Chapter 90 Welcome the prince back to Beiliang!

Two days later.

Asahi Castle.

Like the small town outside Hurong Pass, this is also a border town. It is said to be a border town, but it was only called this recently.

Just because there is a very small city in front of it. That city is close to Julu Pass. It used to have a name, but now it gradually disappears.

On the day Huma entered the city, the city was destroyed and everyone died.

Once it is gone, the city will naturally lose its name.

Asahi City has become the nearest border town.

On the day when Huma's army entered the city, it was so sudden that the people in the city were killed before they had time to evacuate.

Fortunately, a very small number of people fled their hometown when Huma broke into the city and killed people.

This year's northern cool weather got cold early, and the late autumn wind was already cold enough.

The one hundred or so people who escaped from the city were in a panic when they left. They had no time to bring anything extra, so they only hurriedly brought some food and cotton-padded clothes.

By the time they escaped to Asahi City, several people had died, but it was already a great blessing.

After all, they were lucky enough not to die in the hands of Huma along with those thousands of people.

The border areas are relatively poor and dilapidated, and the same is true for Asahi City.

After they escaped to Asahi City, they could only be treated as refugees. It would be a blessing if they could have a hungry meal and a full meal. After all, it was better than having nothing to eat and starving to death alive.

When the few people in Asahi City learned that Huma's army had broken through the city, everyone was terrified, fearing that Huma's army would continue to kill them.

If they move forward again, Asahi Castle will be next.

Stay or leave? This is bound to be a difficult decision.

If we leave and become a refugee in this late autumn, how can we face the coming severe cold in the North?

Freezing to death on the road is naturally not a good option.

If he stayed, he could only hope that the imperial court would send a large army to fight Huma.

For this reason, they chose to stay.

But the imperial court didn't seem to send any troops, or even resettle these people who had lost their homeland.

Worry, panic, fear, despair, and bad emotions spread like poison in the city.

Day after day passed like this, and today finally arrived the beginning of winter.

Li means the beginning of construction; winter means the end and the collection of all things.

The beginning of winter means that vitality begins to stagnate and everything enters a state of rest and storage.

If it were normal, it would be to collect the food and wait for the coming of winter safely at home. After surviving the severe cold of winter, it will be a new year and the next spring.

But this peaceful waiting seems to be drifting away from them.

The end of the wait is the New Year, spring plowing, survival, or the army of Huma who are seeking their lives...

No one knows.

In previous years, the Beginning of Winter was an important day. It was necessary to offer sacrifices to the "Winter God" to bless the family's health and a good year, and to pray for good weather and a good harvest in the coming year.

This year's Beginning of Winter was particularly quiet, with only the howling wind blowing through the empty streets, making a roaring sound.

Amid the roar of the wind, a childish voice sounded.

"Mom, it smells so good."

The girl wrapped in gray cotton-padded clothes leaned against the eaves of a dilapidated house, looking at the smoke from the house next door. She couldn't help but lick the corners of her mouth.

The girl's cotton-padded coat was very big and ill-fitting, but it wrapped her little body tightly to protect her from the cold. Her rosy cheeks were round and round, like a little bun, which made her look adorable.

Hearing her voice, the woman who was cooking in the room poked her head out from beside the stove: "Nier, come in quickly, it's cold outside, come and warm yourself by the fire, we'll eat later."

"I won't go in, and I'm not cold."

"I don't want to eat the food either. It doesn't taste good. My stomach feels uncomfortable after eating it. I always have to pee." The girl stuck out her tongue.

The woman was obviously a little sullen, "You, the stinky girl, picked on the people who came with us before they had to eat! Come here quickly, or I'll beat you up!"

The girl shook her head like a rattle, "If you don't want to eat, don't eat! I won't eat!"

When the woman heard this, she became angry. She rummaged through the firewood pile for thin bamboo strips and prepared to beat him.

The girl saw her mother looking for a stick to use, and there was a trace of panic on her rosy face, but she obviously didn't want to give in just like that.

She pursed her lips, put her hands on her waist and said, "Mom! Don't do anything!"

"If you make me some dumplings, I will eat them. Everyone is eating these at the beginning of winter today."

The woman had a cold face and said nothing, tightly wrapped her thin clothes, and walked out holding a very thin stick.

When the girl saw her mother's face so gloomy, she finally got scared and hurriedly ran out a few steps.

"Mom, if you have something to say, please say it. Don't hit me..."

The woman snorted, "Let's go! Come home with me!"

"No, I'm going to eat dumplings. The last time I ate them was last year." The girl's stubborn temper became angry again, and her face was bulging with anger.

"Hmph, I think you want to try fried pork with bamboo shoots! If you don't come back with me, I won't let you go!" The woman raised her thin stick and began to threaten her daughter.

When the girl saw her mother lifting the stick again, she was frightened and angry, and immediately shouted: "My home is in Dongsheng City! This is not my home, I want to go home!"

With that said, she ran towards the street.

When the woman heard this, her heart trembled, and she hurriedly chased after her. The cotton-padded coat was too big, and the girl had trouble running. She was quickly caught by her mother.

Although she had been caught by her mother, the girl was like a stubborn calf, trying to run away no matter what, and kept shouting: "Let me go, I want to go home."

The woman hugged her daughter and held her tightly in her arms, "Obey! I won't beat you anymore. Come back with me."

The girl twisted her body vigorously but refused to obey.

Seeing that she was still twisting and turning, the woman put down the stick and couldn't help but slap her thick cotton coat.

"Why are you so disobedient? There are Huma people in Dongsheng City. If you go back, they will catch you. Be careful and you will be thrown into the pot and eaten!" The woman began to threaten her daughter again.

