Women disguised as men went to the battlefield and the emperor bowed down in submission.

"Are you scared? Afraid I'll take her away?" Ling Ye saw through their thoughts.

"You'd better not show up again," Baili Heng said.

"You desire but cannot obtain it; is it because you envy me?" Ling Ye asked Baili Heng.

Baili Heng clenched his fists behind his back. He didn't refute, but simply said, "If you dare to disrespect Ying Yu, I will make sure you die a horrible death."

Ling Ye said, "Perhaps what you're worried about has already happened."

Xiu Yi's eyes narrowed, and she was about to make another move.

Baili Heng rushed forward, grabbed him by the collar, and asked, "What did you say?!"

Ling Ye didn't answer, and burst into laughter again.

He laughed until tears streamed down his face, saying, "She belongs to her alone, and none of you can take her away."

As for me, haha, she'll definitely choose me in the end.

Baili Heng punched Ling Ye in the face. Ling Ye didn't dodge and took the punch squarely.

Lin Ruoshui was woken up and didn't get up for a moment.

After a while, she got up and went outside, where she happened to see Baili Heng beating Ling Ye.

When Lin Ruoshui came out, Xiuyi wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and rushed over to hug her.

Lin Ruoshui was confused about the situation.

When Ling Ye saw Lin Ruoshui come out, he instantly turned into a green tea b*tch, lying on the ground and crying out in pain, "Brother Ying, come and save me! If you don't come soon, I'm going to be beaten to death!"

Lin Ruoshui pushed Xiu Yi away from her embrace, then took his hand and went forward together to look at Ling Ye.

Ling Ye had blood at the corner of his mouth and his face was red and swollen.

Lin Ruoshui asked Baili Heng, "Hengheng, why did you hit him?"

Lin Ruoshui didn't use an interrogative tone, but rather asked gently.

Baili Heng felt much better after this. He said, "This kid was rude. I was just teaching him a lesson."

Lin Ruoshui looked at Ling Ye and felt that there was a high probability that he would speak rudely.

She bent down to help Ling Ye up, saying, "Brother Ling, the ground is cold in winter, please get up quickly."

I hope you can get along peacefully with everyone, so I won't be in a difficult position. What do you think?

Ling Ye was helped up, a smug smile still on his lips.

He said, "For your sake, I will definitely get along well with all of you!"

Lin Ruoshui smiled and patted Ling Ye on the shoulder, saying, "I knew you were a good friend, Brother Ling."

Xiu Yi coldly removed the hand that was patting Ling Ye, took out a handkerchief to wipe it, and said, "Let's go, I made your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs."

Lin Ruoshui happily put her arm around Xiuyi's shoulder and said in a girlish manner, "Okay, let's go quickly then."

Ling Ye said, "I just got beaten up, and I feel really hungry."

Xiu Yi turned to look at Ling Ye, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

Baili Heng said, "I just beat someone up, and I'm feeling hungry too."

Yunmo remained seated on the rock, playing the zither, without moving.

Lin Ruoshui came to Yunmo's side and said, "Let's go eat!"

Yunmo stopped, and Lin Ruoshui picked up the zither.

Ling Ye squinted at Yun Mo.

As Yunmo brushed past Lingye, she asked, "Is your leg better? It might relapse in a couple of days."

Ling Ye said, "Pah, pah, pah, you jinx!"

Two days later, Lingye's leg ailment indeed relapsed.

Ling Ye cursed Yun Mo fiercely in his heart once again.

After three days of rest, the number one army in the land set off, heading straight for Xiangling City.

On the way, Lin Ruoshui and Xiuyi listened to Yingyi's report.

Ying Yidao said, "According to the scouts, Ling Ye is the thirteenth prince of Jinshi Kingdom. He was imprisoned after failing to seize the throne."

The crown prince of Jinshi did not kill him, but instead sent him to Chu as a tribute to humiliate him.

