Tie Hongzhen never expected that they would catch the lone Beichen Yuan tonight.

This was thanks to the team ahead of them.

Originally, they had chased the horse and found it deserted, thinking they would return empty-handed tonight.

But unexpectedly, they suddenly noticed a group of people heading toward the forest.

At first, he thought these people were allied with those who had fled on horseback, but to his surprise, these people were there to chase Beichen Yuan.

Unfortunately, they were rather ineffective.

They hadn’t even arrived when the fight was over.

However, they did buy some time for them.

“A defeated general dares to boast in front of this king?” Beichen Yuan raised his hand, and his sword instantly cut through the night sky toward Tie Hongzhen’s face.

Tie Hongzhen hurriedly dodged but ended up with a cut on his shoulder.

The sword, however, spun in the air and returned to Beichen Yuan’s hand.

Gu Qingwan was stunned. Could it be possible to control a weapon’s trajectory with internal energy?

How profound must Beichen Yuan’s internal strength be?

Tie Hongzhen never imagined that Beichen Yuan would still be so arrogant at this point.

He immediately shouted, “Attack, kill Beichen Yuan and reward a thousand taels!”

Gu Qingwan couldn’t help but pat his shoulder, teasing, “You’re only worth a thousand taels?”

Seeing that she still had the energy to joke, Beichen Yuan couldn’t help but grab her hand and sighed, “It’s going to be difficult to escape today.”

If it weren’t for the archers, they might have fought desperately, but with the archers there, it would be hard to retreat unscathed.

“That’s a bit too early to say. Let me show you what a real weapon is,” Gu Qingwan said, pulling out a Gatling gun from behind her.

Then, a burst of gunfire rang out.

Accompanied by the strong smell of gunpowder and the flash of sparks as the bullets shot out, the group of Northern Rong soldiers who had rushed forward seemed to have their life force sucked out in an instant, falling to the ground.

The last time she had such a mass slaughter was during the zombie horde. But this time, even though there were more than a thousand people, they were nothing against her gunfire.

Bei Chen Yuan looked at Gu Qingwan, holding the Gatling gun and wreaking havoc with her force.

For the first time, he felt a bit unfamiliar with this woman. Perhaps the Gu Qingwan he had seen before wasn’t the real her.

The one who was now crazily harvesting lives was the true her.

Gu Qingwan felt like she had truly lost her mind.

She had taken out the Gatling gun in front of Beichen Yuan and exposed her spatial abilities.

Once the Bei Rong soldiers were dealt with, Gu Qingwan, holding the Gatling gun, pointed it at Beichen Yuan.

Behind her were the countless bodies of the fallen soldiers.

Gu Qingwan was clearly smiling at him, but at that moment, Beichen Yuan inexplicably felt a trace of killing intent from her.

Was it because he had discovered her secret?

Gu Qingwan, in front of him, casually put the Gatling gun back into her space and her expression gradually became serious.

“Who exactly are you?”

Beichen Yuan stared at her as if trying to see through her.

Gu Qingwan had not killed him, but that didn’t mean she would reveal her true identity.

“If I say I’m a ghost, would you believe me?” Gu Qingwan asked slowly as she approached.

“There are no ghosts in this world,” he replied firmly, clearly not believing she was a ghost.

But everything that had happened around her was so bizarre.

“If you don’t want to say, I won’t ask. I’ll pretend I’ve never seen anything today,” Beichen Yuan said.

He knew that everyone had their own secrets, and he just needed to know that Gu Qingwan wasn’t his enemy.

To be cautious, Gu Qingwan took all the bodies and stored them in her space, preparing to let Bei Chen Yuan deal with them later. They absolutely couldn’t be left here.

Bei Chen Yuan watched as she waved her hand and the bodies disappeared. Even though he was calm, it took him a long time to process what had just happened.

“You can… perform sorcery?” Beichen Yuan couldn’t help but ask a rather silly question.

Gu Qingwan chuckled lightly.

Just a moment ago, she had said there were no ghosts in the world, but now he was asking such a foolish question.

“The weapon I just used is something from another world. The way I stored the bodies isn’t sorcery,” Gu Qingwan didn’t elaborate further.

But Beichen Yuan seemed to have thought of something.

“Gu family’s ancestors obtained a treasure hundreds of years ago, the Qiankun ring. It is said to be an immortal artifact that contains the world, capable of holding anything. However, this ring caused quite a stir.”

“But no one ever saw the true magic of the ring. It was later found out that the Qiankun ring was just a rumor, and this matter was dropped. However, it was recorded in unofficial histories and has been passed down.”

Beichen Yuan seemed to be telling a story, but after hearing it, Gu Qingwan understood what he meant.

He thought the treasure she used was the Qiankun ring?

Gu Qingwan didn’t explain.

Since that’s what he thought, let him continue to misunderstand.

After all, the ring was in her hands, but she hadn’t figured out how to use it yet.

“You should understand the principle of ‘possessing a jade brings danger,’ so be more cautious in the future. Don’t let anyone discover your secret, or there will be another storm of bloodshed.”

Now, Beichen Yuan understood why Gu Qingwan could easily transport grain. With such a treasure in hand, no amount of grain would be a problem.

Gu Qingwan looked at him curiously.

“With such a treasure, doesn’t the prince care about it?”

“I never covet things that don’t belong to me. Today, I’m fortunate to witness the magic of such a treasure,” Beichen Yuan said, though he actually wanted to say that meeting her had been a lucky thing, but he didn’t voice it.

Gu Qingwan smiled and asked him about the location of the iron mine. Beichen Yuan pointed to the west side of the cliff.

“Beyond this forest,” he said. From the top of the cliff, it didn’t seem far, but to actually walk there would probably take at least one or two hours.

Gu Qingwan looked at the place he pointed out and sighed.

Since she had already taken out the Gatling gun, taking out a glider shouldn’t be that shocking, right?

When the massive glider soared into the sky, Beichen Yuan had to admit that he was once again shocked. Without relying on lightness skills, she could still fly.

This huge glider was truly impressive.

Gu Qingwan controlled its direction, and after a short while, they landed in an open space.

What would’ve taken an hour or two, they did in the time it took to drink a cup of tea.

Beichen Yuan was astonished as he watched Gu Qingwan stow the glider into her space and then head toward the iron mine.

To avoid being discovered by the Northern Rong army, the work at the mine had stopped early, and since the area was well concealed, it wasn’t easy to find.

No one was left to guard it.

Beichen Yuan led Gu Qingwan into the entrance of the iron mine.

The already refined iron blocks were stacked inside the cave.

Gu Qingwan looked around and found that the iron was more than enough for her needs.

But just in case, she collected all the iron blocks into her space.

Beichen Yuan didn’t say anything.

With the iron mine secured, they prepared to head back.

There was only about an hour left before dawn, and it would be hard for them to return to Yanzhou before then.

“Can we still use the glider to return? We should get back before dawn.”

Without horses, they couldn’t walk back. It was eerie in this desolate place.

“How about… I carry you back?” Gu Qingwan offered…

On the dark mountain road, a very cool motorcycle sped past with two people.

Since they were wearing night-vision goggles, Gu Qingwan didn’t use the headlights.

Fortunately, the motorcycle was also a silent, noise-reducing model.

Though it wasn’t completely silent, the sound was almost negligible.