Nightfall

War Began With An ID Token

More than 2,000 young and middle-aged soldiers led by Tang had been wandering in the Wilderness during the period after winter. They had evaded the chasing of the Left King’s Palace and the West-Hill Divine Palace coalition army with their familiarity with the Tianqi Mountains, and finally ambushed them at the canyon.

Revenge would never end. Therefore, the Left King’s Palace and the West-Hill Divine Palace coalition army would annihilate the Desolate in a more profound way. Tang began to retreat to the north with the Desolate, and an extra black horse carriage appeared in the army.

It had already been the middle of spring in the Central Plains, while there was still snow floating deep in the northern Wilderness.

In the past few years, the Desolate that came to the south had fought continuously with the Left King’s Palace and the West-Hill Divine Palace coalition army, but failed to withstand their attacks and were forced to recede thousands of miles to the north, reaching this poor and cold region.

Compared with the Hot Sea that had frozen over and the Cold Region in the extreme northern area, the climate here was acceptable and was even a little bit warm for the Desolate. However, for Ning Que, especially Sangsang who was seriously ill, it was quite harsh.

Tang arranged the two to live in a relatively remote fur tent. Looking at the camp of the Desolate Man’s tribe from over ten miles away, Ning Que asked, “When will we pay a visit to those senior statesmen?”

“I’ll handle it, and you two wait here for a night.”

Tang handed the wine bag tied around his waist to Ning Que.

In more than ten days since returning to the north, they had got used to drinking this bitter wine made by the Desolate every day. Thus, Ning Que took the wine carelessly, drank some of it, and felt slightly warmer. Sangsang also took the wine and sipped it without any intervals. The wine bag deflated after a while.

At that moment, there was a sudden rumbling sound beside her, and Ning Que suddenly fell to the ground, smacking his lips. He did not seem to have come to harm and apparently just fell asleep.

Sangsang felt a little strange. Compared to her, Ning Que couldn’t drink too much alcohol, but he never became drunk after drinking so many times on their journey. Suddenly, she thought of something and looked up at Tang.

Her eyes were very bright and her thin eyebrows were very serious.

Somehow, Tang saw coldness in her look, and said with self-deprecation, “I just put some herbal powder in the wine, to help the mind relax and let him have a sound sleep. It does no harm to his body.”

Sangsang said, “He’s well now and should not be poisoned.”

Tang said, “I have cultivated the Enlightenment Doctrine since I was little, and I know his physical condition quite well. By the way, it was not poison, but medicinal powder in the wine. So, it’s normal for him to fall asleep.”

“I didn’t expect that this wine would have no impact on you.”

He looked at Sangsang and asked after a moment of silence, “Are you really the Daughter of Yama?”

Sangsang nodded.

Tang said, “I don’t know what attitude the elders will hold towards your arrival, but I do know that Ning Que is dangerous. Thus, I don’t want him to interfere in the discussion among our desolate men.”

Sangsang said, “I know.”

Tang added, “If the Elders don’t agree to take you in, you two will die.”