Chapter 293 Don’t Blame Aunt for Being Cruel
The twentieth day of the winter month in the nineteenth year of Qianyuan.
The Huo family army from Dongyang dispatched 150,000 troops to start the war to drive out the Liao.
For ten full days, day and night without rest.
The smoke of war shrouded the sky above the border for a long time.
On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, the Huo family army killed 100,000 enemies at the cost of 30,000 casualties. The Western Liao Dynasty hastily withdrew from Yequan, Dewu, and Changji three cities.
One hundred thousand enemy troops retreated to the Xihai grassland, but they were still lurking around with evil intentions.
The sulfur mine was a sea of fire. The soldiers killed all the Western Liao people inside and rescued hundreds of civilians.
His hands and feet were tied with iron chains, his eyes were lifeless, and he looked like a skeleton or a puppet.
Until the chains on his body were cut, he ran in a daze.
"Fellow villagers, you are saved!"
"Fellow villagers, you are saved!"
"The Western Liao people have been driven away!"
"No one will bully you anymore!"
The city that once had tens of thousands of people was now massacred, leaving only a few hundred people.
These were the strongest young men, but now they are hunched over and look weak even though they are not old.
"Can you give me some food?" a man asked, looking up while lying on the ground.
"I've had enough of eating human flesh and grass..."
A whole-grain cake was immediately stuffed into his hand.
The man looked like he didn't recognize the cake. He stared at it for a long time before his eyes gradually brightened.
He devoured the cake in a few ravenous bites.
"I am a human now. I have become a human again. I am not a beast, not a man-eating beast..."
He fell to the ground, crying loudly.
"Sandi, Feng Tao... please come back to life, we are saved..."
"The imperial court has not given up on us. They are coming..."
Everyone finally reacted, stumbling over and looking at the soldier eagerly with their sunken eyes.
The soldiers who had bread on them took it out and gave it to them.
There were cries, chewing sounds, and a chaos, followed by wailing.
"What's wrong? What's wrong with them?"
The military doctor was called over.
"Don't let them eat anything they want. Their stomachs are already damaged. We need to slowly heal them!"
They were used to eating meat, drinking blood, eating soil and grass, and they could no longer eat normal food.
"Give them porridge. Make some porridge first." said the military doctor.
"Sir..." Another man crawled over on his knees and grabbed the military doctor's trouser leg.
"I am a guard beside the Lord Governor of Yequan City. There are others in the mountains..."
When the Western Liao people blocked the city gates and massacred the people, Su Huaiyin, the prefect of Yequan City, used his limited manpower to drive the people into the West Mountain, which did not belong to Dongyang’s territory.
On the other side of the Western Mountains is the territory of Western Liao.
He said: Hide and survive, whether you are a human or an animal, you must survive.
Someone will come to rescue us, someone will definitely come.
After five years, they finally waited!
The soldiers searched the vast mountains and forests for seven days and seven nights, beating drums and gongs, until finally a wild man revealed himself to them...
The third day of the twelfth lunar month, the nineteenth year of Qianyuan.
Records of the Grand Historian: Yequan, Dewu, and Changji officially returned to Dongyang.
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Liangzhou.
Deep in the mountains and forests.
An old man and a young boy were squatting on the ground digging something.
"Is this the sleep-inducing grass that Doctor Zhang mentioned for protecting the liver?" the old man asked.
"Grandma, I think so. There are still quite a few here. Dig a few more and take them back." said the younger one.
The young woman behind him smiled sarcastically: "Can you still go back?"
The big one and the small one turned around and looked at the woman in surprise.
Looking around again, where are the guards he brought?
"Narcissus, what do you mean?" The old lady realized something was wrong and protected her grandson behind her.
Yun Shuixian shoveled coal and chopped wood all day long. She was exposed to the wind and sun, and her skin became dark and rough. Her hands were cracked and chapped, and she looked ten years older than before.
At this moment, he no longer had the flattering and obedient look of the past few days, and became ferocious again.
"Aunt, you are still as stupid as before. You believe everything I say."
He just pretended to be good for a few days, and then he believed her again.
"There's no such thing as sleep-depriving grass. Doctor Zhang never mentioned it."
"Aunt, I just want to lead you to the mountain."
"What are you leading them to the mountain for?" the old lady asked sharply.
"Capture your grandparents and bring them back to the capital and present them to the Second Prince."
Yun Shuixian looked at her with a sneer of “How could you be so stupid?” and said, “You don’t know yet, your base in the capital has been destroyed. I was the one who reported it.
It's your fault for being so careless when discussing things that I overheard you!
Haha, as long as you know what’s good for you and hand over your military power, the Second Prince won’t kill you.
If you don't appreciate it, aunt, I will plead for you and save your life because you raised me.
But the job of carrying out excrement and urine for others, and kneeling down to lick shoes is unavoidable.
I wonder if my aunt can bear it?"
Jin Tang glared at him, "Aren't you afraid that my fourth uncle will lead his troops into the capital and kill you?"
"Haha!" Yun Shuixian waved her hand, and suddenly more than a dozen masked men appeared.
"Catch this little bastard!"
Jintang had his arms tied and couldn't move.
"Your fourth uncle? The military power your fourth uncle holds is not enough! If he doesn't submit to the Second Prince, he will notify the Crown Prince and the Third Prince. Just wait and see what he will have left!"
You really think you can reach the capital? You're dreaming! "
"Yun Shuixian." The old lady looked at the ugly person and sighed.
"After all, you were raised in my mansion. In fact, these past few days, I really wanted to give you a chance.
But...your last name is Yun."
Yun Shuixian said with a spit, "Of course my last name is Yun, are you getting senile?"
“I’m not confused.
Your mother and I grew up together. Before Yun Feichi appeared, we had a deep sisterly bond.
Our Yang family has never produced a truly evil person, so I always thought your mother was temporarily out of her mind.
When she died, she confessed to me and begged me to take you away.
Have you forgotten? Back then, you were hiding behind the door, your body covered in bruises from being beaten with sticks. If I didn't take you away, could you have survived in that home?
"Don't mention this matter. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. How can I really let anyone beat my father to death? You are just relying on your power to show off!" Yun Shuixian said impatiently.
Then he ordered the masked man: "Shut her mouth and take her away!"
But the masked man did not move.
She was about to lose her temper when she heard the old lady continue, "It seems that your evil nature is unchangeable, and the root of your evil lies with the Yun family.
Don’t blame your aunt for being cruel.”
"Old woman, what do you mean?"
Those who covered their faces took off their veils one after another.
The one holding Jintang down immediately let go: "Young Master, I hope I didn't hurt you."
A young man suddenly jumped down from a nearby tree and pushed the guards away.
"Get out of here, get out of here! I saw you trying so hard, it must have hurt!
Xiao Jintang, it doesn’t hurt, let me blow on you, huh-huh-"
There was saliva on Jintang's hand.
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