Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 104 Cats Go Out
Zhao Yifu met his sister Zhao Xiangyu and his junior sister Zhou Qingzhao in the military camp.

At this time, there were only 300 people in the entire military camp, all of whom were descendants of the Zhao family, and these two young ladies were also training in the military camp like ordinary soldiers.

There is no doubt that compared to Zhao Xiangyu, who was born with supernatural powers, Miss Zhou suffered a lot in there.

Zhao Yifu greeted the two muddy girls before coming to the central army tent to meet Zhou Su.

Zhou Su asked, "Jun Xin, did you pass the imperial examination?"

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "Yes, B list..."

Zhou Su interrupted, "It's enough to be on the list, it doesn't matter where you rank."

"After you achieve success, will you decide where to go?"

"Given your master's ability, this should be a small matter."

Zhao Yifu said, "Yes, I plan to go to Fenglin County to be a county magistrate."

Zhou Su nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

He doesn't seem to care about these things.

But suddenly he asked, "Do you know that there's a rebellion in Jingshan Province?"

Zhao Yifu said in surprise: "I don't know, when did it happen?"

Zhou Su said, "During the time you were taking the imperial examination, a mob suddenly broke into the government office in Jingshan. They have now occupied three counties and are confronting the local garrison soldiers."

Zhao Yifu listened carefully and said, "What does the court need us to do?"

Jingshan Province was located just south of Nanhu Province and was a large province in the Southern Dynasty.

Zhou Su said, "There's no need for us to do anything. After all, our Great Xu is divided into autonomous provinces. We will only mobilize troops to the surrounding areas when the situation in Jingshan Province becomes too devastating to be suppressed."

"But this incident also reminds me that we need to speed up the training of the new troops, otherwise we might miss some important events."

Zhao Yifu asked, "But Master Zhou, your new army can't have only 300 men, right?"

Zhou Su said, "I want to recruit strong soldiers, but the servants of the powerful are not trustworthy, and the neighboring people are reluctant to recruit them."

Although the men in the common people's families can save taxes for their families after joining the army, for these self-cultivating farmers, the men in the family are the main labor force. If there are fewer men, no matter how much land they have, no one will cultivate it.

Zhao Yifu actually knew very well that most of the recruits had always been ordinary families from the local big families.

When these people with the same surname were recruited, they could take care of each other at home to ensure their safety, and they could also help each other in the army to get promoted.

However, the problem that the Southern Dynasty faces now is that the land is fertile, and the people who own land can easily feed their families and even have a surplus, so why would they take the risk of joining the army?

The landless people generally belong to the big families. Why would the big families help you?

Unless Zhou Su uses his status and position to personally negotiate with those big families and make corresponding political promises, he can recruit soldiers.

This is what Zhou Su was unwilling to do. Even if he recruited soldiers, he would still be controlled by others.

Zhao Yifu hesitated for a moment and said, "I wonder what Master Zhou's plan is?"

Zhou Su smiled and said, "Jun Xin, you have a solution, why don't you tell me?"

Zhao Yifu said awkwardly, "I'm afraid I'll show off my skills in front of an expert."

Zhou Su said, "What's the point of showing off your skills in front of an expert? I've read your article 'On the Martial Arts and the Breaking of Taboos'. I'm sure all those 'barbaric' 'heroes' are in your heart."

"Make a list for me. Instead of letting these people who have violated the rules wander around, it would be better to bring them under unified control. This might actually be a righteous path for them."

Zhao Yifu was embarrassed when he heard this, "Teacher, I don't actually have a list here. After all, I don't know what's going on at home."

"If this is what my mentor wants, why not ask my second uncle? He knows the answer."

Zhou Su nodded thoughtfully after hearing this and said, "Yun Yang? I see. I wonder if Yun Yang alone can subdue those rebellious people?"

Zhao Yifu was surprised: "Yun Yang?"

Zhou Su smiled upon hearing this and said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, your second uncle became my disciple. Seeing that he was brave and ambitious, I named him Yunyang, which means 'a crane flying among the clouds and raising his ambitions'."

Zhao Yifu nodded silently after hearing this, thinking that his second uncle was lucky.

He said, "My second uncle has a righteous character and a sense of justice. This is well-known in the Mozhou martial arts world. Therefore, if I let my second uncle rule these unruly people, there should be no problem."

Zhou Su smiled and said, "That's good, I have found the right person."

I hope you are happy...

But Zhao Yifu couldn't help but remind him: "Master, there is a troublesome guy behind those underworld forces, stirring up trouble. I am afraid..."

