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

A bunch of useless things who only eat for free. If I had relied on them for protection, I would have died long ago.

Afterwards, as expected, every time she hadn't discovered where the enemy was, the princess would use her Qinggong to leave, and when she came back, she would tell

Tell yourself that the enemy has been dealt with.

When he and his men arrived, there were indeed more than a dozen corpses lying there.

He had a ferocious face, was equipped with swords and knives, had hidden weapons, and had poison in his teeth. It was obvious that he was another assassin from some clan.

This happened more than once. Every time the princess went out suddenly, Geng Hu knew that someone might die again, and then he would call enough people to clean up the bodies.

After all this, even Geng Hu felt a little embarrassed. His guard team should not be called a guard team. Instead, they should be doing funeral services. They should be called a funeral team!

You are clearly the team protecting the princess, but you didn't even notice the enemy and had to wait until the princess was defeated before you knew it! What's the use of you!

In this way, Geng Hu thoroughly began the plan of training the punishment guards.

As for protecting the convoy or something! ? Otherwise, it would be great if the princess could protect you!

This is also the reason why the soldiers are trained to death every day.

As a martial artist, Geng Hu is also quite capable. He can be ruthless when necessary and gentle when necessary.

So Keqing could see with her own eyes that the conditions of the soldiers were getting better and better. The laziness in their bodies gradually dissipated, and was replaced by the sharp and aggressive spirit that an army should have.

It was precisely because of this that she asked Geng Hu to train these guys on the march, and she did not need their protection, but would deal with the enemies alone.

After all, she also knew that training was different from simply traveling. When the body was exhausted, how could one have the time to fight those enemies?

Of course, on the other hand, I also want to hone my skills and at the same time give these soldiers a warning so that they are aware of their own strength.

As the saying goes, one person’s force can defeat ten thousand enemies. By showing the real strength, these soldiers will know who is the biggest and who they should listen to!

If these guys still don't listen, then let them fend for themselves... After all, I don't necessarily need them.

Fortunately, this group of people could still be saved, and Geng Hu's ability to train people was also quite good, which made Keqing dispel the thoughts in her mind.

If Geng Hu didn't know that his beloved princess would think this way, if he knew, he would probably be even more disappointed with these soldiers. They almost got him into trouble, and he would probably have to double his training.

However, what puzzled Geng Hu was that he encountered countless waves of people along the way. Sometimes the princess would deal with all of them, and sometimes she would leave some people behind. He didn't quite understand why she would leave some behind and kill some.

And these people have nothing in common. There are men and women, some look good, and some look ordinary.

Geng Hu also asked the princess about this...

The princess's answer to this was quite unexpected.

"I stayed because I liked them. Their aura is very pure."

Pure? Is there anything pure about the dead?

Geng Hu was a little puzzled, but then he discovered that these survivors seemed to be quite well behaved.

And it seems that each of them has their own abilities and is more outstanding in some aspects.

It dawned on him.

Could it be that the princess kept them here because she saw through their true abilities?

But this is not right. How can you see through a person just by meeting him/her once?

Could it be that the princess also knows some mysterious arts in the martial arts world? Could it be that the princess was instructed by such a master when she was a child...

Before Geng Hu knew it, he was thinking more and more, and it seemed to make sense now!

No wonder the princess is so powerful! She must have received guidance from a master, and maybe even worshipped those hermits and immortals as her teachers.

Geng Hu firmly believes in his own imagination, and because of this, Keqing sometimes feels that he looks at her strangely.

To be honest, it's a bit corny...

……

……

"I say... why are we training here with them..."

An ordinary-looking young man with a square face, big ears and straight eyebrows was holding a stone in his hand in a daze.

He looked at the soldiers around him who were training like him, and then looked at his companions...

Didn't he come here to assassinate the princess? Why did he become a member of her guard and train with his soldiers? This is a question worth pondering.

His companion patted him on the shoulder.

"Do you want to live?"

Man is silent

"think"

He nodded. Who doesn't want to live?

"Have you been cured of the poison?"

"Solved..."

After being arrested, the man fed him medicine. I don’t know what kind of medicine it was that tasted so sweet, but the poison that was used to control their daily agony was gone just like that.

"So do you want to leave?"

"In no mood!"

The man shook his head subconsciously.

"I have food and drink, why should I leave?"

Even he knew that without a pass and food, and as a soldier who only knew how to kill people, he would probably starve to death soon after he went out.

The further we go, the higher the temperature becomes. Nine out of ten houses in the surrounding villages are empty. Going out would mean death, so why leave?

"That's right! As long as you train and follow this guy, you can have food and drink. You don't have to go through the cruel elimination and training like before, and you don't have to squat on a tree to watch the wind in the middle of the night. You can live a better life. Who wants to live those days again!"

"That's right... Life wasn't that good before... Although I was a deadly warrior, I wasn't

When you are well fed and well-drinking, why do you need to experiment with poison?"

After hearing what they said, the fellow assassins came forward and expressed their sympathy. The man's companions glanced at him.

"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before..."

"Hey, I was captured just like you all. I'm from the Wang family..."

"Oh, the Wang family, we are from the Li family... I didn't expect that you, the Wang family, are here. As far as I remember, you and Princess Leping didn't have any conflicts, right?"

