"Jing Xinche, are you a child just like he is? This is Xiao Mu. From now on, he's one of us." Mu Fengqie gave Jing Xinche a coquettish glance.
Xiao Mu stood upright, looking at Jing Xinche. Then he walked over to Mu Fengqie. Seeing this, Jing Xinche quickly stepped forward, picked Xiao Mu up like a chick, and threw him aside in a flash.
He just couldn't understand why Mu Fengqie would keep such an inexperienced brat around. This kid obviously had no martial arts skills and would only be a burden.
Mu Fengqie watched their actions and shook her head helplessly. "Stop acting like kids. It's getting late. Hurry up and go guard the city wall!"
Time ticked by. Finally, night fell. They had been guarding outside the city wall for an hour when they finally saw a furtive figure.
General Wang deliberately disguised himself as a servant and sneaked up to the city wall. He picked up the brick skillfully and slipped out the note in his hand.
After finishing these actions, General Wang turned around contentedly, only to find several people suddenly appearing in front of him. He knew their faces very well. Leading them were Jing Xinche and Ouyang Heng.
Ouyang Heng never expected that it was really General Wang who had betrayed him. He couldn't describe how he felt, but he wished he could tear the man in front of him to pieces.
He stepped forward and slapped General Wang across the face. Out of breath with anger, he shouted, "You traitor! I never thought the traitor would be you!"
Seeing the situation, General Wang knew he couldn't get away with it. He finally realized he had fallen into a trap. He regretted it deeply. If he had known it was a trap, he would never have gambled with the grassland!
"So what if I am? I'm not from here. I was born on the grassland and will die a grassland soul. If you hadn't saved me back then, I wouldn't have worked for you!" General Wang snorted.
He felt guilty towards Ouyang Heng. He knew Ouyang Heng had been kind to him all these years, and he had stayed willingly to repay the favor.
But at that time, he didn't know there would be a war between the Qin Dynasty and the grassland, so he had chosen the grassland without hesitation. He didn't regret it even though he had been discovered.
Ouyang Heng gasped. He had never realized General Wang was from the grassland all these years. His feelings were extremely complicated at the moment.
"Do you think you can still live after falling into our hands?" Jing Xinche sneered. He thought General Wang's idea of sacrificing himself for righteousness was ridiculous.
General Wang spat and glared at Jing Xinche fiercely. "So it was all your dirty tricks. I never thought I would fall into your trap. I'm sorry to the grassland. I have no face to live in this world!"
Ouyang Heng knew something was wrong when he heard this, but by the time he reacted, General Wang had already stabbed the knife into his own abdomen and collapsed straight down.
No one had expected such an outcome. Although it was a good thing to catch the traitor, no one was happy, especially Ouyang Heng.
When they returned to the governor's mansion, Mu Fengqie and the governor's wife had been waiting in the front hall for the result. When they saw their figures, they quickly got up and rushed out to greet them.
"How's it going? What's the result?" the governor's wife asked anxiously.
She also didn't want the traitor to be General Wang. After all, General Wang had always been by their side, and she knew his character well.
Ouyang Heng had been looking dejected. The governor's wife knew what had happened when she saw his expression, and Mu Fengqie also guessed the answer.
Ouyang Heng looked up and saw Mu Fengqie. A look of guilt flashed across his face. "Madam, I was wrong before. For the sake of the people in Pingzhou City, please don't take it to heart."
"Governor, don't worry about it. I know you're feeling bad, and I don't mind either." Mu Fengqie touched her head shyly.
The traitor had been dealt with, but the note he had sent out had fallen into the hands of the Tule tribe. The Tule tribe carried out the plan on the note exactly. They sent out three or four times more troops than usual, hoping to annihilate Pingzhou City in one fell swoop.
But they didn't know they were still in Jing Xinche's trap. With less than a hundred people, Jing Xinche lured the Tule tribe to a place not far outside the city. Then he diverted the river eastward and released the water, wiping out the entire Tule tribe.
The battle in Pingzhou City was a great victory. When Tule Haojia of the Tule tribe heard the news and led his troops here, the grassland people cheered when he entered the camp because he was a real god of war on the grassland.
"What a bunch of useless fools. Go and find a way to throw that child into the city," Tule Haojia said while playing with the knife in his hand.
He was quite interested in the generals in Pingzhou City. They had made the Tule tribe suffer twice. But this time, since he was here, he wouldn't fall into their trap again.
The battle was a great success. They celebrated in the governor's mansion together. For two days, there was no movement. The Tule tribe even retreated three miles, which showed how badly they had been defeated.
The governor's wife took the servants in the mansion out to do some shopping. She had always had this habit over the years. She liked to handle everything herself.
She had walked only a few steps when she suddenly stopped. It seemed that she had tripped over something. When she looked down, she was shocked. The unknown object at her feet was a child. The child looked dying and extremely weak.
The governor's wife quickly squatted down to check on the child. The child's lips were pale, his face was deathly white, and his body was burning hot. Without thinking, the governor's wife took the child back.
When Mu Fengqie came back after a day of shopping, the governor's mansion was in a complete mess. She and Jing Xinche, along with Xiao Mu and Zhu Fei, quickly walked inside.
The governor's mansion was usually well - managed by the governor's wife and would never be in such a mess. Something important must have happened.
When she found everyone, she discovered that the governor's wife and Ling Niang were both ill. Some servants in the mansion also had the same symptoms. Mu Fengqie initially judged it must be an infectious disease. Otherwise, it was impossible for so many people to get sick at the same time.
"All of you must cover your mouths and noses. Don't let the virus get into your bodies. It's best not to get close here."