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The imperial capital of the Great Gan City — Qian Yuan City. At this moment, on Wen Tian Altar in the southern suburbs of the Qian Yuan City, a grand celebration was being held.

Wen Tianjia was built during the reign of Emperor Taizu. After six years, it was built in the twelfth year of the Holy Phoenix. The altar was round and made of white cloudstone. It was thirty feet high, and around it were twelve green steps, named after the twelve suns, carved in the shape of twelve suns. The south was slightly wider than the other eleven kings, serving the emperor. This altar was the place where all generations of emperors worshipped the heavens. Its scale far exceeded that of all previous dynasties.

At the beginning, Wen Tian's altar was also called the 'Heavenly Altar', just like before. After the High School ascended to the throne, they added another sniff to the altar. "To the imperial family, which used the phoenix as its symbol and the fire virtue as its foundation, there was no other name that was more suitable and auspicious than the word 'Wen Tian'.

In the Greenwood Continent, the appearance of the golden moon every sixty years, and the sacrificial month every three hundred and sixty years, are both great events for the people who believe in the heavens." Therefore, all previous dynasties had treasured the appearance of the same day in the same month and the same day in the same month in the same month in the same month in the same month in the same month in the same month in the same month in the same month. When the Celestial Phenomenon Ascendant appeared, the imperial family would often ascend to the celestial altar to offer sacrifices to the ancestors. After that, they would hold celebrations in the Moon or in the Moon, granting the world a general amnesty.

In the early days of the founding of the Great Gan Empire, they didn't really care much about this kind of sacrificial ceremony, but since they couldn't stand up to the persuasion of the court officials and the surging public opinion, they slowly returned to their previous dynasty.

The Great Gan was flourishing with literature and literature. Even the old farmers who cultivated in the fields had studied at least for a while and had studied in the countryside. Therefore, the people of Dagong didn't believe that the same day in March was some kind of divine warning, but more of it was a magical holiday.

Da Gan had only been established two hundred years ago, so he appeared several times on the same day of the Double Moons. However, this was the first time this phenomenon happened since the country was founded. Therefore, no matter if it was the Venerate Heavens Sect or the Rites Department, they paid special attention to this memorial service. After looking through countless books and records of the previous dynasties, they had drawn up an incomparably complex protocol for this sacrificial ceremony, striving to be perfect and flawless. This led to the entire sacrificial ceremony, which required an entire morning's worth of time.

When the ceremony was over, the Qianghuang Yu Yuan Xu and Empress Lu Xin couldn't help but let out a long sigh. They took a handkerchief from their palace attendants and wiped the sweat from their foreheads.

Just when Yu Yuan Xu was about to drink some tea and rest for a while, and then head back to the palace. The commander of the Extreme Violet Guard, Nangong Huan, who was in charge of protecting the Emperor this time, quietly walked to the side of the Emperor and whispered a few words into his ear.

"What did you say?" Hearing the contents of what Nangong Huan said, Yu Yuan was stunned for a moment. Then, his face filled with joy.

"Royal brother! Royal brother!" Just as Yu Yuan Xu was about to inquire further, the Zhongyang King Yu Yuan Pu came running in from the crowd. His face was flushed and he looked very excited as he held a bamboo tube in his hand.

Yu Yuan Xu was also extremely excited when he saw Yu Yuan Pu's expression. The news just now had come from the secret guard, so his royal brother's current expression showed that the Military Intelligence Division had also arrived. This matter had been confirmed.

"Royal brother, royal sister, Marquis of Martialism, and Tianxiang have all returned safely."

"What did you say?" Are you sure there's no error with the message? " Empress Lu Xin stood up in excitement, her phoenix-like eyes scanning back and forth between Yu Yuan Pu and Nangong Huan.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Empress, Senior Young Master Xi Yun, Princess Tian Xiang, Marquis of Wu Ping, Su Le Yi, Gu Jianyun, and others are currently in Cloud Perch City. They will be back in a few days." After Nangong Huan finished speaking, this serious and upright guard in charge could not help but smile.

After the two emperors heard what Nangong Huan had said, they were overjoyed. They then shifted their gaze to the Zhongyang King, Yu Yuan Pu. When Yu Yuan looked at Yu Yuan Pu, his gaze shifted to the back and gave his little brother a look.

