Xi Qingyue instantly flew to the top of the city wall with Xi Weilan in her arms. Behind them, Nanxing led Tafeng to the side and had someone keep an eye on it without tying it up.
Tafeng was quite intelligent. Not restraining it was the best option—in any case, it would not run away.
After giving the guards a few instructions, Nanxing hurried up to the city wall as well. She had overheard the conversation between the Xi sisters just now. They were obviously about to bring out some powerful new weapon, and she had to get up there and take a look.
Mu Jin shook her head with a smile. Down below, she watched as several half-dead men in black were lowered down and then hung suspended outside the city wall.
Xi Qingyue carried Xi Weilan and sat directly on the top of the city wall. The two of them calmly watched as the guards finished hanging up the men.
Then Xi Qingyue carried Xi Weilan outside the city and stopped in midair in front of one of the men in black.
Her expression was icy as she met the man’s murderous gaze.
She gave him a mocking smile. “What? You really want to kill me, don’t you? When you, a martial arts expert, went after an ordinary peasant woman, did you ever think that you would suffer retribution? You brought this on yourself by falling into our hands.”
Xi Qingyue felt no sympathy for the man at all. Anyone who dared harm her family had to pay the price. Besides, this would serve as a warning to others.
Xi Weilan was just as furious. She punched the man in the chest, and he instantly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Xi Qingyue quickly carried her out of the way, narrowly avoiding the spray of blood.
She took out a large bag of salt, tore it open, and handed it to Xi Weilan.
“Lan’er, don’t be angry. Sprinkle this all over him. I’ll add a little something extra later.”
Xi Weilan happily took the salt and poured it over the man in black. In just a few seconds, the bag was empty.
The man’s wounds were already badly infected, and the salt made the pain even worse. He let out a shriek.
Naturally, the other men in black received the same treatment.
Then Xi Qingyue extended her palm toward the ground and gently made a grabbing motion. Dust instantly rose from the earth. A moment later, a dense swarm of tiny black dots flew up from the ground toward the men in black.
Xi Weilan’s face was full of curiosity. “Big Sister, what are those?”
Xi Qingyue smiled and flung the swarm at the men. “Those are ants. We should have smeared some honey on them first.”
Above the city wall, the soldiers on guard stretched their heads out to look down. Every one of them was dumbfounded.
It was shocking enough to see Xi Qingyue and Xi Weilan hovering in midair. Xi Qingyue’s methods were even more astonishing.
With nothing more than a casual movement of her hand, she had swept the ants from the ground into the air. What kind of divine ability was that?
After calmly dealing with the men in black, Xi Qingyue carried Xi Weilan back to the city wall. They still had important business to attend to.
Mu Jin, Nan Yun, and the others had also arrived on the city wall by then, and they had witnessed everything that had just happened.
Although they had seen Xi Qingyue perform many incredible feats and were becoming somewhat numb to them, even Mu Jin was still shocked.
Xi Qingyue waved to Mu Jin and the others. “Come over here. I have a new weapon to show you. I’ll teach you how to use it. Once Prince Kang’s army arrives, each of you can have one. I guarantee you’ll be able to send them straight to hell in an instant.”
As she spoke, she took out a single-soldier rocket launcher and carefully explained to Mu Jin and the others how to operate it.
They were all highly skilled martial artists with excellent comprehension. After hearing the explanation once, they understood how to use it.
Every one of them was so excited that they could hardly wait to try it themselves. They loved the weapon.
“Big Sister, can I try it?” Xi Weilan asked, her face glowing with excitement as she stared at the new weapon.
Xi Qingyue smiled and rubbed her head. “All right, you can try it. But only once. This thing is far too destructive.”
Xi Weilan quickly nodded. “Yes, Big Sister. I’ll only try it once.”
Mu Jin, Nan Yun, and the others also looked at Xi Qingyue expectantly. They wanted to see the weapon’s power as well.
Xi Qingyue handed it to Xi Weilan and then set up a large table on the city wall.
In the next instant, Xi Weilan flew onto the table and hoisted the rocket launcher onto her shoulder, aiming it at the empty land beyond the city. She looked incredibly imposing.
Xi Qingyue stood beside her and guided her hands through the operation, allowing Mu Jin and the others to see more clearly.
The instant Xi Weilan pulled the trigger, a dazzling ball of flame burst from the barrel. The thunderous explosion rang out like a bolt of lightning, startling the townspeople into setting down whatever they were holding.
One after another, they turned toward the city gate. Those who were bolder even quickened their pace and ran over.
“Hurry! The enemy is here! Get ready!”
The townspeople in every shop immediately grabbed the weapons hidden behind their doors, as if they were prepared to fight at any moment.
On the city wall, Mu Jin and the others saw only a trail of white smoke streak across the sky like a meteor. A mound of earth in the distance erupted in a dazzling burst of fire, followed by thick black smoke.
A cloud of dust and smoke also rose around them, especially near Xi Weilan.
Xi Qingyue had complete faith in Xi Weilan. With her natural strength and the frequent nourishment she received from the spirit spring water, a little recoil was nothing to worry about.
Her young age did not matter. Strength was what counted.
At that moment, Mu Jin and the others were all so stunned that their mouths hung open.
Standing on the table, Xi Weilan’s face was filled with delight. “Wow! This is amazing!”
Xi Qingyue rested a hand on her chin, thought for a moment, and then slowly said, “Mu Jin, I’ll give you ten of these. Everyone else can use different weapons. Start making preparations now. They should be arriving soon.”
Mu Jin came back to her senses and was immediately overjoyed. “Commandery Princess, ten will be enough. If we position ourselves in different places and fire at different targets, the effect will definitely be impressive.”
Xi Qingyue immediately took out ten rocket launchers and handed them to Mu Jin and the others. Those who did not receive one were not disappointed. They still had Gatling guns, whose effect would be no less impressive.
A quarter of an hour later, everyone on the city wall had received a weapon suited to them. They stared excitedly into the distance, waiting for Prince Kang’s army to arrive.
Xi Qingyue took out two reclining chairs and placed them on the city wall. She and Xi Weilan each lay down in one, with two sun umbrellas set up above them.
“Big Sister, how much longer until they get here?” Xi Weilan asked cheerfully as she sipped a drink.
Xi Qingyue glanced into the distance and smiled. “Soon. They’ll be here in less than half an hour. Lan’er, don’t fight this time. I’ll take you into the air to watch the battle.”
Xi Weilan immediately frowned and shook her head. “No! Big Sister, I want to attack their leader. I want to be just like Mu Jin and the others.”
“All right, then. Go ahead and attack,” Xi Qingyue said with a smile and a nod.
When Cao Fang proudly led an army of more than twenty thousand men to the outskirts of Xin’an City, he had no idea what kind of danger he was in. Nor did he know that he was about to become the prey of a three-year-old child.
“General, something feels wrong here. It smells as though something has been burned. Could there be an ambush inside the city?”
One of Cao Fang’s trusted aides spoke to him with a worried expression. The place struck by the rocket launcher moments ago was simply too conspicuous.
However, Cao Fang merely cast it a glance and let out a disdainful sneer. “An ambush? At most, they have a few hundred soldiers in the city. We have more than twenty thousand men, not to mention all these martial arts experts. We can crush them with ease—there’s no need to worry.”
Suddenly, another soldier pointed toward the city gate and cried out in alarm, “General, it looks like something’s hanging above the city gate. It’s pitch-black.”
