It has been a month since he came to Longcheng, the capital. Over the past month, Zheng Nan has been busy training his fifty-six soldiers every day, and he has been very busy. And the two good brothers Wei Suonan and Li Yuxia
, if nothing happens, bring some wine and food to open a small stove for Zheng Nan.
Seeing Zheng Nan and the other three having a lot of meat while he had to practice exhaustingly, the fifty-six strong men couldn't help but grinning, and they could be said to "hate Wei Suonan and Li Yuxia so much".
On this day, Wei Suonan rushed to the school grounds led by Zheng Datong again. Zheng Nan saw him from a distance and couldn't help shouting: "What's wrong, second brother, did you bring me something delicious again?"
"Bah! You're a foodie, you know what's delicious!" Wei Suonan sarcastically said.
"Uh, second brother, what's wrong with you? Who offended you and made you so angry?"
"Who else could it be, but Old Turtle Xiao? Recently, the Xiao family's actions have become more and more bold. In the past, they relied on their strong power to no longer take the royal family seriously, but now they even include our Protector of the Country.
I don’t even care about my pulse!”
When Zheng Nan listened, he raised his eyebrows and thought of something. He looked at Wei Suonan, his eyes staring straight at him without moving.
"What's wrong, third brother, looking at me like that makes me feel possessed!" Wei Suonan's scalp felt numb and his whole body shivered at the sight.
"Young Lord!" Zheng Nan shouted suddenly.
"Huh?" Hearing Zheng Nan's "Young Lord", Wei Suonan did not show any surprised expression, but responded very naturally - "Huh", which was obviously habitual and natural
reaction!
"Haha, second brother, you are indeed the son of the so-called Lord! I guess this so-called 'Lord' is the Lord Protector of the Country, right? I didn't expect that, Second Brother, you have such an identity. No wonder all the major forces buy it.
Your account!"
Wei Suonan chuckled twice and said a little embarrassedly: "It's okay, it's okay, my dad has always been a low-key person and doesn't allow me to go out and cheat in his name, and I'm lazy.
, so I don’t take this identity seriously. As for keeping it secret from you, brother, it’s because I think you are a fellow-minded person who likes to show off, so I’ll leave you with a sense of mystery..."
Zheng Nan was shocked by Wei Suonan's explanation, but after a pause, he got back to business: "Second brother, what happened to that Prime Minister Xiao that made our young lord so angry?"
"Hmph, I get angry when I talk about it! People from the Xiao family have always been arrogant and domineering, walking sideways in every place in Wuqu Kingdom. Although our lineage of Protector of the Country is not inferior to them in strength, we have always kept a low profile.
, and have never bullied other forces, and have always regarded protecting the country and the people as their own responsibility. But this time, the old Xiao family openly challenged us, saying that our lineage of the Protector of the Country is just idlers who want to eat.
Reduce our supply! Huh, who do you think the old Xiao family is, he dares to reduce our supply!"
"Uh...the Xiao family is not a royal family. How can it be reduced as soon as it is said to be reduced?"
"You don't know something, brother! Although the Xiao family is not very powerful, it is still the largest family in Wuqu State. There are more than a dozen officials of third rank or above in the government and the public, and they even control the household department.
The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry and many other lifebloods of the empire! It’s really just a matter of one sentence for them to say whose food and salary they want to deduct!”
"It turns out that the Xiao family is really quite capable." Zheng Nan nodded secretly and continued to ask: "Second brother, how much supply does your lineage of Protector of the Country have? Just let him reduce it. Anyway, our eldest brother has plenty at home.
Money, we don’t lack this!”
Zheng Nan has not forgotten that the Li family, where their eldest brother Li Yuxia belongs, has passed the last elixir auction and now has assets worth tens of millions of gold coins, which is comparable to some top families.
"Tch, ignorant!" Wei Suonan looked at Zheng Nan with disdain, "How much money does the elder brother have? Let me tell you, our lineage of Protector of the Country must provide at least 100 million gold coins every year!
The money from my eldest brother’s family is not enough for us to live between our teeth!”
"Damn! No wonder they want to cut your supply, you have so much supply!" Zheng Nan couldn't help wiping his cold sweat, then thought of another question, and asked: "Second brother, how many members of your lineage do you have to protect the country?"
people?"
Wei Suonan thought for a moment, then clasped his fingers in a serious manner and said, "Well... not too many, not too many, the permanent population is about thirty or forty!"
"Thirty or forty!" Zheng Nan went completely crazy, not because this meant that there were thirty or forty powerful people in the heavenly realm, but because this number was really too small - just a few dozen people, every year
There must be a supply of up to 100 million gold coins!
"Second brother, I didn't see it! Not only is your family extremely powerful, but it is also rich in financial resources. You are a standard super playboy!"
"Hehe, that's right. If you want to be a playboy, you should be super. But don't envy me, because in the lineage of the Protector of the Country, I'm basically just a soy sauce..."
When Zheng Nan heard this, he was still a little confused at first, but after thinking about it, he understood: As the name suggests, the lineage of the Protector of the Country is a gathering place for the powerful people in the heaven realm, and Wei Suonan is only in the Protector of the Heaven because of his special status.
In one lineage, it really has no practical value.
"Then if the Xiao family does this this time, how do you plan to respond?"
"When it comes to dealing with it, it's actually simple. No matter how powerful the Xiao family is, they only control a small half of the power in Wuqu Kingdom, and the other half is controlled by us. Hehe, they can control it.
