The Great Qin Dynasty: The egg of the Black Bird was revered as a national guardian beast.

"Let's go, let's hurry up and go!"

By the next day, the rain had gradually stopped.

The county magistrate walked out of the village hall without even glancing at the soldiers lying in the cold, damp shed.

He looked at Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, whom he had temporarily appointed.

With a wave of his hand, he issued an order, commanding them to count the number of people and set off immediately for Yuyang.

While counting heads, Wu Guang glanced around, then approached Chen Sheng and lowered his voice.

"What should we do? The rain stopped as suddenly as it started, and before we've even had a chance to build up any momentum, the county magistrate is already urging us to set off?"

Chen Sheng smiled and reassured him, "No rush."

As he spoke, he squinted and looked at the county constable standing with his hands behind his back in the distance, and the dejected garrison soldiers.

"We have plenty of opportunities ahead of us."

Then, the county constable urged them on again.

The two then parted ways to convey the county magistrate's order to depart to the garrison soldiers, urging them to set off.

Soon, the nine hundred people set off in a grand procession.

night.

Nine hundred people set up camp on the spot.

Chen Sheng's group was composed of people from the left side of the village. They were dressed in rags, their feet were worn out, and they had not yet left Dazexiang.

The county constable had already entered the tent.

Only a few county soldiers were patrolling around, but most of them were just wandering around and soon gathered around a campfire.

Upon seeing this, Chen Sheng sought out Wu Guang to devise a plan.

Before a campfire, the flames flickered, reflecting off Chen Sheng's face. Wu Guang lowered his voice and looked at Chen Sheng.

"Now, what should we do?"

Chen Sheng stared silently at the campfire for a long time before turning to Wu Guang and asking, "How many trustworthy people do we have?"

Wu Guang had recently made secret contact with some garrison soldiers.

However, Chen Sheng remained skeptical about their credibility and never contacted them.

But now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to gamble!

After thinking for a moment, Wu Guang looked at Chen Sheng and said, "I have not revealed our plan; I was merely testing the waters."

He shook his head at this point.

"If we're talking about credible people, there are only three or four."

"That's enough!" Chen Sheng nodded, then lowered his voice and whispered something in Wu Guang's ear.

Wu Guang nodded and quickly left.

Before long, a gust of wind blew by, and the bonfires around flickered, making the soldiers stationed by the fires uneasy.

at this time,

A high-pitched voice came from afar.

The soldiers around them stood up abruptly, their faces showing a mixture of confusion and panic. They huddled together and followed the sound.

In the darkness, one cannot see clearly in any direction.

However, one could vaguely see that the haystack in the distance was swaying incessantly, and a rustling sound could be heard.

"What... what is this?"

One of the soldiers swallowed hard and looked around, asking questions.

But the people around shook their heads; they didn't know what was in the haystack either.

But no one dared to go forward and look.

They were afraid it was some kind of wild beast, wouldn't that solve everything?

At that moment, the haystack stopped shaking, followed by a very high-pitched voice, like that of a fox.

But what terrified the soldiers stationed all around was...

The voice that sounded like a fox actually spoke human language.

"The Great Chu will rise, and Chen Sheng will be king!"

"The Great Chu will rise, and Chen Sheng will be king!"

Suddenly, the soldiers scattered, not daring to stay any longer, and returned to the campfire.

Even so, sitting in front of the campfire,

The look of terror on their faces had not yet faded.

"What was that just now?" A soldier swallowed hard, looking at the person next to him.

Those nearby were still in shock.

He shook his head: "You're asking me? Then who am I supposed to ask?"

Then the place quieted down, leaving only the crackling sound of the bonfire burning fiercely.

After a long while, the soldier raised his head.

"Should we report this to the county magistrate and ask him to send county soldiers to investigate?"

The person next to him hugged his knees and lowered his head.

"You go if you want!"

Sitting by the campfire, the man shook his head and quickly dismissed the decision, "Then forget it."

The county constable who escorted them was not someone to be trifled with.

Previously, a soldier had offended him and was whipped so badly that he was nearly killed.

Despite this, no one dared to disturb the county magistrate, but many people still went to tell Chen Sheng about it.

Chen Sheng repeatedly assured that he would report the matter to the county magistrate.

But whether he actually said it or not, only he himself knows.

...........

The night passed quickly.

The next day, the county constable came out of the tent.

He mobilized all the garrison soldiers to catch fish in the nearby river to fill their stomachs, while he himself ate the food he had brought.

He was ordered to escort the garrison soldiers to Yuyang.

Along the way, the soldiers' rations were distributed, but as long as the soldiers ate less, he could keep a lot for himself.

As for the garrison soldiers?

They had long since given up on the county magistrate distributing grain.

The county magistrate would only distribute some rations when there was nothing left to eat nearby and the garrison soldiers were on the verge of starvation.

Chen Sheng led the garrison soldiers to the river to catch fish.

At this moment, Wu Guang quietly approached. Chen Sheng glanced at him and then nodded.

Neither of them spoke during this time.

But Wu Guang understood Chen Sheng's meaning, and, touching a piece of silk in his bosom, walked into the river.

Not long after, the soldiers returned with the fish.

A large basket of fish was placed on the ground, with a big pot set up next to it, wisps of smoke rising from it.

The county magistrate and his soldiers had already eaten their fill and were resting.

Only when the soldiers cooperated with each other, some gutted the fish, some washed the fish, some carried water, and some cooked the fish.

But at this moment,

A gasp drew everyone's attention.

Following the sound, they saw a soldier responsible for gutting a fish suddenly drop the fish he was holding onto the ground.

"What happened?"

At this moment, the soldiers from all sides surrounded him.

Looking at the still-shaken soldier, someone couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"

He raised his hand and pointed to the fish on the ground.

The soldier's voice trembled: "This fish... there's something inside this fish's belly?"

At this moment, everyone around fell silent.

It's not strange that a fish has something inside its belly; it would be strange if it didn't.

But then, some people stepped forward.

He picked up the fish from the ground, then opened the wound on its belly, and looked closely, his eyes showing some surprise.

There really is something there?

He reached out and took it out of the fish's belly.

What appeared before everyone's eyes was a piece of cloth that had been rolled up.

Everyone gathered around out of curiosity.

"Open it and see what's inside?"

Nodding, the man dropped the fish, then grasped it with both hands and unrolled the cloth.

One glance was enough to make him pause in surprise.

"Hey, what's written on this?" Seeing that the man was holding the cloth without reacting, the people around urged him on.

He let out a breath.

He raised his eyes and looked around at the people.

"Chen Sheng is king."