"You're saying Dao City is in chaos now?" Gu Sanbu wondered if his hearing was failing him. "You're not kidding, are you?"
"This is no joke," Village Chief Shi said. "It's the absolute truth."
"But that's the city gate," Gu Sanbu said. "A vital fortress for Shangjing. Getting in last time was a fluke. How could something like this happen again?"
"We saw it so clearly because we were living right by the city gate," Village Chief Shi explained.
"They said refugees weren't allowed in, but as long as you could produce a money ticket, those Lords had ways to sneak people inside."
"Somehow, others found out. They took advantage of the moment people were being brought in and stormed the city gate during the night."
"Was it that simple?" Gu Wenheng asked.
Village Chief Shi took a few more large gulps of water. "It wasn't simple at all. We refugees have axes and hoes at best. How could we possibly fight the soldiers guarding the city?"
