Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 137: Traveling the World

A middle-aged man dressed in blue, looking elegant and graceful, strode out.

As he walked, he bowed and congratulated.

"Master Li has just taken office, and I haven't had time to congratulate him yet."

Henian smiled elegantly and easily.

"You're welcome, brother He."

Li Rui also stood up, clasped his fists and laughed.

As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person.

The chief elder of Qingfeng Villa in front of him is very good at fighting.

Why did Henian beat him? It was because Tan Hu beat up someone from Qingfeng Villa, and that person was an elder of high status.

"Master Li, you came to my Qingfeng Villa today, but what do you want me to do?"

Henian sat down.

He looked Li Rui up and down, thinking that he was coming with bad intentions.

Everyone has seen An Ningwei's overbearing style these days. On the surface, Qingfeng Villa must be courteous, but behind the scenes,
Li Rui smiled and waved his hands: "What kind of order is this? I'm just an old man, I just come here to stroll around and ask for a cup of tea."

He Nian narrowed his eyes slightly.

This patrol officer seemed very different from the previous Captain Tan.

Qingfeng Villa has its own connections in Anningwei.

He had heard of this 70-year-old patrolman a long time ago. At least, it seemed that his actions were not extreme?

"Who can say for sure."

Henian's face was normal, and he still complimented: "Lord Li is a late bloomer, please come to my Qingfeng Villa often in the future."

Liang He stood aside.

I just listened to Li Rui and Henian complimenting each other and talking for an hour.

I didn't even drink a sip of the tea, but I didn't think it was too dry.

at last.

Li Rui stretched lazily and said, "Brother He, I am old and can't sit still anymore. Let's stop here today. Next time I will ask Brother Tan to have a drink with you."

Happy New Year.

The Brother Tan that Li Rui mentioned was naturally the Tan Hu who beat up a group of disciples and elders of Qingfeng Villa.

No matter how powerful Qingfeng Villa is, it is still a sect in the martial arts world.

It would be extremely unwise to make a mortal enemy with An Ningwei.

Now that Li Rui is there to mediate and turn hostility into friendship, he would naturally be more than willing to do so.

"Okay, Brother He, please stay. I can go out by myself."

Seeing that someone was going to send New Year's greetings, Li Rui waved his hand.

He Nian had no choice but to say, "Brother Li, please come often in the future."

After a conversation, the address changed from Lord Li to Brother Li.

Walk out of Qingfeng Villa.

Liang He then asked, "Master, is this all right?"

He originally thought that Li Rui would either suppress the opponent with his domineering approach or apologize in a gentle manner.

Unexpectedly.

We stayed for an hour but didn't talk about business.

Li Rui glanced at Liang He and said, "Of course, otherwise, I really have to bow to them, old man?"

Can't do it.

He represents An Ning Wei, or in a broader sense, the imperial court.

If someone fights, that's it. No one died. There's no need to lower yourself to apologize to a martial arts sect.

He chose Qingfeng Villa because Tan Hu only lost face and did not suffer any substantial loss.

They are all old bastards.

Some things cannot be brought out clearly. What seemed like a casual chat just now was actually a test of each other.

It's all just a trick.

But it is indispensable.

Otherwise you will appear cowardly, and the other party will think you are a rookie, and they will definitely do something behind your back.

New Year's greetings could not reveal Li Rui's true colors.

Li Rui then took the lead in stating his position and asked Tan Hu to have a drink together in order to give Qingfeng Villa a way out.

Now that we have arrived, all grudges will be wiped out.

If they don't come, it will not be so easy for Qingfeng Villa to come to Anningwei to do business in the future.

“There are still many benefits to being old.”

If he were just a young boy today, or if he was the same age as Henian, it would take him at least a day and a night to escape.

With the advantage of his age, he was able to turn the tables.

Come when you want and leave when you want.

A place as prestigious as Qingfeng Villa would never do such a thing as making an old man suffer.

No one will tear up face before it's all gone.

Liang He said "oh" obediently, thinking:

"The hall master must have a deeper meaning, I still need to learn!"

He asked tentatively: "Master, which one should we go to next, Ming Guang Sect or Blood Tiger Gang?"

Li Rui's mouth corners slightly raised:

"I'm tired, old man. Let's go home and sleep."

"Oh."

Liang He followed Li Rui in small steps: "What the hall master did must have a deep meaning."

Liang He is now a brainless follower, as long as the master does the right thing. This is not the fact that in just three years, he has changed from a book-reading master to a patrol officer.

Li Rui returned to the barracks.

None of them went to the Tiger Cavalry, but went straight back to the house.

This is the advantage of patrolling.

Different from Tan Hu's centurions, they have no specific tasks and do not need to train soldiers. They are just responsible for monitoring the major forces within their jurisdiction and going to the front in advance when demonic disasters occur.

The degree of freedom is quite high.

Of course, it is not easy to accomplish anything with such an honorary position.

Most of the time it is a staff role.

Li Rui returned home.

"Old Yang is out again?"

Inside the house, Wang Zhao was seen cleaning the house alone.

Wang Zhao saw that it was Li Rui and said in surprise, "Master, why are you back so early today?"

Li Rui smiled faintly: "If you are idle, why don't you just go home and stay."

"The master is not an idle person."

Wang Zhao said seriously.

