Chapter 39: Cloud Movement

Li Yan soon arrived at the north gate. He walked through the gate quickly and headed out of the city. As he walked, his brain was working rapidly. "Except for the confrontation with Liu Chengyong at the back door of the military baggage warehouse, the rest of the time was very short, and that time was taken into account before. Roughly speaking, from entering the military camp to now, it has been about half an incense stick of time. At this time, Chen An and Li Yin will not be suspicious, and Ji Wenhe should still be in the Marshal's Mansion."

While thinking, he had already gone out of the city gate and came to the outside of the city gate. Sure enough, he did not see Chen An and Li Yin intercepting him here. If the two of them had reacted at this time, they must have been intercepted at the South Gate or the North Gate, and he could not get out of other places. He smiled and greeted the soldiers guarding the city, and then left quickly.

The soldiers guarding the city were a little surprised. First, how could this Lord Li walk out? He just rode into the city on horseback. Second, where were his two guards who never left him? But they didn't dare to ask more questions, so they just said hello and let him go.

After Li Yan left the city, he only walked half a mile before turning to the west side of Daqing Mountain. He would not be stupid enough to walk a little further on the official road and then turn around, as that would only increase the chance of encountering the enemy, which was not what he wanted now.

In the Marshal's Mansion, Military Advisor Ji looked at Marshal Hong's frowning face and helplessly took another sip of tea. It was about an hour past noon, and the two of them spent about a quarter of an hour just discussing military information, and then repeatedly discussed countermeasures.

"This is the fourth option, alas," Military Advisor Ji leaned back on the chair after drinking a sip of water. Although these things did not require the use of spiritual power, they were also extremely mentally exhausting.

After a while, he saw that Marshal Hong was still thinking, so he said, "Marshal, this plan has taken into account all the possible accidents in the first three plans. Although military strategists talk about 'making every possible plan', we can only judge the situation when deploying troops. There is no so-called perfect plan."

As he was speaking, the face of the third military division changed, and he looked up at the door. Marshal Hong was listening to him, but he stopped talking halfway. He looked up at him and saw that the third military division looked out the door of the hall, but he saw nothing and heard no sound. While he was wondering, his ears moved again. At this time, footsteps were faintly heard outside the door. His face suddenly became solemn. "This guy's internal strength is getting better and better, but his complexion is worse than before. It can be seen that the poison is so fierce. If this situation happens to me, I estimate that I will have to use 80% or 90% of my internal strength to suppress it. So with this calculation, the little internal force left can only make him a second-rate person in the martial arts world, but the internal force left after suppressing the poison is still far better than his current heyday, which is really shocking. "

A voice came from outside the lobby door, "Marshal, the taxes and gold and silver collected in the city this month have been loaded onto the trucks, and will be taken to the rear garrison camp after the Marshal personally inspects them."

When Ji Junshi heard this, a hint of ridicule appeared on his face, but it was only a flash. He knew this marshal very well. In addition to liking the martial arts secrets of various schools in the martial arts world, he was also very interested in these yellow and white things. Since this border has been peaceful in recent years, and the dynasty has issued a decree early that local people are not allowed to migrate in various border areas to show the patriotism of the people, so daily necessities are still in great demand, which has caused many businessmen to come here to take risks and pan for gold. As a result, the economy here is actually very prosperous.

Since arriving here, Marshal Hong has been in charge of both military and political affairs, and has also taken control of local tax revenue. However, he also knows that he cannot do things to the extreme, otherwise it will cause public complaints. In addition to leaving 40% to the local government, he changes the remaining 60% into gold and silver every month and directly puts it into the army, which is called "military salary".

He is definitely worried about these "military salaries" being placed in the forefront of the city. If they are not transported away, they will accumulate over the years and become quite considerable. If the city is lost, how can they be transported away in time? Therefore, he will find time every month to transport them to the garrison camp in the rear, and he will personally inspect them every time and put a seal on them before they can be transported.

Military Advisor Ji naturally sneered at this practice. As a cultivator, he looked down on the yellow and white things in the mortal world.

