Chapter 287: Chapter 287: Calling from Ten Directions
Zhao Xiyan naturally knew why Qi Yue wanted to go alone—wasn’t she just trying to empty the grain reserves?
Seeing that she’d rather lie repeatedly than reveal her secret, Zhao Xiyan also felt somewhat disheartened.
Even now, his Yueyue didn’t trust him.
But this feeling of dejection quickly passed.
Compared to when Qi Yue had ignored him, not even willing to read his letters, things had improved significantly.
After all, she had agreed to marry him.
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With that thought, he deliberately leaned his other cheek closer.
“This side as well.”
Seeing him relent, Qi Yue joyfully kissed Zhao Xiyan’s right cheek twice.
“Is this alright?”
“Yes.”
Zhao Xiyan embraced her and whispered the route to the warehouse in her ear.
Upon hearing this, Qi Yue’s heart bloomed with joy.
Zhao Xiyan had never let her down—indeed, he never fought unprepared!
In just a few days, he had taken control of the entire enemy camp!
With the map, she would be able to take the grains without anyone being the wiser!
The two of them whispered a few more words before silently slipping out of the tent and reaching the main military tent.
In the tent, Song Chengye was seated at the center while Lou Chuhe and his family of three knelt before him, and several soldiers stood at either side with their hands on their swords, ready to kill at any moment.
Not knowing what Lou Chuhe had said, Song Chengye seemed very pleased and burst into laughter.
The main military tent was very spacious; though it looked like a single layer from the outside, it actually had a second layer inside, offering excellent sound insulation.
Had not Zhao Xiyan been familiar with the tent’s flaws and used a knife to create an opening, they wouldn’t have been able to see inside at all.
Song Chengye then called another soldier over and whispered a few instructions; subsequently, four soldiers left the tent one after another.
At that moment, only one soldier remained inside the tent.
Qi Yue found this intriguing and couldn’t help blurting out,
“He wouldn’t be plotting to assassinate Song Chengye, would he? Wouldn’t that also harm his own eldest son?”
Zhao Xiyan did not respond, and the two continued to watch closely with their faces pressed together.
Inside the tent, not knowing what else Lou Chuhe had said, his frail second son suddenly started kowtowing to Song Chengye.
This only made Song Chengye’s smile grow wider.
Unable to hear the voices and struggling to see, Qi Yue quickly lost interest.
Suddenly, she heard faint cries of night owls from the north, sparking her interest again.
“Is that their signal? Are they about to act?”
“Mmm.”
“Then I’ll go set fire to the grain first, you keep watch here.”
Leaving behind those words, Qi Yue didn’t look back as she headed toward the northeast.
Zhao Xiyan watched Qi Yue disappear into the distance and waved his hand through the air.
Immediately, two figures dressed in black appeared beside him; Zhao Xiyan whispered a few instructions and then headed in the northeast direction too.
Once Qi Yue had left, she quickly used a method of rapid space entry and exit to create a teleportation effect.
This way of traveling didn’t necessitate worrying about soldiers patrolling along the route—she just needed to keep running towards the grain depot.
The faster she ran, the less visible she was to others.
She soon arrived at the location of the grain supplies.
The place was heavily guarded, appearing to have guards every few steps and posts every few more, which inexplicably excited Qi Yue.
The tighter the security, the more it indicated something valuable was present!
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She was about to have a satisfying haul!
She initially thought to knock them out one by one with a needle, but then decided to pull out her homemade, high-efficiency anesthetic spray instead!
With such a dense crowd, of course she’d use the most efficient tool!
With several hissing sounds, several soldiers fell to the ground.
The noise attracted others, who gathered around, prompting Qi Yue to further exploit the space with ghost-like effects, unapologetically spraying the anesthetic.
“Pfft, pfft…”
“Thud, thud…”
All the soldiers who came to check were knocked out by the anesthetic; seeing a line of soldiers still on watch in the distance, Qi Yue ignored them and entered the warehouse to inspect the grains.
“Hey, good stuff indeed!”
The first warehouse contained the good stuff!
Dried meat by the basketful!
At least twenty or so baskets!
The Donggao’s military might had been dominating the surrounding tribes for years, and since those tribes were adept at herding, they supplied Donggao with large amounts of cattle and horses every year. Therefore, it had always been common for the Donggao Army to use dried meat as military provisions.
She just hadn’t expected there to be so much!
With a wave of her hand, she immediately stored all the dried meat into her space.
Then she moved on to the next warehouse.
It must be said that there were capable people within the Donggao Army.
The distance between the warehouses was so vast, likely as a measure to prevent the burning of supplies!
However, this also made it convenient for her to eliminate these people and collect their provisions.
As Qi Yue pondered, she proceeded in the same manner, and instantly, the second warehouse was emptied by her.
This time, it was a large storehouse of rice!
In this manner, she collected rice from four consecutive storehouses!
Guessing that there should be more than half of the granaries left, Qi Yue turned back to the first warehouse and set it on fire directly.
Since she had already sprinkled gasoline when collecting the items, the flames erupted immediately.
Then came the second, the third!
With several warehouses catching fire in succession, the soldiers panicked and all started shouting to put out the fire.
“Put out the fire, quickly put out the fire!”
Amidst this chaotic scene, Qi Yue no longer needed to spray any anesthetic, and directly emptied the remaining warehouses!
Rice, flour, beans for the horses, fodder, salt, dry provisions, pots, pans, ladles, spare water, and even some siege equipment, everything was collected by Qi Yue without leaving anything behind.
Her space preserved freshness, so everything could be stored indefinitely.
After collecting the items, she set all the warehouses on fire, leaving none!
Busy with all this, Qi Yue hid and watched as people tried to extinguish the fires, suddenly feeling somewhat puzzled.
There were clearly so many people, so how come she didn’t see anyone while she was collecting items and burning the warehouses?
Before she could clear her thoughts, she heard a cascading chorus of war cries coming from the north, followed by a large fire rising from the northern camp.
The flames spread quickly, lighting up half of the sky.
By then, no one was putting out fires anymore. All the soldiers were running about like headless flies.
Suddenly, fires started in the east, south, and west as well, followed by a series of calls!
“Dongzi, my son, come back!”
“Fang Sanjin, come back!”
“Shitou, my son, come back!”
“Shiyue, my son, come back!”
“…”
The shouts were initially sporadic but soon coalesced.
People from the northeast, southwest, and all directions were calling out the same name.
“Son, come back! Return to Yecheng!”
“Son, come back! Return to Yecheng!”
“Son, come back! Return to Yecheng!”
“Return to Yecheng!…”
Initially, the soldiers were baffled and didn’t know how to react!
Suddenly, a soldier shouted out.
“I heard it, that’s my mother’s voice! My mother has come for me, I’m going home!”
The soldier cried out madly, weeping as he headed north.
His running triggered more soldiers to start crying and shouting!
“I heard it too, I am Fang Sanjin!”
“My dad has come too, he’s calling me home!”
“I want to go back to Yecheng! Back to my home!”
“Dad, Mom, your son heard you, I’m coming home!”
“….”
In no time, all the soldiers dropped their weapons, crying and shouting, fleeing in all directions…