Chapter 284 Fighting Back

In Beihai Prefecture, the long street was desolate, and there was hardly a soul in sight...

Compared with the heavy losses suffered last time, the Yuan army entered the Beihai City without any effort this time, quickly occupied the city gates and other important places, and controlled the entire city.

After the army took control of Beihai Prefecture City, Shen Nian entered the city.

The relationship between Dayuan and Daxuan had been broken off after the failed night attack. Shen Nian's identity as the "princess" in the marriage alliance immediately became awkward and dangerous. And Mu Huali was not a pushover either. He was very disgusted with this woman who had no interest in him in the first place and was now useless and had taken over his title of Crown Princess.

In order to protect herself and maintain her status, Chen Nian had no choice but to express her position to Mu Huali: she would always be Mu Huali's Crown Princess and had nothing to do with Daxuan anymore, so it would be okay for her to plunder Beihai Prefecture for Mu Huali.

Mu Huali was actually quite interested in this woman's foresight and cruelty, so he deliberately let Chen Nian take care of Beihai Prefecture this time, wanting to see how cruel she could be to the people of her own country.

Just treat it as fun.

Shen Nian knew very well what Mu Huali was planning, but she had no choice.

The Daxuan and Dayuan dynasties were at odds with each other, and no one in the Daxuan court would care about her, a princess who was thrown out to marry a foreign princess, and no one would care about her life or death.

In the Yuan Dynasty, she had no power or status, and the only thing that could protect her was her identity as a crown princess.

If she were to be divorced by Mu Huali again, she would have no choice but to die and live a life worse than death!

Shen Nian had hardened her heart when she entered Beihai Prefecture City. No one cared about her life or death, so why should she show mercy to others?

Besides, this is still Shen Ning's territory, and these are Shen Ning's people...why should she be uneasy?

It's just bleeding. As long as she's not hurt, why should I care if there are corpses and blood all over the ground...

However, what drove Chen Nian crazy was that after the Yuan army entered the city, they found that there were not many people in the city. Except for some people who wanted to take advantage of the chaos and a few who ran slowly, most of the people in Beihai Prefecture seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

Chen Nian had the captured people tortured, and some of them confessed, saying that Hua Yingxue's manager had taught the people to dig cellars at home when they were teaching them how to farm. The cellars had to be big and deep, big enough to store food and people.

The most important thing is to have different exits, and it is best if the exits are only known to people in your family.

So it's easy to guess that those cunning people of Beihai Prefecture have all hidden in the cellar...

Shen Nian ordered the army to search the city, burn, smash and loot, smashing and burning many houses, but no one came out.

The Yuan army did not find any food or valuables in those empty houses. They killed many of the captured people and did not know the entrance to other people's cellars... So even Shen Nian couldn't get the Yuan army to drive the people of Beihai Prefecture to quickly dig and transport coal.

No one is here...everyone is hiding.

Fortunately, there were some gains, for example, Xu Ying who was kneeling with dozens of miners.

"Miss Xu, how are you?"

Shen Nian curled his lips and looked at Xu Ying with a half-smile: "You are a good young lady, but now you have fallen to this point. Tsk... I heard that you met Shen Ning several times in Beihai Mansion and kowtowed to her. I feel so aggrieved for you just thinking about it."

She said slowly: "If Chen Ning hadn't left you in danger, how could you have ended up like this later? Ah... Look at me, I only say things that Miss Xu doesn't like to hear."

Chen Nian smiled. "We are old friends, Miss Xu. Judging from your appearance, your life in Beihai Prefecture must be miserable. Why don't you follow me back to the Yuan Dynasty? I am now the Crown Princess of the Yuan Dynasty. It will be better for you to follow me than toiling in the mines all day long in a thorny hairpin and a cloth skirt. What do you think?"

Xu Ying knelt there, very respectful: "Thank you, Crown Princess, for your kindness."

Shen Nian curled her lips in satisfaction: "You are still as sensible as ever, that's good... I heard that several guards around Shen Ning were injured and rescued by your brother in the chaos. I think you should know their hiding place."

Chen Nian said to Xu Ying seriously, "As long as you tell me where your brother is hiding those people, I can promise not to pursue the matter and find an official position for your brother in the Yuan Dynasty, so that you and your sister can escape the shackles of the criminal body. How do you do it?"

Xu Ying lowered her head, hiding the cold disgust and disdain in her eyes, but her voice was still respectful and nervous.

