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Chapter 201: Commander Chen receives the order and is rewarded, Fang Qingyun joins the game
Liangzhou
Wuyi Marquis's Mansion.

It's a day off today, so there's no need to go to the military camp at dawn to deal with the troops.

I spent quite a long time last night.

People who practice martial arts are different.

"Junior brother."

A soft and delicate touch came over my ears.

"Ma'am, what are you doing waking up so early?"

"Didn't you keep calling me Senior Sister last night?"

"it's the same."

Chen Sanshi held Nuanyu in his arms, wanting to be gentle with her again.

"Eh~"

Sun Li, with a slightly red cheek, put a finger in front of his mouth to stop him and whispered, "I have to serve tea to my father later, have you forgotten?"

"No delay."

"Can't you come back? There's plenty of time."

"Ok."

"Siqin, Mohua!"

A shout.

Two maids came in soon with hot water.

Chen Sanshi and the other person quickly finished washing up.

"That's right, sir."

Siqin said, "The bluebird brought back a letter yesterday."

"Ah."

Chen Sanshi quickly opened Qingguo's letter, which contained only four short words.

"Be well, don't worry."

The handwriting is Lan Jie'er's.

But as soon as he saw it, he knew it was not a letter written by Lan Jie'er.

There is a high probability that Shen Guidi did not even show the letter to Lan Jie'er.

Look like this.

He was planning to take possession of his wife and children and never give them back.

"Siqin, grind the ink!"

Chen Sanshi picked up his pen to revise the book.

The general content of the letter was to send his wife and children back as soon as possible, and welcome them to visit often, otherwise, be careful that he might lead his troops to attack Qing State.

The latter is of course a joke, but the former is serious.

Do these things well.

Chen Sanshicai and Sun Li came to the Governor's Mansion in a carriage.

"Where is my master?"

They came to the hall and saw no one.

Just find a maid.

"I don't know. The commander seems to be recovering from his injuries recently and doesn't want us to disturb him."

"No weapon!"

Chen Sanshi found Sun Buqi who was shooting birds again and asked: "Where is your father?"

"My father?"

Sun Buqi thought for a moment and said, "You should be resting in the bedroom. Just ask a maid to take you there."

Angelica in the hospital.

Chen Sanshi knocked on the door gently: "Master? Are you in seclusion to recuperate? My sister and I are here to serve you tea."

No answer.

"Master."

Still no movement.

Oops……

Chen Sanshi used the [Qi-Observation Technique] but did not detect any air in the house.

Or not there.

Either that...

He pushed the door open: "Master?"

into the eye.

It is a very simple furnishing.

On the old bookshelf, there are rows of old books, including martial arts, Confucian books, and most of them are related to the government affairs of Liangzhou, all of which are big and small. On the cracked desk is a newly written letter about the grain transfer plan for the famine in Fengyang Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Liangzhou.

Sun Xiangzong lay on the paint-chipped bed and slept peacefully.

"father?"

Sun Li walked forward worriedly.

Chen Sanshi didn't say anything, but came to the old man and said softly: "Master, you have worked hard all your life, you can rest now, and I will take care of the future matters."

That is to hear these words.

Sun Li, who hadn't felt Sun Xiangzong's breath in front of his nose for a long while, began to have red eyes.

"father!"

Sun Buqi, who had been planning to join in the fun, fell to his knees with a plop after seeing this scene, and burst into tears: "Dad, weren't you fine last night? You even beat me up!"

Soon after.

All the senior brothers and sisters have arrived.

All knelt in the room.

"Master, have a safe journey."

A funeral began in a solemn atmosphere.

Yesterday was clearly a happy day with big red lanterns hung high, but overnight it turned into a funeral day, with the entire Governor's Mansion dressed in mourning.

After attending the wedding banquet, the officials who had not had time to leave had to stay to pay their respects.

Chen Sanshi kowtowed before placing the body in the coffin, then silently took off the silver ring engraved with runes from his weathered palm that looked like dry tree bark, and slowly put it on his own hand.

He was not in the mood to check what was inside. He just followed his fellow brothers and sisters and quietly took care of the funeral.

"Master, have a safe journey~"

The Liangzhou military supervisor, Eunuch Hou, came forward to offer condolences.

After the meeting, he did not leave, but came to the white-robed man and sighed: "When I was young, I heard about the reputation of General Sun. I also regarded him as a role model and wanted to join the army.

