In the wooden village on Niujiao Mountain, a group of men were gathering around the fire in the middle of the lobby to keep warm, all of them feeling sleepy.

It wasn't until two people walked in quickly outside the door that they woke up some people.

"Brother!"

Hearing the greetings coming from the next line, the man sitting at the top of the crowd opened his eyes lazily, "You're back...how was your inquiring?"

This person is clearly the big boss of Niujiao Mountain - Hu Biao.

He was lying on a large tiger-skin chair. He had strong muscles, a dark complexion, a short beard, and a cloth scarf on his head. He looked calm and intimidating.

Before the lame Zhang could speak, the long-faced man next to him took the lead and cursed, "Brother, you haven't seen me! This lame man has no good intentions! The family he was talking about outside the city is obviously a tough guy!"

"Um?"

Hu Biao made a nasal sound with unknown meaning.

Lame Zhang's heart trembled, and he quickly explained, "No, no, brother! It's not as hard to chew as he said."

The long-faced man raised his voice and pretended to have an exaggerated expression.

"There are hundreds of strong men serving as guards. I don't think they are ordinary people. How can an ordinary family recruit so many guards?!"

"You're a brainless person! There are obviously a lot of children in that castle!" Zhang Da lame said angrily.

"Fart! Who wants to hire a group of dolls to serve as a nursing home?"

"Why not? I saw them training with my own eyes!"

"You said yes? Who knows whether what you said is true or false?"

"How could I..." The two of them were arguing with each other.

When they were about to continue talking, an empty wine bowl was smashed at their feet, and a man roared above them, "Have you had enough noise?!"

"If you keep arguing, I'll kill you both and feed them to all the brothers in the village! It just so happens that you guys are so hungry that you have no strength."

Both of them were frightened into silence.

They knew in their hearts that men could do such a thing, and every winter when they were really hungry and couldn't survive, there would always be a few brothers missing from the village.

"Okay, lame Zhang, you go ahead and speak."

Seeing that it was finally quiet, Hu Biao sat upright, leaning on the back of his chair, smiling like a man-eating tiger, "I'm not satisfied with the fat sheep I found this time, I'll have you operated on later."

Facing that cannibalistic gaze, Cripple Zhang was so frightened that his heart trembled. He didn't even dare to look at the salivating eyes of those around him, so he poured out everything he knew.

"The family's surname is Xiao. They moved to Xun County a few years ago. I don't know what the family does. They seem to be quite wealthy. They don't see their parents or elders. They only have three children."

Seeing that everyone's attention was attracted by his words, Cripple Zhang swallowed his saliva and continued, "I have no relatives here, and I have no power, so it is easy to attack!"

"The child is in charge?" Hu Biao didn't believe it and looked at him from the corner of his eye. "You don't want to be a kid from a big family who comes to live outside the city?"

If that were the case, he wouldn't dare to move.

The people in my own village are not afraid of the officers and soldiers in the city, but they are afraid of accidentally provoking the nobles of the family, which will make people miserable.

Knowing what he was worried about, Lame Zhang quickly said, "Brother, don't worry, it's definitely not the case! I've been observing him for several months and asked around. He's not a noble person!"

Sitting in such a big fort outside the city, the little baby lived an enviable life. The key was that he had nothing to rely on and was easy to get started with, which made Hu Biao very envious.

He rubbed his hands on his knees with hesitation on his face.

The lame Zhang added to the fire, "Two boys and one girl. The eldest is only a teenager and can't do much. The younger one is studying at Qingshan Academy, and he only brings two or three people with him every time he goes, so it's easy to get started.

very!"

He walked forward slowly, his voice was bewitching, "The younger one just returned to Wubao today, and will definitely return to the academy in two days. We can tie him up on the way first, and then threaten the older one to ask for money and food.

Finally... capture Wubao in one fell swoop!"

Cripple Zhang made a motion of raising the knife and lowering it with his hand, his eyes were fierce, he had no choice, if the master didn't move them, today next year would be his death anniversary, no wonder he was cruel!

The whole lobby was quiet except for the crackling sound of firewood.

For a long time, under everyone's gaze.

Hu Biao slapped the person in front of him on the shoulder, pushed the person to the ground, and then burst into laughter.

"Okay! Just do this!"

He stood up and walked down the stairs.

The lame man grinned in pain, and when he saw him turning back to look at him, he immediately changed his smile.

"If it succeeds, you will be credited with Zhang Da Lame's first achievement!" Hu Biao said generously.

"Thank you, brother!"

The latter bent down to salute, wishing he could knock his head to the ground.

There was a burst of proud laughter in the village.

Xiao Jiuzheng, who was unaware of the approaching danger, and his group of teenagers were fighting with each other.

After several years, Xiao Jiu finally trained them into sharp blades that could fend off enemies in his hands.

Even the youngest group of people are able to enforce orders and prohibitions very well, and their force is far beyond that of their peers.

In the small martial arts training ground, Xiao Jiu was fighting with a young man who looked about the same age as himself. There were several people lying on the ground next to him.

A grappler pushed the last person to the ground with force. Xiao Jiu let go and stood up, "You lose."

The young man smiled awkwardly, "My lord, you have extraordinary military power."

After some activities, Xiao Jiu also sweated a lot. Xiao Ying trotted up to hand over the sweat towel. Xiao Jiu took it and wiped the sweat while asking, "If you get to the battlefield, you will only use the towel when facing the enemy."

Is this something you can do?"

It can be seen that they put some water in it, but this is not advisable.

"Two times the training today."

The defeated people looked ashamed and showed no dissatisfaction at all. They responded respectfully, "Yes."

"Brother, put on your clothes quickly, be careful not to catch a cold." Xiao Lan, who was acting as the referee, handed him the clothes. The taciturn temperament of the grown-up Xiao Lan seemed to have settled down, and his figure became more slender and stronger. In this group of training

Among the soldiers, no one was his opponent.

The three of them sat aside and watched the soldiers training in the fort.

Xiao Lan suddenly asked, "Brother, do you want to be a general in the future?"

"Brother, what do you think?"

After thinking about it, Xiao Lan said sincerely, "You are born with the ability to lead, and you are not lacking in the ability to train troops. It is not difficult to become a general."

This is the result he summarized.

Just looking at the training of the group of people in front of you, you can tell how capable Xiao Jiu is.

"I am not a general, but I will inevitably end up on the battlefield."

Yes, Xiao Jiu knows his own temperament very well.

Although he is not afraid, he would rather be the one in control of the overall situation than fight and kill.

"Why?"

Xiao Jiu's words sounded strange, Xiao Lan asked.

"Because I want to survive."

Xiao Jiu said this with a gentle smile.

The other two people didn't quite understand what he meant. Did Xiao Jiu train these people into the strongest soldiers just to protect themselves?

Looking at the people training in front of him, Xiao Jiu suddenly sighed, "A good sword will never be unsheathed without blood."

But where can I go to see blood?

Xiao Jiu thought.

Training for a thousand days is not as good as walking on the battlefield once.

Xiao Lan understood what he meant, thought about it, and asked, "How about using the mountain bandits near Xun County to train troops?"

Xiao Jiu's eyes lit up, it was a good idea.

"Find out the situation first, and then decide when to take action."

These days, it is not illegal to kill bandits, but it is a good deed. In addition to training soldiers, is there any better candidate than this?

Just when the bandits sent people to wait for Xiao Jiu on his way back to the academy, Xiao Jiu also made plans for the bandits by accident.

As soon as she said it was done, Xiao Jiu was going to go back to the college and ask the teacher for a few days' leave to settle the matter.
Chapter completed!