C36 Return day

"This infiltration into the West Chu is a bit more dangerous, but it's all in vain. As long as we return to the North Zhou Dynasty, nothing will happen to us."

"You think too simply." Nineteen laughed out loud, "I once heard Your Highness say to Mu Qianxue that Your Highness agreed to help her restore the Southern Wasteland Society, so the danger to Your Highness from now on will be many times greater. The only way for me to help Your Highness get rid of this calamity is to kill Mu Qianxue."

On the other hand, Grandpa Fifteen did not know about this matter. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Have you ever thought about what would happen if Prince were to know about this matter?"

Nineteen's eyes suddenly became stern. "You want to denounce me?"

"The world is filled with wind. One day, your highness will know."

Nineteen raised her chin and said in a low voice, "Even if that day comes ? I don't regret it either! "

Fifteen's chest twisted as an indescribable discomfort filled her every breath, "So, Mu Qianxue must die?"

"Yes sir!"

After receiving nineteen answers, Fifteen took a deep breath and nodded: "Regarding today's matter, I'll pretend I don't know nothing. As for whether or not I can kill Mu Qianxue, that will be up to you. I won't ask, and I won't help you."

His words were equivalent to tacit approval of Nineteen's actions, which made the latter heave a sigh of relief. "Many thanks."

As Nineteen turned around to leave, fifteen suddenly said, "Remember, once you enter God's will, there will be no turning back. I do not wish for one day, I will execute you myself."

"There won't be that day." 19 heads said without turning back.

When they returned, the corpses of the people from the Southern Wasteland were buried in the ground. They were buried in an open area on the west side of the ancestral hall.

"I have made an agreement with the few villagers here. Every time the weather is bright and cold, they will come here to pay respects; after you restore the Southern Wasteland, we will move their corpses back to their hometowns and bury them."

"Thank you very much." Mu Qianxue's face was extremely pale. Under the moonlight, it was so transparent that not a hint of blood could be seen.

Dongfang Shou looked at her haggard face and softly said, "I know that nothing you say right now will be able to calm the grief in your heart, but ?"

"I'm fine." Mu Qianxue raised her red, swollen eyes that were no longer tearing up, "Before we rebuild South Zhao, I won't let anything happen to myself."

Dongfang Zhi wasn't good at comforting others. When he heard her words, he nodded and said, "That's good. No matter what decision you make, I'll help you out to the best of my ability."

Mu Qianxue silently looked at the silent man in front of her and once again said, "Many thanks."

"I don't see anyone else." After saying that, Dongfang Yan said, "I've already sent someone to pick up Jiang Yue and Xia Yue. While there's still some time before dawn, I'll help you sleep for a while. We'll go to Qi Kingdom after dawn."

Jiang Yue and Xia Yue both didn't know martial arts, so in order to avoid being accidentally injured when they were ambushing Yan Chong Shan, Dongfang Shan had them placed in a safe place.

Mu Qianxue used Dongfang Yi to support her as she struggled to stand up. "It's too long a night. If the news spreads to the Western Chu Army camp not too far away, then we won't be able to escape. Let's leave now."

Dongfang Yi was also aware of the danger involved. He immediately said, "Okay, when the Jiang Yue duo arrives, we will immediately head to the Qi Kingdom."

Seeing that they had finished, Fifteen Arrows, who was waiting at the side, clasped his hands and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, Yan Zhongshan has been killed by Qu Lianshan. Not a single one of his subordinates escaped."

"Alright, thank you for your hard work." One could only imagine how shocked and furious Xiao Ruo Ao would be when this news spread to Ying Tian. It was inconceivable that a mere dozen or so people would actually destroy the Heavencraft Guards and the thousand elite soldiers that he had painstakingly nurtured for four years.

He believed that from now on, the three words, Mu Qianxue, would become Xiao Ruo Ao's greatest sore point!

The border of the West Chu and the Qi country was just east of the village. It was only an hour's journey from the ancestral hall to the ancestral hall.

The border between the two countries was over a hundred miles long, so unless it was wartime, there was no one to guard it. There was only a small ravine less than 10 feet wide that was barely able to be used as a natural barrier.

This was naturally not a big deal for the people of the God Arena. They quickly felled a raft of trees from nearby for crossing the river.

Mu Qianxue stood on top of a small hill not far from the river, silently watching Xi Chu as she enveloped herself in the morning light.

Dongfang Gu walked behind her and said softly, "The raft is ready. Let's go."

"Alright." Mu Qianxue gave a short grunt of assent before following him down the mound. The moment she boarded the raft, she turned her head back and carved this place, which had destroyed everything within her, into her heart.

The day of his return would be the day of his destruction!

As they entered the territory of the Qi State, almost a month of flight had finally reached a conclusion. Although the Qi State and the Northern Zhou were on guard against each other, on the surface, they maintained normal relations and interacted with each other, allowing Dongfang Shou to enter the Northern Zhou Territory as a travelling merchant.

No matter how long Xiao Ruo Ao's hand was, it couldn't reach the Northern Zhou, and after seven days, he would reach the capital of the Northern Zhou ? Jin'ling.

However, for Dongfang Qing, there was one more thing that he needed to resolve before he could reach Jinling.

On the second day after they entered the northern border, they arrived at the nearest county city and chose an inn on the east side of the street. Although the place wasn't big, it was still fairly clean.

Jiang Yue was slowly pacing back and forth in his room, his brows tightly knitted. It was unknown what he was thinking about.

"Duk Duk Duk Duk", knocking on the door, interrupted Jiang Yue's train of thought. He then casually asked, "What's the matter?"

"The waiter said that they have a newly harvested top-grade cave mansion called Jade Net Spring. I've ordered some, and would like to have a cup of tea with Lord Jiang. Is that possible?"

Jiang Yue hurriedly opened the door when he heard Dongfang Shan's voice. When he saw him standing at the door, he quickly invited him in and then cupped his hands in apology. "This official thinks it's the waiter. Please forgive my disrespectful words."

"It's not the fault of the ignorant." Dongfang Shou placed a teapot on the table. "If I'm not mistaken, a tea-pot with a teapot in the courtyard is Lord Jiang's favorite tea."

Jiang Yue was surprised, "That's right, how does your highness know?"

Dongfang Yi smirked. "Why don't we drink some tea while we talk?"

"Your Highness is right, this official will get the waiter to send water." After ordering the waiter to bring the boiling water, Jiang Yue was making tea while he tried to guess Dongfang Yan's purpose for coming here. Before coming to Xi Chu, he didn't have any connections with Dongfang Zhi, at most, he just looked up and greeted him.

"Please, Your Highness." He handed Dongfang Zhi a cup of freshly brewed green tea. The latter took a sip of the clear green tea soup and nodded, "The tea is sweet and delicate, fresh and appetizing. It is indeed a top-grade green tea."