"It's a pity that my biological father had no money to treat his illness, so he sold me to the palace, first to the Western Factory, and then to the Imperial Household Department...

“But we have always had respect for the governor in our hearts.

"Later, the capital sent me from the palace to Liangzhou to serve as a military supervisor. I have always treated the commander-in-chief with respect as a senior, and I dare not show the slightest disrespect..."

"Eunuch Hou."

Chen Sanshi interrupted, not having the patience to listen any further: "If you have anything to say, please speak directly. I have many things to do today, so I don't have much time to chat. Please forgive me."

"Master Chen, please accept my condolences."

Mr. Hou said, "To be honest, I came here today for a small matter. Everyone knows that although you have only been a disciple for a short time, you are the last disciple of the Grand Master Sun and also his favorite disciple. I believe that before the Grand Master passed away, he must have passed on his mantle to Master Chen, right?"

"Eunuch, Master is not partial to any of our brothers and sisters. It's inappropriate for you to say that."

Chen Sanshi said expressionlessly: "As for the inheritance, if the eunuch is referring to the Dragon Gallbladder Silver Spear, then it is indeed in my hands. This was witnessed by tens of thousands of soldiers not long ago."

He was a little too lazy to pay attention.

The master hasn't even been buried yet.

These people began to come and covet the inheritance.

"No, it's not just that."

Eunuch Hou added, "Lord Chen is smart and should understand what we are talking about. Why don't we remind him? Silver Pine Cliff, Hulao Pass, Langjuxu Mountain... and since Commander Sun gave Lord Chen weapons, he should also have matching skills."

"Father-in-law."

Chen Sanshi said calmly: "Today is our master's funeral, isn't it inappropriate to discuss these things?"

"Master Chen."

Eunuch Hou continued, "Some things should be done sooner rather than later."

"I said, it's my master's funeral, let's talk about this later."

Chen Sanshi paused, then suddenly looked directly into the eunuch's eyes and repeated, "You, don't understand?"

"..."

All of a sudden.

Eunuch Hou actually felt his hair stand on end, as if he were an enemy on the battlefield. He quickly reacted and said with a smile, "Master Chen is right. I am sorry for being rude. I will come back another day. But there are some things that Master Chen needs to think carefully about."

Finished speaking.

He bowed to the coffin and turned to leave.

"Damn eunuch!"

Wang Zhi, who witnessed this scene, cursed: "Master, he has been loyal to the court all his life, and has devoted all his energy to it, but in the end he has been guarded against and watched all his life, and even his death cannot let people rest in peace.

"Three stones..."

He looked at the ring on his junior brother's hand and said, "Master handed the Dragon Gallbladder Bright Silver Spear to you in public, and you have made such great contributions. Now, I am afraid that no one in the world can have a higher prestige in the art of war than you. According to the nature of the court, there will definitely be a series of suspicions and precautions against you in the future."

Chen Sanshi said frankly: "I know."

In fact.

Even if the master didn't hand the Longdan Bright Silver Spear to me in public.

The court will still come knocking.

It's very simple.

People are dead.

Someone has to inherit things.

"The time has come."

As the eldest senior brother, Lu Ji presided over the funeral. He slowly took his hands off the coffin and said in a deep voice, "It's time to start."

The sound of suona rang out.

The disciples lifted the coffin.

The funeral procession was huge.

There were tens of thousands of civilians alone.

Ever since Sun Xiangzong came to Liangzhou City, no one dared to act tyrannically, and the taxes collected became less and less every year, so the people no longer starved or froze to death in winter.

This day.

The whole city is covered with plain clothes.

Women, old and young.

The whole city mourned.

Sun Xiangzong's title was Duke, so the scale of his funeral should have been very grand. However, according to the wishes he left before his death, he chose to keep it simple. Apart from the large number of people participating, there was almost nothing luxurious except for the coffin, which was the best coffin that the eldest brother insisted on getting.

Burial place.

Choose Huangyun Mountain.

Huangyun Village at the foot of Huangyun Mountain.

That is where Sun Xiangzong was born.

I guess so.

Fallen leaves return to their roots.

The coffin was lowered into the ground and the filling began.

At this time.

Chen Sanshi sensed something and took out the Longdan Silver Spear.

Just see it.

