Gong Chenya's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.
Mo Ye, who had already arrived, also heard his words. He sat on his horse, his tall and broad figure clad in heavy armor, like an insurmountable mountain.
Holding a long sword, he smiled with an air of confidence and said, "Yuwen Sheng, standing on the territory of our Julu Kingdom, what gives you the right to act so arrogantly? Now, it's almost noon, and the west gate of your retreat is completely blocked by our army. If you want to break through, I'm afraid it won't be that easy. If you set fire to the city, then we'll all perish together!"
At this point, the Ye army was stunned. They all looked at Yuwen Sheng, who remained as steady as a rock, stroking the bracelet on his wrist in a repetitive, almost pathological manner.
His current mood is like he's always just one step away from getting what he wants, but he always ends up missing it.
This sense of loss, coupled with uncontrollable anxiety, anger, and violence, gradually pushed his already dangerous emotions to the brink of spiraling out of control.
Wei Yao and Wang Zebang, who were beside him, saw this most clearly. They rushed downstairs, running and jumping, and rushed out of the city lord's mansion to his side.
But at this moment, a sense of crisis was flashing wildly throughout their bodies, warning them not to approach the general easily. They could only clench their fists and stand aside with worry and tension, watching his expression change.
These days, if it weren't for the search for his wife, perhaps the general... would have long since become a joyful madman, a killing god who would slaughter any living thing he encountered.
This is his usual state when he goes to the battlefield, with a strong smell of blood. The enemy's cries and the panicked backs of their fleeing figures can arouse his ferocity. Although he often makes the enemy army tremble with fear when he kills them, at the same time, he is also greatly consuming his essence and lifespan.
But this time, they were quite surprised to find that the general had been on the verge of losing his mind many times, but in order to find his wife, he had almost exhausted all his rationality to control his manic-depressive disorder and keep himself in a "rational and normal" state.
...They vaguely guessed that the general was trying to maintain his "normality" because he was worried that his true self would frighten his wife.
But now, after repeated disappointments, his patience has finally run out.
Raising his bewitching, maniacally laughing eyes to meet Mo Ye's stunned gaze, Yuwen Sheng's dark eyes were gradually tinged with a dangerous, blood-red hue. He shouted, "All soldiers, listen to my command—"
Swish, swish, swish—the soldiers and horses poured out from every corner of the city. Everywhere one could look, there were Ye soldiers who had been arranged in advance. Some of them held torches high, while others drew their bows and shot arrows with burning oilcloth attached to the arrows.
Seeing the planned burning of the city, Mo Ye was both angry and shocked.
"Yuwen Sheng, you dare! If you dare to set fire, I'll block the entrance with my life and make sure none of your Ye army escapes!"
The city was doused with kerosene, and once set on fire, the flames would spread like wildfire, becoming uncontrollable. In particular, the city's buildings were mostly made of wood and thatched huts, which not only fueled the fire but also produced thick smoke.
They blocked the west gate, and the other two gates, the south and north gates, were all doused with kerosene, so they couldn't be used as an escape route. Mo Ye thought that this would stop Yuwen Sheng from setting the city on fire, but he had the wrong person to threaten from the beginning.
Yuwen Sheng had none of the fear, joy, sorrow, or concerns that a normal person should have. He didn't care about anyone at all, like a heartless monster. Once he went mad, he never considered the consequences and would rather perish together with everyone else.
"Is that so? Then you should hold your ground. If you attempt to retreat or launch an attack..."
His eyes seemed to say that nothing he did could stop him.
"You will be doomed."
Mo Ye stared at him in shock, his handsome face trembling with anger.
Yuwen Sheng, on the contrary, seemed quite pleased. His lacquered silver mask gleamed, and he uttered a single word with a smile: "Shoot!"
When the first rocket shot out with a "whoosh," the oil fuel ignited the houses with a "boom," followed by a series of crackling sparks that flew into the courtyard walls and inside the houses.
The people in the city, who had been anxiously waiting, finally understood what it meant to be like ants on a hot pan. They were all terrified and instinctively ran out in a frenzy...
Panic ensued in the city streets, which were overcrowded with people, all like ants being roasted and driven away by the fire, desperately trying to find a place of refuge. But no matter where they ran, there was only fire.
The raging fire initially started at the south and north gates of the city, spreading in a triangular pattern, eventually driving the crowd to the west gate.
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Confined in the small dark room, Zheng Quchi was secretly using an iron wire to unlock the chain lock. She didn't know where the guards had gone, but since there were no guards around, she quickly tried to find a way to escape.
Just as she was concentrating on listening to the sound to see if the lock was stuck, she suddenly smelled smoke, like something was burning.
She was startled and suddenly heard the sound of running outside, just like the sounds of forest animals migrating. The noisy sounds included people shouting, "Run! The wind has changed, the fire is blowing this way!"
Holy crap!
Zheng Quchi didn't care about anything else. He tore open the lock and ran out of the dark room. He was inevitably swept up in the fleeing crowd.
Do you know where Yuwen Sheng is?
She raised her voice, shouting with all her lung capacity. As soon as she finished shouting, she remembered that Yuwen Sheng and his group had caused trouble at the City Lord's Mansion. They might be there, so she shouted again.
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