The conditions in the mountains were harsh. Unlike in the stockade village, they couldn't eat delicacies here. They could only eat noodle soup with a few green vegetables floating on top.
Even so, Li Yi still ate with relish.
Only now did he realize that he had misunderstood Ruyi. She was not unruly and unreasonable. She could be brutal and violent, gentle and virtuous, proud and charming, and domineering …
Marrying a girl like her was equivalent to marrying several at the same time. God was really kind to him.
Old Fang was also eating happily. He had truly lived a hard life, so he never haggled over what he ate.
The sloppy old man didn't care either. In his eyes, there was only Wu Dao and Second Granduncle, and perhaps Changde and the Taoist nun he had been longing for for a long time.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, it was time to get down to business.
Whether it was Miss.Liu alone or with the elites of the Liu League, it was not a good idea to rashly enter the Wu Kingdom to look for Yangliuqing.
The Wu Kingdom was a little smaller than the Jing Kingdom, but not by much. Without any clues, it would take them forever to search for Yangliuqing like headless flies.
It was better to stay put.
Instead of looking for a needle in a haystack, it was better to continue to subdue the forces in the Fringe while waiting for news. There were many people in the Wu Kingdom who were more eager to find Yangliuqing than they were. There was no doubt about that. Moreover, there was news from the Wu Kingdom that the imperial court of the Wu Kingdom didn't care about her life and death. They ordered the local authorities to capture her alive.
In this case, there was no need to be anxious. He just needed to be the fisherman who reaped the benefits in the end — this was what he liked to do the most.
Miss.Liu was not stubborn. After Li Yi analyzed all the pros and cons for her, she was not so impulsive anymore.
Li Yi looked at her and said, "Don't worry, once there is news from the Wu Kingdom, we will immediately take the elites of the Liu League to rescue her. As long as she is not imprisoned in the imperial palace, we will be able to rescue her. As for the Wu Kingdom, we will send more spies to gather information …"
In fact, even if she was locked up in the palace, it was not impossible to rescue her, but it would be more troublesome and dangerous. She could not torment Second Granduncle all day …
Miss.Liu looked at him and asked, "Are we just going to wait like this now?"
Li Yi pondered for a moment and said, "If you're bored, you can first unite the Fringe. There aren't many strongholds left, right?"
Miss.Liu nodded. "Not much …"
…
General Wei slowly paced around the room with his hands behind his back, murmuring, "What the hell are the Wan brothers doing?"
A trace of doubt appeared on his face, but he quickly shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
The most important thing now was to ensure the safety of Her Royal Highness.
Once they entered the Chaotic Lands, the soldiers wouldn't be able to do anything to them. A momentary failure didn't mean everything. As long as the princess and Imperial Prince Jing were safe, they would have a chance to restore order and pull the traitor who killed his brother and father off the throne!
At this moment, a young man rushed in from outside. He was panting heavily and looked extremely terrified. He shouted, "General Wei, General Wei, bad news, bad news!"
General Wei's expression changed. He immediately asked, "Did something happen to Her Royal Highness and King Jing?"
"No …" The young man shook his head and said with difficulty, "General, it's them, they're here …"
"Them?" General Wei strode forward and asked, "Who are they?"
In front of the stronghold, a bald man held a conical paper tube and shouted, "Listen up, people inside, you, you …"
He scratched his bald head. This was the first time he shouted. He was so nervous that he forgot what he was supposed to say. A trace of embarrassment appeared on his face. The next moment, he raised the paper tube and continued to shout, "Put down your weapons and surrender. Those who obey me will prosper, those who oppose me will perish …"
Behind him, there was a dense mass of people.
In front of the crowd, Miss.Liu tilted her head and looked at Li Yi. She said, "This is the last one."
Li Yi looked at the stronghold in front of him. In the past few months, Miss.Liu had led the Liu League's elite forces and swept through the entire Fringe.
The bandits they encountered would either escape as soon as they heard the news and escape from the Fringe. Those who put up a stubborn resistance would be beaten into submission and dispersed to various places to build new structures.
The progress bar was almost full. After sweeping the last wave of bandits, she would be the true King of Bandits in the Fringe.
Mission Objective: Become the King of Bandits.
Mission Progress: 99%.
The bald man was still holding the paper tube and shouting, "I'll give you thirty minutes to think about it. If you don't surrender, we'll attack!"
