Chapter 30: Entering the City Again

When Master Ji heard Li Yan's statement, he was relieved. "Perhaps after recuperation, there is really no need to go deep into that dangerous place. I hope this boy can cultivate to the peak of the first level of Qi Condensation as soon as possible. Then, after I break through to the fourth level, I may have to go to the place marked on the map to find out."

Since this is the case, Master Ji stood up and prepared to go back and rest. As soon as he stood up, he saw Li Yan seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he smiled and said, "Anything else?"

Li Yan mustered up the courage to say, "Teacher, I want to go into the city."

Master Ji's face, which was originally smiling, froze, and then raised his eyebrows and asked, " What's the matter?"

Li Yan quickly replied, "Teacher, please don't blame me. I just want to go to the city to give some silver to people from the same village in the city, so that they can take it to my parents at home. In addition, I also want to go out for a walk. I have been practicing in the valley. Recently, I feel that my state of mind is unstable and my progress is a bit slow, so I want to go out for a walk, which may help my state of mind."

Ji Junshi was silent after hearing this. According to his thoughts, it would be best if Li Yan could practice for twelve hours a day. Even so, he would think it was too slow to practice. But what Li Yan said at the moment was also very convincing. If he really refused, the kid would inevitably feel resentful, and his practice would probably be twice as effective. ??

He smiled at Li Yan, who looked nervous, and said, "Well, that's fine. Then you go. But let Chen An and Li Yin go with you. They are familiar with the city, and you have been practicing here. You are not familiar with many people and things in the city. It will be easy to get things done with them."

Li Yan's face was really nervous. He really didn't know what the result would be if he made such a request. If the teacher got suspicious at this time, then there would be little hope of escaping. When he heard that he could go out, he was happy, but the words of the third military teacher made him stagnate.

He heard the end, and he knew it in his heart. This was not for his sake, but to arrange two people to supervise him at all times. It would be very difficult for him to escape. It is estimated that Chen An and Li Yin would be told not to leave him at all times. He originally wanted to go out, walk around the city, and then find a chance to hide and escape, but now this idea seems so naive.

"Thank you, teacher!" Li Yan's face was full of joy and he bowed.

"Well, then you pack up, I'll go tell Chen An and Li Yin, if you have anything to do, just let them handle it." After that, he turned and went out.

Li Yan stood there in silence for a while, then turned around and took out the silver from the box. He thought to himself, "I can only take it one step at a time. I will definitely leave if there is a chance, but I must take these silver first. If I can get away, I will use them in the future. If I can't get away, I will give them all to Li Shan or Li Yu, and someone from the village will bring them to my parents."

When Li Yan came to the valley entrance, Chen An and Li Yin were already standing here with their hands hanging down, and the stone door of the house of the third military division inside the valley entrance was closed, and the black wooden sign was hung on the handle outside the door, but he knew that if he escaped from the valley at this time, the third military division in the house would definitely appear in front of him at the first time.

"Sir, are we going into the city now?"

Li Yan's thoughts were interrupted. He looked up and saw Chen An looking at him with a charming smile. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The two people in front of him, one smooth and the other meticulous, how easy it would be to get away from their sight.

"Let's go!" After saying that, he raised his legs and walked towards the square outside the front valley.

"Sir, should we ride horses or just walk over there?" Chen An chased up from behind and asked.

Li Yan stopped and turned his head. "Oh, can we still ride horses? Then why did the teacher walk?"

"Of course, sir, it's just your preference. This two-mile distance is not too far." Chen An replied.

"Okay, let's ride horses," Li Yan said after a moment of hesitation.

"Yes, sir," the two bowed and answered.

When Li Yan stood on the square outside the valley, he looked back at the three big characters "Military Advisor's Mansion" outside the valley entrance, and he felt as if he had returned to the human world. Although the square was still the same square, the two rows of stone houses were still the same, and there were still soldiers standing guard or resting, as well as the women who could enter the valley every day, it seemed like two worlds and two kinds of air. At the same time, he also felt that the spiritual energy behind the valley was almost zero, and the feeling of fresh air was gone, but he still liked the air here because it had a breath of freedom.

The soldiers in front of the stone house looked at Li Yan standing in the middle of the field. Although this was the third time Li Yan had met them, they still felt a sense of mystery.

Chen An and Li Yin had already led three horses out of the woods behind the stone house. They were all fat and healthy, and they were all good horses in the army.

On the winding downhill path, the trees on both sides are lush and green. In late autumn, the scenery is full of dark green and golden colors. The sun shines down from the huge and towering treetops, shining on the three horses walking slowly. The sound of "de, de" of horse hooves echoes through the forest between the mountains.

Although it has only been two months in the valley, my mind has changed a lot. I have long regarded the world outside the valley as the broad blue sky. As for whether I can fly like a bird from now on, I am confused.

After a while, they passed through the forest path and turned right to the official road.

The three of them rode towards the north gate of Qingshan Pass. During this time, Li Yan deliberately pulled Chen An and Li Yin away from their mounts, either fast or slow. However, with his mediocre riding skills learned in the village, he could not pull away from them no matter what. It was obvious that these two were also elite soldiers in the army.

Although Li Yan is now at the first level of the Qi Condensation Stage of Immortal Cultivation, he has never learned any immortal arts, and even his martial arts are only a few simple country moves. Although he thinks that it is possible to kill the two men with his spiritual power, it is broad daylight now. Fighting with two imperial soldiers in military uniforms here will not have any other possibilities except to summon more soldiers; secondly, he only imagined that spiritual power might greatly increase the power of those country moves. He has never tried to practice them in the valley. Once the Third Army Advisor knows that he is practicing some mortal martial arts, he will inevitably be wary of him; thirdly, these two are fierce soldiers who have experienced the killing of battlefields. He is unsure when facing such people, even if he is facing one person, let alone facing two people at the same time. The probability of winning is really not very high.

