To Li Yi and his group's surprise, Longcheng is now undergoing rapid changes.
While other places were completely dried up, there was a deep, bottomless moat outside Dragon City, several meters wide.
The moat is crystal clear, with rippling blue waves.
Many people lined up to fetch water from the moat to farm.
These people were all brimming with energy.
Li Yi sat there with an air of authority, while the madam knelt there, trembling all over.
"What kind of person is Jiang Tian? How many people does he have under his command?"
"In response to the General, Jiang Tian is a lecherous man who loves to frequent brothels."
"Jiang Tian doesn't have many soldiers, but they are all skilled warriors."
"I don't know what kind of skills Jiang Tian has, but Fairy Miaomiao and Qin Hongyu are both completely infatuated with him."
Li Yi grew increasingly angry as he listened.
Both Fairy Miaomiao and Qin Hongyu were women of Marshal Zhang Shicheng.
“Come with me to Flying Fox City,” Li Yi said without hesitation.
The group was discovered by Qin Weigong as soon as they left Longcheng.
Duke Qin did not make a fuss.
He quietly returned to the military camp and found Qin Weimin.
"Brother, I just saw Li Yi."
Upon hearing this, Qin Weimin was greatly surprised: "Isn't Li Yi always following Commander Zhang Shicheng? How did he end up here?"
"I don't know. He brought more than a hundred people with him. Although I don't know these people, I can tell that they are all top-notch experts."
"They...they are preparing to make a move against Lord Jiang Tian." Qin Weimin pondered for a moment.
"They only sent a little over a hundred people. We have over ten thousand people, and we are no match for our lord. How could a little over a hundred of them possibly be a match for our lord?" Qin Weigong said, somewhat puzzled.
"These hundred-plus people are the lord's personal guards."
"You mean, they are the Shadow Guards?" Qin Weigong broke out in a cold sweat when he said this.
"Very likely."
"Brother, we need to tell General Xiang about this as soon as possible."
"Has Li Yi found out about you?" Qin Weimin asked worriedly.
If they are discovered by the Shadow Guards, they won't survive either.
"Probably not."
"That's good……"
The two headed straight for Xiang Yu's central command tent.
"General Xiang, we have something important to report to you."
Xiang Yu: "What is it?"
"We just happened to see Li Yi, one of Zhang Shicheng's men, leading more than a hundred elite soldiers straight towards Feihu City."
"Death squad..."
"Yes, they are Zhang Shicheng's personal guards. They are known as the Shadow Guards, and each of them is as brave as ten thousand men."
"General Xiang, we estimate that their target this time is our lord, Jiang Tian."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yu frowned: "You saw it, why didn't you make a move?"
"Reporting to the General."
"Li Yi is one of Zhang Shicheng's top generals, and the Shadow Guards are all highly skilled. If we clash with them, we won't survive."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yu snorted coldly: "A bunch of cowards."
"General, you misunderstand. We are not afraid of death."
"General, we have already pledged allegiance to our lord. If we fight to the death, we will not be able to send this message back."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yu rushed out of the central command tent and shouted, "Gather five hundred soldiers and follow me to pursue and kill Li Yi!"
"promise……"
Xiang Yu glanced at Qin Weigong and Qin Weimin: "You two brothers come with me."
"promise……"
Five hundred cavalrymen quickly rushed out of the military camp and headed straight for Flying Fox City.
...
Flying Fox City.
All the people in the city gathered at Chenlong Well.
Inside the huge well, waves surged and water overflowed like a fountain.
Even in years of good weather and abundant harvests, the well never overflows like a fountain.
Jiang Tian stood on high ground and said, "Fellow villagers, I, Jiang Tian, have said that as long as I am here, there will be no water shortage in Flying Fox City."
Many people bent down, cupped their hands to scoop up the sweet well water, and drank it in large gulps.
"Ah...so sweet..."
"This water is delicious and sweet. I have never tasted such good water before."
Han Xin had already arranged for people to spread the news among the common people.
From time to time, whispers could be heard from the crowd of people.
"I've heard that Lord Jiang is a reincarnation of a god from heaven."
"That's right, it's Lord Jiang's hometown. The people there live a prosperous life, and the crops are lush and green."
"The moat of Longcheng is full of water and never dries up. Longcheng is the city where our Lord Jiang came from. The moat there used to be completely dry."
"As soon as our adults arrived, they quickly opened the granaries and distributed the grain. That very night, the river was full of water."
"With adults like us around, we no longer have to worry about dying of thirst or starvation."
"You are a just and upright official."
Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted and knelt down with a thud.
Upon seeing this, the others also knelt down with a thud.
"Adults are like our reborn parents, our re-created fathers and mothers."
Upon seeing this, Jiang Tian quickly waved his hand and said, "Fellow villagers, get up quickly."
Han Xin climbed to a high place and shouted: "Fellow villagers, without our lord, you would have starved and died of thirst long ago. Our lord is the reincarnation of a true dragon emperor. Fellow villagers, if you follow our lord, you will surely enjoy a peaceful and prosperous world."
The people know all too well what these four words, "peaceful and prosperous times," mean to them.
Feihu City is located on the frontier and is also experiencing a severe drought that is rare in a thousand years.
Foreign invasion, famine, rampant plague... natural disasters and man-made calamities came together, how could these people endure it?
Seeing the well water overflowing and imagining Jiang Tian opening the granaries to distribute grain, the people all believed that Jiang Tian was the true Son of Heaven.
A dozen or so strong men were gathered together in the crowd.
"This Jiang Tian is incredibly audacious, daring to claim himself to be the reincarnation of the True Dragon Emperor. I think he's tired of living."
"General Li Yi has already sent a message by carrier pigeon. He will lead the Shadow Guard into the city today, and tonight will be Jiang Tian's death day."
"Everyone, let's not stay here any longer. Let's go back and prepare for tonight's assassination."
"Um……"
A dozen or so people quickly squeezed out of the crowd and headed straight home.
...
Night fell.
Just as the city gates were about to close, Li Yi swiftly rode a hundred fast horses into the city.
A local earth god temple in the west of the city.
In the stillness of the night, only the chirping of crickets could be heard.
Li Yi dismounted. He frowned as he looked at the dilapidated earth temple.
A dozen or so burly men had been waiting for a long time.
“You chose such a place…” Before Li Yi could finish speaking, the dozen or so burly men quickly knelt down on the ground.
"Your subordinate greets General Li."
Li Yi looked at these people: "Li Ergou, Niu Jieshi, Wang Tianyou... know the purpose of my visit this time."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Li Ergou: "General, Jiang Tian is staying at the county government office, and Princess Yelü is also being held there. If we storm into the county government office, we can kill Jiang Tian and rescue the princess."
Wang Tianyou: "General, if we take action tonight, we'll definitely take their head."
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