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Next, Lufeng checked the mission coordinates. Yumen Pass was located northwest of Dunhuang and bordered the Tianshan Sect where Qiu Han was.
Without a moment's pause, the group of six passed through the monster hotspots of Sand Slope Wolf, Damaged Soldier Figurine, and Savage Leopard. Fortunately, there were many players around, which meant there were others to help clear the path; otherwise, it would have taken a lot of effort to safely traverse this route.
After a series of twists and turns, Lufeng's group finally found Zhao Xingde. At that moment, they understood Zhao Xingde's identity; he was actually a staff officer of the Western Xia Han Army Corps.
When Lufeng handed over the letter from the Uyghur Princess to Zhao Xingde, he looked despondent. "How could she leave without saying a word? Sigh..."
Lufeng was puzzled by his reaction. After delivering the letter, the mission was completed, and he successfully leveled up to level 14 (2253/10044).
"Ding!"
System prompt: Dear Player, congratulations on reaching level 14!
After reading the letter in his hand, Zhao Xingde's body began to tremble violently. Just then, a gust of wind blew, and the letter flew out of his hand, carried away by the desert winds.
"How could she be so willful!" Zhao Xingde sighed deeply as he adjusted his emotions.
Seeing Lufeng looking at him with confusion, Zhao Xingde awkwardly explained, "The girl you encountered is the Uyghur Princess I rescued during the war in Dunhuang. Her tribe was annihilated by Li Bingchang, leaving her as the sole survivor. I hid her in Yumen Pass, intending to find an appropriate time to send her home."
Lufeng couldn't believe that Zhao Xingde had such good intentions but chose not to call him out on it.
"I never expected she would escape to assassinate Li Bingchang and get lost in the desert, mistakenly wandering to Wolf's Beach. You should go find General Zhu and tell him I took people to look for her," Zhao Xingde said hesitantly.
Watching Zhao Xingde's figure fade into the distance, Lufeng couldn't help but sigh, "Truly a beauty brings disaster; heroes act out of anger for a beauty—one Yang Wenguang and one Zhao Xingde—unbelievable!"
Hearing Lufeng's evaluation of Uyghur Princess, Murong Xiaoxiao looked distressed: "Lufeng bro, do you also think of me as a disaster?"
"How could that be?" Lufeng said, breaking into a cold sweat, feeling an urge to slap himself for speaking thoughtlessly.
"Then why do you say such things about Uyghur Princess? Don't you know she is very pitiful? Her entire family was killed." As Murong Xiaoxiao spoke, tears of sorrow streamed down her face. Lufeng had taken care of her since childhood, creating a sense of dependence in her. She was very sensitive when it came to emotions and indifferent towards other boys, which led her to become the 'Ice Queen' at B University. After graduation, she began to melt, often bursting into tears, almost as if possessed by Daiyu.
Lufeng hated to see women cry, especially his little sister whom he wanted to protect for life: "Xiaoxiao, don’t cry. Brother was wrong; let me apologize to you."
Seeing how worried Lufeng was about her, Murong Xiaoxiao forced a smile through her tears: "I'm not a child anymore. You still try to comfort me like this; it's really something~"
Watching the ambiguous interaction between Lufeng and Murong Xiaoxiao, Wang Xiaojing felt a bit uncomfortable but then thought: Tch~ What does it have to do with me? He can do whatever he wants.
...
When Zhu Wangli learned about Zhao Xingde from Lufeng, he was furious: "Xingde acted too impulsively. A man should have a man's way of doing things; it's too late to go now."
"Too late?" Lufeng asked in confusion, not understanding why he was angry.
"She is already dead. She failed to assassinate Li Bingchang and jumped off the city wall," Zhu Wangli said as he took out a string of beads, staring at them as if looking at his deceased lover. A tear fell onto the beads but was quickly dried by the wind and sand.
Zhu Wangli was heartbroken and suddenly lowered his voice: "We must kill Li Bingchang and avenge her. I will arrange things on Xingde's side; can you do something for me now?"
Lufeng felt deeply moved. He never expected that all the important figures guarding the Yuguan Gate of the Han Army Corps were focused on one woman. Remembering Uyghur Princess's voluptuous figure, he couldn't help but sigh in regret. It was no wonder that Zhu Wangli and Zhao Xingde would act out of anger for a beauty. Reflecting on how he had often fought for Murong Xiaoxiao since childhood, he couldn't help but feel immense sympathy for Zhu Wangli and others.
