In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

“I also have a hundred-year-old ginseng here, you can take it with you,” Su Li said.

Zhao Zexuan knew how precious ginseng was, and he looked at Su Li gratefully, saying, "Thank you."

"No need for thanks. Your father's life is more important. It's dangerous outside, so please be careful," Su Li instructed.

Zhao Zexuan was going to be away for a while, and things needed to be arranged as soon as possible, so Su Li didn't bother him too much and went to take care of her own business.

After making the necessary arrangements, Zhao Zexuan led his soldiers out of the city in a hurry, leaving Old Madam Zhao and the others who rushed over upon hearing the commotion empty-handed.

Unable to find Zhao Zexuan in the front yard, they went to find Su Li to inquire about the details.

Faced with the worried Madam Zhao and the others, Su Li remembered Zhao Zexuan's instructions before leaving, so she didn't reveal too much. Instead, she made up an excuse that Zhao Zexuan had to go out temporarily.

Upon hearing Su Li's words, Zhao Dasao and the others asked with concern, "What's the matter that's so urgent that you had to leave the city overnight?"

Su Li didn't know how to answer this question, so she didn't speak for a moment. Zhao Dasao and the others thought that Su Li was just being discreet, so they didn't ask any more questions.

"Mother, let's go back first. There must be an urgent matter that Fifth Brother needs to handle outside the city. Don't worry," Sister-in-law Zhao said, supporting Old Madam Zhao.

Old Madam Zhao's face was very pale, and she looked unwell. As if sensing something, she comforted herself, "Nothing serious should have happened. Your father and the others are all safe and sound in Lingnan. I was just overthinking it."

Madam Zhao was helped back, but Su Li was worried that something might happen, so she took out a ginseng from the storeroom and asked Mo Bei to deliver it.

After Mo Bei left, Su Li looked at the dark sky outside and sighed, "I hope everything goes smoothly from now on."

On the first day after Zhao Zexuan left, Lingcheng was safe.

The day after Zhao Zexuan left, Lingcheng was safe.

On the third day after Zhao Zexuan left, an accident occurred.

"Madam, our soldiers have discovered that a group of rioters are heading towards our Lingcheng," Mo Bei said with a grave expression.

In the past, they were always described as "refugees," but now they are being described as "rioters," which indicates that things are not simple. Su Li asked in a deep voice, "Have you found out anything? What is the purpose of that group?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Bei said, "The origin of that group is unclear for the time being, but their purpose is very clear: they are heading for Lingcheng."

"Madam, those people cannot be allowed to live. They feed on their own kind and are not worthy of being called human!" Mo Bei said angrily, recalling the soldier's report.

Hearing Mo Bei's words, Su Li was deeply shocked. She said with a pale face, "We really can't let them stay, and we can't let them appear outside the city either."

Based on the description, Su Li could sense the wickedness of those people. If that were true, they must not be allowed to come outside Lingcheng, as the people of Lingcheng could not accept their inhumane behavior.

We can't let that group of people appear outside Lingcheng. We have to stop them. How can we stop them?

This was no small matter, so Su Li looked at Mo Bei and asked, "Who is in charge of the city now, and what are the next steps?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Bei replied, "General, you have left General Wang Zong behind. He has been handling all matters, big and small, during this period. As for what to do next, I do not yet know."

Upon hearing Mo Bei's words, Su Li got up and walked outside, asking as she went, "Is General Wang Zong in the study in the front yard right now?"

Seeing Su Li like this, Mo Bei followed closely behind and then replied, "General Wang Zong is indeed in the study right now, and he should be discussing countermeasures with other generals."

Upon hearing this, Su Li quickened her pace. Just as she reached the front gate, she saw the study door open, and a group of generals, still seething with anger, rushed out.

Upon seeing Su Li after leaving the room, the generals respectfully bowed and said, "Greetings, Madam!"

"Generals, there's no need for formalities. I've come today to ask if you've already discussed a strategy for dealing with the rioters," Su Li asked loudly.

Upon hearing this, many generals exchanged puzzled glances before honestly replying, "Yes, we are preparing to send troops there; we must not let them get close to Lingcheng."

Hearing the generals' words, Su Li knew she was right, and solemnly said, "No, this method won't work."

Before anyone could even speak, they heard these words. Even Wang Zong, who was lagging behind, couldn't help but ask, "Madam, why not? This is the most direct solution we have right now."

Su Li knew that this method was very direct, but it was only effective if the enemy had no backup plan. What if the enemy did have a backup plan?

These words silenced the generals present; they were unable to answer the question.

“But Madam, if we don’t send troops, it means we’ll have a hard time driving the enemy back,” Wang Cong couldn’t help but retort.

Su Li had already thought of a solution on her way here, and now she took out a small medicine bottle from her sleeve and showed it to everyone, using the cuff as a cover.

"We won't use force, we'll use medicine. We'll preserve our strength first. Perhaps the enemy wants to use this to weaken us, but we can't fall for it."

Hearing this, everyone present nodded silently, looking at the medicine bottle in Su Li's hand, and asked, "Will the medicine in here be effective?"

"Whether it works or not will be known after testing, and everyone will know then." Su Li said, and then had someone bring over the horses from the manor.

The medicine in the bottle was specially made by Doctor Liu at Su Li's request. It has an anesthetic effect. Once it is used on someone, that person will fall unconscious and will not wake up no matter how much you call them.

This medicine was originally intended for use on wounded soldiers on the battlefield and is still in the experimental stage, but now that this has happened, it is not unreasonable to use it ahead of time.

The reason for conducting experiments on horses was to determine the drug's efficacy. If the drug could incapacitate horses, it would certainly incapacitate people. Since the lives of the soldiers were at stake, Su Li had to be cautious.

And so, a group of people gathered around the horse to watch. They saw that after only a short while of using the medicine, a strong and sturdy horse collapsed without any ability to resist.

Everyone who witnessed this was stunned. They never expected the drug to be so potent. If it could make a strong horse collapse, then making a person collapse would be a piece of cake.

By now, everyone had reached a point of complete agreement with Su Li's ideas and began discussing the next steps.

Su Li only provided the method, but how to do it specifically depended on how Wang Zong and other generals arranged it. So after explaining the precautions for using the medicine, she left.

After Su Li left, the generals gathered together and whispered among themselves. Someone unconsciously said, "Everyone says the lady is amazing, and today we've truly seen it for ourselves."