Chapter 711: Cloud Capital

Everyone thought the Great King would bring a guide in Xiongnu to find the Tufa Xianbei royal city, but the Great King brought nobody, only taking the cavalry he had brought, and set out.

Before departure, he brought Cover Heaven to learn the terrain for half a day, teaching it to recognize Shi Cheng; a month later it was to be sent to fetch the household register.

Bai Li Hu also thought Xiao Jin, besides finding the way home, might possibly find the royal city; but the Great King led everyone to run wildly across the plains…

Besides White Marsh, nobody could understand his behavior.

Don't ask; asking just means researching the plains' terrain.

Once the mapping of South of the Desert reached 100%, that guy finally put the Tufa Xianbei on the schedule; the main force finally began advancing eastward. The Great King frequently released Cover Heaven to let it search for tribal settlements.

The Tufa Xianbei received the same treatment as the Xiongnu; after being found by the Great King, they were dealt with in the same way, and the Tufa Xianbei allied forces that fled back also paid the price for their rash choice.

Twenty days later, the Mystic Armor Cavalry seized the Tufa Xianbei royal city; the Great King was merely dissatisfied with their resources, which were even worse than the Xiongnu's.

By this time, it had already reached mid-May, and the northern weather finally began to warm up.

Vast clouds stretched endlessly, the horizon all barren. Tsk, it was even more pointless.

The Great King truly disliked a royal city full of livestock; while waiting for the reinforcements from Shanggu Pass to arrive, he rode horses every day on the outside plains.

The only thing worth praising about this plain was the sky, high and wide with clouds. As he ran, that guy suddenly laughed; Bai Li Hu immediately sensed something was wrong.

Sure enough, the Great King chuckled: "If not like this, we'll rename it—Cloud Capital. Don't you like my Cloud Middle Commandery? I'll have you take turns going~"

Bai Li Hu: …

If you had said that when you were about to behead the Xianbei king, maybe they wouldn't need to be cut down—they'd die of anger first.

The Great King had become practiced in the process of occupying new territories; once the reinforcements from Shanggu Pass arrived, his mission would be considered complete.

Shanggu Pass is now guarded by Ge Zhong; upon receiving the Great King's order, he personally led troops over, just taking a break. Since Shanggu Pass borders You Prefecture, border defense is much easier—didn't you see these people heading south all take a detour to enter via Yunzhong?

The Great King handed over the Tufa Xianbei to his military overseer, and likewise received a main quest and a side quest; as expected, the side quest's lottery wheel still had three spins.

Having come this far, the Great King no longer cared what value South of the Desert or Cloud Capital could create for him; as long as he earned a few quests, he wouldn't lose. He had cleared the plains and also plucked Mengmeng's wool.

This time, the great army departing left the Great King, taking along the men who would return to the northern border to reclaim land; the mighty troop looked enormous. The main quest of mapping Cloud Capital was only 52% complete, with nearly half unfinished; after leaving the Tufa Xianbei, the Great King wandered the plains randomly gathering maps. With so many people in tow, he was highly conspicuous; the Western Xianbei, who kept watching the situation here, were nearly scared mad.

They definitely weren't just giving themselves extra scenes; the Great King truly stood on the plains gazing east, "Why didn't the Western and Eastern Xianbei participate in this operation?! Our hearts aren't united at all! They still pay tribute—if they made no mistake, I'd feel bad attacking them… sigh!" Truly missed two quests, no, four!

The Great King felt heartbroken.

Wei Shen couldn't help but remind him, "It's practically June already, the south is still in chaos, the Hengshan King is still waiting for you to save his life, and your family's grudge against Old Fifth remains unavenged."

Upon hearing that, the Great King instantly became unhappy.

This trip made the already impoverished "Unify the World" provisions suffer even more—adding frost to snow!

They hadn't saved enough to begin with; now it's even worse, having cleared out most of it. Not relying on snatching while on the move, they've run out of food.

Bai Li Hu, upon hearing Old Fifth, also let his face fall. These days, opening his eyes meant marching and fighting; closing them meant passing out in a daze; he was almost forgetting Jingzhou and the Cui clan.

That's right, spring has arrived; Bai Li Jing will surely head south sooner or later.

Having come out of the plains this way, he had visibly sunk low. Upon entering the northern border, nearing You Prefecture, Bai Li Hu still hadn't cleared up.

The Great King decided to foster brotherly affection, offering comfort: "Your Jingzhou and Han Longevity aren't the same; you and Old Second aren't like ordinary rebel kings either. We are blood brothers—there's always a way, so don't worry."

Bai Li Hu snorted, still silent, turning his head away to pretend to look at the scenery.

The Great King then turned to the other side, saying, "With me here, even if we abolish the fief, you'll still hold your royal rank, and all treatment remains unchanged. Whatever days you spent in Jingzhou, thereafter in Everlasting Peace and You Prefecture, you'll still live the same way……"

Before his words even fell, he spotted ahead a group of ragged refugees.

We're practically at You Prefecture—where did these refugees come from!?

The Great King shouted for the Imperial Guard to investigate; moments later the Guard returned to report, "Your Majesty, they're not refugees, but… from the Guanghan Prince's mansion." At that time, Changli forcibly sent off the Guanghan Prince himself, his heir, the consort, and other important figures; a branch of the Guanghan Prince still had many people there……

The Great King: ……

The Great King reacted and then remained silent.

Bai Li Hu, upon hearing, murmured softly, "Is this what you meant—living the same day before and after abolishing the fief? Did the Guanghan Prince's family used to just loaf around in Guanghan?"

The Great King: ……