Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

The army traveled west for a day, inside the carriage.

The atmosphere was a bit strange.

Lin Mo leaned against the soft cushion, his eyes closed, looking as if he were asleep.

But in reality, he didn't sleep for a single second.

How could I possibly fall asleep?

A faint body fragrance filled the carriage.

Like plum blossoms just beginning to bloom in the snow, with a hint of grass after the rain, it kept stubbornly trying to get into his nose.

The owner of this aroma was sitting right next to him.

Chu Mengyao sat upright, her head down studying a simple map.

She was watching intently, her long eyelashes drooping down, casting a small shadow on her eyelids.

Her snow-white skin was accentuated by the ice-blue dress, and the glimpse of her neck at the neckline was as delicate as fine white porcelain.

The carriage was bound to be bumpy as it traveled along the mountain road.

Every time the wheels run over a stone, the carriage sways.

Then, something soft and warm would gently bump against Lin Mo's shoulder through his clothes.

It's bouncy and soft.

After the collision, that soft mass will quickly dodge away.

Lin Mo could sense that Chu Mengyao would stiffen each time, then subtly move a little to the side, trying to create some distance.

But the carriage is only so big, where could she possibly move to?

And so, history will repeat itself the next time things go wrong.

Once, twice, three times...

Lin Mo felt a strong urge to try it.

It was intentional!

This was absolutely intentional!

This woman looks very proper on the surface, but she's actually seducing me!

Yes, that must be it.

Lin Mo was lost in thought.

Meng Hu rode his horse to the carriage window, lifted the curtain, and peeked inside.

Lin Mo was leaning there with his head tilted to the side, his eyes closed, looking sleepy, while Chu Mengyao was studying the map intently.

Meng Hu began to have doubts again.

Is this kid reliable or not?

All we did on the trip was eat and sleep.

It seems that the plan to raid Zhenbei City had nothing to do with him at all; he was just on a picnic.

How they cleared out all the people from the East Market has always been a secret they refuse to reveal.

What on earth is going on?

Meng Hu was truly baffled.

"Young Master Lin."

He spoke in a deep, muffled voice.

"We're not far from Zhenbei City. Do you have any plans?"

Lin Mo didn't even open his eyes, and lazily replied.

"What's the rush? Everything's arranged. You'll see when we get there."

Meng Hu was met with a rebuff and could only reluctantly lower the curtain.

Just then.

Zhang Laosi suddenly turned back on his fast horse, his face full of anxiety.

"Commander Meng! Something terrible has happened!"

He reined in his horse and reported, panting heavily.

"The mountain road ahead has collapsed! Rocks have slid down half the mountain, and the road is completely blocked!"

"What?"

Meng Hu's face darkened, and he spurred his horse forward.

Soon, the army stopped in front of a huge landslide.

The torrential rain a few days ago caused a landslide on half of the mountain.

Countless boulders and mud mixed together completely blocked the already narrow mountain road.

"Damn it!"

Meng Hu cursed, his face extremely ugly.

"How long will the detour take?"

"This...this is the only shortcut..."

Zhang Laosi said with a bitter face.

"If we want to take a detour, we'll have to cross that mountain over there, which will add at least four or five days to the journey!"

Four or five days!?

The daylily buds are all cold!

If Yuwen Biao realizes something is wrong and turns back to Zhenbei City, everything will be in vain!

"Damn it... move it!"

Meng Hu squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth.

Taking a detour is out of the question; we can only see if we can carve out a road.

The veterans received their orders and immediately sprang into action.

They used their hands to move it, pried it with knives, and even rammed it with their bodies.

But those boulders remained completely still.

Human effort appears both laughable and pathetic in the face of natural disasters.

The atmosphere in the group gradually became heavy.

A shadow has fallen over everyone's heart.

An unfavorable start is the most demoralizing.

Inside the carriage, Chu Mengyao also lifted the curtain to look at the situation outside, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed tightly.

This was a completely unexpected turn of events.

She subconsciously turned to look at the man in the carriage.

Lin Mo felt extremely uncomfortable under Chu Mengyao's gaze, so he could only slowly sway down from the carriage.

He walked around the landslide area with his hands behind his back.

He looked around, as if deep in thought.

Meng Hu was furious and couldn't stand his leisurely appearance, so he rushed over.

"Young Master Lin! Is there any way?!"

"Don't rush, don't rush."

Lin Mo patted Meng Hu on the shoulder and continued strolling.

He would sometimes feel around on the huge rock, and sometimes look up to look at the overall structure.

Meng Hu clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, but he couldn't do anything to Lin Mo.

Finally, Lin Mo stood up and patted the dirt off his hands.

Then he took out several strange cylindrical objects from his pocket—actually, from his system space.

"Um?"

Meng Hu rubbed his eyes, looking at Lin Mo's chest in surprise.

How did he manage to pull those huge cylinders out of his pocket?

Is it a magic trick?

Meng Hu scratched his head, thinking he was seeing things.

Lin Mo ignored him and took out a fuse and several small porcelain bottles. He poured out powders of various colors from them and started fiddling with them.

Chu Mengyao also got off the carriage, and she looked curiously at the things in Lin Mo's hands.

She recognized the black powder as gunpowder.

But what about the others?

She had never heard of that strange cylinder or his current use of gunpowder.

After mixing the powders, Lin Mo poured them into the cylinder.

Then they found a few more gaps and stuffed the cylinders in, and then carefully pulled out the lead wire.

After doing all this, he waved to the crowd behind him who were still in a daze.

"Everyone, back up! Cover your ears!"

……

On the other side, there's the Iron Wall Pass.

Dust billowed at the horizon, like a giant, earthen-yellow serpent winding its way toward Iron Wall Pass.

The earth trembled violently under the trampling of countless hooves.

Qin Ruxue, dressed in black military attire, stood side by side with Shangguan Yan on the city wall, her hand on the hilt of her sword.

Behind them stood three thousand Xuanjia soldiers, silent and disciplined.

Yuwen Biao's army finally arrived.

An army of 100,000 men spread out below the city, their banners obscuring the sun and their weapons like a forest.

A chilling, iron-blooded aura shot straight into the sky.

However, when they looked up and saw that giant wall...

Time seemed to have been paused.

Yuwen Biao, his strategist Guo Feng, and the 100,000 soldiers of the Zhenbei Army all fell into silence as if they had been frozen in place.

Yuwen Biao's obese body swayed on the horse's back, and he almost fell off.

He rubbed his eyes hard and then pinched his thigh hard.

pain.

It's not a dream.

But what the hell is this thing in front of me?!