Especially since she seems to be here now... If the city really burns down, wouldn't she be burned along with it?
Therefore, it is both saving others and saving oneself.
Thinking of this, she strongly suspected that the military doctor knocked her unconscious and dumped her here so that she would take the blame and sacrifice herself for the happiness of countless families.
Back then, she naively thought that Mo Ye could fool Yuwen Sheng and avoid this disaster of massacre. After all, she felt from the bottom of her heart that her importance to Yuwen Sheng should be negative. How could he possibly tell the difference between truth and falsehood?
They simply don't understand that she can't influence Yuwen Sheng. Even if she stood in front of him, he would simply deal with her and these people without hesitation.
Therefore, she believes that everyone has their own expertise, and that it's not appropriate to ask someone like her, who works in civil engineering, to handle matters like military and political affairs.
But now, they're in a bind.
If she didn't want to die, she had to go see him.
Using his rebellion as a pretext, Yuwen Sheng's general's wife went to see him, forcing him to publicly fulfill his promise.
Zheng Quchi thought that seeing Yuwen Sheng would be a simple matter, but in reality, as soon as she showed her face and frankly told the soldiers that "I am the general's wife," she was arrested as a madwoman and locked in a dark room.
Zheng Quchi: "..."
Hey, if you don't believe me, then don't believe me. Why are you arresting her?
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The city lord's mansion is located in the west of Fenggusha City, near the west gate. The reason why this location was chosen as the site for the military camp is because the Ye Kingdom chose the west gate as the location for their withdrawal.
The city lord's mansion has three floors, each higher than the last, with pine trees brushing against the eaves. At this moment, Yuwen Shenglin stood by the railing on the second floor, his beautiful, almost demonic eyes curving upwards behind his mask as he stared at the rebellious crowd struggling desperately below.
Fu Rong crossed his arms, his appearance as a refined middle-aged scholar suddenly turned up his head and curled his lip, completely losing his composure: "You think you can save people? With just a few shrimp soldiers and crab generals like you?"
LOL, they're completely fearless.
"They're just a bunch of rabble, why bother the general?" Wang Zebang said coldly.
Wei Yao turned his head to look at the person hanging high on the round pole: "Their target is obvious, it's Yang Gu, but these people don't look like regular troops. Could they be his private guards?"
Yuwen Sheng and his devilish retinue leisurely and casually looked down at the crowd below.
Compared to Yuwen Sheng's elite troops, they were clearly much weaker in terms of action, execution, and planning.
Especially since Yuwen Sheng had long anticipated that during this final period, there would be people with ulterior motives who would seize the time to act, digging pits and laying traps for others to fall into.
Gongchen Cliff, completely surrounded, looked up at Yang Gu, who was covered in blood and hanging unconscious from the city lord's tower.
His handsome face was filled with pain: "I'm sorry, we still... can't save you."
The next second after he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly changed. He took out a thin bamboo tube from his waist, put his lips to the mouth of the tube, and blew out a tiny, hair-like hidden weapon that pierced into the neck.
Yang Gu jolted violently, his eyes widened, and then he thrashed about like a fish out of air before his head lolled to the side and he was completely lifeless.
His move was truly unexpected.
Therefore, no one was able to stop it in time, and Gongchen Cliff succeeded in his plan.
"I thought they were genuinely here to save people, but it turns out they're here to kill and silence us." Wei Yao narrowed her fox-like eyes, staring sharply at Gongchen Cliff.
That kid's got a ruthless streak.
At this moment, Xiao Meng's face turned red, and he roared at them angrily: "Rather than let General Yang suffer humiliation and die in your hands, it would be better if we did it ourselves and let him die with more dignity!"
At this moment, Fu Rong sneered: "But... our general thinks Yang Gu seems to be a promising talent and has no intention of killing him."
Fu Rong's words were like killing someone and destroying their spirit.
Yang Gu, having survived until now, did not die at the hands of the enemy, but instead died at the hands of the person who saved him. How ironic.
Everyone's expression froze instantly, and they all turned to look at Gongchen Cliff.
At this moment, Gongchenya's heart was also churning with anger and hatred. Although he believed that the middle-aged man above had deliberately said those words to humiliate and attack him, and that it was not true, he couldn't help but think, what if it was true? What if Yuwen Sheng really didn't intend to kill him? Then... wouldn't he be the murderer who killed Yang Gu?
Anger surged in his chest, and he gritted his teeth, retorting, "Yuwen Sheng, you can't even protect your own wife. Now you want to take her back? If you're so capable, go and fight the Julu Kingdom's army with real swords and spears. You're incompetent and all you can do is use the people of the whole city as a threat. It's utterly shameful and laughable!"
Most people would be angered and indignant at such words, but for Yuwen Sheng, these words were as light as a feather, easily brushed away with a flick of the wrist.
"Do I need you to teach me what I want to do and how I want to achieve it?"
Aura is a very mysterious thing. Other people's words can create an emotional fluctuation, but when he speaks, he can make people feel a terrifying tremor from the bone to the depths of their soul.
Gong Chenya's pupils contracted, and he pursed his lips.
Wang Zebang could not tolerate any disrespect towards the general, so he raised his arm and shouted, "Fire!"
On the first floor, a line of Yu soldiers immediately drew their bows and released arrows. Gongchenya hurriedly covered the others, and they struggled to hide in all directions.
Just then, an arrow struck the bag at his waist, the rope broke, and the bag sank downwards...
Oh no!
Gong Chenya reacted quickly and reached out to grab it, but he only managed to hook one corner. The contents slipped from his fingers and rolled to the ground.
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