The group of friends were walking admiring the trees and mountains.
Zhao Renshu said , "It reminds me of home."
Yuping asked, "Big brother, your home look is like this?"
Zhao Renshu, "We live on a big mountain. There are many peach trees there. In spring, when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, it smells very good."
Yuping, "Wow, I want to go there one day."
Zhao Renshu, "Don't run away without asking your parents."
The group approached a deserted waste area, where there were no trees or grass, the only thing left was bones. Yuping was taken aback and approached closer to Zhao Renshu.
Zhao Renshu comforted, "Xiao Yuping, don't be scare. Big brother will protect you." He put his left hand on Yuping's back and rubbed lightly.
Ping'an, "What happen here?"
Ruilin, "It will be like this until we merge onto the main road. We must hurry up. Many Wastelanders patrol this area."
Guo Baiyu, "How far?"
Ruilin, "A half day walk."
Guo Baiyu looked at the surrounding environment. If the Wastelander barbarians decided to attack them, they will have nowhere to hide. Then, an arrow flew from behind landed on the ground in front of the group. The group stopped. They turned around, and there was a line of horsemen on the top of the same hill that they past not too long ago. They heard a loud whistle. Then the army cheered and raised their weapons.
Ruilin panicked, "Saviors, jump up on my back. Yuping, carry big sister."
Guo Baiyu, "But, my lady."
Ruilin, "Hurry up!" The two jumped on Ruilin's back.
Ping'an jumped on Yuping's back, and they took off. The barbarians of the wasteland pursued them. The newly born Yuping's legs are not fully coordinated, so he couldn't keep up with his mother's speed. Thirty barbarians caught up with Ping'an and Yuping. A barbarian threw a rope clamp with two small stones tied at both ends, at Yuping's legs. Yuping tripped and tumbled forward. Ping'an jumped up and held one of her sword on her hand. As she spins in the air in circular motion knocking six barbarians off their horses. She ran to Yuping.
Guo Baiyu and Zhao Renshu shouted, "Ping'an!"
Ruilin circling back to her young and Ping'an. When the remaining twenty-four barbarians rushed to Ping'an and Yuping, Zhao Renshu sent out ten icicle talismans straight to the charging barbarians. Guo Baiyu also sent ten magic arrows directly at the charging barbarians. Zhao Renshu and Guo Baiyu jumped off Ruilin's back and went straight to the fallen barbarian. Zhao Renshu saw Yuping bleeding, which made him very angry.
Zhao Renshu said angrily, "How dare you hurt a baby?" He drew out his sword and started attacking the barbarians, killing them one by one.
The leader on the top of the mountain sent his entire army straight to the outnumber friends.
Ping'an, Guo Baiyu, and Ruilin rushed to Yuping. His entire left side has little cuts and skin burns.
Guo Baiyu, "Xiao Yuping, can you still run?"
Yuping said with tears, "Yes."
Guo Baiyu looked at the mother and son, "You two, go now."
Ruilin, "But."
Guo Baiyu, "No but, just go."
A horse rushed towards them. Guo Baiyu grabbed Ping'an's belt and threw her on the back of the upcoming horse.
Ping'an shouted, "Baiyu!" She drew three swords. "Go and protect him." Her sword expanded, but did not protect Gou Baiyu, instead they followed her.
Guo Baiyu shouted, "Just go!" He conjured his bow and swords and shoot out one single arrow at the charging Wastelanders. Then, the single arrow multiples into fifty arrows heading straight at the charging Wastelanders.
Ping'an, Ruilin, and Yuping took off heading straight. Zhao Renshu on a horseback reached out his left hand toward Guo Baiyu.
Zhao Renshu shouted, "Baiyu!" He tried his best to get close to Guo Baiyu as he can. "Grab my hand!"
Ping'an, Ruilin and Yuping stopped and waited for Guo Baiyu and Zhao Renshu.
Guo Baiyu stretched out his hand, but an incoming arrow hit the horse behind, and the frightened horse changed its direction in a different direction.
Zhao Renshu shouted angrily, "Stupid horse!"
Ruilin kissed her son's forehead from a distance, "Yuping, don't be afraid."
Yuping sniffed and said, "I am not afraid."
Ruilin smiled and said, "Good boy, listen to big sister." She kissed him again, then took off, and went straight to Guo Baiyu, where hundreds of arrows flew in their direction.
