Xisha was finally conquered, and the territory of Tang could be expanded westward, although it was victorious, but this protracted hard battle also made the Tang army's army pay a great price, at this time Zhuang Qingran took his generals to walk on the streets of the capital of Xisha State, the streets here have long been dilapidated beyond recognition, and many ragged beggars can be seen on the road, hiding in a remote place with frightened eyes to look at Zhuang Qingran and them.

The soldiers of the Tang State walked neatly on the street, high morale, and from time to time shouted the loud slogans of the Tang Army, which looked very majestic, Zhuang Qingran had a satisfied smile on his face, he liked this feeling of victory, and he was used to this feeling, the weak Tang State hundreds of years ago was such a little bit of conquest in all directions, and slowly became the empire with a vast territory today.

Ye Qiu and Xia Ling have been following Zhuang Qingran's side, but now the generals of the Tang Kingdom have been surrounding Zhuang Qingran, saying something, as if they were asking for merit, and they all recounted the situation of this battle and their own achievements. Ye Qiu came out of King Teng's Mansion all the way, and he couldn't help but have great fear in his heart, he felt that when he went to King Teng's Mansion, although the streets of the capital were chaotic, but there was also a look, at that time, there were many street shops on the side of the road, most of them were closed, only a few shops were still open, and there were many carriages pulling goods on the road, everyone was in a hurry, but it seemed that the appearance of the capital was still there, but now after he came out of King Teng's Mansion, it was like a change of world, at this time on the side of the street, from time to time you could hear the miserable wailing cry, most of the shops on the street had been looted, not to mention the people who did businessEven ordinary passers-by are now difficult to find on the street, only the army is busy back and forth, and from time to time you can still see the army of the Tang State carrying the prisoners of the enemy country through the street. The old and weak women and children, dressed in dusty or tattered clothes, stood on the side of the road as if they had been hungry for several days and had not eaten, always looking for an opportunity to see those who looked like the dignitaries of the Tang Kingdom and wanted something to eat.

What's even more exaggerated is that the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom can still be seen snatching things from some shops, laughing and running out, leaving only the people in the shops crying and shouting, and they are too frightened to chase them out, Zhuang Qingran has been silent, and inspected under the city wall, and then said to the people around him:" It's okay, the Xisha country has been conquered, it's time to calm down here, go, it's time to take care of those soldiers who don't understand the rules, and also, immediately mobilize some food from nearby cities to support here, from today on, if there is anything illegal, it will be dealt with according to Tang Law, no matter who it is, it will be severely punished. ”

Zhuang Qingran's entourage hurriedly agreed, and immediately went down to make arrangements. Zhuang Qingran slowly inspected from the inside of the city wall to the outside of the city wall, he looked at the damaged city wall, observed for a long time, and said: "The city wall here is really solid, and the Xisha country is really carefully governed." At this time, there were still flames burning everywhere on the city wall, and I don't know what was lit, bursts of smoke were rising, and the Tang soldiers on the city wall were already standing in a neat row, holding spears in their hands, guarding.

When Zhuang Qingran looked at the city wall, he suddenly found that there were still small flowers blooming in the corner under the city wall at this time, Zhuang Qingran usually likes to plant some flowers in the courtyard, the red flowers are the sorrel in bloom, Zhuang Qingran looked at the tenacious vitality of the sorrel, and said silently: "It's all over, I hope there will be no more war here in the future." ”

After speaking, Zhuang Qingran looked back at Ye Qiu and Xia Ling, nodded, signaling that they could come over, Zhuang Qingran looked at Ye Qiu with appreciation and said, "This time, thanks to the helper of this little disciple of Cloud Ridge, I can come out of the prison safely, what's your name?"

Ye Qiu said seriously: "My name is Ye Qiu." Zhuang Qingran listened, silently remembered it with his heart, and then said: "When I go back to Yunwuling, thank Lu Qingyi for saving my life, I will remember, no, thank you for the kindness of my senior brother, and I don't know when we will meet." ”

"This. Ye Qiu seemed to have something to say in his heart, Zhuang Qingran was a person who had seen the world, he saw that Ye Qiu wanted to speak and stopped, so he asked: "Little disciple, do you have anything to say, just say it, don't have any scruples." ”

Ye Qiu glanced at Xia Ling, and said to Zhuang Qingran embarrassedly: "This, in fact, Senior Sister Xia Ling and I sneaked out this time, and he didn't know about it at all. ”

Zhuang Qingran listened, his face was a little unbearable, but he was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "I see, so it is, okay, no matter what, I remember your kindness today." ”

Xia Ling said on the side: "Master, it's good that you come out safe and sound this time, this is more important than anything else." ”

Zhuang Qingran looked at Xia Ling, nodded, and said, "Yes, do you know, hundreds of years have passed since I left Yunwuling to help the Tang Kingdom conquer the kingdoms in this world, but, somehow, I feel very tired, and this feeling is getting stronger and stronger, more and more intense." Zhuang Qingran didn't know why, he said the next sentence twice, his eyes seemed a little busy, and his body seemed to tremble a little.

Xia Ling saw this situation, and in a panic, he helped Zhuang Qingran and said, "Master, are you a little unwell." ”

The generals and soldiers who followed Zhuang Qingran were all in a hurry to come over to take a look at the situation, but Zhuang Qingran pushed Xia Ling away, stood there, cheered up, and said: "I'm fine, maybe I've been overworked recently, just rest and rest, by the way, Xia Ling, the two of you have been busy for a while, otherwise you should stay and rest for a few days, and then go back in a few days." ”

Xia Ling glanced at Ye Qiu with concern, and then said to Zhuang Qingran: "Master, didn't the junior brother say just now, the two of us sneaked out of the Cloud Ridge, so it's best to hurry back now." ”

Ye Qiu also said: "Senior sister is right, I also want to go back immediately." ”

Zhuang Qingran said: "Oh, yes, I'm going back, Senior Brother Lu, he is also a reasonable person." Zhuang Qingran recalled the past head Lu Qingyi in his heart.

Xia Ling said: "The master must take care of his health, and when I am free in the future, I will come back to see the master." ”

Zhuang Qingran showed a pleased smile and said, "Go, Xia Ling, learn spells in Cloud Ridge well." After speaking, Zhuang Qingran smiled and nodded to Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu and Xia Ling bowed respectfully to Zhuang Qingran, then turned around, cast a spell, flew into the air, and flew back in a hurry in the direction of Cloud Ridge.

Those generals and soldiers of the Tang Kingdom who were standing on the city wall, and the prisoners of the Xisha Kingdom who were standing under the city wall, all looked at the sky curiously, thinking that Ye Qiu and Xia Ling were immortals invited by Zhuang Qingran to descend to earth, and now they flew back to the sky.