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Zhuang Li and Qing You stayed at the Xiao Imperial Palace just like that. Ge Ya was extremely pure and hospitable by nature, and after understanding Zhuang Li's situation, she begged her to stay at her place. Zhuang Li didn't know whether or not she should return to the Great Phoenix Sect. At the very least, it would be unrealistic to go through such a long journey in her exhausted mind and body, so she agreed to it temporarily.

As time passed, he became naturally more familiar with the Xiao Imperial Palace. Although the Xiao Imperial Palace was merely Princess Ge Ya's private hall, which took up a hundred acres of land, it was extremely exquisite and beautiful, with three exits: east, west, and south. The palace dug up soil and mountains, and attracted living water as the lake, and Ge Ya's private hall was located in the middle of the pavilion.

"father wants to bring my brothers to choose their horses, and you still want to hide it from me? This is impossible!" While she was arguing, she dragged Zhuang Li, who was still half asleep, out of bed.

She rubbed her eyes, wondering what kind of play Ge Ya, this grandaunt, was playing. Seeing her so excited that the universe was about to erupt, she could only hurriedly accompany the little overlord to get up, put on her clothes and head out.

Whether it was in the modern world or in ancient times, Zhuang Li had no experience riding horses. She could only sit behind Ge Ya's horse, and by the time Qing You had caught up with him in the horse shed, Ge Ya could not wait and swung her whip as she rushed towards the competition grounds.

Zhuang Li's experience riding on a horse was limited to the time when she was still in university. After graduating from university, she traveled to Yunnan with her classmates and took a photo while riding the horse to attract tourists. Furthermore, she had changed her body, so she could only hug the Ge Ya in front of her tightly, afraid that she would fall down.

After exiting the city gates, they hurried outside to the outskirts of the city, and from afar, they saw the tent set up on the stable ground. There were many people gathered outside, and the tent was filled with the Golden Eagle Lizard Runes of the West Cold Army.

did not have any hostility towards West Cold. It was understandable that West Cold had ambitions for the great phoenix, as it was a vassal state of the great phoenix that gave out countless treasures to the great phoenix every year. In the end, he was still unwilling. Honestly speaking, West Cold had become a rich and prosperous nation with well-developed trade this year. Other than the number of West Cold, which was far greater than that of the Great Phoenix, there were even more people joining the ranks of the West Cold. After all, West Cold was located at the shallow bank of the Gobi Desert, and the land was not as fertile as the Great Phoenix's.

That was ten years ago, when the nation of West Cold had met with a great drought and the citizens were unable to make ends meet, the old king could do nothing about it. Although his West Cold was still paying tribute to the people every year, he was not willing to manage the Western Regions' disturbance at the borders of the Great Phoenix and was also diligent in training his troops. Therefore, Wang Su telling the emperor to pay attention to the issue of West Cold was not without reason.

The people of Great Phoenix Nation had been living in peace for a long time, and had almost forgotten about the potential dangers. In addition, the Nine Emperor Party, which was led by the Ninth Prince in recent years, was rampant with corruption, but its grievances could not be heard by the Son of Heaven. For example, the Old Prime Minister Zhao had always put on airs in front of the Old Emperor. If the West Cold were to switch to Great Phoenix, the Great Phoenix would be forced to retreat, with nothing impossible to say.

Ge Ya stopped her horse near the king's tent and a guard immediately went forward to question him. Seeing that it was the king's most beloved Princess Ge Ya, who had kneeled down respectfully, Ge Ya was too lazy to listen to their advice. She tossed the rein to them for them to take care of, and quickly pulled Zhuang Li into the tent.

It was the first time Zhuang Li had met the King of West Cold, but despite being over a hundred years old, he still possessed a strong and elegant physique. Sitting on the throne, he showed no arrogance, and after seeing her beloved daughter, she started to smile, adding to her fatherly kindness, and caused Zhuang Li to begin to understand why that Miss Beijing lady called Rong Xiao was willing to follow him to travel across the mountains and rivers to be his woman.

"father, that fierce horse is mine."

Although Ge Ya had already become somewhat beautiful, she was still a boy. The Little Fierce Horse that she was referring to was a Da Wen Ma that General Que had obtained a few days ago, and Zhuang Li only found out afterwards that it was the legendary Ferghana Horse. After it had sprinted at extreme speed, the parts of its shoulders gradually bulged, leaving behind sweat that looked like blood.

King of West Cold actually wanted to make his daughter into someone as gentle and lovely as her mother, but s blood of a warrior race was too much. All kinds of strange things were fought over by boys' toys, and he really couldn't do anything about this child.

"That horse is too dangerous for you to use."

"father, you don't like Ge Ya anymore? The Western Regions is filled with horses, what if that horse chooses me? I don't care, I want to try. "

"Alright, alright, it's yours. I'll let you join in the fun, but don't mess around. That horse is too strong."

