A genius girl with her own space

Chapter 262 The Clever Marshal

"Brother, we are a family, so there's no need to be polite. Let's go back!" Qiqi said.

They captured the few demon souls in the dark river. They quickly exited the dark river and reached the cave entrance. Zhou Jingze set up a barrier at the cave entrance, hiding it again to prevent anyone from accidentally entering the dark river. As soon as they left the mountains, they saw a large army stationed outside the border city.

"Qiqi, Junyang should be here. Let's go see him and tell him what happened here." Zhou Jingze said.

"Okay, let's go find him together."

The four of them quickly arrived outside the military camp. Qiqi flashed the princess's token and went inside. A soldier guarding the gate was very clever and quickly ran in to tell Crown Prince Liu Junyang the news. When he was almost at the commander's tent, he shouted, "The princess is here, Your Highness, the princess is here!" He shouted as he ran.

When the Crown Prince Liu Junyang heard this, he quickly walked out of the tent and grabbed the soldier, "Why are you shouting, 'The princess is here, Qiqi is here. Where is she?'" Liu Junyang grabbed the soldier and walked out.

The soldier was dragged away by him and answered the prince, "The princess just entered the camp."

Liu Junyang had already seen them. He put the soldier on the ground and quickly went to meet them.

The soldier didn't know what he was shouting. Liu Junyang knew how smart and clever he was, so he promoted him to be a messenger so that he didn't have to stand guard in the wind and rain every day.

"Qiqi, Jingze, Xie Lei, Xiaorui, why are you here?" Liu Junyang asked.

"If we hadn't come, the snakes would still be attacking the border city!" Xiao Rui said straightforwardly.

"Ah, it was you who repelled the snakes. I said that even when the army came, there was no sight of the snakes! Qiqi, thank you so much." Liu Junyang said.

"Brother Junyang, why are you being so polite? This is what I should do. Your soldiers cannot deal with the swarm of snakes." Qiqi said.

Qiqi told Liu Junyang everything about the snakes being possessed by evil spirits. Liu Junyang was so frightened that his mouth opened wide.

"Qiqi, that is to say, we came too late. If we had come earlier, our soldiers would have been possessed by evil spirits and would have killed each other. I also saw the oil poured on the city wall, which is to prevent poisonous snakes from crawling up. We just arrived and have not yet contacted the marshal of the border city." Liu Junyang said.

Guards, quickly send a message to Marshal Zhang. Our princess and her men have resolved the snake swarm issue. Let them rest assured. Let the people return to their crops. All families attacked by the snakes have been given condolences and financial subsidies.

Seeing that Junyang was efficient and kind-hearted, Qiqi silently gave him a thumbs up.

Marshal Zhang of the border city immediately opened the city gate upon learning of the situation. He rode a fast horse to Liu Junyang's camp. He knelt down to greet the prince and princess and thanked the princess for eliminating the snakes.

Marshal Zhang knew that the snakes were filled with a dark aura. They had injured many soldiers, and they were killing each other. He tied them up and kept the lights on throughout the room where they were being held. He knew that the dark aura was afraid of fire and light.

He also burned the bodies of soldiers and civilians, thus burning the demons to death. Many snakes were crawling up the city walls. He initially tried to burn them with fire, but there were too many. In desperation, he used money to buy oil from the people. Any oil would do, as long as it was slippery and could prevent the snakes from climbing up the city walls. At first, the people didn't know why the marshal was buying oil, so he just accepted the silver bills. Eventually, the people learned that the oil was being spread on the city walls to protect the entire city, so they spontaneously took out all the oil they had at home and poured it on the walls. The snakes could no longer climb up.

The common people finally dared to come out and look at the city wall. They saw swarms of snakes crawling at the foot of the wall. Their bodies were covered in oil. The marshal then ordered the soldiers to beat drums and gongs to scare away the snakes.

Marshal Zhang saw the snakes were getting farther away from the city walls. He fired arrows at the snakes, burning them to death. Many of them died, and black mist emerged from their bodies, dissipating in the sunlight.

The common people, watching the snakes emitting black mist, admired their marshal even more. They knelt and kowtowed to him, thanking him for saving their lives. They went home to cook their best meals and brought them to the soldiers defending the city. Everyone was so kind that they even took out their kerosene stores and gave them to the soldiers, who dipped them in the kerosene and ignited them, shooting them at the snakes. More snakes were burned to death, and the swarm retreated to the mountains. This was the scene Qiqi and his companions had just arrived.

After hearing what Zhang Yuanshuai said, Qiqi knew how clever he was. They had already dealt with each other twice before, even this time.

"Marshal Zhang, please stand up quickly. You did a great job this time. I will recommend you for credit when I get back." Liu Junyang said.

"Princess, what are those black gases emanating from the snakes? Why did they cause my soldiers to lose their minds and kill each other? There were also many civilians who picked up things to hit people. What's going on? I hope this won't happen again in the future! The people are scared. It's causing panic." Marshal Zhang asked.

"Marshal, there are some things I shouldn't tell you. I see you're very powerful, so I'll tell you everything! These black energies are demonic spirits, which have escaped from the underworld. They first attached themselves to the bodies of snakes, and when they saw humans, they attached themselves to them. They can affect people's spirits and souls, and they can kill each other. The demonic spirits in the underworld should have been captured or eliminated.

The snake swarm that besieged Border City was also surrounded and eliminated by the Emperor of the Underworld. "Don't worry. The demonic spirits won't cause trouble again," Qiqi said.

"Prince, Princess, I am relieved. I will go back and tell the people in the city that they can go out of the city to farm. The merchants in the city can do business. I have used so much oil from the people, I will go back and count it, I can't let the people suffer losses. They have a hard life. And please, Princess, save those soldiers who are possessed by evil spirits!" Marshal Zhang said.

"Marshal, I will apply for funds from my father and allocate them to you as soon as possible. Don't worry, the royal family will compensate you for your losses. You can go back first." Liu Junyang said.

"Marshal Zhang, I will go into the city later to treat the soldiers who are possessed by the evil spirit. Don't worry." Qiqi said.

Marshal Zhang said goodbye and returned. Although their border city had been attacked, he had learned that this world consisted of the human world, the underworld, and demonic spirits. There were humans, ghosts, monsters, and demons. And there were those who saved this world. They were kind and strong, using their frail bodies to build a formidable barrier. They fought against the monsters, disregarding their own lives, standing before the people. He was deeply moved by Qiqi and the others.

He left the barracks, turned around and bowed deeply, muttering, "I thank you for the people and for this country."

His every move was within Qiqi's mind. Qiqi was afraid that the military camp was in danger, so she kept her mind focused on the outside and the movements of the military camp.