Chapter 281: So Many Kites

"Uncle Yunhe!"

"Mumu, it's really you." Ling Yunhe excitedly jumped off the horse and picked up the little guy.

He rested his forehead against Li Mumu's head, rubbing it, then looked at Gu Yuru. After the excitement, there was countless worry. "Why are you here? Didn't your adoptive father tell you to stay there?"

"It's Twilight who's coming."

Ling Yunhe didn't think Li Mumu was fooling around at all. On the contrary, he felt that the little girl must have a reason. "Why did you come here? It's very dangerous here. Be obedient and go back with your mother now."

Li Mumu shook her head, "Uncle Yunhe, we are here to bring you medicine."

"Medicinal herbs? Are these all medicinal herbs?" Ling Yunhe said excitedly, "That's really timely. Many soldiers in the barracks are injured, and some are also sick. Medicinal herbs are scarce now. Mumu, you sent them just in time."

Li Mumu nodded, "Yes, it can heal injuries, cure diseases, and even poison!"

"Poison?" Ling Yunhe looked at Li Mumu, but saw the little girl blinked.

Being smart, he naturally understood what she meant.

Since there were outsiders here, he was not in a position to say more. "In that case, I will take you to meet your adoptive father and brothers before returning."

Gu Yuru shook her head, "Since we're here, we won't go back."

"No, you must go back." Ling Yunhe said with a cold face and a firm tone.

Gu Yuru snorted, "Now you are controlling me."

Li Mumu subconsciously looked at Xie Xun, and Xie Xun also looked like he was enjoying the show.

Li Mumu had never seen her mother be so arrogant.

Ling Yunhe was immediately defeated. "I'm not worried about you, but it's dangerous here. The enemy may attack the city at any time. I won't be able to take care of you then."

"I don't need your care." Gu Yuru said, "We are here to help you. Don't even think about driving me away."

"That's right, Uncle Yunhe, we're not leaving."

"Yun Chao...Xie Xun...Alas, let's go back and talk. This is not the place to talk." Ling Yunhe thought that if he couldn't persuade them, they might listen to his adoptive father.

Seeing that they were about to leave, Brother Yong and others became anxious.

"So... Twilight... what about us? What about us?"

Li Mumu smiled and said, "I haven't forgotten you. Let's go."

"They are..."

"We're here to join the army," Yong said loudly. "General, Mumu said you can win this battle. This is our home. We don't want to leave. We'll stay and help you drive away the enemy."

"Well... okay, the army is indeed short of manpower. Hu Guang, I leave these people to you."

"Yes!" The man left with Brother Yong and others.

Inside the military tent.

Li Mumu sat in Gu Jian's arms, causing the soldiers who were unfamiliar with her to stare at each other in amazement.

Old Master Gu smiled warmly, his face full of kindness. "Mumu, didn't I tell you to wait for me at home? Why did you have to come here?"

"Thank goodness your uncle Yunhe brought people to patrol, otherwise it would be so dangerous."

Li Mumu shook her head, "Grandpa, they are the ones in danger."

To outsiders, this little girl is really bragging.

But Gu Jian knew very well that his granddaughter had not lied at all.

"Godfather, Sister Yu sent a lot of medicine, which is exactly what the army urgently needs." Ling Yunhe said.

Mr. Gu looked at his daughter and nodded, "Okay, leave the things here, and you can rest for a night and then leave."

"Dad, why are you sending us away?" Gu Yuru shook her head. "I won't leave. Don't tell me it's dangerous here. It's because of the danger that I want to fight alongside you. Lan'er just gave birth, otherwise she would have come with me."

"Nonsense!" Gu Jian said in a deep voice, "Take the children back quickly."

"Grandpa, grandpa." Li Mumu shouted quickly, "I'm here to defeat you."

Mr. Gu was not sure of winning this time, and he even knew that the possibility of losing was greater.

But as the commander-in-chief, he naturally cannot escape from the battlefield. Even if he has to hold on, he has to hold on for a few more days.

"Miss Li, this isn't a game. On the battlefield, swords have no mercy."

"Are you General Chang?" Li Mumu recognized him when she saw the scar on his face.

He sacrificed his life for the city and died a tragic death, so Li Mumu didn't take his contempt for her to heart at all.

"Yes." General Chang didn't expect that the little girl actually knew him.

"Since swords have no eyes, then don't use them."

"Then what should we use?" asked General Chang.

"Poison. Uncle Yunhe just said that many people in the army are sick. That's poison. The enemy poisoned us. We will give them a taste of their own medicine."

Ling Yunhe cleared his throat and said, "Mumu, it's not impossible to poison them, but the key is that the enemy is on high alert, and the most important water source is also under guard. How can we poison them?"

"Also, there are so many enemy soldiers, how can you make them all fall down?" Another sturdy man said, his armor jingling in excitement.

Xie Xun looked at Li Mumu. He was also very curious about what the little girl had come up with.

Li Mumu raised her eyebrows and pointed to the sky.

"What's the meaning?"

Gu Jian also frowned, "Heaven? Heaven?"

Li Mumu nodded, "Yes, it's in the sky. Can you fly a kite?"

Xie Xun's eyes lit up, "Are you planning to use a kite to poison someone?"

Li Mumu nodded, "Wait for the wind."

"The wind has been blowing from the northwest these days, blowing towards us."

Li Mumu didn't say that there would definitely be an east wind within three days.

Old Master Gu thought Li Mumu’s method was very good, but whether the wind would come or not was up to fate.

He knew very well that the food and grass would not last more than five days, and after five days, the army would be forced to fight.

Instead of passively taking a beating, it is better to give it a try.

So, Mr. Gu waved his hand and asked all the soldiers to make kites.

Although the people below were puzzled, they had no choice but to follow the orders from their superiors.

"Why make kites? No more war?"

"I heard that General Gu's granddaughter is having a birthday soon, and she wants to see lots and lots of kites."

"Alas... I'm about to die, and you're still doing this?"

"Even if he's dying, the old general should still want his children to be happy. Come on."

"Why don't you tell them the truth?" Xie Xun listened to the soldiers' discussion. "Do you suspect there's an inside job?"

Li Mumu nodded, "How else could they have poisoned her?"

"Also, how did they know that our army was short of food and that a siege was the best way to win?"

Xie Xun looked at him suddenly, "You mean..."

"I didn't say anything."

Xie Xun shook his head, "No, you definitely know something?"

Li Mumu smiled and said, "Look, what a beautiful kite! Let's go fly it."

Xie Xun curled his lips, took the kite and helped her fly it very high.

His gaze also moved from the kite to her face. What on earth could this little girl not do?