The two girls had just approached the Great Wall's northern gate.
Faint moonlight illuminated Tang Wei's head hanging above the city gate.
"Ah—"
Ning Rongrong jumped in fright, her delicate body going limp as she collapsed to the ground. She hurriedly said:
"I heard that several major forces came to visit Chang'an today, only to be turned away, and clashes even broke out! Could that head belong to one of them... Chang'an is terrifying!"
Zhu Zhuqing did not think much of it. She glanced at Ning Rongrong and said seriously:
"Rongrong, those visitors must have broken the rules to end up like this. If you're afraid, then go back. You don't need to accompany me."
Ning Rongrong was immediately displeased. She sprang to her feet, put her hands on her hips, and said:
"Who... who said this young lady was afraid?! This young lady already wanted to join Chang'an. I just happened to be going the same way as you, hmph!"
Shaking her head helplessly, Zhu Zhuqing's cool voice rang out again:
"Then let's keep going. Don't make such a fuss, and don't call yourself 'this young lady' anymore. We're on someone else's territory, so mind your manners."
As she spoke, she stepped toward the city gate once more.
"Got it, got it. Hey, wait for this young lady... Pah, wait for me!"
Ning Rongrong had barely nodded when Zhu Zhuqing had already vanished from sight, so she hurried after her.
On the way here, she had heard that her father had also come to visit, only to be turned away.
She wanted to see just what was so mysterious about Chang'an that even her father could not enter!
However, just as they drew close, a mechanical voice suddenly echoed from all directions:
"BBBBB, SBSB... XXXX... (Foreign intruders detected. Two,