Ling Shi’er and his brothers didn’t know why their Master insisted on going to such a dangerous place, but they had already made up their minds to protect her safety even at the cost of their lives.
Not knowing what her subordinates were thinking, Yao Zhi turned to Xi Yi and said, "Xi Yi, I don’t know how long it will take me to return. So, during my absence, I will leave everything at home in your care."
Xi Yi curtsied and replied, "Master, you can leave everything to this subordinate."
Yao Zhi smiled and then turned to the Ling Squad. "Ling Yi, Ling Er, Ling San, Ling Si, Ling Wu. The 5 of you will stay and protect Xi Yi and the children."
They cupped their fists and replied in unison, "This subordinate obeys."
"The rest of you will e with me to the Northeast City. We will leave as soon as we finish packing up."
Ling Shi’er and the rest of the Ling Squad cupped their fists and replied in unison, "Understood!"
After they left her room, Yao Zhi opened her system’s merit points. With so many merit points, she bought a spatial ring for each of them, spending a total of 20,000 merit points.
She put 100 pieces each of Rou Jia Mo, Custard Buns, and Black Sesame Buns inside each spatial ring.
Besides that, she also put 500 portions each of rice cakes, dumplings, zongzi, osmanthus cakes, red bean cakes, thousand-layer cakes, mung bean pastries, sesame balls, and youtiao.
Then, she added fresh fruits, 10 kilograms of each type, 200 half-boiled turkey eggs, 2 large vats of water from the system’s river, a first aid kit, and 2 jars of wound ointment mixed with scraps of Blood Coating Pill.
Now that their destination was a dangerous place, Yao Zhi needed to prepare weapons for her guards. She thought for a moment and called her personal assistant.
"Lu Chi, help me create weapons suitable for the Ling Squad members."
As soon as she finished speaking, a mechanical voice echoed in her mind. "Scanning in process. Scanning plete. Designing suitable weapons in 5...4...3...2...1..."
The moment the countdown hit 0, a blue screen popped up in front of her. Inside were 20 weapon designs suitable for each member of the Ling Squad. The materials were made from an unknown metal, and the designs were low-key.
Besides the all-black blades and handles, there were several formation patterns carved onto the weapons. Each member was given a different weapon based on their martial arts and weapon proficiency.
Each design cost her 1 million points, totaling 20 million points. Each weapon costs her 10,000 merit points, totaling 200,000 merit points.
Although the price was high, the weapons’ quality was guaranteed.
When she finished preparing everything, she called the Ling Squad and distributed the spatial rings and weapons.
"Mark the spatial ring and the weapon with your blood. I put some food, water, and medicine inside for emergencies. You can also put your belongings inside. We will travel lightly."
The moment the Ling Squad received the spatial rings and weapons, they were overjoyed. Since they followed their Master, they only bought low-quality weapons due to the limited resources available in this place.
Now that they had finally obtained high-quality weapons, they were able to unleash their real skills.
Before leaving, Yao Zhi gave each member of the Ling Squad a stallion from her system’s grassland. Since the shed was too small for their horses, Ling Yi and his brothers decided to build a stable near the farmland.
While they were getting busy, Yao Zhi put on her disguise as Lei Feng and left with her guards through the hidden mountain path.
Maybe because she was now a cultivator, she didn’t feel sore or tired when riding a horse anymore, even after riding for several hours.
At sunset, they finally arrived at the outskirts of a town located near the border city. Yao Zhi used her system to scan the surroundings, and using the map, she led her team to an abandoned temple.
When they arrived, she dismounted from her horse and led it to the area near the damaged wall. She took out several piles of fresh grass from her system’s grassland. Then, she took out a large wooden basin from her spatial storage.
After she filled the basin with water for the horses, she turned to her subordinates and said, "We will stay here for the night."
Everyone nodded and went to check the temple. At the same time, they collected firewood and cleaned the temple hall.
While there were holes in the roof and the windows were damaged, this place was good enough for them to hide from the wind and rain.
At 7 o’clock, Yao Zhi was finally able to sit down. She sat near the fire and took out an iron pot, rice, vegetables, and eggs.
She used the pot to cook vegetable and egg porridge. To relieve everyone’s fatigue, she added a drop of spiritual spring water into the porridge.
Now that the Ling Squad had received the spatial rings, they finally knew that their Master’s ability to create things out of thin air was actually a magical artifact used to store items.
After they had their meal, the Ling Squad took turns standing guard while Yao Zhi went to sleep.
Early the next morning, Yao Zhi and the Ling Squad packed up everything and continued their journey at dawn after a simple breakfast.
Unlike yesterday, the closer they were to the border area, the more barren the surroundings became.
Now was the end of the 6th month of the 4th year of Tianwu. In the Roman calendar, it was around late June or early July, the peak of the summer season.
The north and northeast borders were near the desert region. The grassland tribes lived in the area near the southern border where the Great River was located.
Due to the desert, the temperature in this area was higher than in other areas of the Great Yan Kingdom. Even without the prolonged drought, the amount of rain in this area was below average. So, besides the barren vegetation, the dirt road was also cracked.
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