"Am I asking for your opinions? I'm informing you that you must do as I say," Ye Moxun coldly surveyed the crowd, then pointed at one of the underlings and said, "Now you immediately take your men to close the city gates, then go to the city tower to guard it. No one can leave for twelve hours."
"Why me? Why do I have to go when there are so many people?" the man shouted, refusing to cooperate.
Ye Moxun's eyes darkened, and he suddenly transformed into a blur, appearing in front of the man. No one saw what he did clearly; they only saw that in the blink of an eye, the man's face turned black and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"Everyone see this clearly. Anyone who dares to object again will suffer this fate."
"How could you kill someone so easily?" The youngest boy glared at him angrily.
"Why didn't you think of this when you were indiscriminately killing innocent people outside? Now you come to me pretending to be merciful?" Ye Moxun's lips curled into a mocking smile.
The boy shook his head, his face pale, but he firmly denied it. "I didn't. I didn't kill innocent people. If they hadn't come to violate my sister, how could I..." How could he have rebelled?
"No matter what your reason is, you know very well that none of the people here are innocent. You only care about your sister and your family not being hurt. Only your lives matter, and other people's lives are worthless?" Ye Moxun's tone was calm, but his words were piercing.
"No, I didn't think that way. I also wanted to save everyone, but my abilities were limited." He really did his best.
Ye Moxun didn't want to listen to his rambling. "Alright, I don't have time to listen to your nonsense right now. If you don't understand anything and have no ability, then don't interrupt. Go away."
"Gather your people right now and follow my instructions. Don't try anything funny." Ye Moxun glanced at everyone again. This time, no one dared to complain. The person on the ground was already lifeless, and they didn't want to die so quickly.
These two kids are too strange. Not only are they skilled in martial arts, but they are also good at using poison. They can't compete with this level of skill, so they have no choice but to do as they are told.
Before leaving, Ye Moxun fed each person a pill and warned them, "If there is no antidote for this medicine in three days, you will die from intestinal rot. Take care of yourselves."
The underlings clutched their stomachs in horror, and after leaving the government office, they all put their hands down their throats, trying to vomit up the pills they had swallowed.
Ye Moxun's voice, like that of a grim reaper, came from inside the government office: "The pills dissolve as soon as they enter the throat, and their medicinal properties penetrate the internal organs in an instant. Even if you dig out the stomach, you're just doing a useless job."
The gang leaders paused in their throat-gagging, their faces turning even paler. They staggered away, glancing back as they ran, as if some evil spirit was chasing them.
Half an hour later, nearly a thousand people gathered at the entrance of the government office. After taking the poison pills, the underlings became very efficient and dared not have any more crooked thoughts. They called their subordinates over.
Ye Moxun frowned as he looked at the group of people who were standing haphazardly, their lines dragging on and uneven, and most of them had dark circles under their eyes, looking listless and as if their bodies had been completely drained.
If they send them out to fight Duke, they'll probably be completely helpless, just waiting to be fleeced and sent to their deaths.
The youngest boy led the fewest people, less than a hundred. Apart from the dozen or so who were leading the group and carrying knives, the others carried farm tools such as machetes, hoes, and sickles.
Despite having the worst equipment, they were the most spirited. They stood there quietly, their faces tense as if facing a formidable enemy. It was unclear what the young man had said to them, but the way they looked at Ye Moxun and Song Tantan was unfriendly, yet also apprehensive.
There was no time to explain in detail, nor to train these people. Ye Moxun and Song Tantan rode together on a horse, leading the group toward the city gate.
Why did they share a horse? Of course, it's because Song Tantan doesn't know how to ride a horse. In her previous life, she didn't have the opportunity to learn to ride. After transmigrating, she only rode in a carriage, but the carriage was gone after only a few days, so she never had the chance to learn to ride.
Ye Moxun can ride horses because he was a young master of a wealthy family in his previous life. He had his own pony when he was seven years old, and his riding skills were quite good when he was ten. Later, he even had his own horse farm. It was a birthday gift from his father when he was fifteen.
Alas, the past was too beautiful; I dare not recall it.
"I've found that riding a horse looks impressive, but it's not enjoyable at all. It rubs my sides raw," Song Tantan muttered as he dismounted at the city gate.
"You can't even handle such a short distance? What if you have to travel for several days in a row? It'll be even more grueling when you're studying." Ye Moxun found it amusing and actually laughed.
When he dismounted, he frowned slightly, almost imperceptibly. If you didn't look closely, you wouldn't notice the difference. But Song Tantan knew him too well and immediately confronted him.
"And you're talking about me? You're the same way. It's been too long since you've ridden, and your body isn't used to it, is it?" Hmph, let him be so arrogant.
Ye Moxun pursed his lips and ignored her, instead arranging for people to close the city gate. Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves rang out outside the city gate. Several hundred meters away from the city gate, dust billowed, and the sound of iron hooves was accompanied by the howling of charging.
It was Duke's army that attacked.
"What are you all standing there for? Close the city gates now!" Song Tantan roared, drawing his breath from his dantian.
The group of men led by the boy were the first to react and hurriedly ran to close the city gate. When Duke's army was still dozens of meters away from the city gate, they finally managed to close it together.
Song Tantan and Ye Moxun went up to the city wall together. The small leaders stood there hesitantly. They wanted to leave immediately and find a place to hide, but they thought that they had not yet obtained the antidote. If they dared to leave now, they would not be able to get the antidote later. In the end, they could only bite the bullet and follow them up to the city wall.
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