In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

The wedding ceremony was held amidst the golden sunlight illuminating the mountains.

At the foot of the sacred mountain, there were crowds of people.

The ancient wedding ceremonies of nomadic peoples are quite similar to those of the Han people, mainly involving reverence for gods and prayers for favorable weather and abundant harvests.

The entire process proceeded exceptionally smoothly and quickly.

On the sacrificial altar, Ada slays the offerings and chants shamanic incantations, after which he is escorted by young boys and girls to the high platform.

At that moment, the sacred mountain was silent.

Ada blushed as he watched the woman of his dreams about to become his possession, and he was filled with extreme excitement.

"Luge, come with me to the sacred mountain to offer sacrifices and report to the earth spirits!"

He took out the ritual implements, and according to custom, the two of them each held one end of the implement.

But his outstretched hand received no response from Qisenluge for a long time, and the scene was deathly silent. Adagulie's expression began to turn displeased.

He lowered his voice: "Lu Ge, don't forget your promise. If you dare to go back on your word, everyone will die!"

Qi Senluge looked at him coldly, as if he were looking at thin air, without even a tremor in his eyelashes.

The next second, she suddenly pointed at Adagulie in front of everyone.

"You betrayed the tribe and killed your people, I will not marry you!!"

The resolute voice echoed, stirring up a thousand waves!

The Qimeng tribe members, who were kept in the dark, were all in an uproar and discussing the matter extensively.

Even those clansmen who knew some of the inside story had drastically changed their expressions.

Adakulye's meticulously planned wedding, along with the lies he had fabricated, was torn apart almost instantly.

His sharply defined features almost contorted: "Shut up!!"

He roared at his people, and the entire place fell silent; no one dared to utter a sound.

"Lu Ge, so what?"

You will pay the price for your actions!

"You expect these good-for-nothings to stand up for you? What a joke!"

"Today, the chieftain is going to marry you, and no one can stop him!" He suddenly grabbed at Lu Ge with one hand.

But at that very moment, a deep, resonant voice boomed from afar: "Is that so?!"

All eyes turned to them.

On the horizon, a lone rider stood, his armor gleaming, his imposing presence awe-inspiring.

Along with the sound, the ground trembled slightly, and snow fell softly from many tree branches.

Lu Ge turned around abruptly, his amber eyes filled with tears of emotion, his gaze fixed on that figure.

Adagulie squinted and stared intently, before he could even make out who it was.

Behind that man, a dense, dark mass of Tang soldiers began to emerge, their banners fluttering in the wind, from head to shoulder, until all the elite cavalry came into view.

A terrifying pressure descended upon the small tribe's dwelling place; even a trace of its aura seemed to possess the power of thunder.

"Tang, Tang army!"

"It's the Tang army!"

"Why are they here?!" The army of the Qimeng tribe trembled, their voices filled with shock, fear, and unease.

Adagulie's face was ashen; he couldn't believe what he was seeing. How did the Tang army get here when the mountains were blocked by heavy snow?

How did they get so close without a sound?

"Help! Help!"

He shouted, and his large army quickly assembled.

Chaos erupted at the scene, with people of all ages fleeing in panic.

Adagulie realized the crisis was coming and had no courage to fight against the Tang army. His first thought was to run away and find reinforcements from the Xueyantuo.

Before running away, he didn't forget to take Lu Ge with him.

But when he came to his senses and tried to take the person away, he found that Luge had already disappeared.

His face turned ashen as he looked around, only to discover that two guards had taken the man away in the chaos, and he was already seventy or eighty meters away.

He flew into a rage: "Seize them!"

"Catch them!!"

"Chief, let's go! The outside is full of Tang troops!"

"If we don't leave now, it will be too late!"

"quick!"

Someone shouted urgently and grabbed Adagulie's arm.

"Li, Yuan, Chang!!" Ada Gu Lie was so angry he was about to vomit blood; his wedding had been ruined.

He was extremely unwilling to watch Luge leave, but he had no time to catch him and could only flee like a frightened bird.

The wedding was thrown into chaos and completely ruined.

Li Yuanchang dismounted from his warhorse.

Lu Ge was rescued very easily, and at this moment she ran to him, tears streaming down her face, and hugged him tightly, sobbing.

boom! !

As if she had grasped her only pillar of support, she cried bitterly, like a helpless girl, which saddened those who heard it and brought tears to their eyes.

Her whole body was convulsing, and she sobbed, "My father is gone, my brother is gone too..."

Li Yuanchang frowned, his eyes filled with heartache.

He knew that he also bore some responsibility for the deaths of Lu Ge's father and brothers.

"Sorry I'm late."

"I have returned from this journey to seek justice for you."

"They didn't die in vain," he said calmly, wiping away the tears on his cheeks.

Lu Ge felt a lump in her throat and collapsed into his arms, crying again as if she were about to suffocate.

Li Yuanchang offered no comfort, but simply held him, his gaze fixed coldly ahead as Adagulie's men fled in a frenzy.

He didn't care at all and let it run.

In just a dozen breaths, Adagulie's men came to a complete halt, standing still and spinning around in panic.

Because Tang troops were coming from all three directions!

The dark mass of cavalry lined up in a row, blocking the way from different directions and constantly tightening the encirclement.

"We're surrounded!"

"Chief, what should we do? They look like elite Tang troops!"

"Shut up!!"

"What's the panic? They don't have many people. The Gena Grassland still has the elite troops of Xueyantuo. Follow me and fight your way out!" Adagulie drew his scimitar.

The hastily assembled force numbered only about eight hundred men, and at least half of them were without horses. They were all forced to draw their swords and prepare for battle.

However, while the Tang army tightened its encirclement, it did not seize the initiative by launching a cavalry charge on the plains, but instead surrounded the enemy without attacking.

This stalemate lasted for more than thirty breaths, until Adagulie could no longer hold back and took the lead in ordering his troops to launch an attack and break out of the encirclement.

But at that moment, Li Yuanchang's voice rang out again.

"Adagulie!!"

All eyes turned to the east, where Tang cavalry slowly parted to make way.

Li Yuanchang, clad in bright armor, rode to the front and stopped, followed by Qisenluge, dressed in a traditional grassland dress.

"Adagul, you murdered your father and betrayed your clan, defected to the Xueyantuo, plotted to harm me, and are now targeting the Tang Dynasty!"

"Today, I, Your Majesty, am acting on the imperial decree of the Great Tang Emperor to punish you!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

All the Tang soldiers drew their swords, their killing intent palpable.

The warhorses were startled and neighed, and the morale of Ada's troops was thrown into chaos, completely suppressed.

Adagul shouted from the ranks, "Li Yuanchang, who do you think you are? The affairs of my Qimeng tribe are none of your business, and the affairs of the grasslands are even less of your Tang Dynasty's concern!"

"If you want to conquer the Qimeng tribe, then let's see who dies first!"

Li Yuanchang sneered, his eyes filled with disdain.

"The Tang Dynasty wants to punish you, you unfilial and wicked child, not the Qimeng tribe!"