The stone wall town is protected by thick and solid city walls. It is located in the Central Plains, close to the capital, and is not disturbed by foreign countries. The people live and work in peace and contentment.

General Qi had been fighting outside for many years and was used to seeing corpses everywhere and the broken world. He was suddenly thrown into such a comfortable nest and felt a little uncomfortable at first.

But knowing that the emperor was suspicious of him, he accepted his fate and "was not thinking of leaving his homeland".

The Stonewall Town had a small force, but it was enough to maintain stability. General Qi, accustomed to battlefield training, showed no mercy to these cowardly soldiers, forcing them into tough, steadfast individuals who would eventually become true warriors defending their country.

But no one expected that this cozy little town would also encounter a disaster.

General Qi led a team of soldiers into a wide alley in the town and saw a group of scorpion monsters stinging a group of civilians. The ground was covered with small white scorpions, which were crowding and drilling into the wounds of the wounded.

The soldiers rushed towards the scorpion monster, and General Qi followed closely behind. He slashed at the scorpion monster with his long sword. The sword blade, which was as sharp as iron and mud, cut through the flesh, but hit a layer of hard armor, making his palm numb, but the scorpion monster remained unharmed.

Relying on his experience in battle, he avoided the attack of the scorpion monster's tail stinger, but the other soldiers on the side were not as lucky as him. Several of them were pierced in the chest.

Remembering what the outsiders had said, that these scorpion monsters needed to be attacked in the head, General Qi grasped his long sword and slashed at its neck. Before the blade even touched the scorpion monster, its long tail had already pierced his eyes.

He watched the poisonous sting coming towards him and was unable to dodge it in time, so he made up his mind to kill at least one scorpion monster to avoid losing money.

The sword blade went straight down, and a big red figure appeared behind him. The man grabbed the scorpion monster's tail!

General Qi slashed at the scorpion monster's neck with his sword, but the blade paused and hit the hard armor, unable to cut through.

Lu Cai arrived in time, stepped on the scorpion monster's back, tore off its tail, then turned his heel and twisted off the scorpion monster's head in front of General Qi.

General Qi stood there stunned, only a pale, gaunt face visible from beneath the brim of his red cloak. The other man raised his hand, his fingertips tracing the edge of the sword. A faint red light enveloped the blade, then solidified into a faint indentation near the hilt.

Lu Cai overlapped his index and middle fingers and flicked the blade, causing the sword to hum.

"Okay."

After saying that, she turned around to deal with the scorpion monster, moving her hands up and down as if she were pulling radishes in a vegetable garden.

When Shi Rukui arrived, he saw that she was very skillful, so he went to deal with the small scorpions nearby and treat the wounded. Several injured people had their livers eaten by the small scorpions and were beyond help. After he crushed the small scorpions to death, he neatly placed the bodies aside, giving them some respect.

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With the help of Lu Cai and Shi Rukui, the scorpion monsters in the town were quickly cleared out.

Lu Cai asked General Qi for two new courtyards to temporarily reside in, near Dacheng's house. After carefully explaining her situation and getting his permission, she quickly left the city to fetch Zhao Yan and his men.

Fortunately, Zhao Yan and his companions did not encounter a group of scorpions. Only two or three scattered scorpion monsters passed by and were crushed to death by Zhao Yan's vines.

As soon as he entered the stone wall town, he met General Qi who was patrolling everywhere. He recognized Showa at a glance.

"Your Highness!" General Qi stepped forward and saluted, but was supported by Showa.

"General, there's no need to be so polite." Zhaohe looked nervous. Although she did not take care of state affairs, she knew that her father was distant and wary of General Qi.

Now that she has fallen on hard times, she is also worried that General Qi will take revenge on her.

"Now that scorpion monsters are rampant, only heroes like General Qi can bring peace back to the people." Zhaohe leaned towards Zhao Yan without saying a word.

General Qi's long absence from the court and his long time on the battlefield didn't mean he was a fool. He certainly saw through the little princess's clumsy compliment, but he could only laugh it off. His gaze followed the little princess's movements and landed on the tall man in the same brocade clothes standing beside her.