Yu Yuanpu leaned to the side and glanced at the courtiers who were looking in this direction with their ears perked up. He immediately understood what was going on. He tidied up his clothes in a serious manner and loudly said, "Reporting to royal brother, royal sister and Marquis Wu Ping have returned. They are now in Xi Yun City."

Before the emperor could say anything, the courtiers who were listening to him exploded with a "weng" sound. The Grand Princess and Marquis Ping, who had disappeared for more than ten years, had actually returned. Hearing this news, the court officials accompanying the carriage were all shocked. There were people who had confirmed the news, people who looked ecstatic, people who were deep in thought, people who were frowning and not saying a word.

"Good, good, good." Emperor Yu Yuan stood up and laughed out loud. His daughter, Yu Tian Xiang, had returned safely after more than a month of disappearance. The heavy burden that weighed on his heart was finally lifted, and the long-lost royal elder sister and Marquis of Martialism had returned at the same time. This caused him to be indescribably excited.

The royal elder sister, Yu Chuqing, used to be an assistant governor and a hundred officials. She was able to balance Yin and Yang and was not inferior to the current Prime Minister, Zhuge Xing. As for Lu Chun, his brother-in-law, the Marquis of Martialism, he was even more handsome. Back then, he had attacked the Qingyang Empire, exterminated their country, and relocated their people to the eighteen counties, causing the surrounding countries to tremble in fear. The return of these two people was of utmost importance to the Emperor and the Empress, as well as to the entire Great Gan Empire.

"Yuanpu, quick, report the details to me." The empress Lu Xin couldn't care less about Feng Chi Luan's courtesy. That person was her eldest brother, the elder brother who had been with her since childhood, the elder brother who had worked at a jade shop in order to catch medicine for her, the elder brother who had been missing for so many years and who had thought that he was dead.

The Prince of Zhongyang, Yu Yuanpu, hurriedly opened the bamboo tube in his hand and took out a book covered with writing from within. The Emperor's Queen and the Empress each held a book and read the contents of it together.

It turned out that two days ago, when Lu Chun and the rest entered the Teng Gate fog, they felt dizzy. By the time they woke up, the sky had already brightened up and they had unknowingly arrived outside a forest.

Lu Chun looked at the direction of the sun and carefully observed the surrounding terrain. He felt that this place was a little familiar and said, "Russian Military Advisor, take a look. Is this the place where the Mountain-Yin Prefecture and the Danxia County intersect?" Lu Chun knew that even though his wife, Yu Chuqing, was the commander in chief of Feng Xiang back in the day, it was mostly because of the balance between the imperial court and the imperial court that she was an expert in motivating the troops and giving rewards and punishments. But in terms of leading the troops against the enemy, she was not as good as vice commander-in-chief Gu Jianyun.

"Marquis Lu is right. This place should be the border between the Mountain Shadow County and the Cloud Perching County. We are backed by the mountains, and the one beside us should be the Little Azure River." This place is not far from the forest that we entered twelve years ago. " Su Leyan carefully looked at her surroundings and was 80% certain that she would win.

"Husband, which direction should we go?" After she counted the number of people, she noticed that there were quite a few people. She led her son, Lu Que, over.

"Since this is the place, there are three paths. The first was the one we had come to visit, passing through Mountain-Yin County to the north, Lake Mirror County to the east, and Qianyuan City to the east. The second was the one we had once imagined following the Blue River to the east, via the waterway, to the city of Xianyun, and then north via the North and South Canal. The third day is to head east through the Danxia County and head straight back to the capital. " Lu Chun saw his son Lu Que and looked around curiously. He patted his son's shoulder and said.

"The mountain region is vast and sparsely populated. Most of the mountain and shade troops are stationed in the Western Territory. Although our group of people doesn't have many people, it's still not small. Let's head east." Yu Chu Qing weighed the pros and cons in her heart and said. Although the speed of going through the North and South Canal was slower, it was still safer.

"Big sister is right. Big sister was given the title of Princess Xi Yun by the previous emperor. Now that we've reached the territory of the Danxia County, no matter what, we need to visit the city." Gu Jianyun, who was in a good mood after exiting the trap, also said with a smile.

