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This reply made Su Yuan even more worried. Didn’t last night’s raid go smoothly?

Historical records show that Zhang Long was no ordinary person. He was both intelligent and brave, and was an extremely difficult character to deal with.

Just as she was getting up to go home, there was a sudden movement in the fish pond. She saw rows of wooden boxes floating on the water.

It was Xiao Yanheng’s reply!

Su Yuan's eyes lit up, and a joy that she herself had not even noticed surged in her heart.

She quickly used the APP to put all the items in the box, and regardless of the temptation of the antiques in the box, she impatiently opened the letter from Xiao Yanheng.

The letter stated that last night's raid was a great success, not only destroying Zhang Long's food reserves, but also severely damaging Zhang Long himself.

Once the traps outside the camp are eliminated, Zhang Long can be captured alive.

The city has seen a downpour of rain, somewhat alleviating the drought, but the Imperial Astronomical Observatory predicts no rain in the near future, so she's likely to need further assistance.

The letter also mentioned that Zhang Long actually contacted her on his own initiative, which made Su Yuan confused. When had she ever met Zhang Long?

Realizing that it might be a misunderstanding, Su Yuan immediately wrote a letter to clarify the facts to Xiao Yanheng.

At the same time, she urgently ordered more than 300 water storage barrels, and predicted that it would rain again the next day, requiring all employees to be prepared to store water.

After receiving Su Yuan's explanation, the haze in Xiao Yanheng's heart was swept away.

At dawn, the water barrels arrived as expected.

Looking at the white water storage barrels that were taller than a person, Xiao Yanheng's younger brother Xiao Lishi curiously circled around the barrels and looked at Xiao Yanheng with surprise on his face:

"Royal brother, this is truly a treasure. What material is it made of? Why have I never seen it anywhere else?"

Faced with the barrage of questions, Xiao Yanheng was not displeased. Instead, he smiled with a hint of pride in his tone:

"This was a gift from an immortal. It was filled with water and placed at the city gate for the people to use daily."

Then, Xiao Yanheng turned to the Minister of Works and handed over a blueprint:

"Build a reservoir according to this map."

Hu Pingkang carefully took the paper, glanced at it, and his hands trembled involuntarily. The drawing almost slipped from his fingers and fell to the ground.

He knelt on the ground, looking up at Xiao Yanheng with tears in his eyes.

"Oh my God, this must be a treasure bestowed by the immortals, right? This method is incredible! If it can really be created, we will no longer have to worry about water shortages and can even resist floods. It will be a great act of kindness that will benefit all people."

Seeing him so excited, Xiao Lishi took a closer look out of curiosity, then shook his head honestly: "I don't understand."

Hu Pingkang's blood was boiling. Seeing that Xiao Lishi didn't understand, he didn't care about so many etiquettes. He quickly pulled him aside and explained in detail:

"Your Highness, look, we can store water in the lowlands. The reservoir can be used to raise fish and shrimp, and crops can be grown around it. We can release water at the right time to irrigate the farmland. We can also prevent floods from upstream and store it for use in the dry season. Best of all, this design given by the immortal is low-cost and effective. We can achieve great things with little money. It seems that our Great Wei has hope!"

Just by listening to Hu Pingkang's words, Xiao Lishi, who was originally not interested in this, couldn't help but feel excited.

Xiao Lishi looked at Xiao Yanheng and asked:

"Royal brother, it seems that the immortal still hopes that the Great Wei can continue, right?"

Xiao Yanheng nodded slightly, and the corners of his mouth gradually turned up.

When Xiao Lishi saw Xiao Yanheng's smile, he was suddenly stunned - it seemed that he rarely saw his royal brother so happy.

After changing his mind, Xiao Lishi looked outside the palace again:

"Unfortunately, the people are now convinced that the gods are on Zhang Long's side and are clamoring to leave the city."

Obviously, yesterday's deterrence had no effect on them.

At this time, the chief eunuch rushed in:

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened. Zhang Long is calling out to us outside the city gate, saying..."

He glanced at Xiao Lishi cautiously, his voice growing weaker and weaker, "He said that he is the emperor chosen by the immortals, and he wants you to open the city gates to welcome him."

"Just him?" Xiao Lishi said disdainfully, "He's just a reckless man. If it weren't for my father's foolishness back then, he'd be nothing more than a woodcutter in the mountains now. I'll chase him away right now."

Xiao Yanheng's black eyes flickered slightly, and he said in a deep voice:

"He dares to be so arrogant, so let's go and meet him together."

After saying that, Xiao Yanheng walked out. Xiao Lishi realized that he was going to the city gate and hurriedly followed him:

"Royal brother, seeing this kind of person is a disgrace to your eyes. Let me deal with him."

Xiao Yanheng said nothing and continued walking out with firm steps.

Soon, they appeared at the city gate.

Zhang Long's roar was clearly audible: "Xiao Yanheng, you are a coward. Now that the situation is hopeless, it's better to surrender. If you kneel down and beg me to go into the city to rescue the people, I might be able to spare your life. How about it?"

Xiao Lishi unconsciously looked at Xiao Yanheng, only to see that he looked calm and was not affected by Zhang Long's words at all.

"Haha... Xiao Yanheng, ah Xiao Yanheng, even your gods have abandoned you. What can you use to fight me? With your frail body, I can crush you to death more easily than an ant."

"The Emperor is there!"

Someone in the crowd shouted. Then, a woman holding a child rushed out of the crowd and knelt before Xiao Yanheng:

"Your Majesty, I beg you to open the city gates and let me out now. The price of food in the city has skyrocketed and we really can't afford it. If you don't open the city gates, we will starve to death."

"Your Majesty, please open the city gate!" Someone else knelt on the ground.

One by one, everyone finally fell to their knees.

Xiao Lishi stamped his feet anxiously, "Don't believe Zhang Long's lies. My brother burned his food supplies last night. Do you think you can survive if you leave today? You're just being offered as sacrifices for nothing."

"It's better for everyone who can escape than to starve to death in here," someone retorted.

"That's right. We would rather be the general's food than starve to death here. You high and mighty people, how could you understand the suffering of us ordinary people?"

"Let us go, or we'll make a scene today!"

“Rampage!”

“Rampage!”

The situation gradually got out of control, and Xiao Lishi felt a surge of murderous intent in his heart.

He originally wanted to keep them in the city for their own good, but he didn't expect them to become ungrateful and even insisted on delivering themselves to Zhang Long.

Outside the city wall, Zhang Long heard the noise and laughed even more triumphantly.

"Xiao Yanheng, do you see? None of your people trust you anymore. Now, you have nowhere to retreat. Open the city gates and become my slave. If you are willing to bow before me a hundred times, I will spare your life."

"This bastard..." Xiao Lishi was so angry that his face turned red and he gritted his teeth: "Royal brother, let's ask the immortal to lend us some soldiers and get rid of them all!"

"Why bother to compete with such vulgar people? Just deal with those leaders." Xiao Yanheng said calmly.