With wives as numerous as clouds and soldiers as numerous as a million, you say he's a useless

It took Ye Cheng'an three days to travel through the three cities.

Three days later, one morning, he finally arrived outside Panlong City.

Along the way, he had Zhang Hanfeng and the other two check the locust plague situation in the fields of each city. Panlong City, the origin of the locust plague, was much more serious than Yong'an City.

Nearly one-fifth of the crops have already been eaten. If this is not properly addressed, the people of the surrounding cities of Panlongcheng will have worked in vain this year, reaping no harvest at all.

The common people seemed to have noticed this as well, and early in the morning they gathered outside Panlong City, clamoring to see Grand Commander Xiao Heming.

How could Xiao Heming, who was in cahoots with Su Wanrou, care about the lives of these common people?

Not only did he order the army to guard the city gates strictly and not let a single person in, but he also ordered the soldiers to use force to suppress any rioters they encountered.

Damn it, that corrupt official!

Does he even know the consequences of letting the locust plague run rampant?

Have they ever considered that once the locusts devour all the people's food, famine will break out, and the dead will be everywhere? This will inevitably lead to unrest in Liuzhou, and then the Northern Barbarian army will take advantage of the situation to invade.

In order to kill themselves, he and Su Wanrou were willing to let so many ordinary people die with them!

They didn't care whether Liuzhou would be captured and lost by the enemy!

A bunch of bastards who treat human life like dirt!

Ye Cheng'an clenched his fists instinctively, his gaze sharpening. "Uncle Zhang, Uncle Zhao, Uncle Li, break in!"

"If I don't skin Xiao Heming alive today, I'll have wasted my title as the young master!"

At Ye Cheng'an's command, his three thousand soldiers prepared to force their way in.

However, Xiao Heming was clearly not someone who could rise to the position of Grand Governor of Liuzhou without effort. He had already anticipated that Ye Cheng'an would come for revenge and had actually deployed five thousand soldiers here in advance.

With the two sides facing off, a major battle was imminent.

Suddenly, Ye Cheng'an stepped out of the carriage, coldly looking at the leading general. "Where is Xiao Heming? The locust plague is so severe in various places. As the Grand Commander, he not only avoids seeing so many people who are seeking an audience, but also orders the army to suppress them?"

"What does he want to do? My Northern Army can point its spears at the enemy, and its swords at the bandits who harm the interests of my Northern people, but it cannot point them at the people under my Northern rule! Are you rebelling?"

"Have him come out to see me immediately. I have a solution to control the locusts. The locust plague in Yong'an City has been completely eradicated."

As soon as Ye Cheng'an said this, all the people started to discuss it.

"What this young master says makes perfect sense. The imperial court established the position of Grand General of Liuzhou to garrison Liuzhou and protect its people, not to point weapons at us!"

"The fields are now swarming with locusts, and we alone cannot solve the problem. If the Grand Commander continues to avoid us, all farmers in Liuzhou will surely suffer a complete crop failure this year! Liuzhou will descend into chaos!"

"Wait... what did this young master just say? The locust plague in Yong'an City has been lifted?!"

Having grasped the key point, the people's eyes lit up, staring at Ye Cheng'an with anticipation. "Young Master, can you tell us your locust control strategy? Our crops, which we've worked so hard to grow for a whole year, are about to be eaten up by those locusts..."

"Once the locust plague ravages the land, countless people will starve to death. Those locusts reproduce extremely quickly and will soon sweep across the entire northern border. We beg you, young master, to save the millions of people!"

Even the soldiers who were originally responsible for guarding the city froze, looking at Ye Cheng'an with suspicion.

Locust plagues are natural disasters; how can they be resolved so easily?

Previously, their governor had put in a lot of effort to deal with the disaster, but to no avail, so he gradually gave up.

Unexpectedly, the locust plague in Yong'an City was lifted.

As soldiers, they also did not want the famine to rage and the northern barbarian army to take advantage of the situation.

After all, the Grand Commander held a high position and wielded great power. If anything unexpected happened, he could escape from Liuzhou. But these soldiers had to be at the forefront of the battle against the barbarian troops, defending the borders and the land. They might even die on the battlefield.

Seeing that all the people were practically kneeling down to beg him for their lives, and the soldiers also showed hesitation, Ye Cheng'an continued, "That's right, the insect infestation in Yong'an City has been completely eliminated. I came to Panlong City today to save all the people in Liuzhou who are suffering from the locust plague."

"But these people blocked my way and wouldn't let me in. I couldn't even see the so-called Grand Commander, let alone advance the subsequent locust eradication efforts."

"When the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact? Once famine rages and barbarian troops attack, we will all become slaves of the barbarians, or die under their swords! Those who don't want to die, get out of my way!"

"From this day forward, I will take full responsibility for eradicating the locusts! Success or failure, I will bear the consequences alone! If the locust plague is not eradicated, I am willing to atone with my death!"

