The morning light has not yet arrived, and the streets are dead silent.
Chen Zhitai led the horse and walked on the street. The horse's hoofs stepped on the bluestone road, making a crisp sound.
"Chen Laosan, you got one hundred taels of silver reward, which is more than enough to buy a house in the city." Qin Xiao looked at Chen Zhitai's burly back and finally sighed: "The remaining silver is enough to buy a wife, why?
Do you really want to be a soldier?"
Chen Zhitai looked back and said with some sadness: "Wang Riding School, the second wife died not long ago, and she just passed away, and I bought a house to ask for a wife. Isn't this a bit ungrateful? I have to wait three years before looking for a wife no matter what.
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"Three years later?"
"After your parents pass away, you have to observe mourning for three years." Chen Zhitai said: "Although she is not my parent, I really like her, so I have to honor her by staying there for her for three years."
Qin Xiao couldn't help but said: "Lao San, don't mind if I ask you a question."
"If you have anything to say from the riding school, just let me know. I won't hide it."
"Tell the truth, do you really want to live with the second lady, or do you just want to sleep with her?" Qin Xiao said: "If you are just greedy for beauty, there is no need to suffer like this."
Chen Zhitai said: "In the beginning, I just wanted to sleep with her, but then the more I saw her, the more I liked her. Every time I saw her, my heart beat fast. If I didn't see her, I would feel uncomfortable. I asked people in private, and they said
This is like really falling in love with someone." He sighed: "Wang Qixiao, when I saw a woman before, I just wanted to put her in bed and sleep. I have never felt like this."
Qin Xiao said "Oh", thought for a moment, and then said: "I'll be honest with you, Baihu camp has no establishment now, so you can't become a soldier if you want. You'd better take the money and find another way out."
"Riding school, with your help, I can't get in?" Chen Zhitai clenched his fists and raised his arms: "Look at me, I am strong, but none of your soldiers are as good as me. If I go into battle to kill the enemy in the future,
Five of them are not worth one of me."
If Qin Xiaoxin really wants to go into battle to kill the enemy, you may be the first one to run away.
"The military regulations are strict, and there is nothing I can do about it." Qin Xiao said: "Why don't you go guard outside the eldest son's house, see the eldest son, and ask him to arrange for you to enter the camp?"
Chen Zhitai turned around, stopped, looked at Qin Xiao and said, "Are you telling the truth? You really can't arrange for me to join the camp as a soldier?"
"It's really powerless." Qin Xiao shrugged: "If I have that power, why bother talking to you for a long time."
Chen Zhitai's face suddenly turned ugly. He threw away the horse's reins and said, "If you didn't have that ability, you would have told me earlier. It would have caused me to hold the horse for you for a long time. You... ugh, you are really unjust."
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Seeing his sudden change of expression, Qin Xiao didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "Why, you are not going to lead the horse for me?"
"You really know how to dream." Chen Zhitai crossed his arms and said angrily: "I, Chen Zhitai, am also a well-known figure in the world. If I lead a horse for you, wouldn't it be embarrassing to tell anyone about it?"
"But you just...!"
"That's because Third Master is in a good mood." Chen Zhitai rolled his eyes and waved his hand: "Let's go quickly, I don't have time to talk to you. Grandma, I waited all night. It turns out that you can't even make the decision on such a small thing.
The principal is really a loser."
Qin Xiao sighed: "In that case, forget it, I'm still going to help you...!" He shook his head: "Forget it, let's just say goodbye. We'll never see each other again."
"Wait a minute." Chen Zhitai saw Qin Xiao was about to leave, and immediately stopped in front of the horse: "What are you going to help me with?"
"Originally, I wanted you to go to the barracks to do some chores first." Qin Xiao said: "If there are any vacancies in the establishment of Baihu Camp,
, I will transfer you in again and become a formal soldier. But you, Master Chen, are a well-known figure in the world, and of course you don’t want to do those chores, so I think it’s better to forget it...!"
Chen Zhitai immediately smiled and said: "I am willing, as long as I can join the camp, I am willing to do anything. As long as I can join the army in the Wang Cavalry School, I will have the opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune in the future, and then I will be able to honor our ancestors." He was quite excited: "Our Chen family
After the fifth generation, no one has been an official. When I was a child, my father asked me to tell my fortune, saying that I was a general star descending to earth, and that one day I would become a general, conquer cities and territories, and become famous far and wide, hahaha...!"
Qin Xiao really didn't want to interrupt his sweet dream, but he had to interrupt: "If you are willing, you can first feed the horses after entering the camp, or go to the horse stable. But if you are strong, you can also go to the blacksmith shop to help."
"Feed the horses?" Chen Zhitai's laughter stopped abruptly: "Blacksmithing? Wang Riding School, did I hear that correctly?"
"That's right." Qin Xiao said: "I won't hide it from you. It's you who are shamelessly harassing me. I think you are very cooperative in suppressing the bandits this time. I'll give you some face. If it were anyone else, even if you wanted to feed the horses in the camp,
Not available."
Chen Zhitai's joyful expression suddenly turned ugly, and he opened his hand: "Riding school, my hand is the hand that holds weapons. You want me to feed horses and strike iron? This...is this overkill, you are kidding me!"
"It seems that Chen Sanye has great ambitions, so I won't get involved." Qin Xiao chuckled, "We'll see you later!" Without further ado, he flicked the reins of the horse, and the horse passed by Chen Zhitai, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
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Chen Zhitai watched Qin Xiao leave with a depressed look on his face, and murmured: "The fortune teller said that I want to be a general, so he asked me to feed the horses? It's really unreasonable. This Wang's vision is not good, and there is no future with him." Si
He looked around, reached out and took out the money bag from his arms, weighed it with a proud smile on his face.
