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Just like that, Zhuang Li and Qing You stayed in Xiao Imperial Palace. Ge Ya was a simple and hospitable person, and after understanding Zhuang Li's situation, she begged her to stay in West Cold. Zhuang Li didn't know if she should return to the Great Phoenix? At the very least, it would be unrealistic to go through such a long journey in his exhausted mind and body, so he agreed to it temporarily.

Although the Xiao Palace was just Princess Ge Ya's private hall that took up hundreds of acres of land, it was extremely exquisite and beautiful. There were three exits, east, west, and south, and the palace dug up soil as a base to draw water as a lake, Ge Ya's chamber was located in the pavilion, and as soon as she pushed open the window, there were clear water and live fish. The stone cage beside the pavilion was filled with night pearls, and as soon as the sun rose, she would walk around the night market with Qing You and Ge Ya.

"father wants to lead his brothers to choose horses, but he still wants to keep it a secret from me. There's no such thing!" While she was making a racket, she dragged Zhuang Li, who was still half asleep, out of bed.

She rubbed her eyes, wondering what kind of play this mistress, Ge Ya, was going to play. Seeing her so excited that the universe was about to erupt, she could only hurriedly accompany the little overlord to get up, put on her clothes and head out.

Whether it was in modern times or in ancient times, Zhuang Li had no experience riding a horse. She could only sit behind Ge Ya's horse, and by the time Qing You chased after her into the stables, Ge Ya already impatiently whipped her horse and ran towards the racetrack.

Zhuang Li's experience riding on a horse was limited to the time when she was in university. After graduating from university, she traveled to Yunnan with her classmates and took a photo while riding a horse to attract tourists. Now that she had changed her body, she could only hug Ge Ya tightly, afraid that she would be thrown off her horse.

After exiting the city gates, they rushed outside to the outskirts. From a distance, they could see a tent set up on the horse farm, with many people gathered outside. The tent was decorated with the Golden Eagle Lizard Talisman of the West Cold Army.

It was understandable that West Cold had ambitions and desires towards the great phoenix. As a vassal state of the great phoenix, it would offer countless treasures to the great phoenix every year. In the end, he was still unwilling. Honestly speaking, West Cold had become a rich and prosperous nation with well-developed trade this year. Other than the number of West Cold, which was far greater than that of the Great Phoenix, there were even more people joining the ranks of the West Cold. After all, West Cold was located at the shallow bank of the Gobi Desert, and the land was not as fertile as the Great Phoenix's.

That was ten years ago, when the nation of West Cold had met with a great drought, when the citizens were unable to make ends meet, the old king could do nothing about it. Even though his West Cold was still paying tribute to him every year, he was not willing to manage the Western Region's disturbance at the borders of the Great Phoenix and was also diligent in training his soldiers. Thus, it was not unreasonable for Wang Su to request the emperor to pay attention to the issue of West Cold.

The people of Great Phoenix Nation had been living in peace for a long time, and they had almost forgotten the potential dangers. In addition, the Nine Emperor Party, led by the Ninth Prince, had been rampant with corruption in recent years, but its grievances could not be heard by the Son of Heaven. For example, Old Prime Minister Zhao and the others had performed well in front of the Old Emperor. If the West Cold were to switch to Great Phoenix, the Great Phoenix would be forced to retreat, with nothing impossible to say.

Ge Ya stopped the horse near the royal tent, and immediately a guard came forward and asked. Seeing that it was the king's favorite Princess Ge Ya, Ge Ya did not want to listen to their advice, so she left the reins in their care, and quickly pulled Zhuang Li into the tent.

It was the first time Zhuang Li had seen King of West Cold. He was already over a hundred years old, but he was still as strong and graceful as ever as he sat on the royal chair without revealing his might, and after seeing Ge Ya's little daughter who he loved, he smiled, adding to his fatherly kindness, causing Zhuang Li to begin to understand why that Miss Jing Cheng called Rong was willing to follow him across mountains and rivers to be his woman.

"father, that fierce horse is mine."

Although Ge Ya was already quite pretty, she was still a boy. The little Fierce Horse she was talking about was one of the big horses that General Zhuan got from the Da Wan Kingdom a few days ago. Zhuang Li only found out later that it was the legendary Ferghana Horse, which gradually bulged after running at high speed, leaving behind sweat that looked like blood.

King of West Cold really wanted his daughter to be as gentle and lovable as her mother, but Ge Ya's blood of the battle race was probably too much. King of West Cold really wanted his daughter to be as gentle and lovable as her mother.

"That horse is too dangerous for you to use."

