He offered such a huge temptation that everyone was busy catching birds, and no one bothered to put out the fire. Dozens of carts of grain were burned to ashes.
As they chased after it, Little White kept breathing fire to burn them until Wu Meng, exasperated, sent archers. Only then did it flap its wings and fly towards Wuzhou City.
Screams and wails filled the air, and Wu Meng gritted his teeth so hard they almost broke. "Follow this bird and catch it! It's determined to roast and eat us!"
Agu cried out in panic, "General, all the grain has been burned! How can our army fight without food?"
Wu Meng's vision went black for a moment, and he barely managed to steady himself by pulling on the reins. "Not a single one left? Were there any casualties?"
"Yes, thousands were burned and dozens died."
With only a few casualties, Wu Meng breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Didn't we receive a letter from the Qin family? When do they plan to leave the city? Are the provisions ready?"
Agu nodded. "We're ready. The Qin family gave us ten tons of grain, asking us to keep them safe. General, after we take Wuzhou City, why don't we leave the Qin family there?"
"Yes, contact the Qin family immediately and ask them to come out of the city to reinforce us. Also, check who is guarding the four entrances to Wuzhou. We will try to take Wuzhou City with the fewest people and the fastest speed!"
"yes!"
...
The Qin family is in a panic. Qin Wang has people loading batches of grain onto carts, along with other things, filling dozens of carts.
He secretly collected grain every year, fearing that natural disasters would cause the Qin family to starve. Unexpectedly, instead of natural disasters, man-made disasters struck, and the grain he had saved for so long was about to be handed over to others.
Qin Wang was unwilling but had no choice. Seeing that Madam Qin was dawdling, he got angry and shouted, "What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and pack your things and leave!"
"It'll be here soon."
Madam Qin hurriedly packed her things. "Master, which gate should we leave from? I've put a lot of sleeping potion in their drinks. They won't wake up tonight. The guards at the gate don't know about the Xiongnu invasion, so they won't stop us!"
"I've already sent someone to inquire."
As soon as he finished speaking, a guard rushed over.
"Master, we've found out that Xu Zhenzhen is guarding the west gate, Zhou's eldest son is guarding the south gate, Zhou's second and fourth sons are guarding the east gate, and Zhou's fifth son and that little girl are guarding the north gate."
Qin Wang scoffed, "Xu Zhen is really foolish to let a few children guard the city gate. The Xiongnu have sent an army of 500,000. Do you really think they can hold it?"
"That's right, Xu Zhen has really lost his mind. Let's ignore them for now, our lives are more important. Master, let's go through the north gate, those two little brats are nothing to worry about!"
"Go through the north gate." Qin Wang instructed the guards, "Be sure not to panic and let them see through us. Just say that after Hu'er's funeral, his distant aunt got the news and fell ill from anger, so we're going to visit her."
The guard clasped his hands in a fist salute, "Yes!"
Qin Wang clenched his fist. "Let's go."
The Qin family's procession marched in a grand procession from the city to the North Gate. Along the way, Madam Qin did not see anyone, which made her somewhat flustered.
"Master, why is there no one on the street? Did they find out in advance and run away?"
"Impossible! We haven't told anyone about this. They wouldn't know. Don't panic!"
Qin Wang also found it strange, but now that things had come to this point, there was no turning back.
On the north gate city wall, the head of the guards was named Li Ze. Sisi was worried that she would be driven away by the guards as soon as she arrived, but Li Ze was extremely excited.
“My ancestor, I was originally a guard in Young Master Zhao Yuan’s room. The day you saved the young master from the brink of death, I was watching from outside. You are truly amazing.”
"So it was you." Zhao Yuan smiled. "That makes things easier, Li Ze!"
"Your Excellency is here!"
"From now on, you must obey all orders from your little master. If your little master says east, you can't go west. If your little master says chase the dog, you can't catch the chicken. Do you understand?"
Li straightened his back and replied, "Yes!"
Sisi was unaware that they had deployed defensive measures; she had never seen them and did not understand them.
"Just do as your father, the city lord, taught you. No matter what, you must guard the city gate well!"
"Yes, I understand." Li Ze immediately made the arrangements, adding several more chains to the large lock on the city gate and setting up bows and arrows and carrying stones on the city wall.
Zhao Yuan circled the city wall. "Do you have enough bows and arrows? Who used to supply you with them?"
"It's supplied by the Qin family, but I'm afraid it's not enough."
No sooner had he finished speaking than someone shouted a message.
"Guard Li, the Qin family requests to leave the city!"
Sisi clenched her little pink fist, "We can't let them leave the city. We must stop them, and if we can't persuade them, we must capture them!"
"yes!"
Li Ze descended from the city wall, and Qin Wang said coldly, "What does Guard Li mean by this? Can't our Qin family even leave the city to visit our distant aunt who is ill?"
"No one is allowed to leave the city. If anyone dares to force their way in, don't blame us for being impolite!"
Li was a head taller than Qin Wang, standing in front of him like a wall, which made Qin Wang very angry.
"The city lord did not issue such an order!"
“The little ancestor’s order is the city lord’s order!” Zhao Yuan led Sisi down.
"Uncle Qin, you'd better stay in the city. Otherwise, those swords won't be so discerning!"
"Ignorant brat, you dare threaten me?" Qin Wang gave the Qin family guards a look; their posture clearly indicated they were going to force their way in.
Li shouted, "Archers!"
The archers on the city wall all aimed at them.
Sisi raised her chubby little hand, her plump face full of authority, "Our soldiers from Wuzhou don't point their bows and arrows at our own people. Guard Li, let's save these bows and arrows for fighting the Xiongnu!"
Qin Wang smiled smugly. He didn't take a few children seriously. But look, if he just became a little fierce, these children would be scared.
Li was puzzled, "Little Ancestor..."
"Little gem."
Little Gem stood up straight and said, "Sister, Little Gem is here."
Sisi grinned at Qin Wang, "I'll leave them to you. Anyway, I don't want them to leave the city."
Alright!
Qin Wang had no idea what kind of riddle they were playing. Even if there were a hundred gems, let alone a small one, he still wouldn't understand…
Wait, what did he see?
The little child who was just a moment ago was adorable and delicate, but suddenly turned into a three-meter-tall snake with blood-red eyes and fangs that were almost within reach, constantly hissing.
"Serpent...King—!"
Qin Wang and his men fainted from fright, and the Qin family's guards scattered in all directions, shouting, "Snakes!"
The desired effect was achieved; Little Gem transformed back into that chubby, fair-skinned baby, except his clothes were torn and his little bottom was bare.
No one is unafraid of the Snake King.
Li Ze and the people on the city wall trembled with fear, but they dared not leave their positions.
“Guard Li, these carriages are full of bows and arrows and grain. The Qin family are traitors. They gave this place to the Xiongnu to ensure their own safety, but they disregarded the entire Wuzhou. The entire Wuzhou will be stained with blood because of this.”
Sisi blinked at him. "Little Gem has never hurt anyone. Guard Li, do you think the Qin family is scarier, or Little Gem?"
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