Ye Yi and Ye Er were quite surprised to see Fan Ting appear at Shaoyang Mountain.
You should know that beyond Shaoyang Mountain lies Yanlang City.
This city has been plagued by war for many years due to Dongli's ambitions. Although Nangong Yuan has helped defend it, and Dongli has become much more restrained in recent years and no longer easily launches wars, the people of Yanlang City still live in dire straits.
Therefore, compared with the villagers of other towns, the people of Yanlang City lived a very difficult life. They not only had to endure the pain brought by the war, but also had to face the hardships of life. As a result, apart from the original residents of Yanlang City, very few outsiders would come to this place.
Therefore, the two were so surprised to see Fan Tingcai that they couldn't understand why Fan Tingcai, a weak scholar, would come to Shaoyang Mountain.
The two glanced into the carriage instinctively, and that glance nearly scared the soul out of them.
It turned out that Han Yiyi's kick to Fan Ting was so powerful that it tore down the carriage curtain as well. Therefore, when Ye Yi and Ye Er looked into the carriage, they saw Han Yiyi holding two children inside.
Ye Yi and Ye Er knew that the two children belonged to their general. They themselves were not afraid of dying, but they could not let their two young masters get into trouble. Therefore, they seemed to suddenly have strength again, even though they were already exhausted.
However, facing a large number of Dongli people, the two had no chance of winning.
When the carriage curtain was pulled down, the Dongli people saw Han Yiyi inside the carriage. However, seeing that it was just a woman with two children, they relaxed their vigilance.
The leader of the Dongli people swallowed hard when he saw Han Yiyi's fair and aloof face, but he wasn't in a hurry. He just ordered his men to keep a close eye on her, thinking he would deal with Ye Yi and Ye Er first before taking care of other matters...
Han Yiyi watched as Ye Yi and Ye Er's injuries multiplied, and she grew increasingly anxious. She knew that if this continued, the two of them would surely die.
But she can barely protect herself now, and her only weapon is the stun gun in her space. But that thing is just a decoration when facing the Dongli people around her.
Thinking of the space, Han Yiyi tried shouting in her heart.
"Little Flower, Little Flower..."
"I'm over there..." The familiar electronic voice rang in her ears, and Han Yiyi quickly asked.
"Do you have any weapons in your system that can take down a group of people by yourself?"
"Yes, bombs..."
Upon hearing the system's words, Han Yi's throat tightened, and she subconsciously swallowed. But could that thing really be used here? However, it seemed that there was no other way to wipe out so many Dongli people in one fell swoop.
Just as Han Yiyi was hesitating about whether to use her remaining points to exchange for one, she heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from afar.
The sound of horses' hooves grew closer and closer until a group of armored men appeared in everyone's sight. The leader was tall and straight with a cold face. At this moment, the man's gaze toward the Dongli people was filled with frost.
When Ye Yi and Ye Er saw who had arrived, they were so excited that they almost cried.
The person who arrived was none other than Nangong Yuan. Nangong Yuan had been waiting for the grain supplies sent from the capital for a long time, and even the several secret letters sent to the capital had disappeared without a trace.
He knew that this must be because, apart from Ye Li, other members of the royal family in Kyoto had colluded with Dongli, hoping to take Yanlang City easily when they ran out of food and were too weak to defend it.
Through recent reconnaissance by his spies, Nangong Yuan learned that the Dongli people had set up an ambush at Shaoyang Mountain, intercepting and killing anyone or anything traveling between the capital and Yanlang City. This was also the reason why Nangong Yuan had been unable to receive any news from the capital.
Upon learning of this, Nangong Yuan personally led a hundred soldiers and rushed directly to Shaoyang Mountain.
The leader of the Dongli people wanted to run away the moment he saw Nangong Yuan, but before he could even lift his foot, he was shot in the chest with an arrow.
Looking at Nangong Yuan now, his eyes were cold and filled with killing intent.
Beichen already had the advantage in numbers, and with their leader, Dongli, dead, the rest were leaderless and disorganized, and were wiped out in no time.
Just as Ye Yi was about to tell Nangong Yuan that Han Yiyi and the two children were in the carriage, two Dongli soldiers came out from behind the carriage.
One of them was holding Zicheng, while the other held a knife to his neck.
Upon seeing this, Nangong Yuan's pupils dilated rapidly, and only then did he notice Han Yiyi's pale face.
Their eyes met, their expressions complex, but this was not the time for reminiscing.
At this moment, the two Dongli people saw that their own people were dead, and seeing Nangong Yuan's cold eyes opposite them, they panicked and their hands trembled slightly. Therefore, they could not control the knife that was placed on Zicheng's neck and spoke in a trembling voice.
"Let him go, let him go, or we'll kill him..."
Seeing that blood had been drawn on Zicheng's delicate neck, Ye's heart sank. Just as she was about to speak, Ye Yi covered her mouth.
Ye Yi naturally knew what Ye Er wanted to say. At this moment, if the two Dongli people knew that the child in their hands was Nangong Yuan, they would probably be even less likely to release him easily.
When Han Yi saw that Zi Cheng's neck had been cut and was bleeding, she was anxious and hurriedly called out.
"Hey, you two, he's still so young. It's not convenient for you to carry him. Why don't you just let him go and I'll be your hostage, okay?" As she spoke, she pushed Zi Hui next to her to Ye Yi and Ye Er, and walked towards the two Dongli people.
Before she could even get close, she heard Zicheng call out.
"Mom, don't come any closer. Don't worry, I'm fine..." she said, but her eyes were red. After all, she was only a four-year-old child.
Seeing Zicheng's red eyes but his forced composure, Han Yiyi felt her heart breaking and subconsciously took two more steps forward.
The two Dongli people became even more nervous when they saw Han Yiyi approaching.
"Stop! If you take another step, we'll kill him. As long as you let us leave safely, we promise we won't hurt him..."
In fact, these two Dongli people were the first to discover Nangong Yuan. They originally wanted to sneak away, but after taking only two steps, they saw their leader fall in front of them.
Therefore, the two dared not escape anymore, and instead focused their attention on Han Yiyi and the other two in the carriage.
They didn't know that Han Yiyi and Nangong Yuan knew each other; they only knew that Han Yiyi and the other two were from Beichen, and that Nangong Yuan, as a general of Beichen, would not disregard the lives of Beichen people. That's why they captured Zicheng.
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