The Ming Dynasty: Starting with the Somersault Cloud, Old Zhu was so envious he cried!

The sky was clear and blue, with a vast expanse of blue sea and sky.

At that moment, a flock of wild ducks was flying in the sky.

The last one was a baby duck.

It crossed its legs, wiggled its rear end, and anxiously called out to its mother duck ahead, "Mommy, can we find a rest stop up ahead? I need to go to the toilet!"

The mother duck turned her head and said decisively, "Why look for a service station? Just take me!"

But the baby duck was a little embarrassed. "No, Mommy, that's very rude!"

Upon hearing this, the mother duck said impatiently, "You're a bird, what kind of manners do you need?"

The baby duck looked troubled and said, "But I can't poop if other people are watching!"

The mother duck retorted angrily, "We're up in the sky! Who's here? Don't force me to slap you in the closest place to heaven!"

The baby duck stretched out its wing and pointed, looking aggrieved, "But they're right behind us!"

Next second,

A supercar formed from auspicious clouds broke through the clouds and sped alongside the ducks.

The family of wild ducks was so frightened by this enormous creature that they scattered and fled.

On the car,

Xu Miaoyun and Empress Ma were amused and burst into laughter.

"Ming'er, when did you learn animal language? Did your master teach you that too?" Empress Ma asked curiously, glancing at the wild ducks scattering in all directions.

Zhu Ming shook his head. "I don't speak animal language!"

"Huh?" Xu Miaoyun looked puzzled upon hearing this, and then couldn't help but ask, "Then what you translated for Wild Duck just now...?"

Zhu Ming: "Oh, I made that up!"

It turns out that none of the wild ducks spoke at all.

Zhu Ming provided the voice-over and imitations throughout the entire performance.

Once Xu Miaoyun realized the truth, she immediately gave Zhu Ming a reproachful look. Just now, she had actually believed that the baby duck wanted to go to the toilet.

Seeing this, Empress Ma couldn't help but burst into laughter, and Xu Miaoyun also couldn't help but chuckle.

Just then, Xu Miaoyun glanced down casually, her gaze suddenly sharpened, and she exclaimed in surprise.

Empress Ma and Zhu Ming immediately turned to look at her and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Xu Miaoyun pointed to the ground, her face full of excitement, and said, "Your Majesty, Sixth Prince, look, that looks like the army led by my father!"

Empress Ma quickly peered down and saw a vast, continuous military camp stretching out below. In the middle stood a tall flagpole with a large flag bearing the character "Ming" flying high above it.

"It really is the Xu family army led by Tiande!" Empress Ma was shocked when she recognized the military flag.

If she remembered correctly, Xu Da should be fighting against the remnants of the Northern Yuan in Beiping at this time.

The fact that they could see Xu Jiajun meant that they had already arrived in Beiping.

You should know that Beiping is a full 3,450 li away from Yingtian.

From the time they boarded the auspicious cloud until now, less than an hour has passed at most.

They flew from Yingtian to Beiping.

Is this how immortals travel?

Xu Miaoyin leaned half her body out of the auspicious cloud, her eyes scanning back and forth among the tents below, eager to find her father's figure.

This shows that Xu Miaoyun is far more insightful, sensible, and mature than the other girls.

Although she longed to see her father

However, she was also worried that if Zhu Ming's secret were exposed, it would put Zhu Ming in danger.

So she didn't say anything.

I just felt that being able to lie on the auspicious cloud and catch a glimpse of my father's figure was enough.

Suddenly, Zhu Ming said, "Everyone, hold on tight, we're about to land!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Miaoyun turned her head sharply and looked at Zhu Ming with a grateful expression.

Could it be that the Sixth Prince, in order to fulfill her wish to see her father, was willing to do so even though he knew it would bring him endless trouble?

"Sixth Prince, you are so good to me!" Xu Miaoyun was deeply moved. If she weren't so young, she would have wanted to repay you with her body.

Zhu Ming, however, was somewhat confused.

No, did I do anything just now?

Why is Sister Miaoyun suddenly thanking me?

In fact, Xu Miaoyun was simply overthinking things.

With your, Ming-ge's, wisdom

He had no idea about that.

Don't forget that your Ming-ge is only six years old this year. "Intelligent to the point of being almost supernatural" is a description of other people. Your Ming-ge doesn't have that kind of deep scheming.

The reason he chose to land was...

It was entirely because he felt that Uncle Xu was down there.

Since he's already here, it would be very impolite of him to leave without saying goodbye.

Although Zhu Ming is not very smart, he is very polite!

As for Xu Miaoyun's concern that Zhu Ming's public display of supernatural powers would bring him trouble!

Zhu Ming exclaimed, "Such a good thing? Then I'm definitely coming down!"

Meanwhile, the atmosphere inside the commander's main tent was extremely oppressive.

Xu Da sat in the general's chair, his face solemn, his lips chapped and cracked, clearly indicating that he hadn't had water in a long time.

He turned to his adjutant and asked, "How's the situation in the camp now?"

The lieutenant, also severely dehydrated, with a grave expression and a hoarse voice, said, "Commander-in-chief, the situation is not optimistic."

"The military doctors were working tirelessly to save the wounded, but the surrounding water sources had all been poisoned by the enemy, and not a single drop of water was drinkable."

"The entire army has been almost without water for three days. If this continues, we will die of thirst even without the enemy's attack."

Upon hearing this, Xu Da was instantly enraged. Gritting his teeth, he said, "I have already sent a messenger on an urgent mission to Yingtian. I believe reinforcements will arrive soon. Tell the soldiers to grit their teeth and hold on for a few more days!"

The lieutenant shook his head bitterly: "General, we can hold out, but the enemy won't give us a chance. Yingtian is too far from here. By the time reinforcements arrive, it will be too late."

Xu Da remained silent for a moment, then finally made up his mind and slammed his fist on the table: "Damn it, now we have no choice but to fight to the death!"

"I'm preparing to assemble a suicide squad. If we can break through the enemy's blockade and seize the water source, we still have a glimmer of hope!"

Their biggest challenge right now is the lack of water; they just need to solve the water supply problem.

Even if only a third of the soldiers in the entire army were still capable of fighting, they could still easily defeat those Tartars.

So, just as Xu Da was about to give the order.

A guard hurriedly burst through the tent flap, shouting as he rushed in.

"General, something terrible has happened!"

Xu Da suddenly stood up, his expression tightening abruptly. "What's wrong? Could it be that the enemy has attacked?"

The guard hesitated for a moment, then said, "No, that's not it."

Upon hearing this, Xu Da's expression softened slightly, but he quickly asked, "Has another soldier been poisoned?"

The guard shook his head again.

Neither?

Xu Da's face darkened instantly, and he gritted his teeth as he said to the guard, "You have three sentences to give me a satisfactory explanation."

"I'll strip you naked and hang you on the flagpole outside for three days and three nights!"

The guard thought to himself, "Is this some kind of good thing?"

But he quickly dismissed the idea; now was not the time to talk about unusual fetishes.

"General, we're saved!"