Xie Xuanchen didnât know what he said to the person in charge of Qinghe Town that day. Instead, the next day, the town prepared for sacrifices and collected firecrackers and other items from every household.
Mu Mingtang didnât know what Xie Xuanchen wanted to do. Qinghe Town looked really festive. They even lit a bonfire at night, set off cannons and made a lot of noise. These noises could be heard from far away. Because the army was approaching, everything was dark at night. Lighting bonfires here made things extremely conspicuous to outsiders.Discover new chapters at
On the other side of the river, the guards followed Ye Luji and looked across the way in confusion, âThe war is about to begin. Instead of preparing for resistance, the Han people are actually lighting fires to celebrate? What are they doing?â
Ye Luji put down his telescope and asked, âAre there any Han Chinese festivals recently?â
The River Festival in Qinghe Town was bustling for two days. On the 3rd day, Mu Mingtang was suddenly awakened from her sleep. The sound of horns were heard from a distance, signalling that the Beirong people had crossed the river.
Mu Mingtang suddenly lost all her remaining will to sleep as at this time, panicked cries and shouts could be heard from outside. The servants all crowded over with faces pale with fear. Their hands and feet were cold as they reported, âPrincess, the Beirong people have crossed the river. There are 100,000 of them and the Prince only brought 8,000; what should we do?â
Such a scene happened when Mu Mingtang was 12 years old. At that time, she was so frightened that she couldnât stop crying. Though there were more foreign enemies and the distance was closer at this moment, Mu Mingtang realised that she was not afraid at all.
Maybe it was because she knew Xie Xuanchen was there from the beginning this time.