At this moment, General Cheng's body tightened. And he bit the stick in his mouth tightly.

General Li turned his head to General Cheng. He saw a lot of sweat on General Cheng's forehead.

At this time, General Li asked him, "Is that okay?"

General Cheng nodded.

Then, General Li continued to cut the rotten flesh on General Cheng's chest off.

There was blood oozing out of General Cheng's mouth while biting the stick. And his forehead was full of sweat.

Although there was only half a quarter of an hour, it must have been the longest period for General Cheng and General Li.

After General Li cut off the last piece of rotten flesh, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The soldier behind him took away the rotten flesh cut from General Cheng's chest and brought the water over.

After General Li cleaned his hands, he took out the medicine and applied it to General Cheng's wound.

When the medicine powder touched the wound, General Cheng couldn't help but tighten his body again.

General Li wrapped the wound with a cloth. After everything was done, General Li got up, took the towel from the table, and wiped the sweat from General Cheng's forehead.

General Cheng spat out the wooden stick from his mouth at this time. He opened his eyes slightly, and his face was pale.

General Li covered him with the quilt and said, "You are weak now. Take a good rest."

General Cheng nodded slightly.

At this moment, a soldier's voice came from the outside of the tent, "General."

After hearing this, General Li frowned slightly. What could be wrong at this time? Wouldn't Xiling send the troops again?

Thinking of this, General Li said to the soldiers in the tent, "Take care of General Cheng."

"Yes, General." The soldiers in the barrack responded and arched their hands.

Then General Li walked out of the barrack.

A soldier was standing outside. When he saw General Li walking out, he arched his hands and saluted General Li, "General Li."

"What happened?" General Li looked at him and asked.

The soldier handed the letter Xiao Mu had given him to General Li, "Please read it, General."

"What is this?" General Li frowned slightly and said as taking the letter over.

Then he opened it and read the letter.

After he finished reading, General Li raised his head and asked the soldier, "Where are they?"

"They are standing at the guard station." The soldier then said to him.

General Li nodded and then said to him, "I see. You arrange a place for them to settle down first. When they are all settled, let them come to meet me."

"Yes, General." The soldier nodded in response, then turned, and ran away.

At this time, Xiao Mu frowned slightly. Why hadn't he seen anyone come back for so long? Thinking about it, he saw a soldier running here.

After he approached, Xiao Mu also stepped forward.

The soldier walked up to him and said, "Young Master Xiao, please follow me."

Xiao Mu nodded, then turned his head, and said to the people behind him, "Let's go."

Then a group of people followed the soldier and walked inside.

After he walked in, he saw many people lying in the barracks. He couldn't help frowning.

Along the way, he had heard that Xiling suddenly attacked, and some weird people appeared in Xiling's army, who were invulnerable.

With just 10,000 troops, Xiling defeated Dongling by surprise.

It seemed that the rumor heard on the road was true.

Then the soldier led a group of people to one place and pointed to the house in front of them, "Young Master Xiao, you live here for the time being."

"Thank you." Xiao Mu said to the soldier, arching his hands.

After the soldier heard this, he waved his hand, "The general said that after Young Master Xiao is ready, you can go to the barrack."

"I see. Please wait a moment," Xiao Mu said to him and walked inside.

Then Xiao Mu took off his bag and said to others, "After travelling overnight, everyone takes a good rest here."

With that, Xiao Mu walked out of the tent and said to the soldier, "Let's go."

The soldier nodded and walked forward. He led Xiao Mu to General Li's tent.

General Li was worrying about the food at this time. The remaining food was only enough for five days. If he did not think of a solution in time, the soldiers would be hungry after five days.

Thinking that Xiling's army might come again at that time, General Li could not help but sigh.

But how could he get the grain? Jiandu was flooded this year, and there was no food for the frontier. Previously, the grain sent by the Emperor was not enough. Later, he wrote a letter to the Emperor, but no reply was received so far.

Just thinking about it, a voice came from the outside of the tent, "General, Young Master Xiao is here."

"Well, let him in." General Li said at this time.

Then Xiao Mu walked into the tent.

General Li frowned and held his head with his hands.

Xiao Mu arched his hands and saluted him, "General Li."

"Forget about the formalities. Have a seat." General Li raised his head and said to Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu nodded and then sat on the stool beside him.

"Young Master Xiao, do you know when Marquis Shuo will arrive at the frontier fortress?"

