C38

Meng Li had been the commander of the imperial guards in the capital. He had traveled thousands of miles to reach this place, so he wasn't familiar with the place.

Although there were people leading the way, for these imperial guards, this place was no different from the Wilderness. The climate was not suitable for this place.

In the morning, the cold air sent chills down everyone's spines. The wind blew the yellow sand into the air, and after dozens of steps, the air turned yellow. One could not see the road or the scenery in front of them.

The yellow sand was becoming increasingly dazzling, causing the stone walls to be devoid of any hint of green. Looking at the stone mountain that spans the horizon, there is no trace of human life within a hundred li. "

Yue Chanjuan softly said a blessing, nostalgic, looking back, where is home.

The yellow sand was endless, and when he looked back, he could only see a faint yellow color. He could no longer see his hometown, nor could he see the stone mountain in the distance.

Everything was buried in the yellow sand, as miserable as a fog. Sand rained down on the carriage and the soldiers. Everyone covered their faces with cloth and gauze, walking with their heads down and their eyes narrowed.

It was close to noon and the weather here was unbearable. The temperature was low in the morning and night, but there was a huge difference in temperature.

"Stop, set up camp and rest here. We'll advance in the afternoon."

Meng Li ordered them to set up camp and rest. Traveling in the afternoon didn't matter if it was a horse or horse, as the burden was too great. After entering this place, they would rest in the afternoon and only continued moving forward in the evening.

"Is there any more danger ahead?"

Monley called out to the guide who was leading the way, who covered his face with a veil and even his eyes.

"Lord, there are dangerous places like the one yesterday, it's hard to travel on horses and carriages."

"Do you see who the people who tried to ambush us yesterday were?"

"My lord, I have people from the Central Plains and the barbarians, not from the same area."

Meng Li thought back to what Tuoba Fei had said in the early morning. These people were all bandits that had gathered together from all over the place. However, he didn't know who these bandits were.

"Do you know which powerful tribes and tribes nearby are interested in destroying the marriage alliance between Da Kang and Da Yue? What kind of forces would dare to rob and kill a marriage alliance?"

"How could this little one dare to speak carelessly? It's just that the Canine Militant, Rou Ran, and even Lou Lan, who were slightly further away, are all very large tribes." In addition, there are countless small tribes. "

"Tell me about the three tribes."

"This little one isn't very clear either. It's just hearsay. In the past, this little one had only reached Jade Gate Pass, and will no longer head north."

The guide introduced Meng Li to the various Hun races, and Meng Li secretly remembered it in his heart.

In the carriage, Tuoba Fei lazily leaned against the opposite side of Yue Chan. Within the carriage, Qin Yun was obediently waiting on the side.

Yue Chanjuan no longer dared to face Tuoba Fei alone. If it wasn't for the maidservants accompanying her, she would have to invite Zhong Ao Shuang to accompany her.

It was just that there were some things that couldn't be asked in front of Zhong Ao Shuang. Thus, it was most likely to be accompanied by the four maids by his side.

The four people — Qin Yun, Jade Book, Chess Language, and Knowledge Painting — were all Yue Chanjuan's trusted aides. Thus, there was no need for her to carry the three people if she had anything to say.

"The ones who launched the sneak attack were people from all sides, some were people from the great clans of the Central Plains, some were Huns, and some were from all races. "In my opinion, they are just a motley crowd. Raiders and bandits from all over the place have gathered here, so someone must have gathered them here."

"My lord has said that not far from this place are the Canine Militant, Rou Ran, and Lou Lan. They are all large tribes and do their own things, unwilling to respect others. Your highness, I wonder who was behind this? "

"It's all possible. If Da Kang and I join hands, it would be a huge threat to all the other tribes and tribes. I heard that after the Great Kang Emperor agreed to marry the Great Moon Branch, King Lou Lan also sent an envoy to pay his respects with the intention of asking for a marriage. "

"How strong is Lou Lan?"

"Among all the tribes, Lou Lan is the most powerful, and the leader of Lou Lan's tribe calls himself King Lou. It was a pity that there were no more princesses in the Great Kang Empire that could be married off to Lou Lan. It seems that this king had the upper hand, and went back to welcome the most beautiful and intelligent Princess Wuyou, and accomplished her mission. "

"It's not that there aren't any princesses, but even if there weren't, a few of them would have been found out out out of thin air. Your highness, do you think the emperor would agree to King Lou Lan's request?"