When Qin Xiao arrived at the city gate, the sky was slightly bright and the city gate opened. After leaving the city, he went back to Baihu Camp.
The siege of Jigong Gorge was a rare opportunity for White Tiger Camp to take action. Although Ding Zixiu was almost eliminated without any bloodshed, this operation still caused some waves in the camp.
The soldiers who participated in the operation were naturally very excited and could not help but introduce the situation to their companions who did not go.
Although after Ding Zixiu committed suicide, the bandits instantly collapsed and almost all of them abandoned their weapons and surrendered. Most of the soldiers had no chance to fight. However, the soldiers who were good at telling stories vividly described to a group of people gathered around them how nervous they were when they were fighting against the bandits.
atmosphere of.
But what everyone talks about the most is Qin Xiao’s bravery.
When the incident happened, only Qin Xiao and a few people were present, but the news spread out somehow. It was said that the eldest son and others fell into a trap and were surrounded by hundreds of bandits.
The mountain bandits were famous, but the bandits were outnumbered. At the critical moment, Wang Cavalry School flew out of the encirclement and struck with thunder, seriously injuring the bandit leader and even capturing Ding Zixiu alive, which turned the situation around.
Although the general situation is true, after word spread in the camp, various details gradually became full of mysterious imagination.
Therefore, after Qin Xiao returned to the camp, he was in awe of his soldiers who saw him along the way.
After moving the tiger-suppressing stone, Qin Xiao had adapted to the way everyone looked at him and didn't care too much.
Although he made great achievements in battle, Qin Xiao couldn't be happy.
It was his outstanding performance in the camp that attracted Uncle Meng's attention, and his true identity was even confirmed.
Fortunately, Uncle Meng wanted to use him to obtain information about Yu Wen Chengchao and threatened him with a wanted order, so he has not acted rashly against him yet.
But Qin Xiao knew very well that if Uncle Meng really laid an ambush in the granary last night and dealt a cruel blow to himself, he would
Even if he survives, he will probably become a prisoner.
Compared to the relationship with the Zhen family, Uncle Meng is obviously more concerned about the sibling rivalry in the Yuwen family.
Thinking of this, Qin Xiao secretly rejoiced. If Uncle Meng hadn't wanted him to be an undercover agent, he might have been locked up in a prison car being escorted to Zhen County.
He has been forced to get involved in the Yuwen family's brotherly dispute.
And he knew very well that if he was really coerced by Uncle Meng to work as an undercover agent next to Yu Wen Chengchao, it would be extremely dangerous.
Yuwen Chengchao is already very shrewd, and the few confidants around him are not ordinary people. Once the truth that he is an undercover agent is known to Yuwen Chengchao, he believes that even if Yuwen Chengchao shows mercy, those people under him will
He will never be kind to women.
The most important thing is that Uncle Meng used himself to deal with Yuwen Chengchao. Although he made promises, Qin Xiao felt that what he said was no different from farts. If Yuwen Chengchao was defeated one day, Uncle Meng would never do it.
If you are kind to yourself, you will definitely be ruthless.
Qin Xiao believed in Yuwen Chengchao's character more than Uncle Meng's promise.
And he also understood that it would be extremely difficult for him to leave now.
Once Uncle Meng discovers that he is missing, he will definitely combine the strength of the three great clans to find him at all costs in Xiling. At that time, his situation will be even more dangerous.
After leaving the granary last night, Qin Xiao had been thinking that if he really couldn't avoid the infighting in the Yuwen family, then his best choice would of course be to assist Yuwen Chengchao to bring down the young master's faction, or even find an opportunity.
Kill Uncle Meng directly and silence him.
He believed that since Uncle Meng used this matter as a reason to threaten him, he would not let too many people know about it for the time being.
If Uncle Meng can be eliminated, only Yuwen Chengchao will know the truth, and his situation will be much safer.
Taking the initiative to confess the truth to Yu Wen Chengchao will not only make Yu Wen Chengchao feel his honesty, but also prevent Yu Wen Chengchao from causing big trouble to him in the future when he knows about it.
Although Yuwen Chengchao knew his true identity, he would definitely try his best to cover it up.
Returning to his barracks, Captain Lu was waiting for several people who had received the news and came to congratulate him. Qin Xiao could only deal with it casually, and then told Captain Lu: "Captain Lu, please send someone to the horse stable to call Geng Shao over.
, just say that I have something to ask him."
After Captain Lu retreated, not long after, he heard Geng Shao's voice outside the tent: "Young man Geng Shao, I've been ordered to come here!"
"Come in." Qin Xiao waited for Geng Shao to come in, motioned for him to sit down, and said straight to the point: "You know more about Huo Ziqi than me. Help me pick ten people. They must be good at riding and shooting, and are truly elite soldiers."
Although Geng Shao didn't know what Qin Xiao meant, he still said: "There are many elite fire-character cavalry soldiers. It is not difficult to select ten of them." After thinking for a while, he said: "I will write down the names of the ten of them. The riding school will follow the instructions.
Just call them from the list."
"Just write down the names of nine people." Qin Xiao said: "The eldest son told me to pick ten people in total. Pick nine people, plus you, there will be exactly ten people."
"Me?" Geng Shao was startled and said hesitantly: "Riding school, I am no longer a member of the camp. If the eldest son chooses the best soldiers in the camp, I...!"
"Is there any warriors in the White Tiger Camp who are more elite than you?" Qin Xiao said with a smile: "You go with me this time. If you come back safely, Commander Yuan and the eldest son will try their best to let you return to the camp. You
do you want to go?"
Geng Shao said without hesitation: "As long as I can return to camp and go up the mountain of swords and under the sea of fire, I am willing to follow the riding school!"