I Plan to Suppress Bandits Near Yanmen Pass

All the generals' eyes lit up, and General Who Proclaims Might, along with several other generals, walked in.

Shen Chaoge, Qin Shan, Old General Xie all came in.

Then they all knelt down and shouted loudly, "Your humble servants pay their respects to Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"

The generals of Great Qi looked at Zhou Wanwan with shocked expressions.

Zhou Wanwan said calmly, "Rise."

Feng Xiaoyao and Zhang Yu stared blankly for a while before Feng Xiaoyao licked his lips and asked, "What did you just call her?"

"His Majesty..."

Feng Xiaoyao's legs went weak, and he collapsed to his knees.

Zhou Wanwan smiled faintly and said, "Alright, you can get up too!"

General Who Proclaims Might looked at the two of them and said:

"You two idiots, your home has been stolen, and you're still working for the enemy!"

I really don't know what kind of spell Qin Yuan cast on you?

Is Qin Yuan any good?

Zhang Yu looked at General Who Proclaims Might and said:

"Sigh! We just didn't know!"

Who knew he would turn out like this?

Are we putting on a big show right now?

Everyone stared blankly at Zhang Yu. General Who Proclaims Might rolled his eyes and said, "Who has time to perform for you? Do we look like actors?"

Zhang Yu looked at Shen Chaoge and said, "General Shen?"

The generals behind Zhang Yu were so frightened that they all took a few steps back.

Zhang Yu swallowed hard and asked, "General Shen, are you a human or a ghost?"

General Shen looked at them and asked, "Do you think they are human or ghosts?"

In their eyes, Shen Chaoge had long since died on the battlefield, so his sudden appearance here naturally frightened them.

Feng Xiaoyao pinched Zhang Yu hard, and Zhang Yu yelled, "Old Feng, are you crazy? Why did you pinch me?"

Feng Xiaoyao patted his chest and said:

"I was terrified! I thought I had wandered into the Netherworld Underworld!"

I can't believe it's all real. It all feels like a dream.

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said:

"This is not a dream, it's all real. These vegetables and fruits are grown by us."

Since we're already here, why not try some of the dishes from our village?

As Zhou Wanwan spoke, she saw the tree-man in the village move, and soon she saw the fish in the river being scooped up.

Feng Xiaoyao and Zhang Yu were dumbfounded.

What exactly is going on?

Why were those trees moving?

Zhang Yu looked at the tree-men and said, "This is simply unbelievable. Now I know how we failed."

Feng Xiaoyao nodded and said, "I think I understand now too."

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said:

"Now that we're all on the same side, I won't hide anything from you. Just don't talk about these things outside."

Every village has tree people; these tree people can work, and of course, they will also keep an eye on you.

I know everything you do.

All the generals nodded; they were terrified!

Who would have thought that a tree-man would appear in a village?

The tree-people scooped up the fish and, seeing Zhou Wanwan, walked straight over and said, "Hey! Wanwan, you finally came to see us! We really want to recharge our energy!"

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "Then you guys finish your work for today first. I'll stay at the manor tonight and replenish your energy."

The tree people went off to work in high spirits.

They quickly cleaned all the fish, and also scrubbed the lobsters clean.

Then these tree-people started cooking, constantly tossing and stirring the food, and soon bowls of dishes were ready.

Some tree people were picking fruits and vegetables not far away.

"Our watermelons are ripe again; they're sure to be very sweet."

"These grapes are ripe, I'll pick them all! I'll sell them all tomorrow."

Zhou Wanwan looked at the ministers and said, "Alright, we can eat now."

I saw a long table with all sorts of dishes laid out on it.

Garlic crayfish, steamed mandarin fish, pan-fried bream, braised clam with fish maw, grouper with black bean sauce, crispy roasted pheasant, braised wild rabbit, stir-fried tender bamboo shoots, cold mallow salad, honey-glazed lotus root, steamed sweet potato, candied wild fruit...

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "Don't be shy, these are all grown on the estate. Why don't you try them and see how they taste?"

