Hong Xiaoduo only learned about the fact that Baishi City had also been taken over by Gong Wei's army five days later, by chance, from the enemy camp.
She wasn't too surprised. On the thirty-first day after bombing the White Stone City military camp, she was reclining in a secret room of the Yunshan City government office in Yunwu Kingdom, looking at the map in her hand by candlelight. She had already marked a quarter of the military camp sites on it.
These are all places she has visited. Although she misses Tian Shu and the others, she is still curious and wants to know how big her space is. Why is it that even after sending the grain and supplies of seventeen military camps into it, there is still no sign of the warehouse being full?
I have to say, this space is really spacious!
For the past thirty-odd days, she had not only robbed the grain and supplies wherever she went, but also looted the money and valuables of the government offices and private residences of officials in Yunwu Kingdom along the way. No, there were two places she didn't take action against, because she had inquired about those two officials and found that they had never preyed on the people.
Therefore, she didn't harm them.
Occasionally, she would hear about unscrupulous merchants in the cloth and grain trade, and she would smuggle their goods and ill-gotten gains. However, she didn't keep them all for herself. In the dead of night, she would deliver them to the local charitable organization that she had inquired about and confirmed was indeed doing good deeds.
After succeeding tonight, I thought about the letters that Duobaoge brought back for me, written by Tian Shu and the others, especially Quan Jinghuai's letter.
He bluntly told him to stop loitering around and come back soon; trying to avoid someone by not returning was useless. Judging from his demeanor, he didn't seem to have any intention of leaving anytime soon.
She was also told that Fan Wu had arrived, bringing several roast ducks that looked alright but were no longer edible.
Most importantly, Hong Xiaoduo also learned that the emperor of Yunwu Kingdom had finally lost his patience and sent people to Fengliang Kingdom for peace talks.
Judging from Emperor Jiade's reaction to Gong Wei's capture of Hongliu City and his subsequent takeover of Baishi City, this emperor was indeed quite capable.
Instead of fearing that he might anger Yunwu Kingdom and cause an uncontrollable situation, Gong Wei was punished. Instead, he quickly arranged for reinforcements, and the provisions, supplies, and military pay were all delivered in no time.
They did not become greedy after tasting success, nor did they allow Gong Wei to press his advantage and continue to conquer more cities.
Gong Wei and other border soldiers, who were loyal to this emperor, did not disappoint their bravery and sacrifice.
Such a clear-headed monarch at least did not disappoint her.
Therefore, Hong Xiaoduo was not worried at all about whether Emperor Jiade would agree to Yunwu Kingdom's request for peace talks and for Fengliang Kingdom to return the two occupied cities.
If she agrees to return it, she won't interfere anymore.
Moreover, given the current mindset of the Emperor of Yunwu Kingdom, he wouldn't dare to take a tough stance against Fengliang Kingdom!
Otherwise, let's go back. What needs to be faced will eventually have to be faced. We can't just keep hiding from each other just because someone is pursuing us. Hong Xiaoduo made her decision and got up to look around the secret room that she had already emptied.
She's very experienced now; corrupt officials and unscrupulous businessmen always have secret rooms.
She decided to hand over the land deeds and property deeds she had obtained from enemy generals, corrupt officials, and unscrupulous merchants to the people of Duobaoge so that they could help sell them and use the proceeds to help the honest, kind-hearted, and truly impoverished local people.
Having been scouted by drones beforehand, Hong Xiaoduo easily bypassed the sentry posts inside the government office after leaving the secret room. She then leaped over the wall and went outside.
It was already broad daylight when I found a steamed bun shop and ordered three donkey meat buns, a bowl of clear soup, and a boiled egg. I enjoyed my meal immensely.
"Hey, have you heard? His Majesty has sent envoys to Fengliang Kingdom for peace talks." The diners at the next table whispered among themselves.
"Tch, if you're so capable, don't go. If you provoke them, you'll lose two cities. Isn't that a classic case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead?"
"Hey, how could we not go? All the grain and supplies in more than a dozen camps were quietly moved out without a trace. At first, the higher-ups thought it was a lie made up by thieves."
"Let me tell you, I have a distant relative in Red Willow City. A couple of days ago, he secretly sent a message back saying that the soldiers of Fengliang Kingdom are very kind to the people in the city."
After entering the city, they did not rob or steal. If manual labor was needed, people would post notices and volunteer to go. They would even be paid after the work was completed.
Officials in Fengliang Kingdom pay for their food at restaurants, and the owners can't refuse. To be honest, it makes me want to go myself.
"To put it bluntly, they don't care about the lives of their own people, and only think about seizing other countries' land. Just wait, if they don't learn their lesson this time, it's only a matter of time before their country is destroyed."
"Shh, keep your voice down, or you'll get caught as a spy. They're already furious and have nowhere to vent their anger."
The discussion stopped. Hong Xiaoduo raised an eyebrow. Was this the kind of public opinion that was normal in Yunwu Kingdom?
If a country is filled with aggressive ideology from top to bottom, then that country is truly beyond saving, and its people do not deserve any sympathy.
These days, she spends her days strolling the streets and her evenings doing serious business.
During that time, I heard a lot about what had happened in the various camps in the past month. The people of Yunwu Kingdom all thought that it was done by a well-trained team from Fengliang Kingdom.
It's possible that locals are cooperating; otherwise, how come there's not a single clue about the disappearance of such a huge amount of grain and supplies?
However, Hong Xiaoduo also discovered an interesting phenomenon: the commanders of the various military camps she raided were unable to suppress or conceal the incidents, no matter how hard they tried.
Given that the soldiers had no breakfast after dawn, no lunch, and certainly no dinner, how could they possibly keep it a secret?
Conversely, the corrupt officials she robbed, whose hard-earned money and jewelry disappeared without any reaction from her.
At first, Hong Xiaoduo thought she had done it too perfectly, and that the warning note she left was not placed in an obvious place, so the other party had not noticed it.
Later, they deliberately left a loophole so that the other party would discover it in time. As a result, even though the other party was furious, they did not make a fuss and kept it a secret.
After thinking for a moment, Hong Xiaoduo realized that since the stolen goods were embezzled and could not be brought to light, she was naturally left with no recourse but to suffer in silence.
Nobody knew that the person who did these things was not a well-trained organization, but just a single person!
Perhaps for this reason, even though local officials in Yunwu Kingdom were still conducting checks along the way, it did not cause any inconvenience to Hong Xiaoduo, who was traveling alone.
Riding Little Black, they headed straight for White Stone City. Because of the stability of White Stone City, Quan Jinghuai also led his disciples there, mainly to keep in mind Hong Xiaoduo's previous plan to let Tianquan spend more time with his father and mother.
According to the latest news from Duobaoge, Murong Jing and Fan Wu are also staying in Baishi City. However, it seems that Yao Guang, Tianji, and the other younger ones have had a somewhat unpleasant relationship with Murong Jing...
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