Judging from the other person's appearance, it seemed that they mistook him for a bandit.
Before Xiao Yu could speak.
The woman was about to take off her tattered clothes and walked towards Xiao Yu with a blank look in her eyes, as if she wanted to sleep with him.
Xiao Yu then got a clear look at the woman; she was in her thirties, but looked as old as she was in her forties.
She wasn't pretty; she looked like an ordinary peasant woman. But from her words, Xiao Yu could tell what had happened to her...
Those bandits were just satisfying their desires; they didn't care whether she was beautiful or not.
"I am not a bandit."
Xiao Yu looked away, then suddenly remembered something. He took out two steamed buns from his pocket and asked, "Get dressed, I'll give you something to eat. Eat your fill first."
Sure enough, the woman excitedly snatched the steamed bun from Xiao Yu's hand when she saw it.
She swallowed a few mouthfuls, then seemed to remember something and quickly ran back into the house.
"???"
Xiao Yu followed curiously.
Before even entering the house, Xiao Yu smelled an unpleasant odor, and a terrifying thought immediately formed in his mind.
Soon, Xiao Yu saw the scene that had appeared in his mind.
The woman's son had died long ago.
The woman was holding a tattered pillow, pretending to breastfeed, while singing lullabies to lull the baby to sleep.
"Shh!"
The woman gestured to Xiao Yu, telling him to be quiet, meaning the child was asleep.
"Here, take these steamed buns."
Xiao Yu placed the dry rations and water bag he had prepared for himself next to the woman and said, "After we kill those bandits, you won't have to live in fear anymore."
After saying that, he glanced at the woman again, then turned and walked outside.
In the courtyard, Murong Chong watched this scene quietly without saying a word.
"Go to Sizhi Mountain."
After leaving the dilapidated house, Xiao Yu said coldly.
Xiao Zhan and the others behind him clearly felt the killing intent emanating from Xiao Yu. They were alarmed, and although they didn't know what Xiao Yu had seen, they dared not ask.
He looked at Murong Chong with curiosity.
The latter simply shook his head slightly and said nothing.
Xiao Yu, along with Murong Chong, Xiao Zhan, and others, arrived at Four Finger Mountain, killing anyone who stood in their way.
...
The day of the exercise arrived quickly.
An envoy from the Kingdom of Sunrise and dozens of warriors came to visit, wanting to demonstrate their strength in order to negotiate with the Kingdom of Great Xia.
When the Empress saw the so-called strength of the Japanese Empire, her stunningly beautiful face showed no shock, and even some disdain.
The Japanese envoy was furious and secretly instructed the samurai leader who accompanied him to kill more Xia soldiers, since it was common for soldiers to accidentally injure or kill others during exercises...
As a result, the Empress sent Xiao Yu to fight.
Under Xiao Yu's leadership, the Xiao family's soldiers fought bravely and fiercely. With Xiao Yu's use of his current knowledge, he organized thirty soldiers into a formation, directly causing the Japanese warriors to fall to their deaths.
The entire battle lasted less than half an hour, and the Japanese samurai were either killed or wounded.
Seeing the Qi family sword in the hands of Xiao family soldiers, the envoy from the Rising Sun Kingdom finally felt fear and trembling, and could only admit defeat and promise to submit to the Great Xia Kingdom.
Xiao Yu successfully inherited his father's position as General Zhenbei.
...
Xiao Yu, who became the General Who Guards the North, once again became the most talked-about person in the capital. Everyone was discussing that Xiao Yu not only knew how to write poetry, but also served the country and the people, killed a scoundrel like Liu Guogong, and won a great victory against the Japanese samurai.
Xiao Yu went to the Murong family to propose marriage.
After several twists and turns, they finally obtained Murong Zhong's consent.
Next, the Xiao family began preparing for Xiao Yu's wedding.
Shen Youyu, Jin Mulan, Liu Aoxue, and Murong Xian, four women, all married Xiao Yu on the same day.
A man who simultaneously married the most beautiful courtesan in the capital, the greatest female general of the Great Xia Dynasty, the daughter of a grandmaster, and the daughter of a prime minister... Xiao Yu's name once again became the hot topic in the capital.
Such a spectacular wedding naturally reached Chu Tianjiao's ears.
Upon hearing this news, Chu Tianjiao's already regretful heart felt as if it were being cut by a knife. He only regretted why he had broken off the engagement!
Now I regret it so much, but there's nothing I can do.
Then, Xiao Yu began to invent firearms, cannons... Through these inventions, he gradually gained the Empress's favor and even her affection.
Seeing this situation, the four wives, in order to prevent Xiao Yu from having an affair, took turns draining him dry every day, so that he would not have the energy to be interested in the Empress or to go to the brothel.
Yes, Jin Mulan and her group discovered that Xiao Yu and Murong Chong had gone to the Jiaofangsi.
Murong Chong was forbidden by Murong Xian from entering the Xiao Prince's Mansion again, lest his brother lead Xiao Yu astray once more.
"Painful yet blissful."
At dawn, Xiao Yu was too exhausted to even practice his spear technique. He called Zhao Haining over and said, "I've been so focused on inventing the fire barrel that I haven't gotten the most important thing... Go and buy me some ginseng, deer blood, deer antler, epimedium, morinda root, and cistanche..."
"Buy some more firecrackers...to be used for making medicinal liquor."
"Yes, buy more. If you don't have enough silver, go to Uncle Liu's... Remember to buy good wine; I'm not short of money..."
...
The story ends here.
Due to academic issues, this book had to be completed ahead of schedule.
This is my first time writing a historical novel, and I've discovered that I'm not good at it. I've been writing it haltingly until now.
I apologize to the readers who are still following this book!
In the next book, the young author will return to the city and write about a genre he is good at.
I apologize again.
I sincerely apologize...
I hope readers will give me the chance to continue reading my next book.
grateful!
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