"Uncle, have you just arrived? Do you know how long the city gate has been closed?" Xiao Ling'er walked straight to the old man and asked softly.
The old man looked at Xiao Ling'er, his brows still furrowed. He sighed before answering:
"I have been here for seven days now. The city gates were already closed when I arrived. I heard from others that they have been closed for more than twenty days.
I also heard that the porridge was distributed twice a day at first, but when I arrived, it had become once a day. If this situation continues, in a few days, I am afraid..."
The old man looked around and didn't say anything else, but Xiao Ling'er knew what he meant.
Looking back at the dark crowd, they were all refugees fleeing famine from all corners of the country. They were either ragged or unkempt.
Xiao Ling'er agreed with the old man's words. If the city gates were not opened and porridge was no longer distributed in two days, the refugees might really riot.
Seeing that no other information could be obtained, Xiao Ling'er returned to the foot of the slope and reunited with Xiao Yuhao and others.
"Sister, how is it? Have you found out any news? When can we enter the city?" Xiao Yuhao looked at his sister and asked anxiously.
Xiao Ruyi, Ahua, and Mu Xiya also looked at Xiao Ruyi nervously, waiting to hear the news she had found out.
Others may not know, but Xiao Yuhao and his companions do. A war will soon break out here, and they must pass Changti City as soon as possible.
Xiao Ling'er did not hide anything and told the news she had found out truthfully.
Noticing that everyone's faces were unhappy after hearing this, Xiao Ling'er comforted them again: "Let's not worry too much. I'll go and find out more in the evening."
After hearing what Xiao Ling'er said, no one said anything and could only settle down temporarily.
It was soon the hour of Yin in the evening. Xiao Ling'er changed into a nightgown, put on a black mask, and tied her hair into a high ponytail.
After getting ready and walking out to the foot of the slope, I found that everyone was lying here and there, leaning or sleeping soundly.
Perhaps because everyone knew there were soldiers guarding the city walls, they relaxed their vigilance and no one was on guard.
This just made it convenient for Xiao Ling'er to act. Just in case someone was not asleep, Xiao Ling'er still sprinkled two packets of powerful knockout drugs into the air.
After waiting for a while, he quickly walked to the corner of the city wall and secretly observed the patterns of the patrolling soldiers on the city wall.
It was discovered that there were eight of them in all, divided into two teams of four, walking back and forth, with the two teams taking turns patrolling.
It was a bit difficult to go up, so Xiao Ling'er's mind worked quickly. She took out a silenced pistol and fired a shot at the torch on the far left.
"Puff!" The torch went out and the bullet embedded in the stone wall behind.
The team was indeed disrupted. Several soldiers quickly walked to the left to check the situation. One of them hurried down the city wall, probably to report the situation.
Xiao Ling'er seized the opportunity, quickly threw out the climbing claws, and climbed up the city wall from the rightmost position.
Then he waved his hand and sprinkled white powder on several soldiers. The knockout drug was very effective and several people fell down quickly.
Xiao Ling'er took the opportunity to quickly go down the city wall. The whole street was deserted and empty. At least two-thirds of the people in Changti City had moved away.
There is a tall building two hundred meters away with a faint candlelight flickering inside. If I am not mistaken, this should be where the city guards live.
The building was very big. Xiao Ling'er walked around in circles, sprinkling knockout powder along the way, and sneaked in while bending over and walking in a cat-like manner.
He slowly approached the house with the light. When he was about a hundred meters away, for fear of being discovered, he pressed his body against the corner of the wall and began to eavesdrop.
Although the voice inside was small, Xiao Ling'er could still hear it clearly——
"Second Young Master, I just checked and found nothing unusual, but I found this on the city wall.
I don't know what kind of hidden weapon this is. It's so small and doesn't look sharp, but it can sink into the stone wall."
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