After several secret observations, Li Yan could only give up the idea of ​​escaping outside the city.

The distance of about two miles was reached in a blink of an eye. On the way, they passed some pedestrians and merchants who were heading towards the city gate. Soon, they saw the north city gate from a distance. At this time, there were two rows of soldiers, checking some merchants and pedestrians entering and leaving Qingshan Pass.

Although their three horses were not galloping, they were also quite fast, which was a bit eye-catching. The soldiers guarding the city were already gathering with weapons and looking at them.

Li Yan did not do it on purpose, but he was sandwiched between Chen An and Li Yin, and he could not help but speed up a lot under the guidance of the two of them. According to his personality, the more low-key he was, the more he liked it. He began to pull the reins to slow down, but even so, he galloped to the city gate.

"Who is coming? Are you not afraid of violating military law by riding so fast?" Among the soldiers guarding the city, one of them drew his waist knife with a "clang" and jumped in front of everyone. The soldiers behind him also instantly pointed at the necks and bellies of the horses of the three people with their earth-branch spears. The tips of several long spears were cold and pointed directly at the necks and bellies of the horses. ??

Li Yan only felt a dazzling cold light in front of him. If his horse galloped forward two more steps, a spear would pass through the horse's neck and pierce him into a string of candied haws. At this time, a hand suddenly reached out and pulled Li Yan's reins hard. The three war horses raised their front hooves, neighed a few times, and stepped back a few steps to stop.

"I say, Lao Liu, you are too angry, haha." Chen An jumped off the horse with a big laugh, and Li Yan saw clearly that Li Yin held his reins with one hand and his reins with the other hand, making the two horses stop at the same time.

"Oh, I wondered who it was, it turned out to be the 'General Manager Chen' who was promoted to the Military Advisor's Mansion. Are you going to force your way through the city gate?" The man who just jumped out of the crowd said gloomily.

"Old Liu, I've become a soldier in the palace from the leader of a team, what are you still nagging about? I'm accompanying Lord Li into the city for something, Lord Li accidentally didn't control the speed of the horse, please forgive me, please forgive me! Hehe"

"Lord Li? Which Lord Li? Eh"

Li Yan had already gotten off the horse at this time, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed. His riding skills were really terrible, and he almost broke into the door. He threw down the reins and looked up at the officer standing in the road. He was about to apologize, but he was stunned when he saw the man's face clearly.

The officer on duty was Liu Chengyong, whom he saw when he first entered the city. Liu Chengyong also recognized him a little, but he was not sure, after all, it was only a chance encounter.

"Here, this is Lord Li's waist badge." Chen An held the reins with one hand, and took out a waist badge from his body with the other hand and threw it over.

Liu Chengyong stretched out his hand and took the badge. He looked down and saw that it was a badge of the deputy lieutenant of the Imperial Guard, which was several levels higher than his ninth-rank official position. He was shocked and quickly looked up at Li Yan, who looked apologetic.

Seeing Liu Chengyong looking at him, Li Yan clasped his fists and saluted, "Hello, Captain Liu. I was not good at riding just now and disturbed you all. I apologize."

"You are? You are the kid from Lijia Village in Daqingshan." As soon as the words came out, Liu Chengyong knew that he had lost his composure and caused trouble, and quickly saluted with his hands crossed, "I was reckless, I know my crime, please punish me, sir."

This made Li Yan stunned, and then he looked at Chen An and Li Yin hesitantly. Li Yin held a horse rein in one hand, his expression serious and still silent. Chen An looked at Liu Chengyong who bowed and saluted and waited to be punished with a suspicious look, and then stepped forward and bowed, "Sir, please forgive Captain Liu for his mistake. I wonder if you two have met before?"

"Yes, Captain Liu checked and let me go when I first came to Qingshanai to join the army. But why is Captain Liu doing this?"

Chen An was very experienced and understood Li Yan's doubts after a little thought. He came to Li Yan and whispered, "Sir, you are now the deputy lieutenant of the defense, but the waist badge shown to Captain Liu just now is yours. It's just that you rarely go out after you get it, so it's left with Lord Ji. Lord Ji gave it to me when I went out today, so that I can use it in the city. Captain Liu just made a slip of the tongue, so..." Chen An looked at Li Yan with some embarrassment. He has been tortured by this gentleman's temper for a while recently. Who knows if he will suddenly explode today? He can't help but worry about Liu Chengyong.

The twenty soldiers on duty in the military advisor's mansion were also selected from the battalions in the army. He had been in the second team of the Battle C Battalion before, and he and Liu Chengyong were old acquaintances. They had cooperated many times on the battlefield and had been through life and death together. It's just that Liu Chengyong is loyal to Marshal Hong now, and he is more inclined to the military advisor.

After hearing this, Li Yan suddenly realized something. Although he knew that he still had a position in the army, he had no idea what he did or how high his position was. Now it seems that he should be higher than the captain of the city defense team. He didn't know that this was not only a little higher than Liu Chengyong, but actually two or three levels higher. Marshal Hong gave him this position just for show, knowing that he would only take another path in the future. He just did it to make the military advisor look more glorious. Military advisor Ji also had his own plans. Not to mention an official position below the eighth rank, even if he gave the position of military advisor to Li Yan, as long as Hong Linying had the ability to do it, he would have no problem. But whether Li Yan could live to enjoy this official position was another matter.