"He can't be let go for such a low price!"

Come, cut his flesh! The more the better!

"Hmph, after they've eaten our blood and flesh, it's time they paid us back!"

"Huh? You little brat, what are you looking at?! That's right! You're all family, you have a share too! Come on! Grab her!"

"No!"

"Don't grab me, I didn't...I didn't do anything wrong

"You don't? Bullshit! The two stone lions at your gate are the only clean things in your whole family!!"

"No, don't!"

"Pffft," a candle flame ignited.

"Miss, Miss," Qing'er stood by the bed, gently shaking Jin Changge's shoulders.

Under the dim candlelight, Jin Changge's eyes flew open, his pale and thin face beaded with sweat, as if he had been drained of all energy.

"Miss, are you alright?" Qing'er looked at her with worry and touched her face. But as soon as her hand touched that smooth white skin, Qing'er's hand trembled slightly.

That face, cold as ice.

"Whew—"

Jin Changge panted heavily, staring straight at the bed curtain.

Qing'er's small face was tightly furrowed, and she sighed, "Miss, you had a nightmare again."

Jin Changge seemed to have not come back to his senses, muttering to himself:

"How scary, I dreamt of my second older brother, eldest brother, and father... they were..."

Just as she was speaking, she reached out from under the covers and rubbed her eyes. Qing'er looked at her with a pained expression, her head bowed in sympathy.

"One thinks of things during the day and dreams about them at night, miss. Young master and the second young master have led troops to Anyang County. You and the second young master grew up together from a young age, that's why..."

Jin Changge interrupted her, her voice still trembling: "No, it's not because of that."

"What's the matter?" Qing'er looked at her with lowered eyes, lost in thought.

Jin Changge's face was pale, she clutched the quilt tightly, her body shrinking inward a little, and she mumbled:

"I've been out a few times these days, and tonight it's windy and rainy again. I should have caught a cold."

Seeing Jin Changge remain silent, Qing'er leaned over and brushed away a strand of jet-black hair from her forehead that had been dampened by cold sweat. She whispered:

Miss

"I'll go get a doctor to take a look at you, and I'll brew another pot of..."

Just as she was speaking, Qing'er was suddenly hugged tightly.

A sob also sounded at this time: "Qinger, after I went out, I heard them cursing us

"So many people, so many people..."

Qinger lowered her head and looked at the tear-stained face in her arms. She whispered:

"Miss, the place you're going to is the lowest district of the commoners. Naturally, they say whatever comes to mind."

Sobbing sounds rose again: “Our family, we are all villains who have lost our humanity. I...I...”

Sobbing turned into choked sobs, Jin Changge, with tears welling in his eyes, couldn't speak.

A faint sigh escaped Qing'er’s lips, and she gently wiped the tears from the face of Yongning Princess, who had been crying in her arms.

Then she lowered her head and gently embraced Jin Changge: "Miss is not a bad person."

Jin Changge was still sobbing, but her voice grew softer and softer.

She let go, turned away, but her body was still trembling slightly.

Qing'er lowered her eyes and gently patted her back. After a long time, Jin Changge finally fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing her fall asleep, Qing'er carefully tucked the quilt in and sat on the edge of the bed, staring for a while before getting up to blow out the candle.

Carrying a lantern, Qing'er slowly walked out of the room, a low hum escaping her lips:

"After being kept within the cage for so long, before entering the red dust of the world, Miss, do you now understand?"

Ching'er stepped out of the room with one foot, then gently closed the door and left.

---

The curtain parted, and Zhixiong and Taobao carried a corpse into the room.

"My lord, someone has brought,"

It's a pity, this person chewed their tongue to pieces and swallowed it. The peach leopard scratched its head with shame on its face.

Qin Ze turned around and looked at the blood on the corpse's face, his brows furrowed.

Then, he stepped forward, squinting his eyes, coldly surveying the corpse before him.

After a moment, Qin Ze shook his head and said: "Wrong, this isn't Jin Jiande.