When the girl heard this, she was obviously a little frightened, but she still didn't want to let it go. Looking at the smoke from the kitchen next door and smelling the faint fragrance, her greed came out again.

"Then...then I want to eat dumplings." The girl stopped moving and just pouted.

Seeing her daughter's stubborn look, the woman knelt down to help her wipe away the messy hair from her forehead, and chuckled:

"What's so delicious about dumplings? You might as well eat..."

Before she finished speaking, the girl suddenly shouted: "As long as it's delicious, it's delicious!"

"Dad makes dumplings for me to eat every year. They are so delicious!"

The woman was startled, with a hint of realization in her eyes. If the city had not been destroyed and her husband had not died, it would indeed be time to make some dumplings today.

She sighed in her heart, but with a faint smile on her face, she said to her daughter:

"You stinky girl, you are my little nemesis. Okay, okay, Niangyi, just do it."

"But let me tell you first, you can only make four dumplings, no more, and the fillings are only vegetable leaves. You are not allowed to pick!"

Her wish came true, and a flower-like smile bloomed on the girl's face.

"Okay! I'll take two, mother, you take two! Hehe."

The woman stood up and touched her little head, "It's only this time. If you make trouble again next time, see if I can beat you! Humph."

"Oh, no! I'm a reasonable person!" The girl waved her hands repeatedly.

"I'm going to make the noodles. I'll call you when it's done. Don't run around." The woman told her daughter, turned around and went back to the house.

The girl stared at the smoke from the next room for a while, but quickly looked away.

She jumped up and down the street chasing a bunch of weeds blown by the wind, with an innocent smile on her face. The street was empty, but it became a small world for her to entertain herself.

In the house, the woman took down a small bag of flour from the wall. Although she was a little reluctant to give up, she still took a spoonful. She was getting water from the water tank when she heard her daughter's panicked screams from outside.

"It's not good, it's not good!"

The woman's heart became tense and she hurriedly ran out of the house. As soon as she came out, she saw her daughter running over in a panic.

"Mom! There are so many soldiers coming! So many people!"

"It came from the road we took into the city!"

"It's the Huma people! They are coming to kill us, run!"

The little girl jumped around anxiously, her smile disappeared, and her little face was full of panic.

The woman was also frightened, but there was despair in her eyes.

"Lucky" allowed me to escape to Asahi City with my daughter, "lucky" allowed me to live in this deserted house, "lucky" allowed me to have enough food at home to make a few dumplings.

Has this luck finally run out?

This time, where can I run to?

"Mom! Stop making dumplings! Run! Those people look so bad, they look like they're trying to eat people!" the girl urged in a panic.

The woman raised her brows, but she saw that several houses outside had opened their doors, and people were running out, but there was no panic on their faces.

The woman looked suspicious and frowned: "Nier, are they all bearded?"

"No! But it looks scary!" The girl frowned, her eyes panicked.

Just as he was talking, cheers sounded from outside, but they were so enthusiastic.

The woman raised her head and walked out step by step as if she had lost her mind. Although the girl was scared, she hurriedly grabbed her mother's sleeve and walked out step by step.

A deafening sound of horse hooves came from far and near, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

The woman raised her eyes and saw a group of people appearing at the end of the road, with bright red flame flags fluttering in the wind under the sky.

The bright armor shone with a dazzling luster, and the jagged spears thrust straight into the sky, glowing with a cold light.

The horses' hooves clinging to the ground made a heavy rumbling sound, and the dust billowed up rolled in like a tidal wave, which was daunting.

The young man at the head was dressed in black armor, with a handsome and resolute face under his sword-shaped eyebrows and a very deep expression.

The young man raised his hand, and the army slowly stopped.

All eyes were on him, and the sounds around him began to quiet down.

In the silence, a deafening voice sounded:

"All Huma have been killed in the Beiku Grassland!"

"From today on, there will be no Huma in Beiliang!"

"Beiku will be your new home!"

The voice fell, and after a brief silence, a thunderous sound erupted from the crowd.

It was the breath he had been holding that finally came out, the poison of "despair" was pulled out, and the endless waiting finally came to an end.

The cheers like landslides and tsunamis were mixed with joy, mixed with thankfulness, mixed with gratitude, and there were so many different flavors to play this music of celebration for everyone.

The uncertain future has a direction, the haze has been swept away, and everyone's face is filled with happy expressions.

At this time, the young man waved his hand, and the cheers subsided.

"I came in from Julu Pass and passed by Dongsheng City. There was no one left in the city..."

At this point, the man took a deep breath and then continued:

"If I had wiped out Hu Ma earlier, I would never have let their death at Hu Ma's hands be in vain."

"But I, Qin Ze, swear today! From now on in Beiliang, as long as I, Qin Ze, are here, I will never let a single person die in the war!"

"Those who are short of clothes! Those who are short of food! Tell me!"

"Today, I return to Beiliang. In the future, for all the people in Beiliang, I, Qin Ze, will make sure that you have enough food and clothing! I will never let you be bullied again!"

At this point, the girl noticed that her mother was trembling. She raised her red face and saw her mother's eyes were slightly red.

Seeing the gaze cast by her daughter, the woman bent down and gently hugged her into her arms. She pressed her face against her daughter's rosy cheeks, and her arms held her tighter and tighter. She said in a trembling voice :

"Nier, tomorrow...tomorrow, my mother will take you home."

At this time, the sounds of kneeling and worshiping came one after another.

One after another, one group after another, the people knelt down and worshiped, their voices mingling together and resounding through the sky.

"Congratulations to welcome the prince back to Beiliang!"

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