"They're here."

Yan Xiao looked over at the sound and saw a group of people walking towards them, with Qi Chengfeng at the head.

Yan Xiao glanced at Qi Chengfeng on horseback, then turned her gaze to the carriage behind him.

"Do you think Jiang Xinrui is in there?"

Shen Muzhi: "It should be."

As the two were talking, Qi Chengfeng had already led his men to their side, and then raised his hand to the people behind him.

As Qi Chengfeng moved, the group immediately surrounded Yan Xiao and the others.

"Lord Qi, what do you mean by this?"

Qi Chengfeng glanced at General Cui, who was questioning him, and his expression remained indifferent:

"It's nothing much, just asking everyone to hand over their weapons for safekeeping by my men. Also, please bear with us and have your hands tied to avoid any unnecessary trouble on the way."

After Qi Chengfeng finished speaking, he signaled his men to take action.

This was clearly to prevent General Cui and his men from escaping on the road.

After all, Shen Muzhi required that Yan Yuncheng bring no more than one hundred people, while the Jiangbei delegation already had a hundred people.

If they wanted to do something on the road, the people of Yanyun City might not be able to stop them.

Yanxiao hates nothing more than being controlled by others, let alone being tied up like a prisoner.

A soldier carrying a rope walked towards her. Her eyes turned cold, and she was about to make a move when Shen Muzhi stopped her.

Shen Muzhi gave her a look that told her to calm down, and the next moment she heard General Cui's voice:

“My general is willing to talk to the city lord, and we will do our best to cooperate. Why should the city lord judge a gentleman with such petty thoughts?”

"We are envoys invited here, not prisoners from your Yanyun City. Moreover, it is your Yanyun City that needs our help in Jiangbei. Is the city lord doing this because he fears this negotiation will go too smoothly?"

General Cui drew his long sword directly. Although his words were polite, his actions were anything but, and the threat in his words was completely undisguised.

Qi Chengfeng squinted at General Cui for a moment before waving his hand to signal the others to leave.

"As expected of someone trained by Shen Muzhi, they have spirit. You'd better keep a close eye on your men, and kill them without hesitation if they make any mistakes."

Qi Chengfeng left those words behind and rode ahead on his horse. Soon, someone came to lead their group to catch up.

The journey was relatively peaceful until everyone relaxed a bit, when suddenly a soldier from Yanyun City screamed in agony.

Everyone drew their weapons and looked over defensively, only to see the soldier lower his head and quickly grab a snake.

"Oh no, it's a poisonous snake."

Someone shouted in a panic.

This sound, like a thunderclap, shattered the previously peaceful atmosphere.

The soldier reacted quickly, immediately slashing the snake in his hand in two with his knife.

However, when he looked up after dealing with the snake, everyone was horrified to find that his face was turning bluish-purple at a visible speed.

Before his companions could even react, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, swayed a few times, and then fell heavily to the ground.

It's a long story, but it actually happened in the blink of an eye.

The moment that person fell, more screams and cries of alarm came from all directions.

"Ouch, I've been bitten!"

"Help!"

"Get out of the way! There are snakes here too!"

"Watch out, there are poisonous spiders too!"

"Quick, kill it!"

Fear gripped everyone, and they scattered in all directions, trying to escape these deadly threats.

Those chosen and brought out by Qi Chengfeng must be elites. They only panicked for a moment before they began to swing their weapons at the dangerous poisonous creatures, attempting to kill them.

However, there are too many of these poisonous creatures, and many of them are extremely small venomous insects, making it impossible to defend against them.

In an instant, the Yan Yun City troops were thrown into chaos.

Meanwhile, the people of Jiangbei City stood leisurely to the side, watching the show.

Qi Chengfeng noticed this and immediately drew his sword, pointing it at General Cui:

What did you do?

General Cui looked innocent and shrugged, saying:

"What makes you say that, City Lord? We've been following you all along."

"Stop pretending. If you hadn't done it, why wouldn't these poisonous insects have attacked you?"

Qi Chengfeng clearly didn't believe him, but then he saw General Cui touch the sachet at his waist, and then look at him with a smug look, saying:

"These are sachets developed by our Commandant Lou. Small ones can repel mosquitoes, while larger ones can repel poisonous insects. Every soldier in our Jiangbei army carries one when they go on missions. This is something you can only envy."

There's no need to elaborate on how infuriating General Cui's appearance was. Qi Chengfeng wasn't stupid; he knew this wasn't the time to waste words with General Cui.

His eyes turned cold, and he immediately ordered his men to infiltrate the ranks in Jiangbei City.

Upon seeing this, General Cui glanced at Shen Muzhi. After receiving Shen Muzhi's signal, he only teased Qi Chengfeng a couple of times and did not stop him.

And indeed, after Qi Chengfeng's men infiltrated Jiangbei's group, they were immediately free from poisonous insect attacks.

After glancing at the various poisonous creatures circling not far away, Qi Chengfeng immediately turned back and questioned General Cui:

What does "沈慕之" mean?

General Cui was immediately displeased upon hearing this:

"Lord Qi, you don't still think this is our doing, do you? How come you've forgotten your mother as soon as you're weaned?"

Have you forgotten that you still rely on our sachets to avoid poisonous creatures?

Qi Chengfeng's face was dark, and he was about to speak when his subordinates exclaimed in surprise.

"Look, there's someone over there."

Everyone turned to look in the direction the person was pointing, and saw a strangely dressed man and woman sitting on the branches of a large tree not far away.

The woman in the picture was holding a flute-like object in her hand and gently blowing on it, but no sound could be heard.

The other man, however, looked rather frightening.

A large snake was coiled from his left arm to his neck, and then to his right arm. Not only that, but a huge, black and red spider was perched on his head.