A family of widows, all shouldered, raising the dragon flag!

The women have returned!

The old lady was excited when she heard the news brought back by the women.

It seems like I've remembered something!

"They have backbone and guts!"

"Your family members are all very nice!"

"Ze'er, take them with you to guard the northern border!"

"Grandma wants to defend the imperial capital!"

These words shocked everyone present.

Especially Mu Chunyan!

Her eyebrows were furrowed tightly.

"Grandma, that emperor is trying to kill you at every turn. Are you trying to repay evil with kindness?"

"It's not about repaying evil with kindness, but about the loyal and heroic spirits of the Qin family ancestors, which cannot be destroyed by me!"

"Moreover, the country is in dire straits. Even though I know that Emperor Renzong of Zhou has mistreated my Qin family, my Qin family is protecting the country, not just Emperor Renzong!"

Mu Chunyan fell silent upon hearing the old lady's words.

"If that's the case, then I won't go!"

Qin Ze had barely finished speaking.

This immediately drew the old lady's opposition.

"No!"

"If you don't go, you will be disobeying the imperial decree!"

"Although we have the capability, we cannot afford to have that kind of mindset!"

"Just do as I say!"

"Leave them with them, so the Emperor can rest assured and the noble families can be at ease. After all, you not only need to protect the Northern Border, but also the ladies and their families!"

Qin Ze remained silent!

But she still obeyed the old lady's arrangement.

He immediately led the Qin and Mu families, in a grand procession, to the northern border.

The old lady saw them off all the way.

Only after seeing Qin Ze leave the capital and disappear into the distance did she reluctantly return.

What Pei Shishi can see is almost certain to happen.

But she still wanted to give it a try.

Let's see if we can defy fate and change our destiny.

…………

Great Zhou!

Deep within the palace!

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Emperor Renzong of Zhou learned that the strongest families, the Qin and Mu, had gone to the northern border to protect it, and a smile appeared on his face.

"It seems the Qin family still hasn't broken the teachings of their ancestors."

"Truly a loyal and patriotic dog."

"What a pity, what a pity! Who made the Qin family possess the power that even I fear!"

"Most importantly, that old dog, the Dowager Empress, should not have threatened me, much less killed the Crown Prince!"

"This one thing alone is enough to make me kill you a thousand times over, and that wouldn't be enough to quell my hatred!"

Emperor Renzong's eyes were filled with endless killing intent.

If he could, he would like to take action and wipe out the Qin family directly.

…………

The journey was smooth!

Qin Ze led the Qin family and the Mu family to the northern border.

The arrival of Qin Ze filled the soldiers of the Northern Frontier with excitement.

Especially when they saw that even the Qin family's most elite Inkscale Guards had arrived, all the soldiers understood that the new head of the Qin family, the new Prince of Zhenbei, was going to live and die with them.

"Greetings, Prince Zhenbei!"

"Greetings, Prince Zhenbei!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers, in a magnificent display of strength, all bowed to Qin Ze.

Without any hesitation, Qin Ze immediately began making arrangements.

Each person performs their duties and takes their place.

What he needs to do now is to improve everyone's strength.

He was all too aware of the gap between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Yu Dynasty.

It would be incredibly easy for the other side to attack them.

Their desire to attack the Great Yu Dynasty was practically a pipe dream!

"Guards! Spread the word that I was banished from the capital by the Emperor!"

"Then I'll observe secretly to see who else is willing to serve me!"

"This matter can be exaggerated a bit!"

Qin Ze did this only to select some soldiers who were truly loyal to the Qin family.

Ten days later!

The news brought back by the Inkscale Guard surprised Qin Ze.

Because the soldiers in the north hardly cared whether he had been banished from the capital by the emperor.

All they cared about was whether they could continue conquering cities and territories with Qin Ze!

Think of those masters who travel to the realm of the divine.

Qin Ze was getting anxious.

The women also noticed that Qin Ze was so busy during this time that he had almost no time to have children.

Everyone immediately wanted to help Qin Ze share some of the burden.

Mu Chunyan went directly to Qin Ze.

"My lord, do you intend to resist the army sent by the Great Yu Dynasty?"

"Um!"

Qin Ze did not hide anything.

"My husband, have you ever considered that the spiritual energy in the Great Yu Dynasty is a hundred times greater than here? Even if you put in a hundred times the effort, I'm afraid you still..."

Before she could finish speaking, Qin Ze understood what Mu Chunyan wanted to say.

"My wife, what if I had a way?"

These words stunned Mu Chunyan.

"Do you have a solution?"

"Yes, I have elixirs that can help them!"

At this moment, Mu Chunyan fell silent.

After pondering for a long time, he slowly said, "Since we have the pills, the first thing we should do is improve the Ink Scale Guards of your Qin family!"

"The Qin family's Inkscale Guards are the foundation of your Qin family!"

"As for the border soldiers, you can use them to motivate them, but no matter how much you motivate them, they can never be as loyal as the Dark Scale Guards, who are like death squads. Do you understand?"

Mu Chunyan's words made Qin Ze laugh.

"I've already prepared their share, but there's still some left over, so I'm thinking of finding some more loyal soldiers!"

Mu Chunyan stared wide-eyed at Qin Ze.

How many pills do you have?

"There are probably more than two thousand!"

"We should still have over a hundred Marrow Cleansing Pills, a thousand Vajra Qi-Replenishing Pills, and a thousand Qi and Blood Pills..."

As Qin Ze announced the numbers, Mu Chunyan completely lost her composure.

"Are they all Heavenly Rank?"

"Yes, they're all Heavenly Rank!"

Mu Chunyan's eyes burned with passion.

"Give me two hundred Vajra Qi-Boosting Pills!"

"I'll recruit a force even more loyal than the Inkscale Guards for you!"

Without wasting any words, Qin Ze directly gave the other party two hundred Qi and Blood Pills and two hundred Vajra Qi-Replenishing Pills!

Mu Chunyan never expected Qin Ze to agree so readily.

Aren't you afraid I'll lie to you?

"Why be afraid? Besides, since my wife has asked, I will do my best to fulfill her request, unless I am unable to do so."

Even if they're lying to me, it must be for my own good!

"Besides, would my wife lie to me?"

Qin Ze's question startled Mu Chunyan.

A smile involuntarily crept onto my face!

"I'm not lying to you!"

After saying that, she waved her delicate hand, and the pill disappeared.

Just as Mu Chunyan was about to go to the Mu family, Qin Ze stopped her.

"My lady, there's one more thing I need your help with!"

After speaking, Qin Ze handed Mu Chunyan the formation diagram of the Four Symbols and Two Elements Formation.

The moment Mu Chunyan saw the array diagram, she gasped in shock.

Because this formation diagram was actually a long-lost knowledge of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Originally, the Great Zhou Dynasty was on par with the Great Yu Dynasty.

Because it lost too many traditions, it became a small country.

This formation diagram is one of the national treasures of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"My lord, where did you get this array diagram?"

"It was passed down to me by an elder in my Qin family."

"My lady, if this formation diagram can unleash its full power, is there any way to stop the attack of the Great Yu Dynasty?"

Qin Ze looked on with anticipation.

He had already studied the formation diagram; when four people set up the formation, they could fight against opponents of higher levels.

However, if four thousand people are deployed in formation, then it is not a battle against a higher level, but an ability to crush a higher-level being.

Mu Chunyan took a deep breath.

"Although it's a Heaven-Rank formation, it's still insufficient to stop the army of the Great Yu Dynasty!"

"Unless you can elevate the Old Madam to the Divine Realm as well!"

"In that case, the two of us working together might be able to hold them off for a while!"