The cruel little princess

At the entrance to the camp, the secret guards pretended to catch up and yell provocatively, attracting the Qinglong soldiers. A fight quickly ensued. Several more men rushed out of the camp to join the fray. These secret guards were among the best-of-a-kind, highly skilled martial artists, easily able to defeat ten men on their own. These soldiers, while only physically stronger than the average, were far inferior to the secret guards in terms of martial arts. They could easily defeat five men on their own. Furthermore, most of the Qinglong army had already been dispatched to the front lines, leaving only a few remaining. Therefore, those who could emerge came to reinforce.

Thanks to their successful detour of most of the remaining soldiers toward the barracks' entrance, An Nineteen and his men were able to navigate their way around the granary unimpeded, encountering no obstacles. The granary was guarded by only about twenty men. But this proved easy for the battle-hardened An Nineteen. Dismounting, they quietly circled around to the back of the granary. With their nimble agility and skill, they easily scaled the rooftops, appearing behind their enemies like a ghost, and then swiftly struck, silently dispatching them with their sharp daggers.

Shen Youyou looked at the piles of grain in front of her, her heart filled with regret. How great it would be if she could move all this grain directly to her own warehouse! After all, her own granary had just suffered a fire and suffered heavy losses. Unfortunately, with just a few people, they simply couldn't move so much grain. Therefore, she decided to use their own methods to fight back and let the enemy also taste the pain of losing food. Staying here for a moment longer would increase the risk of being discovered. Thinking of this, Shen Youyou no longer hesitated and said decisively: "Nineteen, pour tung oil! Pour it on every one and burn all the grain!"

"As you command!" they whispered, quickly moving, deftly pulling bottles of tung oil from their pockets. With a clear goal in mind, they had brought plenty of tung oil. There were eight granaries to be treated, and they methodically poured tung oil into the bottom of each, ensuring the fire would spread to every corner.

"Miss, please step back a few steps to avoid burns!" An Shijiu and the others held tinders. After Shen Youyou stepped back a few steps, they opened the tinders and blew gently a few times. The tinders instantly lit up, flickering faintly. Without hesitation, An Shijiu and the others threw them toward the area below the granary, which had been sprinkled with tung oil. The flames erupted with a whoosh and spread rapidly.

The moment the flames started, An Shijiu immediately helped Shen Youyou onto his warhorse and observed from behind the granary for a moment. He discovered that most of the soldiers had already gone to the camp gate to engage the secret guards, while the remaining soldiers seemed unaware of the fire, or perhaps they simply hadn't thought anyone would set it. Therefore, An Shijiu confidently rode his horse again, escorting Shen Youyou to the camp gate.

"Brothers in front, get out of the way! The general has ordered us to take Miss Shen to the battlefield and force the old thief Shen to retreat! No time to waste! Get out of the way!" They galloped towards the gate of the military camp. When the soldiers of Qinglong Nation saw this scene, they all retreated.

"Don't go! Go and save Miss Shen!" An Twenty-Eight shouted anxiously.

The other secret guards saw that they couldn't afford to linger in the fight and had to go and rescue the young lady! So they shouted in unison: "Retreat! Save the young lady first!" Then they quickly mounted their horses and prepared to retreat.

Seeing this, the Qinglong soldiers immediately realized this was a rare opportunity and needed to protect their own people. They swarmed around the guards, attempting to prevent their retreat, but ultimately they were no match for them. The guards fought and retreated, and by the time gongs rang out in the barracks and shouts of "Fire! Fire! Put out the fire!" erupted, the granary was already ablaze, its flames fierce and difficult to extinguish.

At this point, the remaining Qinglong soldiers knew the situation was hopeless and dared not fight any longer. They hurried back to the barracks to defend the camp with all their might. Meanwhile, the secret guards mounted their horses and galloped towards the direction of "rescuing the young lady."

After they all gathered together and ran to a safe place, An Nineteen and the others were still immersed in shock and could not recover for a long time. Although they had been following Miss Shen's orders, they never thought that this plan would go so smoothly. Not only were there no casualties, but they also successfully burned down the enemy's granary. Oh, there were still some injuries. Some of the secret guards in the back did suffer minor injuries. But An Nineteen and the others in the front did it effortlessly. They just followed orders and accomplished such a big thing! Judging from the intensity of the fire just now, the Qinglong Kingdom's granary was most likely burned down. Now that all the food and grass are burned, how can we fight?