Zhao Yan felt the other party's probing gaze and used the etiquette he had learned in the past half month to bow to General Ji: "I am Zhao Yan."

Lu Cai, who was standing by, was so stunned by the elegant self-introduction that he couldn't recover for a long time. When his eyes fell on Zhao Yan, he found that after putting away his big and strong appearance, he could actually disguise himself as a handsome young man from a noble family.

Although the young master of aristocratic family has a darker skin and stronger facial features, he is still a handsome young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, so it is not inappropriate for him to speak in such a literary way.

Lu Cai couldn't help but sigh in his heart. As expected of her, none of her friends were ugly.

Zhao Yan felt Lu Cai's gaze, and his cheeks felt inexplicably hot. He was polite because the other party was a general, but when Lu Cai glanced at him, he immediately dropped to the ground in embarrassment, with nowhere to hide.

It's like you can only write ABCD, but you brag in front of others that you have passed the CET-6, and you happen to meet a classmate who knows you well.

Fortunately, Lu Cai quickly looked away.

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The people who followed Lu Cai to the Stone Wall Town were handed over to General Qi by Lu Cai as soon as they entered the city.

She led Zhao Yan, the little princess, and Aunt Sun to the two houses they had been assigned. The four of them lived in the same courtyard, with a large bunk bed, just enough for the women to sleep in, and Zhao Yan to sleep in his own.

After a while, Shi Rukui returned to the alley, leading Yue Xiaoyan and carrying a bag.

One room, four people, it's considered full.

The other house was directly handed over to Dacheng for arrangement, after all, there were many people brought by the Princess's Mansion.

Who would have thought that just as they settled in and even the little princess changed into a coarse cloth dress, General Qi sent someone to invite them to a banquet.

Now that they were not in the capital, General Qi was the one in power here. For the sake of a better life tomorrow, they had to give him some face. Moreover, if they could get a free meal, why not?

After arranging two maids to take care of Aunt Sun, Lu Cai and his group followed the servants of the general's mansion and left.

General Qi named the people to be invited: Lu Cai, the little princess, Zhao Yan, Shi Rukui, and Yue Xiaoyan.

The little princess and Shi Rukui are royal relatives. When Lu Cai entered the city and twisted the scorpion monster with his hands, everyone was shocked. Shi Rukui has saved many poisoned people in the past few days and is almost regarded as a miracle doctor.

As for Yue Xiaoyan, she was mysterious and had special powers. Even if she occasionally said the words "Bodhisattva and Buddha", no one questioned whether she was a Taoist or a Buddhist. She was regarded as a living god by the superstitious people in the city.

The group boarded the general's carriage and paraded through the city.

The Stonewall Town is located in a remote area with simple folk customs. Even the general's mansion is low-key and reserved.

When Lu Cai jumped off the carriage, if the plaque had not read "Qi Mansion", she would probably have thought that the coachman had taken the wrong road.

"Everyone, follow me." The servant who came to invite them led them into the mansion.

After passing through the not very majestic gate of the mansion, Lu Cai discovered that the yard inside the wall was actually very spacious. There were no flowers or plants in the garden. At first glance, it looked more like a martial arts training ground.

A group of people followed the servants' lead and entered the main hall. A round table had been set up, and dishes and soup bowls were steaming on the table.

Several people looked at each other in bewilderment. After a fierce battle, their energy had been exhausted. Now seeing this table full of food, they felt like a rat in a rice jar.

They were not polite and after greeting General Qi, they sat down.

"General Qi, can I have a bowl of white rice?" Lu Cai was the most shameless. She had been begging all the way to survive, so she didn't think there was anything shameful about begging.

General Qi glanced down and saw that these five people were really coming to his general's mansion for the food, so he couldn't help but swallow his polite words.

He asked the servants to fill a large wooden barrel with white rice. Lu Cai took the lead in scooping a large bowl, then picked up the chopsticks and started eating without hesitation.

