.

Now she is not even allowed to ride a horse and can only sit in the carriage and sway back and forth. These two months have been like a prison-like torture.

Days like this are finally coming to an end.

After admiring the vast frontier scenery for a while, Li Qingluo felt a little confused: he wondered how long this peace could last.

"Let's go. Let's stay in the town before dark. After a night's rest, we'll continue our journey tomorrow."

The group was about to turn around and go down the mountain, and Cang Xuan, who was still looking out, suddenly noticed something was wrong.

"and many more!"

"Look, what is that?"

Dense black dots were moving from far to near, and from a distance they looked like a group of ants, but everyone knew that they were not ants at all.

But there were countless people who could not be found, the Western Region Army who had come from a long expedition...

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

Que'er: "Miss, we didn't hear any noise along the way. How come they suddenly gathered so many troops?"

"Are they...are they here to attack Mantuo City?"

Li Qingluo narrowed his eyes slightly. "The Western Regions were jointly built by thirteen small nations and the Imperial Court, and the troops were also jointly assembled by the thirteen small nations."

"I don't know how many cities Da Chu had lost before, Your Highness has recovered now."

"But they must have suffered a defeat in the Western Region."

"Otherwise, there would be no sudden increase in troops."

"And they arrived so quickly, so they must have been sent by the nearest small country."

"Shayi, take a few people with you to find out which country these troops are from."

"Zhuiyu, send a letter to Mantuo City and tell Pofeng about this."

"The rest of you, we have to travel overnight and go around the city gate."

Everyone became nervous and serious, and immediately lowered their heads to work seriously. Soon the group set off again.

I had originally planned to stay in the town for one night, but this time I headed straight for the border and didn’t dare to stay any longer.

Even though they were tired, the group just built a fire on the side of the road and took a short rest.

When Sha Yi rushed back, the sky was already glowing red.

"Girl, I asked around, it's..."

Sha Yijiang reported the names of several small countries, and Li Qingluo was surprised to hear a familiar name.

"Eagle Kingdom? Is the Queen Mother of Eagle Kingdom eager to show her loyalty to the Imperial Court?"

"It's only been a short while since the internal troubles were stopped, yet they still dare to send troops at this time."

"But just as I expected, these are all small countries relatively close to the Central Plains, except for the Eagle Kingdom."

"It's true that the Eagle Kingdom helped overthrow that general of Bazaar... but we've been to the Eagle Kingdom before, so we know a little bit about their background."

Li Qingluo lay on the soft cushions in the carriage, thinking over and over in her mind that perhaps she could intimidate these Western Region soldiers without anyone noticing.

"Zhuiyu, has there been any reply from Mantuo City?"

The distance is so close, so the message should be transmitted quickly.

However, Zhui Yu frowned and shook her head: "Girl, there is no reply."

Li Qingluo slowly sat up. "No reply? Are you sure you sent it?"

Zhui Yu: "I am sure it will be delivered to Po Feng."

"And given Pofeng's personality, there's no way he wouldn't respond, unless something unexpected happened."

Since receiving the last letter from Duan Rongshi, Li Qingluo has not received any other letters from home.

So she has no idea what the current situation in Central China is.

Now even Pofeng doesn’t reply to my letter. Could something really have happened?

Li Qingluo felt a little uneasy.

She didn't say anything.

Zhui Yu was afraid that she might be imagining things, so he quickly said, "Miss, Po Feng is always calm and composed, and with His Highness at his side, I think we don't need to be too anxious."

"When we go back tomorrow, we'll know what's going on."

Li Qingluo: "No rush to reply."

Zhui Yu: "What did you say?"

Li Qingluo looked at Nanping who was sleeping soundly beside him and said softly, "Northwest wind tonight."

"It's the coldest time of the year, and it's already the end of the year."

"No matter what happened in Mantuo City that prevented Pofeng from replying, we have to delay these Western Region soldiers first!"

