Zhao Cheng then said, "Yuanfei, you go to Jiangcheng first and spread the word that Miao Shang, the commander of the Jiangcheng garrison, slaughtered Jiangde Village and wanted to give the heads of innocent villagers to the court."

"yes!"

Miao Shang, who had just felt relieved, suddenly changed his expression.

"What...what do you want to do?!"

Zhao Cheng said, "You said that if we kill you, your brother-in-law won't let us off. Now I'm handing you over to your brother-in-law. If he also wants to kill you, then who will avenge you?"

"You're so mean!"

"What kind of world is this? In the mouths of bad people, we become the bad people."

Zhao Cheng withdrew his gaze and looked at the massacred village, sighing, "Everyone says that Jingguo is peaceful and that Jiangyang County is an important economic county, but who would have thought that the scourge on the people is not the pirates or the Southern Zhou, but actually ourselves."

"A glorious and prosperous era? What a joke!"

Feeling his clothes being tugged, Zhao Cheng looked down and saw Yingying with tears streaming down her face.

Zhao Cheng knelt down and wiped away Yingying's tears, saying, "Yingying, don't be afraid. Your parents are gone, but your big brother can't give you new parents, but he can give you a new home. Come with your big brother from now on, okay?"

Yingying nodded.

Zhao Cheng picked up Yingying, put her on his shoulders, and walked towards the carriage.

"Bury these villagers first, bury them shallowly, so that Qi Bonian can collect evidence."

Xu An glanced at Yu Jin and said, "What are you standing there for? Get moving! Does this cost extra?"

Yu Jin immediately objected, glared at Xu An, and said, "I have to do this even if it doesn't cost money!"