"father, you don't like Ge Ya anymore?" The Western Regions is filled with horses, what if that horse chooses me? I don't care, I want to try. "

"Alright, alright, it's yours. I'll let you join in the fun, but don't mess around. That horse is too strong."

Ge Ya was naturally overjoyed as she skipped out of the tent. She did not forget to tell Zhuang Li, "Li'er, wait a moment. I will bring the horse over immediately."

Ge Ya ran out like a gust of wind, leaving her with King of West Cold, who she met for the first time. She had no choice but to stand respectfully with a thousand mud horses running through her heart.

Should I pay my respects? A friend's father should call you uncle. Kneeling before the king?

"You're Ge Ya's friend?"

The king spoke first, and Zhuang Li quickly bowed and knelt down like a servant.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am a friend of Ge Ya."

When the King heard this, he actually let out a long sigh. "Good, good. That child hasn't had a friend for a long time."

Zhuang Li was stupefied. Ge Ya was a simple and active woman. She was good at dealing with people, so how could she not have friends?

The king went on, "Son, are you from the Great Phoenix?"

Zhuang Li nodded.

The king smiled amiably again. "Good boy, get up."

Before he could finish his words, he saw a soldier hurriedly run into the royal tent, bringing the wind with him into the tent. He vaguely heard the chaos outside, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground to report.

"Your Majesty, Ge Ya, Princess Ge Ya …"

The king immediately stood up. "Tell me, what is it?"

"Princess Ge Ya rode her untamed, fierce pony to the depths of the grassland."

"What!" The king threw open the king's tent and walked out. Zhuang Li quickly followed.

Before Ge Ya arrived, Third Prince had been betting to Eldest Prince that whoever could tame the little horse would get it, but who knew that Princess Ge Ya would come over and make a fuss that the horse was his, that the First Prince was the future king, and that he didn't want Ge Ya to lose face and let her men go and test the horse, and he had been lecturing Ge Ya that she was just making use of father's love and willfulness. How could Ge Ya have heard such words? Being told by Eldest Prince that she was relying on father's favorite floral shelf, she jumped into the paddock and pushed the soldier who was about to test the horse out of her way to get on her horse. The fierce foal, however, was not easily tamed after a few rounds of fighting with Ge Ya, and when it went mad, it broke through the fence and charged into the depths of the prairie.

The general had already sent the rest to look for the princess, but there was no news of them yet.

Zhuang Li was worried. That horse was so dangerous that even the battle-hardened king was worried about the princess' safety.

Before this, even the king had no idea what to do, but at this moment, a horse came from afar. When he walked in, he saw that it was Second Prince, who had the best relationship with Ge Ya, and behind him was Qing You. Second Prince probably just arrived at the Xiao Imperial Palace and found out that Ge Ya had left, so he brought Qing You over.

"Hurry, hurry and find Ge Ya."

The Second Prince originally didn't understand the standard West Cold language of Zhuang Li, but looking at her anxious appearance and his understanding of Ge Ya, he immediately guessed what was going on. He dismounted Qing You and turned his horse around, fleeing into the depths of the prairie.

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By the end of the evening, the people who had been sent out to look for Ge Ya had returned several times, but there was still no news. His Majesty was already furious, so she set up a camp and lit a torch in the enclosure, but was still unable to dispel the fear of nightfall. Zhuang Li knew that the temperature on the grassland would be very low at night.

Although she met many people who were good to her, they were always looking on helplessly as they were placed in a dangerous situation. She continuously thought about Ge Ya reaching out her hand to her in the slave market, and at this time, she suddenly heard a commotion in front of her. Zhuang Li rushed towards the source of the sound.

"Ma, the horse is back!" A soldier rushed to the tent in a flurry. Zhuang Li rushed to the front and squeezed through the crowd. The Ferghana Horse, under the crowd's watchful eyes, looked around uneasily.

The surrounding people were still afraid of it, and it seemed to be exhausted. However, it was still in a frenzy and didn't want to let anyone touch its reins.

"The king has ordered us to continue searching for the princess, to deploy some men in the barracks, and to kill these Ferghana Horses."

Zhuang Li walked out from the crowd, but found that she had nowhere to go. This wild horse did not know where it had left Ge Ya, and since the beasts did not know how to speak, it was useless to torture them, let alone a beast with an explosive temper.

Zhuang Li sat outside the tent, watching the lights on at the entrance of the tent. Qing You took out a blanket and placed it on her, since she had escaped from the slave market, her body hadn't recovered at all, so she fell asleep on Zhuang Li's body within an hour.

Zhuang Li carried her into the tent to sleep, wrapping her blanket around herself and coming out. She had asked the general's guards to wake her up no matter how late it was, but she was worried and had no sleepiness in her heart.