"It's really cold today. Fortunately, there is a fire kang for us, otherwise we wouldn't know how to survive this winter." The old woman was sitting on the fire kang, sewing clothes, and said to her son who came in from outside the house.
"Hiss, it's so cold outside," the man exhaled, adding some firewood to the pit that was almost dead, "You didn't call her City Lord before."
Seeing that her son finally got on the kang, the old woman put a blanket on him distressedly: "Well, it's different now."
It's different now. The new city owner is completely different from what those people said before. She won't treat ordinary people like them harshly, and she also cares about their lives.
It's not terrible to be miserable, but what's terrible is that the person in charge is not well-intentioned.
"Are we almost running out of rice at home?" Men don't have as good a mentality as mothers. It's useless to be happy, they have to find a way to survive.
Thinking of the rice vat with only a thin bottom, the old woman looked nervous.
"I hope the city lord can think of a way, otherwise many people will starve to death this winter."
Xu couldn't bear his mother to worry about this, so the man smiled and said, "This city lord is not an ordinary person. Don't worry, she will definitely be able to think of a solution."
"Well, you're right." The old woman smiled back and showed the other party the clothes that were almost finished sewing in her hand.
In Shuangtree City, a man was restless in his home study.
This person is none other than Tsubasa Matsunouchi.
In the past, Tsubasa Matsunouchi was the same as Ryota Ishii. They didn't think highly of Sara as a woman. They felt that what a woman could do, she was sensitive and hesitant, it would be difficult to achieve great things.
But in the end, she destroyed the Tata Kingdom.
At that time, he and Ryota Ishii still had the same idea. It was all the work of the monsters and General Zuo. What did it have to do with her.
The sect leader's party and the army that came from Asano Castle were turned against the general, which made Matsunouchi Tsubasa feel scared. Sara was not an ordinary woman at all, how could she be a womanly person. If you offend her, there will be no good fruit to eat.
This time Ryota Ishii had big plans, and he was afraid that failure would hurt him.
Now we are faced with a choice: rebel or go all the way to the bottom with the other party.
"Never mind him, he can die if he wants to," Matsunouchi Tsubasa said with an obscure light flashing in his eyes, calling the boy outside the door to come in, "There's someone watching outside."
When he came out of Ryota Ishii, he sensed something was wrong. Perhaps the other party had already suspected him, otherwise how could he have removed such an important power to manage food.
"Yes, there are two people always on the street corner. Are you paying attention to our house?"
Tsubasa Matsunouchi was timid, but not stupid. He narrowed his eyes and paced in the study with his hands behind his back.
The thin man smiled contemptuously and waved his hand: "Go and call some people to cover my exit from another place."
Since Ishii Ryota has already suspected him, why can't he betray him and join the female city lord?
"Quick! Go quickly!"
"Yes, yes!" The boy was stunned for a moment and immediately went out to make arrangements.
At night, outside the gate of Matsunouchi Tsubasa's house, the two people responsible for surveillance took a break and asked the target if they had made any previous moves.
"I haven't left the house since I entered it."
"That's good, I'll keep an eye on it from now on."
Just when the two of them were not wary at all, a black figure slowly climbed down from the high wall on the side of the mansion, and even sprained his feet, almost screaming in pain.
"Sir, how are you? Your Majesty." The subordinate was surprised and quickly asked about his situation.
The black shadow bared his teeth and waved his hands frantically to indicate that it was okay: "Go back, don't get discovered."
"Yes, then, you have to be careful along the way."
"Go back." After the black shadow finished speaking, he limped and disappeared into the night.
After handling official duties in the evening, Sara was ready to change and go to bed. Suddenly, the maid hurried in to report.
"City Lord..."
"Huh?" Sara's eyes widened after listening to the maid's words, "Tell him to wait for me in the study, and be careful not to be discovered."
Since that person was cautious about his visit, he definitely didn't want to be discovered.
The maid hurriedly responded and quickly went down to make arrangements.
As the night fell, all the maids in the study room of the city lord's palace were called out. The door was opened wide, and a thin figure with a stooped back was reporting something unknown to Sara who was sitting at the top.
How could one not know that someone could not help but take action in the game designed by Suo Luo.
She knew there would be a dispute, but she didn't know what it would be like. The arrival of this person tonight finally gave her a clue.
"Continue to cooperate with him. As for the rest, I will let others prepare. You have to be careful."
After saying so much, Sara has been very calm. Tsubasa Matsunouchi was worried, and his face could not help but show a bit of worry. He was completely relieved after hearing the last sentence.
The lean man straightened his back a little, and said in a complimentary tone: "Wei Chen must be optimistic about him, and if there is anything else, he will report it."
"Well, I'll have someone take you back."
In the past, the camps were different, and it was too late for Matsunouchi Tsubasa to hate Sara. Now that he has taken sides, there is no room for regret.
He is also afraid of her failure.
It is much more difficult for a woman to hold power than for a man. Once she is not ruthless enough, she will be doomed. Sitting in the same boat with her, Matsunouchi Tsubasa gradually realized that it was not easy for her.
"The city lord needs manpower. I still have many men at my disposal. If you need them, feel free to send them."
