A lowly soldier becomes king, I slaughter my way through the late Tang Dynasty!

"Wang Digou, you got me into the Trapped Camp, and now you want to rape my woman? Do you think you have nine lives?"

Li Rui's gaze was cold, and his tone was menacing.

Scarface turned pale with fright, trembling as he tried to kneel down, but fearing the knife pressed against his inner thigh, he could only keep bowing.

"Li Fengshi, let's talk this out. If you want money, I have some valuables on hand. Take them, but please don't let your hand falter..."

Li Rui remained expressionless and coldly retorted.

"Slap him!"

How dare Scarface Wang Digou disobey?

He raised his hand and slapped hard across the cheek!

Snapped!

Snapped!

After a few slaps, seeing the undiminished murderous intent in Li Rui's eyes, Wang Digou was filled with grief and indignation, and slapped even harder.

*Smack! Smack!* ...

As he smoked, without Li Rui saying anything more, Wang Digou began to repent with tears streaming down his face.

"Grandpa Li, I was blinded by greed! I shouldn't have done anything, I shouldn't have caused you to join the enemy's trap!"

Snapped!

"I, Wang Digou, am just a dog in the field! Today, I've been blinded by lust again, and I actually dared to touch your Grandpa Li's woman."

Snapped!

"I...I...I'm worse than an animal! Your Grandpa Li's woman, that's my grandma! How could I dare to lay a hand on my grandma!"

Snapped!

Just then, Niu Ben, who arrived a step later, burst into the barracks.

Seeing Wang Digou, covered in ugly flesh, begging for mercy, Niu Ben couldn't help but laugh.

Upon seeing the woman in Li Rui's arms, Niu Ben was momentarily stunned, but quickly regained his senses.

"Brother Li is so lucky!"

When Wang Digou saw that the person who came was Niu Ben, he quickly bowed.

"Commander Niu, please tell Li Fengshi quickly that private fights are forbidden in the military camp. If a comrade is injured, the person responsible will be executed!"

Although Niu Ben looked down on Wang Di Gou, such a despicable person, the principle was the same.

"Brother Li, put down your knife first. Military orders are absolute and cannot be violated."

Li Rui knew, of course, that he couldn't kill Wang Digou.

Private fights are strictly prohibited in the military, let alone murder!

Taking action now might vent some anger, but the price would be that I myself would be captured and executed.

Trading one's life for that filthy bastard Wang Digou's is something only a madman like Li Rui would do!

However, Li Rui remained indignant.

"If I kill him, I'm breaking military orders, but if he almost rapes my woman, isn't that breaking military orders?"

"Brother Niu, don't stop me! Today I'm going to cut this bastard to the bone and then chop off his head!"

Wang Digou was so terrified that he couldn't even hold his own excrement.

Niu Ben quickly stopped him, but could tell that Li Rui was acting, so he could only say helplessly.

"Then tell me, what should he do?"

Li Rui snorted coldly.

"Hmph, although I wish I could kill this bastard with one blow, with a great battle imminent, serving the commander is of paramount importance."

Even if Wang Digou's dog life is on the battlefield, it might still be of some use. Why don't Commander Niu ask the military governor for more men, so that Wang Digou can also join the enemy ranks and serve at the front!

Upon hearing this, Wang Digou was on the verge of tears. He felt no relief at surviving the ordeal, but rather despair!

A few days ago, when the soldiers' pay was distributed, Li Rui and Li Rui had a falling out because Li Rui hadn't given him any money.

That's why he deliberately used his position as captain to recommend Li Rui to join the Trapped Camp and send him to his death.

To my utter surprise, the boomerang came so quickly!

He himself was about to face a life-or-death situation!

Niu Ben nodded, agreeing with the solution.

……

Not long after, at the Marshal's residence.

"Did he really say that?" Commander Li Yin stroked his beard and repeated with a smile, "With a great battle imminent, serving me is the most important thing?"

Niu Ben nodded.

"That's what Commander-in-Chief said."

General Li Yin smiled. Even though he knew there was some exaggeration in these words of loyalty, he still found them very pleasing.