A golden spiritual energy floated out.

After it landed above the coffin and rotated for a few weeks, it was blown away by the wind.

Gun spirit.

Master said.

Everything is animistic.

Weapons are no exception.

As time goes by, the gun spirit will be cultivated.

Obviously.

After the master died.

A trace of spiritual energy in the Longdan Silver Spear also disappeared with it.

This gun.

It has completely become his thing.

【Tomb of my father Sun Xiangzong】

The tombstone is also very simple.

Next to this line of words are the names of disciples such as Chen Sanshi.

His achievements during his lifetime are not engraved on it.

One hundred years old.

Longevity?
It can be considered longevity, but not really.

Until the afternoon.

The mourners left one after another.

On the mountain, only his children and disciples were left, and they did not leave for a long time.

Only Sun Buqi remained silent and went down the mountain alone.

"Now, the war is over."

Finally, Rong Yanqiu said, "I wonder what everyone's plans are."

"Amitabha."

The fifth brother, Meng Guangxin, said, "Master has gone to the Western Paradise, so it is natural for me to return to Lingyin Temple, chant sutras and ring the bell every day, which is quite carefree and happy."

"I have some things to do."

Ye Fengxiu looked at the sword in his hand and said, "Since it is a matter of the martial arts world, there is no need to stay in the court. The martial arts world is the martial arts world. This is also the original intention of my learning sword."

"do not."

Hearing this, Wang Zhi quickly said, "You bastards, are you planning to disband?"

"All good things must come to an end."

The second senior brother Cheng Wei said, "If my two junior brothers are leaving, I will leave too. The wealth that I have accumulated with great difficulty over the years will be given to others by an imperial decree. Who will have the heart to continue working? It is better to go south to find old friends to do business. When the time comes, I will ask the senior brothers who are officials in the court to help me."

He was originally the commander of the White Tiger Camp.

Results after the expansion.

He was directly exiled to the Liangzhou Guard Station and had to obey Zhao Wuji's orders.

He was too lazy to endure this humiliation any longer.

"Old Two is right."

Meng Guangxin snorted coldly, "Master was injured for unknown reasons back then, and before he was even buried, that eunuch came to ask me for things. Whoever wants to stay in a court like this can stay here."

Chen Sanshitou immediately understood: "Master, are you injured?"

"It's been there a long time ago."

Meng Guangxin said: "Do you think that he didn't fight for many years because he needed to recover from his injuries? Otherwise, he could have lived a few more years. As for how he got hurt, you can figure it out."

"And the fourth one's legs."

Rong Yanqiu took over the conversation and said, "And Junior Brother Buhui, over the years, Cao has cheated us countless times, and I don't plan to continue working for him."

"Little junior brother."

Cheng Wei patted the white-robed man on the shoulder and said, "You will most likely be in a high position of power in the future, so be careful."

"Boss!"

Meng Guangxin said frankly: "Don't be unconvinced! Regardless of other things, my junior brother is the one with the best martial arts talent among us. From this point of view alone, it is only natural for Master to pass on the mantle to him. When my brothers and I leave in the future, you must help my junior brother in the court!"

Lu Ji ignored him and just knelt quietly in front of his master's grave, with a strange laugh faintly in his mind.

"Little junior brother."

"Then we'll leave first."

"We'll come back to see you later."

"..."

"Brothers and sisters, do whatever you want to do."

Chen Sanshi replied: "If you are not in a hurry, let my junior brother practice it for everyone in the evening."

"to make!"

"It's time to get together again."

"After all, I don't know when we will meet again."

"..."

"Then let's go back and pack up. See you in the evening."

"..."

"I have something else to do tonight."

Lu Ji said, "Let's not go together."

As he spoke, he patted his fellow apprentice on the shoulder and then disappeared.

"Sister, let's go back."

Chen Sanshi helped Sun Li up: "Let Master have a good rest."

"Ah."

Sun Li stood up.

The two were about to leave.

Chen Sanshi saw it.

In front of the tombstone.

A figure suddenly appeared.

He was a scholar, wearing a washed-out gown and cloth shoes. His clothes were simple, but he looked exceptionally clean and tidy. He stood in front of the tombstone, quietly gazing at the words on it.

"Mr. Mei?"

Chen Sanshi clasped his fists and said, "You are here too."

"come and see."