"I don't know. His Lordship sent me here with a letter first." Xiao Mu replied to General Li.

After hearing this, General Li frowned, and his face was full of worry.

Xiao Mu asked at this time, "What are you worry about, General Li?"

"The frontier fortress is now in short supply of food. I wrote to the Emperor before, but I have never seen the food supply. I hope that this time the Emperor will let Marquis Shuo bring the food here." General Li sighed.

Now he could only expect Shuo Ling could bring the food here. If Shuo Ling brought the food, they could hold on for a while. If not, the soldiers in the frontier fortress would probably be starved to death, even if Xiling was not attacking.

Xiao Mu couldn't help but frown when he heard it. And then he asked, "How many days at most can it last out?"

"Five days." General Li said to Xiao Mu with his eyes closed.

Xiao Mu nodded after hearing this and then said, "General Li, we can't sit and wait for death. If the Emperor didn't let His Lordship send food, wouldn't the soldiers be hungry? Just along the way, I saw many people are wounded. If Xiling came to attack us again, we would not be able to fight back."

"But it is the only solution now. Jiandu was flooded this year, and it is hard to provide us with the grain. In the previous years, the grain used for the frontier fortress in winter was provided by Jiandu. Where can we go to raise the grain in a few days?" General Li said to Xiao Mu.

After hearing this, Xiao Mu thought for a while, "How about this? My brothers and I go to several areas near the frontier fortress to see how much grain we could collect. Even if His Lordship does not bring the food, we can still have some food. It’s better than just waiting to die."

"That's the only way now. Young Master Xiao rushed all the way to the frontier fortress. How about you go to rest first and go tomorrow?" General Li sighed at this time and then said to Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu nodded and didn't refuse. They rushed to the border all night and really felt tired.

"Then, General Li, if there is nothing else, I will go back first." Xiao Mu said to General Li.

General Li nodded slightly, and Xiao Mu walked outside and returned to his tent.

When he walked into the tent, his brothers were already lying asleep.

Xiao Mu knew that everyone was too tired.

Before, in Jiandu, due to insufficient manpower, everyone went to the dam to help. When they came to the border from the dam, they did not rest on the road.

Then, Xiao Mu also walked to an empty position and lay down. He put the sword beside him, and after a while, he fell asleep deeply.

At this time, in Jiandu

The dam was finally completed before it rained. From a distance, the dam was very magnificent.

Master Liang Cheng looked at the completed dam with excitement on his face. He was responsible for the construction of a dam earlier. Because the prefect of Jiandu had substituted the materials he had selected, it caused the dam to burst directly when the flood came in autumn.

Later, because of this, he didn't go out to design for many years until Mo Li went to look for him.

He didn't expect that Marquis Shuo would keep his promise that he could check all the purchased materials every time.

This was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that he got along well with Infanta Qingcheng. She could solve his problem that plagued his mind in a few words.

At this time, the villagers of Jiandu knew that the dam was completed today, so they put their work aside and came to celebrate.

Looking at the dam in front of them, which was completely different from the past, the villagers' faces were full of smiles. This dam seemed to be higher and thicker than before.

It seemed that they would no longer have to worry about the flood every year.

With the sound of firecrackers, the villagers stopped talking.

After the sound of firecrackers died away, everyone couldn't help being joyful.

At this time, Xu Qing walked to the villagers with a smile on his face. He said with a smile, "Everyone, be quiet. Please be quiet."

As soon as Xu Qing's finished speaking, the people in front of him stopped talking and looked at Xu Qing.

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Xu Qing smiled and said, "Today is a gratifying day. After several months, our dam has finally been completed today. It means that we will never worry about the flood season."

"Good. Excellent."

"Well, I have been looking forward to this day. After the dam is built, we will have no worries in the future."

As soon as Xu Qing finished speaking, the people clapped their hands together and said.

At this time, Xu Qing stretched out his right hand and signaled everyone not to speak. After everyone stopped talking, Xu Qing said again, "All this is thanks to His Lordship and Her Highness. When I returned to Jiandu, the wedding day of His Lordship and Her Highness would be held a few days later. Due to time constraints, it is a pity that I can't attend the wedding banquet. Although His Lordship and Her Highness may not come to Jiandu again in the future, I still want everyone to remember them firmly. Without them, we would definitely be in a different situation now."