Deposed? I couldn't be happier! I wouldn't even be a dog to the crown prince.

The former site of the Xuanjia Army's main camp, west of Chang'an City.

The afterglow of the setting sun bathed the empty training ground in a poignant golden light.

The wind whipped up sand and dust, blowing past the long-worn "Tang" banner, making a mournful sound as if recounting its former glory.

Li Chengqian strolled around this land, which once gave birth to the strongest iron cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, with his hands behind his back, like a retired old cadre.

He could feel the lingering chill of battle still in the air, and every inch of ground beneath his feet seemed to be soaked with the sweat and glory of the Xuanjia Army soldiers.

"System, stop dawdling."

Li Chengqian walked to the tall command platform in the center of the training ground, stretched, and said, "Let's start here. The scenery is beautiful, the feng shui is good, and it's suitable for opening blind boxes."

[Ding! Check-in location confirmed: Xuanjia Army Command Platform.]

[Detected that this place was once the starting point of the Tang Dynasty's "Champion" army, retaining a strong aura of "pioneering" and "invincibility"...]

[Matching the most suitable reward for the current scenario for the host...]

【Successful match! 】

Li Chengqian's eyes lit up, he rubbed his hands together, and looked on with anticipation.

Last time, Yue Fei was summoned in the Eastern Palace. This time, in the Xuanjia Army camp, we need to send someone as formidable as Grandpa Yue, right?

Han Xin? Wei Qing?

The more the better!

Just as he was lost in thought, the system's voice suddenly became high-pitched and impassioned, as if it were reciting some epic chapter.

【Congratulations to the host! 】

[One of the two pillars of the Western Han Dynasty, the General of the Flying Cavalry of the Han Dynasty, the first person to seal the Wolf-Dwelling Mountain]

[The peerless general Huo Qubing!]

boom--!

It was as if a golden lightning bolt had exploded in my mind.

Li Chengqian felt a jolt throughout his body, and a burst of golden light appeared before his eyes, making it almost impossible for him to open them.

Before he could react, an extremely sharp aura, like a drawn sword, instantly pierced the silent air of the training ground.

It was a kind of youthful, fearless spirit.

That was an arrogant disregard for all the heroes in the world.

It is also a resolute determination: "How can I have a home when the Xiongnu have not been destroyed!"

The golden light dissipated.

On the reviewing stand, someone had appeared out of nowhere.

He was a young general wearing a bright silver armor, a purple-gold crown to tie his hair up, and a white cloak.

He looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and a face as handsome as jade. He was so handsome that he didn't look like a general who had fought on the battlefield, but rather like a prince who had come from a noble family.

But those eyes...

It's too bright.

They shone like two shooting stars streaking across the night sky, filled with curiosity about the world, a thirst for war, and an innate arrogance that looked down upon the world.

He carried a gilded tiger-head spear in his hand, its tip gleaming with a bloodthirsty cold light in the setting sun.

He stood there quietly, alone, yet seemingly commanding an army of thousands, the very force that had once swept across the northern deserts and defeated the Xiongnu.

The champion cavalry, whose soldiers cried out for their fathers and mothers, descended upon this unfamiliar era, traversing a thousand years of time.

"With the Xiongnu not yet defeated, how can I think of a home?"

The young general gazed at the distant, rolling green mountains and murmured to himself, his voice clear yet carrying the weight of metal and stone.

"Where...am I?"

He turned his head, his sharp, eagle-like eyes landing on the eight-year-old child staring at him in disbelief below the reviewing stand.

Li Chengqian was truly dumbfounded at this moment.

Huo Qubing!

That's Huo Qubing!

He led troops at seventeen, was ennobled at nineteen, and at twenty-one dared to lead eight hundred cavalrymen deep into enemy territory, wiping out the Xiongnu's homeland!

He never suffered a defeat in his life, relying entirely on intuition in battle. He chased after the Xiongnu, cutting them down from the south of the Gobi Desert all the way to the north. Finally, he built an altar on Mount Langjuxu to offer sacrifices to the heavens, achieving the highest glory a military general could attain.

This is practically the prototype of a protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel!

With him around, what's there to worry about with the Turks?

If he were to take the Great Snow Dragon out for a ride, he could probably wipe out the Khan's camp!

Just as Li Chengqian was so excited he was about to drool, the "feel-good male protagonist" frowned.

Huo Qubing leaped down from the command platform, his movements as light as a cheetah, and landed silently in front of Li Chengqian.

He looked Li Chengqian up and down, from his silk casual clothes that clearly showed he hadn't done much work, to his delicate little hands, and finally, his gaze settled on Li Chengqian's face, which looked a bit chubby from being pampered.

"Are you my lord?"

Huo Qubing's voice carried an undisguised disappointment and...disdain.

"He looks... a bit weak."

He reached out his finger, poked Li Chengqian's chubby arm, and shook his head.

"She has delicate skin and looks like she can't even ride a horse."

"With this much, you think you can achieve the ultimate goal of conquering the enemy?"

Li Chengqian: "..."

I bought a watch last year!

I was looked down upon!

He, the dignified Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, was actually looked down upon by the hero he summoned?!

Can this be tolerated?

"Cough cough."

Li Chengqian cleared his throat, puffed out his chest, and tried to make himself look more imposing.

"General, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."

"Although I am young, I have been on the battlefield and fought against the Turks."

"Oh?"

Huo Qubing raised an eyebrow, his disbelief almost overflowing.

"You?"

"What? You don't believe it?"

Li Chengqian's competitive spirit was ignited by the young man's arrogance. "How about we have a spar?"

Huo Qu-

Upon hearing this, Bing actually took half a step back and looked at him warily.

"I never lay a hand on an unarmed person, let alone beat a child."

"you!"

Li Chengqian was so angry he couldn't continue the conversation!

"Your Highness, please calm down."

Xu Xiao, who had been standing to the side, walked up with a smile and cupped his hands in greeting to Huo Qubing.

"This young general has quite the arrogance."

Huo Qubing then noticed the lame old man. He frowned, his sharp eyes sweeping over Xu Xiao. The contempt on his face instantly faded, replaced by a solemn expression of worthy adversary.

"You are very strong."

Huo Qubing gripped his spear tightly, his fighting spirit rising. "You smell of blood; you've killed many people."

"Likewise." Xu Xiao grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

Looking at these two "war maniacs" who almost started fighting the moment they met, Li Chengqian felt a headache coming on.

"Alright, alright, quiet down."

He waved his hand, interrupting their "spiritual communion".

"Huo Qubing, is it? I know you're capable, and I also know you're arrogant."

He pointed to the direction of the stable not far away, where several spare warhorses left by Li Shimin were parked. One of them was completely black and was "Sa Lu Zi", who accompanied Li Shimin on the battlefield. It had an extremely violent temperament and ordinary people could not get close to it.

"Do you see that black horse?"

Li Chengqian crossed his arms and raised his chin.

"That was the emperor's former mount, its nature as fiery as fire."

"If you can tame it, I will acknowledge that you are qualified to be my vanguard."

"otherwise……"

Li Chengqian pursed his lips.

"Go back to where you came from."

"I don't keep idle people here."

Upon hearing this, Huo Qubing was not angry at all; instead, he smiled.

That smile was bold, confident, and full of the unique sharpness of youth.

"Just a horse."

He turned around, picked up his spear, and strode towards the stable without looking back.

Only a single sentence, carried away by the wind, remains, yet it exudes an overwhelming aura of dominance.

"Your Highness."

"Just you wait and see!"