359: Chapter 157: The Good News is Meeting Li Mumu 359: Chapter 157: The Good News is Meeting Li Mumu Outside the Imperial City lies a vast and desolate wilderness, devoid of anything.
If outsiders wish to leave the city, even at the city gates they won’t allow you to exit, instead, they’ll just tell you to come back later to explore the area.
Those who have lived within the Imperial City all their lives simply don’t know and don’t care what lies outside its walls.
For them, the world and its common people are nothing more than elusive myths.
Wang Yunxiao saw many convoys of the Great Wilderness Nomads on his way, slowly progressing toward the direction of the Imperial City.
The dark winds summoned by Mu Yuming engulfed his army, also obscuring the view from outside.
Those Great Wilderness Nomads, already slow to react, wouldn’t notice anything amiss, let alone respond in time.
But on these dark, barren wilds, there lies another power, that of the “Rebel Army”!
These rebels not only possess arms and horses but, compared to those zombie-like nomads, they also have high intelligence and understand combat cooperation.
When they spotted Mu Yuming’s troops, they surged forward, aiming to launch an attack.
But the cavalry of King Mu’s Mansion moved too quickly, or rather, employed “Shrinking Ground into Inches,” leaving the rebels far behind in an instant.
Whether Mu Yuming had a map in his hand or was adept at recognizing directions, he kept his head down and continued the mad dash for half a Chinese hour until the troop finally stopped.
Mu Yuming pointed ahead and said to Veronica, “That is West Spring Mountain!”
Wang Yunxiao couldn’t understand how he made it out, but there was one thing he was right about, there was indeed a mountain there.
The darkness surrounding it made it impossible to see how tall it was or where it extended to, but the flickering lights halfway up the mountain did indeed suggest it was inhabited.
This was the first time Wang Yunxiao saw a sizable settlement of nomads outside the Imperial City.
These nomads were different from the walking dead on the wasteland; they seemed to possess some degree of Spirit Intelligence and had even established outposts on the mountain.
As they climbed up to the midpoint and neared the settlement, the nomads had already received the alarm and armed themselves, organizing a temporary defensive line on the slope.
Mu Yuming raised his hand to halt the advance of the cavalry and approached alone, calling out loudly, “Is this Sun Family Town?
Is Princess Ping’an here?”
The nomads on the other side looked at each other in bewilderment for quite some time before a tall, brave man shouted back, “General!
This is Sun Family Town, but there’s no Princess Ping’an here, you’ve got the wrong place!”
Mu Yuming wasn’t angry; he spoke solemnly, “Summon the person in charge here; I want to ask him a few questions.”
Anyone else might’ve charged in and started slaughtering, but he didn’t want to complicate matters.
Since they were able to send out the message, it indicated that they had the intention of releasing someone.
Otherwise, who would know Princess Ping’an was here in this godforsaken place, if they didn’t speak up themselves?
Although it was impossible to completely rule out the possibility of a conspiracy behind the scenes, as Mu Yuming looked at these nomads barely covered in rags, he really couldn’t imagine they had anything worth scheming over.
After a while, an elder came out from within, bowed his head, and said, “Please wait a moment, General.
The Princess will be out shortly.”
There really was a princess?!
Both Mu Yuming and Wang Yunxiao were shocked.
Of course, what shocked Wang Yunxiao even more was yet to come.
He watched, wide-eyed, as a girl dressed in a red shroud descended from the mountain, giving Mu Yuming a slight nod of acknowledgment before he respectfully offered her a place on his mount.
What the fuck, am I seeing things?
Hmm…
Although it’s perfectly reasonable to see Li Mumu here, given that even Boss Mu appeared in this place…
Reasonable my ass!
Wang Yunxiao not only recognized that face but also knew the clothes she was wearing!
Just fifteen days ago, at the beginning of the month, he had gone out in the middle of the night and chopped down a guy pretending to be a ghost, dressed exactly the same, even holding the same kind of doll!
So who was she?
No, wait a minute…
Mu Yuming seemed not to recognize her.
The Li Mumu in this world wasn’t his daughter?
That also seemed right, after all, she was Princess Ping’an, and Mu Yuming was merely the Fuyuan Marquis of King Mu’s Mansion.
Even if he had a daughter, at best she could be a…
Commandery Princess or a County Princess?
So what about her…
No, my head’s a mess, let me sort this out.
Wang Yunxiao lacked the ability to process multiple threads of thought, and the little brain capacity he had left was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information.
The return journey was smooth and unobstructed, seemingly confirming that Mu Yuming’s caution had been superfluous.
There were no Goblin nests, nor were there any heroes from Mount Liang.
The Princess appeared to be in good shape, her complexion rosy as if she were a living person, and she seemed to have suffered no harm.
It was as if they had simply gone through a cutscene, so smooth it was hard to believe.
The name Princess Ping’an was chosen for good fortune, and sure enough, their journey had been safe and sound.
Only after delivering her to the palace and completing the assignment did Mu Yuming finally breathe a sigh of relief.
But then, he turned his gaze towards a two-story building on the street not far away.
He sharply sensed that someone was paying attention to their movements.
Wang Yunxiao also noticed his reaction, but looking in the direction of Mu Yuming’s gaze, he saw nothing at all.
Though they hadn’t encountered any trouble on this trip, they had still wasted quite a bit of time.
By the time Wang Yunxiao hurried back to the outer city, the lantern-grabbing game there had already ended.
Without Wang Yunxiao’s leadership, the others didn’t dare to use the risky monster-spawning method from last time.
While they didn’t achieve much, there were no casualties either, which was the best outcome.
Shi Hu, who came to tally the battle outcome, didn’t show the slightest displeasure on his face.
Upon seeing Veronica, he nodded and bowed, his old face blossoming into a chrysanthemum smile.
While no one was paying attention, he pulled Wang Yunxiao aside and whispered, “Brother, rest assured, Fuyuan Marquis borrowing you for the campaign counts as genuine military merit, and no one would dare embezzle it.
Next time you come, I’m going to be calling you Commander Wang.”
Wang Yunxiao thought to himself, what use do I have for your commander rank, can you give me some actual benefits?
Going out for a round and finding all the monsters have been farmed already, what’s there to be happy about,
Of course, there were benefits.
The benefit was that after a night of training, the Mental Resistance of the second squad from the Special Service Section had increased, which was a solid advantage.
The rest of the gains belonged to external wealth.
Money can always be made, and once the second squad was trained up, Wang Yunxiao himself would be able to lighten his own burden.
Back in the Real World, just as he landed, Guozi, who hadn’t spoken all the way, suddenly looked up and asked, “Big brother, was the person we went out to save Eldest Miss Li?”
Huh?
You remembered!
Wang Yunxiao was both shocked and delighted as Guozi remembering Li Mumu meant that the world line had shifted back again.
Could it be that the fates of the people in the Thousand-Year Dynasty could even affect the Real World?