Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

Yang Sanlang naturally complied without question.

"Okay, we'll do as you say. We'll stay and wait for Brother Dou and the others."

So the two of them settled down in the capital.

Soldiers would occasionally go to various inns in the city to investigate outsiders.

To prevent being traced back to them, Zhao Yan and Yang Sanlang spent some money to buy a two-courtyard house in the west of the city.

The two stayed inside for less than two days, and on the third night they suddenly heard shouts of fighting and killing.

In the darkness, Zhao Yan suddenly opened her eyes.

She nudged the man beside her, "Sanlang, listen, isn't there something going on outside?"

Yang Sanlang also woke up at this moment, his dark eyes filled with a cold light in the darkness.

"Yes, it's Brother Dou and the others."

The two quickly jumped out of bed and cautiously made their way towards the city gate.

There's already a commotion outside.

Upon hearing the commotion, the people in the city hurriedly packed their belongings, preparing to flee at any moment.

Zhao Yan and Yang Sanlang first arrived at the West Gate. Seeing that the city wall was full of soldiers holding bows and arrows, Yang Sanlang's eyes suddenly darkened.

"Yan'er, find a place to hide, I'll go open the city gate."

Zhao Yan was not about to let him go on the risk alone, and immediately shook her head and said, "No, we have to go together."

Yang Sanlang thought for a moment and quickly nodded.

"Okay, stay close to me."

"Well, don't worry."

Zhao Yan nodded, and a PPK silently appeared in her hand, while Yang Sanlang held the compound crossbow that Zhao Yan had given him.

The two exchanged a glance and quickly headed towards the city gate.

Soldiers were also gathered at the city gate, and they were doing their best to block the gate with their bodies.

Yang Sanlang and Zhao Yan stealthily crept up behind the group under the cover of darkness.

Zhao Yan found PPK inconvenient to clean up, so she simply took out a gleaming dagger from her spatial storage cabinet and slit their throats one by one without any mercy.

Yang Sanlang also put away his crossbow and used his short sword to reap heads one after another.

There weren't many soldiers at the city gate to begin with, and by the time the people at the front realized what was happening, their other companions had already been wiped out by Zhao Yan and Yang Sanlang.

"Are you... are you human or ghosts?"

The remaining soldiers turned around and saw Zhao Yan and Yang Sanlang appear behind them like ghosts, with a pile of corpses lying behind them. They were so frightened that they dropped their armor and fled in panic.

Seeing that everyone had vanished in an instant, Yang Sanlang immediately stepped forward and opened the heavy city gate to both sides.

Flames soared into the sky outside the city gate.

Yu Hao, who was leading the attack on the city, caught sight of Yang Sanlang inside the city and immediately shouted, "Brother Yang! You've arrived!"

Yang Sanlang and Zhao Yan opened the city gates to their maximum extent and waved for Yu Hao and the others to enter the city.

Yu Hao immediately said to the crowd behind him, "Quick, brothers, Brother Yang and Sister-in-law Yang have opened the city gates for us. Everyone, follow me into the city and kill them all without leaving a single one alive!"

After saying that, he spurred his horse and immediately charged into the city.

The Dou family army behind them immediately surged with high morale and charged into the city.

Before they could rush over, Zhao Yan was quickly picked up by Yang Sanlang and flew away into the distance.

The soldiers who stubbornly resisted on the city wall were instantly routed and quickly killed by Yu Hao and his men.

The west gate was quickly occupied by Dou's army.

Yu Hao found Yang Sanlang and Zhao Yan, and cheerfully bumped fists with Yang Sanlang.

"Brother Yang, you and your wife haven't returned to the North yet? I haven't seen you for the past few days, I thought you had already gone back."

Yang Sanlang asked him impatiently, "How is the North now? There's been no movement from the barbarians, right?"

Yu Hao shook his head and said, "I haven't heard anything from the barbarians. They're very well-behaved."

After hearing this, Yang Sanlang turned to look at Zhao Yan, who shook her head slightly at him.

Now that Zhou Ning is dead, even if the northern barbarians want to do something, they will have to send someone to re-establish contact with the new emperor.

Zhao Yan is no longer worried about what will happen to the barbarians.

Moreover, Dou Qingran has now led the Dou family army into the capital. She believes that after tonight, the Great Qing Kingdom will undergo a dramatic change.

Yang Sanlang instantly understood Zhao Yan's meaning, so he said nothing and turned to Yu Hao, saying only, "That's good. By the way, where's Brother Dou? Where is he now?"

Yu Hao ordered his men to tie up the prisoners first, then mounted his horse and said to Yang Sanlang and Zhao Yan, "The general is still leading the attack on the city outside the south gate. Brother Yang, sister-in-law, let's go help the general quickly."

"Okay, let's leave now."

Upon hearing this, Yang Sanlang immediately pulled a warhorse from a soldier and rode south with Zhao Yan.

The three men galloped at full speed through the city gate and quickly reached the south gate.

Just like the west gate, the south gate was lined with soldiers armed with bows and arrows. Yang Sanlang and Zhao Yan quickly dismounted, each holding a dagger, and quietly approached the soldiers at the city gate.

Upon seeing this, Yu Hao quickly dismounted and followed after him, carrying the end of his broadsword.

At this time, the city gate was already on the verge of collapse under the fierce attack of Dou's army outside the city. The imperial soldiers were just holding on desperately, but judging from their posture, they could not hold on for much longer.

Zhao Yan and her group quickly closed in, and with a swift movement of their knives, a head fell to the ground.

Soon, the two sides started fighting.

With no one to defend the city gates, they were quickly breached by Dou's army outside the city.

Outside the city, Dou Qingran's lieutenants, their eyes bloodshot with rage, pointed their broadswords to the sky and shouted, "The city gates are open! Brothers, charge!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers below immediately grabbed their broadswords and charged into the city without hesitation.

After Zhao Yan and Yang Sanlang dealt with the few thugs below the city gate, they leaped up the city wall and quickly engaged in combat with the soldiers wielding bows and arrows.

However, they were no match for Yang Sanlang and Zhao Yan at all.

With the addition of the agile Yu Hao, the three of them quickly dispatched the soldiers.

Dou Qingran charged into the city gate and his eyes lit up when he saw Yang Sanlang and his two companions on the city wall.

"Sanlang, sister-in-law, how are you?"

"Brother Dou."

Upon hearing the sound, Yang Sanlang took the initiative to put his arm around Zhao Yan's slender waist, and lightly leaped down the city wall with her in his arms.

Yu Hao stayed behind to handle the remaining matters.

Yang Sanlang walked up to Dou Qingran, smiled, and clasped his hands in greeting.

"Brother Dou, you've finally arrived. Zhou Ning and his two sons have been killed by us, and his descendants are no threat. Brother Dou, now just lead your men and storm the palace."

Dou Qingran said with a smile, "This is all thanks to Sanlang and his wife. Sanlang, his wife, you should go and rest first. After things are settled here, we can sit down and have a good talk."

Zhao Yan smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, Brother Dou, go ahead and get busy. We'll be waiting for your good news."

Dou Qingran patted Yang Sanlang hard on the shoulder twice.

"Okay, you guys wait for me."