The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Although the rebels were all listless and lacked energy, Su Qianqian drank a lot of spiritual spring water and was still very energetic after staying up all night.

She couldn't rest yet; she needed to go to Huainan City to do something important, something that concerned the survival of Qinghe County and Sicheng.

The shortest route to Huainan is to go over the mountain.

A man and a tiger leaped through the mountains like shooting stars, both dressed in black as they had disguised themselves the night before.

It was as black as ink, like a ghost in the mountains.

Hunters on the road saw a man and a tiger and were amazed, thinking they were elves descended to earth.

In the rebel camp, Marshal Lu was kept awake all night by Su Qianqian's antics, and was very listless, yet unable to fall asleep at all.

With such a major incident, the military rations were almost all stolen; how could he possibly sleep?

Marshal Lu looked at the devastated camp and felt his heart bleeding. He quietly clenched his fists.

Two-thirds of the tents were stolen, leaving most soldiers to sleep in the open at night.

Spring nights are still quite chilly; I'm afraid that before the battle even begins, most of us will already be sick from the cold.

That little girl has a brilliant plan! She wants to subdue the enemy without fighting!

Given how many things were stolen last night, Marshal Lu guessed that the girl must have mobilized a large number of people.

He suspected that at least tens of thousands of people came to steal things last night, but unfortunately, not a single one was caught. He felt incredibly ashamed.

When Marshal Lu saw the evasive looks in his subordinates' eyes, he always felt that they were mocking him.

"Hahahaha—" Marshal Lu burst into laughter.

He found it truly ridiculous.

Tens of thousands of people came to steal, and under his command as Grand Marshal, not a single thief was caught. His soldiers must have thought he was an incompetent marshal, right?

He arrived in Sicheng full of ambition, wanting to kill the little girl and make a great contribution, but unexpectedly he was defeated by his inability to do so.

Last night, several people in the camp witnessed the girl's feint attack, so she is really amazing. She commanded so many of her men to come and steal things, yet all of them managed to escape unscathed.

In this respect, Marshal Lu admitted that he had indeed lost to that little girl.

After all, he commanded his soldiers to attack the city yesterday, resulting in 10,000 casualties on his side, while the young girl always brought everyone back safely when she led her troops out.

There is no harm without comparison.

Heavens, since Zhou Yu was born, why was Zhuge Liang also born?

Before he met that girl, he was a famously undefeated general.

Military Advisor Sun offered his opinion: "Marshal, have you considered that perhaps the young girl came alone to steal the item?"

Because the soldiers didn't find a second person from beginning to end.

Although that girl is very capable, it's impossible for all of her subordinates to be equally capable. If she really brought other people with her last night, it's impossible that no one noticed.

Marshal Lu naturally didn't believe it: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. How could one person, all alone, steal so much stuff?"

Marshal Lu felt that Military Advisor Sun had deified the little girl; Military Advisor Sun actually thought that the little girl had accomplished such a great thing all by herself.

That little girl isn't a goddess, how could she possibly do that!

Marshal Lu thought that Military Advisor Sun was probably too idle, which was why he was overthinking things. He arranged some tasks for Military Advisor Sun to keep him busy so that he would stop thinking about things.

He handed Sun Junshi two five-thousand-tael silver notes, saying, "Sun Junshi, send someone to Ling County to buy some ginger to make ginger soup for the soldiers. Also, buy as much grain as you can."

"Yes, Marshal, I will make the arrangements immediately."

Marshal Lu was actually quite reluctant to part with those ten thousand taels of silver notes, as he had saved them up for a long time.

It's all Miss Su's fault for stealing the military rations last night, so he had to use his own money to buy them.

Even if all 10,000 taels were used to buy food, it wouldn't last more than a few days, as the daily consumption of 150,000 soldiers was enormous.

Another night passed, and sure enough, many soldiers who did not sleep in tents fell ill, and coughing could be heard everywhere in the camp.

Marshal Lu took out five hundred taels of silver notes and suggested to the other generals, "Let's all chip in some money and have someone buy some more tents. The soldiers won't get sick as easily if they sleep in tents."

General Mu had already begun to consider retreating and advised, "Marshal, there are too many people suffering from frostbite, and the medicine the army doctors brought is simply not enough. I sent people to Ling County to purchase a lot of medicinal herbs, but it's still not enough. Why don't we withdraw?"

Military Advisor Sun also advised, "Marshal, as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn."

Marshal Lu considered it for a long time.

Despite the numerous difficulties at present, the 150,000-strong army had expended a great deal of effort to reach Sicheng.

It would be a great pity to leave so easily.