Zhou Su waved his hand and said, "There's no need to be afraid of this shady guy. You're going to take up your post soon, so don't worry about these things."

Having said that, Zhao Yifu could only bow and say goodbye.

His life has indeed become more fulfilling recently, with too many things to do.

But the house was too noisy and he really didn't want to live there.

He thought about it and simply rolled up the summoning map and came to live in Danqing Temple on the top of Moshan Mountain.

It's funny to say that the real gate of Danqingmen is not cleaned all year round.

Zhao Yifu came to the main hall of Danqing Temple, first found a place to enshrine the picture of summoning gods, and then began to try the "Shou Ren Method".

He practiced very hard, but this 'Shou Ren Method' was more difficult than he had imagined. The path of the true qi was very complicated, so he could only figure it out bit by bit.

There was no other way around it. He could only clean up the Danqing Temple while thinking about it, so as to avoid the discomfort of looking at the dirty place.

The ancestor in the picture of summoning gods nodded silently when he saw this scene, but unfortunately he just watched him ponder the "Shou Ren Fa" bit by bit without giving any guidance.

Zhao Yifu immediately calmed down, he knew that this might be a kind of tempering for him.

But he did not show any discouragement. After all, the difficult experience of practicing Qi in his early years had given him enough patience.

Besides, this is a familiarization process. He believes that as long as he is given time, he will become familiar with the "Shu Ren Law" little by little.

However, it would be boring to practice the "Shou Ren Fa" all the time, so he also studied a few sealing techniques.

The first thing he studied was the "Body Binding Spell", the principle of which was to use the true Qi to mobilize the vital energy of heaven and earth to exert a restraining force on the target's body, thereby achieving the purpose of trapping the target.

This spell was easy for Zhao Yifu to understand and master.

The reason for choosing it is even simpler, because he had been restrained by Lao Huang with the 'immobilization spell'.

He knew very well that this spell could turn the tide of battle if used properly, so he took it very seriously.

When practicing the 'Body Binding Spell', he learned some of the principles and felt that it gave him some inspiration in practicing the 'Shou Ren Fa'.

He vaguely discovered that this 'Shou Ren Law' seemed to contain a lot of sealing techniques?

He was quite surprised by this discovery, and then he simply started practicing from "Fire Seal".

He wanted to take a closer look at what kind of connection this 'Shou Ren Fa' had with the Sealing Technique.

More than ten days passed like this...

These days, the entire Mozhou is in a state of panic.

Because Zhou Su's new army finally started to act, his first task was to crack down on the "local evil forces".

In short, they are the various martial arts sects.

To be more specific, the scope of the attack was the sects and families that had surrounded and attacked Shenhe Villa a few days ago. The Yongyi Battalion, the name of this new army, started with small and medium-sized sects. A group of Shenhe Villa soldiers, dressed in official uniforms, armed with sharp military weapons, attacked and smashed the door.

However, the Yongyi Camp was relatively gentle towards these small and medium-sized sects, and only forced them to contribute manpower. But when the target was set on large forces, the situation was different.

That means directly looting property, robbing people, and convicting those in power of major forces.

The so-called "even if I kill you, I must do it with justification."

Anyway, there is always endless evidence of crimes committed by these big forces, so there is no need to worry about difficulty in convicting them.

Of course, Shenhe Villa is actually not much different in this regard. After all, the water bandits in the Xianren Lake area were supported by them.

Isn’t there a saying: abandon darkness and join light?
Anyway, Shenhe Villa, as Zhou Su's first round of angel investors, has now become a group of honest farmers. Everything is reasonable, legal and there is no overstepping of the mark.

The Mozhou martial arts world was in chaos because of this, and no one wanted to be attacked by this "Yongyi Camp".

They all began a game of strategizing, some choosing to unite, others to merge, all in an effort to grow stronger in order to counter the troubles posed by the 'Courageous Battalion'.

However, they got one thing wrong from the very beginning. Although the faces in the "Yongyi Camp" were familiar, this was not a vendetta.

So if they had cooperated honestly, they might have just been blackmailed.

But they chose to fight...they are the real traitors!
Now, the merit of the establishment of the "Yongyi Battalion" has come, and Zhou Su has become a man of foresight. As a result, the number of soldiers under his command, the "Yongyi Battalion", has also expanded rapidly.

However, in fact, the "Yongyi Camp" only has a staff of 500 people, and Zhou Su, who abides by the regulations in this regard, will definitely not exceed it.

Therefore, in fact, 300 of them were members of the Zhao family, and the remaining 200 were quickly replenished from those small and medium-sized forces.

