Baby, don't be afraid, I'll accompany you to the heavens and the seas!

Bathed in the pale moonlight, the boy held a torch burning brightly, illuminating his jade-like, gold-inlaid face in the menacing gaze of the Hanba tribe!

Mudu Nacuo, taking advantage of the momentum of a hungry tiger's pounce, charged into the army formation and smashed General Zhao Da's head with a single blow!

That's a bit slow!

It's gotten slower again!

Qianqian watched as a jet of hot blood shot into the cold air, reaching several meters high!

There was so much blood!

So many!!!

On the city wall, Wan Qingli and the other generals saw the deputy general of the Hanba tribe, Mu Du Na Cuo, laughing wildly as he held up General Zhao Da's head with his bare hands, shouting, "Hahaha~ Central Plains dogs, how can the people you sent be so useless?!"

Yang Chenqing was still young, only half a year older than his coming of age. When he truly witnessed such a bloodthirsty and cruel battlefield, his heart was churning with shock, and he was unable to move for a long time!

General Wan raised her hand to stop Ling Xiao's impulse to descend the city and annihilate the barbarians, gritting her teeth as she said, "Set fire to the torches!!!"

Seeing the critical situation and that Qianqianluo was all alone below the city wall, Mei Ziye leaped up, shouting, "Qianqianluo, quick, grab the hidden rope and roll back to the city wall!!"

Qianqian looked at the fierce soldiers attacking from both sides, and then at the ferocious enemy soldiers carrying General Zhao's head and swaying it. She picked up a torch, touched the ground with her toes, and leaped into the situation where she was surrounded by vicious tigers!

"Loyal generals are nowhere to be found? How can we expect a good death?"

Qianqian leaped onto the head of the hungry tiger, and using the tiger's upward lunge as it pounced, she flew to Mudu Nacuo's side, snatched the mangled head, and rolled into the sea of ​​corpses outside the city gate.

Seeing that Qianqianluo disobeyed orders and forcibly entered the encirclement of the hungry tigers, Mei Ziye gritted her teeth, brandished her knife, and also pretended to fight her way into the sea of ​​corpses. "Qianqianluo, you all had better return to the capital alive to be punished!"

Seeing that the severed head he had used to solicit a reward had disappeared, Mu Du Na Cuo, his eyes bloodshot, brandished his spiked hammer, ready to attack Mei Ziye and Qian Qianluo again!

Seeing the menacing aura of the approaching troops, Mei Ziye had no choice but to grit her teeth and fight, buying time for the soldiers in the city to drag General Zhao's body back into the city!

Even though Mei Ziye had served as the Crown Prince's secret guard for many years, he couldn't withstand the opponent's fierce attack. With just one punch, Mei Ziye, who hadn't even reached adulthood yet, was sent flying several meters away!

Qianqian flew up and caught the plum leaf in her arms, placing it on the ground. She then tore off her hair ribbon and went to fight, shouting, "You killed my veteran generals! I will make you pay for this in blood!!"

(As for why Qian Qianluo didn't fight back when the Qian clan members were killed, that will be explained in the finale. Please don't criticize!!)

Seeing that the slender young man was barefoot and had disheveled hair, and that he had rushed to the deputy general to fight, Mu Du Na Cuo found it quite amusing. "Hahaha, you dogs from the Central Plains, quickly admit defeat!"

His eyes were full of sarcasm as he swung his hammer, ready to smash the man to pieces!

As Qianqian watched the spiked hammer reach its highest point, she spun around in mid-air, stepping on the hammer and leaping behind the man. She then wrapped a hairband with sharp gold threads around his neck and kicked him in the waist!

In no time, the incredibly sharp golden threads had already soaked up enough blood, and the spiked hammer that the man had swung into the air crashed to the ground with a loud thud!

Seeing the situation was turning against them, the other commanders waved their hands, dismissing the soldiers and beasts behind them. "That Deputy Commander?! Something's wrong, this is a trap! Quick! Retreat!!!"

The death of Na Cuo led the Hanba tribe to mistakenly believe that the Northern Desert Army was using a small force to exchange for a larger one, and that Zhao Da's death was a way to lure them into a trap. Consequently, they hastily withdrew their troops!