Zhuiyu couldn't help but turn his head to look at Shayi who was standing beside him.

After the two looked at each other, Zhui Yu asked, "What do you want to do?"

Li Qingluo: "Use the wind to burn the mountain!"

The wind at the border is as sharp as a knife.

The mountains at the border are all earthen slopes.

Not to mention burning the mountain, even if we wanted to burn it, there would be nothing to burn.

The people had scraped away all the grass on the bare stones and soil.

The killers and Zhui Yu looked at each other, not understanding what Li Qingluo was going to do.

Li Qingluo didn't explain anything more, but just crossed his legs and said one word: "Wait."

When the army that had clearly been shaken off approached.

Wait until the sun rises to noon.

When everyone's patience was about to run out, Li Qingluo looked up at the sun in the sky.

In the past, she used rain to attract thunder.

Today, she borrowed the sun to burn the mountain.

As the Western Region army got closer and closer to the Central Plains border, screams of fear suddenly broke out from the crowd.

"Fire...fire!"

"The mountain is all on fire, it's fire!"

"But, but how could there be a fire? Look, there's clearly no grass growing on those hills. What's burning?"

The fear in the crowd grew stronger and stronger, and many people were so scared that their legs went weak and they fell to the ground.

All I saw before me was a stretch of earthen hillsides, all covered in blazing flames.

The red flames seemed to be dancing, rising higher and higher, and soon became a high wall, completely blocking the way of the Western Region army.

They originally needed to cross this mountain to reach the border of Central Plains.

Another hundred miles and you will reach Mantuo City!

But now the mountain has become a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire.

Everyone looked at this extremely strange scene with horror.

"Yes, there is nothing to burn on the mountain, so what is burning?"

"It's heavenly fire, it's heavenly fire!"

"No, this is clearly a punishment from heaven, a punishment from heaven!"

"Allah does not allow us to start wars or invade other countries, so this is a warning to us and also a punishment from heaven!"

"Let's go back. Allah has warned us and won't allow us to go any further."

"Yeah, let's go back."

No one is born to love fighting.

Even the bravest warrior.

So when the soldiers who had just been forced to embark on the expedition saw the strange scene before them, they all began to retreat in their hearts.

They launched wars against the Central Plains year after year.

Their country had long been exhausted by war and its population had sharply decreased.

They were unable to conquer the Central Plains, nor could they let go of this obsession.

The original ambitions of the Thirteen-Nation Alliance had long since disintegrated due to the passage of time and the failures of several generations, and they had even gradually lost confidence.

Now, another miraculous sign has fallen from the sky. What else could this be but a warning from Allah?

The crowd became restless.

Everyone believed this statement.

They believed that this was a warning from Allah and that they would not be allowed to invade the Central Plains again.

However, among the generals leading the army, the general of the Eagle Kingdom did not believe it.

"Someone must be behind this!"

Their Eagle Kingdom had just broken free from Bazaar's control over the people and the damn Shatuo Buddha's curse.

Don’t even think about deceiving him with this mere Heavenly Fire!

"go with!"

"You guys go ahead and find out what's going on."

"This damn skyfire must be just a mirage, or some villain's trick behind it."

"We in the Eagle Kingdom will never be fooled like this again!"

"Today we will expose this lie and show everyone what the true meaning of Allah is—"

"Soldiers! We want to take over the Central Plains."

"We want the people to live a better life."

"The Central Plains is fertile and vast, the people are prosperous, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful. Once our people occupy the Central Plains and kill them all, we can live a truly good life!"

"We're going to make them slaves."

"We must make them surrender."

"Let them make the Central Plains a blessed land for our descendants, a land where we in the Western Regions can also flourish."

The general rode on horseback to boost the already weakened morale of the army.

Seeing the desire and confidence showing up again on the soldiers' faces, the few soldiers who went to investigate had already successfully arrived at the sea of ​​fire.

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