Mei Xiao said calmly: "Xiang Zong, I can say that he grew up under my watch."

These words.

It always sounded a little weird to Chen Sanshi's ears.

"who are you talking to?"

Sun Li's voice rang out.

"Can not you see?"

Chen Sanshi was puzzled.

"what did you see?"

Sun Li pulled him and said, "Junior brother, don't be too sad."

"Only those who are destined to see me can see me."

Mei Xiao explained: "My little brother and I are destined to meet each other. We will meet again in the future."

He nodded slightly as he spoke, and then disappeared.

Soon after.

Just like last time at the Governor's Mansion.

Another place nearby.

Mr. Mei appeared again.

He seemed to be leading someone, doing something, full of vigor and enthusiasm.

Subsequently.

Disappeared completely.

"What a weird thing."

Chen Sanshi didn't think about it anymore and took Sun Li back home, letting her rest in peace.

The funeral lasted for several days.

Everything suddenly became quiet, and he went to the backyard room to check what was inside the ring.

After injecting a trace of spiritual power.

He can see it.

In the dark space, there were some spirit stones, not many in number, and a spirit bead, but it was filled with evil spirits, presumably left behind by the seal of the evil veins.

Also, there is a bow without a string and some arrows.

A medium-grade magic weapon!

Chen Sanshi had visited Dazefang Market many times in the past and could tell the quality of the magic weapons.

He took out his bow.

Judging from the appearance alone, it is a very ordinary recurve bow, but if you look closely you can find that the wood is a spiritual wood from the world of immortal cultivation, and there are mysterious inscriptions on it. It is not an ordinary item.

These arrows also look plain and simple, but they are able to carry spiritual power and true energy.

The only thing missing is a bowstring.

It must be that the master left before he had time to fully prepare it, so it has not been taken out yet.

A mid-grade magic weapon corresponds to a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining, which is equivalent to his current level of martial arts.

It is enough.

Keep watching.

There is also a talisman.

Array talisman, used to block spiritual energy.

The master has explained that in the future cultivators may enter the Dongsheng Shenzhou, so they need to be careful when using spiritual veins. It is best to choose a place as a fixed cave, and then use formation talismans to block the spiritual energy, and do not change the position at will.

At last.

It is a wooden plaque and a jade plaque.

The jade plaque says Qingxu Sect.

The master also left a message on it, saying that this is one of the few sects in the world of immortal cultivation that has a body refining tradition. If there is really no other way in the future, you can take the jade token and go find Yu Ling Zhenren, but try not to go.

The last wooden sign.

It looks a little special.

It clearly looks like wood, but it feels like jade in the hand. There are three big characters carved on it: Guardian.

That's probably it.

This is what Master mentioned at the ends of the earth.

Identity verification of the garrison commander of Dongsheng Shenzhou.

just.

Master never told me where the identity of this garrison commander came from.

How did he inherit his cultivation skills?

may.

It has something to do with the Far North that my senior brother once mentioned.

Put everything away temporarily.

Chen Sanshi packed up his things and went to Xianhe Tower to prepare a farewell banquet for his senior brothers and sisters.

Until midnight.

He was a little worried about Sun Li, so he returned home. "Then let's go too."

"It's only been a few days since the master left, and no one is in the mood to drink."

"..."

The atmosphere was not very lively from beginning to end, and the banquet was dull.

"and many more!"

Just now.

Fang Qingyun, who had been drinking silently during the banquet, suddenly spoke up, his voice unusually serious: "My fellow disciples, are you really planning to leave like this?"

"if not?"

Meng Guangxin said as a matter of course: "Could it be that we continue to stay and work for the court?"

"Yes."

Cheng Wei was a little drunk: "The one in the capital city outlasted my master, no one can beat him anymore, but if I can't beat him, can I still avoid him?"

"Second brother, you are right."

"Snapped--"

Fang Qingyun slapped a piece of letter paper on the table and said, "These are the news from the palace, you can take a look at them yourself.

"Seventh Brother, you want to do your own thing, but your enemies have long been connected to the imperial court. If you kill an official after resigning, what will be the consequences? I don't need to tell you, right?
"Old Fifth, your destination is not Lingyin Temple, but Chengtian Temple in the capital. After you resign, you will be appointed as the abbot.

