How I Pampered the Tyrant Into Devotion With My Space-Chapter 669: What She Cares About Is Whether Pei Shu’er Is Dead

Chapter 669: Chapter 669: What She Cares About Is Whether Pei Shu’er Is Dead

Previously, only the soldiers went into the forest to gather food, but now more people joined in.

Upon reaching the dense forest, everyone discovered there were indeed many wild animals and plenty of wild vegetables.

With days of rainfall nourishing the area, everything grew rapidly.

So, collecting these items wasn’t too difficult for the noble ladies, and they gradually found a sense of accomplishment in the process.

As for the favored ones, they went to the river to catch fish or hunt; having been trained in martial arts since childhood, they weren’t finding it too difficult to adapt to such an environment.

Of course, there were some who were truly inept with no martial skills, so they could only join the noble ladies in gathering wild fruits and vegetables.

Everyone’s meals visibly improved, with meat, vegetables, and wild fruits. Fortunately, Shu’er brought out some more rice and flour, falsely claiming that she initially brought more.

Everyone was so delighted that they almost cried tears of joy while eating.

They hadn’t eaten normal food for so long, and they thought they would continue eating thin porridge until they died.

Some of the leftover meat was preserved for storage, not knowing how long they would stay here, it had to be saved.

Initially, there were many prey in the dense forest, but later, as more people hunted, the prey gradually decreased and fled deeper into the forest.

At this point, everyone had to venture deeper into the mountains, but the yields grew smaller and the dangers greater.

Unlike the mild-tempered beasts on the outskirts, the ones deeper in were mostly ferocious, and the terrain was complex.

Someone went missing and was only found back at a great cost.

They were found by people from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, and this time, Tang Zan raised his popularity significantly once again.

Those who remained had varying thoughts, but after this period, witnessing Tang Zan’s abilities, they changed their views of him.

Compared to Yan Hengyin, compared to Yan Haoxuan, even compared to recent Emperors of Dayan, Tang Zan’s abilities surpassed them all.

He could lead troops in battle, loved the people like his children, and possessed both intelligence and courage.

With him around, it seemed that no challenge was insurmountable for everyone. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Compared to the Emperor, he was like their stabilizing force.

Previous prejudices against him dissipated considerably at this moment.

Pei Yu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, now everyone has entrusted their lives to you, so don’t let everyone down."

Tang Zan nodded, "I understand."

Coincidentally, the meat reserves were dwindling, and everyone’s anxiety was visibly rising.

Tang Zan immediately stood out to reassure them, "Don’t worry, the road outside is being repaired. If it’s not fixed by today, we’ll take a detour using the markers left by our allies."

In truth, Tang Zan was more anxious than anyone else.

His situation differed from everyone else’s; if these people stayed here, nothing major would happen, at most, they would go hungry.

But if he remained here, his kingdom could potentially be usurped by Yan Huan Yu.

As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a monarch for a single day.

Moreover, the Prince Zhan Mansion was still outside, and who knew if Yan Huan Yu and Lin Shiyao would employ any deceitful tactics.

The road repair failed again, and everyone had to abandon their luggage and ride horses to take a detour.

There weren’t enough horses, so some people had to share one, while others walked.

The detour took them particularly far.

The terrain here was complex, parts of the roads couldn’t be walked, but fortunately, there were markers to guide them.

At this moment, the mountain forest caught fire too.

It was a fierce fire that surrounded everyone without a chance for escape.

The forest had been so damp these past days; if not for human intervention, such a large fire would hardly have started.

Everyone began to accelerate in the opposite direction, the formation was becoming chaotic.

Tang Zan immediately stepped out to restore order and prevent the people from running haphazardly.

Everyone’s hearts were flustered, but seeing Tang Zan stand and arrange things calmed their mood, and they followed his directives.

After the people gathered, their faces still showed panic.

Honestly, this fire was very likely set by Yan Huan Yu or Lin Shiyao.

If it weren’t for the previous bad weather, this fire would probably have been lit earlier.

However, as the fire enveloped them from all sides of the forest, they had nowhere to hide.

Tang Zan and Pei Shu’er immediately gathered everyone together. Seeing the thick smoke rolling, Tang Zan actually had no intention of leaving.

Waiting until the flames reached near, with smoke enveloping from everywhere, Pei Shu’er seized the opportunity to scatter the sedative in the air, then waited for everyone to pass out.

Watching the people around being choked unconscious by the thick smoke, everyone became increasingly frantic.

What they felt was the approach of death.

When the last person passed out, everyone entered the space dimension together.

Meanwhile, she threw out the corpses that were previously collected into the space, letting them burn.

The fire burned for an unknown duration until it finally extinguished.

The entire forest had turned desolate, leaving only ruins.

And the fire spread towards the adjacent forest.

But they couldn’t care for themselves now; it was impossible for a few people to control such a fire.

Pei Shu’er was a bit speechless; Lin Shiyao and Yan Huan Yu really went all out.

To seize the throne, they didn’t hesitate to burn such a large area of mountains.

If it weren’t for the space, they might all have perished.

Then, Pei Shu’er and Tang Zan ran towards the outer circle. When they reached outside the encirclement, Pei Shu’er released the people from the space.

At the same time, she gave everyone the antidote, and when they awoke, Tang Zan organized them on the perimeter, while those with no combat ability were placed not far away.

Everyone had a bunch of questions, but since they were out of danger, and the Emperor and Empress didn’t plan to elaborate, they had no choice.

Moreover, some realized they weren’t in the original place anymore.

Which meant the Emperor and Empress carried them individually here after they were unconscious from the smoke?

Claiming to be unaffected is untrue; some even silently knelt down, vowing to be loyal to Tang Zan until death.

Tang Zan naturally accepted them without reservation.

Meanwhile, Tianyi let out a series of bird calls, seemingly ordinary but with slightly rhythmic overtones.

If not listened to carefully, one wouldn’t know it was a secret communication signal.

At this moment, they had five thousand soldiers inside, while there were fifty thousand soldiers outside—Tang Zan had them stationed there in advance.

Judging by Yan Huan Yu and others desperately wanting to end them, it seemed they hadn’t broken through the encirclement outside.

The encirclement gradually tightened, discreetly enough that Yan Huan Yu and Lin Shiyao didn’t notice.

When they discovered the corpses in the center, Lin Shiyao’s face lit with joy.

Then she said, "Check thoroughly, make sure to find Pei Shu’er!"

Now she didn’t care about anyone else’s life or death; all she cared about was whether Pei Shu’er was dead.

She no longer wanted to be overshadowed by Pei Shu’er in everything.