That night,
Song Qingchao and the others did not press on but chose to rest in place.
These people all seemed to know that Bai You'an would react this way after reading the letter.
Everyone maintained a respectful distance from them.
On the second day after Bai You'an sobered up from his drinking.
He first held Song Qingchao and kissed her passionately.
Then he proceeded as usual.
Gentle, lazy.
Song Qingchao's suspended heart also settled.
Two days later,
they finally waited for the soldiers to bring Wan Yan Xiyin back on the road.
At this moment, Wan Yan Xiyin was no longer recognizable.
He was skin and bones, and his legs and joints were already festering.
He was barely holding on by a thread.
Bai You'an, fearing that Wan Yan Xiyin might harm Song Qingchao, kept her behind him.
Wan Yan Xiyin looked at Song Qingchao with eyes like a hungry wolf eyeing its prey.
He had to be guarded.
Song Qingchao, however, was indifferent, calmly stating, "If they bet my tongue and broke my limbs, he wouldn't be able to crawl."
Bai You'an: "..."
All the generals: "..."
Their group had also smoothed out their relationships over these two days.
They had all become familiar with each other.
Song Qingchao also told Bai You'an about the space.
She had never imagined that she had been exposed long ago.
So, Song Qingchao directly brought out two large carts of flatbread stored in the space.
It had finally found its use!
Later, Bai You'an found an excuse and distributed the food.
Fortunately, no one was suspicious.
In military campaigns, provisions were paramount.
They also hunted, so they wouldn't starve even if they stayed in the forest for half a month.
For the convenience of marching, no one wanted to bring Wan Yan Xiyin along.
So Song Qingchao had people make a board, tie Wan Yan Xiyin to it, and then drag him with horses.
On the uneven mountain roads, before half a day passed, Wan Yan Xiyin was more listless than when he first arrived.
Now, the soldiers looked at Song Qingchao with even greater fear.
They had initially feared their young lord's ruthless methods, but now they were more afraid of falling into the hands of the young lord's wife.
This woman's methods of torture were truly exceptional...
After walking for about five or six more days,
they still hadn't found the correct path.
Restlessness began to spread among the ranks.
They had traveled this area very little.
But Song Qingchao remained calm.
Because her fourth layer of space had opened.
It was precise navigation.
It seemed Xiao Guo was very reliable.
She directly threw Wan Yan Xiyin out.
"Cha Chao, what are you doing?"
Song Qingchao simply replied, "His nose is sharp, it'll be convenient to find home."
After a while, she pointed in a direction.
"Let's go!"
Although everyone was skeptical, they followed her directions due to Bai You'an's strong support.
Indeed, within two days, they located the camp.
Everyone exclaimed that Song Qingchao was a divine being.
Song Qingchao simply smiled and kicked Wan Yan Xiyin at her feet, "His nose is just good for sniffing out home."
Bai You'an looked at her with a doting smile and then issued the order to "rest."
"How does Cha Chao plan to deal with them?"
Song Qingchao looked at her own people with great confidence.
"It's easy."
She had originally planned to seek the help of the young prince in Bei Man, then have them fight amongst themselves, and finally reap the benefits.
But now she felt she could try a different approach.
Song Qingchao scanned the group and finally picked out someone who spoke Bei Man language.
She first dressed him up as a Bei Man person and then had him carry Wan Yan Xiyin into the camp.
They hadn't intended to leave any survivors on this expedition.
Now, wasn't it that whatever she said went?
She framed the young prince for the incident, instigating Wan Yan Xiyin's tribesmen to attack the young prince.
It was a case of killing two birds with one stone.
While she sent a team to guard, she and Bai You'an left for the inland of Bei Man.
They contacted the young prince, telling him that Wan Yan Xiyin was planning to attack him and was already gathering troops.
The young prince, being impulsive, was furious upon hearing this and immediately engaged in a fight with Wan Yan Xiyin's men.
As for the elder prince, Wan Yan Xiyin, seeing his newly acquired snow turned to ashes, he passed away in the winter.
According to the soldier she sent out.
In the end, Wan Yan Xiyin was still clutching the military tally when he died.
After sowing discord, Song Qingchao wanted to see the second prince mentioned by Aunt Fang.
However, there were no channels, and with the time constraints.
They did not linger.
Unexpectedly, they did not find the hostage in the town.
The news they heard was that the hostage had returned to the country before the New Year.
This was different from her previous life.
But in the end, the biggest hidden dangers, Wan Yan Xiyin and the young prince, were resolved.
It was expected that Bei Man would experience a period of internal strife.
They could then return to Da Yuan with peace of mind.
When the two sides were on the verge of collapse, Bai You'an led most of his troops back to Mobei.
They took a mountain road, which allowed them to bypass the guards of Da Yuan and return to their northwestern base in Lingshi Valley, Sifangtai.
By the time they reached Sifangtai, it was already the winter of the following year.