Qin Yao borrowed a fast horse from the county post station and obtained two signal flares—skyrockets capable of soaring into the sky when ignited, emitting red light and a loud noise—from the officials.
She instructed the County Magistrate to prepare his men, planning to head to Yuhua Mountain, where the bandits were now entrenched, at dusk under the last gleam of sunset and wait for her signal to act.
Normally, those in the government office wouldn't follow such a 'risky endeavor,' but before Qin Yao left, she single-handedly lifted the stone lion at the entrance of the government office.
The scene was so astonishing that the officials inside were invigorated, feeling inspired to follow her immediately, risk their lives and spill their blood, determined to leave no bandit alive!
Qin Yao rode the fast horse out of the city, but instead of heading to Yuhua Mountain, she returned home.