Ye Cheng'an's courageous act in the face of danger, risking his life, earned him applause from all the people. "This is the kind of good official our Northern Border should have! What kind of coward is Xiao Heming, who avoids us when he can't solve the problem?"

"Anyone who dares to stop this young master today, we'll fight them to the death!"

The angry people gripped their farm tools, their eyes bloodshot as they stared at the army under Xiao Heming, who was still standing opposite Ye Cheng'an.

In these days, agriculture is of paramount importance. Most people's entire family's livelihood is tied up in the few acres of barren land they cultivate. If the locust plague is not eradicated, the lives of their entire family are in danger.

Now that someone has finally stepped forward and said they can eliminate the locust plague, they are naturally going to try their best!

Anyone who tries to stop them is a murderer who wants to kill their whole family!

Seeing that Ye Cheng'an's few words had made these people want to tear them apart alive, the soldiers responsible for blocking Ye Cheng'an were also filled with fear.

Although they numbered five thousand, Ye Cheng'an had also brought a considerable number of troops, in addition to the angry mob...

If they resort to force, they might anger the nearly desperate farmers and provoke them into attacking in droves, in which case they might not be a match for them.

So the leader could only grit his teeth and say, "This young master may wish to see my master, but please allow me to inform him..."

"Fuck your mother!" The hot-tempered Li Tieshan had reached his limit. He grabbed the man by the collar, lifted him up, and threw him away violently. "I'll clear the way for the young master! Come on, let's break in together!"

"I want to see what that coward Xiao Heming is doing hiding in Panlong City!"

With Li Tieshan leading the way, the people followed his example.

At that moment, the army, which had been holding firm just moments before, was breached by the angry crowd and Ye Cheng'an's Tiger Roar Battalion, tearing open a huge gap.

Ye Cheng'an stood on the carriage, dressed in white, exuding an extraordinary aura, like a banished immortal, coldly observing everything.

Xiao Heming, you will soon pay the price for biting people indiscriminately!

As Zhu Yu drove, she shouted, "Remember this, my young master is Ye Cheng'an, the eldest son of the Northern Territory!"

"He has a plan to eradicate the locusts!"

"Later, after he deals with this lazy and incompetent Grand Commander of Liuzhou, Xiao Heming, he will assist you all in eradicating the locusts!"

As Ye Cheng'an's personal maid and bodyguard, Zhu Yu has witnessed her master's achievements being stolen over the years. This time, she wants all the people of Liuzhou to remember her young master's name!

May her young master's achievement in eradicating locusts be forever etched in the history books of the Northern Territory, and may no one steal it!

The Governor's Mansion was not hard to find, and with the help of some locals who had been to Panlong City and seen the Governor's Mansion before, Ye Cheng'an and his party quickly arrived outside the Governor's Mansion and surrounded the place tightly.

Seeing so many soldiers and civilians surrounding the mansion, the soldiers of the governor's mansion immediately wanted to run to tell Xiao Heming.

However, Li Tieshan and his men didn't give them a chance at all. They grabbed farm tools from the people accompanying them and knocked them all unconscious.

This was also the first time Ye Cheng'an had personally witnessed the bravery of his three uncles, Zhang Hanfeng, Zhao Yuchen, and Li Tieshan. He had truly made the right choice in recruiting the Tiger Roar Camp.

After dealing with the guards at the entrance of the Governor's Mansion, Zhang Hanfeng returned and gestured for Ye Cheng'an to enter, saying, "Young Master, please come inside!"

"Hmm." Ye Cheng'an nodded slightly, jumped down from the carriage, and strode into the Governor's Mansion.

Behind him, an angry mob followed.

"Who are you? How dare you lead so many ignorant commoners to trespass into the Governor's Mansion? Aren't you afraid of death?"

Because they had not received any prior notice, when Ye Chengan and his men broke in, Xiao Heming was still in his room having fun with several concubines.

Seeing that Ye Cheng'an and his group dared to trespass into the Governor's Mansion, he grabbed a three-meter-long brocade quilt and covered the women behind him before glaring at Ye Cheng'an and roaring angrily.

"You don't recognize me?" Ye Cheng'an smiled knowingly when he saw Xiao Heming. "I'm Ye Cheng'an, the grandfather you think about day and night."

"You probably never imagined that the locust plague in Yong'an City has been completely eradicated, did you?"

"You, you are Ye Cheng'an, the eldest son of the Northern Border..." Xiao Heming was stunned.

Completely unexpectedly, Ye Cheng'an, who had been tricked by him as soon as he arrived, managed to eliminate the locust plague so quickly.

Even more unexpectedly, the other side would lead its army and incite the people to attack their home.

The soldiers he sent out as a precaution appeared to have all been defeated, as not a single one came to warn him.

He glanced instinctively at the angry peasants holding up their farm tools, and at the three valiant generals behind Ye Cheng'an. He swallowed hard, terrified. "Young Master, you came, so why bring so many people?"

"What are you doing?" Ye Cheng'an sneered as he approached. "I'm here to take your dog's life, of course!!!"