Marry my elder sister? Fine! I'll give you the letter of annulment and marry someone else.

The three were successfully transferred to the northeast corner. Originally, Xue Qi, who was short in stature, was supposed to go to the southwest corner to make wooden objects, but the young general considered it would be troublesome to send three people in two directions, so he sent them directly to the northeast corner together.

"So sloppy?"

Xie Ting sighed halfway.

Xue Qi scratched his head embarrassedly, "It's okay, although I'm short, I'm very agile, and I'm also a good horse rider, so it makes sense for me to go there."

The three of them came to the northeast corner together and were quickly taken over by the soldiers inside.

There are obviously many more soldiers here than in other places, and they are divided into countless small teams, each training separately.

From a distance, they look neat and uniform.

What the three of them didn't expect was that a team leader came and took a look at them, then separated them and took them to different teams.

Obviously, this arrangement was made to prevent familiar people from gathering together for warmth.

Several people had to separate. When they left, Meng Qi heard Xue Qi asking about Xiaomi's whereabouts.

Arriving in an unfamiliar environment, Meng Qi and Xie Ting didn't dare to speak carelessly, for fear of exposing their identities again. After all, it's not every time you can meet someone like Xue Qi.

Fortunately, the three of them were lucky and the young generals they met were pretty good.

They didn't perform particularly well, and only trained mediocrely with other people for three days before they found an opportunity to gather together.

The three of them took advantage of the night to come to a secluded place under a wall. Xie Ting was the first to speak, "How is it, Lao Meng, what did you gain?"

Meng Qi said, "We already know the general situation. This is a makeshift group formed by ordinary people less than two months ago. They don't pose a big threat. What about you?"

Xie Ting proudly held his head high and said, "I have successfully fought against the people in our team with my intelligence and wisdom."

Meng Qi was not surprised at all. With Xie Ting's social skills, it would be a problem if they didn't get along well in these three days.

Xie Tingdao said, "In fact, these civilians took up weapons and trained out of necessity. They didn't want to fight on the battlefield."

"Of course, who would want to put themselves in danger for the sake of innocent people?"

Xue Qi said, "I also learned a very important piece of news. That is, the people are actually organizing a resistance in private, but they are waiting for an opportunity."

"What time?"

"I don't know about this, but I will find a chance to bring Xiaomi to meet you. He was the one who told me this news."

Xie Ting suddenly said, "Brother Xue, we haven't just met yet. Do you mind telling us your story?"

Xue Qi hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "I was originally from a wealthy family in the capital, but life is unpredictable. My family fell into poverty one day, and I couldn't even afford my father's medicine. I had no choice but to sell off the family heirlooms."

"But we have agreed to write a contract. When I have money, I will redeem it with a large sum of money."

At this point, Xue Qi sighed heavily, "But how could I know that people's hearts are so unpredictable? They would refuse to acknowledge even written documents."

"After serving my parents, I finally earned enough money to redeem my belongings, but they started making excuses and refused to return them. Even though I filed a complaint with the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, I couldn't get justice under the accusations of everyone."

"I had no choice but to resort to deception to get my belongings back."

Xue Qi smiled bitterly, "If I had known that everything would be snatched away by the emperor's men in the end, why would I have bothered? Now, everything of value in the city has been looted and put into the national treasury."

Meng Qi patted his shoulder to express his comfort. "If possible, we will try our best to return everyone's belongings to everyone."

"Okay, if you have any questions, you can ask me now. In short, you must be careful and never reveal your identity."

It just so happened that Xie Ting had a lot of questions that he didn't understand, so he immediately asked for help.

The three of them squatted at the foot of the wall for a long time, and only went back reluctantly when it was time for them to rest together.

Originally, they had agreed to find an opportunity to meet Xiaomi at noon the next day, but unexpectedly, a group of soldiers with serious faces arrived before lunch.

These people gathered all the young generals together and were talking about something. When Meng Qi passed by these people, he happened to hear their voices.

"What! Niu Laosan and several soldiers were killed and their bodies were thrown on a tree?!"

"Yes, it seems that the opponent's martial arts skills are very high. Several people were killed in one move."

"Has the murderer never been found?"

"That's why we've come to you to ask for help. Please send some men over here for us. We're worried the murderer is still lurking in the Southeast Training Ground."

As he spoke, the other party emphasized his voice and said, "The emperor means that it may have been mixed in with other venues. Everyone needs to check it all."

Meng Qi's heart suddenly tightened and he quickened his pace to leave.

During lunch, the atmosphere was indeed quite solemn, and the air seemed to be filled with a sense of oppression.

After dinner, Meng Qi quickly found Xie Ting and Xue Qi. He only had time to tell them, "If the soldiers ask us questions, just say we are distant relatives who have come to seek refuge with Xue Qi," before he heard the order for an emergency assembly.

The three people were distributed in three teams, and someone came to check them soon.

They answered as Meng Qi instructed, and the soldiers verified it afterwards.

Fortunately, Xue Qi was indeed a native of the capital, so he did not arouse suspicion.

But not being able to identify the murderer means that the matter is not over.

Xie Ting couldn't help cursing, "Who on earth found the body up there? We were hiding so well, but he still found us. Erlang Shen's three eyes are not as good as his two."

Just when they were worried about this, news suddenly came that the murderer committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

It is said that the people who made the swords could not stand the tyranny of Niu Laosan and his men, and had been holding a grudge against them, so they killed them to vent their hatred.

Meng Qi and Xie Ting were a little stunned. So, was someone taking the blame for them?

Only Xue Qi let out a barely perceptible sigh, "That's all, as long as we catch the 'murderer'."

“Why would someone take the blame?”

Meng Qi didn't understand.

"Don't you understand? They are sacrificing themselves to bring hope to the remaining people."

Xue Qi said solemnly, "They have been tortured for so long that they won't live long. Rather than being beaten to death or exhausted to death, it's better to keep hope alive."

Meng Qi felt very uncomfortable and couldn't describe his mood.

"How can they be sure this is definitely hope?"

Xue Qidao: "Here, someone dares to attack the emperor's people, which is a kind of hope."

"So, you must have a way to liberate this place, right? You saw those women in the tents. They were originally good girls, wives and daughters of certain families. They would not be abused like this."