My cultivation techniques can be infinitely fused.

Fu Qing slowly closed his eyes. Born into the Lu family of Fengling, his name was Lu Zheng. He must be the son of Miss Mu, who saved his life back then.

I thought that once I joined the border army, I would never have a chance to get ahead.

Who would have thought that, by a twist of fate, he would end up in the Hundred Cavalry Division and even make a name for himself there?

With such a disciple, the inspection team will save a lot of trouble in future operations in the northern frontier.

Fu Qing thought to himself, then opened his eyes: "Send someone to contact him and tell him that I am willing to take him as my last disciple."

The old servant hesitated for a moment before asking, "What if they don't want to?"

"Then let's resolve this. Let the sect take action, and also let the Black Ice Guard keep an eye on things. Isn't he making a big splash in the Northern Frontier? The Black Ice Guard and the Hundred Riders Division are rivals, and now they're at each other's throats."

"If they have the chance to kill off a promising newcomer from the Hundred Riders Division, they won't let it pass." Fu Qing said calmly.

Ultimately, he's just a patrol commander, not yet fully grown. If I want to deal with him, I still have ways to handle him.

Fu Qing would never admit that he was wrong. The reason he was able to rise from a remnant of a sect that everyone hated to where he is today was because of his strong will, his unwillingness to admit defeat.

He overcame the most difficult times back then.

Now that he was a high-ranking official in the Ministry of War, he was willing to take a commander of a thousand as his disciple, and he thought that Lu Zheng would most likely not refuse.

Even if this person is from the Hundred Cavalry Division.

After all, Fu Qing is still on the rise and his future is limitless.

The choice is already quite clear to most people.

Even if Lu Zheng felt wronged, he would be willing to become his disciple if he wanted to have a better future.

A little compensation later will be enough to make them completely devoted to him.

This kind of thing has happened before.

"Yes, sir," the old servant behind him replied, but a hint of reluctance flashed in his eyes. After all, Lu Zheng's mother had saved not only Fu Qing, but also him.

Meanwhile, Lu Zheng was unaware of all this and was simply leading his men toward Fufeng County.

  

Just as they were about to enter Fufeng territory.

Looking over, one could see a figure staggering towards them. Upon seeing the large group, the figure seemed to want to turn and leave, but perhaps due to severe injuries, it eventually collapsed to the ground.

Lu Zheng waved his hand, and the line stopped.

Huang Yan took the lead and surrounded them. After a moment, he exclaimed in surprise, "Sir, it's the blood-haired man who made the move that day!"

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow; he really hadn't expected to run into the other person here.

Moreover, and most importantly, who could have hurt them to such an extent?

After all, he knew Xiao Zun's strength.

He immediately went forward to check and found that it was indeed Xiao Zun.

His body was covered with numerous knife and sword wounds, the most serious of which was in his abdomen, where a long sword had pierced through his body.

Huang Yan, with his sharp eyes, leaned closer and said to Lu Zheng, "Sir, these are the standard weapons of the Black Ice Guard."

The latter raised an eyebrow. He naturally knew about the Black Ice Guard, an organization even more ruthless than the Hundred Riders Division.

No one in the imperial court dared to offend them; countless officials went inside and never came out again.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Zun has offended these people; no wonder.

"Take him with you, let's go back first." After Lu Zheng finished speaking, Huang Yan did not hesitate and immediately ordered someone to help Xiao Zun up and walk towards the group.

At this moment, Xiao Zun vaguely felt himself being moved.

He struggled to open his eyes and saw a familiar figure moving around him—the Hundred Cavalry Officer who had been working with him.

Then, he fell into a coma.

His battle with the Black Ice Platform lasted for several days.

After killing the centurion that day, the others fought him to the death, as if they had killed the centurions' parents.

Although the sonic power killed some people.

However, there were simply too many agents of the Black Ice Guard; they couldn't possibly kill them all.

After being pursued for nearly two days, Xiao Zun finally managed to escape the encirclement, but he was also seriously injured.

At this moment, Lu Zheng's team, after receiving simple first aid, followed the team in a daze and arrived in Fufeng County.

Lu Zheng first settled his troops in a camp outside the city.

Then he led a hundred-man squad straight into the city.

As soon as they arrived at the city gate, a captain from the Hundred Cavalry Division approached them with a smile and said, "Greetings, Commander Lu. I am Zhang Ye, the captain of the Hundred Cavalry Division stationed in Fufeng. I am here on the orders of Commander Xiao to take you to the new official residence."

Lu Zheng had never met Zhang Ye before; he must have been brought from Xiao Ling's home.

After all, after he left, the latter really didn't have many capable people under his command.

"Where is your commander?"

"Lord Qianhu has gone to the city to pick up people, but he is expected to return today or tomorrow," Zhang Ye said cautiously.

Before Xiao Ling left, she instructed him not to offend Lu Zheng.

Upon hearing the reply, the latter nodded. Back in Huangsha Fortress, Xiao Ling seemed to have received news that some extraordinary person was coming, and she was going to personally greet them, so she left first. Surprisingly, even Yun Chen didn't say much.

I didn't expect them not to come back yet.

Then, Zhang Ye said respectfully again, "Sir, this new official residence is next to our garrison, and it was personally prepared for you by Lord Xiao."

"Okay, let's go then." Lu Zheng didn't stand on ceremony.

Perhaps it's just a habit, but now Lu Zheng accepts anything Xiao Ling gives him without hesitation.

Even if the house is quite valuable.

About an incense stick later, they arrived at the outside of the new mansion, which was almost the same size as the Hundred Cavalry Garrison. Lu Zheng had known about this manor for a long time. He had wondered who it belonged to and why it was left unused. He never expected that it would become his own now.

Then, he walked inside. As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he saw a man of about forty years old, accompanied by more than a hundred maids and servants, who were already waiting. Upon seeing Lu Zheng, he bowed and said, "Greetings, sir."

At this moment, Lu Zheng finally felt a sense of being in a superior position.

He just got promoted, and now he has such a big house.

He turned to the personal guard centurion who had followed him and said, "Arrange for the brothers to stay in the front yard first. Write down what they need, and we'll have someone buy it later."

"Yes, sir." The centurion responded and began arranging for people to move in.

Now that Lu Zheng has become a commander of a thousand men and has his own personal guard, he certainly won't waste it.

After all, he didn't consider himself invincible. If it weren't for the fact that siege crossbows couldn't be deployed at will and that the commotion in the city was too great, he would have wanted to get a few to guard the city.

After arranging things, Lu Zheng walked towards the backyard, while Huang Yan, accompanied by several trusted men, carried Xiao Zun behind him.

Just as Lu Zheng and his group had settled down.

At this moment, outside Fufeng City, a Black Ice Cavalry force of over a thousand men charged straight into the city.

The border garrison commander, who was about to step forward to inquire, had not yet spoken.

"Snapped!"

He was whipped across the face and forced to step aside.

After these people entered the city, the leader of the Black Ice Guards shouted, "According to the route, that traitor must have escaped into Fufeng. Immediately search every house and every place, and don't miss any place."

"We'll tear that Xiao Zun to pieces!"

His voice carried a ruthlessness he had never shown before.