"Second brother, forget about your business plan. You and the King of Zhennan don't get along. After you go south, will you get any good things?
“And Sixth Brother, your recovery in cultivation was exposed during the battle in the northern border this time. You will be rewarded, but you will soon be transferred to the south to serve under the King of Zhennan. You won’t have to think about the resources of the Martial Saint in the short term.

"And Ninth Junior Sister, you are going to be a lady-in-waiting in the palace. From now on, all the palace maids will be under your charge. How about that? Are you happy?!"

Hear the words.

Everyone was startled.

"what--"

Meng Guangxin roared and overturned the dining table.

"Fuck his ancestors!"

He was furious: "Master has only been dead for a few days?! And they're already attacking us?! What are they doing? Are they locking us up and watching us like animals?!"

"Damn Lao Wu, you dumped all the food on me. These are the clothes for Master to wear in mourning!"

Wang Zhi started to curse.

"It's too much, it's really too much!"

Cheng Wei crushed the wine glass in his hand: "When Master was alive, the imperial court was afraid of us and worried that we would become powerful. I can understand that. But what about now? We don't have military power!

"Eight out of ten Beiliang soldiers are theirs!

"The master has passed away, and there is no one who can challenge the old emperor anymore.

"He still can't let us go?!"

"Can't go."

Rong Yanqiu suddenly realized: "Don't forget, Junior Brother is still here. If you treat us like this, Junior Brother will have a harder time after he gets Master's inheritance.

"If we leave, Junior Brother will be completely without help in the Beiliang Army.

“Master only has Junior Sister Li and Buqi’s bloodline left.

"Even if it's not for Junior Brother, we can't leave!"

"Can……"

Second Senior Brother Cheng Wei, who had calmed down a little, began to think in his mind: "But even if I don't leave, what can I do?
"Over the years, Master has reduced taxes again and again across the five northern states.

“The imperial court itself is very dissatisfied.

"Now that the master is gone, if we don't obey, I'm afraid..."

This statement came out.

The table became dead silent.

The master is gone.

In this situation, no one can stand up and take the lead to block the pressure from the capital.

"No, someone is!"

Fang Qingyun seemed to see what they were thinking: "Have you forgotten who holds the Longdan Bright Silver Spear?"

"You mean..."

Second Senior Brother Cheng Wei sat down again: "Junior Brother?"

"Junior brother is still young after all. He has some prestige in the Northern Liang Army, but even if we are included, his military power is only one-fifth. And he is still at the Martial Saint level after all. He can't compare with Master."

Rong Yanqiu said: "I'm afraid we can't rely on him."

"He can't handle it alone, but if we support him from behind, he may be able to handle it."

Fang Qingyun emphasized, "I know you don't like to study, but you should also know that since the day when Master took control of the military power and disagreed with His Majesty's ideas, we have no way out.

“Although all the blood feuds and grudges have never been brought to the surface, it does not mean that we have forgotten them, nor does it mean that the capital has forgotten them.

“Not to mention, there were quite a few problems that Master helped you deal with after you dug them out!

"You want to hide now, can you hide?

"Since Master has passed on his mantle to me, it means that he believes that I can support our sect.

“He’s still young.

"So we, the senior brothers and sisters, need to support him from behind. With the speed at which he is growing, it won't be long before he can stand on his own."

"Old Four is right."

Wang Zhi agreed, "Hiding anywhere is not a solution. We were all common people back then. Why did we follow Master? Don't forget it."

"of course."

Fang Qingyun changed the subject: "It's not enough for us to say that. It's very tiring to support a sect. Whether you are willing to support it or not depends on your own wishes."

"just in case……"

Cheng Wei said with some concern: "Junior brother, don't you plan to fight the court? After all, he doesn't have any deep hatred with the Cao family, so why take the risk? As long as he is obedient and gives up some power, he will have no problem enjoying wealth and glory in this life."

"In a few days, the court's reward for the battle in the northern border will be delivered, ahem... "

Fang Qingyun started to cough violently: "When the time comes, we will know what choice Junior Brother has made. If Junior Brother does not want to follow Master's old path and wants to live a stable life, as long as he can protect Junior Sister Sun Li and Buqi, it will be enough.

"As for us, we should just wait for orders obediently. Maybe we can still have a chance to survive."

……

backyard.

Chen Sanshi was in the yard, his expression constantly changing.

