Qi Changyi struggled to free his wrist twice, but was only held tighter. His cheeks felt hot and he protested in a low voice, "But I didn't, I don't know anything."
Pei Zheng pressed his wrist to the top of his head and rubbed his neck gently, feeling itchy inside.
There was a sudden noise in the corner. Qi Changyi remembered that there was another person in the room. He felt embarrassed and twisted his body slightly.
"Don't move."
Pei Zheng pressed his waist with one hand, took a breath, and prepared to slide his fingers into the clothes around his waist.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Chengfeng called softly from outside, "Master."
"It's Afeng." Qi Changyi said.
Pei Zheng took his hand back, straightened the little guy's clothes, then turned over and got out of bed.
"Come in."
Chengfeng walked in, glanced at Li Wu who was still huddled in the corner, and then reported the situation to Pei Zheng.
Zhao Litang has been deploying troops from the surrounding areas to come to the border for support, and they should be reaching Anli City soon, so they just have to hold on until Zhao Litang's troops arrive.
However, the situation on the border front is not optimistic.
The Celestial Empire's army suffered heavy losses, and most of the foreign tribes have been occupied by the barbarians. I believe that at this rate, they may soon attack Anli City.
I just hope the support team can arrive as soon as possible.
For the next two days, Li Wu was locked in that room. Pei Zheng and Qi Changyi also never left the room. It was Li Wu's servants who brought them food.
There were always guards watching downstairs, never letting down their guard.
During this period, the person who lived the most comfortable life was probably Pei Zheng. He didn't take Li Wu seriously at all and just treated him as air. He took advantage of a villain with bad character in any way he wanted and didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
Li Wu even felt several times that he should be the one whose eyes were blinded.
On the third day, Chengfeng discovered that something was wrong with the guards outside, so he reported it to Pei Zheng.
It happened that Li Wu's servant came to bring them food. After putting the food box on the table, he was about to leave. Before leaving, he gave Li Wu a look.
Unfortunately, Pei Zheng saw all of this.
After the people left, Pei Zheng walked up to Li Wu and smiled, "Hand it over."
Li Wu was already sweating on his back. The servant had just slipped him a ball of paper, but he hadn't had the time to open it.
"What? What? I don't understand what Master Pei is saying."
"Don't understand?" Pei Zheng pulled out a dagger and pointed it at Li Wu's ears twice.
"Then there's no use for this."
Li Wu hurriedly changed his words, "No, no, no! I understand! I understand, Lord Pei! It's in my hands."
Chengfeng walked forward, took out the paper ball, and read it out loud.
It turned out to be the powerful people in the city. They left a note for Li Wu asking him not to worry, as they would rescue him soon, and they had already thought of a foolproof plan to get rid of the trouble of Pei Zheng.
That is, setting fire to the house.
They burned the entire house down in one go. This way, even if someone came to track them down, there would be no trace left, and the signed document could also be destroyed at the same time.
Pei Zheng laughed instead of getting angry after hearing this, and clapped his hands at Li Wu, "Lord Li, did you hear that? Your people are now trying to burn you to death. You are such a pathetic official."
Li Wu retorted, "They clearly said they would come to rescue me soon. They want to burn you to death, not me! I am their city lord, and they must obey me in everything!"
Pei Zheng suppressed his smile, "Save you? It's almost dark now, why haven't you seen any movement? But the moon is dark and the wind is strong, which is a good time for arson. I slipped this note to you just to use you to delay me and buy them some time."
Li Wu shook his head intensely and kept saying it was impossible. He and those people were in the same boat. How could those people ignore their own safety
Pei Zheng was too lazy to say anything more to him, because Chengfeng had already discovered that the guards outside were quietly pouring oil on the building.
Chengfeng found a possible escape route. After he flipped over the windowsill, Pei Zheng also nimbly flipped over and carried Qi Changyi out directly.
Li Wu still firmly believed that someone would come to rescue him, so Pei Zheng asked him to wait here and see what he would get.
The three of them climbed onto the roof from the windowsill. Before they jumped off the roof, they saw a torch suddenly flying in from mid-air and thrown directly into the window from which they had just climbed out.
What followed were torches one after another, which instantly set the entire building on fire. With the help of the wind, the fire burned very quickly and was about to burn to the roof.
Pei Zheng jumped down from the roof holding Qi Changyi. Qi Changyi looked at the house behind them which was burning with a raging fire.
"I wonder if Lord Li has been rescued. Maybe someone went to save him."
How could that be
Pei Zheng was right. The nobles in those cities had no intention of rescuing Li Wu. They all saw that Li Wu was in awe of Pei Zheng, so they thought Li Wu was too cowardly and would rather abandon him.
