Just as Xiao Tang was about to take a step, someone patted her on the shoulder.
She was startled.
Turning my head, I felt a cool breeze on my face.
The man was wearing the same soldier's robes as her, and his face was covered by a mask.
However, Xiao Tang recognized him at a glance.
The main villain?!
I never expected him to be here.
Could it be that they're worried I won't do a good job, so they're keeping an eye on me?
That's not very fair; you don't trust me, Mai.
He lowered his voice and explained slowly, "Although you are a brute, you are still powerless. If something happens to you, I will lose a great general."
Xiao Tang was surprised, not expecting that she would be categorized as a "general".
Brother, don't you think your words are contradictory?
He was a brute, and not even strong enough to kill a chicken.
When something happened, she became a general.
She had no idea whether the man was praising her or belittling her.
[Beep, host's current points.]
Unexpectedly, this damn system suddenly appeared.
This startled Xiao Tang.
Xiao Tang glanced at Di Jingling and saw that he looked calm and unresponsive, so she relaxed her tense body slightly.
The system beeping sound just now rang in my ears, like... an external speaker?
"Then, Your Highness... let's split up. Here's the medicine. You go to the east, and I'll go to the west, how about that?"
She slipped him a packet of medicine powder.
Just as she was about to pull her hand away, he grabbed it.
She was genuinely struck by a tap.
【Oh my god, this is terrible!】
Why do I keep getting charmed by this villain? We're just not cut out for each other!
She really didn't want to talk to a two-dimensional character about phone calls.
Di Jingling frowned and looked at her intently.
Paper dolls...
Even though he had accepted the identity of being a two-dimensional character, this identity ultimately made him very angry and depressed.
"Okay." He nonchalantly gripped the medicine packet, turned, and left.
His back view, however, revealed his displeasure.
Xiao Tang didn't know why he was so unhappy, so she scratched her head.
[Beep, side quest activated. Burning the granary will earn you 10 points.]
[...]
She suspected that the system was malfunctioning today.
She was really startled when the total score was suddenly broadcast.
How dare they even mention a 10-point task?
Who gave it the courage!
Xiao Tang ignored the system and walked into the military food warehouse.
Someone stopped her.
"Hey, where are you from? I've never seen you before."
The man warily scanned Xiao Tang's clothes, his hand already reaching for the hilt of the sword at his waist.
Seeing that the man was about to draw his sword, she hurriedly said, "Brother, I'm new here, and I'm in charge of checking the quantity of provisions in this area of the military camp."
The other party hesitated for a moment.
I was skeptical of what she said.
He had never heard of anything like the issue of grain quantities before.
But who knows, this might be a recent new policy?
After all, their prince has been searching for a strategist recently.
"Well, if you don't believe me, then go ask His Highness. If he blames me, don't blame me."
Xiao Tang shrugged helplessly.
That appearance was so convincing that no one could find any flaws.
"You wait here, I'll go inform His Highness. Don't move!" The guard pointed at her and then left.
Xiao Tang rolled her eyes.
[You think you can just stay still like that? Do you think we're playing a game of "Red Light, Green Light"?]
She scoffed, and after the guards left, she quickly went into the granary and poured all the medicine in.
Just as I was about to go out, I heard hurried footsteps outside the curtain.
"Idiot!" It was Di Yanhen's voice cursing. "Since he's a complete stranger, why didn't you grab him?"
He cursed and berated the other person.
The guard spoke weakly, "Your Highness... but he... what he said sounded so true."
So much so that he believed it to be true.
Xiao Tang turned and glanced at the entire grain warehouse. Helpless, he could only pile up all the grain and hide inside.
Running away now would actually cause problems.
Di Yanhen decisively pulled open the curtain and strode into the tent.
A pair of hawk-like eyes surveyed the military food tents.
The guards followed behind and hurriedly explained, "I told him not to move and to wait outside the door, but he's gone."
"madness!"
Di Yanhen was so angry he jumped up and down.
He punched the guard on the head.
The guard fell to the ground.
His face was turned directly towards Xiao Tang, and in his near-fainting state, he pointed tremblingly in Xiao Tang's direction.
He said weakly, "Ah...he, he's..."
Before he could finish speaking, his head lolled to the side and he fainted.
Xiao Tang's hiding place has been exposed.
Di Yanhen strode towards Xiao Tang, saw her squatting there, and with a "whoosh," he drew the guard's sword and held it to Xiao Tang's neck.
He spoke in a sinister tone: "Speak! Who are you!"
After not seeing Di Yanhen for several days, Xiao Tang found that the man was becoming more and more childish.
She sighed inwardly, carefully holding the longsword between two fingers, and slowly moved it away.
She got up.
"Your Highness, please calm down. I'm new here."
"A newcomer?" Di Yanhen frowned.
It looks suspicious no matter how you look at it.
Xiao Tang took out a pre-drawn Bagua diagram from his bosom and presented it to Di Yanhen with both hands. "Your Highness, I'm here to recommend myself. I heard that Your Highness is looking for a strategist, and I think... I'm quite suitable, hehe."
It's just talk.
Given Di Yanhen's suspicious nature, there is absolutely no way he would be willing to give the position of strategist to a stranger.
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