Revisiting the Shi Jia Army

By dinnertime, it was already dark. A fragrant aroma wafted from the dungeon. Although they lived in a simple dungeon and had to sit on the ground to eat because there was no table, the soldiers of the Shi family army still enjoyed their meal.

"Young Master Nong Yue." Zheng Fang bowed to Nong Yue.

"Well. You go out first." Nong Yue said.

Zheng Fang understood and bowed his head, saying, "I'll take my leave."

"What a nice smell," Nong Yue said with a smile as she walked over, fanning herself. "Brothers of the Shi Family Army, the city lord has bought new quilts and necessities for you. Come down and get them after dinner, brothers."

"Great! Thank you, Master Nong Yue!" Liu Xi finished the rest of the meal in a few bites and shouted excitedly, "Everyone, go get your quilts!"

Shi Jiajun received the quilt and daily necessities, and walked back happily. When he reached the yard, he suddenly heard a strange laugh: "Haha ...

"Oh no, it's Bantian Yue!" Nong Yue said vigilantly.

When the Shi Jiajun heard this, they threw the items in their hands aside and tightened their weapons.

"It's like searching high and low for something, but it's finally found without any effort! Huangfu Renhe, I've been looking for you for a long time, but I didn't expect you to be hiding here! And the remnants of the Shi family army, I let you escape the day before yesterday, and today is the day you die!"

Bantianyue’s voice was deafening, but I could only hear his voice but not see him.

"Bantianyue, when did you become such a coward?" Nong Yue said teasingly.

"Coward?! Humph!" Bantianyue somersaulted and landed steadily on the ground. He turned to Nong Yue and said, "Nong Yue, I didn't expect you to be so lucky that you could even be resurrected after death. But so what? This time, no one can save you!"

"Mr. Nong Yue, leave this to us! Bantian Yue, return the lives of my brothers from the Shi family army to me!" Liu Xi roared and rushed over.

"Bantianyue, give me your life!" The other soldiers also rushed over.

Shi Jiajun surrounded Ban Tianyue, but Ban Tianyue had profound skills and with a little internal force, he broke through the crowd in one go, and Shi Jiajun fell to the ground instantly.

"No one can escape, they all must die!" Bantianyue roared and began to practice his skills with both hands.

"Stop!" Gumutian's voice came, and Bantianyue stopped.

"Bantianyue, you are alone and you want to kill all of us. That's too unrealistic! What? Are all your men dead?" Gumutian asked with a smile.

Ban Tianyue put his hands behind his back and said confidently, "This city lord is just revisiting the old place today."

"Revisiting the old place?" said the old man from the frontier, "Since you came here on your own, let's get rid of this evil for the people today!" After saying that, he made a gesture of practicing his internal energy.

"You are bullying the weak with your numbers. How can you be considered heroes?" Bantianyue said hurriedly.

"Hero? What's the point of talking about heroism with a bad boy like you?" Gumutian said.

"Wait a minute," the old man from the frontier stopped Gu Mutian and asked, "What do you want?"

"The letter of war will arrive within three days!" Bantianyue said, then he used his lightness skills to escape quickly.

"You run pretty fast!" Gumutian said with his hands on his hips.

Nong Yue and the others helped the Shi Jiajun brothers who had fallen to the ground and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

The soldiers of the Shi family army shook their heads, but when they stood up, their figures were still a little shaky. It was obvious that the internal force just now had a great impact on them.

"My brothers are not as skilled as him. We couldn't take Bantianyue's life despite having such a good opportunity! Now that he's gone, it will be even harder to deal with him. What should we do? Oh!" Li Chuang pounded the pillar with his hands, feeling very frustrated.

"Bantianyue has the indestructible body of a golden Buddha. How can you kill him so easily?" said the old man from the border.

"Everyone, don't worry," said Stinky Tofu, "Let's move your belongings back to your residence first. We'll discuss this together later."

"Yes, City Lord." Shi Jiajun saluted Chou Doufu, picked up the quilts and other items on the ground, and went towards the dungeon.

In the meeting room.

"Dad," Mingri came forward to greet him.

Ouyang Feiying had already changed back into his clothes. He smiled silently and nodded at Mingri. Gu Mutian and the old man from the frontier exchanged a smile.