After hearing this, Marshal Hong grinned at Military Advisor Ji and said, "Military Advisor, what you said just now is very true. There is no perfect plan in the world. I have thought about it again and again, and I will take your last plan. I will call the staff of the lieutenant general to discuss the matter later."

When Military Advisor Ji heard this, he knew that his mind was no longer on this matter. He stood up and bowed, "Since it has been decided, I will no longer participate in the subsequent matters. Recently, my health has been getting worse, so I will go back to recuperate."

"Oh, good, good, Military Advisor, you also have to pay attention to your health. If you need any herbs, just ask, I will send someone to find them as much as possible. But I can't help you with the poison you have been poisoned with. It's just that my martial arts are shallow, alas!"

After hearing this, Military Advisor Ji just smiled, bowed again, and walked out of the hall.

Looking at the back of the figure walking out, Marshal Hong's face slowly darkened. After a short pause, he looked at the back of the hall.

"Junior brother, since the report has come, let's go to the back to check on that guy." Then he flashed towards the gate. Behind him, a figure rushed out from the back of the hall and followed him.

In a room in the back garden of the Marshal's Mansion, "Well, why did you come here alone? What's going on?" Marshal Hong closed the door as soon as he entered the room. The figure behind him did not follow him in, but there was no one in the garden outside, as if he had disappeared.

After entering the room, he glanced around, and his face suddenly became gloomy as if water was about to drip out. He saw Liu Chengyong staying in the room alone, with an uneasy expression on his face. When he saw him come in, he stood up quickly.

Liu Chengyong knelt on one knee with a guilty look on his face, bowed his head and saluted, "Marshal, I am incompetent and cannot bring Li Yan here. Please punish me, Marshal."

Marshal Hong said coldly with a gloomy face, "You say!"

After half a cup of tea, Marshal Hong took the two pages of letter paper and read them again and again. There was a small porcelain bottle on the table. After he read the letter paper several times, his face changed from gloomy to bright. Later, he put the letter paper in his arms.

"So, Li Yan's martial arts is even better than yours?"

"Yes, I can guarantee it with my head. His aura is extremely condensed. If he misses, it will definitely attract other people's attention." Liu Chengyong was also thinking and said with confusion. He still couldn't figure out how a person could cultivate his internal strength to this level in just a few months. How could there be such a martial arts method in the world.

Marshal Hong held his chin with one hand and pondered for a while, with an unbelievable look on his face. If the man in front of him was not a loyal subordinate who had followed him for more than ten years, he might have slapped this nonsense man to death with a palm, but he also knew deeply that this man would not lie to him.

"Then you go back first." After a while, he said to Liu Chengyong.

Liu Chengyong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and quickly said goodbye, and walked out quickly. At this time, his back was soaked. "So Brother Li really didn't lie to me. After reading the letter, the Marshal's anger disappeared. I don't know what it said."

Marshal Hong stood in the house for a while, then took out the letter from his arms and said, "Junior brother, come and have a look." ????

A figure floated up from outside the house, silently, and after standing still, it was a very strong man. Such a figure was so light, which made people feel a very uncomfortable contrast.

The big man took the letter and read it for a while, and then read one of the pages again and again. "Hiss, senior brother, this kid really gave me a way to practice."

"Yes, this is the first level of the practice method of "Muyin Gong". Junior brother, can you tell the authenticity of his practice method of "Muyin Gong"? "

The big man picked up the paper again and read it carefully again.

"Junior brother, I just looked at it carefully, and some of the methods of practicing the exercises are unheard of. With my current knowledge, I can't tell the truth from the false for a while." Marshal Hong said.

"But this kid only gave us the first level of the technique, and the rest can only be given to us after we help him complete the rest. Well, I can't judge the authenticity of this technique. Well, do you want us to try it?" The big man raised his head and said, with a gleam of expectation in his eyes.

Marshal Hong did not answer immediately. He held his chin and thought for a while, looking at the big man's expectant eyes, "I have also considered what my junior brother said, but the path of internal strength is not effective in one try."