After the new emperor ordered the five kingdoms to be expelled from Wuling, Ling Ye escaped on the way. By chance, he crashed into the emperor's carriage and injured his leg.

After the army doctor cured him, he stayed in the wounded soldiers' camp of the nation's number one army.

"Oh? Is it really just a coincidence?" Xiu Yi asked.

Ying Yidao: "That's uncertain."

Lin Ruoshui asked, "Are you sure he has studied mechanical arts?"

Ying Yidao said, "It is said that Ling Ye is the last disciple of the master craftsman Lu Yiming."

Lin Ruoshui said, "I don't care who he is, I only care about his loyalty and skills."

Xiu Yi said, "With Ling Ye's unruly personality, how can he be loyal?"

Lin Ruoshui said, "Then as long as it can be used by me in the short term and help me make guns, that will suffice."

Xiu Yi said, "He must have ulterior motives for approaching you, so you should be more careful."

Lin Ruoshui said, "Okay, I've got it."

"Report! Special Forces soldier Sun Jian requests an audience with the new emperor." Sun Jian rode up to Lin Ruoshui's carriage.

Lin Ruoshui pulled back the carriage curtain and asked, "What's the matter?"

Sun Jian said, "Wu Sangou from the special forces heard the sound of an earthquake a hundred miles away, accompanied by cries and the sound of houses collapsing. It is probably an earthquake in Xiangling City."

Lin Ruoshui said, "Bring Wu Sangou here for questioning."

Wu Sangou arrived on horseback, and Lin Ruoshui let him get into the carriage.

Xiu Yi handed Wu Sangou a cup of tea, which Wu Sangou drank in one gulp.

Lin Ruoshui said, "Tell me the details."

Wu Sangou stuffed a wad of cotton into his ear and said, "The cotton in my ear fell out when I was riding a horse just now."

Then I heard the earth shaking a hundred miles away, followed by a cacophony of cries for help and screams that hurt my ears.

I asked Captain Sun Jian where within a hundred li was, and he said Xiangling City. So I told Captain Sun that.

Lin Ruoshui said, "What can you still hear now?"

Wu Sangou said, "If you stuff cotton in your ears, you won't be able to hear anything."

Lin Ruoshui said, "Listen to it again now."

Wu Sangou removed the cotton and listened carefully.

He suddenly stood up and said, "The sound of the earthquake is getting closer and closer to us!"

Lin Ruoshui asked, "How much longer until we get here?"

Wu Sangou's expression turned terrified as he said, "Almost there, we'll be there soon!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ruoshui and the others suddenly felt the ground tremble.

At first, the tremor was so faint as to be barely perceptible, like the prelude to distant thunder.

But soon, the tremors became violent and rapid, and the ground began to undulate violently, like an uneasy wild beast rolling underground.

Lin Ruoshui, Xiu Yi, and Wu Sangou quickly jumped off the carriage. They steadied themselves and tried to maintain their balance, but the surrounding environment was changing rapidly.

The trees began to sway, and the leaves fell as if blown by a strong wind.

The distant mountains instantly changed shape, as if they were melting.

The air was thick with the smell of dust and soil, making it suffocating.

The earth seemed to be torn apart, and the violent tremors instantly threw the entire team into chaos.

The soldiers screamed in terror, trying to steady themselves on the swaying ground, but to no avail.

Amidst the chaos, Lin Ruoshui reacted swiftly, decisively directing her team to find open ground to avoid potential collapses and rockfalls.

Xiu Yi picked up Lin Ruoshui, grabbed Wu Sangou, and leaped into the air, flying away from the foot of the mountain towards an open area.

Upon seeing Xiu Yi and Lin Ruoshui, Baili Heng, Ouyang Xuri, Yun Mo, and Ling Ye disregarded the dangers posed by the earthquake and simultaneously flew towards Lin Ruoshui from four different locations.

Baili Heng thought to himself, "Even if I die, I want to die with Yingying."

Ouyang Xuri thought to himself, "I must protect Yingying completely."

