Chapter 296

Not long after they set off, the Moon Goddess, sitting inside the carriage, suddenly heard the servant outside speak.

"Master State Preceptor, His Majesty requests your presence."

The Moon Goddess slowly opened her eyes.

When the Moon Goddess appeared in Ying Zheng's carriage, tea had already been set out before him.

"State Preceptor."

"I only wish to know, can this prayer ceremony proceed smoothly?"

Ying Zheng cast a faint glance at the Moon Goddess and then spoke.

"Your Majesty need not worry. As long as Your Majesty follows the ceremony exactly, the God of Zhongshan will surely pray to the Heavens to bring down sweet rain."

The Moon Goddess's melodious voice rang out.

Hearing her words, Ying Zheng finally felt at ease.

"This prayer ceremony must last for three days, and the State Preceptor must serve as the shrine maiden for the ritual."

Ying Zheng continued.

"I understand."

The Moon Goddess's reply remained cold and detached.

A mysterious expression appeared on Ying Zheng's face.

During the prayer ceremony, the shrine maiden must dance the ritual dance continuously.

The entire prayer ceremony lasts for three full days.

And during these three days, the Moon Goddess would have to dance the prayer dance without pause.

This was Ying Zheng's test for the Moon Goddess.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will certainly convey the wishes of the people to the God of Zhongshan."

The Moon Goddess continued.

Given her personality, she would normally not be inclined to say such things.

But the Moon Goddess now understood that whether it was she or the entire Yin-Yang School, they all needed to rely on Ying Zheng's power now.

At this moment, she had completely abandoned all the schemes that Donghuang Taiyi had directed against Ying Zheng.

Only if Ying Zheng lived could their Yin-Yang School reap the greatest benefits.

Donghuang Taiyi only thought of controlling Hu Hai, and then controlling the entire Great Qin.

But he did not understand that under Hu Hai's control, the strength of Great Qin could only be utilized to one-tenth of its potential.

Whereas Ying Zheng could allow the entire strength of Great Qin to be utilized to its full extent.

And all of this could be leveraged, provided one could gain Ying Zheng's trust.

Why should she risk everything to harm Ying Zheng's life for that mere one-tenth of strength?

Ying Zheng heard the Moon Goddess's words, and his gaze flickered.

"Since that is the case, then I shall look forward to your efforts, State Preceptor."

Ying Zheng said.

After leaving Ying Zheng's carriage, the Moon Goddess's brows remained furrowed.

Because she sensed Ying Zheng's subtle, lingering probing of her.

This made her feel somewhat restless.

If she could not gain Ying Zheng's trust, it would undoubtedly cause the things she had foreseen to come true.

This prayer ceremony must succeed.

It would take a full ten days of travel from Zhongshan to Xianyanggong.

And the carriage was moving forward at a slow pace.

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On the border of Great Qin,

Early in the morning, Ying Mo led Yuan Zuozong and the Snow Dragon Riders, advancing toward the depths of the grasslands.

Upon reaching the grasslands, Yuan Zuozong immediately released the bees that had been kept in a bamboo tube.

In the depths of winter, bees do not easily survive.

But this type of bee was raised by Yuan Zuozong using secret medicines.

They were not afraid of the erosion caused by the biting cold wind.

The tiny figures of the bees slowly flew forward through the wind and snow.

Ying Mo and his men followed behind the bees, slowly advancing toward the depths of the grasslands.

At this moment, Helian Bobo had no idea that a massive crisis was approaching them from behind.

The four who had escaped had already returned to the tribe at the first light of dawn.

As soon as he returned, Helian Bobo immediately issued an order for everyone to migrate deeper into the grasslands at once.

Aside from a small number of warriors, those remaining in the tribe.

Were all women and children.

When they saw their leader return in such a disheveled state, they already knew what had happened.

Hearing the leader's command, everyone began to pack their belongings.

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"Leader, why did only four people return?"

"Do not ask, hurry and pack your things."

"Pake did not return."

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Within the tribe, some had solemn faces, while others were filled with grief.

Because they knew that the warriors of their families would never return.

And a family without a man would not survive this winter.

Helian Bobo sat in his tent with a gloomy face.

The losses this time were truly too severe.

But in order for the entire tribe to continue to exist, he had no time to dwell on these things.

Xiongnu women were also exceptionally capable.

From the moment Helian Bobo gave the order until everyone was packed, it only took half an hour.

And during this time, Ying Mo had also slowly approached the territory of the Xiongnu.

At Helian Bobo's command, everyone followed behind him, moving toward the deeper parts of the grasslands.

After they had traveled for a long time, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind.

The loss of a large number of warhorses caused the entire group to move at an exceptionally slow pace.

Upon hearing the sound of galloping horses, everyone's complexion changed immediately.

"This sound of hooves is somewhat familiar."

One of the youths said.

Because he was responsible for herding horses in the tribe, he was exceptionally sensitive to the sound of hooves.

"It sounds somewhat like the horses our tribe raises."

The youth continued.

Helian Bobo's face, however, changed abruptly.

Only the four of them had managed to escape alive last night.

To save their lives, they had been forced to abandon those warhorses on the spot.

If these warhorses had truly followed the route back, then what was following them was likely the Great Qin people.

"Run!"

Looking at this group of defenseless women, children, and the elderly, Helian Bobo could only shout.