Li Rui is now a seventh-rank patrol officer, about the same rank as a county magistrate, so he is very powerful, how could he be an idle person? He stopped teasing Wang Zhao.

"Okay, just sweep the yard once every half a month. There's no need to sweep it every day."

The king is here.

It was difficult for him to even see the fallen leaves.

Wang Zhao said shyly: "It's not that I have nothing to do."

Li Rui emphasized: "Didn't I give you martial arts and books of sages? Go practice martial arts and study. If you can become a martial artist or pass the imperial examination, that will be useful to me."

"Yes, master."

Wang Zhao said, shrinking his neck.

It's not like he hasn't tried before, but for an uneducated guy like him, it's too difficult to do these things.

Li Rui sighed softly.

He also knew the difficulty, otherwise he would have done it long ago, why wait until now.

"Okay, let's get busy."

He waved his hand.

Li Rui returned to his room.

After finishing the thirty-six cycles of practice, I opened the door and the sky was still bright.

I chuckled and said, "This is the first time I feel I have so much time."

This was partly due to the fact that the patrol officers had nothing to do, and partly because the two diagrams were combined into one, which saved a lot of time for practicing.

Li Rui groaned and said, "Let's go to the blacksmith shop."

Today I went to Qingfeng Villa, carrying a standard long sword.

Although it is sufficient, it is still not convenient to use and the combat power cannot be fully utilized.

As his status rises, it is too unique to continue carrying a big sword.

Read it.

Li Rui rushed to the blacksmith shop while it was still early.

The State of Yu separated the power to lead troops from the power to cast weapons to prevent the military from having too much power.

It is easy for a general who has soldiers under his command and can make weapons to rebel.

The blacksmith shop is still in the same place.

At most it's an expansion.

Li Rui came to the blacksmith shop and found the strong blacksmith again.

The sturdy man was a little surprised when he saw Li Rui: "You again?"

Li Rui raised his eyebrows: "Little brother, do you still remember me?"

The sturdy man nodded: "It's hard for an old man to forget about a knife that weighs 70 kilograms."

A year has passed, but he still remembers it vividly.

"You think the knife isn't heavy enough? Why are you here to fight with the knife again?"

The two men looked familiar after the previous transaction, and the old man in front of him had a good temper, so he made a joke.

Li Rui laughed and shook his head:
"No, this time I want to change to a lighter, simpler style sword that is good enough for a seventh-grade sword."

The previous demand is still normal.

But when he heard the seventh rank, the strong man took a breath and asked in disbelief: "Old man, are you a seventh rank warrior?"

His eyes widened.

I could never have imagined that this ordinary old man in front of me was actually a seventh-rank warrior.

You know, if Qinghe hadn't set up a garrison, there wouldn't be a single seventh-rank official in the entire Qinghe.

"I don't know the real thing."

The sturdy man's attitude instantly became obedient: "Old sir, the grade of the knife you want is too high. I need to report it to the squad leader. The price may not be low."

Li Rui nodded: "It's okay, just fight according to my requirements, and the blame will be put on An Ning Patrol Li Rui."

"You are Lord Li?!"

A flash of lightning passed through the sturdy man's mind.

Right.

Everything clicked.

The story of Li Rui, the new patrol officer of Anning Guard, who broke through the seventh rank at the age of seventy and entered Liujin, had already spread throughout Qinghe and became an important joke among storytellers.

The old man, the seventh rank, is exactly the same as the rumors said.

The strong man suddenly felt it was unreal.

He didn't expect that he had met this Qinghe legend a year ago.

"Don't worry, Master Li, I will definitely take care of this for you."

The strong man patted his chest and said.

This is a government-run shop and we do not accept credit.

But there is one exception, and that is the people from the Annan Army.

The government-run blacksmith shop was originally specially equipped for the Annan Army, and selling to other countries was just a sideline.

As an official of Anningwei, Li Rui had no problem buying things on credit.

Leave the blacksmith shop.

Li Rui returned to the barracks.

After a while, life became ordinary.

Apart from going to Benhuying early every morning to supervise morning exercises, he spent the rest of his time at home practicing exercises and reading books.

These are important matters for survival and cannot be taken lightly.

No one who can become a martial arts master is a lazy person. Otherwise, no matter how high the talent is, it will be useless if he doesn't practice.

In a blink of an eye.

Ten days passed.

This day.

Li Rui had just returned home from Benhuying and saw a man standing in front of the door from a distance.

When walking in.

Only then did he recognize that the person standing at the door was the deputy leader of the Blood Tiger Gang - Peng Hu!
"Boss Peng?"

Li Rui took two quick steps and came in front of Peng Hu.

"I am on official business. Please forgive me for my sins."

Peng Hu turned around and saw that it was Li Rui. He also grinned and said politely, "It's you, Lord Li. I heard that you got promoted, so I came to visit you."

Li Rui took a glance.

Peng Hu did not come empty-handed, he was carrying a large and exquisite wooden box.

You can tell at first glance that it’s packed with a lot of stuff.

"Old Li, I have made great progress. Not only did I make a deputy gang leader stand at the door and eat the cold wind, but I also brought him gifts."

These are the benefits that the identity of patrolman brings him.

If he was still the deputy leader of the Qinghe branch, or the grain manager of Anning Guard, how could a deputy leader be so humble?

(End of this chapter)