"How would I know what your king is thinking? It's just that he agreed to help the Great Moon Branch to pacify the Huns. If I were to have a good relationship with Lou Lan, it would be against my original intentions."

Her cold smile outlined a charming curve on the corner of her mouth, and her phoenix eyes slightly raised. Her good royal brother naturally didn't care about the large branch of the Huns, but wanted to know how to obtain the most benefits.

She could more or less guess what Emperor Sheng was thinking. However, she knew that the Emperor, who had put on a casual and indifferent expression, was extremely scheming. Otherwise, the throne wouldn't land on him in the end.

She thought that the Shengdi would not want to see crabapple pear in the northern border alone, unifying the Huns and the races, building up a vast empire. It probably wouldn't benefit him much.

After all, the northern border was a desolate place. Huns didn't like to cultivate and relied on nomadic animals for a living. However, if the nomads were to encounter a natural disaster, the wind, frost, and rain would be severely injured.

The autumn and winter of every year was the time when the Huns plundered the Central Plains the most frequently. At this time, life was very difficult for the different tribes in the Northern Frontier.

"Presumably, my royal brother does not wish to see the Pear Blossom Valley Sect unite with the other clans. That way, once the Huns stabilize themselves, they might try to invade the great karma. However, that is not a good thing at all. Even though the Northern Frontier wasn't peaceful right now, it was still a fragmented battle after all. Thus, it was not a threat to the Great Kang. If we are to form a unified division within a big month, it would be a huge problem, right? "

This was only Yue Chanjuan's personal opinion. After all, she did not understand Emperor Sheng. When they were in the capital, they had very little contact with Emperor Sheng, and there were very few connections between them.

Later on, Shengdi succeeded to the throne and imprisoned her in the imperial harem. She was not allowed to go in or out as she pleased. To her, it was already extremely rare. After all, after the crown prince died from the poison, she was constantly being held captive, as if she was being imprisoned.

Having received the news that her father had passed away and that Emperor Sheng had inherited the throne, she already had the awareness of dying. Having received the news of her father's passing and Emperor Sheng's succession, she already had the awareness of dying.

However, she didn't expect Emperor Sheng to order her to be released, to bring her back to the imperial harem, to grant her a new palace to live in, and to send her servants. There was no lack of servants, as compared to when her father was still in power, she was doted upon even more and had the quiet life of a real princess.

Thinking about it, it was after the enthronement of Emperor Sheng and the days when she was designed to marry him, that she experienced the most peaceful and rich years of her life.

It was hard to say what sort of feelings he had towards Emperor Sheng. There was confusion, gratitude, wariness, reverence, and now, deep hatred.

Hatred had arisen from that night when he discovered that the emperor and his concubine were having a relationship. Thinking about how she had a relationship with her brother, it was possible that the emperor and his concubine had plotted to kill her.

From that night, she found out that Emperor Sheng and Grand Concubine Yang had a personal relationship, and that the reason Emperor Sheng could ascend to the throne was undoubtedly because of the power of the Yang family.

A man kills his wife, a wife and husband, a son kills his father, a subject kills his king, and brothers kill each other.

The magnificent and dazzling dragon throne was formed from the blood of countless lives and relatives.

As Tuoba Fei explained in detail, he raised his head and looked at him. "So Lou Lan is the most likely person to do this?" However, even Chun Ran and Rou Ran cannot escape suspicion. "

"Exactly."

A faint smile could be seen on the corner of her mouth. Yue Chanjuan discovered that a faint smile could be seen on the corner of Tuoba Fei's mouth. The feeling of Cheng Zhu in his heart, whenever he saw the smile on the corner of his mouth, would immediately settle down.

Such a strange feeling had been sowing its seeds in his heart ever since the first time he had met him. Now, every time he felt uneasy, he would raise his eyes to look for his figure. He did not speak to him nor for anything else but to see the faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

"They didn't want to offend the great karma, and they also didn't want to anger Solitary Snow, so they secretly gathered bandits from all over the place and promised them great benefits so that they could come over and take a sneak attack. I think it shouldn't be this simple. If this ambush fails, I'm afraid they will use some other method. "

"I saw some bandits advancing and retreating last night, and they must have some kind of tribe leader leading them."