Nong Yue also walked in at this time and said to Chou Doufu, "Your Excellency, Liu Xi, Zhang Xian, and Li Chuang have arrived."

"Please invite them in." said Stinky Tofu.

"Greetings to the City Lord." Liu Xi, Zhang Xian and Li Chuang saluted.

"Please stand up," said Stinky Tofu, "please sit wherever you like."

"Now Bantianyue already knows that we are here and said that we should deliver the declaration of war within three days. What do you think about this?" asked Choudoufu.

"We must be the first to deliver the declaration of war to Bantianyue, so that the time and place of the decisive battle will be decided by us." Mingri said.

"Tomorrow is right," said the old man from the frontier, "and the sooner the duel is, the better, to avoid any more trouble."

"But there is a difficulty." Nong Yue said.

"What do you mean?" asked Stinky Tofu.

"It's still about how to separate Bantianyue from the followers of the Shenyue Sect. If they can't be separated, there will be chaos due to the large number of people, and it will be easy for Bantianyue to escape again." Mingri said.

"I do have an idea, but I don't know if it will work." Leng Yue said.

"Tell me about it." Mingri said.

"Set up a formation. A formation that can separate Bantianyue from the believers." Leng Yue said.

"It sounds feasible, but... such a formation is indeed not easy to set up." Mingri said.

"Nong Yue has never set up such a formation before." Nong Yue said.

"This idea is feasible!" said the old man from the frontier. "Three days should be enough time to prepare. We can set the date for the decisive battle three days from now."

"Okay, let's do as the old man from the frontier said," said Chou Doufu. "I'll draft a declaration of war now and hand it to Ban Tianyue tonight. I wonder if anyone is willing to take the trouble to do so?"

"We are willing to serve!" Liu Xi, Li Chuang and Zhang Xian said in unison.

"Whose Qinggong is better?" Nong Yue asked.

"Brother Zhang's Qinggong is better." Li Chuang said so, and Liu Xi nodded.

"Zhang Xian is willing to serve!" Zhang Xian saluted with his fists.

Stinky Tofu walked to the table, ground some ink, and began writing his declaration of war. He put it in an envelope, sealed it with wax, and handed it to Zhang Xian.

"Zhang Xian, thank you for your help in delivering the declaration of war." said Chou Doufu.

"Don't worry, City Lord!" Zhang Xian replied.

"Go quickly and come back soon." said Stinky Tofu.

The emergency meeting ended and everyone dispersed. Mingri walked up to the old man from the frontier, bowed respectfully, and said, "Master, I hope you can give me some guidance."

The old man from the frontier stroked his beard and smiled, "You and Ling Feng are both masters of formations. This little formation won't be a problem for you!"

"Oh my," Leng Yue shook the old man from the frontier and said coquettishly, "Master, it's urgent to eliminate harm for the people. Just give them some guidance and show them a clear path!"

"Tutoring? Hahaha!" The old man from the frontier laughed so hard his mouth couldn't stop, but he still said seriously, "You have to figure it out on your own. I can't help you much. I'm going to go have a drink with Gu Mutian now. You should hurry up and figure out how to set up the formation. Remember, you must distinguish Ban Tianyue from his men! Think about it carefully."

"Distinguish them?" Leng Yue repeated this sentence, "Why does it sound a bit awkward to me..."

Mingri suddenly realized something and said, "Thank you, Master!"

After hearing this, Nong Yue suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. Senior is really wise."

"What's going on?" Leng Yue looked puzzled.

The old man from the frontier stroked his beard and walked away proudly.

"Distinguish them?" Leng Yue murmured, repeating the words of the old man from the frontier.

"Sister, do you know what is the biggest difference between Bantianyue and the believers of Shenyue Sect?" Nong Yue asked with a smile.

"Could it be that Bantianyue... is more ruthless?" Leng Yue was obviously not very satisfied with her answer.

"Not really," Mingri said, "Although they are all evil, the followers of the Shenyue Cult are after fame and fortune, while Bantianyue..."

"Half Moon is for love?" Leng Yue suddenly realized.

Mingri smiled and nodded.

"It seems that you already have an idea in your mind. Master is right. This small formation will not be difficult for you." Leng Yue said with a smile.

"There's no score yet, just a rough melody." Nong Yue said with a smile.

