Chapter 149
After this matter, Cheng Dairen did not linger in Luoyecity and led the team back to Hamao Village.
"General, we made a big splash this time. When I get back, I can also become a centurion." Gao Fei exclaimed excitedly on horseback as they exited the city gate.
"What general, what general, calling me the big master in front of my own people." Cheng Dalai gave him a displeased glance, and really treated him like a feather from a chicken, not knowing his own weight.
Gao Fei Bao was speechless, and Cheng Da Lei's words were different from what he said in the city.
"General Cheng, General Cheng..."
A shout came from behind, Cheng Dalai turned his head and scolded: "Didn't I say no..."
Zi Deqiang arrived, and Cheng Dalai wisely shut his mouth.
"Cheng Jiang, are you leaving?" Qi Deqiang hurried over on horseback.
"Yes, although I'm reluctant to part with Old Qi, there are many things to attend to in the mountain stronghold and they can't be delayed. Why don't you come to my mountain stronghold for a few days instead? You and I, brothers, will stay up all night, talking and laughing together."
Zi Deqiang waved his hand: "I'm also busy with official duties, I won't go disturb Cheng Jiang. But indeed there are a few people going to Ha Ma Village?"
"Who is it?" Cheng Dairen slightly furrowed his brow.
"Yes, they are people sent by Master, all of them are people around Master, and sending them over is also to help General Cheng with some things."
Got it, surveillance is here.
"Come on, let's have a few!"
Zide Qiang had been observing Cheng Dairen's expression and knew that he was definitely dissatisfied with this matter, so he tentatively said: "There are seven or eight people."
"Lao Qi, you've wronged me!" Cheng Dairen shouted loudly.
"This is the master's arrangement, I also have no way, indeed..." Qi Deqiang was startled.
"With talent like this, why don't you send a few more over? I'm most lacking in talented people!"
"......" Zide Qiang muttered to himself: Things didn't go as he had thought. Could it be that Cheng Dalai, this fool, really couldn't see the key point?
One must have self-awareness, this is something that Cheng Dalai has always told himself. Thinking that just by wearing this dog skin, he can swagger around in Youzhou. The reason why the King of Youzhou doesn't let him die in Luoye City is because he wants him and all his brothers from the mountain stronghold to die in the battle for Heishi City.
No one will feed ham sausage to a mouse unless the sausage is placed in a mousetrap. Now that you have eaten the sausage, can you escape the falling trap?
How to play this cat-and-mouse game with King Youzhou is the next big thing.
Bidding farewell to Zide Qiang, Cheng Dali led the team back to Ha Ma Village. On the way, he used up the system's reward lottery chances.
That egg-shaped thing appeared in his mind again, with a gurgling sound, something fell out of it, and Cheng Dairen received a system prompt.
Ding! Acquired Sword Skill: Afly Quick Sword (First Form)
Ma's Cheng Dalai furrowed his brow, this time the system reward was not in the form of a secret book, and with a sudden realization, he had already mastered this sword technique.
As for this swift sword of Afly...
Cheng Dali views system introduction.
A Fei's Fast Sword: First move straightforward and direct, transcendent level, incomplete.
This system introduction is very simple, just like this sword technique, straightforward and to the point, yet can take lives. Needless to say, who doesn't know that the first fast sword in ancient books, also known as Ah Fei's sword, Li Xunhuan's flying knife, and Lu Xiaofeng's Ling Xi Yi Zhi are all bug-level, not a single move is wasted.
This is the first time that Jianghu Wuxue has appeared in the system rewards, but what puzzles Cheng Dairen is not this point. It's just that even Ah Fei's fast swordsmanship can only rank at the Invincible level, so how strong should a true Legendary be?
The third most powerful in the world, Little Li's Flying Dagger, Ye Gu Cheng's Heavenly Flying Fairy, Qiao Bang Zhu's Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, if these are not legends, could it be that long-lost Devil-Expelling Sword Technique...
Cheng Dali felt a chill run down his spine.
Okay, I don't know if the system will bring out these Jianghu martial arts as I continue to complete tasks. Even more so, I have no idea what kind of power a legendary master would possess: One Sword Thousand Miles, Lingkong Virtual Crossing... Anyway, Cheng Dairen has never seen one before.
He now sees that the top-notch masters are nothing more than Qin Man and Zhao Zilong of this level. Cheng Dairen also understands that being excellent to top-notch is a threshold, top-notch to transcendent is another threshold, as for legendary, it's probably about having a good face. Otherwise, Cheng Dairen wouldn't be unable to see any until today.
But Cheng Dairen has a bug on his body, as long as he continues to build shanzhai, his strength will increase accordingly.
It is said that it may not be impossible after all.
Ordinary people will strive for effort and talent, but our kind of people usually only contend with BUGs.
After returning to the mountain stronghold, Cheng Dairen did not stop for a moment. This time, after retreating from Luoye City with his whole body intact, Cheng Dairen didn't even think about setting up a celebratory banquet or anything like that. He immediately had everyone throw themselves into the task of building the mountain stronghold.
Felling trees and building houses, piling up stones as walls. Before the spring opens, Cheng Dalai must upgrade the mountain stronghold to level three, becoming an impregnable fortress in Qingniu Mountain.
The fruit of Youzhou Wang is not that delicious, and after eating it, the taste makes Cheng Dairen not want to try it at all.
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A team of people came slowly on the mountain road.
Pei Xizhi sat in the carriage, gazing at the surrounding mountain scenery, his face revealing a solemn expression.
He is a staff member under Li Shan-yen and this time he went to Ha Ma Zhai to do surveillance work, of course, it was called assistance.
Bai Xizhi didn't like this job very much, mountain bandits were still mountain bandits after all. It was said that some of them even ate human flesh raw. But since the military advisor had entrusted him with this task, he couldn't refuse it either.
Sitting in the carriage, his mind echoed with Li Shan's secret conversation before parting.
"Do you know the mission of this trip? Investigate whether they truly accept surrender, probe their inner workings, differentiate their internal relationships. The fifty strongholds of the Tadpole Stockade will be annexed, I don't believe they will be united as one."
"I understand the mission, but General, I'm worried about these barbaric mountain bandits..."
"I understand what you're saying, but only a brave person can complete this task. You remember, you are a scholar, competing with them in physical strength is not your strong suit, you need to compete with them in wit."
Investigate, probe, differentiate... Don't compete with them in terms of brute force, but rather in terms of brains.
Thinking of how the mountain bandits would roughly treat him, Pei Xizhi felt a chill run down his spine. He kept urging himself: I am a scholar, I will use my brain to subdue them and let them see the power of wisdom.
As they proceeded, they entered Qingniu Mountain, where a group of people suddenly rushed out from the side and blocked the convoy.
"We are men of Prince of Youzhou, sent here on orders, what do you want to do!"
"A warm welcome! A hearty welcome!"
A middle-aged man with a goat-like beard came over, grasped Pei Xi's hand and said enthusiastically: "Is it Lord Pei? It can be said that we have been waiting for you like the ninth day of the winter solstice waiting for spring, three watches in the night waiting for dawn, an old bachelor waiting for his wife, waiting for stars and moon, and finally we have waited for you to arrive! Lord Pei is our spring, Lord Pei is our dawn, Lord Pei is our wife!"
