As they all entered the cellar, Fu Xin Ci urged her vines to create a small barrier outside.
Heh, even those with ulterior motives wouldn't be able to tell anyone was inside unless someone from within revealed themselves.
Another thing, if any outsiders disturbed this place, she would know instantly.
After securing the area, she turned to see her grandfather also busy, preparing to lock every door in the front yard at an unprecedented speed.
Looking at her panting grandfather, Fu Xin Ci first helped him lock the front yard doors before rushing back to her own small building to lock its door. Only then did she ask her grandfather with some concern, "Grandfather, do you want to rest for a bit?"
"No need." After speaking, the old man looked at his granddaughter and asked with some uncertainty, "Ci'er, shall we go to the seaside or the mountain pass?"
"To the seaside."
"Good. Grandfather will go fetch the carriage first."
"Grandfather, no need. I have horses here, we can go faster on horseback."
"Mm." Grandpa Meng was used to it and didn't ask where the horses came from.
When the grandfather and granddaughter reached the main gate, Grandpa Meng took a large bronze lock from behind the door and secured their gate.
Seeing her grandfather lock the main gate, Fu Xin Ci released two fine horses from her space.
One was a chestnut red, the other white.
Looking at the glossy coat of the chestnut horse, without a single stray hair, Grandpa Meng felt his understanding was shallow. He had never seen such beautiful horses.
And the white horse that his granddaughter held the reins of, was pure white and exceptionally spirited.
Grandpa Meng studied the two horses, and his first thought was, "Ci'er, we absolutely cannot go to crowded places, or we'll surely be robbed."
"Grandfather, it's alright. If they can rob us, then let them try."
Grandpa Meng thought of his granddaughter's skills and smiled. As long as he was with his granddaughter, he not only wasn't worried about being robbed, but he also worried about her beating the robbers within an inch of their lives.
Fu Xin Ci didn't dwell on it and discussed with her grandfather, "Grandfather, please wait for me here for a moment. I'll go deliver this spear to Brother Qi."
Looking at the long spear that had suddenly appeared on his granddaughter's saddle, Grandpa Meng's expression grew excited. "Ci'er, this spear is made entirely of fine steel, isn't it?"
"Mm."
"This is wonderful, Little He will be overjoyed when he sees it. Let's go, Grandfather will go with you."
The old man wanted to accompany her simply to see how happy the child he watched grow up would be.
As they approached the town, every house was shut tight, women and children were hiding indoors with their doors bolted, and the men had all grabbed their most convenient weapons and headed for the mountain pass.
Even when they passed the school, the schoolhouse was heavily guarded. They guessed that Fu Yu had likely taken the students to the mountain pass as well.
The grandfather and granddaughter didn't linger. As they turned their horses, they saw Qi He approaching with the men from his flag.
The entire flag's men were captivated by the fine horses the grandfather and granddaughter were riding. While marveling and exclaiming, their eyes held undisguised envy.
Qi He's mind worked faster. He didn't believe that Grandpa Meng and Sister Fu would come at such a critical time, when the beacon fires were lit and the horns were blaring, just to show them their peerless steeds.
His bright eyes scanned his Sister Fu once and he spotted the long spear lying across her saddle.
Before the grandfather and granddaughter could speak, Qi He let out a shout, leaped off his horse, and pointed with trembling fingers at the long spear lying on Fu Xin Ci's saddle, asking, "Sister Fu, is this spear for me?"
Fu Xin Ci looked at Qi He's overwhelmingly excited expression and playfully remarked, "The heavy iron spear in your hand isn't bad either."
"It's not bad, but compared to the spear in Sister Fu's hand, it's far inferior."
"You have good taste." This spear had been enhanced by Uncle Xu's sixth-level metal elemental ability. She dared say that in this cold weapon era, no one could surpass it so far.
The happiness came too suddenly. Qi He felt so overjoyed that he couldn't speak, only letting out a silly chuckle.
His companions nearby also darted their eyes around.
Especially the uncles and brothers surnamed Meng, their gazes were burning with desire. What were they to do?
Fu Xin Ci really wanted to tell them that looking at her was useless; she had plenty of weapons in her space.
Let alone their flag, even the soldiers of the entire Yingzui Cliff Garrison could each have one and still have plenty left over, but she was afraid to take them out for them to use. She was afraid of death.
Grandpa Meng understood this even better, so he said nothing.
Fu Xin Ci's gaze was focused on Qi He. After dismounting, Qi He casually handed his heavy spear to Meng Qi Shan, making Meng Qi Shan so happy he almost fell off his horse.
Heh, he had been coveting it for a long time too.
Qi He took the long spear, casually twirled it, and exclaimed, "Sister Fu, this spear is simply tailor-made for me. It's very easy to handle. Thank you, Sister Fu."
"I'm glad Qi He likes it." Fu Xin Ci knew time was of the essence and added to Brother Qi, "Grandfather and I will go to the seaside with you."
"Great!" Qi He felt this was the best news he'd heard all day. He quickly reined in his horse and said, "Let's set off now."
Fu Xin Ci simply said, "Okay," and led the charge.
She was very relieved to have her grandfather with Brother Qi and the others.
The tide was about to recede, and she wasn't sure if there were any Japanese pirates at the seaside.
"Giddy up." Qi He and the men from his flag followed closely behind.
However, Sister Fu's mount was worthy of being called a fine steed. It was like riding through clouds and mist, and in the blink of an eye, it became a tiny dot, leaving a trail of dust behind and disappearing from their sight.
Against the spring breeze, the greenery on both sides of the road seemed to have legs and flew backward with incredible speed.
It was at this moment that Fu Xin Ci truly understood the difference between the horses in her space and ordinary horses.
With this speed, a journey of dozens of li seemed to be completed in the blink of an eye.
When Fu Xin Ci entered the pine forest, she tied her horse to a tree at the edge of the forest and then used her wood elemental ability to head towards the seaside.
Before she even reached the seaside, she saw the three warships waiting in formation in the distance through the gaps in the trees.
Heh, she really wanted to send them a hand grenade right now.
On second thought, it seemed not possible.
She felt it would be a loss even if she bombarded them now. She could only bomb one ship at a time, and even if she sank one, it would just be a broken ship. Wouldn't she be at a disadvantage?
She wanted to wait for the tide to recede and bomb all three pirate ships.
Thinking of cannons, she seemed to actually have some in her space. They were from the batch of weapons given by the base leader, shoulder-mounted, recoil-less ones.
However, her small frame carrying such a large device was a bit intimidating.