Chapter 169 Love
Lu Xi would not be fooled by this: "Then we have to make it clear in advance that I will only train this group."If after training the old ones, a new one comes, when will it all end?
Shi Xuanying was very reasonable: "Some things can't be forced. If you don't want to, can I still force you to learn? Don't worry."
"Really?" Lu Xi was skeptical.
"I swear." Shi Xuanying raised three fingers skillfully.
"What's the point of taking one day off a month if it's not enough for cultivation?" Lu Xi thought for a moment, "Or just cancel the rest!"
Shi Xuanying liked this level of awareness, but she still refused calmly: "You are a great master, of course you don't have to rest, but those soldiers are just mortals, what if they die of exhaustion?"
"..."
I thought they were showing consideration for his age! But it turned out they were worried that the soldiers would die of exhaustion?
As the two were talking, a flash of light appeared before their eyes.
Lu Xi saw the county magistrate lightly raise his hand and pick up a leaf, his eyes sparkling: "Is this a communication talisman?!"
"It's a very simple technique. You can learn it since you have enough spiritual energy now." Shi Xuanying unfolded the leaf and read it through ten lines at a glance. The talisman paper was swallowed by fire at her fingertips.
After reading Yan Cui's letter, she felt a little relieved. Since the situation with the Northwest Army was still good, she could wait a few days before going there.
"Forget it." Lu Xi held his purse. His spiritual energy could not be used on such fancy magic.
Shi Xuanying took out thirty spiritual fruits from her storage bag, waved and threw them into Lu Xi's arms: "This little thing contains spiritual energy, take it and sweeten your mouth."
"Ah!" Lu Xi held the fruit and widened his eyes, "This, this is a spiritual fruit!"
The spiritual energy contained in the spiritual fruit is far inferior to the spiritual stone condensed by Master Xuanying, but the spiritual objects born and raised by nature have their own wonders. In the past, spiritual fruits occasionally appeared on the market, but they were mostly sold one or two. This was the first time that Lu Xi had so many spiritual fruits in his life!
He looked up excitedly, only to see Shi Xuanying leaning against the back of a chair, supporting her chin with one hand, looking at him with curved eyes, and there seemed to be... pity in her eyes?
"Sir, why are you looking at me like that?" Lu Xi wanted to touch his old face, wondering if he was still as charming and graceful as before.
"Nothing, go back and have a rest, and work hard tomorrow." Shi Xuanying said with a smile.
That expression made Lu Xi's hair stand on end.
He rubbed his arms, then immediately stood up and bowed to leave.
Shi Xuanying really felt pity for this scapegoat.
Zhuang Qiqi was one of the main forces who killed the general of Xu State. Now she suddenly disappeared, and Lu Xi became the only suspect. Now he has become a group with several other participants. This makes him either the murderer or the suspect.
This was not a simple assassination.
This incident will become an important turning point in breaking through the invisible barriers between cultivators and ordinary people, and will inevitably cause chaos. Before new rules are established, they will certainly be cursed by countless people.
Shi Xuanying planned to let Lu Xi take the newly recruited soldiers to Linxi County for training. The area was surrounded by mountains on three sides and had no decent waterways, making it even more isolated than Tao County.
This matter could not be kept secret for too long, and she couldn't help feeling a sense of urgency.
The new grain had not yet been planted, the city walls of the two counties had only been half built, and the troops had just been recruited. It would take at least two or three months of training to be able to go to the battlefield. If they wanted to reach "elite", it would be impossible without a year or two.
Besides, starting an uprising requires finding the right time.
Countless names emerged in Shi Xuanying's mind.
She has four of the seven stars, which seems like a lot, but in fact they are the four with the weakest energy among the seven stars. The so-called "energy" does not refer to combat power, but to influence.
Xuanxing Qushan, Xuanweixing Chen Jizhi, and Caixing Princess Yu are the most powerful people among the Seven Stars, and all three of them have the ability to command the support of hundreds of people.
