Yangzhou City was captured!

This was really great news for them. Not only did the guard who came to report had a happy face and eyes, but even when he held his breath and listened quietly, he could hear the cheers from the deck outside, and even Hua Zhu and the others seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

But Pei Yuanxiu's brow frowned easily.

After a while, he repeated: "Has Yangzhou City been broken?"

"Yes."

He was silent for a while and suddenly said, "Where is Wen Fengxi?"

The guard probably just rushed over to report the good news, but he didn't expect that Pei Yuanxiu was not as ecstatic as everyone thought. In fact, it was indeed very difficult to remain calm and self-control under such circumstances. The guard was stunned for a moment before saying, "This, the news on the shore has not been sent back yet."

Pei Yuanxiu said: "So, the city was just broken, but Wen Fengxi and the others haven't caught it yet?"

"……yes."

He raised his hand and waved his fingers: "According to the original plan, occupy Yangzhou, hold on to all the barriers, and don't let anyone go, especially Wen Fengxi!"

“…”

"I have to see people alive, and I have to see corpses when I die."

"yes!"

The guard took the order and immediately turned around and went out.

At this time, he turned to look at me and said calmly: "Eat quickly, why haven't your porridge moved yet?"

I did not hide my pale face at this moment, and I could not hide it, nor did I need to hide it. Although I was persuaded by him, I finally felt stuffy in my chest, and I felt uncomfortable even if I breathed. I put down the bowls and chopsticks in my hand and said softly: "Yangzhou--"

He said calmly: "You knew our decision long ago, didn't you?"

“…”

"Stop talking, eat now."

“…”

I had a breakfast that was as delicious as chewing wax. In fact, before dawn outside, he comforted me a few more words and left the room. He also left a message saying that I could rest well. At this time, how could I have the leisure to close my eyes? Not long after he left, I talked to Hua Zhu and walked out.

After a while, I saw the light coming in from outside the cabin door in front and the mist on the river in the early morning, like faint clouds and smoke at the door.

As soon as I walked to the door, I heard Xie Feng's low voice: "Ms. Yan and Wen Fengxi did not say anything else."

"Oh? You heard it all."

"I've been waiting by their side again. I heard Miss Yan ask Wen Fengxi if she really wants to bear the infatuation."

"infamy?"

"Yes, Wen Fengxi said that it was us who killed people, not him, so he shouldn't bear the blame. Even if he really wanted to bear it, he would never regret it even if he died."

“…”

My steps couldn't help but stagnate.

Pei Yuanxiu was also silent for a short moment, and then said, "Apart from these, they didn't say anything else?"

"Yes."

“…”

Hearing that he was silent again, I took a breath and walked out.

At this moment, Pei Yuanxiu asked again: "What's the situation in Yangzhou City?"

As soon as I finished saying this, I saw me walking out of the cabin door. I immediately paused. Xie Feng also heard my footsteps and turned around and looked at me: "Ms. Yan?"

Pei Yuanxiu came over and said, "Why are you out?"

I only looked at them, then turned to look at Jiangbei. The river surface and the river bank were in a mess. The tragic scene left after the war was unbearable. I only looked at them and closed my eyes, and then opened my eyes to look at them: "The city is broken, what are you going to do?"

He reached out to hold my shoulder: "Light, these shouldn't be something you should worry about."

“…”

"It's cold outside, you'd better go back and rest."

I stood still without moving, his hand pushed me slightly, but I stood in front of him in a stalemate, my voice so soft that it was almost swallowed by the wind: "Are you planning to massacre the city next step?"

“…”

"No matter whether men, women, young or old, or whether you have resisted you, as long as you are born in this Yangzhou city, you must fall under your butcher's knife, right?"

His breath became heavier, but he was still very patient and even said gently: "Don't worry about these things. Didn't you accept all this before when you met Wen Fengxi?"

"I--"

Just when I was still trying to say something, a familiar voice with a little delicate aura rang out next to me again: "Miss Yan, sometimes you don't make things too difficult for Yuan Xiu."

When I turned around, I saw that it was Han Ruoshi.

She was still as before, wrapped in a thick fur coat, and the fluffy fluff made her delicate little face look thinner and fairer. In the chaos of war around her, she stood on the bow of the boat like this, giving people an unexpected sense of cruelty. She said softly: "You asked Yuan Xiu to let anyone who moved out of the city before, and Yuan Xiu has done it. Do you want him to let everyone in the city today?"

I looked at her: "Why not?"

