Hearing Qingfeng say this, the guards became even more determined. Two of them stepped forward and snatched the wine jugs from Qingfeng and Nanxing, even kicking Qingfeng.
"I've long heard that the wine of Daqi is incredibly strong, enough to intoxicate an ox with just one pot. Now that I've seen it for myself, brothers, do you dare to try some?"
"Haha, you're just bragging! I'll give it a try!"
Several people excitedly opened the wine jug and gulped down two mouthfuls. Sure enough, they choked and coughed!
Seeing Qingfeng still watching with a bitter expression, he scolded...
"You little brat, get the hell out of here! You want what's in my hands back? You want a beating? What are you looking for?"
Nanxing hurriedly grabbed Qingfeng with a frightened expression.
"Brother, why don't we just leave? Uncle, I'll put in a good word for you. Just say I got to drink the wine!"
Qingfeng then left, seemingly both frightened and reluctant.
Those guys got some good wine and couldn't wait to have a sip. To enjoy themselves to the fullest, they even went back to get a few pieces of lamb trotters to go with their wine.
The group had never tasted such delicious wine before, and they couldn't stop drinking. Before long, their tongues were thick with alcohol, and they were shouting that once they conquered the Great Qi, they would drink their fill of this fine wine.
They didn't know the effects of the wine, and they were all scrambling to drink it. Before long, they were all drunk and unconscious.
Qingfeng and Nanxing turned back from the side and dragged them into the bushes to finish them off.
So, Xie Yushu, Qingfeng Nanxing, and the other two changed their clothes and climbed the birch tree without anyone noticing.
As long as there are people here, even if they are far away, I can't tell exactly who they are, and for a while, I'm not worried about being discovered.
Xie Yushu climbed the birch tree, first glancing at the surrounding environment to determine the best escape route, and then told Qingfeng and Nanxing to keep an eye on the vicinity and deal with anyone who approached immediately.
They waited a short while before Fat Cat and his men arrived in a large group, carrying explosives.
I don't know what the fat cat said, but the guards at the city gate let us through without any trouble.
Seeing that the explosives had been successfully transported into the city, Xie Yushu felt half relieved. The other half depended on how Fat Cat performed.
Fat Cat didn't disappoint Xie Yushu either. He directly told the leader guarding the city that this disaster was unusual, so a special sacrifice was needed, and all the powerful people in the royal city had to be present.
The closer you are, the more protection you will receive from the gods. The leader of the city was to leave a team of men to guard one side of the city wall, while the rest of the people gathered at the sacrificial site.
Knowing that the city's leaders wouldn't agree to have them all present, Fat Cat chose a version that they could accept.
Sure enough, the leader agreed immediately. Anyway, it was broad daylight, and leaving one team on one side would be enough. If anything happened, they could just give a signal and rush over.
So the leader of the city guards immediately went to gather the men.
Fat Cat repeated the same thing to the king's tent. When Yelü Ying asked about it, he said that the situation outside had been brought under control and that Yelü Ying should lead his men to participate in the sacrifice.
During this time, the two groups of people brought in by Fat Cat used explosive packs as stools and arranged them into a circle of seats.
Covering it with a cloth shows how grand and solemn it is.
Once everything was arranged, Yelü Ying arrived with a group of leaders, both high and low.
After the fat cat had them sit down, he had the gathered city guards move closer, standing in layers behind Yelü Ying and his men, filling the area around the sacrificial site.
However, including those guarding the royal city and those guarding the granaries, there were more than 40,000 people in total. They couldn't possibly fight at just one sacrificial site, so Fat Cat arranged for the remaining people to be placed in an open area under the western city wall.
That is, in the drainage ditch where the knife had been used earlier.
In this way, their efforts were not in vain.
Meanwhile, the two teams led by Daozi, seeing that the people nearby had been transferred to the city, quickly moved the base of the city wall to prepare.
Soon after, the sounds of gongs and drums filled the air, along with Fat Cat's catchy and rhythmic melody.
Fat Cat led his men in a series of fierce maneuvers, leaping and kicking up dust that left Yelü Ying and his men completely stunned.
After chanting the divine hymn twice, he knelt down facing the sky and shouted...
"May God protect us and bless us!"
Then he stood up and shouted to those around him, "May the gods bless you!" Everyone closed their eyes, careful not to offend the gods.
So everyone closed their eyes.
Fat Cat was a little incredulous that they were so easily fooled, but he remembered Xie Yushu's instructions. If he didn't leave now, when would he?
So as soon as they closed their eyes, he immediately waved and led his men away.
One group, disguised as herdsmen, had already left when they had set up their things. Most of the second group also left when they gathered, leaving only the twenty-odd people who were following Fat Cat's shamanistic ritual. With a wave of Fat Cat's hand, they also quietly and orderly withdrew.
With so much explosives, Xie Yushu was afraid of hurting her own people, so she kept a close eye on Fatty Cat and his men, wishing they would grow wings and fly away, just in case something unexpected happened.
Sure enough, what they feared most came to pass. Fat Cat and his friends accidentally bumped into someone. The person opened their eyes, saw them walking away, and asked in confusion...
"Great Wizard, why are you and your apprentice leaving? Have the gods finished bestowing their blessings?"
The fat cat was so frightened that it broke out in a cold sweat, its heart almost jumping out of its chest, but it still forced itself to remain calm and whispered a rebuke.
"Shut up! The gods are bestowing blessings, so of course we should avoid them and close our eyes to pray for them."
The soldiers who were already watching them intently closed their eyes in confusion upon seeing this.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Fat Cat and his friends quickly ran out of the crowd.
The moment they ran out, the leader of the garrison inside suddenly realized something was wrong. He hadn't suspected anything before, so he hadn't given it much thought, but once he realized something was amiss, he immediately realized they had all been gathered in one place. If the city were besieged, wouldn't they be trapped like caged animals? So he shouted...
"Something's wrong with the high wizard! Seize them!"
Just then, Xie Yushu aimed at the explosives and fired three shots in quick succession!
At the same time, the people on the other side of the knife also lit their explosive packs and threw them into the wall, then ran away as fast as they could in their lives.
Before the gunfire from Xie Yushu's side had subsided, a deafening explosion rang out in the royal city. Daozi and his men had just lit the explosives and thrown them in when they were shaken to their core. Overwhelmed by fear and instinct, they didn't dare to linger for a moment and ran as fast as they could.
After running only four or five hundred meters, a series of loud booming sounds came out.
The shock was so great that they couldn't even stand up and rolled directly to the ground.
The knife touched my heart, and I felt a chill run down my spine.
"My goodness! Who would complain that the fuse is too long? You must have a death wish!"
Fat Cat and his group fared even worse than Knife and his group because they were almost surrounded. As a result, Xie Yushu had no choice but to fire her guns prematurely. Consequently, they were not able to escape the safe zone and were all blasted several meters away by the huge shockwave, landing covered in dust.
Fortunately, they all possessed internal energy and were not at the center of the explosion, so their injuries were not serious; they were just slightly shaken and their breathing became unstable.
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