Although Qin Ze had been under house arrest in the capital for two years and hadn't seen Jin Jiande again, he still remembered his appearance clearly. Although the man before him resembled Jin Jiande somewhat, it wasn't him.

Upon hearing this, the peach leopard widened its eyes in astonishment, staring at the corpse.

"Isn't it Jin Jiande?"

"When did you change your clothes?! This...."

Qin Ze shook his head and said softly, "The people of Qianji Camp are well-known for their many methods and skills. They have all sorts of tricks."

"In a previous battle, Kim Jaendeok and the assassins swapped clothes. He pulled it off."

Upon hearing this, Zhixiong bowed his head and said, "It was our negligence, Master.

Qin Ze waved his hand and said casually:

It is understandable that you do not know what Jin Jiande looks like.

"The Battle of Yansuo Mountain was a complete victory, and that is the most important point."

"Damn it," the leopard sighed through gritted teeth. "This man has some skill. With that grappling hook, he darted up and down, disappearing into the depths of the forest, more cunning than a rabbit. I never expected to catch the wrong person."

"Jin Jiande, this fellow, really went to great lengths to save his life."

"My lord! We should go find him again!"

When Qin Ze heard the word "grappling hook", his eyebrows raised, and he said in a deep voice:

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to find them. Mount Yanluo is so vast, although both the front and back entrances are blocked, if they used a rope to scale down, then there's a real possibility they escaped from the cliffs."

But....

"Well, Qin Ze continued, "Go and look around on all the cliff faces to see if anyone is clinging to them."

"Yes, my lord!"

The two went off to receive their orders.

After the two left, Qin Ze rested his chin and pondered silently.

In this battle in the Yànluò Mountains, I traded hundreds of thousands of soldiers and various large-scale weapons.

The integration has almost run out, now that the battle here is over, it's time to make plans for the next step.

Although Jin Jia's army had wiped out hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers, Qin Ze still thought it wasn't enough.

But it doesn't matter, I have a large army in my hands now, and with these brave generals, the next step is to head south and sweep everything away.

The army needs to march south, but those weapons won't be able to go.

These weapons were all exchanged for in the mountains. Bringing them down would only tie me up, slow me down.

Anyway, the points are still growing, and you can exchange them when you need to later.

Next, simply bury the bodies on site and clear the roadblocks to continue advancing up the mountain.

Thinking of this, Qin Ze's eyes deepened.

This time, the Jin Feng Luan Pai sent over Jin Mang. This Jin Mang is not an ordinary person; two years ago, he had been following General Jin Jianren, the current National Protector, and has quite a reputation.

This person can be considered the number one confidant under Kim Jin-un!

Now, not only have the barbarians been wiped out by themselves, but also Jin Mang's army has been completely annihilated. As their master, Jin Jianren, and Jin Fengluan, who sits high on the throne, are also included.

To say that the entire Jin family could still sit still?

"Yang County has fallen to me, and Jin Fengluan sent troops hastily. Now these men are dead at my hand. Jin Fengluan, Jin Fengluan, do not die of anger before I capture the capital!"

Thinking of this, Qin Ze only felt a sense of ease in his heart and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Why is Lord so amused?" A voice from outside the tent inquired. It was Dian Wei.

Qin Ze had not yet opened his mouth, when another voice came from outside the account: "We haven't even attacked the capital yet, my lord."

Qin Ze covered his face, “Understood.”

Outside the tent, Xu Zhu glared at Dian Wei. However, Dian Wei just looked at Xu Zhu with his hand on his waist and said: "You know? Jin Mang's boss is Jin Jianren."

Li Jing said that Jin Mang was a capable person. I'm thinking, isn't Jin Jianren even more formidable?

Xu Zhu remained silent, Dian Wei gave a slight smile and leaned forward, "Do you understand what I mean?"

He nodded, but remained silent.

"Hey," Dian Wei laughed lowly.