"If you don't believe me, you can feel it for yourself. The gods are angry. Starting tomorrow, your health will deteriorate rapidly, and you will die within a month."
As she spoke, Jiang Jiuniang added regretfully, "It's rare for someone like you, Xiao Wu, to have such a connection with the immortals. I had high hopes for you, but who knew you... sigh!"
"Godmother, Godmother, please save me! I'll do anything you say!"
Wu Jiaming was terrified. Let alone tomorrow, he was already feeling unwell, and it might really be true!
His pursuit of immortality stemmed from his fear of death, which is why he tried every means to prolong his life. If this angered the gods, what would be the point of all his efforts?
After talking for so long, this was exactly what Jiang Jiuniang had been waiting for. She said, "It's not that there's no way, it just depends on whether you're willing to give it up."
"I'm willing to give it up! Of course I'm willing! I'll give up anything as long as it saves my life!"
Wu Jiaming knelt on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.
Jiang Jiuniang said, "The one who tied the knot must untie it. You must return all the children you abducted, and you must treat the parents and families of those who have already died well. Also, starting tomorrow, you must eat vegetarian food and never take any more lives. Show your sincerity and let the gods know your repentance. I will then plead for you, and everything will be fine."
"You are a child with a special affinity for the divine. Even if you do something wrong, there will be room for redemption. Do you understand?"
That's such a compliment, who wouldn't be confused!
Wu Jiaming kowtowed repeatedly: "I understand!"
He then asked, "But I am a general, and there is a war going on. If I don't take anyone's life, someone else will take mine. How can I resolve this?"
"Isn't this easy to handle? You're not feeling well, how could your human emperor possibly make things difficult for you? Why are you so stubborn, child?"
She acted like an elder looking down on a junior who was hopeless, which made Wu Jiaming feel embarrassed.
"Yes, I understand, thank you, Godmother!"
Jiang Jiuniang nodded in satisfaction: "You've been misled. Those people can't be allowed to live any longer. To appease the gods' anger, you'll have to show some sincerity!"
After saying that, without waiting for Wu Jiaming to answer, she slapped him on the head, and Wu Jiaming fell to the ground.
Jiang Jiuniang didn't linger and left quickly.
The next morning, when Wu Jiaming woke up, he felt unwell all over. His limbs were weak, and even breathing heavily caused him chest pain.
He immediately remembered the dream he had the night before and hurriedly called the military doctor to examine him. However, the doctor couldn't see anything and said that he was in good health.
"Bullshit! Cough cough cough..."
If you're really healthy, how could you feel so uncomfortable?
He felt that he had really seen a fairy last night. Didn't that fairy godmother say that he had angered the gods to be in this state? As long as he did what the fairy godmother asked, he would definitely be able to turn the danger into safety!
"Get out! All of you get out!"
He angrily drove the army doctor away and then sent someone to summon the person who was in charge of making elixirs for him.
His alchemists were all quite skilled, and he originally valued them highly. However, the Fairy Godmother said that they were not good people and that they were the ones who led him astray.
In that case, these people can no longer be allowed to stay!
That makes sense. If these people were good, why would they have angered the gods?
Jiang Jiuniang heard that a major incident had occurred in the army that very day. She said that General Wu had summoned the army doctor early in the morning and then killed the Taoist priests in black who were refining elixirs. Even the black tent had been razed to the ground.
He also personally visited the camp where the children were being held, and then instructed people to send them all back, making sure their lives were safe.
Before they left, the army doctor treated their wounds and then slipped a gold ingot into each of their hands, telling them not to talk about it when they got back.
The dog mingled among them and even got a small piece of gold; it was overjoyed.
When he looked up and saw his mother winking at him in the crowd, he knew it was her doing and almost burst out laughing.
His mother gave him a look, telling him to follow the main group first, and that she would come back to find him.
As for why we didn't leave now, it's mainly because we wanted to stir things up even more.
The fighting was still going on at the front, and Jiang Jiuniang thought, since she had come all this way, she should do something for Beiyan.
Commander-in-Chief General Yuan Yi has gone to war and hasn't returned yet. While Wu Jiaming's side was in chaos, Jiang Jiuniang sneaked into Yuan Yi's tent and rummaged through it. She found quite a few good things, such as letters between Yuan Yi and the Emperor of the Eastern Court, and their defense map.
Yuan Yi hid the defense map very well. Originally, Jiang Jiuniang didn't necessarily intend to find it. However, when she was going through the letters, one fell out. She went under the table to pick it up and found a small hidden compartment under the table. When she opened it, she found the defense map inside!
Jiang Jiuniang quickly made a copy in her spatial storage, put the original back, and happily left with the copy.
That evening, the old general returned, cursing and swearing. Jiang Jiuniang, with her sharp ears, overheard the old general cursing her husband the entire time.
Jiang Jiuniang was immediately displeased. She had initially thought that this person had worked hard for the country all his life and it was really not easy for him, but how could he be so rude and even swear at people!
"The old general has quite a temper!"
She complained to the person next to her in a low voice, and the soldier next to her replied, "Who says it isn't! The old general has a bad temper to begin with, and that commander of Beiyan, Lu Baichuan, does nothing all day long. He provokes people every day, but he doesn't dare to fight us. He just keeps running away. Let alone the old general being angry, even I, a logistics soldier, am furious!"
"How could Lu Baichuan, at such a young age, do such despicable things?"
After speaking, the soldier turned to look at her, hoping to gain her approval.
Jiang Jiuniang rolled her eyes and said seriously, "You're not being fair!"
How am I being unfair?
"How can you mention the Northern Yan people in our Eastern Court's military camp? Isn't that boosting their morale and diminishing our own?"
The soldier panicked: "That's not what I meant!"
"I'll let it go this time, but if I hear you say it again, I'm going to report it to the generals!"
She gave a fierce warning, and the soldier repeatedly agreed, not daring to say anything more.
Jiang Jiuniang was satisfied and went elsewhere to inquire about the old general's situation.
That evening, Jiang Jiuniang used the same methods she used on Wu Jiaming to wake up the old general.
Perhaps due to years of fighting on the battlefield, the old general had a fierce look on his face, and even after being drugged, he still looked repulsive.
Upon seeing Jiang Jiuniang bathed in soft light, he asked the same question as Wu Jiaming: "Who are you?"
"How dare you look directly at this immortal!"
Jiang Jiuniang raised her hand, seemingly casting a spell, but actually took the opportunity to sprinkle a handful of medicinal powder.
The old general suddenly felt dizzy and had a sense of guilt for offending the gods.
He quickly lowered his head and said sincerely, "I meant no offense, please forgive me."
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