Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 153: Follow Your Heart Without Going Beyond the Rules
A few young soldiers came towards us.

"General Cao is really capable. He designed a plan to surround and kill more than ten masters of the Ghost Sect last night. It really makes people feel relieved."

"That's right, let's just not go looking for them. These thieves actually dared to attack us on their own initiative."

"Deserves to be killed!"

As they walked, several people were discussing excitedly.

suddenly.

A young man accidentally saw an old man and bowed quickly: "Master Li."

The others were reminded and bowed in unison.

Li Rui waved his hand: "What were you talking about just now?"

"Reporting to the Lord, General Cao surrounded and killed more than ten demons from the Ghost Sect lurking around Qinghe last night."

“This is great news!”

Seeing Li Rui smile.

Several soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone in An Ning Wei knew that Lord Li in front of them was General Jiang's man, but he had done several good things. Jiang Linxian and Cao Wei were not on good terms, and they were afraid that when they heard that Cao Wei had made great achievements, he would vent his anger on them.

"Go."

Li Rui waved his hand.

anger?
He is not so narrow-minded.

This battle of Cao Wei severely crushed the fighting spirit of the Ghost Sect, and at least ensured peace in Qinghe for a year.

Of course he was happy to see such a good thing.

Jiang Linxian and Cao Wei don't get along, that's a matter of stance and position.

Cao Wei is working hard to deal with the Ghost Sect, so Jiang Linxian would never try to trip him up or become jealous.

This is their duty.

It is even more impossible for Li Rui.

After a while.

He came to the training ground of the Benhu Cavalry.

I saw Tan Hu training in formation, and there was no sign of the young disciples of Huaqing Sect.

Ever since returning from Qingfeng Villa.

Han Qin and others received Jiang Linxian's order and left the Benhu Cavalry.

It should be said that Jiang Linxian was very satisfied with Li Rui's experience, so she recalled these Huaqing Sect disciples in advance.

After sending the princelings away, Li Rui was happy to have some free time.

Standing aside and watching the training.

Tan Hu then came over sweating profusely and said, "Brother Li, have you heard that General Cao killed many evil people from the Ghost Sect? It was really satisfying!"

Li Rui nodded: "I just heard about it on the way here."

"This Cao guy looks like a sissy, but he's quite ruthless."

Li Rui's scalp tingled: "Brother Tan, it's fine to say this in front of me, but don't say it in front of others in the future."

This is An Ning Wei, but there are hundreds of eyes watching us.

As the chief officer, it would be easy for Cao Wei to kill someone.

This can be seen from the thundering measures taken this time.

This deputy minister of the Ministry of War who came from the capital is no good and will not show mercy when it comes to killing people.

Tan Hu also realized that this statement might bring disaster to himself, and scratched his head awkwardly:

"Brother Li is right."

After spending time with Li Rui, he was no longer as impulsive and reckless as before.

"Okay, pack up and come with me."

Li Rui said lightly.

"There's life again?"

Unlike others, Tan Hu is a person who cannot sit still, otherwise he would not force Liang He and others to train every day. He is just free.

He wished there would be more trouble so that he could pass the time.

Li Rui saw Tan Hu's excited look and shook his head: "Brother Tan, please don't cause any more trouble."

Tan Hu patted his chest loudly:

"Everything depends on Brother Li's instructions."

Li Rui then continued, "Mountain folks are missing in the Liushu Village area, and it is suspected to be caused by a monster. Lord Ning asked us to go and take a look."

In addition to monitoring the martial arts world, another important task of the An Ning Guard is to suppress the rebellion of demons.

"Go, go, go."

When Tan Hu heard that it was a monster, he became even more excited and called out to the soldiers of the Tiger Camp behind him: "Hey boys, there's work to be done, follow me."

A group of people were already collapsed on the ground due to exhaustion.

After hearing what Tan Hu said, there was even more wailing. Not everyone is born with supernatural powers like Tan Hu.

They are very tired, okay!

In the end, Li Rui was understanding and suggested setting off again at noon.

Anyway, the demonic chaos was reported three days ago, and it wasn’t just their Benhu Camp that had to deal with it, so a delay wouldn’t have much of a impact.

After noon.

Li Rui led the men from the Benhu Camp on horseback and headed straight for Liushu Village outside the city.

Lived for decades.

Li Rui was already very familiar with the villages and hamlets around Qinghe. He took the lead and arrived at Liushu Village, 20 miles away, half an hour later.

Looking at the familiar village.

Li Rui's heart was touched.

When he was still working as a groom for the Zhu family, he often came to this village, mainly because the fodder was cheaper here.

"drive!"

With a light shout, the group slowed down and slowly entered the village.

Some children playing at the village gate saw this scene and looked curious.

Children are ignorant.

When the adults in the village saw Li Rui and his men, they all shrank their necks in fear. They didn't know the specific identities of Li Rui and his men, but as long as they were officials, they could not afford to offend them.

Li Rui just glanced at it calmly. Three years ago.

He was just like these people, and even more invisible.

After a while.

Everyone came to the center of the village.

Tan Hu's eyes lit up, he jumped off his horse and shouted, "Brother Ge, why are you here too?"

