Chapter 204
The moment Yao Chunnuan received Huo Wei's message, she realized Wang Lang had probably already escaped. She only had time to pass the message to Zhou Yushu. Believing he would make good use of it, she led her men on horseback, galloping back to Yichun.
When she got home, she dismounted cleanly, threw the reins to the servant waiting beside her, and then walked quickly to the backyard.
When she saw her daughter, she hugged little Yao Xi tightly, feeling shocked and scared. She had never expected that despite layers of protection, her daughter was almost stolen out of Yichun and Youzhou!
Being held tightly, little Yao Xi sighed like a little adult, and patted her mother's back with familiarity to comfort her, "Don't worry, Mommy, Xiao Xi is fine." She had been held like this several times today, from Grandma Xing to her grandmother, and then to her mother...
In a few days, my daughter will be two years old. Children of this age are the cutest. Just holding her makes people happy, not to mention that she comforts you with her soft and sweet voice.
But Yao Chunnuan only indulged herself for a short while and quickly composed herself because there were more important things waiting for her to do next.
"Mom, you must save my little brother." Little Yao Xi pleaded with her big wet eyes.
Yao Chunnuan caressed her little girl and promised, "Don't worry, mother will definitely rescue little brother."
Wang Lang, you are dead!
After calling Luo Suyi to carry her daughter away, Yao Chunnuan asked Xiao Jieming with a cold face, "Didn't I tell you to guard the place strictly? Why did you just sit there and watch Qi Yu get kidnapped?" She had given such instructions solemnly, so there must have been secret guards guarding her daughter every step of the way. How could such a mistake happen?
Xiao Jieming handed her a list of names, "These are the people involved in this incident, and they are all the spies planted by Wang Lang. As for Qi Yu, he is safe now, and the whereabouts of the thief have been under our control." He wanted to get rid of the trouble of Wang Lang in one fell swoop. The main reason was that he found that the person who was robbed was not Yao Xi, but Qi Yu, so he decided not to alert the enemy first.
Yao Chunnuan was such a smart person, she certainly understood his thoughts, but she strongly disagreed. "I don't need you to act on your own! If you do this again next time, I will punish you severely! After this incident, you will receive the whipping yourself!"
Wang Lang is now a lost dog. There are many ways to deal with Wang Lang, and she doesn't want anyone to take risks.
"Call up the troops and I will go after them myself!" And meet Wang Lang by the way!
Xiao Jieming hurriedly said, "Sir, you don't have to put yourself in danger."
"No need to say anything, just do as I say!" Qi Yu is like a stepson to Qi Yingshan. Now that Qi Yu is in danger, she must go and save him.
It could be said that he was suffering on Yao Xi's behalf. She even dared not imagine that Wang Lang, now in such a state of disgrace, would deal with the child when he discovered that the one he had robbed was not Yao Xi. It was really impossible to make a normal assumption about Wang Lang's current state of mind.
During the break of assembling troops, Yao Chunnuan went to the hall to meet Huo Wei.
Regarding this matter, after Huo Wei learned that she had returned, he personally visited her and kept apologizing to Yao Chunnuan. There was no other way, as Yao Xi almost got into trouble in the Xing Mansion, and her cousin was involved.
Yao Chunnuan wasn't in the habit of venting her anger on others. She knew Huo Wei wanted nothing more than for her daughter to get into trouble in the General's Mansion, but now it was another child who was in trouble. Therefore, she would never let her cousin off lightly, and she made this clear to Huo Wei.
Huo Wei had no objection at all, and even promised that Fang Yunzhi would do whatever she wanted, and she would never object and would explain everything clearly to her aunt.
Huo Wei was a clever woman. She knew Yao Chunnuan would be very busy at the moment, so she took her leave after explaining Fang Yunzhi's situation. She herself was also very busy. Xing Xingyue had died, and her body had been taken back to her residence. However, she, the mistress of her own residence, had died, and Jiang Ming was still having trouble handling the funeral, so he needed the General's Mansion's help. But to be honest, she really didn't know what to say to this sister-in-law. But forget it, death is like the extinguishing of a light. After dealing with this matter, she couldn't bother herself again.
Xing Xingyue's mansion was now covered in fluttering white cloth, and Jiang Ming had also donned his sackcloth. Jiang Ming couldn't explain the feeling of his wife leaving in a state of limbs and returning a corpse, a living person in the morning. Sadness was present, but more of a sense of relief. All he had to do now was raise their daughter and find a gentle, easygoing wife to continue his marriage. The General's Mansion wouldn't object, right? And with the daughter as a bond, he was now firmly entrenched in the General's power, right?
When Yao Chunnuanfeng arrived at Fang Yunzhi, Fang Yunzhi was tied up and brought up.
When she was brought up, Fang Yunzhi was very scared. She knew very well that Yao Chunnuan had a vengeful character, and she also knew that if she was caught attacking her daughter, she would not show mercy.
But all her fears disappeared when she saw Yao Chunnuan, who was younger, more beautiful and more capable, and her heart was filled with only anger.
Yao Chunnuan sat in the first seat. The guards escorting Fang Yunzhi forced her to kneel down. Fang Yunzhi refused, and the guards kicked her in the knee without mercy, forcing her to kneel down.
