"Girl, Zhao Cai and Jin Bao have acknowledged you as their master, so you have the scent of the Wolf King on you.
It is precisely because you have the scent of the Wolf King that the horses here are afraid of you and won't let you ride them. Now Zhao Cai and Jin Bao are standing in line again, and the horses don't dare move. In order for the team to be able to move forward smoothly, you should now take the Wolf King's cubs and walk to the front. "
"But uncle, I only have two legs - I can't outrun something with four! Zhao Cai and Jin Bao run so fast, how could I possibly catch up with them?
With Zhao Cai and Jin Bao being so huge, it won't be me pulling them along to run, it'll be them pulling me!"
"Girl, who said anything about you pulling them along. Zhao Cai and Jin Bao have grown so big now, just ride on their backs and walk in front. I and Dashan will follow behind you to protect you."
"Ride wolves!"
Lin Zaozao looked at Zhao Cai and Jin Bao, then sized herself up again.
She wasn't fat, but she wasn't thin either.
If she were to sit with her full weight on Zhao Cai and Jin Bao's backs, wouldn't she crush them into the ground!
Seeing Lin Zaozao's hesitation, Uncle Zhang reached out with one hand and lifted her onto Zhao Cai's back.
"Girl, Zhao Cai and Jin Bao are the Wolf King's cubs - they are born warriors, carrying two young ladies is no problem for them.
I've already trained them - from today on, no matter where you go, have Zhao Cai and Jin Bao follow along with you.
Lin Wuwu and Lin Wanwan were right, people may betray you, but these two wolf cubs never will."
Right after Uncle Zhang finished speaking, with Lin Zaozao on his back Zhao Cai dashed off towards the front at lightning speed, with Jin Bao right alongside them.
"Ahhh.... Zhao Cai, slow down! I'm scared! Ahhh...."
Along with Lin Zaozao's screams, Uncle Zhang and Dashan exchanged a glance before swiftly using lightness kungfu to chase in the direction Lin Zaozao had left in.
Their little mistress must reappear before the people of Han Country in the most extraordinary way.
These two wolf cubs were merely the heralds for their little mistress' return to Han Country.
Sitting atop Zhao Cai's back, Lin Zaozao went from being scared at first, to slowly enjoying it, and now fully reveling in it.
Lin Zaozao felt the scenery on both sides quickly retreating, while she herself was being carried swiftly forward by Zhao Cai below her and Jin Bao alongside her.
Looking back, she saw Uncle Zhang and Dashan closely following her using lightness kungfu, along with the line of horses behind them.
In that moment, an immense sense of pride welled up within her.
Although she had never ridden a horse before, now she was riding a wolf. She dared say not many people in this world could do the same.
Using lightness kungfu to follow behind Dashan, Xiao Taohua and Ji Fantian's eyes also occasionally betrayed hints of smiles as they watched Lin Zaozao's excitement.
Sitting steadily in the carriage with a book in hand was Han Ye, but his gaze was completely fixed on Lin Zaozao ahead.
Watching her laugh, watching her play around.
This vibrant pearl was finally going to return to Han Country.
Guided by Zhao Cai and Jin Bao, a journey that should have taken a full day was completed before noon as they arrived at Han Country.
At this time, sitting atop Zhao Cai's back Lin Zaozao looked up at the towering city gates that pierced the clouds.
She truly had not imagined that in this technologically backwards ancient era they could construct such majestic city gates.
It was simply unbelievable.
No wonder Han Country's power exceeded that of Canglan and Fengshuo. Just looking at these city gates, it was surely true.
A single city gate could inspire such shock, so what would the interior of the city gates contain!
Would it not bring her an entirely different sensory experience!
Just as Lin Zaozao was silently pondering the tightly shut gates, Han Ye descended from his carriage and walked to Lin Zaozao's side.
Seeing Han Ye approach, Lin Zaozao hurriedly moved to dismount from Zhao Cai's back.
"Pearl, stay seated and don't move!" Han Ye said in a deep voice.
Han Ye glanced back at Lin Zaozao sitting atop Zhao Cai's back, then turned and nodded at Uncle Zhang and Dashan.
Receiving Han Ye's signal, Dashan took the massive broadsword in his hand and walked towards the inset notch in the boulder before the city gates.
When Dashan inserted the sword into the notch in the boulder, the gates that had been shut tight for over a decade slowly began to open.
The moment the gates opened, through the lingering glow of the setting sun, it was as if Lin Zaozao could see her future through the gates.
It all seemed to be happening just as it had before.
Yet when she thought hard about it, there was no trace to be found.
While Lin Zaozao stared blankly at the gates ahead, Han Ye, Uncle Zhang, and Dashan directly knelt before her and loudly proclaimed:
"Han Ye, High Priest of Han Country, welcoming Princess Mingzhu home!"
"Zhang Qianlou, Guardian General of Han Country, welcoming Princess Mingzhu home!"
"Dashan, Imperial Bodyguard of Han Country, welcoming Princess Mingzhu home!"
Their voices had barely faded when the previously empty space before the city gates was suddenly filled with people welcoming Lin Zaozao's arrival.
Kneeling on the ground, following Han Ye and the others they called out in waves, with their welcomes continuously reaching Lin Zaozao's ears.
"Han Ye gege, Uncle Zhang, Dashan, please stand up."
