Chen Zhitai immediately said: "I, Chen Zhitai, promise a thousand pieces of gold and I will never break my promise."
Qin Xiao chuckled and said: "There just happen to be a few vacancies in the camp. If you are really willing, I can recruit you into the Fire Cavalry."
"Seriously?" Chen Zhitai was extremely happy.
Although he was already familiar with the stable, the grooms in the stable were not officially part of the White Tiger Camp after all. Being able to enter the White Tiger Camp was a dream for many people. Chen Zhitai was extremely excited when he heard that Qin Xiao was going to officially enroll him in the camp.
"Where is the lie in what I said?" Qin Xiao said: "Are you willing?"
"Yes, yes." Chen Zhitai nodded repeatedly: "Master Riding School, from now on, I will be your most loyal subordinate. If you ask me to go east, I will never go west. If you ask me to kill, I will never set fire."
Qin Xiaodao: "Okay, from now on you will be my personal attendant and help me guard the big tent. Chen Zhitai, let's make an agreement first. As long as I am in the tent, you will stand guard outside for me. I won't be able to do anything for a day."
When you leave the tent, you will stay for the whole day. If I go out, you can go and rest yourself, do you understand me?"
Chen Zhitai was stunned: "Riding School, if you don't go out for three days, I will stay there for three days without eating or sleeping?"
"You can refuse." Qin Xiao said, "I'll go look for someone else who is willing to do this job." As if to leave, Chen Zhitai grabbed Qin Xiao's arm and said with a smile, "It's all up to you, sir.
From now on, I will guard the tent for you. As long as I guard the door, I, the King of Hell, will not be able to enter the tent."
Qin Xiao didn't waste any time, turned around and left, returning to his tent.
Ever since he left the customs and returned to Xiling today, Qin Xiao has never felt at ease. His spirit has been tense. After returning to his tent, he fell asleep.
I slept so darkly that I didn't get up until noon the next day. I felt refreshed and my whole body felt comfortable.
He took out a stack of banknotes from his arms, which contained more than 300,000 taels. Qin Xiao believed that he was already the richest man in the entire Baihu Camp.
However, it was really inconvenient to keep these 300,000 taels of silver on him, but he was even more worried about keeping it elsewhere.
Putting the banknote back into his arms, he took the Blood Demon Knife and unsheathed it, feeling a chill coming over his face.
Although there were many difficulties this time, he came back safe and sound, and received more than three hundred thousand taels of silver and a peerless sword.
Feeling a little hungry in his belly, he came out of the tent, and a voice immediately said from the side: "Master Riding School, are you awake?" He turned around and saw that it was Chen Zhitai with a flattering look on his face, smiling like a flower.
Different from others, although Chen Zhitai also wore armor that did not fit well, he had two axes hanging on his waist. He raised his head and held his chest out, which made him look majestic.
"I'm hungry, go get some food." Qin Xiao ordered.
"Yes!" Chen Zhitai immediately ran to get something to eat.
After lunch, Qin Xiao practiced the [Ancient Intention and Qi Jue] in the camp. He had been busy with everything these days and had not practiced properly. Wu Tuo and his party made him understand that with excellent kung fu, he can survive in desperate situations.
, it is possible to escape death.
Naturally, he knows the luck method of [The Ancient Spirit and Qi Jue] very clearly.
The little aunt helped him break through the second level, but he still doesn't know how to reach the third level.
However, after eating red fruits in the mountains and then practicing the "Ancient Intention and Qi Jue", Qin Xiao felt that the energy in his Dantian was full of energy, which was different from when he was in Turtle City.
Chiguo combined with the [Ancient Inspiration Technique] made Qin Xiao feel that his body seemed to have been completely transformed.
After several fierce battles, he could truly feel the rapid improvement of his strength.
Half a year ago, I was just a small jailer in Turtle City, but when it came to action, I was not even a match for those government officials.
