When Liu Qingyuan returned, he was somewhat excited.

Although he did not rank first in the exam this time, he was highly regarded by the prefect at the Deer Banquet.

Several of the methods he proposed for resisting foreign enemies were approved by Prefect Liu Zhifu.

He became quite famous among the scholars of this year.

"Mother, the prefect announced at the Deer Cry Banquet that the barbarians are going to attack. It is estimated that soon a large part of the people in Jizhou City will move away with their families to other places to escape."

"What do you think our family should do? Should we stay in Jizhou and share the hardships, or should we move away as soon as possible?"

After returning from the Deer Cry Banquet, Liu Qingyuan went to find his mother.

She knew that her mother was not as calm as she usually appeared; otherwise, she wouldn't have informed the prefect immediately upon receiving the news.

Although no one except his family knew about this.

But Mother cared about Jizhou and its people.

His mother was just not good at expressing herself, but he, as her son, understood her good intentions.

"Qingyuan, what do you think we should do?"

His son was destined for a career in government, and although the dynasty was already in turmoil, his son's mission was to save the Maple Leaf Dynasty.

If it weren't for the plot, Lin Xue wouldn't have settled down in Jizhou City.

She could easily take her family to a secluded paradise where no one would disturb them.

Finding a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, suitable for survival, is actually not difficult.

However, if one wants to pursue a career in government, it is destined that one cannot remain anonymous.

"I want to stay!"

"The people are already suffering too much. If they are to suffer from war again, I estimate that many more people will die!"

"I have studied for so many years and now I have official rank and title. It is time for me to do something for the people."

As soon as Liu Qingyuan spoke, Lin Xue understood her son's plan.

It seems my son is no longer going to hide his talents and wants to make a name for himself.

"Since my son wants to stay, I will stay and keep you company!"

"I will write to my master and ask him to send a senior sister to protect our family's safety!"

"As for more, we'll have to rely on my son to find a solution."

It seems that the peaceful life is about to end, and Lin Xue will face the upcoming bloodshed together with Liu Qingyuan.

Liu Qing knew nothing about any of this, since he wasn't the one making the decision anyway.

They were currently organizing the supplies they had just purchased, planning to bring them back to Ning'an County later.

Having decided to stay, they didn't linger in the city, but instead rushed back to Qingshan Village as soon as it was light.

After informing the village chief that the barbarians were about to attack, Liu Qingyuan went directly to the county government office to pay his respects to Magistrate An.

Immediately, the entire Jizhou region became lively.

Every day, you can see people dragging their luggage and leaving Jizhou.

Some families who didn't want to leave their hometown would pick up weapons and prepare to fight the barbarians in the future.

The county magistrate quickly issued an order, instructing each village to organize militia to defend their respective villages.

After returning, Lin Xue closed her shop in town and went back to Qingshan Town to prepare for the arrival of the barbarians.

Liu Zhifu's side has already begun recruiting soldiers, and the entire city of Jizhou is in the midst of intense pre-battle preparations.

"Host, I have found a place to produce a batch of combat robots."

"These robots look just like ordinary people, but they are skilled in grappling and combat techniques as well as large-scale battle formations!"

"When the barbarians attack, we can use this force to catch them off guard."

After learning that the barbarians would attack, Lin Xue discussed the matter with 629 and finally decided to get involved in the war.

After all, their family members and everyone in Qingshan Village were in Jizhou. If this defensive battle failed, they would face fleeing again.

"629, well done!"

"Life in this world is too stifling; it's time to find some fun for myself!"

Amidst everyone's anticipation and worry, the barbarians finally launched their attack.

Liu Zhifu, the prefect of Jizhou, led all his soldiers to stand on the city wall, looking at the dark mass of barbarian soldiers in the distance.

If they hadn't received advance warning and been caught off guard, Jizhou would have had no power to resist at all.

Fortunately, a chivalrous person from the martial arts world tipped him off, preventing a tragedy from happening before his eyes.

When the barbarian army, shouting "Down with Maple Leaf Kingdom!" charged toward the city walls of Jizhou.

Liu Zhifu was prepared to fight these barbarians to the death, but just then, a group of men rushed in from the side.

These people were dressed in armor, each one tall and strong, and they carried extremely sharp weapons.

When it appeared before everyone, the armor shone with a silvery light under the sunlight.

The moment they clashed with the barbarian army, this small squad of just over 100 men, like a sharp knife, tore the barbarian ranks in two.

Wherever the silver-armored troops went, the barbarians were slaughtered, their men and horses falling in disarray, utterly powerless to resist.

Liu Zhifu watched this scene from the city wall, his eyes wide with excitement.

"I wonder where this talented person came from to have assembled such a formidable team?"

Although puzzled, Liu Zhifu had some guesses in his heart that this team might be composed of people from the martial arts world.

Otherwise, how could he have charged into the enemy ranks unscathed?

Only martial arts masters could do that.

The generals on the city wall, who had initially held little hope, were also deeply moved by this scene.

By this time, several junior officers had become restless and came to Liu Zhifu to request that they be allowed to go out and fight.

"Your Excellency, now is the best time for us to strike!"

"Look at our soldiers, their morale is high now. If we move out now, we'll definitely catch those barbarians off guard!"

As more and more generals volunteered for the mission, Liu Zhifu finally nodded in agreement.

The city gates immediately swung open, and squads of soldiers rushed out.

They clashed with barbarian soldiers who wanted to return to their aid.

"Kill them..."

"Defend Jizhou City!"

"Kill these barbarians and avenge our people!"

In an instant, the sounds of fighting and shouting echoed outside Jizhou City.

Some civilians who had not fled also went up to the city wall to watch the battle outside.

The once invincible barbarian army suffered a setback outside Jizhou City.

The commander-in-chief led the remaining remnants of his troops and fled quickly outside Jizhou City, heading towards other counties and towns in Jizhou.

As the situation was about to be settled, the group of people in silver armor chased after the fleeing barbarian army and left the scene.

Finally, it disappeared within the territory of Jizhou Prefecture.

Although Jizhou withstood the barbarian attack, several groups of barbarian soldiers still managed to infiltrate the territory of Jizhou Prefecture.

At this time, Ning'an County, where Lin Xue was located, was unexpectedly greeted by a barbarian army of about five or six hundred people.

As luck would have it, they ran out of the mountains and ended up at the back of Qingshan Village.