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

"It's nothing!"

"General Wan, it's late, you should rest early!"

"Let's go into the city tomorrow to find General Zhao Ye!"

"General Luo is absolutely right. Deputy General Zhao Ye is exceptionally intelligent and must have already escaped from Consort Cai's tent and is hiding in Hanba City!"

Wanqing nodded thoughtfully, indicating her agreement.

Wanqing stayed in the outer hall for a while, then bid farewell to Qianqian and left!

He then stepped into the night to seek out General Lingxiao for a meeting!

Qianqianluo gazed at the distant General Wan's thin and frail figure slowly disappearing into the night, her heart filled with mixed emotions!

……

The next day, the group followed Hanba Feiyan, who was in charge of purchasing coal for the palace, out of the royal court.

The city of Hanba was bustling with people!

Barbarians in various costumes gathered here, exchanging and trading all sorts of rare and exotic treasures from the Central Plains and the barbarians!

Hanba Feiyan and Qianqianluo, along with a few others, all wore white veils and different colored gauze dresses, walking barefoot through the city.

Qianqian squinted her fox-like eyes, took a deep breath of the fresh air, and couldn't help but sigh, "She's alive!"

Upon seeing the light of day again, Wanqing and Lingxiao looked at the bustling crowds in the city and felt that they had finally found a sense of belonging and were no longer alone!

Those years spent imprisoned in the dark, sunless dungeon, oblivious to the passage of time, have truly passed!

"General Luo, Hanba City is just like the capital, so lively!" Wan Liqing said with emotion, her eyes filled with tears.

Ling Xiao was also moved, his fingers trembling as he reached out to touch the sunlight streaming into Hanba City. "Yes~ this is what it means to be alive!"

"Hahaha, are all people from the Central Plains so sentimental? Are they just feeling sad about the times and events?!" The fierce and shrewish Fei Yan walked ahead on his own.

"Hey, hey, Brother Yan, wait for us!"

Qianqian watched the fierce flying goose recede into the distance and gestured for Wanqing and Lingxiao to follow.

As the group walked further and further away, the once bustling street became empty and deserted, with very few pedestrians on the road.

Qianqian looked at the crowd behind her, then turned to look at the lone figure in front of her, who was still walking without stopping. She smiled helplessly and said, "Brother Yan, wait for us!"

The fierce and valiant wild goose leading the way heard Qianqian calling out again.

He turned around impatiently, and thoughtfully parted his thin lips, "Your feet are your own, Young Master Luo, just walk!"

Why do you insist on staying and making others wait for you?

"Is Young Master Luo too tired to walk? Or does he not trust Feiyan?"

The fierce-looking Fei Yan spoke coldly, her eyes crinkling with a hint of amusement, and stood alone in the wind curtain, watching Qian Qian Luo.

The winter wind was blowing fiercely, and it even brought over dark clouds!

"General Luo, how could this young prince of the Hanba tribe be leading us astray?!"

"Yes, yes! If we go any further north, we'll be out of the city, and it's all desert outside!"

Wanqing and Lingxiao talked back and forth, fearing that the fierce and cunning wild goose might use some wicked scheme to send them to their deaths!

"Haha, Brother Yan is so funny! How could Luo'er not trust Brother Yan?!"

"Brother Yan, let's go!"

Qianqian ran to Hanba Feiyan's side, took his hand, and said sincerely, "Brother Yan, Luo'er will always walk with you!"

Fierce Flying Goose felt the warmth coming from her hand, and then looked at the pair of smiling eyes revealed under Qianqian Luo's veil!

She swiftly withdrew her hand, casually tossing out a remark, "Hmph, silver tongue!!!"

"Hey, hey, Brother Yan, wait for us!"

Seeing that Qianqianluo trusted the fierce Feiyan so much, Wanqing and Lingxiao had no choice but to dispel their doubts and follow her.

"Hey, hey, young prince, general Luo, wait for us!"

At the northernmost edge of Hanba City lies a ghost city in the northern border region, connecting the Central Plains with the northern desert.

[The Northern Ghost City, formerly known as the Northern Rose City.]

It was named Rose City because of the abundance of blood-red roses that grow here!

Initially, this city was a resting place for merchants from the Central Plains and the northern deserts after long journeys and tiring travels!

Later, as more and more merchants and small business owners came to buy goods and run small businesses, the city became more and more prosperous!

Three years after the massacre that occurred in the city!

The once bustling, brightly lit city is now nothing but blood-soaked corpses!

It is also rumored that the people of Guicheng died without a burial place and turned into wandering ghosts, who have been wandering around Guicheng for years with their resentment never dissipating!

It is also said that every day at sunset, the gates of hell open in Guicheng, and wandering ghosts come out to sell rare and exotic treasures.

The further you go into the inner circle of Rose City, the more precious the items you can buy from ghosts will become!

However, the greater the price to pay, the higher the cost!

Most of the merchants who came to try their luck only dared to step into the outer circle of Rose City, exchanging paper money for small rare and precious items!

After all, those merchants who dared to venture into the inner circle often had their life force drained by the wandering ghosts in no time, their bodies withered, hanging upside down on the city gate, dying with their eyes wide open in disbelief!

As time went on, merchants and ordinary people who originally did not believe, spread, or create rumors flocked to the ghost city to experience it for themselves!

After trying it several times, I finally came to believe these rumors.

From that time on, the Northern Rose City was renamed the Northern Ghost City!

Currently, this ghost town in the North is perpetually pitch black.

There were no living people in the city. The shops along the streets were intricately distributed. To enter the city, one needed to purchase a flying eagle worth a thousand gold pieces to guide the way.

You can take any goods from the shop or the street yourself, and just leave a banknote!

The further you go in, the more numerous and precious these treasures become!

However, these wandering ghosts don't want paper gauze!

But...!!!

Outside the Ghost City in the North.

The eager old man with the white beard recounted the origins of the ghost town and then knocked three times on the dark city gate!

"Old man, it seems you know a lot!" Fierce Wild Goose glanced at the white-bearded old man, then kicked open the city gate!

—Bang!—

The city gate was kicked open by the fierce Flying Goose!

Qianqianlu, along with Wanqing and Lingxiao, crept behind Hanba Feiyan, flattering her, "So amazing!"

The white-bearded old man disagreed, saying, "Young man, don't be so rude! You should learn to knock on the door!"

Ignoring the old man's advice, Hanba Feiyan turned and gestured to Qianqianluo and the others to follow, "Come on!"

As soon as the group stepped into the ghost city, the fierce and shrewd Fei Yan threw several banknotes towards the still-lit city gate!

As the banknotes scattered, the gates of the Ghost City in the North slammed shut.

The light from the outside world was thus completely cut off from the few people inside the Ghost City in the North.

"Huh?! Is it already dark?!" Qianqian was completely bewildered as she landed in the darkness.

"Darkness is a minor issue; a dark heart is a major one!" the white-bearded old man who rushed in said earnestly.

"General Luo! General Luo, where are you?!" Wanqing asked anxiously.

Wanqing and Lingxiao were also very worried about the sudden blackening of the sky.

"Hmph, you're making a fuss over nothing!"

When the fierce and valiant Flying Goose saw these people from the Central Plains acting like this, he lost his composure!

I just feel like it was a mistake to bring them here to help.

—Coo coo coo—