Flags shouldn't be erected haphazardly, or they'll easily fall over.
Jiang Wan and the twins huddled together in the SUV. Because the car was small, it was filled with blankets and down comforters. With the heater on, and several large stone slabs provided by Cheng Zhen's cards to shield them from the wind, it wasn't cold.
On the second day of the battle between the inner and outer cities, the war reached its climax after the killing of the fake doctor Xu Xiaoling and a pair of spies in the outer city became the trigger.
The camp was their target of concentrated firepower, and in addition to the forest farm, several dormitory areas were also affected.
Fortunately, Cheng Zhen had the foresight to send some of her belongings from her room over through the portal, including her experimental equipment.
Cooking was too much trouble, so Jiang Wan took out the pasta and baked rice stored in the tree hole space to eat. These were all high-end restaurant items she bought before the oxygen-deficient apocalypse. One adult and two children shared a bowl of noodles and a bowl of rice. Just as they finished eating, they heard someone shouting sternly outside the car:
Jiang Wan! Come out here!
"Mommy, it's that fake expert!" Jiang Xiaoxin was full and was pressing her little belly against the car window, breathing on it and drawing.
Outside the car, Li Siming grabbed Wu Xuan, a sharp knife held to his thin neck: "Jiang Wan! I'll count to three, and if you don't come out, I'll kill him!"
"one!"
Three pairs of eyes were fixed on him inside the car, without making a sound.
"two!"
Jiang Wan blinked, still showing no sign of getting off the bus.
...
"Three!" Li Siming dragged his feet for a long time, but Jiang Wan still didn't appear.
He became fierce and, with a sudden burst of strength, slashed the blade down toward Wu Xuan's thin neck!
He didn't want to kill anyone, but the expected cuts and splattering didn't happen. His blade encountered a soft yet very solid invisible barrier. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't touch this brat even a fraction of an inch!
He was startled, and suddenly looked in the direction of the off-road vehicle in the forest. He sneered, "I didn't know you were a superhuman!"
Jiang Wan then got out of the car, put her hands in her pockets, took a couple of steps forward, and swept her cold gaze over Wu Xuan: "Can't you speak properly if you have something to say? What kind of skill is it to make things difficult for a child!"
Wu Xuan's previously cold and frozen body finally felt a touch of warmth.
"Jiang Wan, I like you. I've liked you ever since I first saw you at school."
Jiang Wan remained unmoved and calm despite the sudden confession.
Gunfire, artillery fire, and shouts rang out outside. Li Siming suddenly ran a few steps closer, staring intently at her: "I'm leaving. Will you come with me?"
"I don't mind that you've had two children. As long as you come with me, I promise to treat you well for the rest of my life! I will also treat them as my own children!"
Jiang Wan felt disgusted. Li Siming had ulterior motives; did he think she was stupid?
"You might as well just say what your purpose is."
Li Siming instinctively grabbed Wu Xuan's neck, his eyes growing fiercer, and finally he said menacingly, "I want you to come with me, now! Immediately! Right now!"
Jiang Wan, seeing his frenzied state, suddenly understood: "You've defected to the inner city?"
Caught off guard, Li Siming decided to stop hiding his true intentions and simply admitted, "That's right, you're all destined to be nothing but a rabble! Following the inner city is the right path! I'm giving you one last chance, are you leaving or not?"
Jiang Wan didn't speak, but his eyes darkened. Suddenly, he raised his right hand, and a vine whip wrapped with fierce killing intent slammed down on his right arm.
Li Siming was taken aback, and his right hand instinctively released Wu Xuan, pushing him forward to meet the rattan whip.
Jiang Wan then pulled back her rattan whip, wrapped it around Xiao Wuxuan, and brought him over.
"Jiang Wan! Don't be ungrateful! I'm giving you a chance now! If you don't cherish it, you'll regret it!" Li Siming had run out of chips and was now jumping up and down in frustration.
"You think you can leave?"
Before Jiang Wan could finish speaking, a portal suddenly opened beside Li Siming, and an arm as strong as steel appeared, gripping his shoulder and dragging him away.
It turned out that Jiang Wan had already called Cheng Zhen when he appeared with Wu Xuan hostage.
Li Siming had pledged allegiance to Yu Tongguang. No, to be precise, he was originally Yu Tongguang's man. This battle between the inner and outer cities gave him the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. He wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape back, but unfortunately, he was too greedy and still coveted the new reagent in Jiang Wan's possession. In the end, he lost his life.
On Yu Tongguang's side, they hadn't even seen him, let alone knew that he had been personally ordered to be sniped during the melee.
The only people affected by Jiang Wan's situation were two more people: Huang Ying and Wu Xuan, who were both brought by Cheng Zhen. With so many people, it was impossible to squeeze them into one car, so they had to bring another car.
It was probably taken from the battlefield; it still smelled of blood and gunfire.
Jiang Wan and Huang Ying washed the blanket inside and out with snow water before daring to take it out and put it in the car for them.
The battle between the inner and outer cities of Xiangcheng ended with the division of the inner and outer cities into separate areas, lasting three days.
When the artillery fire from the two outer city camps locked onto the center of the inner city, the upper echelons, led by City Lord Bi, collectively backed down and sent Secretary-General Lian out to sue for peace and negotiate.
In the outer city camp, all supplies were hidden in the cellars and remained undamaged. Apart from some dormitories on the surface being destroyed, there was no other damage, because the area outside the city was mostly wasteland for people to mine crystals.
Having received the order to retreat, Yu Tongguang's eyes turned bloodshot, and he refused to withdraw his troops: "If I can hold out for a few more days, I will definitely be able to kill that Cheng fellow!"
How many days do you need?
Lian Chuan gave him a disdainful look. "In less than three days, he has already conquered half of Xiangcheng. Give you a few more days. Will you kill him, or will he stand on the pagoda in the city center and kill us?"
Yu Tongguang's hands clenched suddenly, his eyes wide with fury: "Lian Chuan!"
"The city lord has ordered you to withdraw your troops."
Yu Tongguang was unwilling to accept this.
Lian Chuan snorted: "What? You're not even listening to the city lord anymore?"
A murderous glint flashed in Yu Tongguang's eyes, but Lian Chuan was out on official business this time, and he was surrounded by many leaders, so it wasn't a good opportunity to strike.
Lian Chuan naturally noticed it. His pupils contracted sharply under his half-closed eyelids, but his face remained expressionless as he strode towards the city gates.
There is an ancient saying that when two armies are at war, envoys should not be killed, but this does not apply to Cheng Zhen.
He unleashed a beam of light at Lian Chuan's feet, forcing them to stop.
"Secretary-General Lian, speak quickly! If you go any further, I can't guarantee you'll make it back alive!"
"This was personally signed by the city lord. Take a look."
Lian Chuan tossed a document at him.
Cheng Zhen opened the portal to the next time and space, caught it steadily, and opened it to find a territorial cession agreement!
Old Chen also looked at it. The two men exchanged a glance and shook their heads helplessly. The officialdom in Xiangcheng was so useless that they had been forced to become bandits who seized territory!
Lian Chuan then said, "Cheng Zhen, let's talk."
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