There was no movement in the stronghold for a long time. When the incense stick was about to burn out, the stronghold gate slowly opened.
A man with an upright face walked out from inside. He was dressed in plain clothes, but his gait was majestic and imposing. There was a faint aura that Li Yi was very familiar with.
Behind him, dozens of archers had drawn their bows and pointed their arrows at the group of bandits.
Li Yi was a little puzzled. Looking at their formation, they didn't look like bandits. Instead, they looked like soldiers. No one made a sound. The atmosphere was extremely solemn.
The middle-aged man didn't look at the bald man. He looked around and looked at Li Yi and Miss.Liu. He asked, "We have no grudge against you. Why are you forcing us to this extent?"
The bald man raised his eyebrows and said loudly, "Eradicating evil for the people! Enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens!"
The middle-aged man turned to him and asked, "We are not bandits. We are just living in seclusion here. We have not done any evil deeds. How can you say we're eradicating evil for the people?"
The bald man's expression was a little unpleasant.
What kind of person would occupy a mountain and live in seclusion in a chaotic place where bandits and bandits were everywhere? Did they have nothing better to do?
In the past, many people had explained this to them. Now, they had all gone to repair roads.
The middle-aged man looked at Li Yi and said, "You go back. We will mind our own business. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude."
Li Yi shook his head. They didn't come here to reason with these people.
No matter who they were, this was a strategic place that they had to fight for. There was no need to reason with the bandits.
"Rude?" The bald man smiled and weighed a black object in his hand. He asked, "Do you know what this is?"
He lit the fuse and threw it behind a half-collapsed wall outside the stockade village.
Boom!
A deafening sound was heard, and the ground under everyone's feet shook.
Even though these heavenly punishments were specially made and had limited destructive power, it was enough to collapse the wall.
The middle-aged man looked at the flying smoke and dust. He was stunned for a moment, and his expression finally changed.
"This, this is — — the Jing Kingdom's heavenly punishment!"
In front of him, a strong man had already put a knife to his neck. He grinned and said, "Surrender, or I will raze this place to the ground …"
"General Wei …"
Hearing the voice behind him, the middle-aged man's face turned pale. After a long time, he waved his hand behind him and said in a hoarse voice, "Put down your weapons, don't resist …"
He looked at the charred ground, and his face turned even paler.
The Jing Kingdom's heavenly punishment was a nightmare on the battlefield. With heavenly punishment, it was enough to defeat enemies who were several times stronger than oneself.
He had long heard of the heavenly punishment divine weapon, but he had always regretted that he had never seen it. However, he never expected that the first time he saw it would be under such circumstances …
…
This wave of bandits did not have many people, only about two to three hundred. They were afraid of the power of the heavenly punishment and did not put up much resistance.
Out of professional habit, after subduing a wave of bandits, the first thing they did was to search for the treasures they had plundered over the years.
According to the baldy, these were the poorest bandits they had ever robbed. Other than some food, there was nothing valuable.
Li Yi began to believe what they had just said. They were not bandits, but as a colleague of the same profession, he felt embarrassed for the bandits.
Just now, he seemed to have heard the bandit leader's subordinates call him "General". They did not even pay attention to the organization, and actually copied the military. How could he be a good bandit?
The middle-aged man's hands were tied behind his back, but his back was still straight.
A baldy stood beside him, and as he swayed, he asked, "Tell me honestly, what's your name, where do you live, how many people are in your family, are you married …"
The middle-aged man looked at him, but did not speak.
The baldy poked his chest and frowned, "I'm asking you a question, be honest!"
"Son-in-law, Second Miss, there's still one more …"
Fang walked in from the outside with a man in his hand. The man was floating in the air, waving his hands and feet randomly while shouting, "What are you doing, are you crazy? I have something important to report to General Wei …"
When he looked up and saw that familiar figure, he immediately said, "General Wei, it's not good. Her Highness the Princess is surrounded by the imperial army in the Thorns Ridge. Deputy General Chen and five hundred soldiers are fighting with their lives on the line. I'm afraid, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for long …"
Before he finished speaking, he widened his eyes, looking at the General Wei who was tied up like a fried dough twist.
General, what is he playing at?
Li Yi looked at him, and after being startled for a while, he asked, "What princess?"
The man glared at him and said angrily, "Are you stupid? Of course it's Princess Duan Rong!"
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