Chapter 342: The Tension Builds
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As the evening fell, darkness slowly covered Yunzhou City.
Below the city walls, torches began to light up in the Azure Dragon King’s camp. Countless flames stretched far into the distance, with no end in sight.
After Xiao Ming revealed his identity, murmurs began to rise among the people below.
Last year, news of Xiao Ming driving out the barbarians had already spread across the Great Yu Empire through newspapers. Many commoners had heard of it.
The young man who had spoken earlier put away his arrogant look. He disappeared into the crowd, and a short while later, returned with a man in a black robe.
Xiao Ming looked at the scholar. The scholar looked back at him.
After a moment of silence, the scholar said, “Greetings to Prince Qi.”
In the dim light, Xiao Ming couldn’t clearly see the scholar’s face—it was Qi Zhengyuan.
He spoke directly, “Azure Dragon King, I don’t understand why you’ve brought your troops to Yunzhou. The disasters in Jizhou weren’t caused by people. Though Prince Yong made mistakes, now the real enemy is the barbarians. You should see the big picture. Why would you do something that hurts your own and helps your enemies?”
The Azure Dragon King’s deep voice replied, “Your Highness, you may have misunderstood. I came here only because we have no food. The people are starving. I only hope Your Highness can lend us some grain. As a citizen of the Great Yu Empire, how could I ever think of cutting off the Qingzhou army’s supplies?”