An old woman stepped out of the group and shouted, "Young lady, what are you saying? Military Advisor Chu is our benefactor in Maicheng. Before he came, we couldn't even afford to eat. After he came, we have the life we have now. How is Military Advisor Chu not a good person?"
The old woman's words drew unanimous agreement from the surrounding villagers.
Zi Linglong remained calm, laughing angrily, "He's a good person? Then ask him what he wanted to do by having the soldiers dig the pit."
As soon as Zi Linglong finished speaking, Chu Mubai's expression darkened, Xia Yixin's heart skipped a beat and she guessed what was going on, while the common people were somewhat confused.
Xia Yixin quickly pulled Zi Linglong back, who was about to speak. "That's enough. Military Advisor Chu must have his reasons for doing things. With a major battle approaching, do we have to tell everyone about our defenses? Come in with me!"
She couldn't let Zi Linglong continue talking about digging the pit in front of so many people, so she told Chen Chen, pulled Zi Linglong up, and went into the county government office.
The people outside, hearing what the "ghost doctor" said, stopped thinking about it and muttered a few words before queuing up in peace.
Zi Linglong was led inside by Xia Yixin's hand. Before she could feel shy, her mind was filled with the scenes she had seen and the words she had heard. She said defiantly, "Brother Yan, he dared to do it, so why is he afraid of what people say? Those are seven thousand lives. Aren't the people of Beiming human? Doesn't he have any other way to deal with them? He has so many experts, why doesn't he just send one or two to take them under his control?"
Xia Yixin couldn't help but sigh that she was indeed a Mary Sue heroine; she had almost forgotten about the saintly complex.
Xia Yixin led Zi Linglong into the lobby, intending to lecture her, when Chu Mubai, who had followed behind, spoke up.
"I'd like to hear Miss Linglong's thoughts on how to reunite the defeated army of seven thousand men."
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