Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Based on Xi Bei's understanding of her, how could she not know that she was just making things up?

It's obvious that this person has forgotten the promise they made earlier.

Xi Bei glared at her, while Meng Changqing smiled apologetically.

"Wait for me a moment, I'm going back to ride my horse." Xi Bei took a few steps but didn't forget to turn back and threaten, "If you dare not wait for me, I won't keep my promise to you!"

Having been caught red-handed, Meng Changqing no longer thought of abandoning Xi Bei and obediently waited where he was.

Xi Bei acted quickly, soon mounting her horse and catching up.

The group set off for Spear City.

In recent days, Meng Changqing and his men have traveled back and forth between Beishan County and Maotang City many times, and during this time, they have never encountered any Yan people.

Reality gave her the illusion that this place was safe for the time being.

Fortunately, Meng Changqing wasn't the type to only feel a sense of urgency when the enemy was right in front of him.

She had her own judgment: as long as the Liang army did not have an absolute advantage over the Yan army, it was dangerous, whether the danger came tomorrow or next year.

After entering the city, Meng Changqing hadn't walked for long when he suddenly smelled a foul odor.

This stench is rather strange; it's not just smelly, it makes people feel uncomfortable.

Meng Changqing immediately covered his mouth and nose, signaling the people behind him to follow him quickly through the area.

After running quite a distance, Meng Changqing tentatively took a sniff, but the smell was gone when he got here.

"What was that smell just now?" Meng Changqing asked.

Xi Bei thought for a moment and said, "It smells like a dead rat."

"Can a dead rat really smell this bad? You can smell it even walking down the street?" Meng Changqing glanced around and said to the others, "Let's go back to the county office and let the horses rest for a while."

Meng Changqing came to Maotang City today to see the inner and outer boundaries marked by Zuo Datou, but because of the stench, he didn't bother to look at the lines. He dismounted and immediately asked Wanbao, "There's a strange smell in the area where the inner and outer boundaries intersect in the south of the city. Do you know about it?" "Yes," Wanbao said. "We smelled it last night when we were patrolling the streets with the Weishan Camp men. But it was dark then, so we didn't investigate carefully. We just did a quick search of the area and didn't find anything suspicious."

The men from Weishan Camp said they would go back and tell General Chen that they would go check on the situation at dawn.

"Did they go to see it?" Meng Changqing asked.

Wanbao didn't answer, but instead asked Meng Changqing, "Was anyone there when you came over?"

“Not a single hair,” Meng Changqing said.

"Well, they probably haven't gone there yet," Wanbao explained. "At Weishan Camp, they have to patrol the area first thing in the morning, so they probably haven't had time yet. After all, it's just that area that has a bit of a smell, so it's probably not anything serious."

It's not a serious matter; they just like to drag things out. Meng Changqing knows all too well what the Weishan Camp's style of doing things is now. They don't even know to draw their swords until the enemy comes to their doorstep.

Meng Changqing strode through the county government office and headed straight for the large house at the back.

This time we entered through the main gate, where several soldiers were guarding the entrance.

"Is General Chen at home?" Meng Changqing asked.

"Yes, I just came back from outside." Seeing Meng Changqing's sullen face, the guard answered cautiously, and then asked, "Do you want to come in?"

When the guard asked his question, he also stepped aside, implying that he could come in if he wanted.

Who is Meng Changqing? If you're polite to her, she'll likely take advantage of you.

As soon as the guards moved aside, Meng Changqing stepped forward.

The other guards were dumbfounded. After Meng Changqing passed by, they asked the man who had let him through, "Shouldn't we have notified them first?"

The man who had been allowed to pass was stunned and hurriedly asked his companions, "What do we do now? Won't our superiors blame us?" (End of Chapter)