Fortunate Young Gentleman

The second prince lost because he was too confident in the witchcraft of the middle-aged woman. Before Tang Ning left, Su Mei repeatedly reminded him to remember that there are people who are better than you and that you should never look down on others under any circumstances. It is important to save your own life.

The second prince obviously did not have this awareness. Perhaps because he was born and raised in the grassland, he did not regard the Han people of Chen and Chu as human beings. He did not know that in the eyes of the Cangzhou garrison commander, he was a dying man.

This shows how important it is to have a reliable sister.

The dense arrows coated with kerosene shot him into a hedgehog in an instant, and he did not even have the chance to jump into the river to escape.

Of course, even if he avoided the rain of arrows and jumped into the river, he would still die. The only difference was whether he was shot to death or drowned.

Wanyan Yan seemed to have lost her soul, her eyes were unfocused, and she stared straight ahead.

None of the second prince's men remained tonight, and the last dozen or so men on the grassland died in front of her. According to General Fan, she was abandoned by the second prince at the last moment.

Although it was not the first time she was abandoned, this time was obviously different.

People's emotions cannot be in a state of collapse for a long time. Tang Ning went around behind her and knocked her unconscious with a knife.

A general named Xu Ling hurried over. After listening to the report, he said in a deep voice: "Search the whole city immediately, and make sure to find that woman!"

The garrison commanders and officers and soldiers in Cangzhou were all angry and did not want to let even one person go.

A deputy general said: "General Xu, the woman should have escaped from the water."

"Then search along the coast!" Xu Ling looked at him and frowned: "With so many of you, how could you let a woman run away?"

Sometimes having more people is useless. A while ago, a garrison commander was beheaded in the big tent, and there is still no result. It is dark and there is a river ahead. Even Tang Ning has some confidence in escaping.

The bodies of the second prince and others were placed on the river bank, which was a perfect end to tonight's action.

Although the situation in Cangzhou has eased, the generals defending the city, including King Zhou, still need to give an explanation to the court.

Even if they were forced by the situation, they were not completely without fault.

These were not things that Tang Ning cared about.

Li Tianlan had to stay to finish the work, so he took Wanyan Yan and Lao Zheng back first.

Wanyan Yan locked herself in the room and did not come out for two whole days. Tang Ning was worried that she would be upset at first, but found that she ate the food sent in, so he let her go.

On the morning of the second day after Caoyuan and others were executed, a notice was posted in Cangzhou City. Of course, in order to save some face for King Zhou and others, the content of the notice was artistically processed.

For example, King Zhou and others were bewitched by the magic of the grassland monsters and their minds were confused. Fortunately, Her Royal Highness the Princess arrived in time and removed the magic for them in time, killed the grassland monsters, and restored peace to Cangzhou.

This explanation sounds a bit far-fetched, but it is enough to deal with the people. After all, for them, the most important thing is stability. No matter whether the grassland barbarians are monsters or human monsters, as long as Cangzhou is free from war and the people are not disturbed, it will be fine.

There was also news from the rear that the court's army arrived in one day. Although they have nothing to do now, they still have to go this way.

This also means that Zhao Man Tangshui and the Chen State delegation are also coming. The crisis of Cangzhou and other five states has been resolved, and the return journey will be smooth.

Li Tianlan has been dealing with Cangzhou's affairs for the past two days. King Zhou once invited Tang Ning to stay in the palace for a while, but thinking of how many dead souls there are in that place, Tang Ning still refused, but just changed to a better inn, at least he could live in a room by himself, and he didn't have to endure Lao Zheng's snoring at night.

The waiter of the inn knocked on the door and said, "Sir, the food you asked for."

Tang Ning left a portion for Lao Zheng, picked up the rest, and pushed open Wanyan Yan's door.

Inside the room, Wanyan Yan sat at the table, looking haggard. In two days, she seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

Two days ago, her world was still beautiful. Even though there were some dark clouds, she was naturally optimistic and simple, and these dark clouds did not have much impact on her.

Now, the beautiful world before has been completely torn apart by reality. The cruelty was enough to completely collapse the worldview she had built up over the past decade.

Tangning put the food on the table and turned around when she heard a hoarse voice behind her.

"Wulu has a beautiful fiancée. They were planning to get married this year. He bought a hairpin in Fengzhou and wanted to give it to her when he returned to the grassland..."

"Zoya is only six years old. She is very well-behaved and obedient. She sits on the grass hill every day waiting for her father. Her father is Ahuli, a warrior on the grassland..."

"Wuyan, Panggu, they are all very young. They are all dead. They didn't have to die..."

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"Zoya is still waiting for Wulu to go back and marry her. Buxi waits for her father to go back on the grass hill every day." Wanyan Yan looked at him and said, "Because of my second brother, they are all dead. Zoya can't be Wulu's bride anymore, and Buxi can't wait for Ahuli..."

Tang Ning shook his head and said, "More soldiers in Cangzhou died. They also have parents, wives and children. They are more innocent."

Wanyan Yan raised his head and asked, "Is this a war?"

Tang Ning nodded.

Wanyan Yan was silent for a long time before she stood up and looked directly at Tang Ning. She said, "The Han people and the grasslands should not be like this. I know what to do."

At this moment, Wanyan Yan was more serious than ever. Tang Ning vaguely felt that something was sprouting from her.

She looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Can I take their ashes back to the grasslands?"

This request was not excessive. Tang Ning nodded and said, "Yes."

There were too many dead grassland people. The bodies had all been burned and could not be distinguished. Wanyan Yan took a jar of ashes and picked out a hairpin from the relics. She said, "This is Wulu's stuff. I will give it to Zoya on her behalf."

She also picked out some other things and put them in a bundle.

When she walked out of the room again, she was very different from before.

She let down her bunted hair and re-braided it into small braids. She did not wear any jewelry.

She also changed the clothes that originally belonged to Zhao Man into some kind of animal fur, which was exactly the same as when Tang Ning first met her.

Her original set of clothes was burned by Tang Ning. This set was found in the Zhou Palace. It was obviously men's clothes. She looked a little out of place in it.

She had a curved knife on her waist. She raised her head and handed her favorite whip to Tang Ning, saying, "This whip is for Zhao Man."