From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

Three days later, the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion defeated the rebels who had invaded southern Yongqiu and successfully joined forces with the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion.

After discussion, the two sides dispersed their forces, forming a fan shape, and slowly advanced eastward while clearing out any remaining enemies along the way.

Chen Shi led his one hundred heavily armored infantrymen, choosing their own route, with the goal of reaching Suibin County within seven days.

"Why don't you arrange a horse for her too?"

Riding on horseback, walking side by side with Chen Shi, Ru Ru suddenly pointed to Chen Bi in the group.

Another war was about to break out, and Chen Shi originally wanted to leave the little nun in Xiangyi City, but she refused and insisted on going to Suibin County with Chen Shi.

In her words, the more intense the fighting, the more people need help, and the more she is needed.

Although this young nun was quite old, she was extremely stubborn. Chen Shi was so bothered by her that he simply took her along. He wouldn't be able to look after her during a war, and if she died, she could just accept her fate.

Since Ruru didn't know martial arts and couldn't keep up with the marching speed on foot, Chen Shi found her a horse.

"Ordinary infantrymen do not have horses."

Chen Shi offered a casual explanation without changing his expression.

"But she's not an ordinary soldier; isn't she your woman?"

Ru Ru thought for a moment, then spoke with certainty.

"You two slept together last night—no, every night!"

Chen Shi, who was trying to remain strong and calm, stumbled on his horse and almost fell off.

He stared at Ruru, then lowered his voice.

"You little nun! Instead of learning anything good, you're spying!"

Although Ruru was a nun, she was still a woman, and it was not safe for her in the military camp, so Chen Shi specially arranged for her to stay next to his room.

Unexpectedly, the little nun was not well-behaved and stayed up all night to peep at him and Chen Bi while they slept.

"Why are you spying on me? What's so interesting about you? I'm not blind. She comes to your room every night. How could I not see her?"

Ru Ru gave a light snort, a hint of disdain on her face.

"Well……"

Chen Shi opened his mouth, somewhat embarrassed, as if it were indeed the case.

Monks don't lie, and although this little nun has a sharp tongue, she doesn't lie.

"A beautiful face like a lotus blossom is nothing but a skeleton covered in flesh; alluring makeup is nothing but a bewitching potion. You are greedy for beauty, and sooner or later you will be harmed by it!"

The young nun spoke again, adopting an air of earnest persuasion.

"In terms of spiritual practice, when one's essence is full, one should not think of lust; when one's energy is full, one should not think of food. Frequent ejaculation will lead to immediate withering and decay! One night of pleasure can cause a hundred days of harm..."

"Stop, stop, stop! You little nun, what do you know about matters between men and women!"

Chen Shi quickly stopped, rolled his eyes at Ru Ru, and offered a helpless explanation.

"It's not what you think; we were practicing martial arts."

"Practicing martial arts? Dual cultivation!"

Ru Ru was taken aback, then suddenly her face lit up with excitement.

"I've often heard that the Joyful Meditation is infinitely profound, but my master only practices it secretly and has never taught me. Can you tell me how to practice dual cultivation?"

"..."

Looking at the little nun whose eyes were shining, Chen Shi was speechless again.

Is this something a nun should be interested in?

However, this little nun is like a curious child; if you don't explain things to her clearly, she will definitely keep pestering you.

"It's not as mysterious as you think. It's just that I cultivate a martial art that allows me to enhance my understanding through dual cultivation."

"Enhance your understanding? Is it really that simple?"

Ruru, who had been full of anticipation just moments before, suddenly frowned and scrutinized Chen Shi. Seeing that he wasn't lying, she couldn't help but sigh softly.

"I'm just improving my martial arts comprehension. What's the big deal? Is it worth practicing dual cultivation?"

After a moment, Ruru let out a soft hum, clearly extremely disappointed.

"only?"

Chen Shi glanced at Ruru and snorted softly. This little nun had no idea how difficult it was to cultivate the Elephant King Stance.

After marching for half a day, they gradually moved away from Xiangyi City. Around noon, they came to a fork in the road.

On one side is the main road, and on the other side is a country lane.

Chen Shi hesitated for a moment, then prepared to take the main road.

If the rebel army is fleeing in large numbers, they will most likely take the main roads.

The reason for the various units being dispersed and given a seven-day deadline was to clear out and kill as many remaining enemies as possible in preparation for the final battle.

To everyone else, it was a feast for gaining military merit.

When eating meat, you have to pick the fattest cuts.

The larger the enemy force, the more military merits one can gain.

"You can't go that way."

Just as Chen Shi was about to give the order, Ruru suddenly spoke up.

"Huh? Why?"

Chen Shi was taken aback and looked at Ruru with a puzzled expression.

"because……"

Ru Ru paused slightly, then suddenly became very serious and said, word by word.

"There will be bloodshed!"

"ha?"

Chen Shi was taken aback, then couldn't help but laugh.

"When did you, a mere nun, switch to fortune telling?"

Believe it or not, whoever takes that path is doomed.

Ru Ru gave a light snort, looking like she didn't want to explain any further.

Chen Shi looked at Ruru, then at the two roads ahead, and hesitated.

Reason told Chen Shi that in military campaigns, listening to a mere nun was no joke.

But his intuition told him that this young nun had some knowledge of the art, and that listening to her might be the right thing to do.

In fact, from the first time he met Ruru, Chen Shi felt that this little nun was a bit different. Otherwise, why would he have been so indulgent towards her this time and allowed her to stay by his side?

Just as I was hesitating, I suddenly heard the neighing of a horse in the distance behind me.

Looking back, a cloud of yellow dust billowed as a group of people galloped toward them.

"It's a gilded chamber pot."

Ruru turned her head to look and said something.

A moment later, the troops arrived, and it was the Left Army led by Gu Chenglie.

"Oh my, isn't this Steward Chen? What are you doing here?"

Gu Chenglie looked smug and was about to tease Chen Shi when he saw Ruru next to him, and his face immediately darkened.

"Take the main road!"

With a shout, they turned directly onto the main road.

A thousand men, raising dust everywhere, arrived, leaving Chen Shi and his men covered in dust and dirt.

"Ptooey!"

Spitting out the dust from his mouth, Chen Shi glanced at Zuo Jun, who had already run ahead, and said in a deep voice.

"Let's take the back path!"

Immediately afterwards, he led his hundred heavily armored infantrymen and advanced along the path.

"That means they believe what I said."

Ru Ru followed beside her, a hint of smugness in her eyes.

"Hmph, what you said doesn't matter. The main thing is that that unlucky thing, Gu Chenglie, has already run ahead."

Chen Shi gave a soft snort, his expression serious.

Gu Chenglie was already ahead. If they encountered the rebels, they would surely wipe him out. Chen Shi, following behind, would have no chance of gaining any military merit and would probably only end up eating dust.

However, this saved him from having to worry about it.

A side road is a side road, so Chen Shi simply stopped thinking about it.

As expected, the path was difficult to traverse, and there were no large forces, only scattered rebels, ranging from a few dozen to a couple hundred.

However, the clearing operation was quick, allowing for rapid advancement.

Moreover, little by little, he had accumulated several hundred military merits in just two days.

"There are people over there."

In the afternoon, as we were preparing to find a place to set up camp, we suddenly saw a plume of thick smoke rising in the distance.

Chen Shi immediately led his troops over, where they saw a well-equipped force with a large banner fluttering in the wind and a large character "Feng" on it!