Ninefold above

Early the next morning, before dawn, Xie Jiuxiao was awakened by a series of noises. He moved, and Lu Chengfeng beside him already looked like he was about to get up. Xie Jiuxiao leaned forward and hugged him: "It's still early -"

It was still dark outside.

Lu Chengfeng was dragged back by him, he clasped his arms around his waist, and said, "It's almost dawn, and there will be a big martial arts competition soon. I still have some things to arrange. If you are sleepy, you can sleep for a while."

Xie Jiuxiao didn't let go.

Lu Chengfeng sat by the bed for a while, woke up, looked down at the person, and wanted to turn back and hug him to sleep, but thinking of what happened today, he held back, smiled, and broke Xie Jiuxiao's hand , put on his clothes, got up and went outside to wash up, and after a while, he lifted the tent and went out.

In this short span of time, the sky was already hazy and bright, and the early morning wind made people instantly refreshed.

Cheng Yao and Du Rufeng, Jiang Yunnan and the others were waiting not far away. Seeing her coming, Cheng Yao understood, and glanced at the tent behind her: "Are you getting up late?"

Lu Chengfeng said nothing, "Are all the people from the four camps here?"

"I've been waiting."

Lu Chengfeng said: "Okay, let's start. There are exactly 4000 people. I will pick a battalion myself. The rest of you will be in charge of a battalion. Just pick [-] people."

Cheng Yao said: "Shall we choose?"

Lu Chengfeng raised his eyebrows: "Is there any question?"

Cheng Yao said: "Of course not, but—"

"No, let's start soon. The sooner this matter is settled, the better. I still have plans for the next step."

The three nodded, and the four walked towards the martial arts field.

This is Subei General Battalion Commander, the Martial Arts Arena can accommodate more than ten thousand people at one time, at the moment there are hundreds of soldiers lined up, there are eight martial arts arenas in the front, back, left and right of them, Lu Chengfeng stepped into the palm in front of him, with a solemn expression Gaze swept across, and said loudly: "Do you know what to do today?"

The answer was deafening: "I know!"

Lu Chengfeng said: "It's good to know! You are all elite soldiers selected from the four battalions, but if you want to work under my command, it is not enough to be an elite soldier! I need him to have fearless courage and perseverance! Not only that, You also need to have the courage to be ten thousand men! Only 4000 of the 2000 people can stay, and everyone depends on their ability!"

Lu Chengfeng pondered for a moment, and his loud voice flew in all directions with the wind: "I declare, the competition begins!"

As her words fell, the war drum thumped, and the four of them took their positions amidst the sound of the sky.

Lu Chengfeng left the arena, sat on a chair on one side, and soon two soldiers came up from left and right.

It was already dawn, and the fighting on the four fields was in full swing.

Lu Chengfeng watched a group of people come up and down, standing and carrying them everywhere, as long as they don't hurt their lives, it's not a big problem, and there are military doctors nearby at any time.

She drank the white water at hand, she was calm and serious, and occasionally she got tired of sitting and stood up and walked around for a while, but her eyes never left the field.

The soldiers who had already decided the winners and losers were divided into left and right sides, and their gazes looked towards this side intentionally or unintentionally. They were curious about Lu Chengfeng, and they also had inexplicable admiration. This kind of admiration surpassed those of the Lu family. Above all, the strong will naturally look up to beings stronger than them. No one would naively think that Lu Chengfeng is an embroidered pillow just because she is a woman. Maybe someone really thought that way before, but that has become a reality in the past. .

Whether curious or probing, Lu Chengfeng didn't care about those gazes at all.

However, even if 4000 people were scattered, it would not be possible to complete it in the morning, so at noon, the gang sent a big cake, and [-] soldiers ate the cake on the spot, and the competition on the field continued.

Lu Chengfeng took two bites, his sharp eyes swept away from time to time, the dark martial arts arena, the scorching sun, fighting, and even a strong smell of sweat in the air.

In the middle of the scorching sun, the sun made people feel hot. Lu Chengfeng didn't speak, but his expression was a little subtle. He stood up and approached the competition platform on the left. After the winner was decided, Lu Chengfeng was about to go down. Said: "Which battalion are you from?"

The two clasped their hands together and replied, "Little General, we are from the South Camp."

Lu Chengfeng walked up to the two of them, her gaze was so sharp that they subconsciously avoided their eyes: "Whose idea?"

The two became obsequious in an instant.

Lu Chengfeng took two steps and looked at the audience: "The people who come here are all desperate to get into Qianlongwei. What I want to stand in this martial arts arena is real skills, not people who are deceitful!"

Lu Chengfeng looked at the soldiers beside him coldly: "Take them both down!"

The expressions of the two changed drastically, and they wanted to intercede, but they were dragged away by the soldiers who came forward as soon as they yelled, Lu Chengfeng said coldly: "Those who dare to bribe their opponents! Once found out, they will be disqualified immediately! You'd better let me weigh it Be careful! Since you don’t have the skills, you should hone yourself, instead of taking some heresy methods!”

Lu Chengfeng sat back to his original place, his expression a little more serious than before.

Soon two people came up to the left contest field.

The selection of thousands of people continued from dawn to dusk, and the major martial arts venues registered the names of the winners of this sparring, and when the submission came, Lu Chengfeng walked down.

