Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

Night was about to fall and it was getting dark. The convoy was still fifty miles away from the next city, so Guard Geng looked at the sky and rode his horse to Keqing's carriage to inquire about stopping.

"Well, let Guard Geng arrange it..."

Keqing nodded and handed over the task of setting up camp to Guard Geng. As a military general, these were his responsibilities.

However, as the person in charge of the motorcade, Guard Geng still had to ask for instructions.

Oh, he should not be called Guard Geng at this time, but General. Because guarding the princess requires proper demeanor, and as a guarding general, he must naturally have sufficient military honors and be among the generals.

Guard Geng also transformed from a captain of Xicheng to a cavalry general, which was a rapid promotion.

However, on the surface, there is hope for the future after jumping several levels, but in reality, the future is lost and there is no hope anymore.

After all, what future could a princess have if she was assigned to a place where refugees were rioting and natural disasters were frequent and the country was in turmoil?

Along the way, there were natural disasters, bandits, refugees, and local tyrants. Even as a princess, she would have difficulty moving forward in Tongzhou Prefecture.

The journey is difficult, the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous. It is better to be in the capital city, where there is peace and security. If you spend some money, you may be promoted to a higher position. At the very least, you can live better than outside.

Although he was a general, he was in charge of only about 200 people, which was not much different from when he was a captain. He had to leave his hometown and live in a foreign land. It was not a good job to change from a Beijing official to a local official.

Therefore, the job of guard is not a popular one but a thankless position.

The lowest-ranking people are not selected, and those who can be selected are not favored. After all, who wants to leave their hometown? At least for those lieutenants, this is not a good job.

Not only do you have to travel thousands of miles through mountains and rivers, but you also have to endure hardships. It is better to defend the city and drink and eat meat.

Therefore, Geng Hu became such an unlucky guy and was chosen to become the cavalry general to escort the princess.

But he didn't think

What's so unlucky about that? He became a captain by accident. He has no background, no connections, no family background in the capital, and even rents a house.

Before becoming a colonel, Geng Hu was just a military man. He was able to become a colonel step by step because he saved a nobleman by chance. However, this was the end of his career. Although the nobleman was grateful for his life-saving grace, he promoted him to the rank of colonel of the eighth rank.

The favor had been repaid, which was enough, so Geng Hu felt that being promoted to the rank of cavalry general was a good thing. After all, he was alone and it didn't matter much, not to mention that he admired the princess very much. He didn't know what the future would be like if he could follow this extraordinary princess.

However, the other two deputy generals were not very satisfied. Unlike Geng Hu, they had good food and drink in the capital. Who would be willing to accompany this crappy princess to the remote Tongzhou Prefecture? It would still cause disaster.

Everyone knows that it is safest to stay in the capital.

But who can blame them for having no connections?

So when they were settling down, the two deputy generals looked at each other and came to Geng Hu.

"General Geng seems to be adapting well... Are you so willing to accept this?"

Chapter 532: Secret Planning (4000)

Hearing the sound coming from behind, Geng Hu, who was about to shake off the dust and sit cross-legged on the spot, paused, and then sat down with a plop.

"What do you mean by willing or unwilling? What do you think, Lieutenant General Li?"

Geng Hu took a look at the man, who had thick eyebrows, small eyes, and slightly thin cheeks. He looked quite cunning, and even the helmet on his head and the leather armor on his body could not hide his cunningness. The man was named Li Chang, and he was one of the accompanying deputy generals.

"General Geng, don't you know what I'm talking about? Hey, people like us don't have any background or connections. Even if we get promoted, we don't know that we won't be able to come back once we leave. Who knows what might happen on the way..."

Seeing Li Chang looking at him meaningfully, his black eyes were staring straight at him like a cunning fox in the dark night. Geng Hu ignored him and picked up a piece of dry food to chew on, then took a big gulp of his ration and ignored him.

Seeing that Geng Hu ignored him directly, Li Chang's smile froze and he felt very dissatisfied.

How vulgar, why are you trying so hard to be so pretentious?

Were we all lieutenants before? In terms of seniority, I have more experience than this guy and I am more popular too.

He had also heard of Geng Hu. He was just a crude warrior before. If he hadn't met a noble person... Tsk.

