Stockpiling Eight Hundred Thousand Dan of Grain

Outside Yunji City.

Ye Fan, Su Xiu, and twenty unarmored soldiers were riding rapidly, as swift as the wind.

They were getting further and further away from Yunji City.

Looking back, the sky-piercing lights of Yunji City gradually dimmed, shrouded and covered by the thick night, hidden in this vast world.

Having escaped with her life, Su Xiu still felt as if everything was a dream.

She had thought she was in a certain-death situation, but now...

They were out of the city?!

And they could still run?

It was simply unbelievable!

"Brother Ye Fan..." Su Xiu had learned horsemanship. After all, among the daughters of wealthy families in Yunji City, sports like polo were common. Su Xiu was not particularly skilled, but she could barely ride.

At a time like this, saving one's life was naturally the most important thing.

She whipped the horse beneath her to run fast.

Riding neck and neck with Ye Fan, her eyes were full of admiration. "Brother Ye Fan, you are really amazing. Xiu'er never imagined that Xiu'er could escape so smoothly."

As she spoke, she looked as if she still had lingering fears.

After all, when they left the city, Yunji City was already in a state of chaos. The lights in the city lit up one after another, heavily armored soldiers stood in great numbers, and the whole city was being searched.

But they still made it out!

Hearing this, Ye Fan smiled slightly, his posture elegant and his face full of confidence. "It's just a trifling matter. In my entire life, when have my predictions ever been wrong?"

"I said Ren Tianye would surround the Su Manor, and he inevitably surrounded the Su Manor!"

"I said Ren Tianye would impose martial law throughout the city, and he inevitably imposed martial law throughout the city."

"I said Ren Tianye would increase the search efforts, and he inevitably increased the search efforts!"

"I said Ren Tianye would do everything in his power, and as long as he knew the news of you and me, he would definitely lead a large army to come, and he inevitably will still lead a large army to come!"

Under the night sky, Ye Fan looked as if he had a well-thought-out plan in his mind.

But Su Xiu was completely convinced.

Because basically everything Ye Fan had said had come true.

Ye Fan could indeed make precise judgments.

It was just...

The last thing Ye Fan said, that Ren Tianye would lead an army to pursue them, made Su Xiu feel somewhat worried. After all, having dealt with Ren Tianye, she was truly a little afraid of him.

She said, "Brother Ye Fan, what if Ren Tianye chases after us?"

"With just the twenty of us, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop him."

These twenty people had been lying in ambush outside Yunji City early on, waiting. As soon as the two of them came out, they immediately provided them with horses, followed them to leave, and protected them.

But how could twenty people stop Ren Tianye's ten thousand strong soldiers?!

"No matter!" Ye Fan's face still maintained a calm and breezy look. "Not far from here, there is a small town called Qiniu Town, which has already been taken over by my master."

"We will be able to get there very soon. When the time comes, with my master's help, what can a mere Ren Tianye do to me?"

Qiniu Town?

This small town was not far from Yunji City, just a half-day's horseback ride away. Therefore, Su Xiu knew of it, but she became even more worried and said, "Brother Ye Fan, as far as I know, Qiniu Town is just a small town, without even a city wall."

"Have you hidden many soldiers there?"

"Otherwise, how can we resist Ren Tianye's ten thousand elites?"

"Hahaha..." Ye Fan laughed out loud, extremely proud. "Sister Xiu'er, this is what you don't know. How could I fight an unprepared battle?"

"What kind of person is my master?!"

"He alone can match a hundred thousand strong soldiers!"

"With him there, Qiniu Town is perfectly safe!"

Then, he deliberately slowed down the horse's pace, leaned a little closer to Su Xiu, and said in a very low voice, "Moreover, Qiniu Town is not the dilapidated small town it appears to be on the surface."

"I have already ordered people to hoard eight hundred thousand shi of military rations there!"

Su Xiu's eyes widened.

