With a sudden sound.
As the arrow flew, Xie Yan's eyes instantly cleared. He stared in astonishment as the crossbow in his palm fell to the ground. He moved even faster, grabbing the little guy in an instant, the arrow piercing his shoulder.
Xie Yan felt a metallic taste in her throat. Si Si was confused. She looked up, and his large hand covered her eyes.
"Five pots..."
"It's nothing."
He forced down the sweet and metallic taste, his eyes turning icy cold. Just a moment ago, he had clearly been manipulated.
The thought of the demonic bones bewitching people...
But the voice didn't sound. It seemed that he was still inside him and could appear at any moment.
Yu Chen glanced at him, and Xie Yan shook his head to indicate that he was alright. Yu Chen then picked up the crossbow.
With the deaths of Wumeng and Agu, the Xiongnu army was thrown into complete disarray. Under Xu Zhenzhen's fierce attacks, they gradually became exhausted and retreated back to their tents. Many of them fled that very night.
The next day, only a few hundred thousand people came to attack the city, and their steps were noticeably unsteady. Little Gem transformed into a snake and swept away many people with one tail. Little White also helped him.
Fewer and fewer people were willing to fight, until the fifth day when Xiaobai learned that almost half of the Xiongnu had starved to death, and the rest were barely clinging to life.
Xu Zhenzhen led his troops directly into battle, and they were completely powerless to fight back. In this battle, Wuzhou fought with 10,000 against 500,000, and Wuzhou won a great victory!
"We've won!"
Xu Zhenzhen let out a breath, "We won!"
At least Wuzhou enjoyed a period of peace.
Everyone cheered and jumped for joy, and the sound of gongs and drums filled the air. The people in the city who were waiting to run also cheered happily when they heard the drums.
The bustling noise woke up the drunken people in the city lord's mansion. They opened their sleepy eyes and found themselves in a carriage, and were immediately stunned.
Sun Changjing was the first to lift the carriage curtain. "What's going on? How did we get here? What are you all shouting about?"
Even when he was drunk, he remembered that he was clearly drinking with his brothers at the city lord's mansion.
"Lord, we have won a great victory!"
"When the Xiongnu army of 500,000 invaded, those children guarded the city gate and protected the people of Wuzhou!"
"One thousand against five hundred thousand, they're amazing!"
"I was so scared! I thought we were going to be homeless! Thank goodness!"
Sun Changjing's heart was pounding like a rollercoaster. "What did you say? The Xiongnu have an army of 500,000 attacking?"
"Yes, Lord City Lord!"
Xu Zhenzhen rode over, having spent several days defending against the Xiongnu. He was unkempt, his face covered in stubble and he looked exhausted, but it wasn't hard to see the joy in his eyes.
He passionately recounted everything that had happened in the past two days, leaving everyone who listened trembling with fear.
The old lady was so frightened that she clutched her chest and gasped for breath. Qin Shi hurriedly called out, "Mother, are you alright?"
After catching his breath, he said, "It's okay, it's okay. Those kids are really brave, they really scared us to death."
Xu Zhenzhen laughed, "Grandma, your family has produced some heroes. If Sisi hadn't informed us that the Xiongnu were coming, we would have been trampled like rotten vegetables by this army of 500,000. The other young men also volunteered to defend the city, and each one did a better job than the last. Grandma, Sister Qin, you are very fortunate in the future."
These words made Qin Shi and the old lady stand up straighter, and they were truly proud of themselves!
It took Sun Changjing a long time to recover. "Those kids are really brave. They can rush to do such daring things. They will be pillars of society when they grow up."
"That's strange. We were just drunk, how could we have slept for so many days?"
Xu Zhenzhen said, "We should ask the Qin family about this. After you got drunk, they packed their things and planned to run away with the whole family. They also colluded with the Xiongnu and gave them ten tons of grain. While the people of Wuzhou were starving and suffering, they just stood by and watched."
"That Qin Wang, where are they now?" Sun Changjing clenched his fists. He dared to betray his country and collude with the enemy. He really doesn't know what he's getting into!
Xu Zhenzhen led the man over, and Sun Changjing punched Qin Wang in the face. Qin Wang cried and begged for mercy. He already knew that the Xiongnu had been defeated, and he had been counting on them to save him.
"Lord, I was wrong, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have drugged you. I was out of my mind for a moment. Please, spare my family, please."
"Xu Zhen really said he would spare us! You can't kill us! You can't kill us!"
Madam Qin screamed shrilly.
"Xu Zhenzhen, quickly tell the city lord! Quickly tell him! You promised us! You promised us!"
Xu Zhenzhen remained expressionless. "I'm sorry, Madam Qin, but I will obey the City Lord's orders."
Madam Qin was struck dumb.
Sun Changjing sneered, "List out all their crimes for me, and then post them all over the streets and alleys of Wuzhou. Their punishment will be decided by the people who raised them!"
Xu Zhenzhen clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Yes."
The Qin family was paraded around, and the people shouted for them to be beheaded in public. The children were driven out of Wuzhou City. They were so disheartening to the people.
Apart from Qin Yu, the entire Qin family was beheaded, and Qin Yu was driven out of the city. As a child, he had nowhere to go and could only beg with the beggars outside the city.
Meanwhile, at the Regent's Palace in the capital.
Jinmu hurriedly entered Regent Sui Jin's bedroom. "Your Highness, news has come from Wuzhou that Wumeng's 500,000-strong army has gone to Wuzhou, while Wuzhou only has 10,000 soldiers. They request Your Highness to send troops to reinforce them."
A low cough came from the bedchamber. "This matter should be addressed to the Emperor. It's useless for a cripple like me to come here to beg. I can't go to Wuzhou."
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