Unfortunately, she couldn't win over any of them. Qu Shan and Princess Yu were members of the royal family of Qu State. As long as Qu State was not overthrown, they would not easily choose outsiders. Chen Jizhi was the left prime minister of Qu State, with a high position and power. In his eyes, there might be countless candidates for the "main star", but she would not be one of them.
And the most important general, Xiao Hongfan, also needs to wait for an opportunity to have in-depth contact.
Now let’s look at where we are…
The geographical location of Tao County and Linxi County is very delicate. It is located at the junction of Xu State, Dachen State and Qu State. Not far to the west is the border of Xu State, forty miles to the northwest is Dachen State, and to the east is the Restoration Army. The Southwestern Army led by Xiao Hongfan is right in front of the two counties.
The Southwestern Army has many soldiers, but they are attacked from three sides and will collapse if they are not careful.
Right now the parties are in a stalemate, no one can do anything to anyone else, and no one dares to act rashly.
Shi Xuanying spread out the map and found that given the current position, it would be difficult to make any moves even with the troops at hand.
Because if they attack the State of Xu, once the pressure on the rear of the Southwestern Army is relieved, Xiao Hongfan might be able to quickly cripple the Restoration Army. The Restoration Army would be in trouble, and the State of Qu would get a chance to catch its breath. This is not the situation that Shi Xuanying wants to see!
If we attack the Great Chen Kingdom, we will be located between the Southwestern Army and the Xu Kingdom, and will instantly become a target.
What about the south?
She pointed her finger at Piaoyun County and Qingshan County, which were not far from Linxi County, and felt somewhat tempted.
The two counties are located in the direction of the mountain that Shi Xuanying had split off. They are located in a deep mountain basin and are more isolated than Linxi County. They are sparsely populated, with arable land and pastures, as well as excellent ponies.
In Shi Xuanying's eyes, the inconvenience in passage was not a big problem. If she could cut off the top of the mountain, she could open up the mountain.
Shi Xuanying went to investigate the site overnight and found it unexpectedly suitable, so she decided to occupy it immediately.
She returned to the yamen at dawn and saw an officer waiting at the door.
"Sir!" The officer bowed immediately upon seeing the man, "Those two ladies wish to see you."
"Two ladies?" Shi Xuanying paused for a moment before remembering that she had rescued a group of women in distress two days ago, two of whom were sent to Tao County. "Bring them to the hall."
Shi Xuanying went to the backyard to wash her face before going into the hall.
After a while, the officers brought in two young women.
Before the two of them could say anything, they fell to their knees with a thud. The sound of their knees hitting the stone slabs made Shi Xuanying pause as she was holding the tea.
"Thank you for saving me, sir!"
"Thank you for saving me, sir!"
Master Xuanying said, "Stand up and sit down."
The two said in unison: "We dare not."
"Alright, do whatever you feel comfortable with." Shi Xuanying did not force anyone to do anything. "Why do you want to see me?"
From Master Xuanying's perspective, she could clearly see the two men kneeling and curled up on the ground, their backs tense with tension, like two shrimps playing dead.
"We want to join the army!" one of the women said in a trembling voice.
They were feeling very anxious in the yamen, and suddenly yesterday they heard a woman say, "So that you know, in these two counties, I am the sky." The voice was so deafening that it made their cold blood boil.
They had never heard such an arrogant and domineering voice in their lives, nor had they ever felt such an unshakable power.
And that person turned out to be a woman!
"We want to join the army!" The woman mustered up the courage to look up.
I found that the comments I wrote a few days ago were not published successfully. I need to remind everyone that this book is not a quick travel in nature, and everything is still based on the main line, so the stories in each dust mustard will not be as independent and immersive as those in the quick travel. "Shan" is slightly longer and more detailed than "Xi Nu" because this dust mustard is very important to the main line. The master is not a rebirth in the ordinary sense. If you are interested, you can guess the riddle, or just read it casually, anyway, there will be an answer sooner or later.
