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In the hot June sun, at the foot of the mountain, a galloping steed could be seen, its mane bristling, tail like the dust of Buddha, hooves flying, galloping in a posture that seemed as if it were about to touch its belly to the ground. Immediately, a middle-aged woman dressed like a palace maid sat down with her left hand gripping the rein and the whip in her right hand constantly lashing at the trident of the horse.

In just a blink of an eye, the horse had already galloped all the way to the top of the cliff, but the red horse had no intention of stopping. Watching as the horse and the man were about to fall into the valley, the woman lightly tapped her stirrups and, borrowing the horse's galloping momentum, she used a move called 'Swallows Three Splashing Water' in the air and steadily landed on the cliff wall. The red horse soared into the air like a kite with its string cut and quickly fell towards the bottom of the valley.

The middle-aged palace maid standing at the edge of the cliff raised her hand and shouted, "Mei Jian, Bamboo Sword Sis, I am Li Wan'er. I have something to ask of you, my princess!" After she finished speaking, she anxiously waited for his response.

Mei Jian and Bamboo Sword, who had accompanied Wan'er in, heard their master's near weeping sigh and felt very uneasy. They said, "Mistress, as long as you give the order, we will immediately gather the brothers from all the clans of the Thirty-sixth Cave 72 Island and head to Western Xia together to resolve the dangers of Western Xia. Although there are no good generals among them, they are first-rate martial artists and can also contend with the Golden Soldier for a while.

Hearing the words of the Plum Sword and Bamboo Sword, the helpless Princess and Wan'er felt that these words were a good idea, but they still hesitated, because it would take a long time to recruit all the men from the seventy-two islands in the thirty-six caves.

Mei Jian had a plan and said, "Mistress, you and Bamboo Sword stay behind to take care of the master. I will immediately send envoys to gather them and lead all the female disciples of the Spirit Eagle Palace down the mountain with Manager Li. It is better to gather as much as you can than to just sit and wait for death." With that, the two hastily arranged for envoys to bring the "Chasing Sun" signal to gather the nearby disciples.

"Chasing Sun" was a signal for the Spirit Eagle Palace to gather their disciples. This fireworks were divided into many colors. Not only were they shot high and looked far ahead, but their gorgeous colors could also be seen clearly during daytime. Among them, cyan was a general gathering to prevent the loss of disciples; yellow was an important gathering to discuss important matters with everyone; red was a quick gathering to prevent the Spirit Eagle Palace from encountering a strong enemy, or an accident at the Spirit Eagle Palace, or the death of the Sect Leader. Therefore, as long as the disciples see a red "Heaven Chasing Sun", no matter where you are? What is it? They all had to rush to the Spirit Eagle Palace to save their masters, otherwise, the people of the 36th hole's 72 islands would group together and attack the traitor. Even if they were lucky enough to escape, it would be difficult for them to establish themselves in the martial arts world in the future.

Along the way, they were surrounded by civilians who had escaped the flames of war. As they dragged their families along with their elders and children, this made Mei Jian and the others more determined as they sprinted forward, and Mei Jian continued to send out the signal to chase the sun and the sun as he flew. He also gathered a lot of disciples, and a team of dozens of them rode along the road that was half desert and half wasteland, and when they arrived at the Western Summer Capital, they heard Li Wan'er's shouts and they all opened the city gates to meet Mei Jian and the other people at a stop not far away from the imperial palace.

From Li Wan'er, he learned that Prince Consort Ma was bedridden and that life and death were at stake. The Western Xia Emperor Li Yanshou was scared out of his wits as he shouted, "There's no hope for Western Xia!" The heavens have destroyed my Western Xia! " Why did the Western Xia Emperor, Li Yanxing, have such great hopes for Zhou Dong? He even had no doubts about Zhou Dong's ability to take the stage and pay his respects? Of course, he knew the ability of this Prince Consort. In terms of martial arts, there was no one in the world who was a match for him. His Small Non-Phase Method was renowned throughout the world, and his might shook the whole world.

