After Lou Guyu dealt with the remaining people in Yanyun City, he looked at the Miao people who had suddenly appeared and gestured for them to come over.

After the men came to his side as instructed, he turned to the envoys and said:

"As you all should know, we Miao people are not the so-called demons that outsiders say. For generations, we have lived peacefully in the deep mountains, living with insects and beasts, and never fighting with the world."

The reason why the Miao king is now colluding with the barbarian king and causing the world to fear the Miao people is all due to the current Miao king's ambition.

I originally wanted to use my status as a saintess to change something, but unfortunately, I was born a boy. If it weren't for the coincidence of being saved by my sister, I probably would have lost my life long ago.

His tone shifted, and his expression became more serious:

"I am telling you all this not for any other reason than to let you know that I have an irreconcilable hatred for the Miao King, and I will definitely do whatever it takes to bring her down from her horse in the future."

To achieve this, it's certainly not enough for just me and my subordinates.

Therefore, I will do everything in my power to help my brother-in-law succeed. If you cooperate with him, I will do my utmost to resolve the issue of the Gu poison. However, if you are two-faced, I won't hesitate to add fuel to the fire of the existing Gu poison.

After hearing Lou Guyu's words, everyone knew that he was giving them a warning. Regardless of what they thought in their hearts, they all nodded in agreement.

Lou Guyu knew it was impossible to make this force immediately submit, but it would be enough to make them behave a little for now.

As for what happens next, Shen Muzhi will handle it himself.

After he finished what he was supposed to do, he gestured for the others to wait there with the antidote they had obtained from Qiu San Niang.

"You all stay here and rest with the lords for a while. When it gets light, you will take the antidote out of them."

After he finished speaking, he hugged everyone and smiled:

"My lords, I shall take my leave now."

The people here are all intelligent. They were originally considering the feasibility of taking Lou Guyu hostage by taking advantage of their numbers after Lou Guyu detoxified them.

As a result, Lou Guyu's actions directly turned their ideas into nothing.

For some reason, they all breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. At least letting Lou Guyu leave like this would give them an explanation when they returned.

Otherwise, if they let Lou Guyu leave after curing the poison, they will definitely be punished when they return.

In the current situation, they cannot be considered to be inactive. When the time comes, the lord will have no choice but to cooperate with Shen Muzhi to resolve the current predicament, and they will not have to bear any responsibility.

Lou Guyu ignored what they thought and, after speaking, led the people of Yanyun City and the Miao people back towards Jiangbei.

Just as Lou Guyu had predicted, Shen Muzhi was currently attacking Yanyun City.

From the moment Yan Xiao told him she was coming to Yanyun City and he nodded in agreement, he began to make plans, just to ensure that everything went perfectly.

With no commander-in-chief and only two deputy generals in Yanyun City, and the army camps in Yanyun City weakened by the Gu poison, it is the perfect time to strike.

At this moment, the battle was nearing its end. Shen Muzhi sat upright on his horse, looking up at the firelight on the city wall. After a while, he made a hand gesture to the people behind him.

Immediately afterward, the person behind him released a Kongming lantern. Almost the instant the lantern flew into the air, some chaotic sounds of fighting broke out in Yanyun City, and then the city gate opened automatically from the inside.

The one who opened the city gate was one of Qi Chengfeng's deputy generals.

The reason Shen Muzhi was able to blend into the envoy's entourage so easily after entering the city was because he immediately took control of the deputy general's wife, children, and elderly relatives. His methods may not have been very gentlemanly, but they were efficient.

With these people now working in his favor, given the current situation in Yanyun City, taking it down is only a matter of time.

Upon seeing the city gates open, Shen Muzhi raised his long sword high and led his soldiers, under the cover of those in front, to be the first to rush into Yanyun City.

Once the city gates were breached, it meant that the war was coming to an end.

When the dust settled, the head of Qi Chengfeng that Lou Guyu had sent arrived just in time. Shen Muzhi then instructed his men to hang Qi Chengfeng's head on the city wall.

They also issued a public notice announcing the change of ownership of Yanyun City.

From then on, the magistrate of Yanyun City belonged to Jiangbei and changed his surname to Shen.

As for Yan Xiao, ever since her conversation with Wei Wuxiu, she has been pestering the World Guardian to tell her about Shen Muzhi's current situation.

The world's guardian deity initially ignored her, but Yan Xiao wasn't a good-tempered person. She immediately declared that if the guardian deity disagreed, she would give up and let the world collapse as it pleased.

The guardian spirit didn't know if the joke was true or false, but he really didn't dare to gamble, so he could only reluctantly become a broadcaster.

Therefore, she was fully aware of Shen Muzhi's current situation and was not worried at all. She spent her days making money, acquiring weapons, and setting off hidden weapons, keeping herself very busy.

Her behavior made Wei Wuxiu wonder if Yan Xiao trusted Shen Muzhi's strength too much, or if she simply didn't care about Shen Muzhi's life or death. Otherwise, why did she seem less concerned than him?

Shen Muzhi didn't keep him worried for long before he received a message from Shen Muzhi.

Upon receiving the message, he immediately went to find Yanxiao and handed her the letter.

After reading it, Yan Xiao nodded slightly and then handed the letter back to him. Her expression was indifferent, and she didn't seem very happy.

Wei Wuxiu was puzzled, and finally couldn't help but ask:

"Sister-in-law, Mu Zhi is safe and sound, and has even taken Yanyun City. Aren't you happy?"

Yan Xiao learned from the guardian deity that the Barbarian King and the Miao King were preparing to take action against Jiangbei and were currently negotiating.

So she's been thinking of ways to deal with this, just waiting for the barbarian king and his men to come and die after they've made their decision.

She just didn't know how to tell Wei Wuxiu about this, and most importantly, she was too lazy to explain to him why she was a prophet, so she did everything herself.

Fortunately, she had the waist token given to her by Shen Muzhi, which made it very convenient for her to do whatever she wanted, and she didn't need to rely on Wei Wuxiu at all.

She was frantically calculating the income of the past few days and the arrangements for future events when she suddenly heard Wei Wuxiu's words and was momentarily stunned.

After realizing what had happened, she immediately began to spout nonsense with a straight face:

"Of course I'm happy, but as you know, I'm a doctor and will be dealing with many patients with difficult and complicated illnesses in the future."

They might overthink things based on my facial expressions, so to avoid giving patients any clues from my face, I've recently been practicing keeping my emotions under control.

"Is that so?"

Wei Wuxiu felt that her answer was somewhat far-fetched, but he couldn't find any reason to refute it.

Just then, Zhao Qian, carrying a wooden box, ran quickly towards Yan Xiao. Upon reaching them, he first bowed to Wei Wuxiu and Yan Xiao, then held the wooden box up to Yan Xiao and said:

"Madam, this is something Master Mo asked me to give you. He said it's a new weapon that evolved from the blueprints you provided, and he wanted you to see how it works."

"You've already achieved results so quickly?"

Yan Xiao's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and a look of joy immediately appeared on her face. She reached out and opened the wooden box, taking out the contents and completely forgetting about Wei Wuxiu's presence.

Looking at the person who had just said he was practicing keeping his emotions in check, now with a smile on his face and bright eyes, Wei Wuxiu wondered what expression he should make to match his own complex feelings.