Chapter 171: Can I Eat This...

Li Yuan raised his hand and made a gesture for the army to rest.

It's almost noon, and this time to rest means it's time to start cooking.

But who can eat with so many corpses everywhere?

The soldiers looked at each other, with no intention of cooking. They just found a place away from the corpses and sat down to rest.

Occasionally drink some water to suppress the feeling of nausea.

Xiao Ning didn't force them.

If you don’t eat, you’ll starve.

As time goes by, there will be more and more such scenes, and they will have to adapt to them.

Now consider it as desensitization training.

Xiao Ning got off the horse, took the water bag and dry food from the saddle, walked to a rock and sat down, biting the bread and eating.

When the soldiers saw this, they stared at Xiao Ning as if they had seen a ghost, and became even more in awe of her.

"General, you're amazing! You can even eat this..."

Shen Zhiyi's face turned pale from vomiting. He leaned against the tree and turned around, only to see Xiao Ning sitting there, eating a piece of bread with an expressionless face.

Shen Zhiyi: “…”

He looked at Xiao Ning, very puzzled.

To be honest, Xiao Ning was also a nobleman who grew up in a wealthy family, so there shouldn't be much difference between him and him.

But when she faced the corpses and broken arms... she didn't have any extra expression, and she could even eat with a blank expression despite the stench of corpses.

Is this the reaction of a nobleman who grew up in Shengjing City?

It is obvious that only someone who is used to seeing mountains of corpses and seas of blood would have such a calm reaction.

Xiao Ning felt his gaze and turned his head suddenly, their eyes meeting his.

She waved her hand towards Shen Zhiyi and said with a smile, "Why do you keep looking at me secretly? You are the military supervisor. If you want to look openly, how can I not let you see it?"

Shen Zhiyi: “…”

The surrounding soldiers were already looking at him and starting to murmur.

The originally pale face turned ashen in an instant.

He walked a few steps to Xiao Ning. At this moment, his anger was greater than his disgust, making him look much more energetic.

"General Xiao, you and I are now comrades fighting side by side and supporting each other. Please be careful with your words!"

Xiao Ning looked at him while biting the biscuit with a playful expression.

"Oh, then may I ask what was the point of Shen Jianjun secretly watching me for so long just now?"

Shen Zhiyi: “…”

Shen Zhiyi took a deep breath and explained, "There are corpses everywhere here, and the stench is so strong that everyone is nauseated and can't eat. Only General Xiao can eat. I would like to ask General Xiao for some advice."

Xiao Ning rested his arms on his knees, tilted his head, and looked at him with a half-smile.

Shen Zhiyi: “…What’s that look, General?”

"I am a rough boy, not like Shen Jianjun, a delicate flower."

"A delicate person like General Shen should stay in Shengjing City and enjoy the good life. Why does he have to come out here and suffer?"

Shen Zhiyi: “…”

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether she was humiliating him or trying to trick him.

Shen Zhiyi looked at her and smiled, counterattacked: "General Xiao, what you said is true. You are the son of the Marquis's family, and now you are the Marquis. When it comes to being pampered, I am afraid that I can't surpass you."

"Military generals are no match for civil officials; they're much rougher!"

Xiao Ning said this and took another bite of the pancake.

"General, you're right! If General Shen can't eat, just stay aside and don't affect our general's appetite!"

Xu Chong also took a pancake, ran over happily, and sat next to Xiao Ning.

"General, please move your legs back and give me some space."

Xiao Ning: "...There's such a big space, why do you have to sit next to me?"

Xu Chong: "Isn't it just that there's a rock under your butt? Don't be stingy, we're all brothers, let's sit together."

Xiao Ning: “…”

In the end, she retracted her legs to leave some space for Xu Chong.

Xu Chong has a strong ability to accept things. He was just holding on to a tree to vomit, but now he can eat with relish.

Xiao Ning admired him very much.

Seeing Xu Chong eating, Li Yuan also suppressed his nausea, took a pancake and started eating.

Soon half of the people started eating, while the other half were too disgusted to eat.

After a simple meal, Xiao Ning gave another order.

Pile up the remains and burn them.

Soldiers: "..."

No, I feel so sick just looking at it that I can’t eat. Do you want someone to move now?

But Xiao Ning didn't say much, and started moving first.

The generals had already moved, so what else could they do? They just moved too...

Shen Zhiyi: “…”

Seeing that everyone was moving, he gritted his teeth and followed.

If he didn't move with them, Xiao Yanqing would mock him for being delicate!

What's more, if he does not share the hardships with the soldiers, how can he convince others if he wants to seize power in the future?

To be honest, Xiao Ning was a little surprised to see Shen Zhiyi come to move the corpse.

Seeing him vomiting while moving things, Xiao Ning felt like laughing again.

"General Shen, why don't you just take a rest? Be careful not to cause you psychological trauma. You will be stressed when you return later."

As a military supervisor, Shen Zhiyi does not need to go to the battlefield and does not need to undergo desensitization training.

Xiao Ning meant well, but to Shen Zhiyi, it sounded like she was mocking her own pampering.

Shen Zhiyi glared at her with a green face, “No need!”

Xiao Ning: “…”

Okay, whatever.

There is strength in numbers, and the bodies were soon piled together.

The decomposing corpse produced corpse oil, which could be easily started by gathering firewood.

Xiao Ning ordered a team of people to stay here and watch to prevent the fire from spreading, while the others continued to move forward.

Xu Chong reined in his horse and followed Xiao Ning, asking, "Why do you want to burn these bodies?"

"Decomposing corpses breed bacteria. If a plague were to spread, it would be disastrous."

Shen Zhiyi glanced at Xiao Ning in surprise.

He was very knowledgeable and discovered this situation when reading history. He figured out some clues, but he only had a superficial understanding.

I didn't expect Xiao Ning to speak so clearly and bluntly.

She was even more powerful than he had imagined...

Xiao Ning felt Shen Zhiyi's gaze, she glanced at him sideways, speechless.

This old man surnamed Shen looked at her secretly, was he looking for her weakness?

Forget it, let him be for now and see what he can discover.

When he really discovered something, she would have to take the initiative...

Along the way, they felt that there were very few people. When they finally met a person, the person ran away as soon as he saw them.

Xiao Ning signaled Xu Chong to go and capture the man.

Xu Chong was very skilled and quickly brought the person to Xiao Ning.

They looked like two siblings, thin and small, with tattered clothes that could barely cover their bodies.

The two of them knelt on the ground trembling, and the boy tried his best to stand in front of the girl.

Xiao Ning felt sad when he saw this, he sighed, got off the horse, took out two pancakes and handed them to the two children.

The two children hadn't eaten for a long time, and their eyes lit up when they saw the cakes.

When Xiao Ning handed it to him, he couldn't wait to grab it and started eating it voraciously.

The little girl rolled her eyes as she choked, but she still tried her best to stuff the biscuit into her mouth.

“Eat slowly…”

Xiao Ning took out a water bag and handed it to her, patting her back and feeding her water.