Beibei roams the magical starry world

After leaving Qingchuan Pass, Beibei and Shenghuo rushed to the area between Tiger City and Bear City, which was where Beibei had arranged for the Warrior Battalion to be stationed in advance.

A day later, Beibei found the agreed mark of the Warrior Camp on the side close to Tiger City.

Soon, Beibei and Shenghuo found everyone in the Warrior Camp. Seeing that everyone was fine, Beibei felt relieved.

When everyone saw Beibei and the sacred flame, they were so excited that many of them shed tears.

Apart from worrying about Beibei's safety, the group had a pretty comfortable time during this period.

Beibei recounted the battle in front of Qingchuan Pass, and said that he was planning to create chaos, but the Northern Alliance's vanguard escaped first, causing him to be almost caught and interrogated.

After hearing this, everyone sighed.

After having a meal with everyone, Beibei prepared to go to Tiger City for a visit.

An old man grabbed Beibei and warned him, "General, we have occupied all these cities now. If you go to visit these cities, be careful not to be suspected."

"Don't worry, I'm just going out for a walk and will be back soon." Beibei comforted

Afterwards, Beibei and Shenghuo rushed to Hucheng. Not long after Beibei left, secret letters from General Enen and Captain Doudou were delivered.

Hucheng was built in the eastern valley of Qingchuan Mountains. A stream outside the city was the main source of drinking water for the people in the city every day.

Legend has it that a tiger fairy once appeared here, so it was named Tiger City, and there is a tiger temple outside the city for this reason.

There are 20,000 to 30,000 residents in Hucheng. The Northern Kingdom has set up a county government office here to maintain order and protect the people. Since receiving Beibei's military order, the masters and runners of the county government office left Hucheng and went to Qingchuan Pass.

A few days ago, a 50,000-man left army of the Northern Alliance arrived at Hucheng. Since Hucheng was not a big city and was already full of civilians, the army was stationed by the stream outside the city.

After the arrival of the left army, a notice was posted on the city wall, announcing that from then on Hucheng belonged to the Northern Alliance and was renamed Xianshi City. All taxes in the city would belong to the Northern Alliance.

It also announced the cancellation of previous tax rules. According to the Northern Alliance's requirements, business tax must be paid on commodity sales, income tax must be paid according to the amount of profit, and slaughter tax must be paid on hunting prey in the mountains. Every household whose no one has joined the Northern Alliance army must also pay a head tax, and those living in the city must pay property tax.

In the past, the people of Hucheng only had to pay a small amount of business tax and did not have to pay any fees. Now the fees have increased several times, and the people are very angry.

In the past few days, the left army of the Northern Alliance has set up a tax collection camp, which is specifically responsible for collecting taxes from house to house. Hucheng has suddenly become a mess.

As soon as Beibei and Shenghuo arrived in Hucheng, they found many people driving donkey carts loaded with daily necessities out of the city.

Bei Bei curiously asked a passerby: "Are they moving? Why are there so many people?"

The passerby sighed and told Beibei about the sudden increase in taxes in Tiger City. Beibei cursed in his heart, "Don't you know that the people in the mountain city have a hard life and a shortage of various supplies? Are they going to drive people out of the city?"

When Beibei and Shenghuo were about to enter the city, they were stopped by a group of soldiers guarding the city. A man who looked like a captain shouted, "You have to pay a city entry tax, one tael of silver per person."

"Damn it! This is robbery! It costs one or two taels of silver to enter a ruined city. One or two taels of silver can provide meat for an ordinary person for half a month." Beibei cursed in his heart, but in order to hide his identity, he still paid two taels of silver.

After Beibei and Shenghuo entered the city, they found that the city was densely packed with houses and several main roads used for business, but now it was deserted.

Suddenly, a group of men, women and many children were chained by Northern Alliance soldiers and taken away from Tiger City.

"What happened to them?" Beibei asked a passerby.

"Alas! He couldn't pay the taxes and was taken away to perform labor service. What a life these days!" The passerby shook his head and walked away.

Since Tiger City is not big, after an hour, Beibei and Shenghuo had visited all the streets and alleys in Tiger City.

The two were about to leave Tiger City to visit Bear City when suddenly a fully armed cavalry galloped past them.

Just as Beibei was about to continue on their way, the horse team in front reined in their horses, and soon three horses turned their heads and ran towards Beibei and the sacred flame.

Beibei couldn't help but frowned. Sure enough, three horses stopped in front of Beibei. One of them said, "Are you the general of the Warrior Battalion, Enen?"

Beibei nodded slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"

The soldier immediately saw Beibei nodding his head in approval and said, "Commander Zuo Jun invites you to come over."

Bei Bei didn't really want to have any contact with the people from the Northern Alliance, but now that he was recognized, he had no choice but to go over and take a look.

Beibei followed the three cavalrymen to the front of the cavalry, and a female voice came: "Long time no see!"

Bei Bei recognized the person who was speaking as the Saintess of the Immortal Master Association, so Bei Bei clasped his fists and said, "I am the Deputy General of the Warrior Battalion, and I am honored to meet you, the Commander."

In the Northern Alliance, Beibei's rank was two levels lower than the main general, so he saluted.

"No need to be polite, why are you here?" the saint asked curiously

"Oh! I heard that our army captured Tiger City, Bear City and Wolf City. I have never been to these cities before, so I came to take a look." Beibei said calmly.

The Saint nodded and said, "It will be different after a while."

"Oh! What's the reason?" Beibei asked doubtfully.

"It doesn't matter if I tell you in advance. This place will be transformed into a military city." said the Saint

"Are you going to move all the residents out of the city?" Beibei felt that this was a big problem.

"Humph! We need laborers to rebuild the military city. They can contribute to the strength of the Northern Alliance." The Saint said calmly.

Beibei realized that Tiger City would soon be in chaos, so he nodded perfunctorily and said, "It should be so, it should be so."

The Saint looked at Beibei and suddenly smiled faintly and said, "My Left Army's Sharp Knife Battalion is still short of a lieutenant general. Are you willing to serve in the Sharp Knife Battalion?"

Beibei would definitely not want to! Now he can roam freely with the Warriors Camp, but once he is assigned to the Sharp Knife Camp, he will be controlled.

Beibei thought for a moment and said with a sad face: "As the saying goes, people go to higher places and water flows to lower places, but my brothers have also been through hardships together. Let me think about it again!"

The Saint was somewhat dismissive of Beibei's reluctance to part with his brothers, and said, "As a general, you must be able to let go and not be sentimental."

After saying that, the Saint Lady kicked the stirrups and rode away. Then a voice came: "I'll give you three days to think about it. If you don't reply to me after three days, there will be no place for you in the Sharp Knife Camp."

Bei Bei looked helplessly at the backs of the left army commander and the saint girl as they walked away, "Have you fallen in love with that domineering saint girl?"

Shenghuo pushed Beibei who was in a daze. Beibei turned to look at Shenghuo with a frown and said, "I was just thinking about what she said just now about turning this place into a military city. Let's go to Bear City now!"