The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

The bearded man who led the group stepped forward and stared at Fang Youming, taking a look at him.

"Snapped!"

Caught off guard, Fang Youming was slapped to the ground.

"elder brother!"

"Dalang!"

The Fang family rushed forward and protected Fang Youming who fell to the ground.

Fang Youming felt dizzy and everyone in front of him had double images. He touched his cheek and felt a burning pain.

"What the hell, you dare to challenge me?"

He gave a look to the people around him, and the man holding the whip began to whip the gathered prisoners.

"Hurry up, move, quick!!"

"You Ming, You Ming, how are you?"

Fang Youming shook his head and twitched the corners of his mouth, with a taste of rust in his mouth.

"I'm fine, Mom, I'm fine."

He propped himself up and stood up, surrounded by the Fang family and followed the crowd.

"grandfather?"

Fang Youming looked at the officers and soldiers who were leading the way and spoke in a low voice.

"Shhh."

Mr. Fang made a gesture of silence, indicating him not to speak, and shook his head slightly.

And so, I was driven all the way.

They observed calmly and noticed that the group of officers and soldiers had several contacts with several people in the prisoner group, which made them wonder if someone had betrayed them.

The frightened convicts, unaware that they were slowly approaching death, were forced by the threats of the officers and soldiers to gather in groups and walk forward, like pigs going to the slaughterhouse.

Only then did Liu Huaian crawl out of the tunnel covered in dust.

After brushing off the dust, he looked back and saw that this was a cemetery.

The place where he came out was an inconspicuous tombstone.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly. If this feeling didn't make it out alive, he could just bury it on the spot without any trouble.

In this situation, he realized how important it was to have a loyal subordinate.

Fighting alone is not a wise move.

Liu Huaian got up and left. He now wanted to find the garrison commander and firmly grasp the military power of Yumen.

If the message can be conveyed smoothly, General Feng's support troops will arrive after noon.

Liu Huaian foresaw the Xiyi's plan in advance and disrupted their steps. Unfortunately, the Xiyi's infiltration of Yumen was too strong, resulting in the early knowledge being unable to spread.

If nothing unexpected happens, something might happen at dawn.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a red signal rising into the sky.

In the vast desert, the sound is particularly clear, and the shrill chirping makes people feel uneasy.

"coming."

Liu Huaian looked in that direction and ran towards it resolutely. He wanted to meet them at this place.

This is Yumen's way of conveying danger. The last time this signal cannon was fired was more than seventy years ago.

The people of Yumen who were still sleeping were also awakened by the sound. They never set off fireworks, and this kind of sound was like an alarm to them.

As soon as the alarm sounded, the whole city was on alert.

They stood up skillfully, gathered their belongings at home, dressed themselves, and hid themselves one by one.

This signal cannon is the one that Liu Huaian gave to the Fang family.

He had foreseen that if chaos broke out in Yumen, the first step would definitely be to send in refugees.

So he gave the Fang family a signal cannon, which could be ignited immediately if any problems occurred among the prisoners.

The situation on the Fang family's side was not good. The older and stronger members of the family protected the women and took them to a safe place.

For a moment, the convicts were mixed together, some running away, some scattering.

This place is only three miles away from the garrison. The army will arrive soon when they see the signal.

Fang Youming ran to the back with his mother and brother, while paying attention to the movements over there.

The group of officers and soldiers suddenly became riotous for unknown reasons, and some of them were so angry that they started to speak in Western barbarian language.

Paying attention to Fang Youming over there, a sudden realization appeared in his eyes.

He felt that the bearded man's face looked very familiar, and had some similarities with the Western barbarians who had chased them before.

But at the same time, he was even more surprised. The Western barbarians had mixed in with the officers and soldiers, and no one noticed. Isn't this too ridiculous?

A group of Western barbarians disguised as soldiers took the fugitives away, and none of the soldiers in the city noticed anything was wrong. This seemed wrong no matter how you looked at it.

Does County Magistrate Liu know about this?

The more Fang Youming thought about it, the more terrifying it became. These Western barbarians could take Yumen without any soldiers being noticed by acting in this way.

If it weren't for the signal cannon and hints given by Magistrate Liu during the day, even if they knew something was wrong, it would be too late and they would have no choice but to let these people die.

"What should we do? Things have gone wrong, and the people in Xisha are still waiting for us."

Looking at the fleeing convicts, one of the officers asked viciously.

They originally planned to use the name of the government to take more than a hundred fugitives, trap and kill them at the border, and then replace them with people from the Western Barbarians to sneak in.

Now that the plan has failed, I will definitely be punished when I get back.

The bearded man was so angry that he jumped up and down, looking around fiercely, trying to catch the person who lit the signal cannon.

Unfortunately, the crowd was in turmoil at that time and we had no idea who did it.

"Retreat, we can't stay here for long."

Some gave the order reluctantly, while the others were hesitant.

"We'll have to come back sooner or later and settle accounts with these bastards then."

Several people left quickly, as the Yumen army would have arrived sooner.

At this time, the officers and soldiers who were guarding the border were also awakened by the signal cannon. They were sleeping in a crooked state, without any sense of crisis.

They didn't take the little commotion in Yumen seriously. In previous years, the Western barbarians would come to harass them from time to time, but they were all minor incidents.

They felt that the Western barbarians could not defeat them at all, so they naturally dealt with it perfunctorily.

After seeing the signal, everyone was panicked and at a loss. They were all soldiers who had never been to the battlefield, and they were stunned when they saw this scene.

Garrison Chief He Jian had just crawled out of his beauties' den, gathered his clothes, and hurriedly had his armor put on him. He also gathered all the officers and soldiers in the city to prepare for war.

"Go, send someone to invite the magistrate."

After He Jian finished getting ready, his men came running over in a panic, reporting, "Captain, the magistrate has disappeared!"

"What?! What do you mean disappeared?"

He Jian was furious. Didn’t he send a group of people to protect the magistrate?

"Sir, the quilt on the magistrate's bed has scratches, but no blood..."

His men knelt on the ground and trembled. It was obvious that the magistrate had been assassinated, but they were completely unaware of it.

You said this was the first time, but this is the second time...

If the magistrate were still alive, he would probably come back and call them idiots one by one.