It took nearly two years from the beginning of the layout to the invasion of Xuanwu City. Xue Nai captured the Kingdom of Water without any blood.In order to temporarily hide this secret, the Kingdom of Water did not change its name. All offshore islands were controlled by the Kingdom of Fire. Ships and people coming and going from the Kingdom of Water were strictly controlled, and the closed-door policy of the Omi family was continued.

But this is just a deception to confuse the eyes of others. In fact, from the first day of taking control of the Kingdom of Water, countless materials have been quietly transported from the Kingdom of Waves to the Kingdom of Water, including but not limited to various high-quality and low-priced goods. Materials, food with strong growth and adaptability, cash crop seeds, various civilian scientific and technological inventions that facilitate life, etc.

In the eyes of outsiders, the people of the Water Country lived a miserable life, but before they realized it, their lives had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Speaking of Xuena, on the first day after returning to the Fire Country, the prison in Daming Mansion was filled to the brim.In the past month or so, more people have secretly stretched out their claws than in the year she was away.The Fire Nation is prospering, and more and more people are peeking at the throne, and they are becoming more and more courageous.He casually fell into a trap and couldn't hold himself back.

"You all thought I would never come back, right?" In the Suzaku Hall, the young monarch, who was growing in majesty, could not tell the difference between joy and anger.The gazes he looked at the courtiers were cold and emotionless.

"Drag them all out and chop them all, leaving no one behind." After saying that, Xue Nai ignored the hesitant courtiers, announced the fate of the arrested people in a simple sentence, and walked away, leaving them looking at each other.

"..."

The revolutionary faction headed by Mitsuki Sakagami has always followed Yukina's lead and remained calm and composed in the face of the king's thunderous wrath. On the other hand, the conservative faction, mainly composed of nobles and nobles, suddenly became The frightened birds were all as silent as cicadas.

After walking out of Suzaku Hall, someone quietly approached Mitsuki Sakagami, smiling and wanting to invite him to the izakaya to relax, with unknowing flattery in his movements and expressions.

While the man politely refused, he couldn't help but sigh, thinking that back then he was just an errand boy in the caravan, and he was not qualified to carry shoes for these nobles.Who would have thought that one day he would leap over the dragon's gate?Be it people or things, all these changes were brought about by His Highness.

He would always remember the day when he came to His Highness, when she reached out to him and asked him if he would help her build a new world without war, oppression, or exploitation.

"I am willing. For this goal, I am willing to fight for Your Highness no matter the sword or the fire!" The promise made when he was young and energetic seemed to have happened yesterday, and more than 30 years have passed in the blink of an eye.

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Xanthium and Arisaema are already quite old, and now staying with Xuena is more meaningful than serving.Because the situation during the last trip to the Kingdom of Water was too complicated, Xue Nai left people in Daming Mansion.

Later, some bad news came back one after another. Although they knew that nothing would happen to His Highness, the two of them were still worried.It wasn't until she saw Xuena standing properly in front of them that her heart dropped back to its original position.Then, they have a little temper.

Crying, making trouble, and hanging yourself is a trick played by children. Mature women who pride themselves on being elegant and stable disdain to do it.so……

"Your Highness, are you satisfied with today's meal?"

Xuena swallowed the tuna sushi in her mouth and nodded with a smile: "Xanthium's craftsmanship is getting better and better, it's very delicious." However, "Aren't you preparing any snacks today?"

Uchiha's sweet taste is engraved in their genes, and Yukina is no exception.Although she never said it explicitly, the attentive Tian Nanxing secretly saw it.I don’t know when she started to have a sweet snack in her meals.It has been going on for so many years, but who would have thought it would be gone today.

Xue Nai originally just asked casually, but unexpectedly it was like poking a hornet's nest and attracting a lot of talk from Xue Nai.

"Your Highness doesn't like tuna? Yes, the Kingdom of Water is rich in seafood, and His Highness must have been tired of eating good food. It's our fault, we always think that such fresh tuna must be cooked well for His Highness to taste. But we don't know that we think it is good. Things are worthless to His Highness." After saying that, he turned his head and pretended to shed a few tears.Tiannanxing sighed immediately, hugging her sister and saying nothing.

