Sun Changjing led five men on horseback, followed by a carriage that could seat dozens of people.
As soon as the city gate opened, the people outside rushed in like madmen. Sun Changjing did not want to hurt anyone, so he simply pushed them aside with the hilt of his sword and slowly moved towards the withered forest.
The pitiful screams were deafening. Sisi buried her head in Xie Yan's arms in fear. He held her tightly, but he couldn't control the burning pain.
"Why are you holding her? Those people are down there, they're not going to come up and bite her."
The voice scoffed.
Xie Yan ignored them, his gaze fixed on the people surrounded below the city, some of whom had even begun to tear at their horses.
"Five pots, I see four pots." Sisi whispered, tugging at his clothes.
Xie Yan scanned the area and finally spotted Yu Chen on the rooftop. He was dressed in black, carrying an umbrella, and exuded a gloomy aura, completely different from before.
He wanted to turn around and call out to Qin Shi, but everyone around him suddenly fainted, and Shen slowly walked over.
"You did this?"
Yu Shen hummed in agreement, "She just fainted."
"Fourth brother, why don't you want to see Mother? Mother misses you very much. You and third brother haven't been home for a long time."
"There's no need."
Xie Yan frowned. "What do you mean?"
“Zhou Shushu died long ago.” Yu Chen’s gaze swept over the little one in her arms, and Sisi shrank back.
He scoffed, "Xie Yan, you've probably long forgotten the suffering your brothers endured, haven't you? Otherwise, you wouldn't have sided with her and protected her so fiercely."
"Fourth Brother, she is no longer herself."
Yu Chen smiled and said, "So what? The pain he endured was real. Just because she's not herself, does that mean he has to forgive her?"
No, it won't.
Many refugees died below the city. He threw the umbrella out, and the black umbrella hung above their heads, collecting the souls of the dead into it.
Xie Yan saw it all clearly.
"what you up to?"
Yu Shen was surprised, "You can actually see?"
"Fourth Brother, what do you need a soul for?" Sisi looked at the umbrella, the Soul-Capturing Umbrella from the Demon Realm, and it was actually in Fourth Brother's hands.
Instead of paying attention to Chen Mo, he sneered at Xie Yan, "Don't worry, I won't hurt you."
"I don't…"
Before Xie Yan could finish speaking, a sudden change occurred below the city. The city lord's horse, which had been bitten, began to rampage, and Sun Changjing was thrown to the ground.
"Daddy!" Sisi struggled to get out of Xie Yan's arms and ran to Little Gem, shaking him. "Little Gem, wake up! Go save Daddy!"
Little Gem didn't react at all. Sisi looked at Yu Chen, her eyes reddening with worry. "Fourth Brother, wake Little Gem up quickly and tell him to go save Daddy!"
Yu Shen said calmly, "He was stupid, so this outcome is to be expected."
People outside have lost their minds, but he still thinks about not harming the refugees and proceeding cautiously.
It is commendable for a city lord to have a benevolent heart, but in this situation, benevolence will only harm himself.
"Fourth Brother, how could you be so heartless?" Sisi blurted out in her anxiety.
Yu Chen suddenly laughed, but his eyes turned icy cold. "You're right, I really am this kind of ruthless person!"
"I…"
Tears welled up in the little boy's eyes. "That's not what I meant. If you're not going to save Daddy, then I'm going to find Xu Daguo!"
Sisi got up to go down the city wall, but suddenly a force pushed her hard. Sisi uncontrollably leaned towards the edge of the city wall, and the force pulled her down!
"Sisi!" Xie Yan's hands and feet turned cold.
He lunged forward but couldn't catch her, watching helplessly as she fell, a voice echoing in his mind like a phantom.
"Merge with me, and you can save her. Otherwise, she'll fall to her death. Merge with me, merge with me..."
Xie Yan's eyes were bloodshot, and he wished he could fly down and hug her, but at this moment, he couldn't move an inch.
The sound continued, and Xie Yan, gripping the stone of the city wall tightly, managed to squeeze out a sentence.
"Can."
Hahahaha!
The sky suddenly darkened, and Xie Yan was shrouded in black mist, which kept seeping into his body, as if chewing up every inch of his bones.
Sisi, however, is still falling.
You lied to me!
"Yes, I want Zhou Sisi dead, why would I save her? Xie Yan, from today onwards, your body is mine, ha..."
The voice stopped abruptly, even trembling slightly, "What are you going to do?"
Xie Yan didn't answer, and jumped down without hesitation.
The moment Sisi landed, she was suddenly embraced tightly. With a muffled groan, blood spurted out. She trembled as she clutched Xie Yan's clothes, screaming incessantly.
"Five pots, five pots..."
"Don't worry, Fifth Brother is here."
The refugees swarmed around him, but Sisi was held tightly in his arms, letting them tear at her.
A sudden clap of thunder echoed through the sky, and lightning ripped through the darkness.
The refugees seemed frozen in place, stopping all movement and staring blankly up at the sky.
The heavy rain came quickly, irrigating the earth. The withered trees grew wildly, and green shoots sprouted from the dusty land. The wheat seedlings in the fields came back to life like a storm, and heavy ears of wheat were ready to be harvested.
This heavy rain also brought the refugees to their senses.
Sisi looked up and seemed to see her father's figure in the dark clouds. Her father had come to save the people.
Can…
Sisi shivered from the cold and shrank closer to Xie Yan. His body was as cold as ice, and she was a little scared.
"Wu Guoguo, you're so cold..."
No one answered her.
Sisi looked up and saw that his entire face was covered in blood, his eyes were tightly closed, and his body was still in a protective posture.
She tremblingly reached out and placed her hand on his nose, tears streaming down her face.
It's out of gas, the five pots are out of gas.
Wu Guoguo is dead.
"Why did you save her?" Zhuang Rongrong roared in despair. Why did you save Zhou Sisi?!
The soul suspended in mid-air was suddenly grabbed, and a fierce darkness surged in Shen's eyes.
How dare you?
She panicked, "I...I killed...Zhou Sisi...I didn't mean to...I didn't mean to..."
As Shen Wu's fingers tightened, she let out a piercing scream and kept begging for mercy, "Fourth Brother, I was wrong, I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again, please don't kill me."
"You killed Xiao Wu."
"It wasn't me, I didn't kill him, he jumped because he wanted to. It was all Zhou Sisi's fault, it was all because of Zhou Sisi. He was trying to save... Zhou Sisi..."
Zhuang Rongrong's last words were spoken with great difficulty. She looked at Yu Chen pleadingly and managed to squeeze out a sentence.
"You...don't you want to...know about that person...I'll take you to find him...he's...inside the city..."
With a sudden release from her grip, she swiftly slipped into the Soul-Capturing Umbrella, which then closed and flew back into her hand.
He took a deep look at the people below the city, and seeing the little guy crying so hard, he felt a pang in his heart for some reason.
Forcing herself to look away, she quickly disappeared with Shen. "Zhuang Rongrong, this is your last chance."
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