"Yue'er, I still need to discuss the details of the formation with Master Nong Yue. You should go back and rest first." Mingri said.

"You guys discuss it first, I'll go prepare some midnight snacks for you." Leng Yue said, and left with a smile.

The moonlight was hazy, but exceptionally bright, and the thin clouds were covered with a layer of white moonlight.

"What we did today really killed two birds with one stone," said Nong Yue.

"I just hope all the troubles can end as soon as possible." Mingri murmured while looking at the night sky.

"Nong Yue used to think that competing with Hua Tuo in wits and courage was the happiest thing in life, but I didn't expect that sharing a common enemy could also be a great pleasure in life." Nong Yue said.

"I think so too," Mingri said. "If you have a rival in life, your life will be worthwhile; if you have a true friend in life, you will die without regrets."

"The half-moon today is more terrifying than before," said Nong Yue.

"No matter how powerful he is, good will always prevail over evil," Mingri said.

"Like Hua Tuo, after this rebirth, I want to live well, for everyone around me, and for... myself." Nong Yue said.

"It's good that you think so." Mingri patted Nong Yue's shoulder and said.

Nong Yue smiled and nodded.

"Dangdangdangdang," Leng Yue placed the wine and food on the stone table and said, "With wine, food and a close friend, life is full of joy."

"No worries, no constraints, just live freely today." Mingri walked over with a smile.

Nong Yue also walked to the table and sat down, saying, "With the scenery, the moon, and the beauty, I can be free and easy in troubled times."

"Come on, I just said it casually, and you guys actually matched it. Are you bullying me because I'm uneducated, huh?" Leng Yue said with a pout.

"I just said it casually." Mingri said with a smile.

"Nong Yue was just saying it casually." Nong Yue said with a smile while waving a fan.

"Just bully me, huh," Leng Yue said as he poured wine for Mingri and Nong Yue. "I guess the matter of the formation will take a long time to discuss, so I prepared some wine and food for you to fill your stomach so you don't get hungry in the middle of the discussion."

"Okay, then let's do it." Mingri said to Nong Yue with a smile.

"My sister's hometown dialect is really interesting, vivid and descriptive," said Nong Yue.

"Really?" Leng Yue said.

"Yes, for example, the word 'youpu'. 'Pu' means music score. You need a music score to play it. 'Youpu' is used to describe being confident about something, but it is more concise and easier to understand than 'chest you have become a master'. 'Pad' means to lay the groundwork. 'Pad' is used to describe eating, and it is not eating voraciously, but eating in moderation. It is very vivid and descriptive. There are also words like 'tutoring', 'floating clouds', and 'messy'. If you separate the words, they are all ordinary words and nothing special, but when combined together, they have a special meaning, and the meaning they want to express is very precise." Nong Yue answered.

"And natural curls." Mingri said.

Leng Yue covered her face with her hands: "Don't even mention the natural curls..."

"Hahahaha..." Mingri and Nong Yue laughed wildly.

Leng Yue blushed with embarrassment: "Is it funny to be a rookie? I didn't even know any martial arts at that time..."

Yes, she was just a girl who had nothing to do with the underworld at the beginning, but because of him, she was involved in the feuds of the underworld again and again. Thinking of this, Mingri couldn't help but feel sad.

"Mingri, what's wrong with you?" Leng Yue asked.

Mingri came back to his senses and said, "Nothing, I was just thinking about the formation."

"Oh," Leng Yue responded, and said, "Then you can discuss it slowly, hehe. Eat and drink well, and go back to rest early."

Mingri smiled and nodded at Lengyue.

Leng Yue saluted Nong Yue, then kissed Ming Ri on the side of his face and said gently, "I'll go back first."

Nong Yue waved her fan, looked at Leng Yue's receding figure, turned around and said to Ming Ri with a smile: "Holding your hand, what else can I ask for?"

Mingri sighed, "Would her life be easier without me?"

Nong Yue smiled and shook her head: "Many things are destined. Everything we have now is the best. Since the ending is already determined, why worry about it and forget the beauty of the present?"

"Young Master Nong Yue is absolutely right," Ming Ri said with a serene smile. "Even if it's only for a moment, it's enough for Ming Ri. Let's continue discussing the formation."

"Okay." Nong Yue nodded.