Sara was still puzzled when he saw that he had not moved, and couldn't help laughing when she heard this.
Before, she might have doubted whether what he said was true or false, but now she believed it more or less. If it was false, how could he say such a bad thing that would make people suspicious.
If she decided that he wanted to infiltrate, wouldn't he be in trouble?
"No need, just keep an eye on him."
"Yes," Tsubasa Matsunouchi was just worried before, but now that he has come to his senses, he feels careless, "Then I will go back."
After all, he came from the enemy camp, and he still didn't trust Sara when talking to him. If he didn't tell her, she wouldn't accept it, and he might still be suspected.
Watching Matsunouchi Tsubasa's back disappear, Sara leaned on the back of the chair and narrowed her eyes.
The maids entered the study one after another, and Hu also came back to wait on her.
"It was too dangerous just now. Why did you let everyone go down?" Hu was extremely worried and kept paying attention to the situation in the palace while outside the door.
The gloom on Sara's face disappeared and she said, "There is someone protecting me secretly, so why worry."
Other city lords have ninjas, how could she not have one. Even if it wasn't there at the beginning, it was there now. If Tsubasa Matsunouchi dared to take action just now, he would definitely be killed in the study.
Besides, what can Matsunouchi Tsubasa do with his soft-legged shrimp?
After thinking for a while, Sara sneered for Butterfly to hear.
"yes."
"yes."
"yes."
Instructions are being arranged one by one, officials are doing things in an orderly manner, everything seems to have not changed, but it seems that everything has changed.
On the surface, nothing happened at all. Perhaps because of his premonition, Ishii Ryota was still getting more and more irritable day by day, and there was always a feeling that a disaster was imminent.
"We can't drag it on any longer." Once he embarks on this road, there is no room to look back. Apart from being more cruel, Ryota Ishii has no choice.
Turning his eyes away from Matsunouchi Tsubasa, Ryota Ishii would have wanted to strangle him to death if he hadn't still been sane.
His people didn't find anything wrong with this man, but...
In the past, Matsunouuchi Tsubasa would ask if anything was possible, but these days he stopped asking, and he didn't say much either. It always made him feel uncomfortable, and he suspected that the other party must have done something.
It's not easy to deal with things without evidence, so Ryota Ishii can only try not to let him interfere in subsequent matters.
Matsunouchi Tsubasa also sensed that he might be suspected, and he was worried secretly without showing it on his face.
"I don't know how prepared the city lord is, but don't let him succeed." All the maids around the city lord knew about his visit to the city lord that night.
If the city lord is defeated, those maids will definitely recruit him.
Worry and fear condensed in Matsunouchi Tsubasa's heart.
Ishii Ryota was restless and rushed into action. Five days later, he finally launched the most appalling deliberate fire.
In order to make the fire look bigger and cause more casualties, and give the people of Shuangshu City an illusion, the fire pit that Sara encouraged was actually very dangerous. She did this to kill all the people of the old country quietly, Ryota Ishii Deliberately let people choose a location with many houses.
The weather is dry and dry. In the event of a fire, a large area of houses will be burned down. If people are asleep at night, many people will definitely die.
The struggle for power must involve sacrifices, and he didn't feel any guilt at all.
"For the great cause, the old Congress will remember them." With fire in his eyes, Ishii Ryota, wearing a fox fur, said in a cold voice.
The wooden house was poured with oil, and torches lit the wooden door. The fire spread from one point and the whole house instantly turned into a sea of flames.
Ishii Ryota deliberately chose a place far away from the city center just to witness his masterpiece in person at this moment.
The panic in his heart made him feel at ease only if he saw it with his own eyes.
Now, he is finally at ease.
Tomorrow, news will come out that someone died in the fire pit. The purpose of what the city lord has been advocating to do is to kill everyone.
People in such a big fire house were not paying attention for a moment. The fire was almost burning them and they should wake up. Unfortunately, they were drugged and couldn't move or scream. They could only watch the fire spread towards them.
Ishii Ryota threw away the torch and patted the lonely snow on his hands.
"How dare you! How dare you burn down people's houses!" A loud shout seemed to ring out from everyone's ears.
People around the room panicked and looked in the direction of the sound. After seeing the person clearly, they hurriedly backed away. Their faces were pale with coldness or fright.
Ryota Ishii also saw the person coming.
Sara was wearing a red cloak and a plush scarf that looked very warm. She stood in the snow and looked into his eyes with a half-smile.
General Zuo led a group of people. Seeing that the fire was getting bigger, he ordered half of the troops to rescue people, and the other half to capture Ryota Ishii and a group of others.
I am a swordsman and I am a fish, and Ryota Ishii is this fish now.
Soldiers have surrounded this place and there is no way to escape.
Ryota Ishii was tied up by fifty soldiers and pushed in front of Sara.
Suo Luo gave him a slap in the face, kicking him so hard that he fell backwards.
The face of the person in front of him was distorted, and it was extremely painful to think about it. Sara looked past him and saw that the family had finally been rescued from the fire.
"In a power struggle, winning or losing depends entirely on ability. You should be respectful. It is really despicable for insidious trash to harm innocent people." She lightly opened her red lips.