They felt that the walls of Anli City were indestructible and no one could possibly break in. Besides, they had so many guards, so they could just run rampant in the city.
The prerequisite is that Li Wu and Pei Zheng must both die.
Thick smoke quickly filled the air and the entire building was reduced to ashes. No trace of the original structure could be seen, only a large area of blackened wood remains.
Some people stood in front of the building, watching the fire and laughing happily. They thought that everyone in the building had been burned to ashes.
At this time, the sky was completely dark, but the remaining firelight still illuminated the night sky above.
A figure seemed to appear vaguely in the firelight, slowly walking out from the junction of darkness and fire.
The man who came was wearing a dark brocade robe, he was tall and had a long shadow, a stern aura, eyes as cold as ice, and one hand casually holding a sword.
Like a lifeless ghost.
The dignitaries who were originally laughing suddenly shut up and stared at the people who were approaching step by step.
They all thought they were seeing things, otherwise how could they see the dead coming back to life
There was a flash of cold light, and someone fell to the ground. Blood spurted onto the face of the person next to him. Only then did that person realize that it was not an illusion.
“Ahhhh!”
Screams were heard, but it was too late.
The cold light flashed several times, several bodies fell down, and the surroundings became much quieter.
There were still a few powerful people left, and seeing this, they covered their mouths tightly and dared not make a sound.
They didn't know how Pei Zheng survived the sea of fire, but he clearly came here for revenge.
"Does anyone have any objection to what I said before?"
Pei Zheng wiped the blood off the sword and asked softly.
Everyone present was silent, and no one dared to say a word.
None of the guards who had been standing outside came forward just now.
Pei Zheng looked over from a distance and saw that the guards actually threw their weapons on the ground.
"In that case, everyone present should donate half of their wealth to help refugees."
Pei Zheng glanced at the people on the ground, "Of course, that includes them."
"Any questions?"
Everyone shook their heads in unison, "No, no, no problem! I'll donate right away!"
Everyone present was terrified, fearing that if they agreed too late, they would be the next one to be ripped open.
It was originally the blood and sweat of the people that was plundered and squeezed, and now it is just being returned.
After the death of Li Wu and his gang, the sky in Anli City seemed to be clearer, and there were finally some people on the originally empty streets.
The citizens of Anli City, who had been confined to their homes and unwilling to go out, have now walked out and started to take the initiative to help the refugees.
The city also set up many relief points, and with the financial support of the powerful, the refugees were properly arranged.
Pei Zheng was anxious to find Qi Changyi to take credit, and specially brought him to a relief point. When the refugees saw them, they kowtowed and thanked them.
Qi Changyi hurried over to help them up, but when he helped one up, the other knelt down again. When he helped the other up, the other knelt down again.
In the end, Pei Zheng pulled him into the temple next door, and the refugees outside were willing to stand up.
There were people living in the temple, and they were afraid that they would have to pay their respects as well. Pei Zheng and Qi Changyi covered their faces with their sleeves and hid behind a statue as soon as they stepped in.
As a result, there was a sleeping baby placed behind the statue, with a chubby pink face, so cute.
When Qi Changyi saw such an adorable little baby, his heart melted. He squatted beside him and looked at him carefully. He wanted to reach out and touch his little chubby face, but he didn't dare to touch him easily.
"Baby, baby," he murmured softly unconsciously.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard. Pei Zheng pulled Qi Changyi up, turned around, and used his back to block his body.
The baby's mother came and took him away.
After the people left, only two people were left behind the statue.
Qi Changyi looked at the empty space, with disappointment written all over his face.
Pei Zheng pinched his soft little face and asked, "Do you like babies?"
I'm obviously still like a baby.
"I like it." Qi Changyi lowered his head, "But but..."
Pei Zheng knew what he was thinking of and raised his chin.
"No buts. I will give you whatever you like, okay? So don't be sad, baby, you will get it, you will."
Qi Changyi's eyes moistened and he sniffed, "Really? You're not lying to me?"
Pei Zheng pointed outside and said, "Look, I have done everything I promised you. Tell me, would I lie to you?"
Qi Changyi pouted and turned his head away, "I don't know if you can lie to me, anyway, you have lied to me before."
Pei Zheng had no words to express his pain.
After the two men left the temple, they saw a lot of people gathered at the city gate from afar.
There was a soldier who had just entered the city. He was seriously injured and said that he had rushed over from the front line to deliver a message.
His words were disjointed, but when put together they meant that the front line could no longer hold out and everyone in Anli City had to retreat to the rear as quickly as possible.