Xuena: "..."

After being speechless for a while, she shook her head and laughed: "Okay, I'm going to visit Beili City this winter, and I'll take you with me, okay?"

Hojo Saori has been operating in Kitali City for many years, and she has wanted Yukina to visit it a long time ago.However, due to the current situation and the subsequent change of identity, no suitable opportunity was found.

Now that the Fire Kingdom's external and internal troubles have been wiped out by her, the world is at peace, and the shrinking Water Kingdom needs to be managed well, so Schnee has no intention of making any big moves for the time being.It would be a good idea to take this opportunity to take a look at Beili City and the territories ceded by China and other countries during the Third War.

Inspecting the territory is different from opening up the territory. The time is relaxed and the danger is low. You can take Xanthium and Arisaema to play along slowly.

When Xan Gu, who had been listening to the noise with his ears pricked up, heard this, he immediately popped his head out of Tiannanxing's arms and asked in a series of voices: "Is what His Highness said true?"

Xue Nai poked her forehead: "Yeah, I'm really scared of you."

She is nearly 20 years older than the two Xanthiums. She has watched them transform from timid young girls into elegant women in their passing years. She has been by her side with all her heart for decades, and she has given them all the remaining warmth and indulgence.

"Go ahead and pick out some new clothes at the clothing workshop. We'll set off as soon as winter comes."

"Yes, Your Highness~" The two sisters walked out of the dormitory with uncontrollable joy.

Xue Nai clenched her chin and looked at their retreating figures and couldn't help but smile. It would be great if Nanai could grow up and grow old slowly under her protection like them.

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After nightfall, Xuena came out of the body again and galloped all the way to a forest at the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Thunder.She left Kirigakure Village that day and took several dead souls with her.She actually didn't understand what answer Teacher Aizen wanted, but since she agreed to help him test Bengyu's ability, she naturally wouldn't break her promise.

According to the other party, Bengyu can break the boundary between the God of Death and the Hollow.Based on Xuena's superficial understanding of her teacher, even if this statement is not a lie, it is definitely not the whole truth.As for how true it is, experimental results are needed to verify it.

In the middle of the night, in the forest, there were waves of tragic wails that humans could not hear, and they were intertwined with the sound of trees falling and the ground shaking.Xuena nimbly dodged the attack that went straight to the back of her head. She used her right foot on the tree trunk and turned around while retreating a few meters away to increase the distance between them.

"Six rods of light." Six pieces of light flew out from her hand, interspersed and pinning the attacker in place.

"Phew, it's so dangerous." Xuena took a deep breath and stepped forward to observe his work.

At the beginning of the experiment, the ninja dead souls she collected from Kirigakure Village were broken into souls when they encountered Bengyu and were absorbed by it. The only one that survived became the person in front of her, who was neither human nor beast. of virtuality.

This is a strange being with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a lizard. His entire face is covered by a black bone mask, and the obvious hole on his chest indicates that he has changed from a straight body to a void.Along with the disappearance of reason, the body's spiritual density and combat power increased exponentially, and the changes were not small.Xue Nai was not aware of it and was almost hit by his tail.

"Really, how can we collect information when we don't have any equipment?" She pulled at the weak limbs and head while complaining that it was hard for a clever woman to make a living without rice.

In the end, she thought of a solution that was not a solution, which was to unlock the six sticks of light, open the Sharingan and fight this Hollow, and gain more understanding through actual combat.

"Yo Xi, let's do it." The forest that had been quiet for a while became noisy again. The animals that had fallen asleep woke up and fled in all directions. It was very lively.

About half an hour later, Xue Nai, who felt that he had touched the hollow from the inside out, broke the mask on his face with a light blow, revealing his human facial features.When returning to human form, reason and memory seem to have returned at the same time. The man's soul is lingering on the edge of dissipation.

"You devil, you will be punished!" After shouting these words with all his strength, he could no longer maintain his human form and completely collapsed into a spirit child and disappeared.

