Yang Jingzhong quickly replied, "No need to trouble you, young man. We've all brought our own rations, so you can all just eat them."

They were on a forced march, so there was no time to stop and cook. Lu Shiyan was just making an excuse to send Jiang Tangtang away.

Jiang Tangtang actually felt it was completely unnecessary; it was just taking off clothes, not being completely naked...

But when she met Lu Shiyan's gaze, she obediently looked away.

Soon, the soldiers in the dilapidated temple had all changed their clothes. After eating some dry rations, they set off that very night.

While Lu Shiyan and his group were traveling through the night, planning to attack the Xirong granary.

A large army was also marching rapidly from the Western Rong camp, intending to take advantage of the cover of night to capture Puzhou in one fell swoop.

As Lu Shiyan and his group traveled, they scouted the Western Rong camp. Upon learning of the Western Rong army's situation, Xu Kun was astonished. "Captain, how did you know the Western Rong would send out troops tonight?"

When Lu Shiyan said he would lead them to attack the Western Rong camp, he thought Lu Shiyan was talking in his sleep.

Compared to the vast army of the Western Rong, their numbers were like ants against an elephant.

I'm afraid they wouldn't even be able to sneak into the Western Rong camp, let alone burn the Western Rong army's supplies.

But Lu Shiyan said that the Western Rong would send troops to attack the city, which was a good opportunity. If they missed this opportunity, Puzhou would certainly not be able to be defended.

Zhang Kui trusted Lu Shiyan completely and had no other choice but to let Lu Shiyan take full responsibility and make sure everyone listened to him.

Xu Kun had always thought this trip was a suicide mission, but he never expected that the prediction would come true, and he couldn't help but feel a little hopeful.

"I'll explain how I know about the Western Rong Society when we get back. Now, listen to my instructions," Lu Shiyan said, and began assigning tasks.

The commander leading the Western Rong's attack on the Great Zhou was Helian Heng, the second prince of the Western Rong. The Great Zhou was a vast and resource-rich land, which the Western Rong had always coveted.

The constant infighting among the kings of the Great Zhou Dynasty created chaos and disorder throughout the kingdom. While this gave him an opportunity, he also looked down on the Zhou royal family and harbored contempt for the Great Zhou.

Furthermore, the invasion of the Great Zhou Dynasty had gone too smoothly, and he felt that taking over such a small place as Puzhou would be an easy task.

It was his arrogance that gave Lu Shiyan the opportunity to arrange for people to infiltrate the military camp and cause trouble.

However, after learning about Jiang Tangtang's abilities, Lu Shiyan slightly changed his plan.

Previously, the plan was to use it to distract the enemy and burn the Western Rong army's supplies. But now it's been put into a spatial dimension.

Although Helian Heng looked down on the Great Zhou, the army's provisions, which were essential for its march, were heavily guarded.

However heavily guarded, Lu Shiyan had a way to find a way. He was skilled in light footwork and moved quickly, like a ghost, traversing the camp and soon discovering the location of the Western Rong's grain supplies.

Then Yang Jingzhong led his men to divert the soldiers' attention as planned, while he and Jiang Tangtang secretly moved the grain into their spatial storage.

Jiang Tangtang's palms were sweating with nervousness, but when she saw all the grain in a granary enter her space with just a touch, all her nervousness turned into excitement.

It wasn't that no one noticed the two of them, but Lu Shiyan was quick and always managed to deal with the Western Rong soldiers who discovered them, or easily avoid them.

And so, Lu Shiyan led Jiang Tangtang to one granary after another.

"Is there still room?" Lu Shiyan knew that most storage spaces had capacity limitations.

Jiang Tangtang frowned, her heart filled with regret and reluctance. "There's still room, but probably not much more."

There are still several tents that haven't left!

Lu Shiyan made a quick decision, "Then let's try to pack as much as possible, and burn the rest if we can't pack it all."

Jiang Tangtang checked her points again, making sure that all usable points had been converted into storage space. Once she knew she couldn't convert any more, she had no choice but to agree to Lu Shiyan's decision.

The two went to two more grain tents, and only after making sure that there was no space left was Jiang Tangtang stopped.

After confirming that Jiang Tangtang's space was no longer enough, Lu Shiyan immediately set fire to several nearby granaries.

Upon seeing the granaries on fire, the Western Rong army was thrown into chaos. As the soldiers rushed toward the granaries, Lu Shiyan, along with Jiang Tangtang, burned down all the empty granaries that had been used to steal grain.

When Yang Jingzhong and his men saw the camp on fire, they knew their mission was accomplished and immediately began to retreat.

Lu Shiyan, carrying Jiang Tangtang, escaped at a slightly slower pace. But it was only slightly slower; ordinary soldiers couldn't keep up with him at all. In addition, the two of them had changed into the same clothes as the Xirong soldiers, which made it easier to hide and evade capture. In the end, although it was a close call, they successfully escaped the military camp.

After reuniting with Yang Jingzhong and the others, Lu Shiyan immediately led his men to escape.

Meanwhile, Helian Heng and his men were halfway there when they received news that the granary had caught fire.

Helian Heng was furious and immediately led his men back.

When he returned to the camp, the granaries had all been burned down.

Seeing the ravaged granary, still burning and in disarray, Helian Heng was so enraged he nearly fainted. "What happened? How did the granary catch fire?"

“General…” The deputy general in charge of guarding the camp knelt on the ground, gritted his teeth and said, “It’s a ghost.”

Helian Heng was furious and drew his broadsword to strike. "Li Da, how could you say such nonsense just to shirk responsibility?"

"General, if you don't believe me, please look. Although there was a fire, we were camped near the river, and we put it out very quickly."

Apart from these few granaries, no trace of grain was found elsewhere. Only tents and wooden planks for moisture protection were discovered.

"Alright! I'll go take a look. It's not too late to kill you after I've seen it." Helian Heng sheathed his sword, but the more he looked, the more his brows furrowed.

Indeed, as Li Da said, apart from a few granaries where charred grain could be seen, there was no remaining grain in the other granaries.

But he never believed in ghosts and gods. In his view, if the defenses were so tight, how could someone burn down the granary and the grain disappear so mysteriously? There must be a traitor among the people.

His face was clouded with rage, and with a wave of his hand, he arrested Li Da and the soldiers on guard.

While Helian Heng was frantically investigating the traitor, Lu Shiyan had already led his men to take a shortcut and quickly leave the Western Rong camp.

The group ran for dozens of miles in one go, and only stopped to rest after confirming that no Western Rong soldiers were chasing them for the time being.

"Everyone, check each other's injuries first," Lu Shiyan said, then asked Li Shi to bandage the seriously injured.

Apart from Jiang Tangtang, who was protected by Lu Shiyan and remained completely unharmed, everyone else sustained injuries to varying degrees.

Even Lu Shiyan got a scratch on his face from an arrow while protecting Jiang Tangtang.

It was only thanks to his quick reflexes that he suffered a minor injury to his face. Had he reacted even slightly slower, Jiang Tangtang might have been pierced through the chest by an arrow.