Mortal Mirror

Seeing the crowd's reluctance, General Zhao felt somewhat embarrassed, and also worried that these people might cause trouble outside, so he continued, "If you perform well, you can be exempt from labor service after this time. So, I hope everyone will sign up enthusiastically."

Naturally, no one believed such nonsense. Although they could be exempt from labor service, they were afraid that they would basically never return. So, everyone remained silent, heads lowered. The top of the city wall was filled with silence, even the sound of breathing was small, for fear of being chosen by the princess and becoming lonely ghosts in the borderlands.

Murong Qianxue scanned the surroundings, originally thinking that these laborers would cry and shout to follow her, after all, this was an supreme honor! Being able to go on an expedition with the princess, they would be able to brag about it for a lifetime.

However, reality slapped her in the face. Seeing this scene, she inexplicably felt angry.

Then, the corner of her mouth curved, revealing a playful smile, and she said, "Humph, since you are unwilling, then I will pick some myself."

Immediately, she pointed casually and began to select people. It must be said that Murong Qianxue had good eyes, and the people she selected were all burly and strong, able to carry and run.

In a short while, she had selected six people. In her opinion, six people were enough, but the six guys all looked sad, as if their parents had died.

Unfortunately, the more they were like this, the more proud Murong Qianxue became. She liked this kind of challenge.

At this moment, she waved her hand and was about to set off with her group, but just as she was about to turn around, she saw Li Muzhen curled up into a ball not far away.

Li Muzhen was tall, but at this moment he shrunk his head back, like a big ostrich, sticking out his rear, making it impossible not to notice.

This Murong Qianxue was also a stubborn person. The less you wanted to do something, the more she wanted you to do it. Seeing that Li Muzhen didn't want to go like this, she was annoyed.

Pointing at Li Muzhen, she said, "That person, you stand up for me."

As a result, everyone looked in the direction of her finger to see which unlucky person had been chosen by the princess.

Li Muzhen didn't know at this moment that he had tried his best to hide, but still hadn't escaped this fateful finger.

The things in this world are so strange. The more you hide, the more obvious you become. As the saying goes, what is meant to come will eventually come, and what cannot be escaped will eventually be inescapable. Perhaps it was fate, and Li Muzhen was also helpless.

When Li Muzhen raised his head and saw Murong Qianxue's sharp gaze, his heart couldn't help but tremble slightly, and he was dejected.

At this moment, Li Muzhen was disheveled, his long hair covering most of his face, and his clothes were so ragged that he was not much better than a beggar.

Murong Qianxue would not specifically pay attention to his appearance, but only saw his tall body, and said with some contempt, "Such a big size, such a small courage, humph, you are really a coward.

Haven't you heard that riches are found in danger? Perform well, and this princess will reward you. If you continue to be as timid as a mouse, don't blame me for shooting you first."

Li Muzhen's heart trembled, thinking that this was not good, he had been noticed.

So he could only remain silent and follow behind everyone.

Murong Qianxue would naturally not really bother with a small person, it was just a momentary impulse.

At this time, General Zhao also pointed out a few strong men in the army, and Murong Qianxue, with a face full of excitement, led a group of dozens of people out of Tianjian Pass and into the great grassland.

The vast grassland was boundless. Adjacent to the giant pass, there were naturally no wild animals in this vicinity.

Murong Qianxue rode a pear blossom horse, full of joy, and couldn't help but say, "The sky is vast, the wilderness is boundless, is this all there is to it."

Li Muzhen had seen the grassland at Tianjian Pass for three years and was already indifferent to it, but he knew that those barbarians were extremely powerful. They were born tall and were much stronger than the Great Xia people.

Every barbarian was at least two meters tall, and he had also seen big guys who were three meters tall. Compared with the Great Xia people, they were really like barbaric giants.

If it weren't for the majestic pass like Tianjian Pass, how could they stop those ferocious barbarians.

As he went forward, he was looking around, for fear that a team of barbarian soldiers would suddenly appear, and then it would be terrible. His master had told him that the first principle when encountering barbarians was to escape for his life.

But General Zhao said that if the princess didn't come back, they wouldn't have to go back, alas, no matter how you say it, it's all tears.

Among the group, the happiest was Murong Qianxue. This woman was seeing the scenery outside the fortress for the first time and was truly fascinated by it.

The rest of the people all had cautious expressions.

But after walking for a while, they couldn't even see a single prey, and slowly Murong Qianxue became a little anxious.

There was no way, the chief eunuch immediately asked seven laborers to explore in front to attract prey.

What could the others do? They couldn't twist their arms against their thighs, so they could only do as they were told.

Li Muzhen's cultivation was profound, although he had never shown it, it was an undeniable fact. He had sharp ears and eyes, and his divine sense was released, and he quickly detected several caves in front, with several long-eared rabbits inside.

In order to let this princess hunt something sooner, he could only use his cultivation to do some tricks and disturb the rabbits.

This technique was brilliant, and soon a nest of rabbits ran out not far from him.

Before he could shout, he heard several arrows whizzing out, one of which almost brushed past his ear, making him tremble with fear.

After a few arrows, he heard a group of people shouting loudly, "The princess has good archery skills."

Alas, there is never a shortage of people who flatter, and in a burst of exaggerated flattery, Murong Qianxue was naturally very happy. The rabbit was closest to Li Muzhen, so he immediately ran over happily and picked up the rabbit to take a look.

It must be said that Murong Qianxue's archery skills were really good, every rabbit was shot in the eye, and the fur was not damaged at all. Li Muzhen couldn't help but admire this.

There were a total of three rabbits, each of which was half a person tall, with long ears and soft fur. It would be great to make a fur coat out of it.

Li Muzhen gently stroked the fur, thinking that if he could wear clothes made of this fur, wouldn't he be happy to death.

Unfortunately, he was just thinking about it. He quickly carried the rabbit to the princess, and Murong Qianxue said happily when she saw the rabbit, "Good, well done, there will be a reward after returning."

Hearing that there was a reward, Li Muzhen was naturally very happy.

There are really a lot of wild animals on this grassland. Before long, the princess hunted another mink.

As time passed, unknowingly, they had entered the grassland for dozens of miles. Seeing that they were about to pass a hundred miles ahead, the soldiers who followed immediately stopped them. Although Murong Qianxue was willful, she was not stupid.

Anyway, she had played enough, so she ordered everyone to go back.

However, just as they turned back, they felt the whole earth begin to tremble, and then they heard the sound of people and horses roaring. For a time, everyone's faces changed drastically, and they didn't know what was going to happen.