At this moment, the city gates opened wide, and a thousand men filed out in succession. Their armor gleamed brightly as they took positions behind Feng Miaojun.

“The supplies are all inside the city,” Feng Miaojun pointed to the wide-open city gates. “Send your men in to help with the transport. It will be faster that way.”

Zhao Tang, being accustomed to grand scenes, quickly recovered from his shock and ordered his garrison to begin moving the supplies.

These few thousand Yan soldiers had been waiting here specifically to receive military equipment from New Xia! This marked the beginning of trade between the Queen of New Xia and the Kingdom of Yan.

The military supplies originally sold to the Wei Kingdom were now being resold to Yan. However, with the thousand-mile distance between Yan and Xia, land transport was impractical, and the quantity of military equipment was staggering. Thus, the simplest solution Feng Miaojun could think of was to utilize the Golden City!

With this treasure in hand, what couldn’t she transport?

Besides, transporting supplies was merely incidental—she had come here with another purpose.

Soldiers from both sides began busily moving supplies from the Golden City, loading them directly onto large carts in the Yan military camp. They were just waiting for several logistics officers to complete the final inventory and reconcile accounts with Feng Miaojun’s subordinates before having the Molong giant beasts pull the goods directly to the frontline logistics base.

Watching her subordinates busy at work, Feng Miaojun naturally wouldn’t miss such a good opportunity. When Zhao Tang invited her into his tent to rest, she only drank half a cup of tea before asking, “How goes the war at the front?”

With thousands of New Xia elite troops assisting, Zhao Tang’s attitude toward her immediately became more respectful. His last meeting with the “Queen of New Xia” dated back more than ten years, when the false Princess Changle had taken refuge in the Yan capital. Even if he had seen her then, he wouldn’t have paid much attention. But now, the Queen of New Xia not only looked completely different from before, but her reputation was also formidable. How could he not view her with new respect?

“The Wei people have lost their way and their allies. They’ve been forced into retreat by us step by step. Twenty-five days ago, they abandoned Xianlong Mountain and have now withdrawn southwest into the Yanzhi Mountain Range.”

When Feng Miaojun heard this, she was visibly moved: “So quickly!”

The journey from New Xia to Yan was extremely long, and even traveling by air would take considerable time. Thus, she was unaware of such major developments in the southern lands.

Xianlong Mountain stood by the Ba River, less than two hundred li from here. It could be considered the dividing point between the central and western Yan Kingdom. Two years ago, Wei forces had captured this area at a deadly cost, thereby controlling large swathes of plains in the central region. Similarly, once they abandoned Xianlong Mountain, Yan immediately reclaimed vast territories, pushing the enemy another step back toward the border!

She was somewhat confused: “How could the Wei army retreat so readily?” Based on her understanding of the Wei people, the Wei Kingdom’s ruler, and State Preceptor, the Wei army might lack the strength to advance, but they should at least be able to execute a “slow retreat,” not collapse for a hundred li at once.

Zhao Tang smiled, his eyes flashing with pride: “After several consecutive defeats, their ruler became enraged and personally led the troops, but ended up advancing recklessly at Xianlong Mountain and falling into our Great Yan’s ambush. We blew up half of Xianlong Mountain’s main peak, nearly taking Xiao Yan’s life. Hehe, this was giving them a taste of their own medicine.” Years ago, Yun Ya had badly defeated the Yan army at Tianmen Gorge, and now the Yan people had used the same tactic.

She listened intently and naturally asked: “What happened next?”

Zhao Tang sighed: “Unfortunately, the Wei State Preceptor desperately rescued him, so Xiao Yan didn’t die and retreated dozens of li with his troops. However, the State Preceptor himself was seriously injured. When Xianlong Mountain collapsed, it happened to separate him from the Wei army, and my father seized this once-in-a-millennium opportunity to hunt him down.”

Yun Ya is seriously injured! Feng Miaojun’s eye twitched slightly, and her chest inexplicably ached. She inwardly spat in disgust, but her face showed great joy: “Are you certain he was seriously injured?”

No wonder he had come to extract her spiritual power—he had indeed encountered another dire emergency.

“My father is personally hunting him and has nearly caught up several times. Though this fellow is incredibly cunning and has narrowly escaped three times, his injury is certain—my father wouldn’t be mistaken about that!”

“Xianlong Mountain…” Feng Miaojun felt as if tiny ants were crawling in her heart, making her itch unbearably. She wished she could grow wings and fly there immediately.

“Under our interception, it’s extremely difficult for him to return to the Wei army. My father sends messages every half day.” Zhao Tang smiled, “Xianlong Mountain is vast. If Your Majesty goes there to search on your own, it would be like looking for a needle in the ocean. The next message should arrive in four hours. Why not wait here for good news before making your decision?”

His reasoning made sense. Feng Miaojun glanced at the Golden City, feeling she didn’t need to rush.

Since she was already here, was she afraid that man would escape?

The sun slanted westward, casting long shadows, and time flew by quickly amidst the rustling of leaves.

Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.

With thousands of people working together and being disciplined soldiers at that, efficiency was extremely high. In just half a day, the loading and unloading of supplies from the Golden City was nearing completion.

Zhao Tang had tactfully left earlier to allow the two women to rest. Nu Ba now stood in the tent, asking Feng Miaojun: “When do we depart?”

Feng Miaojun had been lost in thought all this time: “Soon, once Da Hei recovers his strength.”

“Can Zhao Hui capture Yun Ya?”

“Him?” Feng Miaojun snorted lightly, “Absolutely impossible. Otherwise, why hasn’t Zhao Hui succeeded in the past twenty days?”

She paused briefly: “However, forcing Yun Ya to have no time to recuperate is indeed a good thing.”

“BOOM!”

Just as they were speaking, an explosion came from outside, shaking heaven and earth.

Though the two women were quite far away, they felt the ground trembling continuously. Even the crane-shaped incense burner in the tent was knocked over. Strangely, the explosions came one after another.

“Camp attack! Enemy attack on the camp!” The shouts from outside were desperate and hoarse.

Feng Miaojun rushed out in large strides. From her elevated position, she saw thick smoke rolling at the edge of the camp.

“Not good,” her delicate brows furrowed slightly, “The supplies have been hit!”

The supplies she brought had been loaded onto dozens of large carts, ready to depart. The explosion had occurred right in the middle of the cart formation, sending food and cotton padding from clothing flying everywhere. Worse still, a cart loaded with gunpowder had also been detonated, triggering an even more terrible chain reaction.

It was truly a scene of devastation.

Six Molong giant beasts were killed instantly, while the rest were frightened and began dragging their carts haphazardly outward, bellowing mournfully.

The Yan soldiers were in complete disarray.

Feng Miaojun’s gaze shifted to see Zhao Tang also rushing out of his tent, his face ashen as he directed operations. Several Molong giant beasts, having lost their sense of direction, were heading straight for the cliff edge with their carts. If they fell, everything on those carts would be truly lost.

But with the mountain-like size of the Molong beasts, once they began running at full speed, they were no different from speeding locomotive engines—human force could not stop them. In this urgent situation, the only interceptors Zhao Tang could deploy were cultivators.

Who else would dare to bomb the Yan military camp? Feng Miaojun’s eyes darted around, trying to discern something from below, but the scene was one of complete chaos, with people rushing about in all directions. What could she possibly make out?