We'll have you impersonate the Crown Prince and create a prosperous era for the Great Qian Dyna

The crowd surged forward, and the stabbed guard was instantly engulfed, disappearing without a trace.

From all directions, people from the Northern Xia region were also driving their cattle to participate in the cattle-chasing festival, and the herds of cattle were growing larger and larger.

The remaining guards finally realized something was wrong and stepped forward, shouting orders. The two at the back even drew their scimitars.

Xiao Shi and the others greeted them with smiles, speaking in the official language of Northern Xia.

But as they got closer, the shirtless men in front suddenly parted to make way, and a group of armored soldiers wielding sharp blades rushed out from behind them!

"Enemy attack!"

The guards' pupils dilated in surprise.

But by then it was too late.

The crowd surged forward, but the dozen or so people at the palace gate were no match for them.

Arrows had already been fired from the city walls in an attempt to force back the mutinous troops, but they were facing the National Protection Army!

"shield!"

Lin Tong roared, and several shields were raised in the crowd, their advance continuing without pause.

"Charge!"

Everyone was chanting those two words, and they all knew in their hearts that success or failure hinged on this moment.

Only Chou Tien-cheng was furious.

"The people of the Junggar tribe are so unreliable! They only have a few dozen cows!"

"What I want is a thousand cows!"

Xinhua, who was standing next to him, looked very nervous.

"We can't worry about that now. If we don't act soon, it will arouse suspicion."

"Your Highness, for now we can only let them rush in first, while we catch the cattle from behind. Once all the cattle have arrived, the Imperial Guards will be almost there as well, and then we can close the gate and release the cattle."

Xinhua thought so, and so did Zhou Tiancheng.

however……

"Do we seem to have overestimated the Northern Xia's Imperial Guard?"

Zhou Tiancheng, leading his herd of cattle, stormed into the palace, looking utterly bewildered.

What about the Imperial Guards?

You've already stormed the palace, why haven't your Northern Xia Imperial Guards assembled yet?

Is this really a proper royal palace?

Zhou Tiancheng's expression gradually turned into the kind of expression one would make when using an old man's phone on the subway.

He brazenly drove his cattle through the palace of Northern Xia.

When Zhou Tiancheng arrived at the Northern Heavenly Temple, which was the main hall for formal court assemblies, he finally saw the Imperial Guards.

At least 45 minutes have passed, and the number of Imperial Guards confronting them here is even less than that of the National Protection Army!

"Are you sure this isn't a joke?"

Zhou Tiancheng grabbed Xinhua's shoulder, his eyes becoming somewhat suspicious.

"Or is this a conspiracy by Northern Xia?"

Xinhua looked at it blankly for a moment, then asked a question in return.

"Your Highness, is it possible that the Northern Xia's Imperial Guards actually lack any real ability to enforce discipline?"

"Is it possible that they're just too incompetent to even assemble in 15 minutes?"

Zhou Tiancheng chuckled.

"Are you kidding me?"

"These are the most elite soldiers of Northern Xia. Even in the Great Qian Dynasty, the most useless army would be more than capable of taking them down in a quarter of an hour, right?"

What does that mean?

Half an hour passed, and there was still no sign of the 100,000 Imperial Guards.

Are these really the elite troops of Northern Xia?

Just as the two were wondering if they had fallen into a trap, the butler rushed over.

"Hey, what are you all doing standing there like statues?"

"Attack faster!"

Zhou Tiancheng turned around and grabbed his neck.

"Didn't you say there were 100,000 Imperial Guards? Where are they?"

The butler was taken aback.

"It's the Bull Chasing Festival! They've gone out into the streets to chase bulls!"

silence.

Dead silence.

Indeed, the world is a giant makeshift operation.

The butler slapped his forehead and quickly spoke up.

"The Chasing the Ox Festival is similar to your Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival in the Great Qian Dynasty. The royal family will also give away some oxen. If you catch these oxen, you can get a lot of rewards."

"The Imperial Guards are all tough guys, like oxen. Of course they'd go chasing oxen to prove their strength; how could they possibly stay in the palace?"

"The imperial palace has a maximum population of 20,000."

After a moment of silence, Zhou Tiancheng and Xinhua were overjoyed!

"Quickly meet up with Instructor Lin and capture the Northern Xia Emperor as soon as possible!"

The two of them struggled forward, while the old butler ran wildly behind them.

"You've come to the wrong place, His Majesty is over here!"

"He's not in the Heavenly Temple, he's in the Jade Mountain Temple! They're holding a banquet there!"

When the National Protection Army arrived at Yushan Palace in a grand procession, the guards there finally became somewhat presentable.

However, the process took too long, and troops had already begun to enter the palace.

"Herding cattle, herding cattle!"

"There are still ten thousand guards here. Don't get entangled with them, just let the cattle graze!"

Zhou Tiancheng shouted loudly, looked at the black bull in front of him, and without hesitation pulled out his knife and stabbed it in the bull's rump.

The bull charged forward like a madman.

But the cow reacted strongly, almost kicking Zhou Tiancheng to death with one hoof!

"Wow! This ox is pretty strong!"

Instead of being angry, Zhou Tiancheng was amused.

He's got great strength! When he charges the Northern Xia Imperial Guards later, they won't be able to stop him.

Just as he had anticipated.

As hundreds of cattle charged forward, the formation of the ten thousand men instantly became extremely chaotic, and many of the heroes of Northern Xia howled and tried to escape.

The National Protection Army didn't need to use their swords; they simply followed the cow's rear end and charged straight into the Jade Mountain Palace.

Zhou Tiancheng was the slowest to rush.

It wasn't that he lacked physical strength; it was that Xinhua kept holding him back, preventing him from being at the forefront.

By the time he entered the Jade Mountain Palace, the situation on both sides had already stabilized.

The officials of Northern Xia stood in panic on the side of the Northern Xia emperor, with dozens of guards trembling in front of them.

On the National Protection Army's side, Lin Tong and Xiao Shi were clearly waiting for Zhou Tiancheng. Upon his arrival, they made way for him.

Besides, there were a few scattered cows running around on the edge of the Jade Mountain Palace.

Zhou Tiancheng also breathed a sigh of relief, and tried to pull out the Lone Goose Sword. He blushed a little and used some force before he could finally pull it out.

He looked at the panicked officials and guards and immediately spoke.

"Which of you is the emperor of Northern Xia?"

"We would like to trouble the Emperor of Northern Xia to come out and escort us back to Daqian."

The emperor of Northern Xia was named Tuoba Lie, and at this moment his old face was already a mixture of red and blue.

He gritted his teeth and spoke to Zhou Tiancheng.

"So you are the Crown Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty?"

"It seems that our agreement is not what it appears to be. Now that you have saved your Emperor Emeritus, instead of hurrying back to your Great Qian, you dare to come to my Northern Xia Imperial Palace?"

Zhou Tiancheng grinned.

"I do want to go back, but have you given me that chance?"

"The Kaka tribe, with 100,000 men, is relentlessly pursuing us, and hundreds of thousands of Northern Xia troops are waiting for me at the border!"

"How about this, you give me a ride?"

Tuoba Lie forced himself to remain calm.

"I can give you an imperial decree guaranteeing your safe return to the Great Qian Dynasty, what do you say?"

Imperial edict?

But what Zhou Tiancheng wanted was not the imperial edict!

He pointed at Tuoba Lie and gave him a wicked smile.

"But I want you!"

"I know you're just wasting time talking nonsense to me, and I'm too lazy to argue with you. The soldiers under your command can't even get a hot meal in my Great Qian."

"Alright, Instructor Lin, enough talk, seize Tuoba Lie!"