Chapter 133: Chapter 129: Let’s Go Seize the Provisions

Spoils of war?

Shen Jingxian got interested, immediately nodded, tossed the County Magistrate aside, and cheerfully followed along.

Jiangkou County has four city gates; Shen Jingxian entered through the south gate, while the battle place was at the north gate. They needed to pass through the whole Jiangkou County.

A silent army of forty thousand followed behind Shen Jingxian. Leading the way were the soldiers originally stationed in Jiangkou County, with Wen Ranchen guarding Shen Jingxian’s right side. Perhaps due to outsiders being present, he restrained himself courteously, as if the ambiguous exchange between them at parting had never existed.

Shen Jingxian didn’t speak either, her mind full of spoils of war, spoils of war. It was said that war was fought for spoils, and she skipped the fighting and directly reached this step. Could this be considered as soaring to the top? She certainly lived up to herself!

Lost in thoughts, time flew by quickly, and soon they reached the north gate. As the city gate opened, Shen Jingxian’s first impression was heavy with the smell of blood, the air silently bearing witness to the carnage that once occurred on this land.

Strangely though, while there were remnants of blood and weapons on the ground, there were no bodies outside the city gate, eerily clean.

Before Shen Jingxian could ponder, she noticed the soldiers behind her were already spontaneously picking up weapons on the ground.

In this era, crafting weapons not only required money but also considerable time. Collecting discarded weapons from the battlefield, bringing them back, and having the blacksmiths remold them conserved a lot of materials, which was what spoils of war referred to.

Weapons were scattered everywhere outside, stretching far out, looking as if in a panicked retreat.

Perhaps, no way…

Shen Jingxian felt this must be an illusion, so she rode along the direction of the weapons’ stretch. Not knowing how long she rode, she suddenly discovered a cluster of thatched houses.

Shen Jingxian asked Wen Ranchen beside her, “What is that?”

“Your Highness, that is the grain depot of Dongwu Country.” Maybe they were farther away now, Wen Ranchen had somewhat returned to his capital demeanor, especially when he focused on someone, the intensity could almost drown a person, though Shen Jingxian was almost used to it.

Upon hearing this, she calmly commanded the soldiers behind her who hadn’t picked up weapons to arm themselves and prepare to seize the victors’ food supplies!

Weapons didn’t stir her much, but when it came to grain, she felt strongly about it.

Watching the soldiers’ actions, Shen Jingxian furrowed her slender brows, her expression unintentionally growing cold, her eyes lowered, seemingly facing an important decision.

The soldiers closer to Shen Jingxian suddenly tensed up, worried the Princess might have detected something amiss, readying to charge for her at any moment!

Being vigilant around him, he then heard the Princess serenely say, “I want to move the grain too.”

The young soldier was shocked!!! The Princess of noble birth should not be moving grain; such manual labor ought to be done by them.

Yet he was merely a young soldier, not knowing how to persuade her, anxiously hoping General Wen would intervene.

Wen Ranchen should stop the Princess from doing something dangerous…

“Your Highness, please wear armor; the grain is coarse and might cut your hand.” As Wen Ranchen spoke, he pulled out a set of transparent crystal armor from who knows where!!!

This wasn’t the main point; the main point was that this crystal armor was crystal clear with a natural pinkish-white hue, perfectly matching her outfit today, allowing Shen Jingxian to visualize herself exuding enchanting charm with every gesture once she donned it.

At this moment, she felt like the classic Mary Sue, Shen•Ice Tear•Ariel•Dream•Tear of Sorrow Jingxian!

This wasn’t just shocking for her!! It was a miracle!!

Shen Jingxian reached to take it but reconsidered—being a Mary Sue, how could she wear armor herself? How embarrassing it would be if word spread, maintaining her dignity while leading forty thousand soldiers to triumph.

So she extended her hand to Wen Ranchen, saying, “You put it on me.”

Perhaps Wen Ranchen made her feel too relaxed, and Shen Jingxian momentarily dropped her princely coldness, her voice sounding a bit tender, to put it bluntly, she was… acting coquettishly.

Wen Ranchen felt his heart melting, gently replied, “Sure.”

Feeling the silky texture as his finger pads touched, Wen Ranchen experienced an unprecedented satisfaction.

Meanwhile, Shen Jingxian felt: Awkward, so awkward; what was she doing, saying foolish things, asking the male lead to help her wear it? How dare she, Shen Jingxian?!

Regret was futile; she could only muster through.

Some soldiers thought the atmosphere between the Princess and General was odd, but they dared not speak or speculate, continuing diligently to pick up weapons.

Shen Jingxian was armored up and dismounted, with soldiers already hauling out one batch of grain after another from the Dongwu Country’s grain depot.

Shen Jingxian assumed the grain must be heavy; observing even well-conditioned soldiers nearly stumble while hoisting the load.

She was about to approach a grain basket when Wen Ranchen stopped her, “Enemy attack! Protect the Princess!!”

Just as Wen Ranchen spoke, several brawny men sprang from the grain baskets, brandishing swords and knives, yelling to seize Wen Ranchen’s head, but suddenly noticed the petite, captivating “pitifully delicate” (though not) woman by his side.

The orders and Wen Ranchen’s protective stance allowed them to easily recognize her as the Princess.

Princess… this is the Princess of Yunyi Country…

Oh, what bliss it would be to serve such a beauty!

Considering their dire end in Dongwu, with nothing holding them back, the burly men made up their minds, tossed away their weapons, and amidst astounded and wary gazes, fell two meters short of the Princess, shouting loudly, “Your Highness! We wish to serve you, hoping to become citizens of Yunyi Country!!!”

The other warriors, still poised for battle, hearing this, realized they shared the same thoughts—had they known, they’d have spoken first!

So they too discarded their weapons, fell to their knees five meters from the Princess, shouting loudly, “Your Highness!!! We also wish to serve!!!”

The veteran soldiers accustomed to military discipline were wide-eyed at this scene.

Only Wen Ranchen, seemingly used to it, stayed calm enough to bargain, “You wish to serve the Princess, where is your sincerity?”

“We are willing to offer Dongwu’s commander to Her Highness!”

Shen Jingxian: Is there such happiness?

She asked, “Does your commander have grain?”

The sturdy men, hearing such a lovely Princess’ question, scrambled to answer, revealing everything about their reserves.

Shen Jingxian clapped her hands, realizing her course of action.

“Let’s seize the grain!”

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