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

Lin Ruoshui walked out of the tent and ran into Li Heng.

Li Heng strode over, clasped her hands in a fist salute to Lin Ruoshui, and said, "Commander, I have good news. My brother is back."

Lin Ruoshui asked, "Li Yu is back?"

"Yes, the prince sent me to Tianyue Mountain to learn martial arts, but I didn't expect him to come down the mountain so soon." Li Heng showed a long-lost smile.

Lin Ruoshui felt bitter inside, but smiled and said, "Where is Li Yu? Let's go find him."

Li Heng said, "Okay."

Lin Ruoshui and Li Heng went to find Li Ha hand in hand, and the soldiers they met on the way looked at them with disbelief.

"I never expected that our military commander, who is so handsome, would be interested in a woman like Li Heng."

"What do you know? Li Heng is special, and she's also very capable."

"What, you've taken a fancy to her? She's the military commander's woman now."

"Pah, pah, pah, how could I possibly be interested in that female demon?"

Lin Ruoshui instantly appeared in front of the two whispering soldiers. She said, "You two run two laps around Wushang City. You must finish within one hour, or I'll smash your mouths."

Two soldiers knelt down with a thud, saying, "Commander, we dare not do it again!"

Lin Ruoshui said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's run! Li Heng, have Sun Jian supervise the execution."

Li Heng said, "Yes!"

Li Heng picked up a soldier in each hand and threw them in front of Sun Jian. After giving them instructions, she and Lin Ruoshui went to find Li He.

It had been more than half a year since I last saw Li Yan, and she had lost a lot of weight, but she looked more energetic.

Upon seeing Li Heng, Li Hai's expression changed drastically. He said to Lin Ruoshui, "Commander, what happened to Li Heng? How did she become so thin? She must have suffered so much. My dear sister, it's my fault for not taking good care of her."

Li Heng smiled bitterly, "Brother, everyone is very kind to me, I just miss the Prince."

Thinking of Xuanyuan Yu, all three of them felt a pang of sadness.

Lin Ruoshui's face grew paler and paler. So much had happened in the past six months, and she thought of Xuan Yuan Yu less and less. But whenever she did think of him, her heart ached as if it were being torn apart.

Seeing that Lin Ruoshui's face had turned extremely pale, Li Ya interrupted, "I rushed here from Tianyue Mountain and bought a lot of delicious food for you along the way. Take a look and see what you want to eat."

After saying that, Li Yu began to unpack his bundle.

The bundle was full of delicious food; Li Yu was clearly a good older brother.

Lin Ruoshui saw the food but had no appetite whatsoever. She forced a smile and asked, "Did you gain anything from your studies at Tianyue Mountain?"

Li Ha said, "I went to Tianyue Mountain to become an apprentice of Ancestor Cangxuan. Ancestor Cangxuan saw that I was strong, so he taught me a set of Golden Gourd Thunder Hammer techniques."

Lin Ruoshui asked, "How powerful is the Golden Gourd Thunder Hammer?"

Li Hai said, "The hammer has the strength of ten thousand catties."

Lin Ruoshui asked, "What? The strength of ten thousand jin?"

Li Ya said, "Yes, I am inherently strong, and after learning the Golden Gourd Thunder Hammer, its power has become even greater. Now, when I use an ordinary Golden Gourd Thunder Hammer, my strength can reach about ten thousand catties."

Lin Ruoshui asked, "Are there any that aren't ordinary?"

Li Yu chuckled and said, "When I was about to leave the mountain, my master gave me a pair of meteorite iron thunder hammers. I've kept them as treasures and never used them. I don't know how powerful they are."

Legend has it that this divine hammer was forged from ancient meteorite iron and the essence of lightning, possessing immense power.

Lin Ruoshui said, "Then we'll find out by trying."

Li Ya untied an enormous bundle containing two meteorite hammers gleaming with a chilling light. Lin Ruoshui immediately recognized them as treasures, just like Xuan Yuan Yu's Crimson Sky Sword—both were divine weapons.

Li Yu picked up the meteorite iron thunder hammer and waved it in front of Lin Ruoshui. Lin Ruoshui asked, "How heavy is this hammer?"

