From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"General Lei, what a sorry sight!"

As the voices rang out, two figures suddenly appeared from the mountain hollow.

This is……

Under the moonlight, when Chen Shi saw the two figures clearly, he was instantly terrified.

Shen Bi, standing beside Chen Shi, also stared wide-eyed, her gaze filled with terror.

The two men were dressed in black robes and wore masks with the Lone Cloud emblem on them; they were members of the Fufeng Society!

Moreover, one of them was wearing a bronze mask.

The bronze mask, like the tiger-striped mask, is exclusive and can only be worn by elders.

However, this elder was not the one who gave Chen Shi the medicinal bath.

The Fufeng Association has more than one elder.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Shi glanced at Shen Bi with a questioning look. Shen Bi shook her head slightly, indicating that she was not her superior either, as her elder was also a woman.

As holy sons, they are all directly subordinate elders.

Putting all that aside for the moment, Chen Shi looked ahead again, his expression extremely solemn.

How could Fufeng be in contact with the rebels?

Or perhaps this elder is only connected to General Lei Gong.

"Don't even mention it! The imperial army has arrived! They're incredibly powerful, absolutely incredible!"

General Lei shook his head repeatedly, his tone tinged with lingering fear.

"My men were no match for them. If I hadn't run fast, I probably would have lost my life."

"Ha! General Lei Gong fears the imperial army, but isn't he afraid of General Tianzun? This time, not only did he fail to capture Yangxia County, but he also suffered heavy losses. Isn't he afraid of General Tianzun's punishment?"

"this……"

General Lei froze for a moment, and his face turned ugly.

As far as Chen Shi knew, the rebel leader Yang Youzhi called himself the Heavenly Venerable General. In addition, he had two cousins ​​who were respectively named the Thunder God General and the Rain Master General.

After the rebels captured the two eastern counties, they launched a two-pronged attack, led by General Yu Shi and General Lei Gong respectively.

"Elder! You have to help me!"

"It's better to rely on yourself than to ask others for help; it's better to save yourself than to ask for help. You still have to fight this battle yourself."

The elder of the Fufeng Association smiled and then lowered his voice.

"That's all I can lend you..."

Whoops!

Chen Shi was listening intently when a sudden gust of wind swept in from behind him.

Almost instinctively, his blood and qi instantly solidified throughout his body, and without even looking, the scorpion's barbed tail stabbed towards the evil wind.

clang!

A piercing sound, like the sound of metal or stone.

Chen Shi then turned around and saw a masked man standing there.

It was that elder's guard!

It was discovered!

"Walk!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Shi grabbed Chen Bi, used his aerial agility to escape.

This guard's cultivation level is probably only at the seventh or sixth rank, so Chen Shi might not be afraid of him.

But the elders.

He didn't recognize this elder, but his direct superior was a fifth-rank cultivator, a true grandmaster!

If all the elders have this level of cultivation, Chen Shi would definitely be no match for them.

Survival is the priority; run!

The guard was taken aback. First, he hadn't expected Chen Shi to be so cowardly as to run away right away. Second, he hadn't expected Chen Shi's agility to be so superb.

When he came to his senses and looked again, Chen Shi had already disappeared into the dark depths of the mountains.

He frowned and returned to the elder.

"Your subordinate is incompetent; that person escaped."

"Let it go. It's just a small fish, not Gu Tingshu. There's no point in catching it."

The elder smiled slightly and turned to General Lei Gong again.

"Next, do as I say..."

……

After running for twenty or thirty miles in one breath, Chen Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief and stopped when he saw that no one was chasing him.

"Put me down!"

Shen Bi gave a soft snort and struggled to get off Chen Shi.

In his haste, Chen Shi grabbed him and ran, tucking him under his arm like a tattered bundle.

"How come there are people from the Fufeng Society here?"

Chen Shi glanced behind him, as if asking a question, or more like talking to himself.

"The Fufeng Society is ubiquitous; there's nothing surprising about that."

