There was a song:
"Lost to us are the Qilian Mountains; our six kinds of livestock can no longer thrive.
"Lost to us are the Yanzhi Mountains; our brides have lost their color!"
Across the grasslands of Mobei, the Han Army galloped, and the Hexi Corridor was seized by the Han. The Xiongnu, a Nomadic Empire that had risen in the late Qin, had finally been defeated.
Verdant Green Maiden witnessed Huo Qu Bing seal his victory at Fenglangjuxu, and watched countless Xiongnu tribes flee far into Mobei, and beyond.
From then on, there was no more Royal Court in Mobei.
In the fifth year of Yuanshou, Liu Che established the post of Grand Marshal, appointing Wei Qing and Huo Qu Bing to the position!
Their rank stood above the Three Dukes.
That year, Huo Qu Bing was twenty-three years old.
Another year passed. Liu Che ordered Wei Qing and Huo Qu Bing to lead an army against the grasslands once more. He meant to wipe out the Xiongnu of Mobei!
Verdant Green Maiden stopped Huo Qu Bing. "Wei Qing is enough for this campaign! There's no need for both of you to go. I'll speak to Liu Che and have him keep you in Chang'an."
Huo Qu Bing didn't understand. He looked at Verdant Green Maiden and asked, "Master, why?"
"Listen to me!"
Those were the only words she said.
How could she tell him that if he went, he would die?
Huo Qu Bing had died on the campaign. If she stopped him from going, she didn't believe that Damn Heaven would simply kill him in the General's Mansion instead.
Verdant Green Maiden had a plan all worked out. Whatever Huo Qu Bing said, she wouldn't let him leave.
But just as she entered the palace to bring