Chapter Thirteen: The Son-in-law Arrives

  Mo Mo stared at Svetlana motionlessly, drawing the attention of everyone in the grand hall. "Princess, is there something wrong with me?" he asked nervously, looking at Mo Mo.

  "Where did you get this?" Mo Mo stretched out her hand to grab the pendant, making a motion as if she was going to pull it off. Svetlana couldn't help but be startled, taking a step back and causing Mo Mo to grasp at nothing.

  "This is a gift from Prince Loulan." Svetlana clutched the pendant tightly.

  "Don't you think it's changed color?" Mo Mo pointed at the yellowish-brown pendant and looked at her.

  "Yes, I know." Then looked at MoMo with a puzzled gaze.

  "Was it Prince Xuan Ye who sent you?"

  "Moth Mo stood still for a moment, turned her head to look at Li Wu Ye, then knelt down on one knee in front of the emperor, 'Moth has been impolite, please punish me, Your Majesty.'"

  "Your Majesty, I also have one of those pendants at Mo Mo's place. I think it's possible that Mo Mo thought the one belonging to Lana was hers." Su Man pulled on Xing Chen's dragon robe, looking at him anxiously.

  "I know," Xing Chen said with a gentle smile, patting the hand that grasped his sleeve.

  "Mohr, Lanna's one is what she brought from Loulan, I've seen it. You also look for yours, don't mess it up." Everyone on the scene except Li Wuye and Mohr smiled knowingly and continued with the music and dance performance.

  Mo sat down, staring at the ground in a daze, thinking about how to get his hands on the second Soul Calming Artifact. He was also wondering if his luck was too good, encountering another artifact in less than a month. Even Qian Jue's exquisite wine cup had not caught his eye.

  "Master Mo" Li Wuye called out softly on one side. Mo Mo finally came back to his senses. Seeing the wine cup in front of him, he followed his hand upwards and saw Qian Jue Se's stunning face. Why was he a man? And still a general. If it were on the street, no one would believe it, Mo Mo thought.

  "Princess, is there anything wrong with my face?" The pressure increased. Because Qian Jue Se hated it when people looked at his face but not his abilities. Mo Mo had just committed this very mistake, which only intensified Qian Jue Se's disgust.

  "Princess, we will discuss the art of war together again. Retreat to Loulan. There won't be much dispute. This cup of wine is first offered to the princess. If I offend the princess in the future, I hope the princess will forgive me." Mo had never seen such a grand formation before. At that moment, she impulsively said "General Qian, don't worry. Mo doesn't understand the art of war either. In the army, we still need you to plan and strategize." Mo's words disrupted Xing Chen's plan to make her the commander-in-chief, so he had no choice but to make Mo a deputy commander instead.

  The banquet is over. Mo Mo still can't think of a good way to get the second soul-reaping artifact, so he just followed the crowd out.

  The army marched deep into the north of the desert. The temperature difference between day and night was extremely large. During the day, it was still scorching hot like a fire. At night, they had to sleep around the fire. In the main tent, Han Lin was packing his luggage. Li Wuye was staring at the map of the terrain with a look of deep contemplation.

  "Hanlin, you are a guard, not a maid!" Mo Mo snatched the clothes from Hanlin's hand and stuffed them into her bag.

  "It's impossible to keep things tidy when fighting alongside the army. We might be here today, but who knows where we'll be tomorrow?" Li Wu Ye glanced at Han Lin and continued, "Momo, try to observe from under the mound tomorrow."

  "Why?" Mo asked casually.

  "We'll know when the time comes." Li Wuye put away the map and lay down on the bed that Han Lin had already prepared.

  "Are you all-knowing or something?" Mo asked, having been puzzled by Li's accurate predictions several times.

  "I'm just a human." Li Wuye closed his eyes, ignoring Han Lin's angry gaze. "Go to sleep quickly, tomorrow we'll be going into battle and the Prince of Loulan is also a military genius, Mo Mo you have to be careful." After finishing speaking, Li Wuye turned over and fell asleep.