“General Zhu, feel free to say anything. As long as I can help, I will fight to the death.” After all, it’s just a game; if I’m going to be a good person, I’ll go all the way. The main thing is that I want to take on a 'heavyweight' mission, as that would be great for leveling up.
Zhu Wangli nodded with a hint of appreciation: “What you need to do now is to eliminate the Western Xia Garrison Commander Li Chonggui, who is patrolling outside Yumen Pass, and bring his sword to Song Army Commander Yang Wenguang.”
“Okay!” Lufeng nodded in agreement.
“Lufeng, think carefully. This is not a small matter. If Li Chonggui dies, Yang Wenguang will definitely send troops to counterattack Yumen Pass. The Western Xia Forces will also send troops to counterattack Yumen Pass, and the Western Xia Forces will fall into chaos. That will be our opportunity…” Zhu Wangli reminded.
“Rest assured, General. We will definitely take Li Chonggui's life,” Lufeng said passionately as he accepted the mission—[Flank Attack].
“Lufeng, after you meet General Li Wenguang, please thank him for me. But I only want revenge for the Princess; to hell with national righteousness. I have already sent someone to ambush Li Bingchang, but unfortunately, he escaped. Now we are guarding Yumen Pass alone, and all that awaits us is death in battle.” Zhu Wangli said hollowly, as if he was prepared to share the fate of Dunhuang.
As Lufeng was about to leave, Zhu Wangli seemed to remember something: “Lufeng, please inform Yumen Pass Governor Cao Yanhui that war has begun; his good days are over. He needs to decide whether to cooperate with us or be killed by us.”
“Understood, take care, General!”
……
A significant turning point in the war occurred due to the death of the Uyghur Princess, making it feel so real, yet Lufeng still rationally avoided this emotion.
“Let’s go find Cao Yanhui first; it just so happens that Cao Yanshou also asked us to find Cao Yanhui, which saves us from making two trips.”
After seeing Cao Yanhui, Lufeng felt an impulse to laugh. This Prefect was too negligent; the office documents were not files or stationery, but all kinds of decorative items like jade jars.
As the saying goes, "An expert sees the subtleties, while a layman sees the spectacle." Qin Shou, being an outsider, couldn't help but laugh out loud, pointing at the blue and white porcelain vase and chuckling, "Isn't this just a chamber pot?"
Cao Yanhui's expression changed: "Young Hero, why are you laughing? If you look at the art pieces in my collection, you won't laugh anymore."
Lufeng thought the Prefect was about to get angry and quickly scolded Qin Shou, "To know is to know; to not know is to not know. If you don't understand, don't pretend to understand. Prefect, please don't take him seriously."
Cao Yanhui shook his head, seemingly unconcerned: "Although I have been the Dunhuang Governor for thirty years and the Yumen Pass Governor for five years, I prefer collecting art. These great artworks will be destroyed in the wars at Yumen Pass. I wouldn't mind dying, but if these artworks are destroyed, it would be a loss for humanity."
Lufeng was too lazy to discuss art with this obsessed person. The most beautiful art couldn't compare to Teacher Aoi's simplest actions; that was the true essence of humanity. To save time, Lufeng directly conveyed Zhu Wangli's words to Cao Yanhui.
Cao Yanhui was shocked after hearing it: "What? War? With Li Bingchang? ... Is it all just a matter of dying?"
After a long while, it seemed like Cao Yanhui came to terms with it: "Well, well, I've enjoyed thirty years of fortune; I should be content."
After delivering Cao Yanshou and Zhu Yuli's messages, Lufeng completed his mission and gained a large amount of Experience, leveling up from level 14 to level 16 (3311/13320).
Cao Yanhui pondered for a moment and couldn't help but shed tears, muttering to himself, "I am essentially an artist; why must I be in this situation? Born at the wrong time..."
It is said that men do not easily shed tears unless they reach a sorrowful point. Seeing the heartbroken Cao Yanhui made Lufeng feel uncomfortable. To ease his own feelings, Lufeng decided to do something for him...
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