The queen of the last days became a maid and just wanted to lie down

When the town guard arrived, he saw the snow all over the ground and the bodies of the thieves that the people had cleared out, which were neatly laid out in a row in the alley. There were about a dozen of them. He asked in horror, "Who killed them?"

When did someone so powerful appear in Bashan who could kill more than a dozen robbers at a time?

Everyone looked at Xu Yao, who nodded and admitted, "I killed the man. If you have any questions, you can ask me. But before that, let's first ask this robber where he came from and why he was so bold as to come to the town to rob and kill people in broad daylight."

The garrison commander was also shocked when he heard this, and then he remembered that if he failed to handle this matter properly, he would be derelict in his duty.

He sent people to check the bodies and to count which families had been killed.

After catching the only surviving robber and questioning him carefully, we found out that they were not ordinary robbers, but a group of deserters.

And the most embarrassing thing is that these deserters are from Dingnan.

Fortunately, in order to facilitate the questioning, the Kang family reserved the yard for Xu Yao, and also guarded the others.

The people were sent outside to wait for news. Xu Yao was slightly surprised to hear this answer.

The garrison commander was furious. "This is nonsense. Since you are a soldier of Dingnan, why do you want to harm the people of Dingnan? If you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for being ruthless."

The man had a bitter look on his face. He was really scared by Xu Yao's beating. Otherwise, why would he be so afraid of a mere guard.

"Whether it is or not, I still have the tag on me. You will know once you check it."

The town commander took a step forward, rummaged in his arms, and found a small bronze plate.

This thing is really the identity certificate of Dingnan soldiers, and those people outside also have it.

The garrison commander felt terrible, and Xu Yao also found it troublesome.

She killed Dingnan's soldiers on Dingnan's territory, which made the matter somewhat delicate.

The garrison commander asked anxiously, "Since you are a soldier from Wanzhou City, why did you come here to cause trouble?"

The soldier said: "I didn't want to either. There was a fight in Wanzhou, and Beichen went south to Wanzhou City. Wanzhou City fell, and countless people were killed and wounded. We had no choice but to escape in a hurry."

The garrison commander angrily slapped him in the face and said, "When something so important happened, why didn't you light a smoke signal to inform the whole territory? You only cared about escaping for your own life, and you also robbed and killed your own people. Are you still a man?"

The deserter was beaten, hatred flashed in his eyes, and he sneered: "How to report, you probably don't know, someone in the barracks has already colluded with Beichen, opened the switch and let them in, otherwise, how could the tens of thousands of troops in Wanzhou City be defeated so quickly."

He was so resentful that "the court exploited us soldiers guarding the border, and the military pay was delayed again and again. We relied on our own hard work to earn some money to support our families. As a result, the emperor wanted to build a palace for his concubine and give his brother-in-law a high position. The court had no money, and even the little salary squeezed out of the teeth of us soldiers guarding the border had to be handed over. The general guarding Wanzhou City was also a relative of the emperor.

In order to please the emperor's favorite concubine, that beast forced us to sell our valuable weapons and hand over the money."

The deserter sneered: "Why should I defend such a Wanzhou and such a country?"

The town guard said, "The court has wronged you, but how have the people of Bashan Town wronged you? Why did you come into the city to kill people?"

The man laughed and said, "If we hadn't been guarding them, how could the people of Dingnan have lived such a good life these years? We have suffered hardships at the border, sleeping in the open air, and not even having complete and good clothes, while these people have grown fat and live a comfortable life. How can we not hate them?"

Xu Yao was stunned for a moment and couldn't say anything to refute.

As far as she knew, many of the soldiers guarding the border in Dingnan were military households.

Military households defended the country at the border, but their status was very low.

The ruler of Dingnan was fond of poetry and literature, and valued civil affairs over military affairs. He was not kind to his soldiers. Many of these military households were once prisoners who were sent to guard the border.

Under such circumstances, what sense of belonging can they have towards the people of Dingnan, or even the country of Dingnan?

Xu Yao sighed, not wanting to listen anymore, and handed the man over to the garrison commander for disposal.

The garrison commander came out quickly after the interrogation. He wanted to hide the news, but the frightened people surrounded him and insisted that he explain himself.

He knew this wouldn't work, so he could only explain, "They are deserters from the Great Zhou. I'm afraid there are more than these. I have to rush to deliver the message. You should go back and stay indoors. Don't spread rumors."

He ordered several officers to warn the people in the town to stay at home and not go out. Xu Yao glanced at him, but did not see through his little trick.

At this time, if the Dingnan soldiers massacred their own people, who knows what kind of chaos would be caused.

Xu Yao watched his only surviving deserter being taken away, and did not stop him. The guard seemed to be wary of her and looked at her deeply before leaving.

Xu Yao looked back at the Kang family and felt that the situation was unsafe.

"Do you want to go up the mountain with me?"

Kang Runyue paused and didn't answer her in a hurry. Instead, she looked at the groom. Today was their wedding day, but who knew something like this would happen.

The groom was injured, but not because of her.

The robbers suddenly appeared and startled the horse, causing the groom to fall off the horse and hit his head.

The robbers wanted to kill people, and Kang Runyue instinctively protected the groom because she already regarded him as her future husband.

But they haven't gotten married yet, so they can't be considered husband and wife.

Kang Runyue thought about it and walked up to the groom and asked him if he wanted to go up the mountain with her.

Before the groom could say anything, his family came over after hearing the news. Seeing that their son was so badly injured with gauze wrapped around his head, the groom's mother immediately hugged her son and cried.

Xu Yao frowned slightly, glanced at Kang Runyue, but still said nothing.

Kang Runyue waited for a while before going forward to meet the man's family. She repeated what had just happened and asked for their opinions.

The groom's mother rejected it on the spot: "Why go up the mountain? Can the mountain be as safe as this town? The town commander said that he would organize militia patrols, and we ordinary people must be safe."

As he said this, he glanced at Kang Runyue with disdain. Kang Runyue couldn't help but think of what someone had said just now about a man who would bring bad luck to his wife.

After a pause, she took off the hairpin from her head and handed it to the groom.

"Today we will pretend that we have never gotten married. As for the betrothal gift, I will definitely return it all to you when things have calmed down. This hairpin is a token of our love, so please take it back."

The groom was hesitant. Just now, Kang Runyue stood in front of him to protect him. He was touched, but his mother stopped him.

His son almost died on the day of his wedding. If they really got married in the future, would his son still be able to survive?

Kang Runyue did not feel disappointed. She forced a smile and took her family and Xu Yao to Qingyun Temple.