After giving him strength through the [Immortal Qi Jue], his five senses were rapidly improved. In addition, Chiguo gave him an incredible improvement in strength, speed and reflexes. Not to mention these, Eunuch Ape's training allowed him to He is also experienced in fighting enemies.
Qin Xiao even thought that if it weren't for Eunuch Yuan's training, he might have died outside the customs.
He even thought about going back to the mountains to visit again.
As for the acupuncture skills taught by Pharmacist Shen, Qin Xiao knew that it was not as simple as acupoints. It could hurt people with energy. The so-called acupuncture skills were naturally an extremely powerful martial art. It was a pity that even though Pharmacist Shen had taught him this skill, , but didn’t explain much, and the energy that hurt people only happened once in Duankong Castle. After that, I practiced hundreds of times and never succeeded again.
Qin Xiao's previous experiences have given him more patience than ordinary people.
In the next few days, Qin Xiao not only went out to practice horseback riding and archery, but also practiced the "Ancient Yi Qi Jue" when he returned to the tent. He also practiced acupuncture skills hundreds of times a day.
The energy is transported from the Dantian to the fingertips with great proficiency. It can be said that the energy comes from thoughts, but the energy is still unable to escape from the fingertips.
A few days later, Geng Shao returned to the camp with several soldiers from the White Tiger Camp.
The caravan had a large number of people and moved slowly, several days slower than Yuwen Chengchao and his party.
After Geng Shao returned to the camp, Qin Xiao immediately requested military orders from Yuan Shangyu and incorporated Geng Shao into the Huozi Cavalry. Before, Geng Shao was in the Huozi Cavalry School, but now that he has returned to the camp, he has to start from scratch.
However, Geng Shao didn't care about this.
For Geng Shao, joining the army was really not for fame and wealth, but for the hope that one day he could fight bloody battles with the Wutuo people on the battlefield, so that he could avenge the Wutuo people who massacred their villages.
Qin Xiao had previously promised to let him return to the camp, and now that he had achieved it, he even said it less, but he was very grateful in his heart.
When Qin Xiao was practicing horseback riding and archery in the school field, he also brought Chen Zhitai to practice with him.
Chen Zhitai's strength can be regarded as the best in Baihu Camp, but his actual combat ability is mediocre. He can really bluff people by swinging two big axes, but as long as someone finds a flaw, he can easily defeat them. uniform.
Qin Xiao not only asked Chen Zhitai to practice horseback riding and archery every day, but also asked his subordinates' experienced soldiers to fight with him to improve Chen Zhitai's actual combat ability.
When Chen Zhitai fell into the trap and became a bandit, even though he was only the third in charge, he was still at ease. Even when he was working in the stables, because he claimed to be Qin Xiao's sworn brother, the grooms in the stables also served him, and his life was always very comfortable.
Now he became Qin Xiao's personal follower. Not only did he have to stand guard, but he also had to practice at the school field every day. It was extremely hard. He asked Qin Xiao several times not to participate in the drills, but when Qin Xiao brought up the military regulations, Chen Zhitai was helpless.
He was originally quite stout, but after ten days, he had lost a lot of weight, but he was obviously stronger and more energetic than before.
A few days later, on October 15th, Yuan Shangyu asked Qin Xiao to come over and said: "The old marquis asked us to go back to the city and we have something to explain." Without saying much, he brought a few soldiers with him, and the two men They went straight to Fenggan City and Dehou Mansion, but this time it was rare to see Yuwen Chengchao waiting. When he saw the two of them, he smiled and said: "Commander Yuan, Wang Cavalry School, father is waiting for you, follow me. "Then they were brought to a quiet courtyard of the Hou Mansion, and upon entering the house, they saw Old Marquis Yuwen talking to Shopkeeper Bai who was sitting on the chair.
The two came forward to pay their respects, and the old Marquis motioned them to sit down. After a while, Yu Wenchengchao and Uncle Meng also entered.
When Qin Xiao came to the house, he saw that several important people from the Yuwen family were present and knew that the matter was not simple.
It was dusk, the door of the house was closed, and it was quite dark inside, but the old marquis did not let anyone light the lamp.
