"General, what should we do now?"

The deputy general frowned, the shouts of the people echoed in his ears, and for a moment he felt a headache.

Cen Xiao frowned - he could do anything, even if he was sick and fighting a war, he could manage a city...

"Shut up."

The deputy general kept muttering in his ear, and Cen Xiao felt a headache and growled in a low voice.

"Folks!"

Not far away, there were the sounds of horse hooves, a loud roar, and the shouting of the crowd slowly died down.

Turning around, a girl was riding a horse galloping towards him.

"Fellow villagers, the issue of conscription has not yet come to a conclusion, so don't panic." Shen Wantang frowned slightly and said righteously.

"Don't lie to us. We have all heard that this was proposed by your emperor. Can you really disobey the emperor?"

A questioning voice came from the crowd, followed by everyone's questioning voices.

"Everyone, please don't panic. The chaos in the mountain city has just subsided, and the whole process has not yet returned to its previous state. The people in the court are not mediocre, and they will definitely not recruit soldiers at this time. The news has not been confirmed yet, so please don't be so."

After Shen Wantang's explanation, everyone calmed down their anger.

But in the crowd, a few people looked at each other, as if thinking about something.

Cen Xiao frowned, his eagle eyes instantly caught the strange expressions of several people, turned his head and whispered: "Those men in black coarse cloth are about seven feet tall, capture them."

After some persuasion, the people gathered at the city gate went back one after another.

Seeing everyone leaving, a few people who had been causing trouble in the crowd lowered their heads and left in anger.

However, Cen Xiao did not agree to let them leave.

"Where are you going, guys?"

The deputy general stopped a few people and raised a unique smile on his face.

"Sir, my wife is waiting for me to go back and cook."

One of them narrowed his eyes, forced a smile, and said flatteringly.

The deputy general came forward, put his hand on the man's shoulder, and imitated the man's flattering smile: "Don't worry, your wife, we will definitely send someone to take special care of you. As for you, just follow me back to eat. The food there is better than your home."

Seeing that the conversation was not right, the man quickly turned away.

Shen Wantang jumped off his horse and swung the whip in his hand, hitting several people one by one.

In just a few moments, those people were captured.

"Miss Shen, you don't have to do anything. We brothers can do it." The deputy general came forward and smiled embarrassedly.

Shen Wantang put away the whip and nodded: "It's just a piece of cake."

The deputy general smiled forcefully and turned around awkwardly to look at the man on the city wall behind him.

The man had a cold expression on his face, and even though his eyes were half-closed, one could still sense the murderous intent in his eyes.

"Thank you so much." The deputy general turned around, forced a smile, and nodded to Shen Wantang to express his gratitude.

Watching the people leave, Cen Xiao climbed up the city wall and jumped down, landing right in front of Shen Wantang.

"Do you recognize those people who were causing trouble in the crowd just now?" Shen Wantang spoke slowly.

The two of them walked towards Chen's house.

Cen Xiao seemed to be thinking about something, and after a long while he spoke, "I have never seen it."

"I don't think he looks like someone from the mountain city. He looks more like someone from the capital city." Shen Wantang thought thoughtfully.

After years of fighting, Shen Wantang has some knowledge of the appearances of people from different places.

Cen Xiao raised his eyebrows and looked at Shen Wantang with interest: "Oh? What do you mean?"

"Every place has a different climate and environment, so people look different. People in mountain cities have fair skin. This place is very humid, so people in mountain cities eat more spicy food. Those people just now had acne all over their faces. It's obvious that they just arrived here and are not good at eating spicy food. They are not used to the local climate and water."

Shen Wantang's analysis was very logical, and Cen Xiao nodded in agreement.

His wicked eyes smiled meaningfully. He took a step forward and stood in front of Shen Wantang. He slowly bent his waist and approached Shen Wantang: "Then Sir Shen, take a look, where am I from?"

The man is born rough, but if you look closely you can see that he has a different kind of gentleness.

There was a gleam in her deep phoenix eyes, as if she was smiling but not laughing.

Shen Wantang's heart skipped a beat when the man suddenly approached her. She subconsciously took a step back, her eyelashes drooping to hide the panic in her eyes.

"General Cen, now the Zhenbei Marquisate is feared by the entire court. The most urgent task is to think carefully about how to give an explanation to His Majesty."

Shen Wantang clenched her fists and forced herself to calm down, but her breathing was still rapid. She took a long breath and spoke slowly.

After the words fell, Cen Xiao slowly stood up straight, the amusement in his eyes instantly disappeared, but a bit of disdain appeared: "It doesn't matter, I, the Marquis of Zhenbei, have made great contributions in guarding the border, and the emperor will not do anything to the Marquis of Zhenbei Mansion."

Being proud of one's own achievements is not a good thing.

Shen Wantang frowned and sighed, "Since ancient times, those who take credit for themselves have never had a good ending. General Cen, take care of yourself."

After leaving a few words, Shen Wantang jumped on his horse and left.

Looking at the girl's back, Cen Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, with a smile on his lips: "Are you caring about me?"

In the prison, several people were beating around and shouting in an unpleasant Shancheng accent: "Let us out! Is there any law left? Let us out!"

The shouts of several people echoed in the empty prison.

Even in the current situation, several people are still playing their roles and truly devoting themselves to their work.

There was a sound of footsteps not far away, and the few people finally quieted down.

Shen Wantang emerged from the darkness and came in front of the few people.

"Master Shen, what's wrong with us? Why are you treating us like this? Could it be that everything you said that day was a lie?"

One of them came forward and asked loudly.

Shen Wantang raised his eyebrows and calmly sat aside: "Tell me, who sent you here."

They were stunned for a moment, and then immediately responded: "What are you talking about? We don't understand. Let us out quickly, our wives are waiting for us at home!"

It seems that the person behind the scenes gave them a lot of money. Even though they were put in jail, they kept their mouths shut. Not only that, they were also immersed in their roles.

Shen Wantang snorted coldly, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

"It seems that the Prime Minister has given you a lot of benefits, asking you to travel through mountains and rivers to come to the mountain city, and learning the mountain city accent, and going through so much trouble."

Shen Wantang smiled indifferently, turned the teacup in his hand, and spoke slowly.

"Bullshit, our Lord and that damn Prime Minister are not the same kind of people at all!"

As soon as Shen Wantang finished speaking, one of them spoke indignantly.

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