Basically, he has not neglected any of his skills and would improve them in his spare time.

Including reading skills.

This also includes the disguise operation that is currently going on.

After returning from the ends of the earth, he realized the importance of a skill to hide his cultivation, so he never stopped. However, he improved it twice, all the way to the great success stage, and both were mainly changes to his appearance and aura.

Fortunately, the limit can still be broken.

After once again transforming into the appearance of a completely imaginary person.

The panel finally floats.

[Skill: Disguise (Level 1)]

【Progress: 0/2000】

[Effect: ..., store energy]

【藏气】: To conceal one's cultivation level.

Immediately.

A special way of circulating the Qi in the body emerged in Chen Sanshi's mind, which could hide his cultivation level and confuse the enemy.

He directly suppressed Fa Xiu's aura from the initial stage of Qi Refining to zero, and then called Ningxiang to use the detection technique to observe him.

"mortal."

Ningxiang said firmly: "I can't see any signs that you have absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

It became.

Chen Sanshi will be able to do things more conveniently in the future.

He put away the spirit bead and prepared to go out.

Suddenly losing the supply of spiritual energy, Zhao Zhao woke up from his meditation as if having a nightmare, hit his head on the corner of the table, and cried out in pain.

Go back and find a place

this time.

Every time I practice, Chihiro will be there with me.

The bluebird will also stand on the window to rub against the spiritual energy.

and……

Qianxun's training speed is very fast.

Chen Sanshi used the [Qi Observation Technique] to see that the spiritual energy in the white swan horse's body had long surpassed that of the strange beasts. It seemed that it was about to enter the official realm of a spiritual beast. However, the division of the spiritual beast realm was not yet known.

"Chihiro, take me up the mountain."

He rode on Qianxun and didn't even need to go through the main gate. He jumped over the wall and soon disappeared, heading straight for the Luotian Mountains.

We have the bow and arrow, all we need is a bowstring.

Three days later.

Chen Sanshi traveled a long way and came to the twelfth deep mountain of Luotian Mountains.

After the evil vein was sealed, things in the mountains and forests quickly returned to normal.

A considerable number of the poisonous beasts that were previously contaminated by evil spirits died suddenly after losing the supply of evil spirits, leaving only a few still alive.

Because the giant snake is too big.

He found the target with almost no effort.

Take a look at it.

The scales of this giant snake looked like black armor. Its body was hundreds of feet long, and it looked like it was about to grow horns on its head. No one knew what bloodline this snake belonged to.

Judging from his strength, he is probably in the middle stage of Qi Refining.

Being able to possess such a high level of cultivation in the Dongsheng Shenzhou where spiritual energy is scarce, it would be very easy for warriors who go up the mountain to hunt to regard it as a "dragon" if they saw it.

"hiss--"

Without waiting for Chen Sanshi to get close.

The giant snake sensed the hostility and approached with a roar.

There was a flash of silver light.

The spear appears.

The true energy burst out violently, and the Longdan Silver Spear turned into a real dragon roaring.

Just when the two sides were about to collide.

A thick purple mist suddenly gushed out of the giant snake's mouth.

Since it is a beast and has cultivated itself, it is no longer an ordinary animal but a spiritual monster. It is normal for it to have some special methods to protect itself.

Chen Sanshi was well prepared and used the Thick Earth Technique.

But Thick Earth is definitely not an all-round defensive spell with no blind spots. Its defense range is really a wall, so it only temporarily blocks the poisonous fog, which then spreads to both sides.

Chen Sanshi's figure flashed, and he moved flexibly to the side of the giant snake, and then jumped up. A real dragon fell from the sky, knocked open the scales, tore open the skin and flesh, and smashed the bones, nailing it directly to the ground.

"hiss--"

The giant snake roared in pain and struggled.

"Keng——"

Zhenyue is unsheathed!

The sword flashed.

The giant snake's huge head separated from its body and rolled down the hillside with a rumble after landing. It continued to spew out poisonous mist in the process. Anything that came into contact with the poisonous mist, whether it was animals or plants, would rot and die in an instant.

It lasted for a full cup of tea before it stopped, and everything within a radius of dozens of feet was completely rotten.

nailed it!
This giant snake was also infected by evil spirits, so its meat could not be eaten, but its various parts could be used to make other weapons.

Neither a storage bag nor a storage ring can store flesh and blood.