"Girl, stay seated and don't move. Over a decade ago, it was I who took you out of Han Country through these gates.
So today, I will lead you step by step back into Han Country, and watch you ascend the throne as Empress of Han Country."
Uncle Zhang glanced at Han Ye, then walked before Lin Zaozao and patted Zhao Cai and Jin Bao's heads before turning and stepping towards the interior of the gates.
After just a few steps, Lin Zaozao could clearly see that the normally staunch Uncle Zhang already had tears flowing down his face.
"I, Zhang Qianlou, was ordered by the Empress 16 years ago to take Princess Mingzhu into hiding among the common folk, in order to spare her from an early death dictated by fate.
Today, 16 years later, I, Zhang Qianlou, have not failed in my duty, and have brought Princess Mingzhu back."
As Uncle Zhang walked, his strong voice clearly contained sobs.
At this time, the usually carefree Lin Zaozao also involuntarily felt her eyes grow moist.
For a dignified Guardian General to live in hiding among the commoners for over a decade for the sake of a child - this kindness was more than she, Lin Zaozao, could repay in this life.
And Han Ye gege - to think of trading his life for hers in order to change her fate of dying young.
Now that fate had brought her to this point, she, Lin Zaozao, had to live up to Han Ye and Uncle Zhang's expectations and defend Han Country, becoming a capable empress.
By the time Lin Zaozao passed through the crowd following Uncle Zhang, Han Ye, and Dashan and truly stepped into the city interior, her eyes widened in shock.
The sight before her!
It was so familiar.
Or rather, it seemed as if she had seen it all somewhere before.
Lin Zaozao carefully examined everything within the city gates. Although it had an antique flair, she didn't know if it was just psychological, but she kept finding modern items mixed in around Han Country.
Yet whenever she looked closely, she discovered they didn't relate to modern things at all.
Sitting atop Zhao Cai's back and looking at the familiar scenes before her, Lin Zaozao felt a dull pain inexplicably arise in her heart.
That feeling, it hurt to even breathe.
Yet she couldn't say why she felt sad.
She, Lin Zaozao, was not the type to be sentimental and mope around. But when she saw the crowds lining the streets to welcome her, her eyes only contained endless depths and darkness.
It was as if in this moment, she was no longer Lin Zaozao, but had become someone else entirely.
It was as if she had experienced the events unfolding before her countless times.
Clearly this was the first time she had entered Han Country's gates and experienced the scene of thousands lining the streets to welcome her.
So where did the feeling of familiarity in her heart come from?
Xiao Taohua, Ji Fantian and the others following alongside Lin Zaozao, upon seeing her suddenly seem to transform into a different person, had looks of disbelief in their eyes.
How could someone change so quickly!
She was clearly the same person, yet her entire aura had undergone an earth-shattering change.
If Lin Zaozao's explanation of the period of time was like an empress of a cold country. Then Lin Zaozao at this moment, the mysterious aura on her, more than the high priest Han Ye, more like a high priest.
[Host, please use the imperial aura given to you by the system, and ascend the throne of empress that belongs to you along with the high priest.]
[System, all of this is too familiar. But I dare to guarantee that I had never seen any of this before! Now looking at it, I feel familiar, but also feel a sense of palpitation.
Looking here, I don't know why, I just feel very sad in my heart. It's as if with a blink of an eye, all the people here will turn into flying ashes.]
[...]
[System, what is going on?]
[Host, this is just what you have experienced before. Experiencing it again is just feeling familiar. Host, everything is over, it won't happen again.
Host, let me tell you something happy. That is, after you become a qualified empress of Han Country, this system will have a big gift package for you!]
[What big gift package?]
[The Buddha said, this system cannot tell the stupid big pig host for now. Host try your best to become a qualified empress as soon as possible.
Host, don't think about other things now, what you need to do now is to become the empress of Han Country.
Next, after the host is busy, this system will also go out to be busy! Bye bye!]
After the system finished speaking, it quickly exited from Lin Zaozao's mind.
After Lin Zaozao finished talking with the system, the freely contracting imperial aura on her naturally appeared on Lin Zaozao.
The people of Han Country who welcomed her, looking at Lin Zaozao sitting on the wolf's back, feeling the strong aura of supremacy on her.
At that moment, they felt that their Han Country's self-isolation for more than ten years was really not in vain.
Because General Zhang Qianlou really brought back a qualified empress to their Han Country.
The prophecy of the high priest was not wrong. Han Country would regain its position as the leader of the three countries because of the return of Princess Mingzhu.
Or it was time for Han Country to take back Canglan and Fengshuo.
If it weren't for the empresses of Canglan and Fengshuo, their Han Country's empress and lord would not have died. Princess Mingzhu would not have to wander among the common people, dare not to go home.
Then their Han Country would not have to be self-isolated for more than ten years and be gradually forgotten by the world.
The feud between their Han Country, Canglan and Fengshuo was irreconcilable!
Under the gaze of the people of Han Country, Lin Zaozao sat on the back of Zhao Cai, and walked with Uncle Zhang and Han Ye all the way to the front of the altar at the gate of the imperial palace of Han Country. Han Ye then turned around and took Lin Zaozao down from Zhao Cai's body.
"Zhuzhu, follow me. Step by step on the heavenly road that belongs to you as emperor, and become the true empress of Han Country."