Shen Bi snorted lightly, it was none of her business, so she naturally didn't care.

"Never mind, let's go back and talk about it first."

Chen Shi hesitated for a moment, deciding not to dwell on it.

Immediately afterwards, they returned by the same route as Shen Bi, and by the time they got back to Yangxia County, it was already late at night.

Without taking a break, he immediately found his men. Fortunately, only three of them suffered minor injuries and no one was seriously injured.

Although Chen Shi was not present, with Li Changying's help, they had already found housing in the city to use as their camp's residence.

Even the enemy heads that were beheaded have all been handed over and recorded in the military merit register.

They were all subordinates recruited by Chen Shi personally, and had no direct connection with the Marquis's mansion, so their military merits were all recorded under Chen Shi's name. Chen Shi could then reward each person according to their merits afterward.

"Congratulations, Commander Chen, for earning over a thousand military merits in your first battle."

Li Changying was still awake when he heard that Chen Shi had returned, so he came over to say hello.

"This time, we are very grateful for General Li's help."

Chen Shi smiled and continued.

"General Li deserves the greatest credit for the first great victory, and a promotion is just around the corner."

"Hehe, thank you for your kind words, Steward Chen."

Li Changying smiled, unable to hide her joy.

Unlike Chen Shi, Li Changying's 1,000-strong force was not recruited by him personally, so the military achievements of his soldiers in killing enemies were not attributed to him.

However, Li Changying was a court official, and his merits in suppressing the rebellion could be directly reported to the court.

Now that he has Gu Tingshu's support and has this merit, as Chen Shi said, his promotion is just around the corner.

After a brief exchange, Li Changying had other matters to attend to, so he bid farewell to Chen Shi and left.

"This money is really easy to earn."

It was getting late when Chen Shi arrived at his lodgings and couldn't help but smile.

According to the rule of ten taels of silver for every point of military merit, today's more than a thousand military merits would amount to tens of thousands of taels of silver!

Tens of thousands of taels of silver a day, no wonder so many people love war.

However, Chen Shi was not interested in money; his goal was still to earn 10,000 military merits and thus gain entry into the Treasure Pavilion.

It's still a long way off, so let's not think about it too much for now.

"Chen Bi".

After a quick wash, I called out to the outside.

Although it was late at night, the cultivation could not be delayed.

Shen Bi had been waiting outside the door. When he heard Chen Shi call him, he reluctantly came in with a long face.

Another hour or two passed, and by the time they finished their cultivation, it was almost dawn.

Exhausted from a night's sleep, Shen Bi fell asleep immediately.

Chen Shi's soul had reached the state of "soul stabilization," and he didn't feel anything even after not sleeping for a night.

"Steward Chen, the Marquis has summoned you."

Just after they finished their breakfast and dinner, the messenger rushed over to deliver the order.

Chen Shi dressed neatly and hurried to the county government office, which was now the place where the army was holding a meeting.

Other generals arrived one after another, and in a short while, the hall was full of people.

A moment later, Gu Tingshu came out from behind.

"Greetings, Your Excellency!"

Everyone stood up and bowed in greeting.

"No need for formalities."

Gu Tingshu sat down and gestured with his hand.

Everyone then sat down again.

"Yesterday's victory was a great one; we should press our advantage and first recapture Xiangyi County."

Gu Tingshu looked at everyone and spoke directly.

"The rebels have deployed a large number of troops in Xiangyi County. How can we break through the city? Does anyone have any good strategies?"

"this……"

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

Siege warfare is no easy task.

"Father, yesterday on the battlefield, I saw that General Chen's men were exceptionally brave. The key to attacking a city is to strike hard in one fell swoop, so why don't we let General Chen lead the first attack?"

Gu Chenglie suddenly spoke, smiling as he looked at Chen Shi.

Chen Shi's face darkened instantly. Sending his heavy infantry to attack the city was practically sending them to their deaths!