Famine and exile: I brought the Spirit Spring to save the entire Marquis's mansion.

Sang Ning stepped forward and felt the burning pain of her exposed skin.

Waves of heat washed over my face.

Bai Yi and his soldiers, who had been there for an unknown amount of time, all had red faces.

She didn't have time to come up with a solution; she told them to retreat first.

"We're not leaving, so don't get involved, you're a woman!"

Bai Yi looked dignified and awe-inspiring.

"Your skin is burned!"

"Don't you understand chronic burns? Haven't you ever been burned by a hot water bottle? You're like frogs in slowly boiling water! By the time you want to run, you won't be able to!"

What frog in lukewarm water? If he were really in lukewarm water, he'd be fine. It's been so long since he's had a proper bath!

Bai Yi thought this, but still couldn't help touching his face.

It stings, I dare not touch it!

"Look at your faces! Do you really think it's just hot? Stupid! If you stay any longer, you'll be scalded to death!"

Sang Ning covered her face with her sleeve and ran a little further away.

Looking back, Bai Yi wasn't entirely foolish; he had already ordered the troops to retreat.

Even after retreating to a place further away from the fire, the face and arms still looked like they were being roasted.

Aside from the burning sensation, I felt nothing else, but I dared not touch it.

It really was a burn!

Everyone was frightened.

General Su dared not touch his face and asked Sang Ning worriedly, "How badly did I get burned? Will I be disfigured?"

Bai Yi said irritably, "What kind of rough old man are you, worrying about this at your age!"

"No! I recently took a liking to a girl, but she already thought I was too dark-skinned..."

Everyone: "..."

"Then you're doomed. Your face will probably be even darker tomorrow, and it'll peel!" Sang Ning said truthfully.

Upon hearing this, General Su cursed in frustration.

Why didn't you think of covering your face just now?

"Stop talking nonsense, tell me you have a way to put out the fire?"

Bai Yi dared not delay for the slightest.

The wind is usually strong here, and it's rare to see a light breeze like today, so we need to hurry and put out the fire.

Sang Ning nodded, "Yes, I meant, put out fire with fire!"

Using fire to extinguish fire is a special and efficient method of firefighting. She had seen the entire process of extinguishing a fire on a certain mountain, and this was the method used.

As a fire spreads, it generates updrafts, which draw air from other directions, creating a gust of wind. If an artificial fire is lit in the opposite direction, the artificial fire will also be drawn towards the wildfire.

The two flames eventually collided.

The moment of impact will cut off the oxygen and combustibles needed for wildfires to burn.

Because the three essential conditions for combustion—combustible material, oxidizer, and oxygen—are no longer present in the surrounding environment.

The fire went out.

This is what we learned in chemistry class: suffocation to extinguish a fire.

It's the same principle as using a lid to extinguish a burning oil pan.

"I've only ever heard of fighting poison with poison!"

Bai Yi's face looked very grim.

He felt like he had been played.

Sang Ning didn't have time to explain much to him.

Because of their different education, he couldn't understand concepts like oxygen or airflow.

“It’s all the same principle!” Sang Ning said.

"Stop arguing and just do as I say. If the wind picks up, everything will be over!"

This woman is quite bold, daring to order him around?

"Why should I trust you?"

"Ha! Your Excellency, what difference does it make whether you believe it now or not? If you can't put out the fire, it will spread sooner or later. I'm just starting to burn it earlier."

Bai Yi seemed unmoved: "Can you guarantee it will work?"

Okay, that's good. No rush, right?

She wasn't in a hurry at all.

Sang Ning crossed her arms and leaned against the tree.

"I don't guarantee it, and I don't need to guarantee it to you."

"What do I, a mere woman, know about putting out fires?"

"Hey! Do you even understand?" Ding San asked impatiently.

"don't know!"

"Don't forget, this fire was started by your Huo family!"

Sang Ning was furious.

"And don't forget, if I hadn't called you out earlier, you'd already be strangers!"

They died without even knowing how they died!

Her face was covered with frost as she coldly looked at the group of people.

Despite having a youthful, round face, she inexplicably makes people's hearts flutter.

She was bolder than those tall, burly men.

When they're not angry, they seem docile and harmless, but when they are, they reveal an untamed wildness without any attempt to hide it.

“If the Prefect is hostile to me, he should consider the bigger picture first. You don’t even dare to conduct a costless experiment. The longer you hesitate, the greater the risk of irreparable damage.”

Stubborn and short-sighted, he's truly despicable!

After she finished speaking, she looked at the fire that was spreading again.

They retreated about 100 meters just now.

The fire spread so quickly?

And its horizontal range is also expanding.

She looked at the fluttering leaves and exclaimed in surprise, "The wind is picking up..."

Bai Yi's anger vanished in fear.

She's right, it makes no difference whether you have a fever early or late.

General Su slapped his thigh. "Oh dear! Tell us your plan! We'll listen to you! It's just a matter of giving it a try! It's so frustrating!"

“Listen to me, do exactly as I say, I don’t want to hear another word of doubt!” Sang Ning said to Bai Yi.

Bai Yi's brows furrowed, and he could not hide the anxiety in his eyes.

"Say!"

“Okay!” Sang Ning stood up straight, her eyes sharp, no longer showing the lazy demeanor she had just displayed.

"Retreat another thirty paces, and send half the men to clear a firebreak in the direction the fire is rushing forward."

"Isn't this still..." Ding San was about to question it, but seeing Sang Ning's cold eyes, he shut his mouth again.

He led half of his brothers and ran ahead.

"Quickly fetch tung oil and bows and arrows!"

It was very close to the military camp, so General Su went to retrieve it himself.

"The rest of you rush over and fetch some kindling, ready to light it!"

After giving a series of instructions, everyone went about their own business.

The thirty-zhang distance that Sang Ning mentioned earlier was estimated based on the speed at which the fire spread.

The speed of the wildfire is currently about three to four meters per minute.

The wind speed is very low, which is suitable for firefighting.

The location of the ignition is the most critical; too far away and it won't attract the wildfire, too close and it will only fuel the fire.

The best ignition point is to create a 100-meter-long fire trail before encountering the wildfire.

Once everything was ready, Sang Ning led them forward to a spot 200 meters away.

They also took away the Huo family members who were hiding along the way.

But that second aunt has disappeared.

"Ignite!" Sang Ning commanded.

Although no one understood the principle and found it incomprehensible, no one hesitated after hearing Sang Ning's resolute voice, which sounded like a general giving an order. Since things had come to this point, no one hesitated.

The old lady and her family members naturally trusted Sang Ning unconditionally.

Huo Baohong and Mo Cuiyu were shocked and turned pale.

I don't know why Sang Ning set the fire and intensified it.

What's even more incomprehensible is that so many people listen to her.

Tung oil was poured onto the tree trunk to help it burn, and the sparks were shot out with a bow and arrow.

Artificial fires gradually grew from small to large, eventually becoming a significant force, standing a hundred meters away from the wildfires.

Everyone has retreated to the isolation zone.

Ding San and his men worked hard for a total of two meters to cut the isolation strip.

I was so tired that I was covered in sweat and my arms were shaking.

But Sang Ning didn't even look at it, only staring at the smoke and fire in the distance.

This will be a fierce battle between two fires, and the outcome will depend on this one move.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats as they looked up at the sky filled with thick smoke.

As the smoke grew thicker, everyone's hearts sank lower and lower.

Failed?

Only then did Bai Yi begin to reflect.

Why did I so easily believe her words just now?

Was it her determined gaze, or her fearless courage?