Although An Shijiu was confused, he was still very excited! "Miss, the words I said to General Shen at the gate of the Qinglong Kingdom military camp just now were just a temporary measure. I hope you can forgive me!" An Shijiu still apologized to Shen Youyou politely.

Shen Youyou...

Why bring it up again now that it's all in the past? I know you were forced to curse for show, but you're bringing it up again, and the atmosphere has become so heated. If I don't express my opinion, it would seem like I, as a daughter, don't care about my father's reputation...

"You have done a great job by burning down the Qinglong Kingdom's granary, so you should make up for it." Shen Youyou said.

"Thank you, young lady!" An Shijiu was overjoyed. He hadn't expected Miss Shen to let him go so easily. An Shijiu finally understood. Given his own prince's character, he had definitely made up his mind about Miss Shen and wouldn't look back. Sooner or later, General Shen would become the prince's trusted advisor. If his words had reached the prince's ears, he might have received a beating. But now that Miss Shen had spoken, the matter should be over.

Therefore, the group of secret guards who followed Shen Youyou out today all felt a surge of admiration for her! Miss Shen was not only quick to react, but she also fully utilized the clues she had obtained, even in a situation that was very unfavorable to our side, to give the enemy a taste of their own medicine! She dealt the enemy a fatal blow! They were still feeling that they hadn't exerted their full strength just now, that they had only come over and exchanged a few blows, but they hadn't gotten enough. What should they do?!

"Miss, are we still going to find the prince?" An Shijiu came forward and asked quietly.

In An Shijiu's mind, Miss Shen was going to the front line to find the rescue team, while his own prince was on the battlefield, so it would only take a few seconds for Miss Shen to go find the prince.

Shen Youyou... Where did I ever say I was going to look for your prince? I only said I was going to the rescue team to see if they were doing well, right?! And now it's been spread like I'm going to look for your prince. The next step is that I can't bear to be apart from your prince for a moment, and now I have to follow him to the battlefield. And the next step is that we've already pledged our lives together...

Shen Youyou thought for a moment. After returning to the barracks, there was nothing else to do. She had also left behind twenty secret guards to help guard the granary, so it should be safe now. So, why not just go and see how the rescue team was doing as planned?

Shen Youyou followed An Shijiu and turned their horses around, "Then let's go check on the rescue team."

An Shijiu secretly sent a brother to the battlefield in advance to tell the prince about the earth-shaking event that Miss Shen had led them to do.

"What?! How could this happen?!" His Royal Highness Prince Jin asked angrily, slapping the table in front of him.

"Your Highness, it's absolutely true." Prince Jin and General Shen had just received news of the granary fire, and both were internally cursing the treacherous and cunning General Hu Ben of the Qinglong Kingdom. Seeing their crossbow chariots perform so effectively the moment they entered the battlefield, their long-range attacks were highly effective, catching the enemy unawares. They were pursuing their victory, stabilizing the situation with minimal casualties. Then, news arrived from the military camp that spies, disguised as wounded soldiers from the battlefield, had set fire to the granaries, resulting in the loss of three granaries! That was half a month's worth of food for the entire army! General Shen sighed in pain.

"Your Highness." An Er came over and whispered a few words in the ear of His Royal Highness Prince Jin.

"Send it quickly!" His Royal Highness Prince Jin's frown relaxed. General Shen saw from the corner of his eye that his Royal Highness's mood had visibly improved, but he didn't hear what An Er said to make him so happy. He was just muttering to himself when he saw another secret guard arrive. General Shen didn't know what was going on, but His Royal Highness Prince Jin knew it all: he had left this secret guard in the barracks to protect Shen Youyou.

Now that he's here, it can only mean that Shen Youyou is here too! Is she worried that she might get hurt, so she came to check on him?! It has to be said that the little drama that our Prince Jin imagined is quite good, but ideals are full of hope, and reality is very skinny!