Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess

The sky was filled with yellow sand, and the sign of the inn appeared mottled and worn by the wind and sand. Only by getting close could one barely make out the words "Tingyue."

Tingyue Inn.

It's not the moon that's listened to, but the heart yearning to retreat from the Jianghu.

The wind chimes under the eaves gently swayed with the clopping of horse hooves, producing a crisp ringing, which was quickly drowned out by a coarse male voice.

"Damn, finally a place to rest in this godforsaken land!"

Several horses stopped in front of the inn, kicking up a cloud of dust.

A burly man with a full beard dismounted, patting the dust off his body, his voice booming as if trying to scatter the wind and sand.

Among those dismounting, apart from a graceful young girl, the rest were all robust men, exuding a presence even more rugged than the wind and sand.

The girl was surrounded by the others, her skin slightly tanned, yet her features were exquisitely carved, with a heroic aura between her brows and an exotic charm.

Although these people were wearing attire from the Central Plains, their accents and demeanor clearly indicated they were from the Yanrong side.

As they entered the inn, the previous hustle and bustle inside instantly quieted down substantially.

Inside the inn, the travelers seeking shelter from the wind and sand instinctively shrank back upon seeing them, their eyes full of fear.

It was no wonder they were so afraid.

In the past two months, Yanrong's cavalry had almost trampled the entire land of the Nanjin Country.

Especially led by that Princess Yanrong, Yelü Miaomiao, who, with a mysterious troop known as the Snow Domain Divine Soldiers, successively annihilated the armies of several Nanjin Country princes.

Now, apart from the Liao Family Army around the Heshan Tribe of Tongqiu and some scattered remnants of Nanjin's old forces, Nanjin Country had basically been seized by Yanrong.

Those from the Nanjin Country unwilling to accept their nation's downfall either hid in the mountains and rivers, fled into the Ten Thousand Mountains, or lay low, waiting for a chance to rise again.

During this time, quite a few righteous warriors from the Nanjin Country tried to assassinate Yelü Miaomiao or organized militias to resist Yanrong's cavalry, but without exception, they all became lost souls.

Yet what baffled the people of Nanjin Country was that such an invincible Snow Domain Divine Soldiers did not participate in the Dazhou campaign.

After all, so far, Yanrong's warfare in Dazhou had not been going well.

Even though they had advanced significantly, they still hadn't managed to reach the capital, and instead, lost nearly ten thousand people in the recent battle of the Lion Blood Pass, a significant loss.

Under the current circumstances, Empress Dowager Yan Rong still had not deployed the Snow Domain Divine Soldiers to Dazhou, which puzzled many.

The most widespread rumor was that the Snow Domain Divine Soldiers were unwilling to go to Dazhou to fight.

After all, Yanrong and the Snow Domain Divine Soldiers had a cooperative relationship, not subordination, so Yanrong couldn't directly command them.

"Waiter, bring grandpa ten pounds of beef to satisfy his craving, and your best wine, the stronger the better!"

The big man strode to a table and sat down heavily.

A middle-aged merchant next to him, pushed sharply, fell directly to the ground.

The merchant's face was full of anger, but he dared not speak back, only moving with his companion to a corner spot.

At a nearby table, sat a man and a woman.

The man had a full beard and a weathered appearance, yet his features were handsome, possessing a unique rugged manliness.

The woman across from him had a plain appearance and simple dress but a graceful figure.

Faced with these aggressive Yanrong experts, the two did not hide like the others; they remained seated calmly, eating snacks and sipping wine.

"Guests, please wait a moment, coming right up!"

The waiter gave a hurried response with a fawning smile, then hurried to the kitchen.

The woman holding a whip sat in the central position, slightly furrowing her brows, saying something in Yanrong language in a low voice, then curling her lips into a sneer:

"It's just as well that the Sect Master of the Sky Demon Sect has changed; saves us from dealing with that stubborn girl again."

The attendant beside her whispered a reminder: "Commandery Princess, Princess Her Highness instructed us to negotiate with Mr. Qu."

"With him absent, how do we talk?"

Yelv Sarenzhu shot a glance at the attendant, her tone laced with some impatience and mockery, "I only follow Empress Dowager's orders to deal with the Sect Master of the Sky Demon Sect. Qu Hongling is no longer the Sect Master, why waste time looking for her?"

The attendant, seeing this, could only bow his head in silence.

Yelv Sarenzhu, the Yaonian Clan's noble daughter, had a high status and a strong personality. Even a command from Princess Yelü Miaomiao might not be entirely heeded by her.

Moreover, with Yanrong's unsatisfactory situation in Dazhou, the Empress Dowager urgently needed to ally with the Demon Clan to reverse the war's tide.

Especially those Dragon Demon Clans lurking in the shadows.

Otherwise, conquering Dazhou would indeed be a tough bone to gnaw.

"Commandery Princess, there's news that Dazhou's Third Prince seems to have made some progress in finding the Great Demon of the Dragon Clan. If he gets ahead, we could be at a disadvantage, what do you think…?"

The initially loud-voiced man leaned slightly towards Yelv Sarenzhu, speaking softly.

Yelv Sarenzhu snorted coldly:

"With Dazhou's emperor dead, its fortunes have dissipated. What can a down-and-out Crown Prince do? Moreover, his greatest enemy now is the puppet emperor in the capital and the Jiang Family Army."

At the mention of "Jiang Mo," the expressions of those present suddenly became peculiar.

The big man rubbed his head, smacking his lips in puzzlement, "It's odd, this Dazhou. Out of nowhere, there's a Jiang Family Army that I've never heard of before."