I should marry the traitor

Chapter 246 Nanli Muying
In the twilight, an isolated military camp stood in the wilderness. On the tall walls, torches were lit, illuminating the iron-like faces of the guards.

No, it was really iron, because almost all the soldiers were covered with iron armor.

The fluttering flags in the camp seemed to be telling of the harshness and ruthlessness of this forbidden land.

In the Nanli restricted area, all the grass and trees were cut down and the land was flattened, leaving only a series of hard footprints, marking the path forward for everyone.

Occasionally, the roars of wild beasts could be heard from afar, but the soldiers were unmoved. Anyway, if the wild beasts approached the restricted area, they would be ruthlessly killed and turned into food for the soldiers.

Even birds in the sky would be stopped and shot by bows and arrows if they approached the restricted area.

This is just the outer perimeter of the Nanli restricted area. Its purpose is to prohibit any living creatures or dead bodies from approaching the inner circle of the restricted area.

Because there are no longer any troops stationed in the inner ring of the restricted area, the only person stationed there is a girl in light armor.

She sat cross-legged in front of the altar, the light from the campfire framing her face.

The tall pink ponytail sways in the wind, exuding a sense of unruly spirit.

The eyes that were originally closed opened slightly, the pink eyelashes were long and beautiful, and the slightly opened eyes were as deep as stars.

The custom-made light armor fit her body perfectly, gleaming in the firelight.

Beauty and heroism are perfectly combined in the girl. Even the slightly soft pink hair is just a touch of tenderness under her mature temperament.

When the three elements of girl, general and elder sister were perfectly combined in her, she became the last of the four military governors at that time - the military governor of Nanli, Muying, the bloodline of Yinglong, 91%.

"You haven't given up yet?"

“Why not give up?”

"Give up the power that is within your reach?"

"Give up the immortality that is within your reach."

“Nothing is difficult in the world as long as you are willing to give up.”

“When you let go of the arrogance called responsibility, you can break free from all shackles.”

"Let it go, and you can embrace what you desire..."

A low, ghostly whisper sounded in Mu Ying's mind, but Mu Ying's face showed no sadness or joy. Before the ghost's whisper was finished, she raised her hand and the sword flew out of its sheath, slashing forward.

The name of this sword is Weiming, and it is a peerless magical weapon that is no less powerful than the Seven-Star Sword.

When the Unnamed Sword broke the howling evil wind in front of him, the ghostly words in his heart also dissipated with the wind.

But after doing all this, Mu Ying's expression did not relax at all. Instead, her mood became even more solemn.

Isn't it a bit too easy?
Mu Ying raised her head and looked at the huge altar she was guarding, on which was enshrined a huge statue of the Ancestral Dragon. The one suppressed in the restricted area was the last great demon Yinglong at that time. Only the Ancestral Dragon, the father of the Nine Dragons, could suppress such a powerful demon.

The Sakura Dragon is an extremely strange monster. Even though the bloodline of Emperor Daqian Taizu was improved to 99% and his martial arts school was improved to the state of innate flawlessness, he was still unable to kill this strange monster.

Seeing that he could not kill the Sakura Dragon, Taizu could only build an altar to suppress the Sakura Dragon here.

Although it ranks last among the Nine Dragons in terms of strength, it is the most bizarre and evil existence among the Nine Dragons. Not only is it difficult to kill, it also has the power to bewitch all living things. Only the Mu family who inherited the bloodline of the Sakura Dragon can completely ignore the Sakura Dragon's bewitchment.

Others, even acquired warriors and 80% of mixed-bloods, will be influenced by the Sakura Dragon. Of course, if they go to a higher level, the Sakura Dragon's bewitchment will hardly work.

Therefore, after suppressing the Sakura Dragon, Taizu Daqian chose the Mu family, who inherited the Sakura Dragon's bloodline, to guard here for generations to prevent the Sakura Dragon, a monster, from being born.

This job was very hard, but Emperor Taizu of Daqian gave compensation, which was to assign Nanli to the Mu family. The Jiedushi of the other three towns would always change, but only the Jiedushi of Nanli would be inherited by the Mu family.

Moreover, the Mu family is the only family left in Daqian with a king of a different surname. According to ancestral precepts, every half-blood responsible for guarding the Sakura Dragon must be granted the title of king and share the weal and woe of the country.

Of course, the Mu family does not have 90% mixed-race people in every generation. Occasionally, there will be mixed-race people with 80% bloodline who are responsible for guarding the Sakura Dragon.

But this does not hinder the Mu family's power in Nanli, which can be called a country within a country in Daqian.

Of course, the Mu family would generally only stay in their own piece of land in Nanli. After all, Emperor Taizu once said that guarding Yinglong was the top priority for protecting the common people. Unless Daqian was in danger of national destruction, the Mu family could not leave.

Having important responsibilities and having no disputes with the outside world, the Mu family or the Mu Palace has a relatively transcendent status in Daqian.

But on the other hand, most of the disputes in Daqian had nothing to do with the Mu family. Even if the emperor was a puppet, as long as his surname was Li, the Mu family would not interfere.

The Mu family's only duty is to guard the big demon cherry dragon in front of them.

Although the responsibility is heavy, Mu Ying feels that it is not a very dangerous thing. After all, the Sakura Dragon has not been able to escape for hundreds of years.

But the job has become easier recently, which makes Mu Ying instinctively feel that something is wrong.

The intuition of hybrids is somewhat trustworthy. This vigilance that comes from blood instinct makes Mu Ying a little confused.

The altar was intact, and the statue of the Ancestral Dragon that suppressed the Sakura Dragon seemed to be fine. The charming words that the Sakura Dragon tried his best to convey were easily cleared by her. In theory, there should be no problem.

But Mu Ying, who was used to it, noticed that it seemed to be easier to clear out Mei Yu each time. Could it be that as the time of suppression got longer and longer, the remaining power of the Sakura Dragon was also dissipating?
According to this logic, perhaps in another ten or twenty years, the Sakura Dragon will be completely destroyed, and the Mu family will finally be able to break free from this cage. This should be a good thing.

But Mu Ying felt inexplicably uneasy and checked the altar carefully from top to bottom. There was not a single crack or even a trace of moss, which meant that the seal was still intact.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it?" Mu Ying murmured to herself while holding the Unnamed Holy Sword in her arms. After confirming that it was correct, she slowly left the underground altar while thinking.

Mixed-bloods also need to eat. Although the Mu family can enter the inner circle, their bloodline will make them immune to the influence of Sakura Dragon's charm.

But for safety reasons, the Mu family still won't go near the altar, meals will only be delivered to the inner ring, and Mu Ying needs to go out to eat.

(End of this chapter)