Looking at the guards lined up neatly in front of him.

Lin Che was also excited. It seemed that these soldiers had not neglected their daily training.

As long as you're not starting from scratch, it's fine.

As for the deadly poison of the night ringworm on their bodies, Lin Che didn't have to worry about it at all. He even collected the lost weapon of the Ten Thousand Demons Nation, so it would definitely not be difficult to break these poisons.

But you still have to pretend for now.

What's more, there are definitely more than three thousand guards here, and he simply cannot collect that many.

Well-trained, at this time, is a double-edged sword. Of course, it is best to be able to control it yourself, but when there are too many people, Gong Qiu gave an order and the three thousand guards followed Gong Qiu and ran away.

I have become a bachelor commander. That is very dangerous.

"Everyone, I understand how you feel—I feel your gratitude. Everyone, get up!"

Lin Che spoke loudly, but the guards were still agitated and wanted to kneel down on their knees. How could they possibly stand up?

"You've been here for so many years, don't you want to go home and take a look? Your family, friends, and fellow villagers are all looking forward to your return. If you have children, how old are they?"

"As for the poison in your bodies, it won't be long before His Majesty will send someone to treat you. Some of you are deeply poisoned. Do you still want to follow me around for the rest of your lives?"

"It's time to enjoy your life—"

After Lin Che finished speaking, many men in the team burst into tears, trying hard not to sob out loud.

Before, there was no hope of returning home, so they simply stopped thinking about it, but now they will be able to go back soon.

Are you really going to continue wandering around?

They are very tired.

"Okay, let's all go!"

After Lin Che finished speaking, he simply turned around and went back to the tent.

The guards outside still didn't leave, but they didn't know what to do?

Do I really need to pay ten thousand taels of silver?

They all looked at Gong Qiu, who was also very anxious. What else could these soldiers do except continue to serve in the army?

"My Lord, my Lord——"

Gong Qiu hurriedly chased after him, wanting to plead for his soldiers. At the moment, the best place to go was to serve as a guard in the palace of the Marquis of Guanjun.

"Uncle Qiu."

Gong Qiu was stopped by Yao Wenkuiye after just a few steps.

Yao Wenkuiye took him aside and whispered:

"It's useless to look for the Marquis like this. Didn't you hear clearly what he just said?"

Gong Qiu was a typical warrior who had not thought about it carefully. Only after hearing Yao Wenkui's reminder did he frown:

"He doesn't want to take us in? If it's because I angered him, I can apologize..."

"Alas. Uncle Qiu, let me be frank. The Marquis came here specifically to recruit palace soldiers, so he must want to recruit you. But who should he recruit? That's where you need to help screen them."

Yao Wenkuiye didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly: "Your Majesty has allowed him to recruit 3,000 palace soldiers. This is an imperial decree. It can be less, but it absolutely cannot be more. In other words, he can recruit a maximum of 2,800 people from you."

"Ah? But, but I have more than..."

"I know, and the Marquis knows it too. That's why he said that those who are poisoned, have families, and want to go home should all be allowed to go back. Even if these soldiers follow him, they will only become a burden."

"You know your soldiers best. If you really want to find a way out for them, you can only select the best 2,800 men. Do you understand?"

After Yao Wenkui finished speaking, he reached out and patted Gong Qiu's arm. These words sounded very cruel, but there was nothing he could do.

Lin Che came here to recruit palace soldiers, not for charity, and he would definitely not accept the old, weak, sick and disabled.

Gong Qiu was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily and went to the guards.

Soon, the effect came out.

Gong Qiu knew them all very well, and it didn't take him long to select 2,800 people.

These are the strongest soldiers, not only in terms of their cultivation, but more importantly in their indomitable willpower.

Even though he was poisoned by the night ringworm, he was still able to stay here for so many years.

This shows how powerful they are.

Gong Qiu simply deployed his troops in the canyon and began practicing under the morning sun, hoping to attract Lin Che's attention and recruit them all as palace soldiers.

Of course, Lin Che saw all of this.

Before he traveled through time, he was a retired soldier who was injured while on a mission. When he saw this kind of training, he naturally became excited.

It’s like finding someone of my own kind.

If the current training methods are used on them, I wonder what the effect will be?

After recruiting them all, there will be a total of 3,000 government soldiers.

From today on, no one will dare to yell at him anymore.

Just as Lin Che was feeling proud and was about to leave the tent to observe carefully, he suddenly frowned:

"Um?"

He actually felt an extremely powerful force enveloping him from afar.

Ji Bu, who was writing beside him, also stopped writing and looked up with a serious expression:

"Who is here, releasing murderous intent?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a violent voice came from outside in the distance, and the sound echoed in the canyon.

"Lin Che—get out!!!"

Good guy, you are here to find me again?

How disgraceful is this shouting and yelling?

Now he has the great scholar Ji Bu by his side, so he doesn't need to worry at all.

"Yao Wenkuiye—lead the team. Come with me to take a look."

Lin Che gave the order and immediately strode out.

As soon as I reached the canyon gate of the tiankeng, I saw more than a dozen figures flying towards me.

They didn't ride any warhorses, but instead forcibly urged their true energy to leap a hundred meters, charging forward angrily. Because of their speed, the dozen or so of them actually formed a cloud of dust.

There were only a dozen of them, but their momentum was like that of a mighty army.

Lin Che frowned and glanced over, seeing that they were all dressed in Taoist robes, holding swords and whisks. Judging from their appearance, they were all unfamiliar to him.

However, Lin Che could conclude that they were definitely masters of Taoism.

Because his so-called biological mother Cheng Qiuci was among them. Her face was cold and she was running so fast that she was only behind the two of them.

"Master, they are from the Taoist Yuxu Palace. Do you want to hide for now? They must be here to avenge Lin Yaoguang."

Yu Huadian squinted his eyes and recognized them, and quickly reminded them.

Lin Che laughed heartily, patted Yu Huadian on the shoulder, and said:

"It's just the Yuxu Palace. If they dare to act so arrogantly today, I will personally raze the entire Yuxu Palace to the ground one day!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the people from the Taoist Yuxu Palace had already stopped in front of the canyon gate...