Ever since Zhou Dong left his sworn brothers Xiao Feng and Duan Jiu, besides cultivating the Small Faceless Technique on Piao Gui Mountain, he spent the rest of his time carefully studying the military strategy manual borrowed from the Western Xia Imperial Palace. Not only did he have a good grasp of the《 Sun Zi's Martial Arts》,《 Wu Qi's Thirteen Series》,《 Thirty-six Series》, and so on, but he also deeply understood the essence of the military strategy and understood the key points of the military strategy. Just a few years ago, the people of the small countries of the Western Regions gathered together to invade the borders of the Western Xia Dynasty, and it just so happened that Zhou Dong and the princess returned to the provincial capital, where the emperor Li Yanxing was extremely worried. Thinking of the hardships of the Western Xia, Zhou Dong took the initiative to lead several thousand imperial guards to defeat the majority of the enemy, and beat the invading small countries of the Western Regions to a pulp, causing them to no longer dare to underestimate the Western Xia. Therefore, when Li Yanshou heard Zhou Dong was bedridden, he could not help but cry out, "Heaven destroyed my Western Xia!"

The next day, the sun shined brightly. Mei Jian and the rest gathered at the palace to discuss a way to retreat. Li Yanxing was destitute, and he was an emperor born in peace. He was destined to die in comfort. "Long live our Emperor," Li Wan'er said. "Now, we have three urgent military matters to deal with. First, we should ask the City Protector to order all the soldiers to gather at the military arena, with the exception of the soldiers guarding the city gate, to redeploy the soldiers to guard the city. Young and strong soldiers will guard the battlements, and old and weak soldiers will carry away the weapons.

Li Yanxing understood the first two things very well, and that was to say, he was unable to make sense of the third. "Manager Li, we are already at the gates of the city, how can I be in the mood to enjoy music and dancing?"

Wan-Er replied, "Long live the Emperor. The King of Gelang and Liangguang played the zither in his city, and the four gates were opened wide, scaring off hundreds of thousands of Sima Yi's army. Today, the Emperor personally came to watch the dance at the city's head, and he will definitely inspire the soldiers, intimidate the armies of gold, build the spirit of the Western Xia and destroy the country of gold."

Hearing this, Li Yanxing laughed out loud, "Our love official is indeed the general director of the Gu family. The three matters should be handled accurately by the Gu family."

Li Wan'er was right. The scouts they sent back had reported that Yan Ao Gu was indeed in the middle of the army.

At the north gate, the branch at noon approached the city. After receiving the report from the scouts, Li Wan'er arranged everything properly. She divided the dozens of men that Mei Jian brought into the city into four groups, each taking charge of one of them. She also instructed them to hide under the battlements to deal with the powerful soldiers of the Jin Empire. Li Wan'er and Mei Jian guarded the north gate together and protected the safety of the emperor Li Yanxing.

A troop of one hundred and fifty thousand men, like a group of ferocious tigers descending from the mountains, charged towards the city gate. In front of the central military tent, chariots had cleared the way, and their ceremonies were followed by a large banner with the word "Jin" written on it. Under the banner stood a man, eight feet tall, clad in betel armor, with a head full of purple gold, tall and sturdy build.

This time, Yan Yanzheng was very ambitious. He wanted to annihilate the entire Great Western Sea, devour the Western Xia, and then chase down the deer in the Central Plains. Thus, this time, he brought his troops here to invade in a threatening manner, with the intent of snatching it all. When they drove up to the city gate, they saw that the city was surrounded by dancing girls and drums. The Western Xia Emperor, Li Yanshou, was accompanied by the empress as he leisurely enjoyed the singing and dancing of the musical instruments, almost hitting Ah Gu's nose out of anger. The hot-tempered second prince pulled Han Han over to attack, but Yan Ah Shi quickly stopped him and said, "Wait! Since the Western Xia Emperor dared to sit on top of the city gate tower and enjoy the music and dance, he must have come prepared, even though the ancient times have Ge Liang singing "Empty City Strategy", leading troops was originally just a lie, we cannot suddenly attack the city, otherwise, after taking advantage of their crafty plot, we can order the entire army to retreat ten li, set up camp, and wait until we find out the truth before making any plans. "

The Western Xia Capital was safe for the time being, and just like that, it had scared the emperor, Li Yanxing, and his legs were trembling. It was like he was sitting in a cave of ice.