There was silence in the room, and the atmosphere was quite depressing. Qin Xiao sat still. After a while, he finally heard the voice of the old Marquis: "Qin Xiao!"
Qin Xiao subconsciously agreed, but then his face changed slightly, and Uncle Meng's color also changed.
Qin Xiao's external identity was only Wang Xiao. At this time, the old marquis suddenly called out the word "Qin Xiao". Qin Xiao subconsciously responded. Obviously something was not good. Qin Xiao was shocked and Yuan Shangyu also frowned slightly.
He turned his head and looked at Qin Xiao.
"Old Marquis...!" Qin Xiao stood up bravely and wanted to say something, but knew it was best not to say anything at this time.
"I have seen the arrest warrant for the Zhen family." The old marquis glanced at Qin Xiao and said slowly: "You don't have to be nervous. If I wanted to hand you over to the Zhen family, you would have become a prisoner.
, it’s impossible to sit here today.”
Qin Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "Old Marquis, I... I didn't mean to deceive, but... my life is really at stake, so I have to do this. I ask the old Marquis to convict me!" I thought to Mr. Yu Wen.
What the Marquis said was not wrong. Since he had known his identity for a long time, if he wanted to hand him over, he would not have waited until today.
And because of those two secret letters, the Yuwen family already regarded the Zhen family as enemies. At this time, it was naturally even more impossible to hand him over.
"The Yuwen family can be what it is today, in addition to our ancestor Yin De, he is also an important talent." The old Marquis said slowly: "As long as he can be of the same mind as the Yuwen family, the Yuwen family will also give him a chance to show his talents, and he will never do it because of
There are doubts about his parentage. Qin Xiao, if you were not smart and brave during this trip to Wutuo, things might have turned out to be even worse." He took out two letters from his sleeve and said: "This is a beggar from Wutuo.
The two secret letters found in Fushan Mansion, Jingzhai and I have determined that these two letters are absolutely authentic and are evidence of the collusion between the Zhen family and the Wutuo people."
As soon as these words came out, Yuan Shangyu changed his expression in horror, but the expressions of the others were quite calm. After all, among those present, only Yuan Shangyu knew nothing about this matter.
"The content of the letter is very simple. The Zhen family has taken refuge with the Wutuo people. They want to use the Xiling Tomb as a gift for him to be crowned king and sell it to the Wutuo people." The old marquis said lightly: "Brother Narusheng started by proclaiming himself Khan.
Although he marched westward, his eyes were always fixed on the east. The White Wolf King was originally Brother Narusheng's biggest resistance, but this time he was poisoned. Although White Wolf Division Ke Dun wanted to control the situation of White Wolf Division,
But according to my estimation, there is no way that Ke Dun can be a rival to Brother Narusheng."
Yuan Shangyu frowned and said, "Old Marquis, are the Wutuo people going eastward soon?"
"They won't be able to fight for a while." Old Marquis said: "The White Wolf Tribe has enjoyed the benefits of trade between the two sides for many years, and many Wutuo nobles are still unwilling to start a war. Before Narusheng Ge takes control of the White Wolf Tribe,
These people will also support Ke Dun and let Ke Dun have a fight with Brother Narusheng, but it will not take too long. Even if Ke Dun fails, it will still take time for Brother Narusheng to control the White Wolf Division.
, plus integrating the eight divisions and gathering troops to march eastward, I estimate it will take at least more than a year."
"Old Marquis, more than a year is neither short nor long." Yuan Shangyu said seriously: "We must make preparations early, collect food and recruit troops, and strengthen the city. We cannot repeat what happened sixteen years ago.
Same mistake."
"Shang Yu's words are reasonable." The old marquis said: "But we all know very well in our hearts, not to mention that the Zhen family has taken refuge with the Wutuo people. Even if the three major families in Xiling work together, there is absolutely no way that they are the Wutuo cavalry.
If the enemy wants to protect Xiling, they can only rely on the Tang army!"