There were many rivers in the Southern Thorn Nation, and the two steeds continued to travel both day and night.0

However, traveling from the Southern Thorn Nation to the Northern Swallow Nation was a slightly troublesome matter, as the two nations had just engaged in a series of battles on the border not too long ago. The Northern Swallow Nation had actively incited these battles, with many units of light cavalry ranging from one hundred cavalrymen to one thousand cavalrymen wantonly breaching the borders and entering the neighboring nation to cause trouble. 0

Meanwhile, there was seemingly no cavalry in the northern region of the Southern Thorn Nation that it could use to defend its territory and fight with the enemy cavalry, so the soldiers could only choose to retreat and defend the cities instead. These battles caused both nations to seal their borders, so any wandering martial artist who attempted to cross the borders at this time would immediately become target practice for both sides.0

However, the two steeds still decided to cross the border along a small mountain path.0

Recalling the scouts of the Five Mountain Nation who had infiltrated the Southern Thorn Nation before, Sui Jingcheng seemingly came to an understanding about something.0

Evening arrived, and the two steeds arrived on top of a hill, allowing Chen Ping'an and Sui Jingcheng to witness the flames tearing through a village constructed along a river.0

Sui Jingcheng initially thought that the senior sword immortal would observe this from a distance before detouring around the area, but his horse was already galloping down the hill and directly charging toward the village. Sui Jingcheng faltered...0