The demonic cultivator then absorbed the demonic energy that had been channeled into Gu Baizhi's body. The barbarian, seeing Gu Baizhi's tormented state, was also overcome with lust, but he restrained himself, intending to wait until they reached the Southern Barbarian Kingdom to slowly enjoy this peerless beauty.
"Do you want me to drag you away, or do you want to walk by yourself?" His barbaric words grew increasingly arrogant, as if he had already regarded Gu Baizhi as his possession and himself as her master.
"I'll walk by myself!" Although Gu Baizhi was suffering greatly from their torment, she still chose not to give in.
Manhuang wasn't annoyed, because in his view, he only needed to go back to the Southern Barbarian Kingdom and discipline her for a few days, and she would become as docile as a kitten and obey his every command.
As Gu Baizhi followed the two of them out of the cave, they saw a huge demonic dragon. Manhuang and the demonic cultivator boarded the dragon together, and Gu Baizhi followed closely behind. Manhuang and the demonic cultivator sat on the throne on the dragon's neck.
"Where should I sit?" Gu Baizhi asked.
The Southern Barbarian King pointed behind the dragon, and Gu Baizhi then noticed that there was a cage of moderate size on the dragon's back.
"Don't you like it?" the barbarian king said arrogantly.
Gu Baizhi took a deep breath. Although she felt wronged and wanted to cry, she forced herself not to let the tears fall. As soon as she entered the cage, the outer door was slammed shut.
The moment the door closed, the barbarian burst into loud laughter, which lasted for an unknown amount of time. He then turned to Gu Baizhi and said, "As long as you serve me well in the Southern Barbarian Kingdom, I guarantee you'll have a good life from now on. If you disobey, I don't know if my brothers and my father can resist you after seeing Elder Gu's appearance." The barbarian was actually joking. He himself wouldn't give a beauty like Gu Baizhi, one of the most beautiful women in the Nine Provinces, to his so-called brothers. As for his father, he wasn't worried at all, because he himself had murdered his father and usurped the throne.
But at this moment, Gu Baizhi was filled with despair. She dared not imagine the inhuman life she would endure in the Southern Barbarian Kingdom. Would she be treated as a reward for her military achievements? Or would she be repeatedly humiliated by his brothers? The more she thought about it, the more tears streamed down Gu Baizhi's face. She buried her head and sobbed softly.
"What should I do? I really want to go home!" Gu Baizhi was on the verge of collapse. She could only use crying to vent her emotions.
Meanwhile, the Southern Barbarian King, oblivious to Gu Baizhi's weeping, continued loudly discussing with the Imperial Advisor how to bully and humiliate her. Gu Baizhi's eyes grew increasingly dim, as if the entire world had lost its light.
Just as they were engrossed in their conversation, the demonic dragon leading the way stopped. Indeed, they had brought over a dozen demonic dragons this time, but they were riding the top-tier Divine Power Realm dragons, while the others were riding Golden Core Realm dragons.
"What's going on? Why are you stopping? You're wasting my time, and your whole family will die!" the Nanman King said angrily.
"Your Majesty, I dare not say that. It's just that a lightning field suddenly appeared ahead, making it impossible to pass. I can only head towards the Western Qin Kingdom," the soldier said hesitantly.
"Get out of here! I don't believe the Western Qin Kingdom would dare to disrespect me!!!" the Southern Barbarian King said angrily.
"But the Western Qin Kingdom is..." Before the soldier could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the Southern Barbarian King.
"I told you to leave, but I'm telling you, if you dare delay even a moment, I'll make you pay with your life!"
"Yes, yes, I'll leave right away."
The scene instantly returned to normal. The Southern Barbarian King was still devising all sorts of bizarre ways to humiliate Gu Baizhi. Gu Baizhi, however, was already in despair, her eyes vacant.
After flying for an unknown period of time, the dragon team stopped again.
"King of the Southern Barbarians, you've got some nerve! You bully the Southern Kingdom, fine, but you even dare to trespass on our Western Qin territory? You crippled your father back then, but you forgot to deal with him too, didn't you?" The speaker was a stunningly beautiful woman with white hair.
Unlike Gu Baizhi's silver-gray hair, hers was pure white. She wasn't wearing armor, only a simple white robe, yet she exuded the aura of an ancient general. Her features were beautiful; her eyes were like purple jade reflecting autumn water, revealing a coldness and unapproachability. The corners of her eyes naturally carried a hint of red, like the edges of peach blossoms. Her figure was also excellent, possessing a graceful yet elegant charm. Although far less beautiful and with a better figure than Gu Baizhi, she appeared even more imposing and unapproachable.
The arrogant dragon army of the Southern Barbarian King is now surrounded by the true dragon army of the Western Qin Kingdom. Unlike the demonic dragons of the Southern Barbarian Kingdom, the true dragons of the Western Qin Kingdom are the dragons of modern Eastern culture, far more majestic and powerful than the demonic dragons.
"Qin Muxue, you can't kill me! The contract contains accusations!" At this moment, the barbaric man completely panicked, his previous arrogant demeanor vanishing. He was genuinely afraid of the Western Qin Kingdom and the woman before him.
The Southern Barbarian Kingdom had long possessed the magical ability to manipulate demons. Their first target was actually the Western Qin Kingdom, with whom they fought a great war. However, the Western Qin Kingdom's strength far exceeded their expectations; their million-strong army and tens of thousands of demons were completely annihilated in less than a few months. Qin Muxue was the commander-in-chief of that war, killing countless enemies. She once single-handedly stormed her father's camp, blinding him in his right eye with a single spear thrust, and then escaped unscathed. This earned her the title of "Witch" from the Southern Barbarian Kingdom, but she was actually a righteous cultivator.
"I can let you and your strategist stay. We'll take what you're carrying. The rest of the demons and people will all die," Qin Muxue said.
"Fine, fine, as long as you spare my life, you can do whatever you want." At this moment, the Southern Barbarian King was no longer the arrogant man he once was; all that remained was his comical cowardly appearance.
They quickly killed everyone except the Nanman King and his royal advisor, as well as their demonic dragon.
"General Qin, can you let us go?" Barbarian asked, his body trembling.
"Of course you can, but your dragons will remain."
"But the Southern Barbarian Kingdom is so far away, you see..."
"General, there is someone here..." The soldier suddenly stopped talking.
"Huh? Why did you stop halfway through?" Qin Muxue looked towards where the soldiers were, which was also the cell where Gu Baizhi was being held.
"General Qin, that's actually mine..."
"Shut up!" Qin Muxue interrupted the Southern Barbarian King before he could finish speaking.
Qin Muxue walked towards the cell where Gu Baizhi was imprisoned. Upon seeing the person inside, Qin Muxue was stunned. She had never seen anyone as stunningly beautiful as Gu Baizhi. Even though she was hailed as the most beautiful woman in the Western Qin Kingdom, she paled in comparison to Gu Baizhi. The people of the Western Qin Kingdom were also mesmerized. They thought General Qin was already beautiful enough. They never imagined that such an exceptionally beautiful fairy existed in the world.
At this moment, Gu Baizhi was still immersed in the pain of being sent to the Southern Barbarian Kingdom to suffer, and was completely unaware of the changes happening outside. At this moment, Gu Baizhi sadly shed tears again.
Qin Muxue was overjoyed to see Gu Baiyi's pitiful and delicate appearance.
"Keep this man here, kill the dragon, and as for the two men, send them to the border of the Southern Barbarian Kingdom," Qin Muxue said expressionlessly.