Chapter 279: The Battle is About to Be Lost

Gu Yuru's eyes lit up. This was naturally the best solution, but she was still a little worried.

"Mumu, there are so many enemies. Even if I had the chance to poison you, the amount of poison would be huge and it would be difficult to prepare it in such a short time."

Of course Li Mumu knew this, but she had stored a lot of potions in her space. A small bottle could take the lives of thousands or even tens of thousands of people. If all she needed was to make the enemy completely unable to fight, then even less would be needed.

The reason why they could not take the enemy's lives but only repelled them temporarily was something Li Mumu had thought carefully about.

If the enemy poses no threat at all, then the Gu family will inevitably be killed and the dogs cooked.

This was also the reason why the emperor chose to exile the Gu family.

For now, we can only let the Gu family survive for the time being and think of a solution later. After all, this has deviated from the plot of the book.

"Mom, but getting medicinal herbs is much easier than getting food."

Gu Yuru nodded. "That's true. A pound of food won't do much good, but a pound of poison can kill many enemy soldiers."

"That's right, Grandpa and his men are only short of food and fodder, but they didn't mention a lack of medicinal herbs. This proves that even if they don't have the herbs I need, it's not difficult to get them."

Xie Xun nodded, already understanding what Li Mumu meant. "Then I'll go get the herbs right away. Write me a list of what you need."

Li Mumu smiled and nodded, "That's what I mean. Brother Xie Xun is really smart. I've already made the list. You can go find Shopkeeper Peng. He has many channels, so it should be easy to get it."

"This...is this enough?" Xie Xun looked at the amount above, a little surprised.

Li Mumu asked him to do these things just as a trick, as most of them were needed to treat the wounded.

"That's enough. Poisoning them isn't like feeding them. You don't need that much."

Xie Xun nodded, "Then I'll go right away, you guys...be careful on the road."

"You should be careful too." Li Mumu said with a smile.

Soon the group split into two groups, and Gu Yuru took her eldest son and youngest daughter to the battlefield.

Xie Xun went to find Peng Wanli without stopping. He thought it would take two or three days to get the herbs, but unexpectedly, Peng Wanli had already prepared them, and there were more than he needed.

"Shopkeeper Peng, how did you get these medicinal herbs?" Xie Xun knew that he was now running a restaurant and embroidery business, but he had stockpiled so many medicinal herbs, which was really unexpected.

Shopkeeper Peng smiled and said, "Isn't it all thanks to Mumu?"

"When did she...say that?"

"This is long overdue. Before the New Year, I asked someone to give her the gifts and the silver she was supposed to receive. She sent a message to my subordinates, saying that it was a bad year and there was chaos and war, so we should buy more medicinal herbs in case of emergency."

Xie Xun was a little suspicious, "Did she know about the war a long time ago?"

Shopkeeper Peng understood his doubts and said in a deep voice, "Actually, it's not just her who knows this; everyone knows it. I just didn't realize she not only asked me to buy herbs, but also a lot of rice and flour. I thought if a fight really broke out, I could take all this food and hide."

Xie Xun nodded. He thought the little girl had anticipated that she would need medicine this time. But from what Shopkeeper Peng said, it must be a coincidence.

But is it really a coincidence?

"Speaking of which, Mumu is as smart as an adult. No, even adults are not as smart as her." Shopkeeper Peng said and glanced at Xie Xun.

Xie Xun also laughed, "Her background destined her to have extraordinary knowledge. Maybe she came up with this idea after hearing what General Gu and the others said."

He was originally skeptical, but now he helped Li Mumu to explain.

"That's right. Kids here her age only know how to eat and play. Look at Mumu, she's also blessed. God is helping her this time. I'm sure General Gu will definitely repel the enemy."

Xie Xun also thought that this was acceptable, after all, Li Mumu was not lying.

The medicine is ready now, the only thing left is how to poison the enemy.

But he is not worried at all now, and he believes that Li Mumu can also think of a suitable solution.

Xie Xun was afraid that the people ahead could not hold on, so he kept going day and night. He had been separated from Li Mumu and the others for a long time, but when he arrived at the battlefield, he actually caught up with them.

When Li Mumu saw Xie Xun, she ran over excitedly, but when she saw the people next to him, she paused.

"This is Ah Cai, the man who has been following me. General Gu knows him."

Li Mumu said politely, "Hello, Uncle Cai."

However, the man just smiled but did not speak.

Li Mumu didn't think much about it, just thought that he was not talkative and many of the guards there had icy faces.

But Xie Xun unexpectedly said, "In order not to reveal my secret, he pulled out his tongue and cannot speak."

Li Mumu paused, unable to describe the feeling in her heart.

Based on her understanding of Xie Xun and her grandfather, she naturally knew that they would not be so cruel.

Although Acai volunteered, he would not do this if he could.

All of this was done by the emperor and Concubine Rong.

Li Mumu smiled at Acai again.

"I've brought everything. Shopkeeper Peng said you asked him to prepare all of this."

"Yes." Li Mumu did not deny it. "Medicinal materials are expensive after the war, and I want to make some money."

Xie Xun patted her head and said, "You are such a money-grubber. If you don't know me, you would think you were born in a merchant family."

"No matter what family you are born into, you have to make money. You can't live without money."

Xie Xun smiled, but at this moment Li Yunchao shouted excitedly.

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw many people running towards them.

Xie Xun subconsciously protected Li Mumu behind him. When those people saw them, they saw that they were few in number and were carrying several carts of things, and their eyes suddenly lit up.

"Be careful, they might snatch it away." Xie Xun said vigilantly.

Gu Yuru nodded, looked at the approaching man, and took the initiative to speak, "Brother, what's going on?"

The man's eyes did not leave the things in the car. "There's a war going on up ahead. If the enemy comes, we won't be able to catch up. Big sister, what is this thing?"

As the man was about to touch her, he was blocked by Li Yunchao.

"The enemy won't come!"

"Hey, kid, what nonsense are you talking about? We're definitely going to lose this time. If we don't run now, we'll be like those people before us, burned, killed, looted, and harmed."

"No, General Gu will not lose."

"Even if the gods come, it's useless. We really can't win this time. Many soldiers have fallen, and the city gate is about to be breached. Sister, these things are not easy for you to carry, let me help you!"

After hearing this, Gu Yuru was worried and didn't know what had happened to her father and brothers.

"Don't move, this is not food, it's medicine."

The man's eyes dimmed a little, obviously disappointed, "Medicinal herbs are fine too."

"Don't move, this is prepared for the soldiers." Li Yunchao said.