"General Geng, you don't know that it takes at least several months to get from Tongzhou Prefecture to the capital. Don't think that we have 200 soldiers. If it were a peaceful and prosperous time, it would be fine. But now it is a chaotic time, with natural disasters and man-made disasters, and we are in a precarious situation."

Having said that, Li Chang paused and glanced at Geng Hu who was chewing on dry food.

"It is said that... there have been several incidents of refugees in Tongzhou Prefecture. Although there is no Goddess Cult there, it is not far from the place controlled by the Goddess Cult... What if..."

Having said this, Li Chang stopped at the right time because Geng Hu raised his head at this time.

He frowned and pressed Li Chang.

"What do you want to say? As a lieutenant, are you afraid of the Goddess Cult that deceives the world and the vulnerable refugees?"

"Oh, I'm not afraid of that, but I, Li Chang, just want to remind the general that this journey is not so simple. The princess is a noble, so naturally she doesn't have to worry about her family's status. Tongzhou Prefecture is still her fiefdom, so she has the ability to recruit all kinds of people along the way."

"But we are all small people. We only have one life. If we lose it, it's gone. Those nobles don't even blink an eye. In their eyes, we are just shields..."

"What do you want to say..."

Geng Hu now understood that Li Chang seemed to be planning something.

"Hehe, I just want to remind the general that the lives of us little people are not cared about by those nobles, but we do care about them. Don't you want to leave yourself a way out or a retreat?"

However, before he could finish his words, a pair of fierce eyes glared at him!

"You are the one who eats the emperor's salary and is loyal to him. But you are retreating before anything happens and trying to find a way out for yourself. Li Chang, is this how you act?!"

Snap!

Geng Hu slapped his thigh hard, showing his anger without any authority, and his aggressive attitude only scared Li Chang!

"What you are thinking is all the thoughts of a villain. Don't mention it again. Since you have become the princess's man, you should work for the monarch. If you think about those messy things again, I will be the first to make you suffer!"

As Geng Hu finished speaking, there was a sizzling sound, and the sword came out of its sheath with a flash of silver light.

click-

With one slash of his sword, the stone in front of him instantly split in two. The sword was fierce and fierce, and his aura was like a fierce star who had just left the battlefield. Ling Li Chang felt like a thorn in his back, and his whole body suddenly tensed up.

"Yes, yes, the general said a lot, I was wrong!"

Seeing Geng Hu's sharp look, Li Chang broke out in a cold sweat and quickly apologized, saying that he was bewitched.

Geng Hu snorted coldly upon seeing this. Humph, he had seen many soldiers like this. He had seen many of those villains who relied on their status as gentry or county magistrates before they became captains. He had even seen many of them bully him.

It’s a pity that I am no longer as vigorous as I was when I was young. I will kill anyone I see.

I no longer have that kind of sharpness, but even so, I still feel unhappy when I see such a situation. It is because of such generals that the whole team has become lazy and there is no military spirit of strict discipline.

But now, since I am a general, I naturally cannot allow such evil trends to occur.

Thinking of what Li Chang said, Geng Hu thought

"It seems that I need to pay more attention..."

Although Li Chang's attitude was wrong, his words were not wrong. There were indeed many dangers along the way and there would inevitably be obstacles. It was at this time that one should correct his attitude and be vigilant instead of having evil thoughts in his mind and thinking about retreating before anything happens.

We can't let this one bad apple spoil the whole barrel.

Geng Hu decided to keep a close eye on Li Chang for some time. As for reporting to the princess, he shook his head.

Although the princess is smart, she is just a weak woman. Telling her will only cause her unnecessary worries and make her uneasy.

……

……

"Bah! You're just a peasant, but you think you're so powerful."

Li Chang was cursing, and seeing him come back, Liu Xun asked curiously.

"What's wrong? So it didn't work? He has no idea?"

"Oh, they are different from us. They say they are loyal to their emperor and eat his salary..."

Li Chang sneered and sat up casually.

The flickering light of the fire was reflected in his cold eyes.

"It's just to protect a princess, but you really did it." A hint of coldness flashed in Li Chang's eyes, "It seems that you and I still need to plan a little more about this matter..."

"This, won't alert the enemy..."

Liu Xun didn't expect that the foolproof plan would go wrong.

That Geng Hu was just like them, he was just eating and waiting to die when he was a captain. They also made inquiries and found out that he was very short of money and lived in poverty, even renting a house.

