After everyone had been gone for a long time, Du Hong finally suppressed his anger and asked Xu Yan, who was not ill, "Has the Left Prime Minister replied yet?"
Xu Yan shook his head with a wry smile: "Our carrier pigeons have never flown out."
Du Hongcai's suppressed anger surged up again: "What a Luo Xi, she really did it ruthlessly."
He opened his mouth and launched into another tirade of curses.
Another day later, the prefectural governor's mansion finally fell silent. This was not because Du Hong had calmed down, but because... he no longer had the energy to curse.
He lay weakly on the bed, his eyes filled with despair: "Go, tell Luo Xi that I will agree to any condition as long as she is willing to save my life."
The eyes of the chief clerk and the others, which had been dull and lifeless, lit up.
Great, they won't die.
"He agreed?" Luo Xi said indifferently, "Tsk, I thought he was so capable, it's only been a few days?"
"Boss, you knew he would agree all along?" Qi Lei was incredibly surprised. He muttered, "How could he agree to such outrageous conditions?"
Loxi, however, was not surprised. In the apocalypse, people would do even more outrageous things for a meager mouth.
"Tell him that the first step is to bring all the officers and soldiers of the prefecture city out to surrender the city. As for the rest, we'll talk about it later."
As for whether Du Hong will arrive by then, well…
"That's great!" Qi Lei jumped up with joy. "In that case, the entire Nanyue County will be ours. I'll go right away."
Yue Zhengfei's eyes were also full of smiles.
When Luo Xi arrived at the city gate with Yue Zhengfeiyuan and the generals of the Crimson Soul Army, Du Hong, Liu Wei, and a group of government officials and soldiers were already waiting there.
Liu Wei stood silently with his head down, seemingly accepting this outcome.
Du Hong and his subordinates appeared somewhat embarrassed.
They were all carried out, their faces covered in pustules, slumped on the palanquins like dead dogs, and a stench could be smelled from afar.
Especially Du Hong, you can't even tell what he looks like anymore.
"Tsk tsk, that's really pathetic." Qi Lei's tone was full of satisfaction, but the next moment, as if remembering something, his face showed some fear.
"Boss, we won't get infected in the past, will we?" He didn't want to end up like that.
“No.” Luo Xi continued walking. “I asked Nan Wushang. As long as you don’t come into contact with their bodily fluids, it’s safe.”
"That's good, that's good." Qi Lei patted his chest.
Du Hong noticed them over there as well.
He struggled to lift his head, looked Luo Xi up and down, and after a while said, "Good, good, as expected of Boss Luo, you are indeed a woman who is just as capable as any man."
Although it was a compliment, the tone was full of sarcasm.
Luo Xi didn't even glance at him, and waved his hand behind him: "Le Zheng Feiyuan, take your men to take over the various places. Remember, be careful, in case of a trap."
"Don't worry, Chief." Le Zheng Feiyuan said this, then went over to take control of the soldiers outside the city. He then led half of the Crimson Soul Army into the city gate and began to take over various parts of the prefecture city.
Du Hong didn't even glance over there, only anxiously urging Luo Xi, "I've given you the city, but where's the medicine? Give it to me quickly."
Luo Xi pursed her lips and tossed one to each of them, lest they die too quickly.
After all, they haven't finished paying off their debts yet.
Du Hong roared in fury: "One pill isn't enough! You promised you'd cure me!"
"Take it or leave it, take it or leave it." Luo Xi left without looking back.
"You—" Du Hong was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted instantly. He didn't even get to eat the medicine he had been given before it fell to the ground.
Fortunately, the Crimson Soul Army was prepared and stayed far away, so they weren't sprayed. However, they didn't want to lift Du Hong up anymore.
"You guys, carry him and follow." They cleverly ordered the soldiers in the prefectural city to bring the man back into the city.
However, this time Du Hong and his group were put in prison cells, and then left to fend for themselves, with no further intervention.
Le Zhengfeiyuan was quick and meticulous in his work, and in just half a day, he had completely taken over the prefectural city.
"Boss, what should we do with those people in jail?" he asked.
Luo Xi looked up at him with a smile: "It's up to you now."
After a pause, Luo Xi added, "If possible, have him write a letter of repentance. I think Minister Wei should need that."
"Boss..." Le Zheng Feiyuan choked up, his eyes reddening.
He bowed deeply to Losi: "Thank you, Chief."
That very day, Le Zheng Feiyuan forced Du Hong to write a letter of repentance. As for whether Du Hong was willing or not, well, Le Zheng Feiyuan had plenty of ways to make him willing.
After writing it down, he took everyone in the prison to an open space.
There, facing the border, various offerings had been laid out, and all the Crimson Soul Army soldiers had come to the front of them.
They were all dressed in mourning clothes, their expressions sorrowful.
Upon seeing this, Du Hong and his companions' expressions changed drastically. They tried to run away, but were too weak to stand. They could only shout in hoarse voices, "What are you doing? What are you doing?"
“Luo Xi promised me that she would cure me if I surrendered the city. By doing this, you are putting her in an unjust position.”
The chief clerks also kept shouting, "General Yue Zheng, spare our lives! It was Du Hong who came up with the idea of framing you for treason, which caused your defeat. We knew nothing about it. Please let us go."
No matter how loudly they shouted, not a single one of the tens of thousands of soldiers paid them any attention. All of them knelt on the ground with solemn faces and kowtowed three times in the direction of the border.
General Fei Bo, brothers, thanks to our leader, today we have brought the culprits who killed you to justice. They will receive their due punishment, and you... can rest in peace.
"Execute them." As Yue Zhengfeiyuan's sorrowful voice fell, Du Hong and the others were pierced by a thousand arrows, dying with their eyes wide open in disbelief.
Afterwards, Le Zheng Feiyuan had their bodies burned to ashes, intending to give the ashes to Wei Qing.
He knew that the Wei clan had also been severely harmed by Du Hong, and that Wei Qing needed these things to commemorate his deceased relatives.
After returning, Le Zhengfeiyuan, along with Qi Lei and the others, solemnly thanked Luo Xi.
"Thank you so much, Boss. Without you, the grass on our graves would be growing tall by now, let alone any chance for revenge..."
"Alright, we're all family, stop with the nonsense." Luo Xi couldn't stand this kind of scene; it was so awkward.
She looked at Le Zhengfeiyuan and said, "Take some men to the old military camp in the prefectural city and tidy it up. The soldiers will live there from now on. We will not go to Tongning County anymore."
"I've already sent someone to inform Yin Li and the others. I expect they'll move here soon too."
"Yes, I will go immediately."
However, a few days later, Yin Li and his group arrived, but they brought extremely bad news.
Xiao Yi has rebelled!
He not only took away most of the soaked seeds, but also captured Wei Qing.
Now, their whereabouts are unknown.
Yin Li knelt down in front of Luo Xi with a "plop": "I'm sorry, Boss, it's my incompetence that I couldn't stop him."
Luo Xi remained silent for a long time, then gently helped Yin Li up: "Get up first, and we'll talk slowly."
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