"Your Highness, I truly do not know where my brother has gone. I also do not know if he has rescued anyone and where he is hiding... I beg Your Highness to enlighten me."

Does Shen Nian still think that she is the same fool who was confused and could be easily deceived?

Give her and her brother a chance to live?

If she was really as she said, and she was now the high and mighty Crown Princess, how could she condescend to come to Beihai Prefecture to be such a shameless person who betrayed her country?

She had hated Shen Ning in the past, but now she had thought it through clearly. From the beginning to the end, the Shen siblings had never harmed her... Instead, it was Shen Nian, who had a white face at the time, who used her to trick Xu Wanqing into arranging a marriage for Shen Ning, and later tricked her into coaxing her brother into drugging Shen Chengxi's mount.

It can be said that she and her brother fell into this state because of this Shen Nian!

This woman even tried to harm Xie Yunqing and Shen Chengxi who loved her...and now she thinks I will trust her?

What's more, even if it was true, she wouldn't do that.

Her brother had fallen to this point for her. Now, he was seriously injured and hiding with Shen Ning's guards. If she betrayed those guards, it would be equivalent to betraying her brother.

As soon as Chen Ning arrived at Beihai Prefecture, she was able to save her brother's life regardless of past grudges. Over the past few months, as the head of Beihai Prefecture, Chen Ning had never treated her and her brother harshly because of their past grudges... Even though she couldn't say she liked Chen Ning, she still admired him.

She also knew that those young guards were treated as family by Shen Ning...Now the lunch box was to repay Shen Ning's kindness.

Therefore, she would not betray Chen Ning, let alone her brother!

On the other side, when Shen Nian heard Xu Ying say that she didn’t know, the fake smile on her face disappeared instantly.

"It seems you don't want to accept my toast and want to drink the penalty wine!"

Chen Nian sneered, "Those Yuan soldiers broke into the city but gained nothing. Now they are furious and are looking for women everywhere... Miss Xu is so beautiful. If she fell into their hands, she would definitely be snatched up."

Chenggong saw Xu Ying's face suddenly turn pale, and Shen Nian sneered: "Ah, I almost forgot, this kind of thing is commonplace for Miss Xu, it's really nothing... Maybe you still feel a little nostalgic, right, Miss Xu?"

While intimidating and humiliating, Shen Nian deliberately wanted to remind Xu Ying of her past experiences, to scare her, and to make her reveal the hiding places of Shen Ning's guards.

Even if Chen Ning cannot be caught, if those guards are captured, Chen Ning's hypocritical personality will definitely make him show up.

By then...she will have the final say in everything.

However, no matter what Shen Nian said, Xu Ying was clearly trembling unconsciously, but she bit her lips hard and didn't make a sound, obviously not intending to give in.

Shen Nian sneered and raised his hand. The next moment, several tall and burly Yuan Dynasty soldiers came over with a grin, grabbed Xu Ying on both sides, and dragged her out directly...

Xu Ying shuddered suddenly, and suddenly screamed like crazy: "Don't touch me! Let me go, let me go! Don't touch me... Ahhh... Don't touch me..."

She broke down.

Shen Nian smiled and raised his hand, and the Yuan Dynasty soldiers stopped.

"Well, Miss Xu, did you suddenly remember where they were hiding?"

Xu Ying's entire body was shaking violently, her face pale as ashes, her lips trembling as she kept trying to struggle but unable to break free… But when she heard Shen Nian's words, she bit her lips hard and didn't give in.

"I don't know, I don't know... Kill me! You killed me! I don't know..."

As she spoke, she rushed towards the blade of the Yuan Dynasty soldier who was dragging her without warning, hoping to die, but was grabbed by the hair.

Shen Nian’s complexion instantly turned ashen.

What kind of bewitching magic does Shen Ning have? Back then, all those people, one by one, were bewitched by her and could no longer see anyone else except her... Now, even Xu Ying, who had suffered because of Shen Ning, is risking her life to protect her!

It's so hateful!

"Drag her out, drag her out. No need to hide from people. Right in front of the mine gate. Let those lowly miners she lives with watch her being humiliated... Go!"

Shen Nian found nothing, his chest heaving violently, and only when he heard Xu Ying's shrill screams as she was dragged out did his complexion improve slightly.

But at this moment, there was a loud bang... The earth shook and Shen Nian almost lost his balance.

"What happened?" she shouted urgently.

Before she finished speaking, she saw soldiers outside rushing in: "It's bad, Your Majesty... There are cavalry attacking from outside Beihai City... And they are firing thunder bombs, they are coming..."