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

Their iron hooves thundered, shaking the desolate plains.

Qin Ruxue took the lead, clad in silver armor and red robes, like a bolt of lightning tearing through the dark world.

She didn't look at the surging torrent of steel behind her, nor did she listen to the howling wind in her ears.

In her world, all that remained was the distant cliff clinging to by countless black monsters.

The fine sweat seeping from his palms had soaked through the rope binding the sword hilt, and his knuckles were bloodless from gripping it so tightly.

"General Meng! Left Wing!"

Qin Ruxue's voice cut through the thunderous sound of horses' hooves; it was clear, short, and devoid of any superfluous emotion.

"good!"

Meng Hu's rough roar followed closely behind.

He wasn't riding a horse; his two muscular thighs moved with incredible speed, no slower than a warhorse.

The Mountain-Shaking Army infantry behind them merged into a dark torrent.

Like a moving city wall, it fiercely protected the cavalry's flanks.

"kill!"

With a single slash, Meng Hu cleaved a clueless enemy soldier and his horse in two, warm blood splattering all over his face.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The rhythm of the earthquake's tremors suddenly became heavier and more violent.

Three moving black hills rudely squeezed in from behind the army, each step seemingly about to crush the earth.

"Get out of the way! Don't block this princess from saving her husband!"

Xia Man'er stood on the back of the giant elephant, one hand holding onto the iron armor of the elephant's head, the other pointing forward, her little face flushed with excitement.

The three giant elephants were covered in heavy iron armor, and their long tusks were fitted with sharp iron spikes.

The oppressive aura alone made their own warhorses neigh uneasily.

Qin Ruxue caught a glimpse of the three moving hills out of the corner of her eye, and her brow twitched almost imperceptibly.

This princess from the southern border... she's quite the character.

But she doesn't have time to deal with that right now.

Her entire being was focused on that lonely cliff in the distance.

My husband, Ling'er, wait for me!

However, just as the army was about to break through the plains and enter the mountains,

Suddenly, a massive wall of people appeared on the horizon ahead.

Shields stood like a forest, and spears pierced like spikes.

Xia Yuan's army opened its pockets, waiting for them to crash in.

"Break through them!"

Qin Ruxue did not hesitate at all.

"yes!"

The black cavalry surge accelerated once more, like a red-hot iron spear, fiercely stabbing towards that seemingly indestructible shield formation!

boom--!

The crisp crack of bones breaking and the muffled sound of flesh being torn apart mingled together, making one's teeth ache.

The iron cavalry at the forefront, men and horses alike, were pierced through by their spears, taking the lives of countless enemy soldiers.

A gap was torn open by blood.

Qin Ruxue rode in, her Lianhua sword flashing like a cold light, and the head of an enemy general flew into the sky.

"Mountain Shaking Army! Push forward! Protect General Qin!"

Meng Hu roared and led his infantry into the enemy's flank, instantly stirring up a storm of blood and gore.

"Big Barbarian! Second Barbarian! Little Barbarian! Stomp them all flat!"

Xia Man'er shouted excitedly.

"hold head high--!"

The three giant elephants let out a deafening roar, like three heavy trucks, and crushed directly into the enemy ranks.

Those sturdy shields were as fragile as paper in their presence.

A shield formation composed of a hundred men was shattered instantly when "Great Barbarian" rammed into it.

Soldiers were thrown into the air, the sound of bones cracking echoing through the air.

Erman's long nose, like a giant python, coiled around a panicked soldier, and with a casual flick of his wrist...

The soldier turned into a black dot and flew dozens of meters away, landing as a pile of minced meat.

Qin Ruxue's Xuanjia Army is a sharp spear.

Meng Hu's Mountain-Shaking Army is a solid shield.

Xia Man'er's giant elephant is a hammer that can shatter everything.

With the combined efforts of the three parties, they managed to carve out a bloody path through Xia Yuan's encirclement.

However, there were too many people.

After repelling one wave, even more people surged in from all directions, sealing off the opening they had just created.

They were like wild beasts stuck in a quagmire, possessing immense strength but being dragged along by endless enemies, unable to move an inch.

The road leading to the Cliff of Broken Souls is stained with blood, yet it seems to have no end.

……

In the distance, at the central command tent.

Xia Yuan held up his binoculars, a cold smile playing on his lips.

Everything was within his calculations.

The army that broke out of Heishui Pass was like a wild boar that had fallen into a trap, and was relentlessly pursued by its vanguard.

Qin Ruxue... Lin Mo's woman.

He saw the silver-armored figure in the mirror, like a flame burning in vain.

Very beautiful.

That's also very foolish.

For one man, they risked the lives of 100,000 people and a formidable pass.

Xia Yuan found it somewhat laughable.

Just then, a huge commotion broke out at one corner of his line.

People and horses were thrown about, screams filled the air, as if something had ripped a hole in them.

He frowned and moved the telescope over.

In his field of vision, three colossal war elephants clad in heavy iron armor were rampaging through his army.

"……elephant?"

Xia Yuan's hand paused.

He recognized this thing.

This is the most prized possession of the Miao King of Southern Xinjiang.

But how did something like this end up here?

A thought flashed through his mind, making his heart tighten.

Xia Yuan zoomed in, focusing the camera on the broad back of the leading giant elephant.

A small figure, dressed in inappropriately bright and colorful clothes, was waving his arms and shouting.

That figure, that clothing...

Xia Yuan's brain buzzed.

Xia Man'er!?

The Miao King's precious darling?

What is she doing here?!

Could it be... that old bastard Miao King has rebelled?

He has sided with Lin Mo, intending to join forces against the Great Xia?

No, that's not right!

Xia Yuan immediately dismissed his guess.

Others may not understand the Miao King, but how could Xia Yuan not understand him?

That old man is a complete doting father to his daughter; there's absolutely no way he'd let her go to the battlefield.

So... he sneaked out by himself?

Xia Yuan's mind raced, countless possibilities flashing through his mind, only to be rejected one by one.

Forget it.

Who cares how she got here!

Xia Yuan slowly lowered the telescope, and the brief look of astonishment on his face was quickly replaced by ecstasy.

What a wonderful gift delivered right to my door!

He had been eyeing southern Xinjiang for a long time, but he lacked an excuse and opportunity.

But now...

The opportunity will just come knocking on your door, won't it?

"Haha...hahahaha!"

Xia Yuan let out a low, suppressed laugh, his chest heaving violently.

"Someone come here!"

A lieutenant immediately lifted the curtain and entered, kneeling on one knee.

"Your Highness!"

Xia Yuan walked to the sand table and pointed heavily at the position representing Qin Ruxue's army.

"Pass down the order: continue to tighten the encirclement, but do not kill them all."

The lieutenant was taken aback, somewhat puzzled.

"Your Highness, do you mean...?"

"Do you see those three giant elephants, and the little girl on their backs?"

"I saw it! I was just about to report it, but I don't know what kind of monster it is, that it is so fierce..."

Xia Yuan interrupted him.

"I don't care what kind of monster it is, I just want you to bring that little girl back to me alive!"