Whistling

Lian Qing felt she had been tricked. This was the "not-too-great burden" the Dragon King had mentioned: nearly a hundred noblewomen from the Western Regions, along with all sorts of attendants—at least eight hundred people in total—as well as a thousand female soldiers from Xiangji Kingdom. He would soon have to protect the largest group of women in the Northern Court as they crossed the grasslands.

Xiao Fengchai felt she had been fooled. The Dragon King had apparently planned long ago to send all the women back to the Western Regions, so there had been no need for her to put on an act and beg him.

The noblewomen felt they had been slighted. Returning home was certainly a good thing, but their escorts consisted of only a group of female soldiers, and their safety could not be guaranteed. In their eyes, nothing less than ten thousand cavalrymen would befit their status.

Little Yanzhi felt she had misjudged the Dragon King once again. During his time in the Northern Court, he had always acted with extreme caution, but this operation seemed somewhat rash. If the noblewomen were ambushed, the Dragon King would face tremendous pressure in the Western Regions. And she would lose an important hostage.

Queen Ju felt she had once again lost to the Dragon King. She had only just established a foothold on the grasslands, yet was being forced to return to the Stone Kingdom in Xiaoyao Sea.

Only the military counselor offered her a little comfort. Fang Wenshi conveyed the Dragon King's orders to the Queen, both trembling with awe and utterly sincere. He treated her not only as the true Queen, but as the most honored queen under heaven. "The situation in Xiaoyao Sea is not yet stable. Chancellor Zhong Heng and Left General Dugu