The shadow dismounted and said lightly, "General Naji, I am from the Central Plains. How about letting me test the waters and live in the village first?"
His plan hasn't started yet, so naturally he has to make some arrangements first. Oh, now he'll have a lot more souls to use.
"Hmm? My Lord, you need to go to the border village first. This is... too dangerous. If you encounter soldiers from the Northern Wilderness and notice something is wrong, I'm afraid they will do something bad to you."
"Puchi, General Naji is joking. I'm not that fragile. I'm just a little curious about the Northern Wilderness."
Naji said nothing more after hearing this. This man was treated with great courtesy by the Khan and it was not something a mere general like him could interfere with. If he wanted to go, he could go as long as he was not going to die.
He whispered, "Okay, since you want to go, then go ahead. Someone will escort you to the village."
Several people quickly left the team.
Shadow dressed up with a few people and entered the village in tattered clothes. He knocked on the door of the first house and soon the door opened.
Xu Cuilian asked doubtfully, "Who are you?"
"Auntie, we are refugees and are very thirsty. I wonder if we can come here to ask for a bowl of water. If it is not convenient, I will take everyone away right away."
"...It's not a big deal. Please come into the yard. I'll get you some water. Where are you refugees from?"
Ever since Lord Jiang came to the Northern Wilderness, refugees often passed through their village, and it was common for them to ask for water, so she didn't think much of it.
The shadow entered the yard, looking around. His eyes fell on the lumps of earth in the basket, and he asked curiously, "Auntie, what are those lumps of earth?"
Xu Xiulian glanced at them and smiled, saying, "Oh, those are potatoes from last season. After paying the taxes, there are still quite a few left. We won't go hungry this cold winter."
"Your accent sounds like you're from the capital. I've never been to the capital, but I wonder if it's much more prosperous than the Northern Wasteland."
"Well, that's natural. How could the land beneath the emperor's feet not be prosperous? It's just that the harvest back home was bad and many people starved to death. We had no choice but to flee here."
Shadow spoke sincerely, but no one saw the bloodthirstiness and coldness in his eyes.
Xu Xiulian comforted him, "Then you've come to the right place. Many refugees came here before, but Lord Jiang didn't drive them away. He even let them stay and work for him, and gave them food."
"I heard that those who came early have already been allocated land and houses. It's great to be able to settle down here in the future."
"...Yeah, it's really good."
The door creaked open and a man walked in. Seeing the stranger in the yard, he subconsciously frowned.
"Mom, who are they?"
Xu Xiulian came over with a gourd ladle and said, "I don't have any extra bowls at home, so you can drink from this. I'll also give you a gourd with some water."
"You can also go to the nearest town and ask the officials to arrange work for you. There's no need to go all the way to Beihuang City. It's a long journey and it's hard work."
Youying lowered his head and said gratefully, "Okay, thank you for the reminder, Auntie."
After Gululu finished drinking the water, several people left the yard.
The man looked at their backs and felt uneasy. He reminded them, "Mom, don't help others carelessly in the future. It's almost December. Who knows if this year will be safe?"
"Especially these outsiders. Who knows who they are? I hope they are not some random people. Look at how tall those two are. They don't look like big guns."
Xu Xiulian looked at her son with a mixture of laughter and tears, and said helplessly, "Zhu Zi, look at you. How did you become so indifferent? It's impossible for people to not encounter some difficulties when they go out."
"We're just lending a hand, it won't take much effort on our part. Besides, you see, he just wants a drink of water."
Tie Zhu hummed, "Mom, I know you have a kind heart. I just want to remind you to be more cautious with outsiders."
Phantom led his men to the mountain, hiding in the shadows and observing the village. Soon, the men who had gone to investigate returned and whispered, "To answer your Excellency, this village is called Lantern Village."
"They've been making lanterns for generations. There are fifty households in total, about one hundred and fifty people. Every household has received a lot of potatoes. Should we grab some?"
"Oh, no hurry, I still have things to do."
"You all stay here honestly. No one is allowed to come here without the order of this venerable one."
As soon as he finished speaking, the shadow disappeared, and appeared on the roof the next moment. He quickly landed, found the formation point, and began to set up the formation on the ground.
The villagers were still cooking at home, completely unaware of the impending unilateral massacre. After the meal was ready and they were full, the families returned to their rooms to sleep.
In the middle of the night, a sharp cat cry was heard.
Everyone who was sleeping soundly in bed sat up suddenly and opened their eyes. Only the whites of their eyes were left, and the moonlight shining in looked very scary.
He got out of bed with somewhat stiff movements, opened the cellar and began to carry out potatoes, placing bags of them at the gate of the yard, like a puppet that had lost its soul.
Youying led his men down the mountain and was very satisfied with the scene.
"Let's go and get someone to move the food away, shall we?"
“…Yes, sir.”
After the Huns entered the village, they looked at the villagers standing obediently, and then at the neatly stacked grains, with a complicated expression. They wondered how they could do this.
Naji looked at the man who looked calm beside him, then looked at the villagers who were like puppets. He felt a deep fear in his heart and felt a chill starting from his feet.
There was a hint of fear in the look he gave that person.
"Sir, what's wrong with these people?"
Youying smiled and said, "Nothing serious. I was just worried that they might disobey and make some noise, so I set up the formation earlier to let them have a dream. Look how good it is now."
"It would be wonderful if we could take away so much food without having to sacrifice a single soldier, and complete the task entrusted by the Khan."
Najib thought about it and agreed. As long as it could be done, it would save the trouble of fighting and killing.
"Your Excellency is truly amazing."
"Ha, it's nothing, just a small favor. We must leave before dawn, otherwise we won't be able to leave."
"Well, what do you mean, sir?"
The shadow didn't answer this time, staring at the villagers with dark eyes.
After all the food was transported out of the village, Naji looked back and could only vaguely see the figures of the villagers, standing at the door like wooden stakes.
When he turned around to leave under the cover of night, a cry of alarm rang out: "General, look, that village is on fire."
Naji looked back and saw the flames rising into the sky dyeing it red. His pupils suddenly shrank and he looked in that direction in disbelief. The village just now was still fine.
Shadow smiled as he felt the killing array being activated, draining the vitality and blood of the people. Strands of black light were pouring into his body bit by bit.
The feeling of that power filling the body is so wonderful, the feeling is so fascinating. No wonder they all want to set up this kind of killing formation, it is really wonderful.
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