Noble Lady

"Ms. Xue, this is an emergency. Please follow me immediately!" Fang Rui was very anxious.

Xue Chenyu's gaze lingered on his face for a moment before she slowly said, "If I leave, what will happen to the others?"

Fang Rui obviously didn't expect her to ask this and was stunned for a moment. "Miss Xue, the prince instructed us to protect your safety before he left. Please follow me."

Xue Chenyu didn't answer her, and said to Yumei, "Go and call Ayuan and Luoluo over."

Then he turned to Fang Rui and asked, "How many people did the prince leave behind to guard the county government office? Do you know where those bandits outside came from?"

"There are several bandit groups in this area. The largest is called the Black Tiger Camp. The leader is Pei Dahu, who claims to be the descendant of a famous general. He has 30 to 50 men and has become a bandit here. He wields a large steel sword with great vigor. He's said to be very skilled in martial arts and has great ambitions."

"The Black Tigers have been fighting against each other for so long, and there have been rumors that they are colluding with the government."

"The next is a group called Black Bear Camp. The leader's surname is Xiong, but we don't know his name, except that he's called Big Xiong, and he has a brother called Second Xiong. They're in cahoots with the Black Tiger Camp, and they often rob people."

"However, it seems that these two brothers don't particularly respect Pei Dahu of the Black Tiger Camp. They have had some friction, but their interests are aligned, so they often get together. They have about 20 to 30 people."

The reason why bandits are bandits is that they want to get something for nothing, otherwise no decent person would do this.

"Besides that, there's also the Qingmu Village, which is said to have a wolf as its totem. However, their leader always wears a mask, and it's unclear whether he's a man or a woman. He doesn't interact with the people from the Black Tiger Village or the Black Bear Village, and lives independently."

"They didn't participate in the burning, killing, and looting. They even frequently clashed with the people from the Black Tiger and Black Bear camps. Occasionally, they would go down the mountain to do business."

Uh...what's the difference between this and a businessman?

"You haven't told me yet, how many people did the prince leave to guard the county government office?"

Fang Rui made a "two" gesture guiltily.

"two hundred?"

Fang Rui was shocked: Where did these two hundred people come from?

"Twenty?" Xue Chenyu guessed the bottom line in his heart.

Fang Rui nodded dejectedly.

By now Yumei had already called everyone over.

Du Jingyuan held two daggers in her hands, eager to use them. "Xue Xiaoyu, has something happened? The noise outside doesn't sound good to me."

Xue Luoyan had already prepared his spear and was ready to fight.

"Sister, is there anything I can do to help?"

"You all heard the shouting and screaming outside, right? It should be the bandits entering the city!" Xue Chenyu did not waste a moment and had no time to talk nonsense at this moment.

"There are so many hungry people outside right now. If they start to riot, it will be dangerous. Yuzhu, Luoluo, I need you to do two things. First, move all the heavy tables, chairs, and benches out of the house and pile them behind the door. Make sure there are as many as possible!"

"Second, take all the old, young, women and children who are temporarily staying at the county government office and retreat to the warehouse!"

"Luoluo, you have to remember that you have to protect many grandmas and little sisters, but you must also protect yourself."

"I understand, sis!"

"Dujuan, go find Grandma Qiao and the others, get the oil heated up, and take out all the pots and use all the firewood."

As he said this, he asked her to come over and gave her a few detailed instructions.

Du Juan's eyes lit up when she heard this. "Don't worry, Miss Xue, I will definitely get it done!"

"A Yuan, please call over Chief Yao and all the escort masters and martial artists. Our survival depends on them."

"I understand!" Du Jingyuan said cautiously.

She was very excited and felt that she had found her place.

"Fang Rui, quickly have everyone close all the gates. Those bandits entering the city at this time must be eyeing the grain in the warehouse. Call everyone left behind in the county government office to the court now. I have something to tell you."

"Miss Xue, the bandits are coming with great force this time. Even if only half of the Black Tiger and Black Bear camps have come, there should still be at least thirty to fifty people. If they come out in full force, the twenty or thirty of us alone will not be enough."

Xue Chenyu glanced at him coldly, "Whether you can do it or not, you won't know until you try. Besides, this is a strategically important area for the county government, and there are so many elderly, children, women, and children here. Can we just sit there and watch them break in and burn, kill, and rob?"

"I would rather die with everyone than live alone."

Fang Rui's heart skipped a beat when he saw her looking at him, and he couldn't say no even when he opened his mouth.

Soon, everyone took action.

Escort Captain Yao and the caravan's martial artists were also awakened by the flames and noise rising into the sky outside. Du Jingyuan found Escort Captain Yao and struck the gong, and everyone gathered in the lobby.

On this trip south, Xue Chenyu also brought two doctors with him, and they came along with the martial artists.

"It's wrong to disturb everyone's rest so late at night. But this is an emergency. Bandits have entered the city and our lives are at stake. We can't hesitate."

"Everyone, there are more than 30 of us here, and there are at least 30 to 50 bandits outside, maybe even more. Are we going to watch them rush in and kill people and steal food?"

"Absolutely impossible!" the soldiers in black armor said in unison with expressionless faces.

Yao Escort's top escort also said in unison: "No one is a coward!"

"That's right. With so many grown men like us, how could we possibly let them break in and kill people and steal food?"

Du Jingyuan was not to be outdone and said, "Count me in!"

Yumei watched over Xue Chenyu, her little hands clenched into fists.

Xue Chenyu said in a deep voice, "Then what should we do?"

"Kill them! All the bandits deserve to die!"

"Yes, drive the bandits out! Kill them all!"

"Miss Xue, if you have any instructions, just tell us and we will follow your instructions!" Yao Biaotou quickly expressed his loyalty.

He really knew how to seize the opportunity. As soon as he opened his mouth, others followed suit.

"Yes, we obey the orders!"

"Well, from now on, we will work together to defeat this foreign enemy!"

Xue Chenyu then began to deploy his troops.

Although she did not practice martial arts, her father was a real military commander. Martial arts training requires long-term accumulation, but she has also read a few military tactics.

Have to give it a try anyway.

"Doctor Zhou, Doctor Li, did you two produce any results with the medicinal powder I asked you to make earlier?"

"Yes, more than ten pounds!"

"That's good!" Xue Chenyu breathed a sigh of relief.

That's the winning formula!

"Everyone, help pile the heavy furniture toward the gate. The gate must not be breached!"

There was a clatter of moving here.

Not long after.

The bandits then rushed to the door of the county government office and banged on it.

"Open the door!"

"Open the door, open the door!"

"It's useless for you to hold on to the county government office. We all know there's food inside. Open the door and hand over the food, or you'll be spared!"

This group of bandits came prepared, each one was fully equipped and extremely ferocious.