"It's okay... anyway, I won't delay your plan."
"Unacceptable!"
The man rebuked sharply, "Your Highness, you are the ruler of Great Wilderness City, destined to tower over the Central Plains and beco the first female Emperor in history, unprecedented and unmatched! With such a noble identity, how can you allow these Barbarian soldiers to defile you?"
"Not just your body, but even the clothes you've worn, or a single strand of your hair, must not be left for these Barbarians! Otherwise, it would be the greatest insult to you!"
"..." The woman's eyes twitched involuntarily, and her face flushed with color.
Luckily, she was hidden under a bamboo hat at the mont.
"I... How could I be as exaggerated as you say?" The woman waved her hand and said, "Mr. Tian is too serious. Right now, everyone's safety is more important... Let's just stick to the original plan."
The man waved his hand.
"No! The plan must change!"
"Change the plan?"
The woman was startled.
"That's right." The man turned around, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's, glancing sidelong at a certain place.
The woman looked in the sa direction and felt that Mr. Tian, at this mont, exuded a cold and ruthless aura, like an eagle soaring in the clouds, concealing its talons, waiting for the mont to capture its prey...
"That place..." The woman followed Mr. Tian's gaze.
She saw nothing. However, being naturally intelligent with a strong sense of strategy, she instantly grasped what he was hinting at.
"Mr. Tian, are you suggesting..." The woman's breath tightened, and her body suddenly felt warr.
"The Barbarian Imperial Court, Guze Tower."
"The Imperial Court?" The man's lips curled into a cold smile.
"Next, please do not stray too far from , Your Highness, or I won't be able to ensure your safety," the man said. "Xiao Ying, as my personal guard, also does not need to be too far away. So please be cautious, Your Highness. Your identity need not be known to others; the more who know, the higher the risk of exposure."
"Hmm." The woman paused. "Even when Xiao Ying sleeps, does he stay close by?"
"No need."
"Oh."
「Several days later,」
The group sped across a thousand miles, attacking the Barbarian Imperial Court, Guze Tower.
The Barbarian Imperial Court might have sent out its entire army, but there were still thousands of elite troops left behind to guard it, alongside the high monks of the Barbarian National Guardian Temple.
To infiltrate and assault the place was unimaginably difficult.
The group first plundered a small tribe's traders on the grasslands to disguise themselves to enter Guze Tower, then took advantage of the night to mount a sneak attack on the elite troops left behind.
"If the elite troops are successfully dealt with, we will soon draw out the high monks from the National Guardian Temple. The Barbarians only dispatched one troop, which we've managed to shake off for now. However, the commotion at the Imperial Court will inevitably lead to a direct confrontation," the man briefed.
Before the battle, he was assigning detailed plans to a hundred Watchers.
Entering the Imperial Court was sothing they had never considered before this mission.
But the man's commands were absolute; his strategy was so astounding and unconventional that it shocked and convinced them.
"However, for this mission, I have another plan to announce."
The man narrowed his eyes. "Gao Hong!"
"Present!"
"You will take ten others with Xiao Ying later, and move to the rear of the Barbarian Imperial Court."
"The rear?"
"Behind it is the Holy Mountain of the Barbarian Imperial Court, Langjuxu Mountain. Rumored to be the tallest in the West Desert Grassland, the highest mountain closest to heaven!" The man issued his chilling command, "I want you to take them to this mountain!"
The Watcher soldiers were confused.
"As far as I know," the man continued gravely, "once we begin fighting, I will dispose of these elite troops extrely quickly. The high monks won't stand a chance against us. The Imperial Court will undoubtedly command the Da Tuo Tribe from the Holy Mountain to intervene."
"This is the last elite ace troop of the Barbarians. They are only mobilized in the face of existential threats to their nation; otherwise, they usually just guard the Holy Mountain. Their strength is formidable."
"Unable to withstand our assault, the Imperial Court will call for the Da Tuo Tribe to rush to the Imperial Court."
"At that ti, I want you to take Xiao Ying to Langjuxu Mountain to perform a heavenly sacrifice in her capacity as the Imperial Princess. You must paint this scene as it happens as a keepsake. Then, imdiately create copies to scatter over the entire Barbarian Imperial Court!"
Upon hearing this plan, all the Watchers were stunned.
"And what about you, sir..."
"I will be fine. The Da Tuo Tribe is no match for ; I have my own thods. When the ti cos, I will co to et you."
...
「Langjuxu Mountain.」
Perpetually frozen, it lood majestically, embodying a sense of ancient connection with the heavens.
There was only one path, almost vertical, leading straight to the summit!
It looked like a stairway to heaven!
Just the sight of it instilled awe!
If soone had to defend this place, it would be deadly. Even against millions of soldiers, ascending would be nearly impossible!
"Just as Mr. Tian predicted, the Da Tuo Tribe has indeed all relocated from here!"
"Did you bring everything?"
"Ten Thousand Fragrance, the Imperial Robe, sacred symbols of our Central Plains... only the offering is missing..."
"No matter. The sky of these Barbarians does not need an offering."
"We are rely here to tell them that this place is now ours!"
"Hahaha..."
The woman ascended the peak, surrounded and supported by ten people.
With every step she took, she trembled all over.
This was the Barbarians' Holy Mountain, after all! Ever since its foundation, the Li Dynasty had struggled to subjugate the Barbarians, never managing to make them submit. Now, here she was, an Imperial Princess, performing a sacrifice to Heaven and proclaiming sovereignty on this ground—sothing unheard of in the past! She had never imagined doing such a thing!
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