Yunmo had no ulterior motives; he simply followed Lin Ruoshui on instinct.

Ling Ye, limping, thought to himself, "That woman needs me, I must stay by her side."

Dust and smoke filled the air, making visibility difficult.

However, the four men still managed to pinpoint Lin Ruoshui's location. They lay down near her, feeling the earth tremble.

Seeing that Lin Ruoshui, Xiuyi, and Wu Sangou were all lying on the ground, Ling Ye lay down directly between Xiuyi and Lin Ruoshui.

Xiuyi kicked him, but he didn't move.

Yunmo lay down and asked, "Could there be a sinkhole here?"

Ling Ye cursed, "You jinx, can you please shut up?"

As Ling Ye finished speaking, the earthquake intensified, and huge cracks spread wildly across the ground, swallowing everything in their path.

The rocks and soil on the ground seemed to be torn apart by a tremendous force, forming deep abysses.

The horses in the caravan broke free of their reins in terror and ran away wildly, while some equipment and supplies fell into the crevice and vanished instantly.

A deep abyss appeared beneath Lin Ruoshui, and she fell straight down.

Ling Ye quickly hugged Lin Ruoshui, while Xiu Yi grabbed Ling Ye's injured leg. Ling Ye was in so much pain that he was sweating profusely, but he still didn't let go.

Ouyang Xuri saw Xiu Yi grab Lin Ruoshui and Ling Ye, but as the earth shook, Xiu Yi also fell down.

As they slowly slid down, Lin Ruoshui, not wanting them to die with her, shouted, "Let go!"

Ling Ye trembled all over in pain, and he held Lin Ruoshui tightly, saying, "Do you want to die by yourself? Then you must take me with you."

Lin Ruoshui said, "I don't want us all to die together, so let go of each other."

Before the words were even finished, they slid down another meter, and it looked as if Xiu Yi was about to fall into the abyss.

At this critical moment, Ouyang Xuri pounced over and grabbed Xiu Yi's thighs tightly with both hands.

Seeing what was happening before him, Baili Heng was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. He staggered to his feet, gathered his inner strength, and grabbed Ouyang Xuri, whose body had already fallen halfway into the abyss.

The air around him rippled, and with a forceful tug, a string of people below were flung into the air.

Baili Heng leaped up like lightning and caught Lin Ruoshui, who fell into his arms.

Her eyes were bloodshot and her face was flushed red. Baili Heng felt sorry for her and hugged her tightly.

Baili Heng said, "Yingying is alright now, don't be afraid!"

Lin Ruoshui was perhaps excited, or perhaps moved; tears welled up in her eyes as she said, "Thank you!"

The other three landed steadily on the ground, and seeing Baili Heng's heroic rescue, they all rolled their eyes at him.

In the distance, mountains collapsed under the ravages of the earthquake, and boulders and soil poured down like a torrent, forming devastating mudslides.

The mudslides rushed toward Lin Ruoshui's location at an alarming speed, and the soldiers screamed in terror as they fled in all directions.

However, the earthquake's power exceeded their expectations, and some soldiers accidentally fell into the collapsed pit and disappeared among the mud and rocks.

Lin Ruoshui felt as if she were surrounded by the roar of an earthquake and screams, as if she were in hell on earth.

Fear and despair spread through the ranks, and the soldiers' moods became heavy and oppressive.

In this wilderness, human power appears so insignificant in the face of nature's fury.

The earth finally stopped trembling, but aftershocks continued.

The surroundings were deathly silent, with only the occasional screams of animals in the distance.

Lin Ruoshui and the others lay down in the safe zone, waiting silently and ready to deal with any possible crisis.

Lin Ruoshui crawled up to Wu Sangou and asked, "Can you hear if the earthquake has stopped?"

Wu Sangou pressed his ear to the ground and listened, then said, "There is no sound within a hundred miles."

Lin Ruoshui breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if she had survived a disaster.