Moreover, withdrawing the troops required the permission of the King of Huainan, and he did not want to write a letter to the King of Huainan to request the withdrawal, as that would make him, as the marshal, appear incompetent.

Marshal Lu gritted his teeth and said, "Hold on for two more days. Once the Miao Holy Maiden arrives, we will definitely be able to take Sicheng."

He planned to wait until the army's food supplies ran out before leaving, because he was unwilling to give up.

That little girl caused him to lose so many war supplies; I really couldn't bear not killing her.

We only hope that the Miao holy maiden will arrive soon.

The army followed Marshal Lu's orders and waited in place for two days, but their food supplies were about to run out.

We can't wait any longer. If the Miao Holy Maiden doesn't come soon, we'll have to leave.

At this crucial moment, the 10,000-strong force escorting the Miao holy maiden finally arrived.

Marshal Lu went to greet her excitedly, only to hear the young general leading the group say dejectedly, "Marshal, the Miao Holy Maiden has gone missing halfway through the journey."

Marshal Lu coughed up blood with a "poof".

How could this be? How could the Miao holy maiden have disappeared? Did she escape on her own? Or was she kidnapped?

If she was kidnapped, then who kidnapped the Holy Maiden? Could it be that Miss Su who did it?

Now all his ladders have been stolen, most of his weapons have been stolen, and his food has been stolen down to almost nothing.

Although General Mu was sent to Ling County to hastily produce some siege ladders, the army's lack of food was a fatal flaw, and the situation could not be delayed any longer.

The army of over 100,000 men, filled with fervent hope, thought that once the Holy Maiden arrived, they could raze the small city of Sicheng to the ground. But the Holy Maiden disappeared, and so many troops had to return empty-handed. How could they be willing to accept this?

Military Advisor Sun quickly summoned the army doctor to treat Marshal Lu.

After taking his pulse, the strategist advised, "Marshal, you are suffering from a sudden surge of anger and need to rest."

Marshal Lu's once upright figure had become somewhat hunched, and he had lost all his former arrogance and haughtiness. He muttered to himself, "The Miao Holy Maiden has disappeared, haha, the Holy Maiden has actually disappeared."

General Mu was convinced that the young girl had abducted the Miao holy maiden.

The force escorting the Miao holy maiden was only about 10,000, while their camp had over 100,000 soldiers. Yet, when the little girl came to steal things, it was as if she had entered an empty place.

Therefore, General Mu believed that only that little girl had the ability to take the Holy Maiden away quietly.

Before coming to Sicheng, I never imagined that a little girl could stir up such a storm and cause such a huge uproar!

But now the facts are undeniable, and there's no way to deny them.

Military Advisor Sun whispered the latest news from Huainan to Marshal Lu: "Marshal, I heard that the Prince of Huainan's mansion was robbed, and the prince was furious and killed many of his guards."

Marshal Lu finally made up his mind that rather than lingering here, it would be better to go south and capture a few more cities, which would appease the King of Huainan.

"Pass on my order: the army shall withdraw in batches."

At this moment, Su Qianqian was standing face to face with the Miao holy maiden in a mountain valley outside Huainan City, surrounded by blooming peach blossoms.

Standing next to the two was a middle-aged couple, also dressed in Miao attire.

The Miao holy maiden had a fiery red cinnabar flame pattern between her eyebrows, and her slender figure made the silver crown she wore on her head appear very large.

The silver crown is adorned with many ornaments, including silver tassels, silver butterflies, silver flowers, and silver birds, making it quite distinctive.

"Thank you so much, young lady, for saving my parents."

The Miao holy maiden bowed deeply to Su Qianqian. Because she had many silver bells on her body, they made a pleasant and clear tinkling sound.

The King of Huainan imprisoned the parents of the Miao holy maiden as hostages, using them to coerce her into helping him conquer the world. This secret was revealed to Su Qianqian by Wang Changxu after he surrendered.

So Su Qianqian also rescued the hostage.

The Holy Maiden expressed her apologies for her involvement in the Prince of Huainan's rebellion. "According to the ancestral teachings of Miao territory, the Holy Maiden is not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the court. I was forced to help the Prince of Huainan before."

Su Qianqian stuffed a bag of food into the saintess's hand. "It's getting late. You should take your family and leave as soon as possible. I saved your parents, and you promised that you would never be an enemy of Daqi again. We're even now, and neither of us owes the other anything."

The saintess took the food, took a silver bell engraved with a centipede from her wrist, and put it into Su Qianqian's hand.

"I owe Miss Su a favor. If Miss Su ever encounters trouble in the future, she can simply send someone with this token to the Seven Star Tower in the Miao village to deliver a message. I will go through fire and water for her without hesitation."