After all, born into a merchant family, she was quite sensitive to these numbers.

She remembered clearly that when her second uncle said he was preparing a dowry for her, the first batch of dowry given to Ren Tianye included fifty thousand shi of grain and fodder.

Her second uncle Su Hong had also proudly said that with this fifty thousand shi of grain and fodder, it would be enough for the military supplies of the Yunji City army for three months.

But Brother Ye Fan had hoarded eight hundred thousand shi of grain and fodder!

Eight hundred thousand shi!

This would be enough for ten thousand elites to use for more than three years!

It was just...

Su Xiu was puzzled. "Brother Ye Fan, with so much grain and fodder hoarded in a small place like Qiniu Town, what if someone covets it?"

"That is, after all, eight hundred thousand shi of grain and fodder?"

Su Xiu had now subconsciously put herself in the role of Ye Fan's wife, starting to worry about everything for Ye Fan.

But Ye Fan...

The smile on his face grew wider, and his confident look seemed to be able to pierce through this dark night as he said, "Sister Xiu'er, this... is exactly the brilliance of it!"

"Think about it, who would have thought that an inconspicuous place would hoard eight hundred thousand shi of grain and fodder?"

"Could Ren Tianye think of it?"

"Could the imperial court think of it?"

"Or could the barbarians think of it?"

"I, Ye Fan, am playing the trick of hiding in plain sight."

"Hoarding a large amount of grain and fodder in the most unexpected place. Once there is turmoil in the Northern Frontier in the future, these eight hundred thousand shi of grain and fodder can transform into a hundred thousand elite soldiers."

"When the time comes, the tide of the war will be completely rewritten because of these eight hundred thousand shi of grain and fodder."

Su Xiu immediately felt a deep sense of admiration. It turned out there were so many intricacies involved. She couldn't help but look at Ye Fan with an increasingly gentle gaze. Usually aloof and noble, her face was now as gentle as water.

"Brother Ye Fan, you are so amazing!"

"It is truly Xiu'er's blessing to be able to marry you."

"Hahaha..." Ye Fan was also very proud. For half his life, his calculations had been flawless, and he treated the heroes of the world as playthings, but what he cherished the most was none other than the number one beauty of the Northern Frontier right before his eyes.

To be able to gain such admiration from a beauty, how could he not be thrilled?

He said loudly, "Sister Xiu'er, rest assured."

"With me, Ye Fan, here, our future days will definitely be far better than you can imagine!"

Only then did they spur their horses to run fast, heading towards Qiniu Town!

...

Inside Yunji City.

Ren Tianye waited up all night for news.

"Report, report..."

The scouts who had been sent out two hours ago had already returned. "Great General, there is a group of twenty-two people outside the city, riding horses and fleeing rapidly. It is suspected to be Ye Fan, Su Xiu, and their party."

"Impossible!" Before Ren Tianye could speak, Sun Xiang, who had returned to report the situation, cried out first. "I have strictly guarded Yunji City; not even a fly could get in. Ye Fan doesn't have three heads and six arms, so how could he possibly get out?"

"Not to mention bringing someone along?"

"If you dare to falsely report military achievements, I'll chop you down!"

Ren Tianye raised his hand to stop Sun Xiang's actions, his face completely undisturbed. After all, he had anticipated this scene long ago.

If Ye Fan could be captured by him so easily in Yunji City, he wouldn't be worthy of the name Ye Fan.

He said to the scout, "Continue to investigate."

"Remember, do as before. Confirm their tracks from a distance, just don't let them out of your line of sight. There is no need to get close. If possible, try your best not to let him discover you!"

"Yes!" The scout left.

Sun Xiang grew even more anxious. "Great General, it's impossible..."

"Nothing is impossible!" Ren Tianye interrupted. "Go immediately to the foot of Yunji City. Search carefully along the city walls to see if there are any vulnerabilities or traces of someone leaving. I need you to confirm for me whether or not Ye Fan has actually escaped!"

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