Storage bags that can hold flesh or living pets are more expensive.

It took Chen Sanshi a lot of effort just to bring them down the mountain.

He also asked Qianxun to ask people to wait outside Luotian Mountains in advance.

"Good guy!"

"grown ups!"

"Are you slaying a dragon or a snake?!"

"..."

At last.

There were more than a dozen people.

It took more than a dozen carts to finally take the giant snake away.

As soon as he entered the city, he attracted countless people to watch.

"dragon!"

"General Chen, killed a dragon!"

"Slay the dragon!"

"..."

There was a huge uproar in Liangzhou City.

On both sides of the official road.

In an attic.

Xu Wencai, who was drinking with two officials, saw this scene. He immediately got up and returned to his mansion, ground ink and picked up a pen with his own hands, and wrote a storybook in three days.

"White Robe Slaying Dragon"

Subsequently.

After many twists and turns, this set of scripts reached the hands of storytellers in various teahouses.

"But let's talk about that day!"

"Master Sun Xiangzong passed away, and Chen Sanshi in white robe got drunk and fell asleep on the table. When he woke up, he suddenly found that he had come to the wilderness without knowing when!
"I saw a dragon opening its mouth and speaking human language!"

"He said……"

"..."

……

"That's outrageous."

When Chen Sanshi passed by the teahouse, he stopped to listen to both ends. He had no idea how a story about hunting in the mountains could be made into a story that could not be finished in two days and two nights, and was so tortuous and bizarre.

The final point of view expressed is that the white robe is born extraordinary...

This kind of rumor is very dangerous.

It's simply harming him.

this day.

Chen Sanshi finally got some time and went to the forge, where he made bowstrings out of the snake tendons he had taken out earlier.

The material of this giant snake is indeed no different from that of a spiritual beast.

Moreover, due to the erosion of evil spirits, there has been a difficult-to-eliminate evil spirit flowing on the snake tendons. Even the bowstrings are black. He simply wrapped a layer of snake skin around the bow body, wondering if it would have any special effect.

Inside the forge.

He had prepared a target in advance, which was a set of black iron armor.

Chen Sanshi took out the arrow left to him by his master. He smeared the arrow with snake venom, which would turn into poisonous mist after being fired. He put it on the bow, then slowly pulled the bowstring and mobilized his own magic power.

All of a sudden.

The patterns hidden under the snake skin lit up, absorbing magic power through the bowstring and transferring it all to the special arrow. Until the bowstring was released, it suddenly turned into a black stream of light.

"Boom-"

Easily shoot through the black iron armor!
and……

Carrying evil spirit!

There is also poisonous mist on the arrows!

Evil spirit, poisonous fog, and true energy!
This arrow.

Even if a Martial Saint gets close enough, he will either die or be injured!

All black.

Chen Sanshi simply gave it a name.

Black snake bow!
"Not bad!"

He was quite satisfied.

This black snake bow is definitely top-notch even among mid-grade magic weapons. It is definitely enough for now. If you want to continue to improve it...

I'm afraid I need to get the golden bow and silver bullet in Dazefang Market.

The road must be walked step by step.

Chen Sanshi was not in a hurry.

He packed up his things and planned to deal with today's military affairs.

As a result, I just arrived at the military camp.

He saw Eunuch Hou leading a group of Jinyiwei looking for him in the martial arts field, and next to them were many generals including Lu Ji.

Basically, all the brothers and sisters are here.

The rewards for the Battle in the North have arrived.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said:

"Mighty Marquis Lü Ji led the troops and successively recovered Youzhou Licheng Prefecture and Zhutuo Pass. Afterwards, he was seriously injured and joined the Jinwu Guards and Xuanjia Army who came to support him to attack the barbarian army from the front and back, and defeated the barbarian army, annihilating 30,000 enemies and capturing 50,000. His military exploits were outstanding, so he was specially promoted to the position of Special Advancement Guanglu Dafu, appointed as the Governor of Liangzhou, and awarded 10,000 taels of gold and 2,000 pieces of silk.

"Wolong Xu Wencai, who is stationed in Youzhou, works diligently and conscientiously. He has made many meritorious contributions in the subsequent wars and has been specially awarded the rank of Second Rank Advisor.

"..."

Before the blood sacrifice was over, many people were useless.

