The devil is coming

Chapter 289 City Guards
Fan Li put his hands on his hips.
The little sword boy sat on his shoulders,
under the moonlight,
Standing for a long time.
The little sword boy lowered his head from time to time, looking at the big fool under him, and the tenderness in his eyes.
This tenderness is for this city wall.
The city wall of Shengle City was finally completed. In order to meet the construction deadline, hundreds of savage slaves died of exhaustion.
Many people cannot understand, including many people in the city, why is this city in such a rush?
Although the life of a savage slave is not valuable, it can still be sold for money. Even if it is thrown away in the workshop, it can still be used.
Even if the savages were compared to animals, they would not ruin animals like this.
But recently, as news from Cheng Guo came one after another, the previous slanderous voices slowly disappeared.
The newly established Dacheng Kingdom seems to be collapsing in less than a year. Once the Cheng Kingdom collapses, Shengle City, which is close to the Tianduan Mountains and is located in the easternmost area ruled by the Yan Kingdom, will definitely bear the brunt of the savages. Target.
The role that a city, a fortified city, can play cannot be underestimated. Even though the Yan people are famous for their tyrannical cavalry, but... under the rule of Shengle City, the real Yan people are only a small part.
Moreover, there is a city behind him. Whether it is the transfer of grain and grass supplies or the strategic initiative in the army's rest and reorganization, it is really in his own hands. To say the least, it just stabilizes people's hearts and restrains the powerful people in the nearby Jin Dynasty. Can not be ignored.
Many nearby powerful Wubao owners have recently taken the initiative to send their female families and children to live in Shengle City. My family knows their own affairs, and their Wubao stockade can easily block bandits and bandits, but if the savages The army is coming, and there is simply not enough to see.
At the same time, unlike when the Wenren family, the Helian family and the Yan State went to war, at that time, the Lord of Wubao and the local powerful people were still quite calm as if they were the grass in the city. In fact, they were really not that panicked.
It was nothing more than a change of the king's flag at the top of the city and a change of court, but they still had the final say locally. They did not believe that the Yan people would raise the butcher's knife. Indeed, the Yan people did not raise the butcher's knife, but only pointed it at Wen Renjia and Helian. The people of the two families committed genocide to vent their anger at the two families for sending troops to attack them without permission.
But this time is different. Once the savages come, how will they treat them?
If the Yan people and the Jin people are a confrontation between countries and a duel between two political forces, then the Yan people and the savages are a fight between different races.
Especially in the Shengle City area, the savage slave trade has really taken off over the past hundred years. Who has not stained their hands with the blood of the savages?
Precisely because I know in my heart how I treat others, I have no illusions about others treating me "kindly";
And the news from Chengguo also verified this. The brutality and ferocity of the savages was indeed extremely terrifying.
Therefore, no matter what impact the Savage Rebellion will have on the Yan State's political affairs, at least for Shengle City, it has had the effect of actively dissolving internal conflicts and strengthening local control.
Siniang only sleeps for two hours a day now. She is busy reviewing and processing various articles every day. At the same time, she also has to go out to meet the visiting Wubao Lord and powerful men, making promises that need to be made and beating that need to be beaten;
In front of Siniang, these powerful men and fort masters were like mommies who used to have a bunch of ladies under their control. They were kneaded and divided by Siniang back and forth, and everything was in order.
Liang Cheng is only responsible for training troops, and because recently a large number of local children from Wubao have either come by themselves or been sent by their elders to defend their homeland, Shengle City has attracted a lot of new soldiers. Liang Cheng needs to be responsible for coordinating these. He also Incapable of doing anything else.
But the blind man who could have helped him share the work has not come back yet. Xue San and Fan Li, one went to the blacksmith workshop to oversee the construction of ordnance, and the other was responsible for building the city. They also had their own work, and Siniang Only one person can carry it all.
Fortunately, the master is not at home either. Without the burden of daily sewing, I can still survive.
The moonlight is soft,
Fan Li stretched out his hand and touched the bricks of the city wall, like an artist admiring the work he had just completed.
"Hey, you idiot, I say, this city is good, but it is far from the real big cities in the world. How about if you have some potential, you can build one that can compare with the capital in the future?" Zhongcheng, can you go to Lehelehe again?"
The little sword boy was giving guidance to Fan Li with an air of familiarity.
To a certain extent, the little sword boy once accompanied Yuan Zhenxing on his travels. Although he suffered a lot, he did go to many places.
Fan Li shook his head and said nothing.
Most of the time, unless you take the initiative to ask a question that must be answered, such as "yes" or "no", Fan Li will most likely choose to remain silent.
Of course, there are exceptions. Sometimes Fan Li will suddenly say something, but that sentence will definitely make you mad to death.
The little sword boy patted Fan Li's head, slipped off his broad shoulders, pulled out his small wooden sword, and began to practice swordplay.
During her sword training, she was once hit by Fan Li, but her mentality was good enough and her enthusiasm and initiative for sword training did not decrease.
Fan Li continued to admire the city wall.
The little sword boy began to practice his sword on his own.
One large and one small, under the cover of night, formed a strange harmony.
"what?"
There was a sound of suspicion.
Fan Li turned his head, walked to the little sword boy, and looked ahead.
In front, a middle-aged man walked out. The man ignored Fan Li, who was so big, and kept staring at the little sword boy.
