A thousand Qing Taoqi riders disappeared into the grasslands.
Using what Gongsun Jing perceived as a 'Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands' as a base, they could easily obtain supplies without bearing much weight. Damaged weapons could be replaced immediately, and as for scouts, they had Gu Qinghan, whose Martial Arts were of the Fifth Rank, and whose Qinggong could rival the Fourth Rank Warriors.
Moreover, half a day later, Qibi Heli, leading nearly a hundred falconers and Qing Taoqi riders, would meet them with the most valiant hawks and falcons of the Northern Frontier.
Swapping blades, swapping horses, swapping armor.
Qibi Heli replaced his plain leather armor, tied his long hair with a blue headband, his cheeks were gaunt, and his eyes were narrow and sharp, like knives. On his left shoulder were three layers of shoulder armor, but on his right shoulder, there was only a piece of azure sleeve robe, embroidered with a picture of an Azure Dragon emerging from water.
