Chapter 831

It was noon.

The scorching sun was in the sky.

Under the shade of a tree by a river, Duan Yu was turning the roasted fish he had set up over a fire.

Beside him, Zhen Jiang's beautiful eyes were full of Duan Yu's figure.

Full of sweetness.

The longing of over a year now turned into threads of sweetness pouring into her heart.

The bitterness she had eaten before and the grievances she had suffered had all vanished into thin air after that kiss.

Duan Yu placed the roasted fish in front of him, gently blew it cool, and then sent it to Zhen Jiang.

"Eat first, you can't be hungry." Duan Yu looked at Zhen Jiang with a smile.

Zhen Jiang nodded obediently and took the roasted fish.

"Jia Dong has already told me about the Zhen clan's affairs." Duan Yu poked the charcoal with a wooden stick and said: "But it looks like after Jia Dong left, something must have happened to you in the Zhen clan."

"Otherwise you wouldn't be here now."

Zhen Jiang, holding the roasted fish, suddenly paused, and her expression dropped a bit.

Seeing Zhen Jiang not speaking, Duan Yu knew that something must have happened.

So he turned his gaze to Zhao Yun, who was standing not far away.

Zhao Yun was ordered by Jia Dong to protect Zhen Jiang, so he must know the inside story.

"Zilong, tell me about the Zhen clan's affairs." Duan Yu said.

"Yes, General." After Zhao Yun nodded, he began to recount what had happened in the Zhen clan.

From how Zhen Jian came to force them, wanted to expel Zhen Jiang's branch from the Zhen clan, and sent people to chase them out of the city.

He told everything in detail.

As Duan Yu listened, his eyes gradually became gloomy.

Very well.

What a Zhen clan.

They even dared to bully his woman.

It really is...

Tired of living.

Looking at Zhen Jiang, who was keeping her head down without saying a word, Duan Yu also knew how much grievance Zhen Jiang had suffered.

And this grievance was suffered for his sake.

Back in Jinyang, the reason he didn't let Zhen Jiang say that the white paper and snow salt were his was mainly because his power was weak at that time.

But it was different now.

"Silly girl, why didn't you tell them?" Duan Yu reached out and tucked a few strands of messy hair from Zhen Jiang's forehead behind her ear and said: "Was it worth suffering so many grievances?"

Zhen Jiang looked up and nodded.

Duan Yu smiled.

To have suffered such great grievances and still be able to keep her promise.

It was enough to prove Zhen Jiang's character and heart.

"Eat first, don't worry." Duan Yu looked at Zhen Jiang with doting eyes and said: "All the grievances you suffered before, I will help you get them back tenfold, hundredfold."

Afternoon.

Wuji County.

As time passed.

The number of Huang Jin soldiers outside the city gathered more and more, reaching four or five thousand.

And seeing more and more Huang Jin thieves outside the city, Zhen Jian in Wuji County also panicked.

Zhen Jiang had left, which meant that the production methods for white paper and snow salt had also been taken away by Zhen Jiang.

Without the formula for white paper and snow salt, Li Zhao in Jizhou would not send troops to help and escort the Zhen clan to Gaoyi.

If they dragged it out until the main army of the Huang Jin thieves arrived, it would be too late to leave even if they wanted to.

So, forced by necessity, Zhen Jian ordered measures to be taken, placing the entire second branch of the Zhen clan under house arrest.

Including Zhen Jiang's mother, her two brothers, and her four sisters.

And he sent people to chase Zhen Jiang and tell her about this.

If she didn't hand over the formula for white paper and snow salt, he would directly expel their branch from Wuji County.

Now Jizhou was full of Huang Jin thieves everywhere.

One could imagine what the consequences would be if they left Wuji County.

Besides this, Zhen Jian also sent people to Gaoyi to seek help from Jizhou Inspector Li Zhao.

Falsely claiming that they had obtained the production methods for white paper and snow salt, and demanding that Li Zhao send people to help.

At this moment, on the city wall of Wuji County.

Zhen Jian did not dare to leave for even a step.

He kept staring at the Huang Jin thieves who were gathering from all directions outside the city.

Although these thousands of people were mostly composed of refugees, they were numerous.

Panic, tension, and fear spread on the city wall.

Zhen Jian was also desperate.

He took a large amount of grain from the Zhen clan's treasury to provide meals for the defenders in the city.

If this were on an ordinary day with only a small number of bandits, it would certainly boost morale.

But in this way, in the eyes of the soldiers defending the city, it was just a full meal before death.

Xiaquyang had two or three hundred thousand Huang Jin thieves.

Youzhou had another hundred thousand-plus Huang Jin thieves, and this number was constantly growing.