"Then we'll go to the Cloud Perching City first and then make our plans. Let's first head to the Little Blue River and rest for a while, eat some food, and then set off. " Hearing the drumming in her son Lu Que's stomach, Yu Chuqing guessed that he probably hadn't eaten since last night. He knew that his son, Lu Que, was probably depressed because he had separated from Little White and the others, so he did not eat. He could not help but feel uncomfortable.

Not long after, the group skillfully built a few fires beside the river. A few well-built men even jumped into the river and caught a few river fishes with golden scales.

"I never thought that I would be so lucky just after coming out. This should be the Green River Golden Carp, I have not tasted it for many years, but it is a pity that we do not have enough ingredients." Gu Jianyun swallowed his saliva as he looked at the brawny men who were skillfully removing the scales of the golden carp.

"You're the only one who likes to eat, but you're right. I thought you wouldn't be able to eat this much in your lifetime, but when you return to the imperial capital, I wonder if you'll miss the wild delicacies of the mountains and the monkey wine." Su Le Yi looked at her friend with a funny expression.

"You don't even have to say, that monkey wine can really be said to be the best in the world. It's just too bad that last time, Su'er brought too little, so everyone only brought a small cup for everyone to drink, it's really not fun enough. If only …" As Gu Jianyun was recounting the benefits of monkey wine with a face full of aftertaste, he suddenly smelled a strong aroma of wine in the air.

He found that on a patch of grass not far from the river, Lu Que was bandaging a wounded beaver with a silver wine jug the size of a palm. "Lu Chun, who was standing beside him, and a few men not too far away were all tightly closing their mouths and swallowing their saliva.

"What a reckless waste. This is such a waste." Gu Jianyun felt his heart itch at the smell of the wine he had never smelled before. He quickly stood up and ran over to Lu Que, about to snatch the wine jug from him.

"Aunt Gu, what are you doing?" Lu Que, who had just finished bandaging the beaver, noticed from the corner of his eyes that a hand was reaching out from behind. He quickly moved his right hand and hid the wine jug inside his clothes.

Seeing that Lu Que had put away the wine jug, Gu Jianyun said with a face full of smiles, "Little Que, Auntie Gu usually treats you so well. Since you have such fine wine, why don't you share it with Auntie Gu?"

"This is the fruit wine Brother Lu gave to Lil 'White. I only have this small pot." Just now when he saw the injured beaver by the river bank, he could not help but think of the Spirit Beast, Little White. Otherwise, he would not have used the wine to clean the beaver's wound, but luckily, the beaver was not far from here, and it could be said that the beaver was intelligent. It knew that he had good intentions in his heart, and although it hurt, it did not resist. At this moment, Gu Jianyun, who had always been kind to him, couldn't help but make things difficult for him when he asked for wine.

"Auntie Gu, how about this small cup?" Seeing the troubled look on Lu Que's face, Gu Jianyun roughly guessed the origin of the wine. However, he couldn't help wanting to taste it. With a flick of his wrist, he took out a rhinoceros' horn from somewhere and said.

"Not good." Seeing the size of the rhinoceros' horn, Lu Que shook his head.

"Half a cup, half a cup should be enough, right?"

"En ~" Lu Que still shook his head.

"One third. If you keep going this way, Aunt Gu will get angry."

Just as Lu Que was about to refuse, he was interrupted by Lu Chun, who was watching the two of them haggling. Yu Chuqing, Su Leyan, and the rest also stood up and looked towards the northwest direction.

"Cavalry, form the formation." Lu Chun listened attentively for a while, then shouted loudly.

The rest of the militants who were preparing their meals were unsheathed their swords and sabers. A small formation composed of over a hundred men was formed in the blink of an eye and protected Lu Que and the rest behind them.

Lu Chun picked up a long spear from the ground and walked to the front of the group.

Not long later, the deafening sound of horse hooves rang out from the northwest. A cavalry of about five hundred men appeared on the horizon.

"It's the Mountain Shadow Army." Yu Chu Qing and the rest also walked to the front of the line, looking at the distant familiar army flag.

