Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 136 Xia Rongcheng

Starting from Shanyin Sect, and then to join forces with Tianyao Northwest Border Army and Yongzhou garrison.

They traveled day and night, covering more than 1,500 miles on horseback, which took a total of three days.

They replenished supplies at every post station. The distance they traveled was too long, and in order to prevent the horses from getting tired, except for the horses of Pei Nai, Gu Jinheng, Han Ruize, Da Xian, and Zhang Sheng, the horses of everyone else were changed several times along the way.

Even in this situation, several horses still fell down.

The mounts of Gu Jinheng and others are all famous horses selected from thousands of miles away, and they can recover after a short rest after a long-distance run.

But the horse Pei Nai was riding was the same horse she had found in Ju Mansion on the day of her resurrection, the one she had used to chase the monk Zhongchuan.

It was originally a cart horse, but it was on par with the priceless famous horses.

Having discovered a hidden talent, Pei Nai insisted that this was fate and rejected Gu Jinheng's suggestion that Xia Rongcheng prepare a horse for her in advance.

When they arrived at Xiarong City, one of the six cities on the western border of Tianyao, the sun was setting.

The two armies have temporarily set up camp in the east of the city.

The afterglow of the sun penetrated the dusk mist, allowing them to see the scene clearly.

On the plain inside the high walls of Tianyao West Territory, flags were flying and camps were connected for ten miles, with no border in sight.

They had traveled all night and had only rested for three or four hours at an official road post station the day before, so they were now extremely tired.

Fang Fang dismounted and handed the reins to the local officials and soldiers who came to meet her. Pei Nai was still thinking about something when Gu Jinheng had already arrived in front of her.

Gu Jinheng held her shoulders with both hands, frowned, looked down at her expression, observed carefully, and asked her: "Does it hurt?"

Pei Nai knew what he was asking.

Because of the saddle, he would ask her every time he dismounted in the past three days.

Gu Jinheng wanted to use the Dandao magic to help her resist the pain, but Pei Nai felt that the inner thigh was too private and refused his help.

The saddle had indeed rubbed the skin off her legs.

She didn't dare say much to Gu Jinheng, otherwise the guilt in his heart would make him suffer.

"It's okay. I'll take a break at night and be fine after applying the medicine." Pei Nai was speaking, but following Gu Jinheng's gaze, she saw traces of blood on both sides of her saddle.

I think the blisters on my legs broke again and seeped through the fabric of my inner clothes.

She quickly took a handkerchief and wiped it clean. Tang Mingzhi's frame was much smaller than before, and her skin was more delicate, so she was indeed easily hurt. Pei Nai was also helpless.

After she finished wiping, she turned around and saw Gu Jinheng's red eyes.

The pity and sadness in Gu Jinheng's eyes almost overflowed, but he didn't know what to do.

It was he who gave away the special women's saddle that the late emperor had given to Pei Nai. Otherwise, Pei Nai would have suffered less.

"They said that the houses in the city have been arranged. You and Princess Shangle should go change and rest first." Han Ruize came to remind them first, and then asked, "Do you have any medicine left?"

Pei Nai nodded. The wound on her abdomen had not healed completely, and she had been smelling of medicine for the past few days.

"Don't we have to decide the route into the valley first?" Pei Nai asked.

They have been busy traveling these days and have not yet checked the route with Zhang Sheng and others.

Gu Jinheng pursed his lips and said with all his strength, "Go back and rest first. I'll tell you about it in the evening. Or if you want to participate, come back to the meeting room when you're ready. We'll be waiting for you."

Once they step into the territory of the Valley Kingdom, there will be many dangers, and they need to restore their strength.

Therefore, everyone will rest here tonight and prepare for the fierce battle in a few days.

Pei Nai agreed, "I'll be there later." After Pei Nai hurriedly applied the medicine, she went to the place where the two armies were meeting, only to find that everyone was waiting for her.

Pei Nai said hurriedly: "Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long, let's get started."

Zhong Lin forgot about Zhang Sheng and said, "General Pei, come here."

During the three days of rapid travel, Ju Yan, Luo Yuanying and others all called her "Madam". In order to amuse Zhang Sheng, Da Xi Shangle also followed her brother and temporarily called Pei Nai Mingzhi, and called her "Sister Mingzhi".

In addition, Pei Nai's spear was wrapped in cloth when she was traveling, so Zhang Sheng was still unclear about Pei Nai's identity and only thought she was Tang Mingzhi.

Only after Zhong Lin let the cat out of the bag did Zhang Sheng suddenly realize what was going on.

Zhang Sheng looked at Pei Nai with wide eyes, wanting to ask her what was going on?

Because he had investigated Tang Mingzhi during the Dengyun Heroes Conference and knew the identities of both of them clearly. Moreover, Tang Mingzhi's body was obviously inconsistent with Pei Nai's age, so his face was full of doubts.

Pei Nai noticed his gaze.

The Valley Kingdom holds one of the Hunshu Pieces, and Zhang Sheng is the only heir. Sooner or later, he will need to know the truth about the Hunshu Piece.

She then said, "We'll talk about it in detail later. First, tell us what traps are there around the Valley Country?"

Zhang Sheng calmed himself down and knew what the most important thing at the moment was.

Millions of lives are at stake, and rescue is urgent, not to mention that it will take time for the army to reach the border of the valley.

He pointed to the special map that had just been laid out and began to describe it in detail.

The Valley Kingdom is located northwest of Tianyao. The entire country is surrounded by four huge walls on the east, south, west and north, and appears as a neat square on the map.

Each huge wall has a main gate and two side gates for transporting goods and passengers.

In addition, there are countless mechanical passages on the giant wall, which are located in different positions and are usually hidden. Only a few insiders know the specific locations and how to open them.

These secret passages can be used by insiders for emergency entry and exit.

A few days ago, the Wu army attacked the main guest gate on the southern side of the giant wall, attracting most of the defense forces of the Valley Kingdom.

The Valley Kingdom has enough weapons and machines to resist the 200,000 enemy troops of the Wu tribe.

But it was precisely because Zhang Sheng once befriended Xing Xiaoren and had once led him over the numerous traps outside the giant wall and into a hidden entrance in the southwest that Xing Xiaoren remembered this path. He even secretly observed how the mechanism was activated and closed.

After Xing Xiaoren surrendered to the Wu tribe, he led a Wu army through this road into the interior of the country in the valley.

Relying on the large amount of poison prepared in advance by Lei Laiweng, the Wu tribe disintegrated and defeated the army of the Valley Kingdom from within and opened the huge gate on the south wall.

The Wu clan leader's army was able to march straight in, burning, killing and looting, and with the help of poison, they made the main cities lose their combat effectiveness and were forced to retreat.

The day after the huge gate on the south wall was breached, the capital of the Valley Kingdom, Gangdu, fell, and the leader Zhang Licheng was captured.

When Zhang Sheng recalled this, his eyes turned red, as if tears and blood were flowing out.

That was his hatred for Xing Xiaoren, and also his blame for himself.

Pei Nai and others could not comfort him at all. This would be a lifelong knot in his heart, and they could only wait for him to get over it on his own.

He made bad friends and indirectly caused the death of his father and millions of his compatriots.

Most people in this world would have collapsed if they encountered such a thing, but he was considered to be strong-willed and was able to cheer himself up and seek help from his allies, stay rational, and strive to rescue his people.

This is the most difficult moment in his life. Once he survives this disaster, he will be able to support the entire valley country in the future.

(End of this chapter)