"Hmph, so quick-witted, he doesn't seem like a soldier on a paycheck, he seems more like a scholar."

Niu Ben smiled, deeply agreeing.

"Biaoxia also thought Li Rui was like a scholar, but this kid was exceptionally brave. Biaoxia fought with him and almost lost."

Upon hearing this, Li Yin looked up, quite surprised.

"Oh!? With your bull-like strength, Li Rui almost won?"

Niu Ben's old face flushed slightly.

He was too embarrassed to say that Li Rui had deliberately let him win.

"Ahem, General, Li Rui is born with superhuman strength. In terms of sheer strength, he's about the same as me, but his technique is crude. The reason he won is because of his technique."

Li Yinshen agreed.

"He is indeed a rare talent. Pay close attention to him and teach him what you can. After this battle... never mind, let's see if he can survive first. You may leave."

Niu Ben hurriedly asked.

"General, where's Wang Digou?"

"What dog? Oh, you mean the one who argued with Li Rui? Just a henchman, you deal with him."

"Yes, ma'am."

……

As the sun set and night fell, the campfires were almost extinguished, with only a few sporadic crackling sounds remaining.

In the barracks on the left, a couple was whispering to each other.

"You said your name is Wang Shuyu?"

"Yes."

"Which Wang family? The Langya Wang family, the Donghai Wang family, or the Taiyuan Wang family?"

"My lord, you think too highly of me. I do not come from such a noble family; my family is merely slightly wealthy."

"That's true. How could women from wealthy and noble families end up in a border town?"

Li Rui nodded, which made sense.

Wang Shuyu came from a prominent family, but there were too many prominent families with the surname Wang in the world, so she didn't want to say more, and Li Rui didn't press her further.

Of course, Li Rui didn't expect that marrying a woman from a prestigious family would immediately bring him great success.

Everything still requires a down-to-earth approach and relying on oneself.

In the darkness, Li Rui held those delicate little hands and could sense that she was still nervous and slightly resistant.

"You don't want to?"

Wang Shuyu remained silent for a moment, then shook her head sadly.

"Given this world, and with the ravages of war, what right do I have to say whether I'm willing or not?"

Li Rui sighed. Although Wang Shuyu was not willing, he had no other choice.

On the contrary, pretending to be a gentleman at this time would be a big mistake.

Only by becoming stronger and surviving can I give Wang Shuyu a stable future.

The night was completely dark, and even the moon hid its light.

In the somber atmosphere of the camp, Li Rui's barracks seemed out of place.

Wang Shuyu's beauty goes without saying.

Although Li Rui hadn't memorized many poems, he couldn't help but recite one line.

"A single glance back and a smile could launch a thousand ships, leaving all the beauties of the imperial harem pale in comparison."

Wang Shuyu was frowning with worry when she suddenly heard Li Rui recite a line of poetry. She was surprised but also delighted.

To her surprise, Li Rui, a low-ranking soldier, was so cultured that he knew Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Regret".

To everyone's delight, the poem was about Yang Guifei, and Li Rui praised her beauty as being the same as Yang Guifei's.

However, Yang Guifei's ending was not good.

Wang Shuyu hugged Li Rui's strong back and whispered.

"I don't want to be Yang Guifei, yet you compare me to her. Do you want to be Emperor Xuanzong of Tang?"

Li Rui gently stroked the beauty's back, his heart filled with ambition.

"What is Emperor Xuanzong of Tang? I want to be Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin!"

Wang Shuyu was stunned.

The Tang Dynasty had only been gone for less than 40 years!

The man beside her actually wanted to become the second Emperor Taizong of Tang?

If someone else had said this, Wang Shuyu would have scoffed at it, thinking that person was being unrealistic and delusional.

But for some reason, these words came from Li Rui's mouth.

Wang Shuyu actually thought that Li Rui was a good man with lofty aspirations!

This man seemed to possess a kind of magic that made her fall for him.

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[Appearance: 97/10]

[Appearance: 82 points]

[Background: 95 points]

Moral Character: 90 points

Overall score: 91 points, rating: Perfect

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