Kneeling before Yao Chunnuan made Fang Yunzhi feel deeply humiliated.
Yao Chunnuan met the other person's gaze, which made her raise her eyebrows involuntarily. This kind of jealous, hateful and fearful gaze?
Oh no, that kind of look wasn't something someone who had only met her a few times could have. Even though she tried to hide it, Yao Chunnuan still saw it. So, who was this person?
"Tell me, why do you want to harm my daughter?" Yao Chunnuan asked directly.
The humiliation made Fang Yunzhi shout, "Yao Chunnuan, you deserve to die. God is so unfair. How could he let someone like you always hold a high position?" It was like this in the future, and it was also like this here.
Always? Yao Chunnuan raised an eyebrow. She calmly provoked her, "Are you saying I'm unworthy of a high position? If I'm not worthy, then you are?"
Fang Yunzhi was so excited that she blurted out, "Of course you don't deserve it! You hurt me and Wei Qiuyu so badly, you deserve to go to the eighteenth level of hell!"
Tsk, Yao Chunnuan didn't expect that her identity would be revealed in one go. Boring.
"Wang Xiaoying, it's you." She hadn't seen such a look in a long time. She liked the way Wang Xiaoying hated her but couldn't get rid of her, just helpless rage.
Fang Yunzhi was stunned and looked at Yao Chunnuan in disbelief.
"You look at me like that, I guessed right, didn't I?"
"So what if it's me? You should confess to me! Do you know how badly you've hurt me?"
"I didn't know before, but I know now." Yao Chunnuan said coldly. Confession? Did she deserve it?
"Someone, take Fang Yunzhi out and kill her!"
"No, Yao Chunnuan, you can't kill me!" Fang Yunzhi couldn't believe that she was so cold and ruthless when she said the word "kill".
Yao Chunnuan looked back and said, "No, I can."
Fang Yunzhi was scared and begged for mercy, "Yao Chunnuan, considering that you hurt me once, please forgive me this time. Can't I just stay away from you next time I see you?"
"If you had attacked me, I could have spared your life. I would have crippled you. But you attacked a two-year-old child. You are worse than pigs and dogs, and you have no right to live in this world."
Being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to yourself. For someone like Fang Yunqingguan, who has no bottom line, she doesn't believe in their tears or confessions. If she lets them go, they'll definitely attack her again when they get the chance. It's better to kill them directly to prevent future trouble.
Fang Yunzhi panicked. She didn't expect begging for mercy would be of no use. She could only shout harshly, "Yao Chunnuan, if you dare to kill me, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"
Fang Yunzhi threatened in horror.
Yao Chunnuan sneered, "Believe it or not, if I can kill you once, I can kill you a second time? Who can you blame? You brought this upon yourself! Your jealousy, your unwillingness, and your viciousness have harmed you!"
In Houcheng, after Zhou Yushu was informed by Yao Chunnuan that Wang Lang was most likely no longer in the enemy camp, he immediately decided to launch a surprise attack!
It was lunchtime, and they saw smoke rising from the camp opposite them, presumably preparing a meal. Their own soldiers were also starving, but Zhou Yushu decided to strike quickly, as speed was of the essence in war.
"General Zhou, what do you think Wang Lang is thinking? After all, there are tens of thousands of troops on the opposite side, and he just gives up?" A young general didn't understand Wang Lang's behavior. The other side gave up before the enemy had even reached the point of desperation?
Zhou Yushu thought, it's impossible to abandon everything. He must have taken his trusted guards with him. "Actually, I admire his approach. Even if he continues to fight, it will be like cutting flesh with a blunt knife. Losing is inevitable, not to mention that the other side has no food supplies."
Boom, boom, boom, the dull but clear sound of drums rang out.
Zhou Yushu took a deep breath and said, "Let's go, follow me!"
“Here!”
Just as Zhou Yushu expected, tens of thousands of the imperial army were waiting for dinner when they suddenly heard the signal from the Yichun Legion to beat the drums and attack. All the soldiers had to hurriedly put on their armor and took up their weapons to fight.
Zhou Yushu didn't waste any words and directly announced, "Your king has abandoned you, your commander has also abandoned you, why don't you surrender?"
The adjutant stepped out and shouted, "Our general promised that those who surrender will not be killed!"
Then tens of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison, "Those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
The imperial soldiers looked at each other, then at their own captains, centurions, and captains...
Is what they say true? Has the king given up on them?
At this time, the role of the nails they arranged in Yichun in the enemy army was revealed.
Yes, your new emperor has abandoned you. Although Wang Lang had previously kept secret the news of food shortages and the delay in the arrival of supplies, some people still knew about it.
At this time, everything came out. It was true. What the general of Yichun said was true. Their emperor didn't even give them supplies and left them to fend for themselves.
So is their head coach Wang Lang still here? No...
What else is there to say? Forget it, just surrender. As an abandoned army, isn't it normal to choose a new master?
Starting from the first soldier who threw away his weapon, everyone else threw their weapons in one place one after another, and soon, they piled up into a small hill.
The author has something to say: Many readers have said that Fang Yunzhi's plot has completely tangled the entire story. I know this might seem undesirable, but for the sake of logical completion, I feel this plot is necessary.
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