The Qin soldiers were all on the city wall, focused on resisting the external attack. They never imagined that the Northwest Army would come down from the cliff.
They turned back to resist, and divided their forces, allowing the Northwest Army to find an opportunity to set up slings and ladders on the city wall. The brave soldiers quickly scaled the city wall.
The vanguard had already seized the city and, together with the soldiers who had climbed up, opened the thick city gates that were absolutely impenetrable from the outside. The army poured in like a tide and quickly occupied the entire Qin city.
Before Miss Lin could react, she was grabbed, her hands were tied behind her back, and she was shoved into the governor's mansion without any mercy.
"You can't do this to me..." Miss Lin's face paled, and she wept pitifully, looking at the soldiers through teary eyes, "Let me see your general, he will definitely see me..."
The soldiers looked at her with mocking eyes, but they were all well-behaved and did not make any lewd moves to take advantage of her. They pushed her into the house and locked her up with General Lin.
General Lin was old and had always suffered from this kind of heart and brain disease. He was prone to fainting when excited. By the time he slowly woke up, Qin City had already changed its leader.
Xi Chenzhou disliked his attempt to act as a pimp, but considering that he was a veteran who had fought against the Northern Rong and still enjoyed a high reputation in the army even after defeat, Xi Chenzhou did not imprison General Lin, but instead placed him under house arrest in the study of the Qincheng governor's mansion.
He was extremely busy. Conquering the city was no easy task; he also had to pacify the people and establish a new order. He was so busy he barely had time to breathe.
When he finally finished most of his work and heard his subordinates report that General Lin wanted to see him, he looked up and saw that the moon was already high in the sky. A considerable amount of time had passed.
He rubbed his brow wearily. He had originally planned to go back and see his girl tonight, but then he thought that it was already late and she must be asleep. If he went, he was afraid he would disturb her rest.
He immediately abandoned the idea, thinking that he might as well finish everything overnight, change his clothes to wash away the bloodstains, shave his beard, comb his hair, and get himself clean so that he could spend the whole day with her tomorrow.
That should be just right.
After thinking it over, he decided not to change or wash his clothes, but to go see General Lin in his old clothes and light armor, which were mixed with dust and bloodstains.
Miss Lin was clinging to General Lin's arm, sobbing softly, when she suddenly heard steady footsteps outside. Her heart skipped a beat, and her expression grew even more sorrowful and pitiful. When she heard the door being pushed open, she looked up with a captivating charm:
"General Xi... General Xi..."
Her voice was so gentle that it was heartbreaking. The several deputy generals who came with Xi Chenzhou couldn't help but look over. They saw a beautiful young girl in white sitting next to General Lin in the room, her eyes filled with tears as she looked at them with sorrow.
"General Xi, I'm so sorry, Grandfather. I didn't know you had someone you loved, and I've caused you trouble by my own wishful thinking." She said, her eyes brimming with tears. "If I had known you had a beloved girl, I would never have let you make that request..."
General Lin patted her hand, leaned against the wall to stand up, his tone full of resentment, and glanced sideways at Xi Chenzhou:
"It's none of your business. It's this War God General Xi who's even more formidable, managing to bypass the mountain peaks for a sneak attackâmy granddaughter is so virtuous and kind, I'm afraid she won't find a good husband in the future! As for General Xi, he says he has someone he loves, but that person hasn't shown up at all. Whether he's worthy of the position of Lady Xi is still uncertain, hmph!"
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