“…”

"What did the people in the city do wrong? Why are they still going to die even though Yangzhou City has been captured?"

Han Ruoshi seemed to sneer: "Yangzhou City has been captured, but who knows who the people in Yangzhou City are facing?"

“…”

"It's better to do it once and for all. Anyway, as long as the city is built, you won't be afraid that no one will come to live in the future."

I couldn't believe my ears, and I stared at her with a chill all over my body: "You--"

She looked at my pale face, looked at Pei Yuanxiu next to her, smiled and stepped forward, and said softly: "Realistically speaking, we women should not be in charge of men's affairs, but I still have to ask, Miss Yan, if it were you, you have come to this point, wouldn't you slaughter the city?"

I felt like I heard a fantasy: "Of course I won't!"

She immediately laughed: "Oh, I forgot, probably, Miss Yan and us - are not the same type of people."

She particularly emphasized the word "we", Pei Yuanxiu's breathing was heavy, and Han Ruoshi continued with a smile: "Or, Miss Yan, you have never considered Yuanxiu from beginning to end. All you think about is the comfort of those strangers who may not even say a word to you, but you are unwilling to consider what the person around you want."

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This time, my brows frowned.

I could feel that her words were angering me, and even more angering Pei Yuanxiu. If she was still in the harem or in the deep courtyard as before, I would probably argue a few more words, but now it is not the time to stand on the bow of a woman and "jealous" with a woman. Yangzhou City has been broken and all the barriers are controlled by them. If Pei Yuanxiu really wants to fulfill what he said, then the next step is that he will-

At this moment, a group of people rushed up from the stairs down the boat, and the leader came over and leaned over to Pei Yuanxiu and bowed: "Young Master."

Pei Yuanxiu immediately turned to look at him: "How?"

"Wen Fengxi - ran away."

"What?!"

Everyone on the deck was shocked, Pei Yuanxiu frowned even more, and he stepped forward: "What's going on?"

The man hurriedly said, "Our people finally found out in the city. Just early this morning, before Yangzhou City was captured, Wen Fengxi took his elite troops from the north gate of Yangzhou City."

“…”

"The rest of the city is actually all old, weak and disabled soldiers."

“…”

"That's why we will break through Yangzhou City in such a short time."

“…”

"Those people were probably angry, so they just went to check and they all said it."

There was no sound on the deck for a moment, and everyone fell silent.

Xie Feng and Pei Yuanxiu were obviously a little surprised. They looked at each other, and then subconsciously looked at me.

I said in surprise: "Wen Fengxi escaped?"

The two of them didn't say anything, their eyes moved away from my face and looked at each other again.

I said in surprise: "He ran away? How could he be? How could he leave the people from Yangzhou City and run away? Have you made a mistake?"

The man looked up at me and didn't say anything, but his eyes said everything.

This time, even I was silent and didn't say anything, and only the sound of the wind blowing was left on the deck.

After a while, Han Ruoshi sneered: "Hmph, it turns out that this is the garrison sent by the imperial court to Yangzhou. I thought he was a hero with great irony, but he was actually a coward who escaped at the last minute!"

She said, laughing.

I glared at her fiercely, but didn't say anything, turning my face to the side.

In a place they couldn't see, I gently pinched the corner of my skirt. The injured finger immediately felt a needle-like tingling pain, but the largest stone fell in my heart.

At this moment, Pei Yuanxiu said, "Send someone to investigate immediately, where he went. If he was heading north, then someone should know his whereabouts."

Xie Feng nodded and said, "Yes."

Next, Pei Yuanxiu walked to the bow of the boat, held the fence with one hand, looked at Jiang'an, which was already defeated, and slowly said: "Drive the boat and dock!"

With a command, the ship immediately began to sail towards Jiangbei.

The wide river surface originally looked like an insurmountable gap, crossing between Yangzhou and Jinling, but this time, the ship was like a sharp sword, piercing the barrier. Our ship advanced rapidly and soon drove to Jiangbei and began to dock.

At this moment, I felt a little cold on my face, and a little colder.

It started to rain in the gray sky.

The cold raindrops quickly became denser, and a silver-gray rain curtain formed in front of my eyes, almost making everything misty. The cold raindrops splashed onto my face, and even the bone-broken chill passed through my clothes, freezing my blood into ice.

There was an umbrella above each of us, but the shaking feeling in the wind and rain still made me tremble constantly.

I looked at Pei Yuanxiu's back, saw him raising his hand, and said in a deep voice-
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