Where had those soldiers of the Great Qi Kingdom ever tasted such delicious food?

As Feng Xiaoyao peeled the lobster, he exclaimed, "This lobster tastes so fresh! It's so delicious!"

Zhang Yu took a bite of the pheasant and said, "This pheasant is really delicious, and the meat is tender."

The other soldiers nodded in agreement.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "Are you all full? From now on, if you follow me, you'll eat and drink well every day."

The soldiers nodded in agreement.

They quickly returned to Yong'an City Yong'an City. As soon as they arrived, Qin Yuan rushed over, saying, "Where have you been? I've been looking for you for ages!"

Zhang Yu looked at Qin Yuan and said, "General Qin, why are you back? We went out to train the soldiers."

Feng Xiaoyao, who was standing next to him, quickly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, although there's no longer a war, we can't let our guard down too much."

Qin Yuan frowned and said, "Not fighting is definitely not an option. That damned Zhou Wanwan is ruining my plans all day long. I must kill her."

Zhang Yu asked with a smile, "Who is Zhou Wanwan?"

Qin Yuan snorted coldly and said, "It's that Yanmen Pass City Lord. I really didn't expect a little girl to be so powerful."

Zhang Yu smiled faintly and said, "General Qin, he's just a child, nothing to fear."

Feng Xiaoyao also said calmly, "That's right, what ability do you have? What can you possibly have to ruin things for a kid?"

Qin Yuan looked at them and shook his head, saying:

You have no idea how powerful she is; she made me incur a lot of debt.

Now my Qin Clan has been completely emptied out; we have nothing left."

Feng Xiaoyao and Zhang Yu were shocked. Feng Xiaoyao asked, "What exactly did you do? How could the Qin Clan be completely emptied out overnight?"

Qin Yuan gave a wry smile and said:

"She set me up. That wicked girl is really bad. She conspired with Jiang Yunyao to frame me."

I divorced Jiang Yunyao, and I incurred a lot of debt when I married Zheng Linglong.

Actually, these debts shouldn't have been incurred in the first place. Jiang Yunyao borrowed a lot of money in my name.

Zhang Yu asked in surprise, "What? There's such a thing? Jiang Yunyao is really going too far. How much money do you owe now?"

Qin Yuan, his face stiff, said, "Over ten thousand taels..."

Feng Xiaoyao frowned and said, "Several hundred thousand taels of silver isn't much, is it?"

"Gold."

Zhang Yu was drinking tea when he heard this and immediately spat it out.

"No way? You owe over ten thousand taels of gold?"

"Would you really incur such a huge debt just by getting married?"

Qin Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, that's why I need to raise money now. I plan to go to the vicinity of Yanmen Pass to suppress bandits."

Those bandits were the richest.

Zhang Yu and Feng Xiaoyao nodded. Qin Yuan looked at Zhang Yu and said, "Take your soldiers and let's set off now."

A group of people set off and went directly to the mountains near Yanmen Pass.

Zhang Yu's lips twitched as he said:

Was Qin Yuan doing this on purpose?

"You know that the hills near Yanmen Pass belong to Zhou Wanwan, so you're deliberately coming to cause trouble, right?"

Feng Xiaoyao snorted coldly and said, "Not only did he deliberately come to cause trouble, but he also deliberately led us here to our deaths! This Qin Yuan is truly too insidious."

Zhang Yu said:

"The hills around Mount Yandang all belong to our master."

Qin Yuan still has over 100,000 soldiers under his command; we need to eliminate them.

Feng Xiaoyao looked at him and said, "What do you think we should do? Kill them all?"

Zhang Yu said, "Let's talk about it when we get to the mountain!"

More than 200,000 troops completely surrounded the mountain. Qin Yuan stood at the foot of the mountain and sneered, "This mountain is full of vicious and ruthless people. Kill them all."

Zhou Wanwan was attending morning court, and as she looked at the profits of each shop, she couldn't stop smiling.

"In the past month, all the stores' profits have skyrocketed!"

It's increased more than tenfold; indeed, wherever there are people, there is consumption.