"Retribution?" Xuena chuckled, "If there really was such a thing, how could you survive until now?"

Masato Ikedani is a Kirigakure ninja wanted by the underground gold exchange with a reward of 3000 million taels.In the three battles, he destroyed six villages in the Kingdom of Rain for his own selfish purposes, killing a total of more than 3000 civilians.

Talk to me about retribution, you deserve it!

The day after Schena left, a great writer who was collecting stories passed by this forest.There was something special in the air that he cared about. There were also traces of battle left on the ground, but there were no traces belonging to both sides.

"It's so strange." The white-haired man frowned, thinking about the clues he had found, and his heart became even heavier.

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The days of waiting always seem to pass very slowly. In Xanthium's expectation, the beginning of winter has finally arrived.Xue Nai, with his men, light vehicles and simple followers, set off from Zhuque City and headed north, passing through the four upper cities of Pingshan, Dijin, Cangyuan and Wuyong, before arriving at the northernmost Beili City.

The Country of Fire has developed rapidly in recent years. Not to mention trivial matters such as building bridges and paving roads, the more prosperous villages further away have wires and lights, and engines can be perfectly used in ships and vehicles.At first glance, it is impossible to imagine that we are only less than 50 years away from the ancient world of slash-and-burn farming.The others looked accustomed to it, but Yukina, who came from the later world, often fell silent because of this.

She could swear to God that she had never touched anything related to technology.The direction of things is like a wild horse that has escaped the reins. The fantasy is comparable to an anime storybook and has nothing to do with her.However, as a beneficiary, she hopes to see more of such changes.Thinking of the increasingly modern bathroom and various household items in her dormitory, Xuena rolled around in her luxury RV with satisfaction.

Calling it a RV is actually not very impressive. Except that one is pulled by oxen and the other is powered by an engine, it is no different from the carriages used by ancient kings.Just bigger, smoother and faster.There was no problem at all in setting up a room and a living room for her to live in.

If it were replaced by an ox cart that could knock people apart and was extremely slow, Xue Nai would give up the trip plan even if Xanthium and Arisaema were unhappy.

The convoy traveled during the day and rested at the inn at night. When they encountered large cities or other interesting places, they would stay for a few days. At this time, Xuenai would dress up and take Xanthium and Arima out to play around.With her current strength, even if she encounters shadow-level warriors from other countries, she is still capable of fighting.There are no safety concerns, and it is indeed more relaxing and enjoyable to play.

Stopping and walking like this, it was already the winter solstice when we arrived at Beili City.

Hojo Saori led his subordinates to greet him ten miles outside the city. The winter weather was extremely cold, and the blow on his face was as painful as a knife.The excited Lord Hojo didn't seem to feel it. He stared at the official road into the city with excitement on his face and couldn't bear to blink.

Like Mitsuki Sakagami, she relied on her familiarity and understanding of His Highness Yukina and recognized Yukina's identity through the letters she exchanged.She didn't want to know how His Highness did this, she just wanted to see her quickly.It has been 12 years since she said goodbye to His Highness and headed to Beili City.In the past 12 years, she only went to Suzaku City once, which was to attend His Highness's funeral.

It was so pitiful that this famous female city lord in the north burst into tears. To say she was devastated was an understatement.Later, when he accidentally discovered the truth, there was no regrets or anger, only pure joy and happiness, making him the biggest fan of Xuena.

Hojo Saori: Your Highness is good, that’s really good~

"Report! City Lord, His Highness Michiko's carriage has arrived. It's still a quarter of an hour's drive from here."

"Okay, check again and report again."

After the messenger left, Hojo Saori subconsciously straightened her clothes and hair, and asked her left and right if she was disheveled in any way. She looked like a little daughter-in-law meeting her parents-in-law for the first time.

"Saori~" A familiar yet unfamiliar face poked out from behind the car curtain, calling Hojo Saori's name with a smile.

The eyes of the heroic female city lord turned red, and then she lowered her head and saluted: "My lord, Hojo Saori, is leading the entire Hojo City to welcome His Highness~"

Xuena waved her hand to show that there was no need to be polite: "Saori, come up and talk to me for a while."

