"Really?"
Upon hearing that there was a water source, Xu Nian's eyes lit up instantly, and she hurriedly asked for more information.
The water source has always been a problem she wants to solve but cannot.
She can't just create a water filtration machine out of thin air and conjure rain every day, can she?
Now that the water source has arrived just in time, Xu Nian feels much more at ease.
"This matter must be taken seriously. You will personally lead the team to oversee the excavation of the water source, the sooner the better."
Xu Nian knew the importance of water during famine years, so she spoke a little faster.
Han Xiao'e listened attentively, nodding her head like a chick pecking at rice, and hurried out to prepare for these matters.
After Han Xiao'e left, the house returned to silence.
Xu Nian was still not fully recovered. Her conversation with Han Xiao'e had cleared her mind a bit, and now she remembered the bandits who had been taken prisoner.
"Take me to see those bandits."
She looked up and met Gu Zhan's unfathomable eyes, a smile playing on her lips.
Gu Zhan was silent for a moment, then raised his warm hand. "I'll help you."
Seeing this, Xu Nian didn't hesitate and naturally placed her hand in his palm. Relying on his strength, she got off the bed and slowly walked out.
Gu Zhan regretted it as soon as he reached out his hand and was about to withdraw it when his palm touched an extremely smooth and delicate texture.
A delicate fragrance emanating from a young girl wafted towards him, and he immediately took a barely perceptible breath.
He tried his best to calm himself down and helped Xu Nian to a place not far from the military camp where the bandits were guarded.
"General!"
The soldiers guarding the bandits were extremely attentive. Upon seeing Gu Zhan, they immediately greeted him and reported the situation: "We have captured a total of fourteen bandits alive. They are all currently injured, but since the lord said to keep them alive, we have treated their wounds."
Gu Zhan seemed quite satisfied with this, nodding and saying calmly, "Go and rest, I'll take care of things here."
Seeing that Gu Zhan was going to interrogate the bandits, the soldier immediately saluted, nodded, and left with his head held high.
After entering the tent, Xu Nian coughed lightly and fixed his gaze on the bandits lying haphazardly on the ground.
Because the soldiers had helped them treat their wounds, they were in relatively good condition. When they saw Xu Nian come in, they all panicked.
Last night, Xu Nian's moves, which were like those of a god descending to earth, really terrified them.
"The fact that you survived in such a chaotic battle situation shows that you were lucky."
After pondering for a moment, Xu Nian calmly said, "I will not deliberately take your lives. Just answer my questions truthfully."
Upon hearing this, the bandits exchanged glances and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Sir, we'll tell you anything you ask, just let us go!"
They were not government soldiers, and there was not much bond between them. Most of them were troublemakers recruited from various places by bandit leaders who lacked manpower.
Therefore, they naturally understand that those who are discerning in the times are the wise ones.
Besides, the bandit leader is already dead, so it's okay for him to say whatever he wants.
"very good."
Xu Nian was quite satisfied with their attitude, then narrowed her eyes and asked, "I want to ask you, why do you know that Li City is developing very well, and why did you come here to plunder it with premeditation?"
Upon hearing this, one of the bolder bandits stepped forward and said, "Sir, I know this."
“At that time, we had been walking in the mountains for a long time and we were all starving. Suddenly a group of people appeared and were roasting meat in the forest. We were immediately tempted and wanted to kill them and eat their meat.”
"But the girl in the lead was shouting that she was from the Minister's mansion and that if we let her go, she would tell us a good place where we could drink and eat meat all the time."
Upon hearing this, Xu Nian frowned.
The Minister's residence, a young lady?
Could it be Cuiqing, who was expelled from the city?
Before she could ask any questions, the bandit continued, "Although we are rude, we understand the difference between a meal of meat and every meal of meat. We immediately released the woman, and she told us to keep walking along the mountain until we arrived here."
"You know what happened next."
After speaking, the bandit carefully observed Xu Nian's movements, sweating profusely.
He was afraid that Xu Nian would break his promise and kill him with a single blow.
But Xu Nian wasn't in the mood for that right now, and asked again, "The girl you mentioned, is she wearing a bright green dress and has a hairpin in her hair?"
The bandit closed his eyes, thought carefully for a while, then clapped his hands excitedly, "That's right, it's her!"
Immediately, a hint of anger flashed in Xu Nian's eyes.
That damned Cuiqing!
They were dissatisfied with staying in the city and were expelled by me, but they even guided the bandits to the city!
[Damn it, it's that woman again?]
If it weren't for Cuiqing, there definitely wouldn't have been so many casualties among those leaving the city!
But it's no use saying all this now; that damned bitch is long gone without a trace.
Xu Nian also thought of this and couldn't help but clench her fists.
Cuiqing considered herself a member of the Minister's Mansion, so naturally she would travel all the way to the capital, which was also her ultimate destination.
Since that's the case, what if I happen to meet Cuiqing in the capital...
Xu Nian's aura instantly became extremely domineering, frightening the bandit into kneeling on the ground. "Grandma, everything I said is true! Please, please don't kill me!"
Seeing him so terrified that he wet himself, Xu Nian immediately felt bored and waved her hand, "I know, you don't need to do that."
After the interrogation ended, Xu Nian turned around and looked at Gu Zhan, who had remained silent.
"Do whatever you want with it. After all, your army suffered the most damage in this war."
Although she had just promised not to kill the bandits, Xu Nian did not say that Gu Zhan would not.
Hearing this, Gu Zhan nodded slightly in agreement. Seeing her somewhat unwell expression, he immediately instructed her, "Go back and rest first. I'll call you if anything comes up."
Xu Nian thought it was good, so she immediately left the tent and prepared to go back and get some rest.
Watching Xu Nian leave, a bad feeling immediately arose in the hearts of these bandits.
The man in front of me is dangerous!
Gu Zhan looked down at them with a condescending smile, "I heard you launched a surprise attack yesterday and injured many of my brothers?"
He looked like Satan descended to earth, a smile on his face, yet he exuded an extremely terrifying aura.
"No...no..."
The bandits retreated, trembling, secretly thinking that something was wrong.
“A few of them came in from outside.”
Gu Zhan slightly raised his chin, beckoned the restless soldiers outside the door to come in, and left without looking back.
"Do whatever you want with it, if something goes wrong..."
"I'll take responsibility."
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