The official thought that the other party would let him go, but in the next moment, General Liu stabbed him with the silver spear.

  “Take him out to the gate and hang the corpse.” General Liu pulled out his spear and wiped it clean.

  The next step was to settle down and count the casualties. Ning Shu first treated Chen Li. The arrow was still stuck on his body, so she picked the arrow out with a dagger. She sprinkled the wound with some medicinal powder before bandaging it.

  Chen Li’s tanned face turned pale with pain.

  Because of using excessive force earlier, Ning Shu’s four limbs—no, her whole body was sore. She could barely move, but there were several soldiers in need of her help. Ning Shu grabbed handfuls of powder and pressed them on their wounds.

  “You know how to treat wounds?” said General Liu in surprise when he saw Ning Shu treat someone.

  Ning Shu wiped the sweat off her forehead. “I know a bit.”


  “If you had told me this earlier…”


  Ning Shu: →_→, he wouldn’t have made her lift the wooden ram?

  In the end, anyone who did extraordinary things had determined hearts and was callous. Their wills were as hard as iron. General Liu’s gentle appearance was only misleading. He wouldn’t even blink twice while sending people to death.

  “What medicinal materials do you need? I just found a batch of medicinal materials from the government office. You can tell me whatever you need,” said General Liu before leaving in a hurry.

  When everything settled down, Ning Shu was so tired that she couldn’t even lift up her hands. She said to Chen Li, “Brother, I’m going to take a rest.”


  Ning Shu leaned against the wall and closed her eyes to rest. When she woke up, Chen Li was guarding by her side, and his clothes were draped over her.

  When Ning Shu moved, she almost let out a moan. Her whole body was extremely sore.

  Ning Shu asked, “How many people died this time?”


  “Thirty, ah…” said Chen Li, his face pale because of the blood loss.

  “We can only step up the troops’ training,” said Ning Shu. War was a meat grinder, not to mention unspeakably cruel.

  “General Liu said that the troops will stay in Dazhou for some time. He said that Dazhou will be developed as the national capital,” said Chen Li.

  This was staking a claim as a king.

  His plan was to first capture Dazhou and then gradually eat up the land around the city.

  This was good. Carrying a hoe and a rake wouldn’t get them far. They had set up regulations.

  “General Liu said that once things calm down, we will be rewarded.” Chen Li said, “Speaking of which, we are also lucky. We fought in a big battle as soon as we arrived.”


  Ning Shu understood the general’s intention. No wonder General Liu wanted them to do such a dangerous thing as lifting the wooden ram. They had to show their loyalty.

  “General Liu and the others went out to hunt down the deserters. I was injured, so there’s no way I could go,” said Chen Li.

  “It’s fine. This small amount of credit doesn’t matter. There will be many opportunities in the future,” said Ning Shu indifferently. They had just stepped foot in this land, so it was not good to be in the spotlight too much. Besides, Dazhou was just a small place. There would be many more battles in the future.

  Early the next morning, the people who had gone out to hunt down the deserters returned. The breakfast this time was made up of big white steamed buns stuffed with meat. The whole army enjoyed this treat.

  It was the first time Ning Shu had eaten such a good meal since leaving home. Eating it with meat broth was beyond delicious.

  Ning Shu only ate one steamed bun, though. She gave the other one to Chen Li. She ate fasting pills earlier and was not hungry at all. All the food she ate was just a symbolic meal.

  After all, anyone who could live without eating food would be a monster.

  “You eat it.” Chen Li didn’t take the steamed bun and said, “You’ve gotten thinner. Eat more.”


  “I’m full. You can eat it.”


  Translator: Take

  Translator: Kaho

  ?Chapter 1791: Thank You for Saving Me

  Chen Li was a little anxious. He saw his sister eating so little like a cat every time. He couldn’t help saying, “Actually, you don’t need to give me your share.”


  “Oh, I’m not hungry.” Ning Shu stood up, ready to wander around. This was the military camp of Dazhou, so there must be various weapons and armors.

  Ning Shu saw Fang Yong wiping the bow and arrow. After thinking about it for a second, she walked over to say, “Thank you for saving me.”


  Earlier in the intense battle, when the arrow shot towards her, only Fang Yong had the capability to shoot the arrow away.

  Fang Yong opened his mouth and said, “No need to thank me. Since we are all on the same side, it’s impossible for me not to help when your life’s in danger.”


  The atmosphere between Fang Yong and Ning Shu was quite awkward. There had been a conflict between their families previously, so it would be a lie if they said that things were completely fine between them.

  Ning Shu thanked Fang Yong once again before turning and leaving. She would just return his life-saving grace next time.

  General Liu led the army to the wealthy people in the prefecture city to ask for food. Putting it nicely, he was asking for these people to sponsor and support his work.

  However, if they didn’t, then he would just ransack and exterminate their families.

  General Liu only targeted the wealthy. After taking over the city, he did not wantonly massacre the populace. He first spoke to the grain merchants in Dazhou City.

  If the merchant wanted to dominate the market or drive up food prices, General Liu would directly send them off to hell and then slowly collect the food.

  He had enough authority over the city. Besides, with soldiers and people in hand, he could solve many problems. If the wealthy refused to fall in line, they were just looking for a beating.

  The people in Dazhou were trembling at first. However, when the rebel army did not move against these ordinary people, they became more courageous.

  Seeing as General Liu was going to collect money, Ning Shu urged Chen Li to bring the group. There were always some good scraps if they followed behind. They could get their hands on some loot.

  After Dazhou City was captured, their group was seeing much better days. Although they weren’t eating meat every meal, it wasn’t the rock-hard cornbread either. The coarse-grain steamed buns with broth that tasted faintly of meat were not bad.

  They were also allocated some weapons from the Dazhou barracks.

  Ning Shu sorted out the medicinal materials sent by General Liu. It was obvious that General Liu wanted to make use of her as a free doctor. Ning Shu made some hemostatic golden wound salve.

  General Liu squeezed all the resources he could out of Dazhou City. He then summoned several leaders, including Ning Shu, and said, “This general has decided to be known as emperor.”


  Chen Li reflexively looked at Ning Shu, but she didn’t say anything. He was going to be the emperor sooner or later anyways.

  One country, two emperors, a country inside a country!

  The court would probably have a full-blown reaction. This was a provocation. Until now, it had been just ordinary riots. Hence, the court only sent troops to suppress them at most. But now that he claimed the title of emperor, it would be strange if the court put up with him anymore.

  Perhaps there would be a fierce counterattack coming their way soon. It was hard to say if they could withstand it.

  Seeing that no one was saying anything, Ning Shu kept her mouth shut as well. He who stuck his neck out at this moment would suffer after all. Furthermore, the fact that she, a woman, was sitting here, was enough for the others to be antagonistic toward her.

  Chen Li saw that Ning Shu was spacing out with her head lowered, so he remained silent and said nothing.

  This whole time, the entire room was quiet. General Liu said, “If you have anything to say, you can speak freely.”


  A man stood up and said, “This subordinate supports the general becoming emperor.”


  Following his lead, two more people stood up.

  If General Liu proclaimed himself emperor, he would obviously bestow rewards to his subordinates. No matter what, they would at least get some sort of official position, which was enough to bring great honor to their ancestors.

  Fang Yong didn’t speak. His face was tranquil, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

  Chen Li frowned, wondering about the advantages and disadvantages of declaring oneself an emperor.

  Translator: Take

  Translator: Kaho