Li Ha said, "My master said one hammer weighs two thousand jin."

Lin Ruoshui's lips twitched, and she asked, "You're holding a hammer worth four thousand gold pieces and you're still waving it in front of me?"

Li Ya said, "Yes, we can go into the courtyard, and I can demonstrate for you."

Lin Ruoshui said, "There's no need for that. Let's just test the power of this hammer."

Li Heng said, "Okay, let's hurry up and go."

Lin Ruoshui led the two siblings to the moat of Wushang City. Lin Ruoshui said, "Use that divine hammer to smash the ice of this moat as hard as you can, and let's see the effect."

Without a word, Li Yu jumped onto the ice of the moat. With a roar, the meteorite iron thunder hammer, carrying the force of a thunderbolt, slammed fiercely into the ice.

With a single blow, the solid ice turned to dust.

Lin Ruoshui and Li Heng held their breath and looked down at the moat, which was gradually turning into dust.

In the blink of an eye, the ice of the entire moat was reduced to dust.

Lin Ruoshui took out a bowl and handed it to Li Heng, saying, "Go and fill it with some shaved ice. We can have iced porridge tonight."

Li Heng looked at her brother with admiration. She took the bowl and said to Li He, "Brother, you are really amazing."

Li Ya went ashore, emptied the shaved ice and water from his shoes, and said, "Master really gave me a treasure."

Lin Ruoshui said, "That's right, that's right. Once the war is over, I'll go to Tianyue Mountain with you."

Li Ya asked, "Does the military commander want to learn martial arts?"

Lin Ruoshui said, "I'm going to ask your master if he has any other divine weapons or artifacts, and if he can give me one as well."

The fact that Li Ya obtained a divine weapon greatly improved Lin Ruoshui's mood.

During lunch, Xiu Yi noticed that Lin Ruoshui's appetite had decreased significantly recently.

It must be the soul swap and Li Yu's appearance that reminded Lin Ruoshui of her past with Xuanyuan Yu.

Xiuyi turned to look at the ethereal Yunmo.

Yunmo nodded at him.

In the afternoon, Yunmo pulled Lin Ruoshui to play the zither for her, but Lin Ruoshui couldn't listen to it at all, and she didn't want to listen either.

Yunmo coaxed her, "Close your eyes and listen carefully, and you might be able to see the person you want to see."

Lin Ruoshui was tempted. She went back to her room, lay on the bed, closed her eyes, and waited to see Xuan Yuan Yu.

But Xuanyuan Yu didn't wait for that moment; instead, Xiu Yi entered her dream and looked at her with concern.

Lin Ruoshui knew she should cherish the people in front of her, but what happened unearthed memories that she had painstakingly buried.

She dreamt that her heart was exposed, bleeding profusely, and she couldn't stitch up the wound no matter what she did. She was having trouble breathing and couldn't pull herself out of the dream.

Yunmo's zither music suddenly changed, and Lin Ruoshui fell into a deep sleep.

Xiu Yi came to Yun Mo, who said, "If she doesn't fall asleep soon, she might become possessed by a demon."

Xiuyi turned and went to Lingye's room.

Ling Ye collapsed onto the bed, feeling utterly hopeless after his body had been wiped three times a day by his mother.

Just as the old woman was about to wipe Ling Ye for the fourth time, Xiu Yi waved her hand, signaling her to leave.

The old woman left reluctantly.

Ling Ye said, "I want to tell you some stories about Chu Ying."

Half an hour later, Xiuyi walked out of Lingye's room and ordered someone to dismiss the old woman.

Ling Ye lay on his back on the bed, looking at the ceiling, and sighed.

Xiu Yi told him about Chu Ying's background and her story with Xuan Yuan Yu. He told Ling Ye everything he knew.

Ling Ye was initially dismissive, but by the end, his eyes welled up with tears.

Ling Ye felt he had to help Lin Ruoshui avenge herself and fulfill her wish.

He will try to understand her, help her out of the shadows, and help her forget the dead man.

As night fell, Lin Ruoshui woke up and felt more relaxed.

Suddenly, Aiguo came to report: "My lord, our men found Ouyang Xuri in the Feng River. Ouyang Xuri was frostbitten and has been carried back."