But after the blood sacrifice, there were still hundreds of thousands of barbarian troops on the border.

The soldiers who subsequently participated in the encirclement and suppression of these people all received some rewards to a greater or lesser extent.

But there are relatively few of them.

After all, it's not a big contribution.

and.

Everyone is waiting.

Waiting for the name of the finale.

I want to know what the person who made such a great contribution this time and forced all the barbarians to retreat to the north of Yinshan Mountain will get.

at last.

After rewarding more than a dozen generals in succession.

That name sounded again.

"Wuyi Earl Chen Sanshi, after the battle in the north began, he led 800 scouts of Hongze Camp into the desert, killed more than 10,000 enemies in the area of ​​Huqiu Mountain, and captured Prime Minister Yuwen alive. Later, he led 15,000 people of Hongze Camp deep into the desert, fought a desperate battle, killed the Fourth Sage King Yuwen Jingwen, and took over the Manju River Basin in one fell swoop. After that, he continued to march north and reached the Barbarian Capital, beheaded five Martial Saints in battle, killed more than 10,000 enemies, beheaded the high priest of the Wushen Cult and destroyed the center of the battle formation, saving Liangzhou from danger. After that, he sealed the Wolf's Lair. He can be said to be the bravest of the three armies. Hereby, he is conferred the title of Champion Marquis! In addition, he is granted the title of Second-Rank General of Cavalry and appointed as the Superintendent of the Division. The bounty is 200,000 taels, 2 million taels of silver, and 10,000 pieces of silk."

Champion!
Twenty-one years old, my lord!
It's not hereditary, but based on merit!

On the martial arts field.

Tens of thousands of soldiers heard it clearly.

but……

The most shocking thing is the last sentence.

Commander!

The duty of supervising the division!

Not long ago, Commander Sun handed the Longdan Silver Spear to Chen Sanshi in front of tens of thousands of soldiers.

Unexpectedly...

It had only been a few days since General Sun was buried.

The court's reward came down.

Really choose Chen Sanshi as the new commander.

After General Chen, it was Commander-in-Chief Chen.

"Okay, did you hear that?"

In the crowd, Zhao Kang and others were talking at once.

"Our master is already a marquis, and a commander-in-chief!"

"What does the supervisor do?"

"Nonsense, of course I care about everything!"

"Military and political affairs, in short, whatever you see, you can manage as long as you want to."

"Isn't that a local emperor?"

"Yes, yes, almost like the emperor."

"Old Zhu, shut up! You said that in the military camp, do you want to get me into trouble?!"

"Okay, let's go to my house tonight and talk."

"Okay, prepare the food and drinks."

"Old Zhu, I'm not short of money now."

"..."

The brothers in Poyang were very excited.

There was no expression on Lu Ji's face.

The other brothers and sisters also showed happy expressions.

They obviously did not expect that the capital would actually agree to let Chen Sanshi succeed the position of commander-in-chief. After all, the weight of the word "commander-in-chief" is too heavy in the northern border.

however……

The eunuch Hou Bao had not yet finished speaking.

"Other!"

He paused, and his voice became even louder: "Grant a marquisate in the capital! Champion Marquis Chen Sanshi, bring your family and set off for the capital today!"

He was granted a mansion.

Today, rush to the capital!
"What...what does this mean?"

"You have just been appointed as the commander-in-chief, so why are you going to the capital?"

The soldiers began to murmur.

"From what I hear, you're going to stay in the capital permanently in the future?"

"What about us?"

"what happened?"

"The troops on the border are still under your control, sir."

"Yes."

"..."

"Chen Sanshi, why don't you accept the order?"

on the ground.

Chen Sanshi's face was as calm as a lake.

But in my heart, there is a breath of fresh air.

He understood.

What does this imperial edict mean?

The so-called marquis and commander-in-chief are just empty titles.

The last sentence is the real purpose.

What about the Marquis's Mansion and moving into the capital?

On the surface, it sounds like he has moved to live outside the imperial city, bringing complete honor to his family and enjoying all the wealth and glory.

But actually...

According to the rules of the imperial court, officials serving in the capital were not allowed to leave without permission.

If he really moves into the capital, whether he can leave or not is no longer up to him.

This is a disguised form of...house arrest!
He led his brothers to fight to the barbarian capital and made such a great contribution, but the old emperor wanted to control him? !
(End of this chapter)