"You're talking nonsense..."
Cen Xi knew immediately that Feng Qin was making things up, but after only a couple of curses, she saw a large cluster of flames heading their way. She immediately stopped cursing and said to Feng Qin:
"Kid, when we get back, I'm going to settle accounts with your son myself."
After saying that, he used his light-footed skill and ran away in a flash.
"I…"
Fengqin never expected that she would still get herself into trouble in the end, and she really wanted to scratch the wall.
But now was not the time to linger, so he said nothing and vanished from the spot in a flash.
Cen Xi ran a few steps, but then the thought that Tian Ying didn't seem to know martial arts suddenly popped into his head, so he turned back, grabbed Tian Ying, and ran.
There were indeed people chasing them, but it was too dark, and there were signs of escape everywhere. They chased for a long time but didn't catch a single henchman, so they had to return to camp in despair.
After searching the military camp, Geshu Kuangren discovered that not only had the sage gone, but the two prisoners they had captured earlier had also been rescued. What was even more infuriating was that the thief had set fire to their granary while they were searching for the sage's whereabouts.
"What do you think we should do with the grain we've salvaged—enough for three days' worth of rations for all our soldiers, General?"
Bugshan looked worried. The most important thing in war is logistics. Now there is not much food left. How can we appease the troops?
"This general will immediately write a letter to the royal court, reporting everything that happened today to the king and asking him to make a decision."
"And then there's Haicheng. We must take it within a day. We've made such a huge mistake, we must make amends. General Bu, we must turn the soldiers' grief and anger into motivation, and make them attack the city at all costs."
"After conquering the city, we can seize the enemy's supplies."
Although Ge Shukuang didn't possess the wisdom of a sage, he wasn't without brains either. In the current situation, the only way to resolve their predicament was to fight, fight desperately, and seize Haicheng at all costs.
Bugshan glanced at Geshu Kuang in surprise and nodded in agreement. He had the same idea: to have the king send supplies and seize supplies from the enemy camp.
It seems he had a superficial understanding of this General Ge before.
"Since General Bu agrees, let them rest for an hour and then launch a full-scale attack."
Geshu gritted his teeth in hatred and said in a deep voice.
"yes!"
Bugshan clenched his fists. For a hundred years, they had been invincible among the northern tribes. When had they ever suffered such a great loss?
He would be unworthy to be a human being if he didn't avenge this grudge.
...
After returning to the military camp, Cen Xi did not confront Shen Jinchen, but instead went back to sleep.
Doing such petty theft is too tiring; she needs to recover her mental health before she can attend to anything else.
Upon seeing this, Feng Qin quickly wrote a letter to Shen Jinchen, informing him of what had happened the previous night.
At this moment, Shen Jinchen was outside Yumen Pass, building camps one by one. When he untied the letter tied to the pigeon's leg, he shook his head bitterly and helplessly.
That Fengqin is such a troublemaker; she's really done him a lot of harm.
The wife I finally managed to appease is now causing trouble again.
Forget it, let's finish this battle first. Even if I cause trouble again, Cen Xi is a sensible person and she won't cause me any trouble right now.
Cen Xi slept until evening, and when she woke up, she saw a group of people standing properly outside her tent.
Cen Xi yawned as soon as she went outside, and only after she had finished yawning did she ask them:
"Who gave you permission to stand outside my tent?"
"Your Highness...you...didn't you tell us to gather here after we returned?"
After Cen Xi finished asking the question, someone stood up and stammered.
They knew Cen Xi's personality; if they didn't answer, this female devil would definitely make things difficult for them.
"Oh, I slept too long and forgot. Nothing much happened, you can all disperse. How's Haicheng? They lost their strategist and prisoners there, but there shouldn't be any fighting yet, right?"
Cen Xi asked repeatedly, yawning.
"According to our scouts, those people are exceptionally fierce. They've been attacking Haicheng for a day now, and the city gates will soon fall. I fear Haicheng won't last until tonight."
The person speaking was still the same stutterer, but seeing that Cen Xi's practice didn't seem to have affected them much, he became bolder and spoke more fluently.
"It seems we can't stay here any longer. Pack your things, all of you are going to Haicheng. Hold the city gates for one day at all costs, understand?"
Cen Xi remembered Shen Jinchen's three-day plan and decided to help him out. Haicheng had already been guarded for two days, and on the last day, they couldn't let it all go to waste.
"Understand!"
Although Cen Xi's voice wasn't loud, her people knew her well, and every word she said had to be taken seriously, or they would be treated like tyrants.
So everyone shouted at the top of their lungs.
"Alright! Where is Bai Ze? I'll see him first before you set off."
Cen Xi nodded and then asked about Bai Ze. Cen Xi didn't consider herself a skilled warrior, so she needed Bai Ze to help her in Haicheng.
"Princess, I'll take you there. General Bai has been resting since he returned, and he should be awake by now."
As soon as Cen Xi finished speaking, a grinning, obsequious man appeared in the group and took over Cen Xi's words.
Cen Xi glanced at him with interest, said nothing, and followed him to another military tent without even asking his name.
This person clearly had ulterior motives, but Cen Xi didn't intend to accept the challenge. If he really had the ability, Cen Xi believed that Bai Ze wouldn't treat him unfairly.
As for her, she has never liked sycophants, so she wouldn't have such people around her.
After Cen Xi woke up, Feng Qin was actually among the hundred people. He thought Cen Xi would come after him and continue to ask if the young master had gone to the brothel. But the other party seemed to have forgotten about it completely, as if he had never been angry with her.
Fengqin was a little confused for a moment.
Driven by his own prize money, Feng Qin followed the two as they walked away.
Although Cen Xi knew someone was following her, she turned her face and glared at him impatiently:
"What are you up to now, kid?"
"The mistress is no longer angry with me."
"Of course, this matter has nothing to do with you. I will personally verify whether Shen Jinchen has women in brothels like you do."
"You can go and tell him that I, the princess, said that if he has any, then please make him wash it clean, and once I've sharpened my knife, I'll personally dismember it into eight pieces."
Cen Xi curled into a wicked smile, staring intently at Feng Qin, hoping he would relay her words to Shen Jinchen.
When Feng Qin heard that she wanted his young master to be cleaned up and then wait for her to slaughter him, he couldn't help but laugh, and then he felt a chill on his neck.
"Lead the way quickly!"
Cen Xi didn't want to get entangled with Feng Qin on that topic, so she scolded the person who had stopped in front of her.
"Oh! Oh... lead the way!"
The person leading the way was clearly taken aback by the fact that their female demon treated her husband this way, but he was quickly brought back to his senses by Cen Xi's roar and walked away quickly.
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