"...Yes." Hojo Saori, who refused the maid's help, almost fell down when she got into the car. When she heard His Highness's unconcealed laughter, her delicate face suddenly turned red.

"Saori has grown up too~" Someone said this seriously, completely ignoring his immature face of just 20 years old.

Saori finally calmed down and smiled: "People always have to grow up."

Xue Nai nodded: "That's right. Where is the very beautiful rime you mentioned? Let's take a look together this time."

One sentence evoked many memories, and Hojo Saori choked with tears: "...Um, well, Your Highness, please stay a little longer. The beautiful thing about Beitaly City is not only the rime."

"Okay," facing Saori's expectant eyes, Xuena nodded again, "I'm just out for fun, so there's no rush."

Xanthium, who had been sitting quietly by the side and said nothing, now said: "The Lord of Hojo City should thank me and my sister. If we hadn't been stalking you, His Highness would never go out for a walk."

Hojo Saori smiled: "Mrs. Xanthium and Mrs. Nanxing, please have fun. I will pay for all the expenses."

This picture of a domineering president made Xuena couldn't help laughing: "Oh, Xiao Saori is very rich."

The woman raised her chin proudly: "I have some talent in business."

As the lord of a city, Hojo Saori was the dominant one in the huge Beili City, with control over the military, political and economic affairs.With her status and abilities, she can still easily earn a fortune without exploiting and oppressing the people.

The construction of the City Lord's Mansion is very distinctive. Compared with the appearance of ancient oriental buildings like Daming Mansion, it is closer to the Nordic architectural style of later generations.All the furnishings inside were also very modern. Dark floor-to-ceiling curtains, wood-colored tables, chairs, and cabinets gave Xuena an illusion that she had returned to the 21st century.In such an environment, Xuena had a good night's sleep until dawn.

Beili City is located in the northernmost part of the Kingdom of Fire, bordering the Kingdom of Iron and the Kingdom of Fields to the east and west respectively.It has the harsh winters common in high latitudes, resulting in many beautiful landscapes that can only appear in the far north.For example, the crystal clear rime, or the large and small lakes that are frozen into a piece of iron and can be used as a skating rink.

When Xue Nai became interested, she drew the style of the skates herself and asked the craftsmen to make them. There are many skilled craftsmen these days. After she visited Beili City, the people below sent several pairs of exquisitely made skates, which were incomparable in every aspect. The difference Yukina sees in modern times.

"Let's go. Your Highness will teach you a fun thing today." She changed into clothes that were convenient for movement, dragged Hojo Saori, Xanthium and others, and ran excitedly to a lake nearest the city lord's palace.

"Watch carefully."

Xuena put on her skates and stepped onto the ice. She was a little unfamiliar at first, and her crooked appearance worried a few people on the shore.Soon, her excellent motor skills and balance allowed her to gain a firm footing and slowly slide on the lake.The speed changed from slow to fast, and the movements changed from unfamiliar to smooth, and later it was like flying directly on the lake.

The overwhelming sense of pleasure made Xanthium and others eager to try it, and they all extended their tentative hands to the remaining skates.

After having a great time skating, Xuena returned to the shore and guided them to put on their skates and bring them to the ice one by one for one-on-one guidance.Hojo Saori is bold and careful, and can soon glide a certain distance alone.Although it was a bit stumbling, I was very happy.

On the other hand, Xanthium and Arisaema's motor nerves are not very good.It may also be due to the lack of exercise and age. As soon as he got on the ice, he held on to Xue Nai's hand, lest she let go and he would fall into a gourd on the ground.Xue Nai had no choice but to hold their hands and slide a few laps to enjoy themselves.

There was constant laughter and laughter here, attracting many people passing by to watch. Seeing such a novel and interesting way of playing, everyone looked curious and ready to move.

Those who were brave enough to see the city lord resting on the shore mustered up the courage to step forward and ask, "Lord Hojo, what are you doing?"

Hojo Saori's smile suddenly solidified on her face: "..."

Oh my God, I don’t know.

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