"Come on, let's dance two more dances for uncle."
"Don't scare the child."
The blind man's voice came from behind.
Fan Li took two steps back. Since it was the blind man who brought him back, he let down his guard.
The little sword boy looked at the sword master with some curiosity, and the sword master looked at her with the same curiosity, and said to the blind man at the same time:
"You said there was a gift for me in this city, is this one?"
The little sword boy glared at the blind man, but the blind man was automatically immune to all threats from the gaze.
"Do you like it?" the blind man asked.
The sword master nodded and said:
"like very much."
The conversation between the two looked like they were engaging in some kind of immoral and shameless transaction, and it was filled with a disgusting atmosphere.
"I can actually dance the sword rhyme just by practicing. It's amazing. It's amazing. Even when I was selected by the master when I was a child, I don't think I have the qualifications she has now."
A born sword embryo,
For a kendo master,
How can you not like it?
The emperor wanted to pass on the country, the princes wanted to pass on the wealth, and everyone in the world wanted to pass on their own skills and legacy.
Why couldn't the little sword boy understand the meaning of the two people's words? She was also a clever little girl, but it was precisely because of this that she was so angry. In the eyes of these people, she was just a good quality gift after all?
"I have a master. My master's name is Yuan Zhenxing!"
"Yuan Zhenxing?"
The sword master rubbed his chin and said:
"A little familiar."
"My master is the second sword of Qian Kingdom!"
"Oh, him."
The sword master thought about it, with a look of regret on his face.
Since there is a master, it will be difficult to deal with it. Although the master is looked down upon by the sword master.
The blind man said after finishing his attack at this time:
"Yuan Zhenxing is dead."
"can."
The sword master was very satisfied,
The master is dead,
That is something without an owner.
The little sword boy held the wooden sword tightly in her hands. She did not resist or refuse anymore, but said:
"I can worship you as my teacher, but you..."
A smile appeared on the blind man's lips.
However, what the little sword boy said next made the blind man a little surprised.
"But you have to stay in this city!"
The sword master's mouth opened slightly,
Hehehe twice,
He said to the blind man standing next to him:
"If you hadn't been with me all the way, I would have thought that you had made arrangements long ago. It seems that this place in Shengle really has the atmosphere of a place with outstanding people. Even the gifts will help the original owner speak for itself."
"It made Master Sword Master laugh."
"Hahaha."
The sword master laughed, stretched out his hand to rub the little sword boy's head, and said:
"Listen, you don't have to learn the second sword in the Qian Kingdom from now on. Follow me and learn the best sword in the world."
The little sword boy took a deep breath,
Drop the wooden sword in your hand,
Kneel down in front of the sword master,
Road:
"Disciple, see the second master!"
"Huh? Why is it only the second master?"
"Yuan Zhenxing is my master."
"But he's dead."
"But he taught me, taught me, and raised me."
"Haha, you want me to sit under Yuan Zhenxing?"
"Yes."
"Do you think I would be willing?"
"This is the bottom line for disciples."
"Then do you know my bottom line? I don't pay much attention to the Baili Sword of Qian Country."
"But please do it."
"If I don't succeed, will you stop learning the sword from me?"
"Yes."
"If Yuan Zhenxing knew that you were so stubborn and missed this opportunity, what do you think he would think?"
"If my master knew that he could sit on the head of the Sword Master, he might laugh out of his coffin."
"cough………"
The sword master coughed,
"Tomorrow, come to my place and I will teach you."
"Thank you, Second Master. Thank you, Master."
"Why thank you twice?"
"Replying to Master, the first one is to confirm that you are Second Master, but from now on I will always call you Master. Since I want to learn from you, Master, I can't be like you every day."
"Generally, people who practice swordsmanship have a somewhat withdrawn temperament. The guy from Baili Jian is like this, Li Liangsheng is like this, the guy from Chu is even more like this, and even I have some of them.
It just so happens that you little elf has a mouth that can talk. "
"Thank you, Master, for your compliment."
"Okay, okay, that's it."
The blind man stepped forward and said, "Then I will arrange a ceremony for accepting disciples and becoming masters tomorrow?"
The sword master looked at the blind man curiously and asked:
"Are you free?"
This has already arrived in Shengle City. In the opinion of the sword master, the blind man should have too many things to be busy with.
"I'm busy, isn't it the biggest thing in front of me?"
"Haha, there is no need for a ceremony to become a master. He has had a master before, and I am a man who has subjugated his country. What's the point of holding a ceremony? It will only make people laugh."
"Other people's jokes are their business. We are just living our own lives, not living for others. Come and have fun with us. No matter what, we should all show some kindness as landlords."
"It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate. No matter how much benefit you receive from others, you have to pay it back to others in the end. I don't benefit from you. I am only responsible for waiting here and waiting for the savages to come."
"Then we have to arrange an official position for you. The official position represents a salary, and you can keep it secret. It's just because everything in Shengle City is rationing food and supplies in a war situation, so..."
"Don't think I don't know what's going on in your blind mind."
"You are wise, so naturally I can't hide anything from you."
"It doesn't matter, you want me to be your official. That's fine. This is the east gate. As long as you can find Long Yuan for me, what's the point of me being a guard of your east gate?"
(End of this chapter)