Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Liangzhou City

Inside the courtyard, two generals from the Western Regions, one named Harikchi and the other Qiqihar, approached Luerqi and called out, "Commander-in-Chief."

"What's the matter?"

Harikic asked, "Coach, could you give the two of us the woman you brought back yesterday?"

Ruhrqi angrily rebuked, "You came here to fight, not to play with women. Don't think I don't know you've had your way with every woman in the city. If this happens again, you'll be punished according to military law."

"Yes," the two said guiltily as they walked out.

In the afternoon, Harikuch couldn't resist coming to find Liu Xinyue.

The soldiers at the gate saw him and hurriedly greeted him, "General Ketchum."

"You stand guard at the door and don't let anyone in."

"Yes".

Then, Harikuch went inside, and the soldier closed the door behind him.

"What are you going to do? Don't come any closer," Liu Xinyue said timidly, backing away as if she were terrified.

With a lewd grin, Harikuch said, "You'll find out soon enough," and then pounced on her.

Liu Xinyue didn't hold back and took out a dagger she had prepared beforehand, stabbing it into his stomach.

“You…you’re asking for it,” Harrick grabbed her hand, wanting to teach her a lesson.

Liu Xinyue, of course, would not let herself be slaughtered. Seizing the opportunity, she slashed his neck with a dagger.

Harikuch stared at her in disbelief, then collapsed to the ground. He probably never dreamed that he, who had come here seeking pleasure, would end up dying here, and at the hands of a woman no less.

Liu Xinyue glanced at him disdainfully, then walked towards the door. She had originally planned to make her move later, but now she had no choice but to do it sooner. So she opened the door and shouted, "Dead, dead."

She spoke a language from the Western Regions, so the two soldiers at the door understood her and went inside to check.

Taking advantage of their unpreparedness, Liu Xinyue killed them both before they could even react.

Then, Liu Xinyue went to the next room.

The soldiers at the gate saw her and immediately went to capture her, but none of them were a match for her. They were all knocked to the ground and lay motionless in just a few moves.

Liu Xinyue then opened the door.

Hearing the noise, the old man inside instinctively hugged the child in his arms tighter and then stared warily at the door. To his surprise, a little girl entered.

Liu Xinyue looked at the people in front of her in disbelief. They were all elderly people and children, and without exception, they were all thin and bony, practically skin and bones. Then, suppressing the bitterness in her heart, she asked, "Are you people from Liangzhou?"

One of the old men spoke up: "We are, and you are..."

"I am a soldier of the Liu family army, and I have come to rescue you."

“The Liu family army, the very Liu family army that caused our Liangzhou city to be occupied by the Western Regions,” an old woman exclaimed excitedly.

A pang of shame flashed through Liu Xinyue's heart, but she still replied, "Yes."

"I never thought that such scoundrels as the Liu family army would still be alive. If they hadn't abandoned the city and fled back then, how could we have become slaves of the Western Regions, working for them and suffering endless hardships?"

“It’s bad enough that my son suffered, but they beat him to death.”

"And what about my grandson? He was only ten years old when he..."

"And my daughter, she was tortured to death by them."

"Back then, there were over 100,000 people in Liangzhou City, but now there are less than 10,000 left. It's truly tragic, truly tragic."

"It's not just pathetic, it's laughable that a little girl was sent to save us. It's utterly ridiculous."

It is evident that the people of Liangzhou harbored deep resentment towards Liu's army.

Back then, whenever the Liu Family Army was mentioned, people would immediately show respect and admiration. But now... Liu Xinyue couldn't describe the feeling in her heart. In any case, she felt terrible and said guiltily, "I'm sorry, it's because the Liu Family Army failed to protect you."

"This has nothing to do with you. You should leave now, before they find you, get out of here quickly."

"That's right, whatever you do, don't let them catch you, otherwise you... sigh."

"I can't leave yet. I want to ask, where are the rest of the people in Liangzhou City besides you? Also, why are there only old people and children here, and I haven't seen any young men and women?"

“The young men either fled or died, and even those who survived have been captured and enslaved. As for the women, they have all been…” The old man’s face was full of sorrow.

Liu Xinyue was filled with resentment and secretly vowed to make the Western Regions people pay the price. Then she asked, "Do you know how many wells there are in this city, and which one the Western Regions people use?"

"There are four wells: two in the east of the city, one in the west, and one in the south. Since the people from the Western Regions are concentrated in the east of the city, they naturally use the well water from the east of the city."

"Where are we now?"

"It's in the east of the city, and not far from those two wells. Climb over this courtyard wall, then go through a bamboo grove, and you'll reach the wells. You need to go there."

"Ok".

"This is too dangerous, and besides, you can't get out of this yard."

"It's alright, I can go out. You all stay here for now. Remember to guard the door and don't let any Westerners in or out."

At this moment, a child said pitifully, "Grandma, I'm hungry."

"There's nothing we can do about being hungry; there's nowhere to eat here," the old woman said helplessly.

Liu Xinyue patted the child's head and coaxed, "Hang in there a little longer, there will be food soon, be good." After saying that, she got up and said, "Remember, don't go out, wait for me to come back." After saying that, she walked out firmly.

The old man in the house looked at her with worry, distrust, disdain, and indifference in his eyes, but no hope. Perhaps it was because Liu Xinyue was a woman, so they did not place their hopes on her, or perhaps they had already given up all hope.

At this moment, Liu Xinyue no longer cared about their thoughts. She walked into the courtyard, then leaped over the wall and jumped outside, quickly passing through the bamboo forest.

Before long, they arrived at the well and found that the two wells were right next to each other, which made them very happy.

Just then, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy fell and spilled water on the ground.

Upon seeing this, the soldier immediately raised his whip and lashed it hard across his body.

The little boy didn't even have the strength to scream, let alone dodge; he could only let himself be beaten.

Without a second thought, Liu Xinyue immediately stepped forward to stop them, saying, "Stop!"

Upon seeing her, the soldiers couldn't help but reveal their lust, their faces filled with lewdness.

"Some even came to our door."

"This woman is really good-looking; we brothers are in luck today."

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and get started, I can't wait."

Then, several soldiers attacked Liu Xinyue at the same time.

Fortunately, there were only four of them, and Liu Xinyue easily dealt with them.

The onlookers were stunned, never expecting that such a young woman would possess such abilities.