Chapter 166: Placing the Jade Pendant Close to the Heart

Xiao Moting finished counting the troops and nodded to Old General Han.

"Old General, the Northern Frontier Camp is now entrusted to you. The wardrobe remains in my Chief Commander's tent; please ensure it is guarded well to prevent any spies from taking advantage of the situation."

He led his troops to attack Shiya City, taking only the Jade Pendant with him.

As for the wardrobe, it would temporarily remain in the main camp.

Old General Han, clad in iron armor, stepped forward solemnly and cupped his hands.

"Please rest assured, Prince, and set out on your campaign! This subordinate will lead the remaining troops and swear to protect the Northern Frontier Camp to the death!"

"As for the wardrobe, this subordinate..."

Before he could finish, he was suddenly interrupted by a loud roar.

"Leave it to me!"

Han Guiying walked forward with great momentum, holding two massive refined steel axes.

The refined steel axes in her hands were new weapons forged for her by the blacksmith using the White Cast Iron sent by Bai Wei.

"Prince, I shall personally guard the wardrobe!"

After speaking, Han Guiying tilted her head to one side.

The female Deputy General standing behind her hurriedly bowed and presented a Military Order to Xiao Moting.

Han Guiying roared.

"I, Han Guiying, hereby issue a Military Order! I will certainly guard the wardrobe well."

"If the wardrobe is here, I am here; if the wardrobe is lost, I am dead!!"

Xiao Moting took the Military Order and saw that a bloody thumbprint had been pressed onto it.

"Senior Sister, you really went as far as issuing a Military Order..."

"Rest assured, Prince! I have already ordered the female soldiers to move my clothes, bedding, and waste bucket into your commander's tent! I will eat, drink, and relieve myself right next to the wardrobe, ensuring I never leave it for even a step!"

Xiao Moting's brow twitched.

Eating, drinking, and relieving herself in his tent?

Xiao Moting: That really isn't necessary...

Han Guiying turned around, swung her arms in a wide arc, creating a whistling wind, and suddenly let out a roar!

The refined steel axe in her right hand flew from her grip.

Clang!

The sharp battle-axe spun, grazing Xiao Dabao's cheek, and precisely split a massive boulder weighing a thousand catties.

Crash!

The boulder was smashed to pieces by the axe!

A strand of hair fell from the side of Xiao Dabao's cheek.

Xiao Dabao's face turned green.

The Northern Frontier Army present also fell silent, and cold sweat involuntarily broke out on everyone's foreheads.

So... so fierce!

Such a large boulder had been smashed to pieces by Han Guiying with a single axe strike, as if it were tofu.

If they were on the battlefield, wouldn't anyone struck by her axe be cut in two!

Han Guiying raised her right hand, lifted the other battle-axe, and shouted.

"Whoever dares to come within a step of the wardrobe shall meet the same fate as this stone!"

The group of female soldiers behind her shouted in unison.

"Please rest assured, Prince, we will definitely guard the wardrobe well."

They would take turns guarding the perimeter of the Chief Commander's tent, and if anyone dared to approach without authorization, they would be killed without mercy.

Xiao Moting regained his composure and cupped his hands toward Han Guiying.

"Senior Sister truly possesses divine strength; I entrust the wardrobe to your care."

At this moment, a group of craftsmen arrived at the camp entrance carrying a wooden wardrobe.

The wardrobe being carried in was identical to the one Xiao Moting used to send items to Bai Wei.

This was a fake wardrobe that Xiao Moting had specifically ordered the craftsmen to build.

He would give this fake wardrobe to the National Preceptor to buy time for a surprise attack on Shiya City!

Sending the wardrobe to Yannan would take at least ten days or more on the road.

And these ten-plus days were enough for him to capture Shiya City and rescue Xiao Liujin and the other captured Northern Frontier soldiers.

Early morning.

Morning light pierced through the gaps in the clouds, casting pillars of light onto the ground.

Seventy thousand Northern Frontier soldiers left the camp on horseback, heading toward Shiya City against the cool morning breeze!

Countless horse hooves trampled over the spring-grass-covered land of the Northern Frontier, emitting a series of thundering, muffled sounds!

Ten thousand horses galloped, an army of thousands surged forward!

Xiao Moting rode on a red Sweat-blood Horse, wearing a gleaming silver helmet, his long hair tied up with a gold crown, a long blade on his back. His posture was as straight as a pine, and his handsome, chiseled face was gilded with a pale halo by the morning light, fully displaying the heroic spirit of a youth!

An eagle's cry pierced the sky!

The gyrfalcon Cang Yun spread its massive wings, circling high in the sky to observe the enemy situation ahead.

The Post Road from the Northern Frontier to Shiya City was winding, steep, and difficult to traverse.

A minivan would be hard to drive there; they could only ride horses.

The journey would take approximately four days.

Xiao Moting tucked the Jade Pendant into his tunic, right against his heart.

Only then did he feel at ease.

……

"Deputy Director Qian, I will consider your request."

Just as the Beijiang army was advancing toward Shiya City.

Bai Wei was in her hotel room, talking on the phone with Deputy Director Qian.

On the phone, Deputy Director Qian was earnest and persistent, constantly urging her to join the National Cultural Heritage Administration as a staff member of the Archaeology Department, even promising various benefits, such as not having to work office hours and only needing to come to the project team when necessary.

"Bai Wei, as long as you agree, I will apply to my superiors to allocate a welfare apartment for you in Yanjing."

Bai Wei was stunned.

Nowadays, housing prices in Yanjing have skyrocketed; owning a house in Yanjing is the dream of countless workers!

A job that even provides housing—if such a job were offered, people would immediately fight tooth and nail for it.

Just how much does Deputy Director Qian want her to work there?

He is even offering a house!

However, Bai Wei still did not agree immediately.

Her Farm is in Qingshan Village, which has great room for development, and she has already invested a lot of money in expansion, building a Vegetable Base, renovating the Farm, buying a winery, and opening a Trade Company in the city... If she came to work in Yanjing, all these businesses would go to waste.

Besides, Bai Wei is not short on money now.

A house in Yanjing costs tens of millions; she could just have Xiao Moting send over a few antiques to sell, and she could pay for it in full the next day.

"Deputy Director Qian, I will think about it."

Bai Wei did not refuse directly; she still wanted to consider it.

This is because the job Deputy Director Qian offered her is to be responsible for compiling the Great Liang Chronicles and the Great Liang Antique Catalog, in order to perfect the historical data of this period.

Deputy Director Qian said that last year's earthquake caused collapses in several places across the country.

Without exception, these collapsed areas revealed ruins of the Great Liang, such as ancient tombs, ancient dwellings, and even temples...

The Zhenbei King Tomb outside Qingshan Village is also one of these collapse sites.

The Cultural Heritage Administration has dispatched several Archaeology Teams to investigate these Great Liang ruins separately, and they have also unearthed some antiques.

But the Daliang Dynasty was a dynasty that appeared suddenly, and the experts only have a superficial understanding and cannot grasp the situation at all.

Therefore, Bai Wei has become a hot commodity.

In Deputy Director Qian's words, she has a deep understanding of Daliang history and is a talent.

Bai Wei gave a bitter smile in her heart.

She graduated from a university of traditional Chinese medicine; she has never studied Daliang history—it is nothing more than having been to the Daliang Dynasty and dealing with the people there every day.

She did not refuse immediately because she is interested in the Great Liang ruins in other places and also wants to see the Great Liang antiques unearthed at other archaeological sites.

Perhaps she can find the secret of how the wardrobe connects the past and the present from these ruins.