Money, but we also have an advantage, we can control the troops! If they deduct our supplies, we will reduce their armed forces. Anyway, the ministers and ministers of the Ministry of War are all from our side!"
"Oh? The Minister of War and the Minister of War?"
"Oh, you must know that the Minister of War is the head of the Xiahou family, and the Minister of War is from another family, the Dugu family, which is also one of the six major families. But after all, they are all forces that support the imperial power.
Naturally, he supports the lineage of the Heavenly Lord Protector."
Zheng Nan nodded, and became a little clearer about the top forces in Wuqu Kingdom. "Second brother, I looked around and found that the two most powerful places in Wuqu Kingdom seem to be the Xiao family and your country-protecting Heavenly Lord.
The same lineage, and although the royal family has a high status, it seems that their power has been emptied out!"
Wei Suonan smiled, but nodded slowly: "Brother, you are right, in terms of power in Wuqu, our lineage of the Protector Tianzun and the Xiao family are indeed the strongest. There is no other reason, just because we
These two factions have mastered too many heavenly masters! The Royal Family and the Royal Family were actually not that weak in the first place, but they declined rapidly after the death of the old monster from the Royal Family ten years ago."
"Old monster from the royal family?"
"The old monster from the royal family is actually an old guy from the royal family. I don't know how many years he has lived. Anyway, his strength has long exceeded the scope of the heaven realm, but he still can't escape the crushing years and dies.
Already."
Zheng Nan showed a look of surprise. He didn't expect that the royal family had produced such a powerful master. Unfortunately, now that the masters have passed away, the royal family has even declined...
"Second brother, you have told me so much, but it seems that it is all a matter between your Kingdom Protector and the Xiao family. There seems to be nothing I can do to help? Then why don't you come all the way to tell me this?
What’s the purpose?”
"You, you, you are indeed my third brother, Wei Suonan, and you are as smart as me!" Wei Suonan smiled pretending to be mysterious, pointed at Zheng Nan with his finger, and his shoulders shook as he spoke.
, looking extremely vulgar, "I came here to find you. Naturally, I have news that interests you. This news is about the masked man. Do you want to hear it?"
"Mask man? You mean the gold-masked man?!" As soon as he heard the three words mask man, Zheng Nan immediately became energetic.
"Yes, it's him! Let me tell you, his name is actually Xiao Youran. He is the well-deserved first person among the three generations of the Xiao family, and the most likely successor of the Xiao family in the future."
"Second brother, tell me more about this guy, his personality, his body, and his martial arts. Tell me everything you know!"
Seeing how eager he is to find you, Wei Suonan stopped trying to be a show-off and said: "This Xiao Youran has been weird and competitive since he was a child. I told you this. He has determined to be the number one among his peers since he was a child.
He has always been very hard-working, and his talent and brains are also considered superior. He has always had few opponents among his peers."
"Although there are few opponents, there are still a few. Among them, Yan Lingfeng from the Yanshan sect and I are his most important opponents. Ever since he was a child, he has liked to look for me and Yan Lingfeng very much.
Competitions, and in these competitions we lose and win, most of the time, he wins."
"This is not to say that he is really stronger than Yan Lingfeng and I, but Yan Lingfeng and I saw that his desire to win was so strong that we no longer fought with him with all our strength, because besides being competitive,
In addition to being strong-willed, there is another characteristic - unscrupulous means! I believe you have experienced this."
Zheng Nan nodded. He still remembered the last corpse poison incident. This was the ironclad proof that Xiao Youran was unscrupulous.
Wei Suonan continued: "During the last ranking of the Heavenly and Earthly Rankings, there was a competition between our so-called 'Ten Young Masters and Four Golden Flowers'. In the end, Xiao Youran and I both defeated our respective opponents.
Including Yan Lingfeng, he was defeated by me at the beginning. And in the last championship competition, in order not to get into trouble, I deliberately held back and lost to him, making him the first among the ten young masters!"
"But later, this idiot named Xiao did something evil. He actually challenged Yan Lingfeng after the competition! As a result, the two of them fought for hundreds of rounds, and finally ended in a draw! Because of this, he understood me
I lost to him on purpose, so I have always been worried about this matter. This way, he and I have formed a relationship."
Hearing this, Zheng Nan couldn't help but smile lightly: "Haha, I didn't expect that the second brother is still in a relationship with this golden-masked man. It seems that we are completely in the same boat."
"Nonsense! Even without Liang Zi from before, Xiao Youran and I would fight to the death! As for the corpse poison, I can only let him and I let it go!"
"Uh..." Zheng Nan slapped his forehead and laughed to himself that he was confused and didn't even think of this. "By the way, second brother, what is Xiao Youran doing now? Do we have a chance to kill this kid?"
Wei Suonan blinked proudly, "Hey, brother, I came all the way here just to tell you this! This time, this is definitely a good time to kill Xiao Youran!"
"oh?"
"According to reliable information, Xiao Youran is leading several elders from the Xiao family to a secret place to hunt for treasure! I don't know what this treasure is, but no matter what, the protective power around him will never be too great.
Strong, this is a good opportunity to kill him!"
Zheng Nan's eyes lit up, and he licked his lips while thinking, as if he was licking the blood: "Haha, since he sent it, we brothers will accept this gift! Second brother, pack up, we might as well go treasure hunting.
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Since these two days are the transition from the second volume to the third volume, there are a lot of settings and foreshadowing that need to be explained, so the recent plot may be a bit slow. But starting from the next chapter, Zheng Nan will embark on a treasure hunt.
The passionate plot is about to come, with climaxes one after another, so stay tuned!