The soldier tried to struggle for a moment, but the next moment, he felt the cold stinging his skin and was so frightened that he immediately replied, "Prepare to burn the city."
Why burn the city?
"Because Sima Moye of Julu Kingdom broke his promise and brought a fake wife over three times, the general was furious and said that if he did not bring the person over by noon, he would set the place on fire."
"Fake? You mean Sima Moye brought a fake wife to try and fool us?"
"Yes, that person was an imposter; the general has already killed her."
Gongchenya never expected Sima to do such a thing. This was undoubtedly a breach of trust and a despicable act. Faced with such provocation, it's no wonder that Yuwen Sheng responded cruelly.
"One last question, where is Yang Gu?"
The soldier thought for a moment and said, "He should be... imprisoned in the city lord's mansion. There are many people imprisoned there. If you ask me where exactly, I, a mere foot soldier, would have no way of knowing."
"good."
Seemingly pleased with his understanding, Gongchenya released him in a friendly voice.
However, before the soldier could even run up and shout, "thud," a blade came from the darkness and killed him.
Afterwards, he changed into the soldiers' uniforms and tore off his waist tag. Then, disguised as them, he returned to the ranks and followed the soldiers as they poured oil on the large buildings throughout the city.
He was taciturn and quietly went about his business. Every now and then, he would hear people hiding in the houses crying out in fear: "No, don't set fire to us and burn us to death..."
"Is there anyone who can save us? Will Mo Sima really come to save us?"
"Why won't you hand her over? Are the lives of so many of us less important than a woman? Does King Julu know that Sima Moye has disregarded the lives of our entire city? How wicked he is!"
They clearly knew what fate awaited them.
Gongchenya didn't know what Sima Moye was thinking. Did he really want to kill the person and not hand him over, or did he think that the woman named Zheng Quchi was truly of equal importance to the people of the city?
No one considered that the woman, who was supposedly seriously injured, had actually managed to escape from the heavily guarded camp long ago.
If this gets out, who will believe it?
For this reason, Mo Ye did not publicize the matter. Of course, he also needed Yuwen Sheng to maintain a sense of suspicion so that he could at least use Zheng Quchi to control him.
As it turned out, he was right, but also wrong.
He achieved part of his goal, but there was no turning back. This time, if he could not hand over the real Zheng Quchi, he would be disgraced and he would have to bear the ultimate consequences of the Fenggu Shacheng disaster.
Mo Ye didn't really care about his reputation, whether it was good or bad, but this near-failure to achieve his goal left him feeling uneasy.
He couldn't understand how Yuwen Sheng could distinguish the real "Zheng Quchi" from the fake with just one glance.
If he hadn't recognized the person so quickly, and everything had gone smoothly, all the people in the city would have been released overnight, and he would have had enough time to launch a simultaneous attack on the north, south, and west gates of Fenggusha City.
Instead of taking the risk of forcing their way through the south gate and rescuing only a small portion of the troops.
Gongchenya was naturally unaware of Moye's plans. He only saw the scene and wished he could kill Moye and all the Ye soldiers.
He was busy until his shift ended, and without making eye contact with anyone, he quickly returned to the abandoned house.
When they first saw him dressed in Ye army uniform and darting into the room with an air of familiarity, they were quite alarmed. It wasn't until he called out "Aunt Mei, Baishu" that the anxious crowd quickly gathered around to ask him what was going on.
"How is it? Have you found out what's going on?" Aunt Mei grabbed his arm.
Gongchenya patted her cold hand and said heavily, "Sima Moye deceived Yuwen Sheng. He tried to fool him with a fake, but he was exposed on the spot. Therefore, the three-day deadline has been brought forward. If Yuwen Sheng's wife has not appeared by noon today, he will set the city on fire."
Everyone was shocked. They had been hoping that the release of Fenggu Shacheng would go smoothly, but they never expected it to turn out like this.
"She didn't show up? That woman, she's not her at all?" Xiao Meng pushed through the crowd and said urgently, "Then what should we do now? Will Sima Moye hand her over?"
"What I'm worried about now is that he might not have any hostages at all."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically.
This is just a suspicion, but to be honest, Gongchen Cliff has been seriously analyzing the events before and after this, so he thinks this guess is highly likely.
"Therefore, before Yuwen Sheng sets the city on fire, we must first find a way to rescue General Yang and then escape from the city."
To think that the entire city could be saved is nothing short of a pipe dream, but if it were just one person, there might still be a glimmer of hope.
"Okay, whatever you say. Tell me, what should we do?"
Gong Chenya beckoned. After his trip outside, he had learned some things and thus refined his previously planned scheme: "All of you, come closer..."
After careful discussion, they decided to take action at the crack of dawn, a time when people are most drowsy and least vigilant.
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"Stop crying! It's been a whole night, and you're still wailing!"
A rude shout startled Zheng Quchi awake from his unconscious state.
She opened her eyes, but was still dazed and confused, not knowing where she was for a moment.
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