Cheng Yao was not thrown into the martial arts arena by Lu Chengfeng for a hundred or eighty sparring rounds, and she felt very happy. When she saw her, she couldn't help but smiled and said, "This candidate is all selected, what should I do next?"

Lu Chengfeng flipped through the brochure and glanced at the soldiers waiting in the distance. They all seemed a little tired, but there were different degrees of expectations in their eyebrows and eyes. Lu Chengfeng couldn't help but smiled and said, "Go back Zhang said, there is something to show you."

The three of them nodded and followed Lu Chengfeng towards the big tent.

When Lu Chengfeng entered the door, he looked around and didn't see Xie Jiuxiao, and he didn't care. The four of them sat down beside him. When it arrives, I asked someone to buy a batch of war horses, and I will be able to arrive in the next few days. When the time comes, Ayao, you will go to meet them. Rufeng's attainments in cold weapons are higher than mine. Come and see this—"

Lu Chengfeng took a short crossbow from the side while talking: "This is a new crossbow I brought back from Yanjing."

Lu Chengfeng raised his crossbow and aimed it at the Pingmu beside him. After a moment of silence, he pressed the switch of the crossbow, and the crossbow hit the Pingmu with a whoosh.

The three of them looked surprised.

Lu Chengfeng put it on the table and said: "This kind of crossbow is inferior to bows and arrows in terms of shooting range and speed. I changed a few places to increase the shooting range of the crossbow, but the speed is still not good. If the speed is also If it can be lifted up, this light crossbow is most suitable for Qianlongwei's battle."

Du Rufeng has unique insights into weapons, he slowly groped and sized them up, admiring them but hesitated: "It is true that the range of crossbows has never been comparable to that of bows and arrows, but this kind of thing is flexible and changeable, and it is definitely a must if you use it well. Great weapon, I have thought about this before, and I have some ideas, and your crossbow seems to be the latest one, so there should be a possibility of improvement."

Lu Chengfeng nodded: "Then I'll wait for your good news."

She paused, and said: "Right now Qianlongwei has been built, and it will be May soon, and autumn will come in a few months. Every year after autumn, the northern grasslands are short of food, and there must be movement on the border. Starting tomorrow Border patrols cannot be ignored."

Cheng Yao looked thoughtful, stood up, walked to the sand table, took the marking flag beside it, marked a place in thought, and said: "Speaking of border inspections, the Huya Pass is the key point. This small-scale attack was all from Huya, and there are a lot of troops stationed here, but they didn't gain any advantage in several fights with Yuanhu."

The three followed her to the sand table.

Cheng Yao frowned and said, "This way needs to be explored carefully."

Lu Chengfeng agreed with her and said, "Since that's the case, I'll go tomorrow. Ayao will meet the horses according to the plan. Rufeng should take the time to think about the bow and crossbow. Yunnan is in charge of fixing the matter of Qianlongwei Waiting for the book."

Cheng Yao was a little worried about her: "Are you going alone?"

In the past, Cheng Yao would never have been able to ask such questions, but yesterday Lu Chengfeng vomited a mouthful of blood, which made her panic. Even at night, she could not see anything, but what Cheng Yao was most afraid of was holding it in her heart scars.

Lu Chengfeng glanced over: "I'm not enough alone? Take the four of you, and those who don't know will think that something big happened in Huyaguan."

Cheng Yao touched her nose, but said nothing.

Seeing that the three of them had no objections, Lu Chengfeng looked at the night and said, "It's getting late, what should we do?"

The three of them got out of the big tent and greeted Xie Jiuxiao back from a distance. Jiang Yunnan's expression changed immediately when he saw him.

Du Rufeng didn't hide it from anyone, he told all about the relationship between Lu Chengfeng and Xie Jiuxiao.

This is the Subei camp, the soldiers around him are either in military uniform or iron armor, only Xie Jiuxiao is wearing a brocade and white robe with jade hanging on his waist, which is totally out of place here.

Cheng Yao could more or less guess what Jiang Yunnan was thinking, but the deal was done, and it was useless to say anything else.

The two were two steps behind, Jiang Yunnan stepped forward and stopped in front of Xie Jiuxiao: "Xie Jiuxiao?"

Xie Jiuxiao looked at the person and felt that the visitor was not kind, so he nodded: "I am."

Jiang Yunnan said: "I heard that Xie Yunqian, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, is your eldest brother, and you also know Zhou Fang, the world's number one drug dealer."

Xie Jiuxiao said: "Yes."

Jiang Yunnan was about the same size as him, looked at the person, and said after a while: "I don't know what Chengfeng likes you, but since she likes you, there is something in you that I will never be able to match. But I'm still not reconciled, obviously I met her first - so, do you dare to compete with me?"

Both Du Rufeng and Cheng Yao's expressions changed slightly.

Although Jiang Yunnan talked a lot on weekdays, his skills were first-class. Xie Jiuxiao couldn't have refused to speak so clearly——

"How to compare?"

Jiang Yunnan was only slightly surprised by his straightforwardness, and said, "Enough."

Xie Jiuxiao glanced at the large tent in the distance, and nodded to signal him to go to a quiet place aside.

Cheng Yao and Du Rufeng were about to follow, but Jiang Yunnan stopped him, saying, "I'm not going to hurt him."