There was silence in the room for a while, and Marshal Hong said again, "But you can give it a try, maybe you can experience his route of practice, and you may get some insights, but that kid used the later techniques to force us to help him." Marshal Hong said with a fierce light in his eyes.

"Brother, I'll try this technique. If it's true, it's worth helping him. I'll kill him later. He's just a wild kid, but he dares to be so presumptuous. Humph."

"Okay, brother, let's go to the secret room. I'll protect you. You try it." After saying that, he reached out and took the small porcelain bottle on the table and put it in his arms. He turned and walked out, saying as he walked, "But this kid is still good. He can actually put this thing on Ji Wenhe without being detected. Hehe, I really don't want to kill him, but this kid is too cunning. If he does this to us, if we are not careful for a while, won't we fall into his trap?"

Chen An and Li Yin were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. They rushed out of the military camp and left in a hurry.

The two of them had been chatting with their old colleagues in the military camp for about two hours, but they hadn't seen Li Yan come out yet. They couldn't help but feel anxious. They looked towards the central army camp frequently, and looked at each other from time to time. They both felt uneasy in each other's eyes. After a while, the two of them looked at each other again, stood up at the same time, apologized to those people, and walked aside to discuss in a low voice. The two of them gritted their teeth and walked towards the central army tent. They trespassed into the important area of ​​the central army without military orders, and they might lose their heads. When they were still some distance away from the central army tent, they were discovered by patrol soldiers, who immediately scolded them and asked them to take out the pass token. Fortunately, the two of them were also old soldiers in the army, so they had their own excuses, saying that they had important matters to see Lord Ji, and hoped that they could report it.

The patrol soldiers saw the two of them and realized that they might have something urgent to do to find Lord Ji. Moreover, someone recognized them as people from the military advisor's mansion, so someone reported to the central army tent. After a short time, the reporting soldier came back and said to them unkindly, "Are you two teasing me? Lord Ji has never come to the army today. Hurry up and leave."

The two immediately felt something was wrong when they heard it. They hurriedly thanked him and rushed to the camp gate.

The patrol team looked at the two of them like wind demons and was a little surprised. "It seems that finding Lord Ji is really a matter of utmost urgency."

Chen An and Li Yin knew that there was only one exit in the military camp. As for the exit of the baggage storage camp behind, they didn't even consider it. What kind of place is that? It is the most important place in the army. Besides, it is not a place for people to enter and exit.

After arriving at the camp gate, the two hurriedly asked the gate guards again, and finally got the result that shocked them, "Lord Li went out alone more than two hours ago." How could they know that this group of soldiers today was also arranged by Marshal Hong to wait here, waiting for them to ask the result.

The two of them were shocked and knew that they had made a big mistake this time. Lord Ji had issued a death order, asking them not to leave Li Yan's side.

They almost lost their composure and started fighting with the gate guards. The gate guards just said lightly, "Lord Li wants to go out. Do I still have the power to detain him? Do you want us to commit a crime?"

Chen An and Li Yin had to ride out in a hurry, one to the south gate and the other to the north gate. If Li Yan left the city, he must have gone from these two places. As long as they confirmed whether he left the city, it would be easy to deal with if he did not leave the city.

A quarter of an hour later, the two reunited at the agreed place, each told the result, and then rode together to rush to the military advisor's residence.

Just now, they easily got the news that Li Yan went out alone two hours ago at the north gate, which made them feel a little uneasy, but they still had some expectations.

In just a short while, the two hurried to the military advisor's residence, jumped off the horse and rushed into the valley, which made the people outside the valley very strange.

They also forgot the warning not to enter the valley without orders, and ran straight to Li Yan's room after entering the valley. After entering the house, the house was empty, but there was someone there.

Both of them had wet backs, and hurried out of the house to look carefully into the valley. The valley was not big, and the whole valley could be seen at a glance. At this time, in the valley, there were only swaying flowers and springs slowly flowing down the rock wall, and only a breeze blew by.

Just as they were about to search the valley carefully, hoping that Li Yan was hiding in the pool or lying in the flowers at this time, even if he was in the toilet, it would be great, when a voice suddenly came from behind.

"Why are there only you two? Where is Li Yan?"