Something happened. This is not going to be bloody.

No one knew how Gao Quan discussed the matter with the head of the Lin Village, but on the second day, the head of the Lin Village brought Uncle Zhong and others down the mountain and talked with Yao Qing for a long time.

Zhou Leng learned all the news when Yao Qing informed her to pack her bags and go to Lin'an City. She asked worriedly:

"You are a soldier, won't you be discovered if you go to Lin'an?"

Yao Qing replied:

"I already have new name cards and customs documents. This time, there are more than a dozen of us pretending to be merchants. Fortunately, we have obtained a few more documents before. I heard that the government no longer issues customs documents to strangers. Dozens of brothers will enter the city in succession. The village owner has a big house in the city, and there is also a grocery store connected to the backyard. Just follow the instructions when you get to the city. It's just..."

"Why can't you tell me?"

"It's just that I didn't want to take risks with you, but I would be even more uneasy if you were not by my side. If you were by my side, I would do my best to protect you as long as I am alive."

"What you said is so touching, but don't worry, no matter how dangerous it is, we must be together and have each other's backs. What's more, I can protect you."

The room is warm and cozy.

The next afternoon, Uncle Zhong and his wife temporarily took over Qingrong Inn.

Village Chief Lin returned to Sanyuan Mountain to prepare for the subsequent entry into the city.

Yao Qing and his group of about twenty people disguised themselves as merchants and set off for Lin'an.

Everything was going smoothly. After all, the war was far away from Lin'an City, or at least many people thought it was far away from them.

The group moved into the courtyard of Village Master Lin in Lin'an without any trouble.

The heroes in the mountain stronghold were divided into several groups and all entered the city. Although Lin'an was not as tense as the enemy at the gates, they could not enter the city without a customs document. If they did not have a local accent and were unfamiliar, they would be questioned by the soldiers. Fortunately, the people in Sanyuan Village often went there and were familiar with them, so they did not arouse suspicion.

For a month, everyone stayed in their houses, sharpening arrows, practicing archery, stockpiling supplies, and waiting for the war to come.

Another month passed, and a heavy snow fell in Lin'an City. For the people of Lin'an who had never seen snow all year round, apart from the initial excitement, the rest was the invasion of cold.

The snow fell heavily for a whole day and night, and it had not stopped until the next morning, so every household had closed their doors and windows.

In this icy and snowy place, Beichen's army had already fought with Cheng's army defending Lin'an. After three days of fighting, Cheng's army was defeated and fled to Lin'an to defend the city.

In fact, the war had reached the point of desperate defense. Unless there were reinforcements, Lin'an City would be breached sooner or later. However, Beichen wanted Lin'an, a military stronghold, not a ruin, so the people of Sanyuan Village ambushed in advance.

The army surrounded the city, cut off water and food supplies, and the people in the city were in panic.

The Cheng army went out of the city to launch surprise attacks many times at night, but they were unfortunately discovered. After such repeated defeats, their morale dropped to the bottom.

In Lin'an City, the prefect captured able-bodied men for training. He planned to use these people to cooperate with the Cheng family army to defend the city. Except for the people from Sanyuan Village who fell into the trap, many people stayed at home and dared not go out.

The army besieged the city for three days, and the enemy launched an all-out attack, using ladders and catapults.

Lin Qiushi and the people in the mountain stronghold were all recruited by the Cheng family army and guarded the city wall. In fact, they were cannon fodder. Lin Qiushi watched the army outside the city rushing to the city, and the people in the mountain stronghold tacitly took out a white cloth from their bodies and wrapped it around their left arms.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

More than twenty whistling arrows were fired by the people in the mountain stronghold. They all drew their swords, gathered together, and rushed towards the archers guarding the city wall.

The sound of drums in the Beichen army was deafening. It was the sound of drums telling the soldiers to speed up the attack and the signal telling the soldiers that there was an internal response.

Blood stained Zhou Leng's clothes red. She and Yao Qing had been fighting with the crowd. Because of the chaos on the city wall, the Beichen Army quickly climbed up the section of the city wall guarded by Sanyuan Village with the help of ladders.

The sooner the war ends, the fewer casualties there will be, so although Zhou Leng and his team acted as insiders, they also saved innocent people in the city.

The Beichen Army captured Lin'an City with minimal casualties. The city gates were wide open and shouts of "surrender your weapons and you will not be killed" continued to ring out in the city.

Zhou Leng and Yao Qing were resting together on the city wall, surrounded by their brothers from the mountain stronghold. At the beginning, when the Beichen Army had not climbed up the city wall, they were under tremendous pressure. More than a dozen brothers died in those few minutes. Except for Zhou Leng, all the others were injured, and Yao Qing's shoulder was also cut.

At this time, the Beichen Army went to fight, and they rested here, waiting for the war to end.

Whether it is cold weapons or hot weapons, there will always be chaos and blood after the war.

The general of the Cheng family army, the prefect of Lin'an, and some people who vowed to resist to the death were all dragged onto the city wall.

Zhou Leng turned his gaze to the man who was respectfully called Young Master by his original body. He looked at him wearing the bloodstained official uniform, watched a rope being put around his neck, watched him being thrown off the city wall alive, and then hanged to death.

A row of corpses were hung outside the city wall, demonstrating the cruelty of winners and losers and the brutality of war.

A month after the war, everything seemed to have returned to the starting point, but it was different.

Gao Quan once again became the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture, and Yao Qing once again became a deputy commander. Because Yao Qing had made great contributions, the prefect awarded the couple a small courtyard to live in, so they also had private property in this city.

Sanyuan Village became Sanyuan Village. Lin Qiushi distributed the property in the village to each household according to their merits. Those who wanted to serve in the Beichen Army could join the army, and the government also registered those who wanted to live a stable life. These people suddenly became good citizens.

Qingrong Inn became the private property of Yao Qing and his wife. Now Gui Yan has become the manager and has hired a few guys from the village to help.

Zhou Leng and his friend chose to settle in Lin'an City.

It had not been long since Zhou Leng came to this world, but he had already moved three times. This time, the two of them had the silver given by the village, and the money they earned at the inn was packed into a wooden box by Zhou Leng and placed on the carriage.

Yao Qing looked at the miser-like woman with amusement and said, "Madam, it's rare to see you like this."

Zhou Leng replied, "It's absolutely impossible to do without money. I haven't figured out what to do when I get to the capital. Would Yao Tixia think of a plan for me?"

Yao Qing replied: "We have the income from the inn, and the salary will be handed over to you. When the time comes, we will find you a maid. You can just enjoy yourself in the courtyard. Why bother yourself?"

Zhou Leng actually wanted to practice quietly, but he didn't want to be separated from this society. After all, although the person in front of him looked good now, who knew if he would meet new girls when he arrived in the city. If he didn't go out or come in, how could he prevent any trouble?

"Sir, I want to open an inn in the city, what do you think? We can call it Qingrong Inn."

"Wouldn't that be too hard for you? Look, Madam Wang followed Village Master Lin to the city and planned to stay at home to take care of her husband and children. Why do you want to tire yourself out?"

Zhou Leng rolled his eyes and said, "Madam Wang and I are different. She comes from an aristocratic family, while I come from the countryside. How can we compare? If you like a woman like that, why don't you settle down and take me as a concubine so that you can also enjoy the happiness of having two wives!"

Yao Qing smiled and said, "My lady, you are joking. I only have you."

Zhou Leng looked at him with satisfaction, then took out a book and started reading, ignoring him. His face showed unhappiness, and he looked like he couldn't be appeased even after an hour.