Once she regained consciousness, Mei Ziye clutched her chest. Seeing that the Hanba tribe had retreated, she immediately grabbed Qianqianluo by the back of the neck, threw down the enemy corpses, and fled into the city, shouting, "Qianqianluo, run!!"

Having escaped, Mei Ziye dragged the blood-soaked Qianqianluo along. After the city gates closed, the two collapsed to the ground, their eyes meeting. "That was close!!!"

……

"Report! News from the northern desert!!!"

At dawn in the capital, in the Hall of State Affairs!

Mei Zifeng, radiating coldness, knelt at the Emperor's feet to report the urgent message from the front lines!

"Reporting, Your Majesty, there is an urgent message to report!!!"

Qing Tingmo sat high on the dragon throne, half his face partially hidden by his crown, his thin lips parted slightly, "Report immediately!!!"

"On the 17th day of the 10th month of the third year of the Qingting Moli era, at the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), the Hanba tribe suddenly attacked the high tower in the northern desert, boasting that they would break through the first line of defense for entering the Central Plains within half a month!!!"

"General Zhao Da personally led the Zhao family army into battle, but unfortunately, he was killed in action!!!"

Mo Zhengbian, hidden among the court officials, listened to the military reports from the northern desert, and felt a surge of sorrow in his heart!

Upon hearing that General Zhao Da had fallen in battle, Qing Tingmo raised his hand and solemnly commanded, "Issue my imperial decree: posthumously honor General Zhao Da as a loyal general of the nation, and immediately order his body to be transported back to the capital for burial in the imperial mausoleum!"

The court officials, upon receiving the order, knelt and kowtowed in gratitude for the emperor's benevolence, crying, "Our emperor is wise! Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!!!"

Mei Zifeng frowned when he saw that the secret letter contained the name of Young Master Luo, and looked at His Highness the Crown Prince standing next to the dragon throne!

Crown Prince Qing Tingyu naturally noticed Mei Zifeng's unusual behavior, and gestured with his eyes for him to continue reading the secret letter!

"Your Majesty, a secret letter reports that the Fierce Warriors have trained parasitic beasts that inhabit the bodies of hungry dogs and vicious tigers, making them exceptionally insidious and ruthless!"

"Fortunately, General Luo was a man of extraordinary talent, who saw through the Hanba tribe's conspiracy early on, and single-handedly killed the Hanba tribe's deputy general, Mudu Nacuo, thus ensuring the complete burial of General Zhao Da and the high tower in the northern desert!!!"

Upon hearing this urgent and confidential letter, the court officials, including Grand Chancellor Gui and General Yang, could only sigh at the young talent and the blessing of their dynasty!

General Lin and Lord Gong, however, wore subtle expressions. They suspected that Qianqianluo was skilled in intrigue and trickery, and they also suspected the Emperor's purpose in dismissing them, a group of veteran officials, and sending a bunch of immature youths to quell the rebellion in the northern desert!

Is this an attempt to annihilate the barbarian enemies of the northern desert? Or is it to wipe out the old retainers the Lin family has nurtured for so many years?!

Emperor Qing Tingmo narrowed his phoenix eyes, scanning the court officials at his feet with their varied expressions, then laughed loudly, "Hmm, geniuses of unparalleled talent, with the bearing of immortals, why can't they shoulder important responsibilities?!"

"By my decree, Qianqian is hereby appointed as the deputy commander of the Northern Desert Army. She shall diligently assist General Wan in quelling the rebellion in the Northern Desert and safeguarding the eternal foundation of my Qingting Dynasty!"

Upon receiving the order, the court officials, with varying expressions, all knelt and kowtowed in gratitude for the emperor's grace, crying out, "Our emperor is wise! Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!!!"

The emperor's appointment in the capital came completely out of the blue!

At noon on the 18th day of the 10th month of the third year of Qingting Moli!

Wanqing, holding the imperial edict, entered the rear garden of the official residence and read it aloud!

Having only been in the northern desert for a day, Qianqian was immediately given military orders and her career took off. She rose to the position of deputy commander of the northern desert army, assisting Wanqing in leading the 100,000-strong northern desert army!

Qianqian knelt on the cold ground in the back garden, her face unusually solemn. She raised her hand and accepted the imperial edict that General Wan handed her, an edict that could not be refused!