"Hey, don't mention it... This wasn't a few years ago, Princess..."

Looking at the two of them exchanging glances and conversations, they squatted down holding stones and chatted. As time passed, more and more people gathered around them. The Zhang family, the Huang family, and the assassins from each family began to gather around him and chat about all kinds of gossip.

The man looked strange...

No, there are so many types of assassins here?

Unconsciously, most of the death warriors sent by the aristocratic families have gathered here. I still remember that there were only more than 200 people here half a month ago. However, now looking at the area, the captured people have accounted for half of the total crowd, which means that there are 200 death warriors.

Is this stamp collecting?

The total number of people is about 400.

The man sighed in his heart, thinking that maybe he was a little lucky. Logically, he was chosen from an orphan and became a assassin. He thought he would spend his whole life in a dark corner where no one could see the light.

Either dead or numb, but now I think, maybe God is looking after me...

The mentality slowly changed, and the man trained harder without realizing it.

Not only him, but other assassins also thought so. They all felt that the current situation was very good. They were tired of the days of being controlled, powerless and living on the edge of a knife.

Therefore, even in the face of Geng Hu's doubled training, he still enjoyed it and even exceeded the target!

Only the soldiers on the side were in tears!

Hey! Can you guys stop trying so hard? Is it necessary to be so aggressive?

It's only necessary to do 100 push-ups every day, but you insist on doing 200 or 300. In comparison, they are just scum!!

The key is why you can still chat while doing it! It makes them look even more useless!!

Especially the general's eyes seemed to be looking increasingly strange!

They suspected that if they didn't work harder, they would be kicked out of the team!

So for a while there was no rolling but more rolling. Geng Hu looked very satisfied when he found that the soldiers finally got it.

That's pretty much it...

Since everyone is so enthusiastic, aware of their mistakes and conscious, it’s time to redouble our efforts.

Soldiers: We are really going to die!

……

……

Anyway, as time went by, the relationship between the soldiers and the assassins began to develop into a healthy competition, which was a good thing no matter how you looked at it...

But afterwards, a troublesome matter troubled the entire team.

Tongzhou Prefecture is located in the south, and not only did the south experience an earthquake, but there was also a continuous drought.

The closer they got to the south, the hotter Keqing could feel the surroundings getting. In the beginning, she could still find some water sources, but the further south she went, the more there were no human habitation within a hundred miles, and even the water dried up.

"You mean there's no water?"

Keqing looked at Geng Hu, who looked embarrassed at this moment.

"Yes, Princess... I have sent people to search the area within a radius of ten miles, but there is no water source. Now that there are more people, if we save some water in the team, it will probably only last for ten days. What do you think..."

Chapter 538 Escape (4000)

This matter should not be something he should worry about, but it is also something he needs to worry about.

Logically speaking, the current troops are all vassals of the princess, and food and other things should be distributed by the princess. But on the other hand, generally on the march, if there is an opportunity, as a general, I need to lead people to find water supplies on the road.

Not to mention that the entire guard team was of no use at all and was just eating and drinking for free. He simply felt embarrassed to cause trouble for the princess.

However, some things do not exist without causing trouble, and the current water shortage is a big problem.

Because they brought a lot of food, even though there were more than 200 people, the food rations increased due to consumption issues, but when they rested in cities along the way, the princess could always find someone to replenish the food.

When it comes to food, Genghu has to admit defeat.

He saw it with his own eyes. He didn't use any gold or silver, nor did he go to the grain store to buy grain. He just walked through the city and walked into an empty yard. He skillfully asked the people inside to open the warehouse. There were sacks of grain inside, countless...

Geng Hu also heard those people calling the princess's boss... He didn't expect that all the food, including the yard, belonged to the princess. When did the princess prepare so much food? You know, the grain shop doesn't have that much food.

It is precisely because of this that although the team has an increasing number of people, they are not short of food. When they enter the area of ​​natural disasters, the food they get is enough to last for a year.

However, people cannot have only food, they also need water!

You can go without food for three days, but you can't go without water! There was a severe drought, and except for some wells in the city, where was the water in this wilderness? All the streams had dried up.

I also sent people to look for water sources everywhere, and I found a dried-up stream and another place that was not dry at all.

The forest is yellow, but that is not water. The leaves in the forest are dry and flat, and the soil under your feet is so dry that it turns pink. You can tell at a glance that there is no water.

The thought of possibly having water in the soil faded away.

After this happened several times, the uneasy Geng Hu calculated the next water source and had to come to remind him of this matter.

The place where they were was indeed not far from Tongzhou Prefecture, so they should be happy to have reached their destination.

But... I still remember that there was no news of Tongzhou Prefecture being affected by the drought...

Geng Hu was a little troubled...

Even if it just happened recently... even if it was a drought, it would not have developed to this extent in just a few months...

Including the round trip between here and the capital and the time the team spent on the journey, it would only take two or three months at most.

The stream dried up in just two or three months. The drought situation is really strange.

Then there is another possibility, that the drought has been going on for a long time...someone is concealing it, but what good is that?

There may be other reasons behind this.

Geng Hu was not the only one who had thought of this. Keqing also naturally noticed that something was wrong. However, there was no need to rush at this moment as they had not yet arrived at the destination...

"Water source..."