Chapter 920: The Flame Empire Declines Passage! The Space Gate Descends from Heaven!

After reading the magic letter, Meng Ying set it aside and said softly:

"Tell them, the Flame Empire does not grant passage!"

"Yes, Queen!"

said the lady-in-waiting.

"Send a message to the Crown Princess; have her lead troops to the border to guard against enemy warfare!"

said Meng Ying.

"Yes, Queen!"

The lady-in-waiting bowed deeply and withdrew.

Currently, the Flame Empire is guarded by the fox-woman Sister Qing Ling in Ducheng.

Meng Ying had come to the east, while the north was held by the Crown Princess and Winnie.

The Crown Princess remained a legend, one step away from the Sacred Realm; Winnie was still Eighth Rank, but very close to legend.

In the eighteen northern provinces, the Crown Princess commanded a million troops, fifty thousand of them elite, and fifty thousand reserve forces—all stationed within Kuibei Province.

The Crown Princess could also mobilize large numbers of ground garrisons.

The Flame Empire's ground garrisons were not weak; in fact, they were slightly stronger than the reserve forces.

"Your Majesty, the enemy is likely a great empire with a Sacred Realm presence, and we have no Sacred Realm combatant in the north—we would be at a disadvantage in battle. Let me go to the north."

suggested Lucine.

Meng Ying said: "The enemy has already reached the outskirts of Kuibei Province. Even for us, it takes a full day to travel from here to Kuibei Province. In the revelation given by my God, space gates were mentioned before—I will pray to my God first; if my God has a way, we won't need to wait so long…"

Kuibei Province was the northernmost province of the Flame Empire.

Meng Ying and Lucine were at the far eastern edge of the Desert Province, a great distance from Kuibei Province.