406: Chapter 406 Moon Worship Ceremony

Xiao Qingxuan fully supported Lin Xiao's decision and stood up, saying:

"Husband, I will go with you! General Leng has always been fighting bloody battles for the restoration of Western Shu; I ought to go and clarify things."

"Then I must go, and I have to find Uncle Tong and the others," Leng Bingyan said immediately.

Seeing this, the other women also stood up one after another, wanting to go along.

Lin Xiao had known this would happen. "My wife and Yaner will come with me; the rest of you, wait here for our return..."

It wasn't that Lin Xiao was worried about the women's martial arts; with him there, even Su Wansha and Xie Juner's martial arts would certainly be enough for self-preservation.

But the problem was, this trip needed to be efficient. In one word: Fast!

Xiao Qingxuan is a quasi-Great Grandmaster, so she is definitely fine. Leng Bingyan needs to lead the way, and her movement techniques are also first-class, so naturally, she can go too.

As for the other women, even though Mu Wanying and Zhao Caiwei were already at the Martial Arts Grandmaster Realm, their movement techniques were still a weak point.

Once they had to travel over land and water, and couldn't ride horses, it would slow down the pace.

Although he could rely on spending in the mall to quickly train them into experts in movement techniques, it required a massive amount of prestige, which he didn't have at the moment.

"Su Wansha, Xie Juner, there are still a lot of things to take care of at Blade Mountain. Mu Wanying and Zhao Caiwei, you must protect them well and don't give the Moon Worship Cult any opportunity."

Lin Xiao instructed solemnly.

Although the women were reluctant, seeing that Lin Xiao had already made arrangements, they had no choice but to obey.

Before leaving, Lin Xiao specifically spent thousands of prestige points to buy some protective and healing pills from the mall for the women, so that everyone could carry some.

After Leng Bingyan's injury this time, he became even more cautious; he absolutely could not let the women have any more accidents.

After all, this was the headquarters of Blade Mountain, and now the Qin family and Wen Kexing were on their side. Even if the Moon Worship Cult had spies in the city, they would have to think twice before wanting to attack the women.

Taking advantage of the night, Lin Xiao took the two women and headed straight for the mountains on the southern border.

With Lin Xiao, a Land Immortal, leading them, the two women utilized their movement techniques; although it wasn't quite like flying, it was already approaching the speed of a glider.

The key was that Lin Xiao had infinite stamina, and if it really didn't work, he could rely on pills for recovery, so there was no need to rest at all.

The journey, which should have taken nearly three days, was completed in just one day and one night, arriving at the location mentioned by Leng Bingyan.

But as soon as they entered the valley where General Tong Yu and the others were, Lin Xiao detected a strong smell of blood.

The moment they arrived at the scene, the sight before them made both women gasp for breath...

"Uncle Tong!!"

When she saw the head hanging from the tree, Leng Bingyan's tears completely broke the dam.

Xiao Qingxuan looked at the corpses strewn all over the ground; many had been eaten by wild beasts until only skeletons remained, which was unbearable to look at, and she couldn't help but look saddened.

"They have been dead for a long time; they must have been killed shortly after Yaner left."

Leng Bingyan knelt on the rock stained dark red by blood, beating the ground with a face full of self-reproach.

"It's all my fault... How could I not have thought of it? They hate my husband; how could they possibly allow Uncle Tong to lead the way for us..."

Lin Xiao had actually thought of this possibility, but he still held a glimmer of hope.

But clearly, the Moon Worship Cult did not intend to let these unyielding warriors go.

"Since the Moon Worship Cult is active in these mountains, we will search all the way through."

"General Leng's Black Dragon Cavalry has a large number of people, plus the members of the Moon Worship Cult; no matter how they hide, there will be traces of activity."

Leng Bingyan wiped away her tears, stood up, and gritted her teeth, saying: "If my father really watched Uncle Tong and the others get killed and didn't save them, then he must have gone mad..."

