The Widowed Mother, a Valiant General

Just as she was about to shout for everyone to leave, a wet cloth came from her mouth. Before Lu Qing could receive it, the cloth had already wiped her lips. She wiped it very carefully, not leaving a single piece of her skin.

Soon after, a cup of warm water was handed over for her to rinse her mouth with. Lu Qing took a deep breath and washed her mouth twice. Then, he handed the cup to Yu Mingchuan.

He strode towards the cart. All he wanted to do was to get away from the monster as soon as possible. However, he was caught off guard.

"Madam, you and I will ride."

Yu Mingchuan signaled to Fang Jiming with his eyes, who saluted and hurried out of the room.

In just a short moment, a tall and handsome black horse was led to the door. It's snow-white hooves dug into the ground as it bared its fangs and snorted. It clearly couldn't wait any longer and wanted to run away.

Yu Mingchuan also washed up and wiped the corner of his mouth. He tugged at his sleeves and changed it to holding Lu Qing's hand as they walked out of the room.

A janissary hurried over and handed over two cloaks. One was big and one was small. Yu Mingchuan took it and covered Lu Qing with the smaller one before putting on his.

"Xue Yan, take good care of Han Shuo. We will return tomorrow."

"Hey!" Are you really going? Bring me along! "

Xue Yan hurriedly followed, but was stopped by Yu Mingchuan's gaze.

"This is a secret matter of our Jade Gate. You are a marquis of Liangzhou, you are not allowed to participate."

Finished speaking, Yu Mingchuan lightly flicked his fingers and immediately arrived on the horse. However, he still held onto Lu Qing's hand and with a casual tug, Lu Qing was also pulled up and sat in front of Yu Mingchuan.

"Giddy up!"

The black horse whinnied and galloped away.

Feeling the cold wind whistling towards her, Lu Qing hurriedly pulled the cloak over her body. The temperature here was close to zero, and her cotton clothing wasn't thick enough. Fortunately, the cloak was made of mink skin, otherwise, it would have been frozen solid.

After leaving Little Square City, the northern wind blew painfully across Lu Qing's face. He wanted to put on the hood, but he didn't want to miss out on the scenery outside the barrier.

Not far from their destination, they saw a huge puddle of water, reflecting the dark blue sky. It looked like a sapphire embedded in the middle of the loess.

Yu Mingchuan told her in her ear that this puddle of water was called the ocean water. When the weather got warm, she could come over to catch some prawns.

Lu Qing fidgeted uncomfortably. She had made the salt today, so she would be able to leave tomorrow to fish for prawns …

Very soon, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard behind them. However, they weren't able to catch up and were gradually thrown far away.

They sped along the great wall of loess, gradually becoming more and more desolate. This was the outside of the pass, the historical Western Regions.

Looking at the boundless desert, Lu Qing was slightly frightened. She brought Han Shuo with her; could they really survive in this place?

Yu Mingchuan didn't say anything else. He only slowed down his horse a little and let her take a look.

Only when the sun reached its zenith did the landscape change.

In the vast desert, there was a large area of poplar trees. Even the camel bones had become denser. And behind the forest, there was another patch of dark blue.

Was this the Luo Bu Lake that had completely dried up in the future?

She really wanted to go back and tell the world that Luo Bu Lake had once been a beautiful place filled with aquatic plants, not a land of death.

After passing through Hu Yanglin, Yu Mingchuan led the way and got off the horse.

Seeing the beautiful scenery before his eyes, Lu Qing was in an unprecedented good mood. He ran quickly to the water's edge, startling the flock of Yellow Sheep. Lu Qing laughed heartily.

The noon sunlight shone down on Lu Qing's body, as if it was coated with a layer of silver light. Yu Mingchuan stared fixedly at her, his eyes unblinking.