Peerless Bodyguard of a Stunning Beauty

Listening to Huo Qubing, Zhao Rong was taken aback. He asked in surprise:

"Huo Qubing, are you suggesting that we help you defeat the Xiongnu, capture their Right Wise King, and seize the Xiongnu’s little golden man,

and drive the Xiongnu out of the North Desert steppe?"

Even before Zhao Rong finished speaking, Yu Lan stepped in to plead on behalf of Huo Qubing, saying:

"Brother Zhao Rong, let’s help Huo Qubing,

If we don’t help Huo Qubing,

then the history books will be altered because of this..."

Xuelian fantasized about the future and told Zhao Rong:

"Brother Zhao Rong, if we don’t help Huo Qubing,

then when we return to the world that belongs to us,

we will see the history books written like this:

Huo Qubing leading thousands of Han soldiers reaches the North Desert steppe,

but on their way to attack the Xiongnu, they are ambushed, and the entire army is wiped out, leaving only Huo Qubing to escape back to the capital of Han, Chang’an...

Because Huo Qubing failed in battle, he was beheaded by Emperor Wu of Han, even his uncle Wei Qing wasn’t spared, and was executed too..."

Listening to Xuelian’s words, Zhao Rong couldn’t help but gasp in shock,

he thought to himself that if he didn’t help Huo Qubing, the history books would indeed need rewriting.

So, Zhao Rong sighed and said to Huo Qubing:

"Alright, I’ll help you complete this mission entrusted by Emperor Wu of Han..."

The assistant stepped forward and asked Huo Qubing:

"Huo Qubing, if we’re going to help you complete the mission,

then we must first locate the main Xiongnu forces and rout them...

But now, amidst this vast grassland, where are we going to find these Xiongnu settlements...?

If you’re familiar with this place, then lead the way for us..."

Compared to the assistant, Huo Qubing was just as bewildered by the grassland before them,

he said very helplessly:

"Initially, when we entered this grassland, we had guides...

Now, after our troops got scattered, the guides are gone too...

I arrived here unfamiliar with the terrain and don’t know where the Xiongnu are exactly,

we can only search everywhere for these Xiongnu settlements..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Rong paused and thought for a while, then pointed at the flying carpet on the ground and said to Huo Qubing:

"Since the Xiongnu are hard to find, then let’s sit on this flying carpet and survey the grassland from above,

this way we might find it easier to locate these Xiongnu settlements..."

When Huo Qubing heard that this flying carpet would fly into the sky,

he couldn’t help but shake his head helplessly and said:

"I’m sorry, but I have a fear of heights, so I can’t ride this flying carpet..."

When Zhao Rong heard that the great hero Huo Qubing had a fear of heights,

he was perplexed and said:

"Huo Qubing, as a young war hero, you should be incredibly brave and fearless, how can you have a fear of heights?"

Listening to Zhao Rong’s words, Huo Qubing said very helplessly:

"You might not know, although I’m a young hero,

my background is very troubled.

I’m the son of Wei Shao’er, a female slave of Princess Pyongyang’s mansion, and Huo Zhongru, a minor official in Pyongyang...

Because my father didn’t dare admit to having an affair with the princess’s servant woman...

Thus, I had to be born as an illegitimate child...

After I was born, due to my status as an illegitimate child,

I was bullied by everyone...

I remember once, when I was 10 years old, my companions tricked me to a high place,

and then they pushed me down.

Since then, I’ve developed a severe fear of heights.

Don’t even mention sitting on a flying carpet and soaring into the sky, standing on a wall over three meters high gives me extreme fear and dizziness..."

Hearing about Huo Qubing’s experiences, Zhao Rong couldn’t help but sigh in his heart:

"How ironic life is, who would’ve thought that such a badass Millennium War God like Huo Qubing turned out to be an illegitimate child,

and was bullied since childhood..."

So, Zhao Rong sympathetically said to Huo Qubing:

"Huo Qubing, since you have a fear of heights, let’s ride horses across this vast grassland in search of these Xiongnu..."

When Huo Qubing heard Zhao Rong mention horse riding,

he looked around the grassland and found not a single horse and said:

"Brother Zhao Rong, although what you said sounds great, riding a fine steed would probably make us faster in searching for the Xiongnu...

But right now, there aren’t any fine horses around, where are we going to find them?

I think we might as well walk instead..."

When Miss Lili heard Huo Qubing suggest walking to find the Xiongnu,

she immediately comforted Huo Qubing, saying:

"Don’t worry, Huo Qubing,

although there are no fine horses around,

Brother Zhao Rong can order fine horses online..."

Just seeing Zhao Rong take out his phone and open the Paradise Shopping Cart app, searching for Akhal-Teke horses, he said:

"I’m opening the Paradise Shopping Cart right now to buy 6 Akhal-Teke horses,

each of us can ride one,

then we’ll gallop across the grassland in search of the Xiongnu’s location..."

When Huo Qubing heard that Zhao Rong was seriously going to get several Akhal-Teke horses,

he couldn’t believe it and said:

"Say, these Akhal-Teke horses are rare treasures,

even Zhang Qian couldn’t find Akhal-Teke horses on his embassies to the Western Regions,

how do you have the capability to get 6 Akhal-Teke horses?"

During the Han Dynasty, to strengthen the cavalry force, Emperor Wu sent many men to the Western Regions to find suitable war horses, namely Akhal-Teke horses,

but they all returned empty-handed.

As Akhal-Teke horses were incredibly hard to find,

Huo Qubing didn’t believe Zhao Rong could easily find Akhal-Teke horses,

let alone find 6 at once.

Just as Huo Qubing thought Zhao Rong couldn’t get Akhal-Teke horses,

Zhao Rong immediately pointed to a falling package from the sky, saying:

"Alright, Miss Lili, Yu Lan, Xuelian, Assistant, Huo Qubing, I’ve already bought Akhal-Teke horses from Paradise Shopping Cart,

now go over and open that package and you’ll see the Akhal-Teke horses within..."

When Huo Qubing heard Zhao Rong had really gotten 6 Akhal-Teke horses,

he rushed over in disbelief, looked at the small box on the ground and said amazed:

"Brother Zhao Rong, you must be mistaken,

Akhal-Teke horses are large, grand horses,

how could six towering Akhal-Teke horses possibly fit inside such a small box? Isn’t this a joke?"

Just as Miss Lili opened the package, she saw inside six tiny horses, the size of little mice,

she felt it unbelievable and said:

"Brother Zhao Rong, are these tiny mice your so-called Akhal-Teke horses?"

Yu Lan also felt Zhao Rong was joking and said:

"Brother Zhao Rong, I feel like you bought back 6 little pets from Paradise Shopping Cart,

but you insist they are Akhal-Teke horses, isn’t this just deceiving yourself?"

Xuelian couldn’t understand either and asked:

"Brother Zhao Rong, if you like miniature horses, you should buy ones at least around a meter tall, not these mini pigs; they’re not even in the same league..."