Liu Ru sat in his room, his face haggard and hungry. The original lively and energetic mind of the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info has only one thought left.

That's eating.

She grew up in the land of fish and rice, and she never felt that eating was such an important thing.

But at this moment, the hunger that penetrated deep into the bone marrow almost controlled her soul, and if someone gave her a full meal at this time, she would not hesitate to kneel down to that person and plead with that person.

Even to give their own flesh.

She shook her head in horror and banished the thought out of her mind, feeling humiliated that she would have such a thought. But deep down in her soul, she knew that was what she really thought.

Suddenly, her endless appetite turned into anger, and she began to hate the little Tibetan mastiff.

It was he who deceived himself into telling his true identity. And repeatedly broke his promise not to let himself see his face. Now he has left himself behind, starving and suffering in despair.

"Yes, everything is his fault. Liu Ru muttered.

She suddenly covered her face and began to cry.

She found herself thinking about the Tibetan mastiff.

For some reason, when she thought of Xiao Zangmastiff, she didn't think about it, and even the hunger in her stomach became bearable. But the pain of this longing was still on top of starvation, and she almost couldn't breathe.

Suddenly, she felt a warmth in her arms.

She looked down and found that the short sword that Xiao Zang Mastiff gave her was emitting a warm light, silent, but breathtaking.

The light was filled with magical powers that could dispel the hunger in her belly and calm her restlessness.

So she took the blunt sword in her arms and fell into a deep sleep.

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At this time, it was already the fourth day of the food shortage.

On the day when Zhang Xianzhong announced that he was the Seven Killing Divine Monarch, the army that went out of the city to crusade against him was like a carp crossing the river, including the white pole army, the Ning Tie cavalry, and the public loss family.

But without exception, the soldiers never returned.

Lu Tongtian even commanded the government soldiers to bombard the outside of the city indiscriminately with artillery, but this move had no other use except to cause a large amount of smoke and dust and make the fog thicker.

From the third day onwards, no one dared to leave the city again.

On the one hand, it is because everyone has an empty stomach and is listless.

On the other hand, it is because the morale of the military is beginning to waver.

Initially, it was proposed to bow down to the Seven-Eyed Giant at night in order to deceive Zhang Xianzhong's trust, and after he cleared the smoke, he and his henchmen would be defeated in one fell swoop. But this proposal was rejected by Qin Liangyu.

Qin Liangyu said stubbornly: "Words are untrustworthy and capricious, that is what the traitor surnamed Zhang did, as the army of the imperial court, we would rather die in battle than do anything that is insulting to reputation." ”

Everyone agreed with half of her words.

Since you can't be untrustworthy, you can only surrender sincerely.

In the middle of the night, before the seven-eyed giant appeared, hundreds of soldiers came to the stele as if they had a heart in their hearts.

As the Seven-Eyed Giant roared out in the middle of the square, the soldiers did not hesitate to get down on their knees and bow to the giant.

When the soldiers finished reciting the prayer, countless black lines shot out from the giant's body and plunged into the soldiers' heads, and the soldiers suddenly trembled and looked demented. He staggered to his feet and walked out of the city in a daze.

They never came back.

Since this happened in the middle of the night, only a few people witnessed it through the window, but it still spread quickly throughout the entire Suining City.

Qin Liangyu was furious.

She immediately ordered that no one should go out in the middle of the night, and those who violated the order would be beheaded.

The order did work, but it lasted only one day.

That night, there was indeed no one in the square, on the one hand, because of Qin Liangyu's military orders, and on the other hand, because everyone didn't want to be caught in the black line.

But as hunger and despair deepened, a mass defection broke out the next night.

That night, nearly 1,000 soldiers gathered in the square, kowtowing and bowing, but no one stepped forward to stop them.

It's just that even the generals who should have been responsible for defense have surrendered.

After this incident, Qin Liangyu immediately decided to personally guard the stele at night. So she selected thousands of her most loyal soldiers to patrol with her at night.

That night, no more soldiers defected.

But that was because Qin Liangyu personally beheaded dozens of soldiers who disobeyed military orders, killing chickens and monkeys, which scared the thousands of soldiers who came to bow down.

On the night that followed, although Qin Liangyu concocted the same method and killed people again, it was to no avail.

Thousands of soldiers did not hesitate to meet their own people, but also knelt down to the giant, because the blood in the square was flowing that night, until Qin Liangyu could not bear to hurt his original subordinates anymore and ordered the withdrawal of the army, and the remaining more than 1,000 people were able to complete the surrender ceremony.

At this point, Suining City was completely out of Qin Liangyu's control.

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There was a knock at the door.

Liu Ru opened his eyes and found that his pillow was wet with a large patch, and he didn't know whether it was tears or saliva from the corners of his eyes.