Ruilin ran towards Guo Baiyu as fast as she can. Guo Baiyu conjured his Earth talisman, and the dirt wall rose up blocking some of the arrows. Ruilin stretched out her hand. Guo Baiyu grabbed Ruilin's hand and jumped onto her back, then Ruilin quickly turned around and went straight to her son.
Qingyu stood on the top of the mountain. She picked up a small stone and sent it directly to the dirt wall. The magic stone destroyed Guo Baiyu's dirt wall. Qingyu smiled, but said with tears in her eyes, "Baoshi, this is for you."
Guo Baiyu's solid dirt wall turned into dust. When hundreds of arrows fell on them from the dirt wall, the second wave of arrows was released from the Wastelanders. Ruilin ran as best as she could, trying to surpass the incoming arrow. Suddenly, Guo Baiyu and Ruilin heard a fast passing swoosh noise up in the air. They saw ten big hooks that looked like umbrellas flying in the air, destroying the incoming and falling arrows. Gou Baiyu and Ruilin caught up with Zhao Renshu.
Zhao Renshu shouted, "Ping'an leaving now! We are coming!"
Ping'an, "Yuping, you hear that? They are coming."
Yuping, "I can still run."
Ping'an smiled, "Good boy."
Ping'an held Yuping's hand, and they rode to the main road. On the way to the main road, Ping'an saw hundreds of long silver-white shields blocking them, and the shiny white shields moving towards them.
Yuping, "Sister, I can't stop."
Ping'an, "Go straight to them. When I tell you to turn right, you turn."
The young and brave Yuping charged right into the shields.
Ping'an shouted, "Xiao Yuping, turn now."
Yuping turned sharply, and Ping'an holding her sword tightly in her hand, Ping'an's sword colliding with the shields, making a metal-like piercing sound. The injured Yuping tripped on his legs again, he tumbled about fifty feet away and lay on the ground. Ping'an rushed to him. They were completely surrounding by the army in white, holding half of a shield.
Zhao Renshu, Guo Baiyu, and Ruilin tried to out run the Wastelander barbarians. They saw many of soldiers in white charged toward their direction, when the soldiers approached Ruilin, they divided into two rows, one on the right and one on the left. The soldiers attacked and fired arrows at the Wastelander barbarians.
The barbarians Wastelanders know that they are on Horsemen Land territory. If there are hundreds of Horsemen soldiers here, then this means that there will be thousands standing behind them. The leader whistled, and the barbarian retreated.
Ruilin slowed down, and then she stopped completely. An older centaur dressed in armor emerged from the crowd. Ruilin walked to the man with Guo Baiyu still on her back. She caressed his face, he caressed her. They put their foreheads together and he kissed her on her forehead.
Zhao chuckled, and the soldiers aimed their spears at him. He raised his hands. Ruilin looked at the soldiers, smiled and nodded, then they withdrew their weapons.
Ruilin, "This is my King Shammek, the leader of Horsemen Land." She looked at King Shammek. "These are my saviors." She looked around, then panicked. "Yuping. Did you see Yuping?"
King Shammek, "No. I saw you, and then I went straight to you. Who is Yuping?"
Ruilin, "Our son."
King Shammek smiled, "You give birth?"
Ruilin, "Yes, the man on my back helped me."
King Shammek placed his right hand on his chest and nodded to Guo Baiyu and Zhao Renshu.
King Shammek said, "Siyuan is behind. If he is not here then Siyuan had him. Let's go home."
The young Yuping cried on the ground admitted defeat because he had nowhere to run and his first two legs were badly injured.
Yuping cried and said, "Big sister, big sister, leave me and you go."
Ping'an jumped off the horse safely and knelt beside him, "Xiao Yuping. Don't worry. Big sister won't let anyone hurt you." In her heart, she issued the command "Swords protect your master". Her sword turned into fifty swords, enclosing her and Yuping. It acts like a protective cover that shields them inside.
A very handsome young white Centaur with white skin, white hair, and green eyes started at them. Then he pointed at them with a sharp spear. He stabbed into the sword, but the spear broke in half, and an electric bolt shocked his hand. He shook his right hand several times and looked at two strange pairs.
Yuping, "Sister, I'm scared."
Ping'an held Yuping, "Don't be afraid. I'm with you."
The soldiers started pulling away one by one making way for King Shammek and Queen Ruilin. Guo Baiyu was still on Queen Ruilin's back.
King Shammek and Queen Ruilin looked at each other.
King Shammek murmured, "That sword...."
Guo Baiyu called out, "Ping'an." Then he fell off Queen Ruilin's back and fell to the ground.