Moreover, it is said that Geng Hu had offended many people when he was a martial artist, and he had some enemies when he was young and energetic. Those enemies were all from wealthy and powerful families, and they were the kind of people who hated evil.

It was because he had grown older that he became more tactful, and also because he had the support of a noble person who saved his life, that's why they have been living in peace until now.

Logically speaking, such a person should be extremely hostile to the noble families. How could he say such nonsense as "being loyal to the emperor and eating his salary"?

"That doesn't make sense... I thought I could convince him..." Liu Xun was puzzled.

However, they did not know that Geng Hu really did not like people from aristocratic families, and he extremely hated those aristocratic playboys and bullies.

Because he believed that this group of people were just a bunch of parasites who could only rely on the glory of their ancestors to bully others and use their unlimited ambitions and power to cultivate their own ignorant and insatiable greed.

However, he was not a brainless man. He knew that not all aristocratic families were like this. Even he knew some great scholars and honest officials who were honest, just and incorruptible.

There are also some people who use their knowledge to achieve unprecedented achievements and benefit the people, which makes people yearn for them.

Keqing is the one he admires the most, so for him, becoming a cavalry general who protects the princess is an honor and a blessing from heaven.

He was eager to follow such a princess and make a difference for the world and the people.

So when he heard Li Chang's words, he was very angry.

However, Liu Xun and Li Chang were unaware of this. They were typical selfish and profit-seeking villains. To them, the so-called people and the so-called ideals were not as real as money.

Princess? Oh, she is just a woman who is supported by aristocratic families. If she is really that powerful, what use would she have for a man?

If she was really that powerful, would the one above let her go to that dangerous fiefdom?

She's just a kid of thirteen or fourteen years old, and she's just a means for those aristocratic families to become famous.

Seeing Liu Xun's confusion, Li Chang smiled.

"Who cares? Since he refused, don't blame us for being ruthless."

"So much gold and silver. If it were in the past, I would definitely not dare to do it, but in this world, haha... let's do a job, and from now on,... we will be rich and prosperous... then..."

"Shh... keep your voice down."

Liu Xun looked around, then leaned closer to Liu Chang.

"Are you sure? That person will do the work, and the gold and silver will belong to us. They just want the person?"

"Don't worry...these noble families are very ruthless. Since they contacted me, they must have a plan..."

"When the time comes, then ..."

"Then did Genghu... alert the enemy?"

"Don't worry... I didn't tell him the key point. He doesn't know anything about it. At most, there will be some conflicts during this period. Anyway, we are close to the capital now, so there is no rush. That person said that if he wants to take action, he must find a suitable time. When the time comes, we will..."

The two of them moved closer and spoke in whispers.

The bonfire was splashing with sparks, and as it grew weaker and weaker, and became darker in the dark night, accompanied by the damp and cold wind, some secret plans began to quietly take shape under the dark night sky.

……

I don't know how many days had passed, but the carriage had slowly moved along the way, passing through several cities, and gradually moving away from the area controlled by the capital.

Although it is the end of summer, the weather is still unbearably hot.

The sun was scorching hot and the ground was steaming. Only the warm breeze brought a slight coolness that made people feel a lot more comfortable.

"What a damn day! What time is it now? The summer heat has already passed, and it's so hot that people can only sweat."

"There's nothing we can do. The weather has been very abnormal these years. You know, there's a severe drought in the south.

, the weather is good now.”

I could hear the soldiers' grumbling complaints. Soldiers are also human beings, and they would be annoyed by such weather, not to mention that they were wearing leather armor, which made them even hotter.

Geng Hu was riding a horse. As a martial artist, his hearing was not bad and he could hear the soldiers' complaints. But there was nothing he could do. Escorting was a tough job and those who could join the escort team did not have wives and children and did not have any backing, so they were sent here.

At this time, these two hundred people were essentially the private soldiers given by the emperor to the princess.

"General, the weather is so hot. It's already noon. Do you want to find a place to rest and continue your journey at night?"

"I'm sweaty and exhausted. If I run into vagrants or robbers, I'll be at a disadvantage. Why don't we travel at night and rest during the day?"

Liu Xun came over on horseback and offered a suggestion.

Although Geng Hu thought it made sense, he couldn't act on his own.

"I'll go ask the princess what she thinks."

When Liu Xun heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he advised.