Ge Hong was seen chatting with an old man who was leaning on a walking stick and was probably not much younger than Li Rui.

Ge Hong turned his head.

Seeing Li Rui and Tan Hu, they were also happy: "I heard Ning Tou said to send people to help, I didn't expect it to be you."

Li Rui turned over and walked to Ge Hong in a few steps.

When Ning Zhongtian spoke, he did not tell him that it was Ge Hong's Wu Camp that came to deal with the chaos.

Ge Hong was delighted.

He was sent by Ning Zhongtian to the village to deal with the monster chaos two days ago, but two days passed and another person who went to the mountains to collect herbs died, and he didn't even see the shadow of the monster.

He became so angry that he decided to search the mountain.

But he was a general and had only fifty men under his command.

Under normal circumstances, it is certainly enough, but the ravine behind Shanliushu Village is more than a hundred miles in radius, which is not enough at all.

That's why he went to Ning Zhongtian to ask for people.

Unexpectedly, Li Rui came here.

Logically speaking, Ye Bushou's duties are similar to those of a scout, and he deals more with the sects, while dealing with demonic rebellions is generally the responsibility of each camp.

Probably because there have been a lot of things going on recently, Ning Zhongtian sent the Benhu Cavalry to provide support.

Li Rui looked at the old man standing next to Ge Hong and asked, "Old Zhao, do you still remember me?"

The old village chief surnamed Zhao was a little confused.

He didn't understand why the old official in front of him called him so affectionately.

The old man's cloudy eyes looked at Li Rui for a long time, and finally overlapped with the image of a groom in his mind. His eyes widened, and he pointed at Li Rui in disbelief:

"Are you the groom of the Zhu family?"

After he said that, he regretted it.

If it is not the case, then I will offend the official in front of me.

He was just about to think of a way to make up for it when Li Rui smiled and nodded: "Old Zhao, your memory is as good as ever."

"It really is?!"

Village Chief Zhao was so shocked that he was speechless.

He remembered that a few years ago there was a groom from the Zhu family who often came to Liushu Village to collect fodder. His name seemed to be Li Li Rui?

"Old Li?"

He thought for a long time before he said it.

Li Rui saw this old man who was four or five years younger than him and laughed: "Why don't you recognize me after I changed my clothes?"

When Village Chief Zhao confirmed the identity, he felt his heart pounding.

The groom suddenly turned into an official.

He had never heard of this story in his nearly seventy years of life.

Seeing that Lao Zhao was too shocked.

Li Rui coughed lightly and changed the subject: "Old Zhao, tell me what happened in the village first?"

He was really afraid that Old Zhao would get so excited that he would die.

That is a sin.

The previous Ma Dianshi was eagerly waiting for Old Zhao to turn seventy so that he could go to the government office to report that there was a seventy-year-old village chief in his jurisdiction.

It’s a pity that Ma Dianshi was transferred to another county, and I heard that he was promoted to the position of chief clerk. It is very likely that we will not see him again.

Village Chief Zhao calmed down after hearing this.

He said in a trembling and hoarse voice: "Just a few days ago, the eldest son of the Zhao family went up the mountain to collect herbs, but he didn't come back for four or five days. I thought there was something wrong, so I asked a few young men to go to the mountain to look for it."

"After searching, we found a body in the ditch. It was Zhao's third son."

"It's not uncommon for people to fall and die while collecting herbs. I didn't take it seriously, but a few days later, Zhao Laoba died again. When he was found, his body was gnawed to pieces. I realized something was wrong and reported it to the police."

At this time.

Ge Hong took over the conversation and said, "I took the coroner to see it, and it was caused by a monster. But the monster was very cunning. As soon as I led people up the mountain, it went deep into the mountain."

Looking depressed.

Because of this matter, he has stayed in Liushu Village for three or four days.

Li Rui groaned:
“It’s really tricky.”

Although the monsters are not very intelligent, they have a strong survival instinct. Once they enter the forest, they are much stronger than human warriors.

It is extremely difficult to find monsters in the vast mountains.

Ge Hong looked at Li Rui hopefully: "Brother Li, is there any solution?"

Li Rui shook his head.

He is not a god and cannot tell fortunes, so he is completely blind to such things.

"Brother Ge, I think even if we search the mountain, it will probably be useless."

Ge Hong had only fifty men in total, plus his own fifteen, there were only sixty-five people in total. It was really a fantasy to want to search the mountain with such a small number of people.

"So what do you think, Brother Li?"

Ge Hong was also at a loss.

Li Rui uttered one word firmly: "Wait."

Ge Hong sighed. He certainly knew this method, but if he did so, he would have to spend at least half a month in Willow Village, which was not cost-effective.

Li Rui understood Ge Hong's thoughts, and his tone became unusually insistent: "Brother Ge, since it is something that Ning Tou arranged, we have to do it even if it takes a little longer."

Things are either not done or they are done.

There is no such thing as giving up halfway.

Li Rui did not feel pity for the villagers of Liushu Village, but he was simply a person who would do things according to the rules.

At seventy, one can follow one’s heart’s desire without breaking the rules.

That’s because he integrates knowledge and action, and no matter what he does, it is within the rules.

(End of this chapter)