  "Hmph, I knew you were taking advantage of me. Why didn't you make the bed yourself?!" Han Lin muttered as he remade the bed once again.

  Just as Mo was about to fall asleep, he suddenly felt a weight on one side of his body. He opened his eyes to see Han Lin's beautiful face. Helplessly pushing him away, "Han Lin, we still have to get up early tomorrow."

  "I knew, Li Wuye took my bed, so I'll sleep with Momo." Ba Zhou wrapped around Momo like a fish. Feeling the person in his arms was about to explode, he let go, "Alright alright, I'll go sleep on that side then." He stole a kiss from Momo's face and Han Lin swiftly got into his own bed.

  One night without dreams. The next day when Mo Mo drilled out of the tent, he happened to meet Qian Jue Se coming to find him.

  "Princess, we're going to challenge them today. Are you coming with us?" The Thousand Absolute's armor shone even more dazzlingly under the morning sun.

  "Ah, I'll go. General, make arrangements." Mo Mo was still not quite used to being a princess and was polite and courteous to everyone.

  Qian Jue Se took out a small suit of armor and had Mo Mo put it on. By the time Mo Mo came out of the main tent, Qian Jue Se was already reviewing the troops again.

  "Today the wind and sand are quite strong, it's not suitable for large-scale battles. Each of you deputy generals can take on the Loulan commander alone." Qian Jue Se handed over today's main task and brought Mo Mo to what was called the battlefield.

  The wheels rumble, the yellow sand is vast. The two armies lined up in formation, waiting for the moment to open their mouths and shout, when the Prince of Loulan stepped onto the platform and shouted: "General Qian, is your royal highness's princess allowed to be taken away by anyone? I came this time to seek justice! You took my dancer, promised to marry her but delayed and didn't marry the princess! Where did you put the face of Loulan?"

  "Prince, when two countries go to war, there must be casualties. The dancing girl was a tribute from your emperor to our sacred court. And the princess was indeed kidnapped by an unknown person! The reason she can't marry you is because there is no princess of suitable age! It's all a misunderstanding, I hope you will think thrice!" Qian Jue Se said with a bitter mouth and a kind heart.

  Xuan Yu had just wanted to say something, when he saw two fast horses rushing to his front from the Loulan army. One of them took out an imperial edict. Qian Jue Se also saw Zhou Gonggong's figure slightly later and knew that this battle was not going to happen. Indeed, after Mo Mo opened the secret edict, he saw: The King of Loulan did not know what the prince had done, take back the prince, be careful!

  Mo Mo looked at Qian Jue Se in a daze and asked "How did you bring him?"

  Only to see Qian's delicate lips slightly raised, looking at Xuan Ye and saying "It's easy to handle." Then he shouted at the opposing army, "Prince, the Holy One of the Imperial Court invites you to watch the dance!"

  As expected, General Xuan Yu handed over his authority to one of the two riders and brought over twenty personal bodyguards.

  "Prince, please." After Qian Jue Se brought Xuan Yu to her side, she felt the air fluctuating violently and her face immediately changed color. "Quick! Everyone find a mound of earth that can block the wind and sand!" Then, a yellow line appeared on the horizon, rapidly expanding from afar.

  Mo stood beside the mound, safely avoiding the sandstorm under the protection of Li Wuye and Han Lin. However, when he turned back to look for Qian Jue Se and Xuan Ye, they were nowhere to be found.

  Not far away, a mound of earth moved slightly. Mo Mo, with sharp eyes, quickly floated over and used her hands to brush aside the thick sand, revealing Qian Jue Se protecting Xuan Yu as they lay together.

  Han Lin and Li Wu Ye had them carried to the main tent, where they called in a military doctor to administer acupuncture and medicine. After one day, both of them recovered. Xuan Yu woke up knowing that if it weren't for Qian Yue's timely assistance, he would have already become a soul returned to heaven.

  "General Qian, thank you for saving my life," said Xuan Yu, and then he pulled out something from his bosom that made Mo's heart tremble!