The number one spendthrift woman in the capital actually brings glory to her entire family?

This feeling is wonderful, just like when I first met Emperor Beizun of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He, Xifeng Lie, has always been arrogant and unruly. There are fewer than five people in the world who can be taken seriously and admired by him. And Sikong Jin in front of me is now half of them. Yes, only half!

Because they are evenly matched now, it's hard to say who will win!

Sikong Jin couldn't help but cough a few more times and said with a wry smile, "The enemy is at the gates? Lead troops to meet them? Your Highness really thinks highly of me, Sikong Jin. I'm afraid that if I'm still alive by then, I'll become a coward and flee at the mere sight of your Liao cavalry."

"you will not."

Xi Fenglie suddenly smiled, and there was a hint of expectation and a sense of camaraderie among heroes in that cold smile.

Sikong Jin remained silent for a long, long time before slowly raising her head. She looked at Xifeng Lie very seriously, smiled inexplicably, turned her head to look at the cold crescent moon in the night sky, and said in a weak voice, "Go, I respect you as a hero."

"grown ups!"

As soon as Sikong Jin finished speaking, Atai and Berg were shocked and exclaimed, "The Liao army is right behind us..."

Even Xi Fenglie looked at Sikong Jin with some surprise, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Are you sure you want to let me leave?"

Sikong Jin smiled faintly, "I also look forward to the day when I can meet His Highness the Crown Prince again on the battlefield. At that time, we can compete again. However, the loser must prepare good wine and personally tell the winner, 'I admit defeat!' How about that?"

"A word is settled!"

Xi Fenglie stared at Sikong Jin and said in a deep voice.

"a man of his words!"

A resolute look appeared in Sikong Jin's eyes as she replied.

"Okay, Sikong Jin, we will definitely meet again!"

Xi Fenglie chuckled, reached into his sleeve, and pulled out a white jade bottle, casually tossing it to Sikong Jin. "There's a pill inside. I don't know what it is. It's left over from when I was poisoned and injured last time. It can temporarily suppress the toxins in your body. Take care of yourself!"

After saying these words, Xi Fenglie turned his horse around and galloped away.

Sikong Jin glanced down at the white jade bottle in her hand, then looked up at Xi Fenglie's figure gradually disappearing into the vast twilight. After a long while, she finally managed a strained smile, then opened the bottle cap, poured out the pill, and put it in her mouth...

The pain throughout her body was immediately relieved, and she regained a little strength.

"My lord, how are you feeling?"

Berger and Arte were worried that it was a trap, but they didn't know how to dissuade them.

Sikong Jin struggled to her feet, her body weak and exhausted, and said, "Let's go too, we don't need to worry about pursuers."

Before long, the entire group slowly moved forward, bathed in the soft moonlight.

We will definitely meet again!

Neither Sikong Jin nor Xifeng Lie could have predicted that their reunion after making the promise today would feel like a lifetime ago, and from this moment on, they would begin a secret contest.

Sometimes, you can't help but marvel at the arrangements of fate—it is precisely because of this alliance between heroes that a more terrifying bloodbath will be unleashed on the continent of Fengyun!

According to the "History of the Great Zhou Dynasty," at the end of April in the 467th year of the Red Moon Calendar, following the Fengyuting Incident on the border of Tata City and Yisu, the powerful Empress Sikong Jin, severely wounded, took the Crown Prince of Liao, Xifeng Lie, hostage, and led her troops to successfully escape the Liao army's blockade, heading south towards the Malan Mountains. Following this incident, Crown Prince Xifeng Lie also led his troops back to the Liao capital. The following month, the Liao army dispatched 50,000 elite troops to garrison Tata City, plunging the northwestern border of the Great Yong Dynasty, which had just eased from famine and uprisings, into renewed tension.

In the same month, the Liao Dynasty suddenly increased its military strength on the Hangu Pass border. General Ge Su, a famous Liao general stationed outside Hangu Pass, also began to issue orders to launch a brutal plunder and sweep against the people of Dayong, who were on the border between the two dynasties. For a time, the situation on the Hangu Pass border was extremely tense and oppressive.

……

At this moment, at the crossroads of a small village on the border of Hangu Pass.

"Your Highness, Lu Family Village is just ahead. There are seventy-five households in the village. It is less than fifty miles away from the Stone Village that was swept away yesterday. The Liao army's next target is very likely to be here."

The guard reported to the stunningly beautiful woman in a light purple dress who was sitting on a horse.

Xing Fuhua slightly raised her head, her beautiful eyes, shimmering with a gentle light, quietly gazing at the small village below. Her stunningly beautiful face was somewhat solemn at this moment. She was tightly holding the reins in her hand, and in the other hand she was holding a slender sword tightly.

Behind her was a guard of about a hundred men.

"Has the scouts who went ahead to explore not returned yet?"

Xing Fuhua withdrew her gaze and turned to look at the guard beside her.

In truth, Xing Fuhua was merely passing through this village today. Xing Qitian had entrusted her with the task of reinforcing the city wall of a pass near Hangu Pass, and she had been traveling between the pass and Hangu City these past few days. Occasionally, she would lead her troops on patrols along the border to guard against small groups of enemy troops wantonly sweeping and disturbing the border residents. However, unexpectedly, in the past two months, the Liao army's sweeping and plundering activities along the border had intensified. In just over two months, she and her subordinates had experienced dozens of battles, large and small, against small groups of enemy troops.

"No news has come back yet, Your Highness. Shall we go down?"

The guard looked down at the village and whispered, "Remind them to be prepared. The Liao army is becoming increasingly rampant, and it's only a matter of time before they find this place."

Xing Fuhua nodded. "Go and find out which villages are nearby. Have the secret agents of the enemy lie in wait. If there is any disturbance, report it immediately and order the messengers to notify the people to take cover and evacuate as soon as possible."

"Yes, Your Highness! General Ji has already arranged for a group of secret guards to lie in wait near the border. If the Liao army makes any unusual moves, General Ji will immediately send a message to Your Highness. Please rest assured!"

Upon hearing this, Xing Fuhua's face darkened. "The Liao army is bullying our border people and showing contempt for the dignity of our Great Yong. From now on, if we encounter any Liao soldiers, we shall kill them all without hesitation!"

"Yes, Your Highness..."

"Report——"

However, before the guard could finish speaking, a hurried report came from ahead.

Xing Fuhua quickly turned her head and looked in the direction of the sound.

A black silhouette was galloping along the path, and the sound of hooves could be faintly heard, sounding somewhat panicked. The rider was half-lying down on the horse.