Ge Ya was naturally filled with joy as she skipped out of the tent, not forgetting to tell Zhuang Li, "Li'er, wait a moment, I'll bring the horse over immediately."

Ge Ya ran out like a gust of wind, leaving her with the King of West Cold that she had just met. She could only stand there respectfully with a thousand mud horses running through her heart.

Should I pay my respects? A friend's father should call you uncle. Kneeling before the king?

"You are Ge Ya's friend?"

The King spoke out first, and Zhuang Li hurriedly bowed, imitating the look of a servant as she knelt down on one knee.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am Ge Ya's friend."

When the King heard this, he actually let out a long sigh. "Good, good. That child hasn't had a friend for a long time."

Hearing that, Zhuang Li was stunned, Ge Ya was simple and active, and was good with people, how could she not have friends?

The king went on, "Son, are you from the Great Phoenix?"

Zhuang Li nodded.

The king smiled amiably again. "Good boy, get up."

Before he could finish his words, he saw a soldier hurriedly run into the royal tent, bringing the wind with him into the tent. He vaguely heard the chaos outside, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground to report.

"Your Majesty, Ge Ya, Princess Ge Ya …"

The king immediately stood up. "Tell me, what is it?"

"Princess Ge Ya rode on the untamed, fierce horse, and got hit by the horse that destroyed the fence. They went deeper into the plains."

"What!" The king immediately opened the king's tent and walked out, with Zhuang Li quickly following behind him.

Who knew that when Princess Ge Ya came over, she would cause a ruckus and call the horse her own. The First Prince was the future king, so he did not want Ge Ya to lose face and let his men test the horses. At the same time, he was lecturing Ge Ya, saying that she was just relying on the father's love and willfulness. How could Ge Ya have heard of such words? Being said by the Eldest Prince that he relied on the father's love, jumped into the paddock, then chased the soldier who was just about to test the steed away and climbed onto his horse. The Fierce Horse Colt was not tamed even after fighting with Ge Ya a few times, and once it went crazy, it broke through the fences and rushed into the depths of the grasslands.

The general had already sent the rest to look for the princess, but there was no news of them yet.

Zhuang Li was panicking in her heart, what kind of danger was that horse going through, to the point where the kings of the battlefield had to worry about the safety of the princess with gloomy faces.

Before this, even the king had no idea what to do, but at this moment, a horse arrived from afar, and upon walking in, he saw that it was Second Prince, who had the best relationship with Ge Ya, and behind him was actually Qing You. It was most likely Second Prince who rushed over to the Xiao Imperial Palace to find out that Ge Ya had left, so he brought Qing You over.

"Quick, quickly go find Ge Ya."

The Second Prince originally could not understand Zhuang Li's standard West Cold language, but looking at sher anxious look and her understanding of Ge Ya, he instantly guessed what was going on. He released Qing You and turned his horse to head towards the depths of the prairie.

Until the evening, when several groups of people who had been sent to look for Ge Ya had returned, but there was still no news. His Majesty was already enraged, and set up camp and lit a torch in the sieging area, but was still unable to dispel the fear of the night. Zhuang Li knew, that the temperature of the night at the Grassland Mountain would be very low, and Ge Ya, who did not have any tools to light the fire, and who did not have any rations, was tired and hungry.

Although she had met many people who were good to her, she had always been looking on helplessly as they were placed in a dangerous situation. She unceasingly thought back to when Ge Ya had extended his hand out to her at the slave market, and at this time, she heard another commotion in front of her. Zhuang Li quickly ran towards the sound of the voice.

"Ma, the horse is back!" Some soldiers shouted as they ran towards the king's tent. Zhuang Li hurriedly ran forward and squeezed through the crowd. The Ferghana Horse was anxiously digging the ground under her feet, looking left and right.

The surrounding people were still afraid of it, and it seemed to be exhausted. However, it was still in a frenzy and didn't want to let anyone touch its reins.

"The king has ordered us to continue searching for the princess, to deploy some men in the barracks, and to kill these Ferghana Horses."

Zhuang Li walked out from the crowd, but discovered that she had nowhere to go. This wild horse did not know where it had left Ge Ya, and since the beasts did not know how to speak, there was no use torturing them, let alone a beast with an explosive temper.

Zhuang Li sat outside the tent, seeing that the entrance of the tent was brightly lit, she took out a blanket and placed it on her. After escaping from the slave trade center, her body had not recovered at all, and after half an hour, she fell asleep on Zhuang Li's body.

Zhuang Li put her on her back and slept inside the tent, then came out wrapped in a blanket. She had begged the general's guard to wake her up no matter how late it was, but right now, she was anxious and did not have the slightest trace of sleepiness in her heart.