"Don't get agitated yet; General Leng was most likely deceived."

Xiao Qingxuan restrained her emotions and said: "Husband, I think we should search in the direction of Baiyue."

"Because the Cult Leader of the Moon Worship Cult has a personal friendship with the King of Wu of Baiyue, I imagine the headquarters should be close to Baiyue."

Lin Xiao nodded. "We will follow what my wife says, but... let's bury General Tong Yu and the others first."

"Mm..."

The two women thought the same; no matter how anxious they were, they couldn't let these loyal souls be exposed in the wilderness.

Although the Great Million Mountains stretched for thousands of miles, the Black Dragon Cavalry had a large number of horses, so they couldn't go to some particularly steep locations.

Lin Xiao, relying on his powerful perception, after searching for a day and a night, gradually began to find some clues.

There were some hunters and indigenous people in the mountains, and after some inquiries, the location of the Moon Worship Cult's headquarters was confirmed.

Finally, two days later, in a hidden valley, Lin Xiao and the two women found traces of the Black Dragon Cavalry.

On the cliff, Lin Xiao looked down and found that the headquarters of the Moon Worship Cult was set at a large bend in a big river.

Ships were passing through the river, transporting supplies and troops for the Moon Worship Cult.

And on a huge stone wall, in front of a huge crescent moon totem, stood a huge statue of the Moon God.

The stone sculpture of the god was embedded in the stone wall, towering like a giant god, with one half of its face compassionate and the other half ferocious, symbolizing the duality of the god.

Hundreds of bonfires illuminated the valley brightly.

A figure wearing a black divine robe with gold embroidery and a golden Moon God mask was on a high platform, leading the believers in prayer.

Hundreds or thousands of followers were kneeling and bowing below; these people were wearing various costumes, mostly indigenous people from the border, but there were also some people from the Central Plains.

However, Xiao Qingxuan and Leng Bingyan were most concerned about the tents stationed not far away.

There were thousands of soldiers there, making fires and cooking, and on the flag hanging there, it was strikingly a mighty black dragon.

"It's the Black Dragon Cavalry! My father must be there!" Leng Bingyan said with certainty.

"I knew they wouldn't be too far away; Husband, let's go down quickly!" Xiao Qingxuan was also a little anxious and wanted to find out the truth.

Lin Xiao scanned from afar with the Eye of God, looking thoughtful, but still nodded.

"Alright, then let's go see General Leng first."

The three of them landed gracefully in the Black Dragon Cavalry camp.

A group of soldiers was startled at first, but when they recognized Leng Bingyan, they were all overjoyed.

"Eldest Miss!"

"It's the Eldest Miss who has come!"

As for Xiao Qingxuan, because her heterochromia had disappeared, and many ordinary soldiers had never seen her, she was not recognized.

At this time, a one-armed man walked out, and after seeing Leng Bingyan, he ran over in a hurry.

Leng Bingyan took one look, her eyes reddened: "Uncle Ma..."

She had heard from General Tong Yu before that General Ma Chuang had lost an arm, and it was indeed true.

"Eldest Miss! It's really you... Your Majesty!?"

As soon as General Ma Chuang saw Xiao Qingxuan, he was even more shocked and knelt down in a hurry.

"Your humble servant, General Ma Chuang, pays respects to Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty..."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers present were stunned; many reacted and hurriedly knelt down.

"Paying respects to Your Majesty..."

They had heard that the Empress had gone missing and might still be alive, but they hadn't expected her to appear so suddenly!

After all, they were all soldiers loyal to Western Shu, so seeing the Empress, they were naturally very excited.

Xiao Qingxuan went up to help the general up. "General Ma Chuang, there is no need for this. Everyone, please get up. Is General Leng here?"

General Ma Chuang was stunned for a moment, and hesitantly pointed towards the altar over there.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the General... is currently attending the Moon Worship Grand Ceremony..."