Chapter 369 I'm Here to Pick You up

On the tenth day, all the generals who could come to see Shangguan Pei off had arrived, and the mourning ceremony had officially begun. Today was also the day to transport Shangguan Pei's body back to Imperial Capital.

Su Mianyue, who had been crying by Shangguan Pei's coffin for many days, had red eyes. Her originally thin little face could not see a trace of meat now. She looked haggard and beautiful in a white dress. A white Hua on her head was like an undead standing by Shangguan Pei's side to salute the mourning guests.

After transporting the coffins into the carriage and looking at Shangguan Pei, who was wearing a mask in the ice coffin, Su Mianyue got on his horse and followed the coffin. No matter what, she had to accompany Shangguan Pei for the last journey. The hero's funeral should not be disturbed by any snack.

As for the carriage that escorted Wanyan Lin, it followed behind the ice coffin. In order to prevent Wanyan Lin from freezing to death, the outside of the carriage was blocked by a thick quilt and there was no light left. Wanyan Lin could only eat, drink and sleep in this one meter square on the way, and the protest was ignored.

"Generals, please do not send any more. Your general will be able to feel and be moved by the spirit of heaven. But the general has been loyal to his country all his life. Now that he is dead, I hope that the army he once led will continue to defend our country. Please do not let the general rest in peace." Su Mianyue bowed his hands and said goodbye after leaving Linzhou City.

Although the Hengyuan would not accept the orders of the foreign monarch, they would face war at any time without Shangguan Pei. If these vice-generals could not stick to their duties, it would bring endless disaster. What was the point of leaving?

All of them knelt down and kowtowed in unison to the direction of the coffin of Shangguan Pei. The uniform movement and the sound of the collision of the armor formed the most sorrowful music, which could express their high respect for him without any words.

After the carriage gradually left, the soldiers remained kneeling on one knee as if they were afraid to disturb Shangguan Pei's spirit. They did not dare to cry until the carriage was far away, and the whole army could not help but cry.

As the saying goes, men never shed tears, but before they reached the point of sadness, these ironclad men would rather bleed than cry, but they cried loudly because of Shangguan Pei's death to commemorate the eternal hero in their hearts.

Su Mianyue, who was riding ahead, heard the cries behind him. Even their group was full of grief, drowning people's emotions in them, but the dead and the living were still going forward.

Along the way, there were more than one enemy attack. Some of the targets were to destroy Shangguan Pei's body, some wanted to rescue Wanyan Lin, but more were to kill Wanyan Lin. As long as Wanyan Lin died in the Tianlan, there was no fear that the two countries would not start a war of death. Hengyuan still has a chance to win, but regardless of the outcome, it will be difficult to revitalize the country within a few decades.

Fortunately, Su Mianyue contacted his subordinates before escorting Shangguan Pei back to the capital. If it wasn't for the secret service dealing with some people secretly, the monkey cubs of the Purple Mist Mountain would always appear to help at critical moments, afraid that Su Mianyue and others would have already lost their guard.

Of course, even if they were well prepared, they suffered a lot. Nearly half of the people in Barracks were killed and half of Su Mianyue's subordinates were injured. Two of the monkey cubs closed their eyes forever, and dozens more were injured.

Every time they reached a city, the local government would send troops to escort them, and the losses would be even greater.

In such a dangerous situation, it took nearly three months for the group to reach Imperial Capital.

Because someone had already come to report that there were more people in Imperial Capital who came to mourn for Shangguan Pei than in other cities, the people spontaneously dressed in mourning clothes to protect their god of war with their lives, and all civil and military officials greeted him with great gifts.

Mu Tinng, as a monarch, did not personally greet him at the city gate, but he also sent dehai, who was beside him, to help him and let the protector temple mage recite scriptures to lead Shangguan Pei back to General's Mansion.

There were few royal relatives in the Tianlan. Mu Chen appeared in plain clothes in the procession to welcome the hero's death. Su Mianyue saw him from afar. Although he felt that there was something wrong with Mu Chen's low-profile style, he didn't say anything at this time. He just got off his horse and held the coffin and went all the way to General's Mansion.

The ancients thought highly of the return of the dead, and there were so many sorcerers who naturally had many rules. Although the people were kneeling on both sides of the road, the road became much narrower. Su Mianyue had been worried about whether there would be spies hiding in it. At a time like this, if someone wanted to rob a prisoner or incite the people to kill Wanyan Lin, no one could control the situation.

"Miss Su, the emperor is waiting for General Shangguan to return home in General's Mansion. He has ordered his subordinates to escort him to the palace." Zeng Shuo stepped forward and whispered in Su Mianyue's ear.

"Be careful," Su Mianyue said with a frown, gesturing in the dark to let the monkeys quietly follow him. She really didn't trust Zeng Shuo's ability.

In fact, Su Mianyue had been thinking about one question all the way. Why didn't the guards come to rescue him after yan lin had raised so many secret guards?

Su Mianyue did not believe that yan lin would be willing to come to the Tianlan as a prisoner again after being humiliated, and knew that he could not escape what he would face, which was really not in line with Wanyan Lin's style, but the people sent there did not find any useful clues, and Su Mianyue could only keep on guard.

It took nearly two hours to get to General's Mansion from the city gate. When the group arrived, the gate of General's Mansion was open. Outside the gate were the servants of General's Mansion and the remnants of soldiers who had been raised by Shangguan Pei. Even the aides were among them. In the middle of the gate was Mu Tinng, who was standing in a dragon robe.

Even though Mu Tinng was standing there, how many people could be welcomed by the emperor?

"Ze Zhi, look, you are willing to take you home with a brother who lives and youth together. You have never misjudged anyone in your life." Su Mianyue could not help but whisper to the coffin.

Su Mianyue couldn't tell whether she was vulnerable because she saw her old friend or because she was touched by his brotherly love. She just felt that it was really good to see Mu Tinng at this moment and believed that Shangguan Pei would be able to smile if he were alive.

Mu Tinng slowly walked down the steps and walked towards the coffin with a heavy and painful face. Except for Su Mianyue, who was helping the spirit, who did not kneel down, everyone knelt down and shouted long live, but Mu Tinng did not call out that line.

Looking at the ice coffin for a long time, Mu Tinng couldn't help but blush. He patted the ice coffin with sobs and said, "Good brother, I'm here to take you home. I don't need to put on my armor anymore. I should take a good rest."

Mu Tinng's voice was very low, but everyone could hear the sadness in it clearly. If not for the extreme emotion, how could he say such a thing?

A "I" word was enough to show that this was a welcome to brothers, not to serve as emperors.

Holding the ice coffin to Su Mianyue's left and right, Mu Tinng let out a low cry. "Send the general of the protectorate back to his home."

"Get up." Dehai shook the dust and shouted in his sharp voice.

Barracks, who escorted Shangguan Pei, immediately got up and saluted the ice coffin, then lifted the ice coffin from the carriage and walked steadily and sadly into General's Mansion, the last time their general came home.