"None of them are good anyway. She smiled self-deprecatingly, gave her a slight makeover, and got up to open the door.

Qian Qianyi stood at the door.

"If so, do you want to eat something?" Qian Qianyi said in a low voice.

"Eat?" Liu Ru's eyes lit up and she swallowed involuntarily.

Seeing her like this, Qian Qianyi nodded, and said, "Don't make a noise, please come with me." ”

The two took advantage of the night to go out quietly, and Qian Qianyi kept walking through the alley, and looked back from time to time to see if anyone was following.

Liu Ru suddenly remembered something and asked, "Isn't there anyone going to worship that giant tonight?"

Qian Qianyi smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said: "Naturally, in addition to the more than 1,000 people who went out of the city, there are nearly 1,000 more corpses next to the stone stele, Qin Liangyu was beaten by his own people and retreated, I think the situation is already precarious." ”

Liu Ru was startled, sad in her heart, and silent.

Before the two came to a mansion, which was originally the residence of a wealthy gentleman in Suining, it was the second largest building in Suining, and like the rest of the houses, it had long been empty.

Qian Qianyi tapped three times on the door, and then knocked twice. After a while, someone on the door said softly: "Nine Heavens Thunder Sweeps Ten Thousand Pounds." ”

Qian Qianyi said: "Ten thousand zhang karma fires to ward off evil. ”

There was a sound of unlocking the door, and then the door opened a crack, Qian Qianyi flashed in, Liu Ru hesitated slightly, and followed suit.

There is a post in five steps in the courtyard, and a sentry in ten steps, all of which are Guanning iron cavalry and Lujia soldiers. A Guanning iron knight led the way and led Liu Ru into a two-story house.

The room was not spacious, with an oil lamp on the wall and a ladder leading to the upper floor, and a small table with a bowl of white porridge and a few slices of ham and a piece of corn.

It took a lot of effort for Liu Ru to restrain the urge to scream, and hurriedly stepped forward, ignoring the image, picking up the corn and gnawing it.

Qian Qianyi stood aside, smiling, and quietly watched Liu Ru gobble up.

Liu drank the bowl of porridge like a whirlwind, and licked the bottom of the bowl unsatisfied. Only then did he come back to his senses, smiled embarrassedly at Qian Qianyi, and said, "Sir, I'm really sorry...... The disciple was really hungry. ”

Qian Qianyi smiled kindly, like a parent looking at a naughty child, and said, "Don't worry, I reacted like you when I first came, and I left all poetry and etiquette behind." ”

Liu Ru was full of food, and his mind began to become active, and asked, "Sir, where did this food come from?" I have eaten so much...... The soldiers won't have enough to eat, right?"

Qian Qianyi smiled mysteriously and said, "Don't worry, the food is enough." You can raise ten more. ”

Liu Ru was overjoyed and said, "Great! I'll go and tell General Qin and ask her to spread the news to the whole army, so that everyone won't beg the evil god." ”

"I'm sorry, Liu Cainu, you can tell anyone about this, but you can't tell Qin Liangyu's bitch. A voice came from the stairs.

Liu Ru looked up and saw Wu Sangui slowly walking down the stairs with a grim smile on his face.

"You can't tell General Qin...... Why is that?" Liu Ru asked uneasily.

Qian Qianyi smiled: "Because this is unplanned food." ”

"Unplanned...... I don't understand......" Liu asked with a frown.

Qian Qianyi cast an inquiring glance at Wu Sangui, Wu Sangui nodded lightly, and said, "Tell her, there is nothing to hide from Liu Cainu." ”

Qian Qianyi then gestured to Liu Ru and said, "Please come with me." ”

Liu Ru didn't know why, but seeing that the two of them were so cautious, she couldn't help but feel worried, so she followed Qian Qianyi. Wu Sangui also walked down the stairs and followed behind the two.

This mansion is huge, the three of them walked around the mansion for a cup of tea, and came to the door of a huge warehouse in the middle of the mansion, Wu Sangui stepped forward, unlocked the door, and then lit an oil lamp in his hand.

Liu Ru only felt that there was a salty smell in the house, which was the smell of food such as cured meat and fish. She looked around by the light of the oil lamp, and found that the warehouse was full of dense food, including bacon, potatoes, pickles, rice and noodles, everything, almost 10,000 people a day.

Liu Ru was taken aback, faced Wu Sangui, and asked, "So much food...... Could it be that the family left it behind?"

Wu Sangui shook his head, then smiled evilly, and said, "It was snatched from Qin Liangyu's cheap hand." ”

"How come?" Liu Ru only felt dizzy, her heart was pounding, and she finally settled down, and stammered and asked, "You guys...... When will ......?"

Wu Sangui smiled calmly and said, "Do you remember the granary fire seven days ago? ”