Chapter 1175 Be Obedient
"It's alright, my mother's here today, I'm just going to check on them." Sanwa frowned, looking troubled. "I'm afraid they're all dead, where would I bury them?"
"Huh?" Mulan thought she had misheard, or that Sanwa had said something wrong.
Sanwa climbed onto the horse's back. "Lock the door shut and don't let anyone in before dawn."
"Okay, then be careful." Hearing the commotion outside, she felt much more at ease.
Sanwa rode his horse all the way to the city gate.
"My lord, you've arrived." The guard came down from the city wall and helped Jiang Yesun up to the city tower.
"Where are the others?"
The guard was a very thin boy, only seventeen years old this year.
He exclaimed excitedly, "The owner of the sword stuck in the city gate has arrived! She is indeed a woman, and she is extremely skilled. She can fight against a hundred men single-handedly and slaughter everyone in her path. She is accompanied by four men, and the five of them have driven hundreds of people below the city into a panic and made them flee in disarray."
"They've all gone down to open the city gates, intending to take the opportunity to kill a few people."
"Are you out of your minds? Do you even have the skills?" Jiang Yexun said with a dark face. "Tell them to come back and prepare shovels and carts. Don't those dead people need to be buried?"
"Yes, I'll blow the whistle right away!"
Jiang Yexun stood on the city wall, watching the figures below move with lightning speed, the stench of blood growing stronger.
And judging from their clothing, they are barbarians from the north.
He belatedly realized that if it weren't for the Wuyou Sword tipping him off, that group of people would probably have already climbed up the city wall, opened the city gate, and entered, and the people in the city would have suffered another plunder.
Those barbarians have been here many times and are very experienced. The city's guards are dwindling, and some people would rather desert than become targets here.
Their archery skills were superb. The garrison commander who was originally stationed here had plenty of manpower, but after he was transferred here, the garrison commander was also transferred elsewhere.
Over the past six months, internal and external troubles have tormented him beyond recognition, but he has been fortunate. Many times he doubted whether he would survive, but he relied on his own strength to grit his teeth and lead his soldiers to resist.
But half of his men were killed, and he still paid out over a thousand taels in compensation alone.
So he pawned all the gold, silver, and luxurious clothes he had brought with him, exchanging them for money to cover his daily expenses.
He felt that someone was trying to wear him down.
Just as he was racking his brains to find a way to bypass the higher-ups and post a message in the capital seeking help, his mother arrived.
He stroked the city wall, looking at the corpses lying haphazardly below, feeling no fear whatsoever.
"My lord, look! They're back! Five people, five people clearly visible!"
The young guard excitedly grabbed Jiang Yexun's arm, "Sir, I want to go down and see what they really look like."
"Don't worry..." He wanted to say that they would come up, but the person had already disappeared.
Turning around, five people, led by Song Chunxue, appeared on the city wall.
"Dozens escaped, and more than a dozen were injured. If we hadn't left some behind to deliver the message, they would all be dead today." Han Mo dusted off the dust on his body. "When we get back, we must take a bath and burn incense."
"Thanks to you all, you've worked hard. Don't worry, there will definitely be enough hot water. I'll have someone prepare it right away." With that, Sanwa instructed downstairs, "Shitou, go back and prepare more hot water. The Taoist priests need to bathe and change their clothes."
"yes!"
A group of soldiers below the city walls looked around excitedly, exclaiming, "They're old friends with the lord!"
"Yes, sir, where did you find such a divine person? It's like a divine soldier descending from the heavens."
"Let's go, let's clear away the corpses outside first, then we'll be able to see their faces when we turn around."
"That's right! None of our brothers were injured this time. They are our saviors. Let's slaughter sheep and cattle tomorrow and treat them well."
"Don't slaughter the cow. Didn't you hear? The adults said they are Taoist priests, and Taoist priests don't eat beef."
"Yes, yes, yes."
They were pushing the cart out when suddenly they started vomiting.
"What terrifying swordsmanship! His head was severed."
"Is this a sword? It looks more like a blade! Ugh!"
"Don't think about these things. It's better to cover your mouth and nose than to lie here like this. These people deserve to die. They came here to harm us ordinary people."
"Yes, that's right. I brought some cloths. Let's hurry up and move them to fill in that rotten ditch."
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The next day, as soon as Song Chunxue stepped out of her room, she saw a group of people standing at the gate of the courtyard. When they saw her, they pushed and shoved each other, forcing her to back up the steps.
Before long, someone squeezed out of the courtyard gate, ran outside, and even jumped up to see her.
Song Chunxue chuckled, "What brings you all here so early in the morning?"
"No, we've just come to meet you all, our saviors." The young soldier at the head of the group was pushed forward and asked boldly, "We've heard you're the mother of our county magistrate, is that true?"
Song Chunxue, dressed in simple black and white attire and wearing cloud-patterned boots, walked towards them with a faint smile on her face. "It's true."
"Greetings, Madam Jiang." Everyone bowed to her in unison.
This nickname was quite novel and surprised Song Chunxue.
“No need for that. Just call me Master Song from now on.” Song Chunxue walked on the path they had cleared for her. “The others are about the same age as you. We can chat when we come out later.”
"yes."
"Master Song, are you going to have breakfast? The porridge will be ready soon. Please wait a moment, and we will bring it to the front yard."
"Where would you like to wash up? The hot water is ready."
"Just take me to my room, you guys go ahead and do your work. You must be exhausted from last night, go and rest." Song Chunxue found these young people quite friendly, as they all craned their necks and looked at her with silly smiles.
"We're not tired. We carried corpses all night, but we're really excited."
"Yes, yes, this time it was all the enemy who died. We were so happy, we even lit a bonfire in the wild to celebrate."
"Thanks to Master Song, I never expected that the most imposing sword on the city gate was yours. Our master is so lucky to have such a powerful mother as you."
Song Chunxue walked out of the courtyard and listened to their chatter. They were all very excited, with their gratitude and enthusiasm overflowing.
After they had finished talking, she smiled and waved her hand, "Go have breakfast. Go rest today, nothing will happen. How about you treat us to a welcome dinner tomorrow?"
"good!"
"That's great. Will all those Taoist priests be there?"
"Alright, alright, we won't bother you anymore, we'll go and rest now."
"Master Song, please stay a few more days. We'll treat you well. My mother has two pigs; we'll slaughter one and send it over tomorrow."
"Yes, yes, I raise ten chickens at home, and they're all very fat. I'll kill a few and bring them over."
"My family has one too, my family has one..."
Helpless, Song Chunxue stopped and said solemnly, "Please don't kill them. Your families are not well-off. I heard that the government can't even pay your monthly wages anymore. Keep them for yourselves. We Taoists don't lack food or clothing. If you really have to spend money on us, it will make us restless."
"But……"
"You must obey me, understand?" Master Song put his hands behind his back, feigning a fierce look, "Otherwise, I'll leave tonight."
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