Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Chapter 266: Burning the Granary

Jiang Lige was stunned when he saw this. This group of people were going in the opposite direction of the soldiers next to them, and were not heading towards the front line to provide support.

Instead, they bypassed the main camp and headed towards the rear of the military camp.

"That's... the direction of the granary!"

Jiang Lige's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

Yes, if the other party only used a small group of people to attract the attention of the large army, and the purpose of the feint was to secretly burn the granary, everything would make sense.

Food is the lifeblood of a military. Once the food is destroyed, how can we fight the war?

Once the granary is lost, the entire battle situation will become passive!

Thinking of this, how could Jiang Lige sit still?

Without thinking too much, Jiang Lige quickly took off his cloak, dressed lightly and quietly followed the group of people.

Ning Yunxiao had been prepared for this, so the granary was divided into four parts: east, south, west and north. Jiang Lige had to follow them to find out which part these people were planning to burn.

As time passed, dusk fell and the moonlight became increasingly dense. Only the scattered light of torches in the distance illuminated her way forward.

Jiang Lige took advantage of the darkness and the dim light of torches to quietly approach the team of suspicious soldiers.

They were probably guilty and did not notice Jiang Lige's presence. Instead, they were only focused on getting to the granary as quickly as possible.

Afterwards, the group stopped in front of the granary in the north. They quickly dispersed, some began to carry flammable objects, and some took out tinder to prepare to light a fire.

Seeing this, Jiang Lige felt a tightness in his heart and knew that he could not wait any longer.

"stop!"

Just when the tinderbox was about to touch the haystack, Jiang Lige suddenly jumped out, seized the opportunity and kicked the tinderbox into the water jar beside him.

The sudden change frightened the soldiers so much that they stopped what they were doing and subconsciously drew their swords and pointed them at Jiang Lige.

After seeing Jiang Lige's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but sneer.

"A weak girl dares to stop us brothers from doing what we are doing? You really overestimate your own abilities!"

The leading soldier looked at Jiang Lige fiercely and gave orders to everyone.

"What are you standing there for? Why don't you take care of this trouble first?"

After saying this, the soldiers of Nanchu drew their swords and faced each other. The blades flashed coldly in the moonlight and rushed straight towards Jiang Lige's face.

Jiang Lige doesn't know martial arts, so he can't fight them head-on, he can only outsmart them.

Therefore, Jiang Lige did not avoid it, but looked at the oncoming blade calmly and spoke calmly.

"I am Princess Zhaohua of Nanchu, Jiang Lige. Regardless of who is behind you and whose orders you came here to assassinate the royal family, even if you succeed today, I'm afraid your lives will be in danger, right?"

As he spoke, Jiang Lige gently raised his hand, took out an exquisite jade pendant from his sleeve, and held it high above his head.

The jade pendant is crystal clear, and is engraved with intricate and majestic dragon and phoenix totems, which are the unique symbols of the royal family.

Seeing this, the soldiers looked at each other in confusion.

Although most of them had never seen the Nanchu royal family in person, they all knew the Nanchu royal totem.

Moreover, it is rumored that when Princess Zhaohua was still in the Southern Chu Imperial Court, she was a person who could get whatever she wanted and was loved by everyone.

If anything happens to her here today, no one will be able to explain it.

Just the level of Emperor Nanchu is difficult enough.

They are undercover agents of Nanchu and are carrying out Nanchu's mission, but the person standing in front of them and trying to stop them is Nanchu's princess.

Whether this task is completed or not, it will end badly.

At this moment, the leading soldier suddenly remembered something, and the hesitation in his eyes was quickly replaced by determination.

"Princess Zhaohua, we are acting on orders and have no choice. If you retreat now, we may spare your life. Otherwise...if two countries go to war, it's either you or me. We're going to die anyway, and we're not afraid to take the princess with us!"

Jiang Lige's beautiful eyes flashed. She had never expected that the soldier's attitude would be so radical. She felt a little flustered, but she still calmed herself down and tried to make her voice sound as calm as possible.

"If you harm the royal family, not only will your own lives be in jeopardy, but your families will also be implicated. Can you truly bear to watch your loved ones suffer undeserved disaster because of your impulsive actions?"

"Since the princess refuses to listen to our advice, we will say no more!"

At the command of the leading soldier, the soldiers of Nanchu swarmed forward again, their blades drawing cold arcs in the air, heading straight for Jiang Lige.

This time Jiang Lige knew that no matter what he said, it was useless. Fortunately, he was still agile and used the tree trunk as cover to avoid the soldiers' first round of attack.

This evasion also made the opponent's attack more impatient, and the offensive became more fierce, trying to force Jiang Lige into a desperate situation.

Jiang Lige was anxious, knowing that if he continued like this, he would sooner or later run out of energy and fall into the hands of the enemy.

Just then, she caught a glimpse of the lush trees nearby, and she suddenly remembered the method Ning Yunxiao had taught her.

She raised her bare hands lightly, plucked a few broad leaves, placed them to her lips and blew them. Then, the crisp and melodious sound of the leaf whistle echoed in the woods.

This is a unique method of reporting in Sheng Ling’s army. As long as the signal sounds, someone will come to help.

The soldiers obviously came to their senses slowly and realized that reinforcements would be arriving soon. With the strength of just a few of them, they might never come back, so they made a quick decision.

"Retreat! But the princess cannot be left behind. Take her away so we can have an explanation when we return."

After saying that, someone quietly approached Jiang Lige.

He seized the opportunity and swung the knife at her neck.

Jiang Lige thought to himself that something was wrong and was about to dodge to the side, but he was no longer able to do so.

I just felt a black screen in front of my eyes and lost consciousness.

……

When Jiang Lige opened his eyes, he saw an extremely beautiful face.

The woman had golden hairpins in her hair and the jewelry on her body was extremely luxurious. Her eyes seemed to be full of all kinds of charm, and she had an indescribable charm.

She chuckled and reached out to lift Jiang Lige's chin.

"Hey, Princess Zhaohua finally woke up?"

Jiang Lige moved and found that his hands and feet were tied tightly, so he looked at the woman warily.

"Since Concubine Han calls me Princess, you should know that your behavior of tying me up like this is probably unreasonable, right?"

Jiang Lige left the palace when he was young, and Concubine Han entered the palace late, so the two had never met each other.

Therefore, Concubine Han was a little surprised that Jiang Lige could guess her identity at once, and said with a smile.

"Princess Zhaohua is quite clever."

Jiang Lige did not hide it, "Noble Concubine Han is well-known, beautiful and charming, and good at seducing people. It is not difficult for her to guess your identity."

Hearing these words, it was almost as if the widely circulated words "the evil concubine who brings disaster to the country" were stuck on Concubine Han's forehead.