"By then, if the refugees under his command starve to death, it would prove that Li Guanyi’s so-called reputation for benevolence is just nonsense!"
"Moreover, it’s already autumn, and Ying Country is in the north where the climate is harsh and cold. Starting this month, the weather will get colder by the day. Those lowly people are only wearing a single layer and staying near the water, and it won’t take long before they start catching colds."
"Once there’s nothing to eat and people start dying from the cold, an epidemic will break out."
"Hmph, Li Guanyi, Li Guanyi."
Yan Baotai said resentfully, "Trying to step on my lord’s reputation to earn fa for benevolence across the world, where in the world can there be such a good deal?! This general refuses to let you have your wish fulfilled; you’ll just be trapped here, and this great na will an nothing!"
The Qilin Army under Li Guanyi had waited here for two days. Both Wen He and Wen Lingjun sighed; with their talents, they had long seen through Yan Baotai’s intentions, which was an open sche.
Wen He whispered, "Now we have to see what our lord will do."
"If we fall out, the road ahead will be tough. The Great Emperor of Ying Country won’t openly dispatch troops or rupture relations, but as a king, he won’t be bound by promises as if they are the Nine Cauldrons; it’s only natural to do so things to interfere with us."
"After all, if it were , I would definitely do the sa."
He sighed and said, "Actually, it’s considered fortunate."
"Fortunately, this youngster didn’t soak bodies upstream of the river. If he just had to find a hundred pig and sheep carcasses, net them, and place them upstream, the water would wash over them, and the bodies wouldn’t be discovered. But we downstream, drinking the water, wouldn’t escape the epidemic."
"It wouldn’t take long before sothing would happen."
Wen Lingjun looked at Wen He as if he saw a ghost.
Wen He smiled and said, "Such a move is against moral principles; it seems the other side won’t use it."
Li Guanyi looked at the tea in his cup. He had been drinking tea, but after hearing what Wen He said, he suddenly found it hard to drink. He grimaced and asked, "Sir, how much food do we have left?"
Wen He replied, "We have prepared plenty of dry food. The people brought their own rations when they ca to join us. If Angry Scale Dragon King catches fish and we save so food, it can last for another three days."
Li Guanyi said, "Three days..."
He sat there quietly.
The next day, Li Guanyi requested to see Yan Baotai. Yan Baotai still stood at the gate, laughing loudly, "What a grand presence Marquis Qin Wu has; this general dares not block you, nor the Qilin Army!"
"You all may pass, and I will personally escort you out the gate. But, these refugee mud legs must remain here."
"Rest assured, Marquis, after you leave, once the Imperial Decree arrives, this general will imdiately release them. Hahaha, my word is as good as the Nine Cauldrons; I will never break my promise."
Yan Baotai’s voice was so loud that many people heard it and looked at the young man with panic and fear on their faces. Li Guanyi exhaled, looking ahead, as Wen He, Wen Lingjun, Feng Xiao, Fang Ziqiao, Du Keming, and Wei Xuancheng looked at Li Guanyi.
Li Guanyi faced a choice: to abandon these people or to clash with Ying Country. Even though it might not lead to an all-out war, the path afterward was obviously difficult.
Suddenly, Li Guanyi extended his hand, and the Battle Halberd roared. With a flick, he threw the halberd, which tore through the air in an instant, smashing through the fortress gate and sending Yan Baotai flying.
Marquis Qin Wu’s voice was stern and deadly, "Qilin Army, ready your spears."
"The people do not abandon , and I will not abandon the people."
"Let’s see who dares to stop !"
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