Now that disaster is approaching, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat such a sumptuous meal in the future. Thinking of this, Lu Cai scooped a spoonful of broth onto the rice and ate even faster.

Originally Showa was still a bit arrogant, but when she was with these four reincarnated starving ghosts, the princess's modesty could not be maintained for three seconds and was completely thrown away.

General Qi had originally thought that these young people were ignorant of etiquette, but seeing their posture, he couldn't help but wonder how they had managed to escape all this way? How could they be so hungry?

He couldn't help but look at Showa one more time. Even the pampered little princess was eating voraciously. He watched quietly from the side, and when the rice bucket was almost empty, he quickly asked the servants around him to add more food.

After seven or eight rounds of refills, there was not even any soup left on the dishes on the table, and the four people in front of them were finally full.

The little princess, who was already full when the second bucket of rice was added, was also frightened by the scene of these people. But now she watched them take the handkerchief, wipe her mouth gracefully, and thank General Qi with a smile on their faces.

General Qi was calm and composed, unlike the little princess who had her eyes wide open. He just nodded and told his servants to remove the plates.

"You all are really in good health, and your appetite is also unusual." General Qi just smiled.

It was Lu Cai who asked for food at the beginning. At this time, others did not interrupt, but sat aside with a gentle expression, waiting for Lu Cai to deal with it.

Lu Cai looked at Zhao Yan beside him, only to see him pick up the cup of light tea that the servant had just handed to him and take a sip with satisfaction.

It would be embarrassing to eat someone's food and then ignore them.

"We combine several meals into one, so it's inevitable that we have to eat a little more." Lu Cai was right. After entering the dungeon world, the biological clock is disordered. We have to endure several meals with an empty stomach and then eat as much as we want in one meal.

If their bodies had not long ago mutated and strengthened, who could endure such an irregular and suicidal lifestyle?

Before leaving the copy, people went to the King of Hell's Palace to queue up for soup.

If someone else said this, General Qi would definitely not believe it, but the young people in front of him made him believe it, especially Lu Cai.

Recalling the way she tore the scorpion monster apart with her bare hands... She looked skinny and small with only a few pounds of flesh, but her hands were really strong. It was normal for her to eat so much, otherwise, how would she get the strength to deal with the scorpion monster if she only fought without eating?

"I heard from Brother Dacheng that you are planning to settle down here?" General Qi's eyes were calm, but he was somewhat happy in his heart.

While the origins of these individuals were unknown, at least Princess Showa and her husband knew their backgrounds. Furthermore, there had been an outbreak of scorpion monsters this morning; who knew if there would be more in the future? These individuals clearly had experience.

The deputy commander guarding the city reported that Lu Cai had single-handedly cleared out a large group of scorpion monsters outside the city. Their corpses were still piled up outside the city.

She thought again of the long sword that she had tampered with. It was no different when used to cut things normally, but when it came to cutting through the scorpion monster's hard armor, it was like cutting through mud.

If his hands hadn't been hurt by the black armor a few times before, he would have thought that this scorpion monster was nothing special.

Not to mention that Shi Rukui is a miracle doctor who can cure all diseases, and Yue Xiaoyan has superb magic skills. Such a group of talented people cannot be let go easily.

Hearing General Qi bring it up, Lu Cai didn't hold back. "The scorpion monsters have erupted across the capital, and there's no way to stop them. His Majesty has ordered the palace and city gates sealed, causing the people to riot. We took advantage of the chaos to escape," she explained. "Near the capital, only General Qi's place can resist the scorpion monster invasion."

There was no question of whether to stay or not, because Lu Cai saw that General Qi wanted them to stay. In the face of absolute strength, no one could decisively say "no".

However, their request to stay was completely different from General Qi asking them to stay.

Cai Lu would like to call this - raising one's own value.

As long as General Qi opens the door, they will be General Qi's guests, and they will have more autonomy in their actions in the future.

General Qi looked up at the girl in front of him with a cold voice. Her bright red cloak was very eye-catching. He didn't expect that this little girl under the cloak had quite a few tricks up her sleeve.