The twelve Great Gan Legions all used the phoenix as their flag. However, the image of their flags were slightly different, just like the Heavenly Flame Legion's Flaming Phoenix Flag and the Phoenix Legion's Blood Phoenix Flag. In the distance, there was a flag of the Cliff Army, which was held by a phoenix.

"Where are you mountain people gathered here? What are your intentions?" When the five hundred cavalrymen ran in front of everyone, they slowed down and surrounded them, showing their high riding skills. A silver armored general jumped out of his horse and said to the crowd. At this moment, everyone was wearing beast skins and pants. They were no different from hunters in the mountains.

Before anyone could respond, the general glanced at the men standing in a formation behind him. His eyes narrowed, and he took off his pike, and asked sternly, "Little Triad Formation, who are you?"

Yu Yuqing glanced at the cavalry ready to attack and lightly patted Yu Tian Xiang's shoulder. Yu Tian Xiang took three steps forward and said, "I am Princess DaQian Tian Xiang, Yu Tian Xiang."

As soon as Yu Tian Xiang finished her words, a commotion broke out in the caravan.

"You said that you're Princess Tian Xiang, what proof do you have?" As the nephew of the newly appointed commander of the mountain Yin Army, Ning Dairong, how could he not know that for the past month, the entire mountain Yin Army had been mobilized to search for the missing Princess Tian Xiang.

"I wonder if this item can be used as proof." Yu Tian Xiang took out the private imprint that indicated her identity and held it in her palm.

The general looked carefully at the seal and confirmed that it was Princess Tian Xiang's private imprint, but Princess Tian Xiang had been missing for more than a month, so perhaps something had happened, and although the woman in front of him had an extraordinary demeanor, a noble aura, he had never seen Princess Tian Xiang herself before, so he could not be sure if the person in front of him was the missing princess. Furthermore, the people behind the woman were all in the same formation, each of them had an extraordinary aura, their killing intent soaring, clearly an elite who had been bathed in blood on the battlefield.

After contemplating for a while, the general waved his hand, signaling the cavalry to put down their weapons, dismounted from their horses, and performed a military salute towards Yu Tian Xiang, "Commander Ning Ang from the personal guard battalion of the Mountain Yin Army greets the princess. Please wait a little longer, the commander is about ten miles away, and I will inform the general to come welcome the princess." He didn't wait for Yu Tian Xiang to speak and signaled a soldier with an order flag on his back.

The rider on the horse cupped his hands, turned around, and rode in the direction he had come from.

"field officer Ning, be careful." Yu Tian Xiang looked at Ning Ang with a profound look.

"Princess, you flatter me." Although Ning Ang appeared respectful on the surface, his men still surrounded them.

"This person is quite talented." Mu Zhi, who was standing beside Lu Chun, said.

"Not bad, from the looks of it, his subordinates are considered to be elites." Lu Chun nodded.

After waiting for the time it took for two incense sticks to burn, a huge cloud of dust rose from the northwest direction. Not long after, another cavalry unit of close to a thousand people appeared in front of everyone.

Before the cavalry even got close, a voice like muffled thunder sounded from the troop, "Brat, in half a month, you found six princesses for me, either selling fur or salt. If you make another mistake this time, I'll punish you to clean the stables." As soon as his voice fell, he saw a coarse, bearded man dressed in the Lion King's Cloud Swallowing Armor, sitting upright on a qilin mount, stepping out of the crowd.

"Dairong?" Before anyone could respond, Lu Chun looked excitedly at the rough man.

"Who's calling me, you ~ ~" Ning Dairong looked carefully at the man in beast skins in front of him, and saw that the man in front of him slowly fused with the figure that was always in his mind, and his face instantly changed. Like a child, he rubbed his eyes in disbelief, "Big Brother Lu? You are Brother Lu Chun? "

Ning Dairong promptly dismounted from his horse and walked to Lu Chun in three steps. His eyes were brimming with tears as he looked at his brother, who was thought to be dead.

"Dairong." Lu Chun hugged Ning Dairong, slapping him on the back.

"Big Brother Lu, you're really missing this little brother. I knew that nothing would happen to you. "You're so amazing, you'll be fine no matter who happens to you. I knew it."

Looking at the two men crying in each other's arms, the people beside them could not help but feel their emotions. Many of them had tears in their eyes but they still had smiles on their lips.