When attacking those powerful forces, Zhou Su really had a pure desire to enforce the law.

After the attack, the spoils obtained were reported truthfully and half of them were handed over.

Many people thought this was stupid, but precisely because of this, Zhou Su's actions received the greatest support, at least in Mozhou.

Zhao Yifu continued to polish his "Shou Ren Law".

Now he has started to feel something and feels that he is getting better and better.

As for the fact that he learned all the sealing techniques by the way... I can only say that he is very talented in sealing techniques.

However, just as he was about to continue polishing the 'Shou Ren Law', a divine light suddenly flashed before him.

A golden and red figure appeared in front of him.

He looked over quickly and saw Zhou Su's Yang Shen beside him.

He quickly said, "Master, I will go down the mountain after I pack up."

Zhou Su was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Do you know I have something to talk to you about?"

Zhao Yifu said, "I guessed."

Zhou Su hesitated for a moment, then said unhappily, "Just tell the truth in front of me."

Zhao Yifu smiled awkwardly and said, "I just feel that the mastermind behind this won't give up so easily."

Zhou Su didn't think much of it. He nodded and said, "It was indeed my negligence. I didn't expect that the person behind the scenes could still drive the evildoers to commit murder."

Zhao Yifu immediately realized what was happening and said, "Rat demon, Midnight Kingdom!"

Zhou Su said, "It's them. They sneaked into Moyang City recently and messed up the entire city."

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "I understand, teacher. I will resolve this matter before I take up my new post."

He took a deep breath and went down the mountain.

This time he walked in front, and Zhou Su's Yang Shen followed behind for a while.

It was obvious that Zhou Su had something to say to him, but after hesitating several times, he disappeared.

Zhao Yifu first returned home and looked at the situation at home...

Well, not bad.

It seems like those cats are playing with dead mice again.
He found Wu Zhong and asked, "How is the situation at home? Is there anything unusual?"

Wu Zhong said, "As for my family... Actually, the whole city has been plagued by rats recently. Countless rats have been pouring out of the streets and alleys, and the people have been deeply affected."

"But things are okay at home, probably because we have a lot of cats at home."

Zhao Yifu nodded in agreement and said, "That's good. Find me some suitable clothes. I'm going to clean up the rat infestation in the city."

As soon as he finished speaking, the cats around him stood up.

They all opened their eyes and looked at Zhao Yifu, their eyes eager to try.

Wow, the real mouse catcher is here!
Zhao Yifu laughed and said, "Okay, you guys go too. You have to make arrangements at home so that rats can't steal your house."

The little mustache with a bow tie on its mouth immediately turned its head back and meowed, as if it was really arranging work, which looked very interesting.

The cats were then divided into two groups: Hua Da Nv led twenty cats that didn't look too smart to guard the house, while the remaining hundred or so cats were led by Xiao Huzi, Xiao Hu and Yi Yi to follow Zhao Yi Fu and take the initiative to attack.

Looking at this magical scene, Zhao Yifu felt that his cat must have become a spirit.

But he was not surprised at all, and did not want to explore it. Anyway, it was a good thing.

When it got dark, the "Zhao Cat Tribe" in the Zhao Mansion attacked in full force under the leadership of their "King".

Before leaving, Zhao Yifu warned: "If you encounter a powerful rat, don't force yourself. Alert me and I will deal with it."

He carried a large bronze sword, Yangming, on his back and wore a robe with a wide collar.

This robe obviously doesn't fit him well, but it is the most suitable choice for Zhao Yifu.

Who made him so muscular that his clothes would explode at the slightest provocation?

The belt of this dress is very loose, and the inner stress collar will open up to become an open-chested coat.

Well, this way, at least I can save a piece of clothing... That's what Wu Zhong thought.

After giving instructions to the cats, Zhao Yi Fu went out with Yi Yi.

Although Yiyi was asked to lead the team, how could Zhao Yifu bear to let Yiyi be in danger?
"Meow~"

A moment later, there were cat meows all around.

This was a warning of encountering enemies, but Zhao Yifu could tell that these enemies were not that difficult to deal with and that they were probably just ordinary rats.

The cats began to show off their skills, often one cat chasing dozens of mice.

Their top hunter genes were clearly revealed at this moment.

Mice look small and nimble, but they have nowhere to hide from cats, and their movements appear to be in slow motion in the eyes of cats.

"Meow~"

Until a cat in Zhao Yifu's team let out a shrill cry.

Yiyi immediately followed with a "meow" anxiously.

Zhao Yifu understood that this must be an encounter with a rat demon.

　Two chapters, but I'm busy with work the rest of the week.
　　
　
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