Unrivaled Miracle Doctor: The God-Defying Demonic Consort

Chapter 167: Chapter 167: Mu Qingge Is No Good-for-Nothing (Part 1)

Yi City, the northwestern borderland of Qin Country.

This is a dead city caught in the cracks. To its left lies the Tu Country, with whom Qin has been at odds for generations, and to its right, the ferocious Qinling. At night, you can hear the roars of countless beasts from within Qinling.

Tu Country and Qinling squeeze Yi City in between them. The stationed Mu Family Army must not only keep an eye on any movements from Qinling but also remain vigilant against any changes from Tu Country.

This crucial military post, however, has turned into a desolate place due to Emperor Qin’s suspicions.

Here, there are hardly any ordinary people, mostly exiled criminalized individuals serving as military slaves within the Mu Family Army.

In Yi City, all life’s resources rely on the Luodu Mu Mansion’s continuous supply of basic living essentials. Such a place is the fiefdom of the Mu Family.

When Mu Qingge first learned that her family’s fiefdom was such a godforsaken place, she really wanted to pat the emperor’s head and ask, ”Emperor you little bitch, how could you?”

Fortunately, Mu Xiong could endure and managed to put up with it for over ten or twenty years.

Other people with fiefdoms exploit the lands, amassing wealth. But what about the Mu Mansion? Not only can they not collect taxes from the fiefdom, but they also have to invest money into it.

Within Yi City, there is no marketplace, only military camps and fortresses.

On the steep mountain slopes near Qinling, the mountain fortress built along the hill serves as the City Lord Mansion. It’s also the command center for the Mu Family Army.

From the fortress’s west side, one can see the landscapes of Tu Country, and beyond the winding city walls to the right, lies the Qinling Beast Domain, where humans dare not approach.

At this moment, the entire sky over Yi City reverberates with the roars and howls of countless Beast Clan creatures. The air is filled with the scent of blood. Inside and outside the city walls, the land is stained with blood; severed limbs and shredded flesh are scattered everywhere.

Flames and blood illuminate each other, turning Yi City into a hell on earth.

Smoke billows, the flames of war relentless, and suddenly, the blaring sound of horns echoes in the sky above Yi City.

Unable to remember how many times the beast hordes have launched attacks, they’re gradually retreating. Seizing this rare pause, the Mu Family Army in Yi City lean on the frigid ground against the city walls to rest, clutching their already chipped weapons.

The logistics team from the cookhouse carries a bamboo basket, distributing the rations one by one.

However, what reaches the hands of the soldiers aren’t whole rations, but halved, each person receiving only half.

Looking at the ration, smaller than their palm, some soldiers suppress their anger, swallowing it whole. Some, grasp it tightly in fury, mixing it with the bloodstains in their palms.

They’re fighting bravely on the frontlines, yet can’t fill their stomachs.

Why!

In their hearts, anger, frustration, and sadness rise like tidal waves, again and again. If not for the person they admired standing there, they would have given up long ago.

Suddenly, in the stillness brought by the ceasefire, the sound of hooves reaches the battlefield.

This prompts the weary and hungry Mu Family Army to struggle to their feet and gather along the city wall to peer out. It’s the horse of the Messenger, their beacon of hope.

Below the towering city walls, the dust-covered messenger dismounts, staggering forward without a moment’s rest, rushing toward the direction of the mountain fortress.

Thousands of soldiers of the Mu Family Army silently watch him leave, with hope in their eyes.

”Report——!”

The Messenger shouts all the way, entering the military command center in the fortress.

Mu Xiong, engrossed in tactical studies, suddenly looks up at the Messenger running in from the gate. His dramatic movement causing his majestic armor to collide, producing a clanking metal sound.