My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Even knowing that she might have a well-thought-out plan, his disobedience to her orders and his insistence on fighting the insects with her might annoy her.

He still decided to be with her.

Let's just call him selfish!

Amidst the blazing firelight, Ji Yunshuang met those unfathomable eyes and inexplicably felt that they held a wealth of emotions.

She finally nodded and said, "Alright, you'll come with me. Xu Xi, you're in charge of leading the retreat."

"Sir, we will not retreat! We will fight to the death with you! We are not afraid to die!" the soldiers shouted in unison.

Hearing the soldiers' loud cheers, General Yao's blood boiled.

He looked at Ji Yunshuang and her subordinates with envy.

Zhu Qi sighed inwardly once again. He had previously only thought that Ji was skilled and that her weapons were incredibly advanced.

But what he envied even more than the weapons and Ji's skills was the unity and cohesion of the army.

These soldiers completely trusted Lady Ji and were willing to live and die with her. Lady Ji was also genuinely concerned for the soldiers, willing to risk her own life so that they could evacuate safely.

Even without those advanced weapons, their morale alone would be enough to utterly annihilate the Qi army. Not to mention, they currently have advantages in every aspect and are completely without weaknesses.

Zhu Qi felt envious, but knew it was useless. He said, "General, what do we do now? They're retreating, and the fire will soon reach us."

General Yao said, "The only thing we can do now is to show ourselves, explain the situation, and beg the Ji family to save the other people of Qi, considering that we have kept our promise."

As for them...

He didn't know why the others hadn't been controlled and had been eaten by insects, leaving them as empty shells.

But given the ferocity of those insects, if they were to appear and attract their attention, they would likely be devoured to the bone in no time.

He had already prepared himself to die.

Zhu Qi acknowledged Ji Yunshuang's strength, but those insects seemed even more formidable. Looking at the seemingly endless swarms of insects, he asked, "Can the Ji family truly defeat those insects?"

"Now all we can do is hope that she can defeat those insects."

General Yao said, "If she wins, at most our Qi state will perish, but it won't be to the point that all the people of Qi will die."

But if she loses, and this world falls under the control of that evil entity, then the people of Qi will only become their food.

Zhu Qi felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of the consequences. He still hoped that the soldiers led by the Ji family would win!

Although she seems to be a favorite of the heavens, it is truly enviable.

After they had discussed it, the two took the opportunity to run away.

"Lord Ji, we came here specifically to deliver compensation, but we encountered an insect plague halfway there, and all the soldiers perished. Please understand, Lord Ji, that it was not that we broke the agreement, but that we were harmed by these insects. The compensation items are currently at the foot of the mountain."

General Yao spoke very quickly, almost shouting these words out in one breath.

As he had guessed, the insects swarmed towards them as soon as they appeared. He feared that if he didn't hurry, he would be swallowed by the insects before he could finish speaking.

Ji Yunshuang had been so focused on the insects that she hadn't noticed the two of them.

She was also a little surprised to see the two of them.

However, they soon discovered that the two were special.

Clearly, the Qi soldiers who were controlled by the insects and attacked her were the same people who were with them.

Everyone else was controlled by the insects, but the two of them were not.

She quickly aimed the spray gun at the insects that were about to bite the two of them, and a large amount of insecticide spray immediately sprayed out of the gun.

This was an inspiration she gained while interrogating several insectoids. She later improved upon the insecticide spray and created this weapon.

Because it wasn't a sealed environment, the spray wasn't particularly effective. However, despite its limited effectiveness, it did manage to prevent the insects from devouring the two people.

Lu Yinheng and Ji Yunshuang worked together to quickly burn the insects to death.

But the insects seemed inexhaustible, swarming towards the two in waves. The piercing chirping of the insects, the suffocating stench of decay in the air, and the scorching heat that made their skin burn...

All of this makes one feel as if they are in hell.

General Yao and Zhu Qi wielded their swords, feeling increasingly exhausted.

"Lord Ji, you don't need to worry about us," General Yao said. "We only ask that you kill these evil creatures for the sake of our keeping our promise, so that the people of Qi can be saved. They are all innocent."

"Please!" Zhu Qi pleaded earnestly.

He knew his chances of survival were slim.

Even if he survives, he cannot save the people of Daqi. Now they can only plead with Ji Yunshuang.

He finally understood General Yao's feelings. He also finally understood why General Yao had always spoken well of Ji Yunshuang.

"Don't worry, as long as I have a breath left, I will not let them harm the innocent."

Ji Yunshuang swung her sword again, slaying the insect that was about to bite Zhu Qi. At the same time, she tossed him a bottle of medicine, saying, "Take one of these first."

Zhu Qi had just witnessed Ji Yunshuang wield her sword so fast that it left afterimages, slicing through a hair-thin worm.

He was once again amazed by Ji Yunshuang's swordsmanship.

She's absolutely amazing!

She was able to kill every single one of those tiny, numerous insects with incredible precision.

Without hesitation, Zhu Qi quickly swallowed a pill and handed the medicine bottle to General Yao.

General Yao, like Zhu Qi, quickly swallowed a pill.

On the other side, Fan Hongmiao and the others were surprised to see that they had taken the pills given to them by Ji Yunshuang.

Shu Tianhe asked, "Did they know what kind of medicine it was? They just took it like that?"

Fan Hongmiao said, "Let's take a look first!"

When they first saw General Yao and Zhu Qi leave, the group wanted to follow. However, before they could even get out, they saw the two being attacked by insects.

The men immediately pulled their feet back.

Thankfully, I didn't go outside, otherwise I might have been swallowed by those insects by now.

The group decided to hide and observe the situation, but little did they know that the insects had already spotted them and were swarming towards them.

Shu Tianhe's face changed instantly when he was bitten by the insect, and he cried out loudly, "Help! Help me..."

But before anyone could come to his rescue, he was devoured by countless insects.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

The remaining civil officials were terrified when they saw what was happening before them.

For a moment, they forgot to even breathe, let alone escape.

The group stood there motionless, as if they had been under a spell.