Lu Cijian shook his head helplessly, "No, I feel very at ease."
He just likes to hug and rub against him, which is both a joy and a torment for him.
Fortunately, the person sleeping next to Mianmian was him.
Meeting the girl's questioning eyes, Lu Cijian simply smiled, took a few steps forward, bent down, and kissed her soft lips.
At this moment, Liu'er walked in with several maids. Jiang Yimian pushed the person in front of her away and touched her nose awkwardly.
Lu Cijian just smiled; the fatigue from not sleeping well vanished instantly because of the kiss just now.
While we were eating, the middle-aged man who had taken the Tuvan people away the day before arrived again.
"Young Master Zhou, Madam Zhou, the Khan requests your presence."
Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian exchanged a glance, then feigned curiosity and asked, "Is the Khan going to take us to meet Young Master Xie?"
The middle-aged man simply smiled and said, "Of course, Madam Zhou and that Young Master Xie are also quite familiar with each other?"
As far as he knew, Xie Yang and Zhou Wenyi were simply business partners, but since arriving in Xiliang yesterday, the couple had mentioned Xie Yang the most.
If it's just a simple business relationship, all these repeated mentions are really going too far.
However, if the people are already familiar with each other, it is quite normal for them to want to see each other.
Therefore, Xie Yang was lying to the Khan.
Jiang Yimian glanced at Lu Cijian before smiling and saying, "My husband often mentions Young Master Xie to me."
I've heard that Young Master Xie has unique insights into many things, and like my husband, I'm very curious about what kind of person he is.
The middle-aged man nodded but didn't speak again, though he was already beginning to suspect the relationship between Xie Yang and the two people in front of him.
Jiang Yimian and her companion rode in a palanquin for almost a quarter of an hour within the city lord's mansion before finally arriving at the small martial arts arena.
Even before getting close, you could hear the powerful, clanging sounds coming from inside, mixed with the clashing of swords.
When they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion yesterday, it was already dark. They didn't wander around the mansion, but they felt that it was quite large.
Only then did they realize that the city lord's mansion was not just large, it was practically half the size of the Great Jin imperial palace.
The training ground, in particular, is exceptionally well-constructed.
It was fully equipped, and all kinds of weapons were displayed in abundance, showing signs of frequent use.
It wasn't as small as she imagined; on the contrary, it was quite large, capable of accommodating tens of thousands of soldiers for simultaneous drills.
No wonder the small kingdom of Xiliang could be so powerful. It's only a martial arts arena for show that it could achieve such a level of prowess. That is enough to prove how much Xiliang valued its military generals, not to mention the value of its entire population being soldiers.
Seeing the slight surprise in the eyes of the two men, the middle-aged man beside him said smugly, "There are many such training grounds in Xiliang, all built for the training of soldiers."
In the city center, there is also a large drill ground, capable of accommodating hundreds of thousands of troops, which is mainly used for training the vanguard troops of Xiliang.
Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian dismounted from the palanquin and led Wang San toward the training ground.
Upon entering, the overwhelming sound seemed to shake the ground.
When they stood atop the tower with their attendants and looked down at the soldiers wielding scimitars, it was indeed quite a sight.
However, perhaps because they were all military officers, the soldiers' tactics were quite outdated, consisting of simple formations that were easily broken.
If it weren't for the strong physique and bloodthirsty nature of the Xiliang people, such a formation would basically be suicide.
However, considering the tunnels of Xiliang City, this formation is extremely advantageous.
As expected, these people from Xiliang were best at fighting on their home turf.
If you want to defeat these people in Xiliang City, the difficulty will increase significantly.
Alite, standing to the side, simply smiled and said, "How about it? My soldiers are all elites from Xiliang. They should be able to compete with the Southern Guards of the Great Jin, right?"
In the last battle at Weizhou, Xiliang dispatched a large number of advance troops, but still suffered a crushing defeat.
If he were to face the Southern Guards again, he wouldn't say he was absolutely certain of crushing them, but he was certain that the vanguard of Xiliang would not lose.
Jiang Yimian simply shook her head. "We're not very familiar with the Southern Guards of the Great Jin Dynasty."
Based on the location where Zhou Wenyi and his wife lived, it was a rather remote place. In addition, they were so focused on the fireworks that they had no idea about the Southern Guards.
If it weren't for the fact that the Southern Guards were so famous, these two probably wouldn't have even heard of them.
Lu Cijian looked around and saw that apart from him and a few Xiliang people standing to the side, there was no one else. He frowned and asked, "Where is Young Master Xie?"
Alite raised an eyebrow. Although it wasn't surprising that these two weren't very familiar with the Great Jin Dynasty, or even know much about the Southern Guards, they seemed a little too concerned about Xie Yang. They didn't seem like simple business partners.
It's more like they're old friends, looking forward to meeting each other.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at the person coming up the stairs, saying, "The King of Chu has arrived. I had no idea that Young Master Zhou and you were so familiar with each other."
Upon hearing this, Xie Yang frowned slightly, but simply smiled and said, "Khan is joking. This is also the first time I've met Young Master Zhou."
Alite was already wary of him, and it took him a lot of effort to persuade him to trust him again and bring Zhou Wenyi from Dajin.
If Alit were to believe that he and Zhou Wenyi had ulterior motives, he would be killed by them, and then how could he return to the Great Jin to take revenge?
Thinking it over, he respectfully said to Alit, "Khan, I heard from the letter that Young Master Zhou has recently made a new kind of gunpowder, which is extremely powerful and very useful for attacking city gates. I am very curious about it."
Perfect timing! I'll take advantage of the Khan's presence today and see for myself.
Hearing this, Alite looked at him with satisfaction and was about to nod when he heard Jiang Yimian ask in confusion, "Young Master Xie, didn't my husband just give you a portion of the gunpowder after he finished making it?"
You said it was powerful, but too easy to burn, making transportation dangerous.
"If you hadn't given my advice back then, I wouldn't know how to better transport that gunpowder, and it would have been impossible to transport so much to Xiliang this time."
Jiang Yimian spoke with great seriousness, as if she were genuinely puzzled.
But she was secretly overjoyed. Xie Yang wanted to work together with Alite to deal with the Great Jin and Tuyuhun, but that was impossible; she wouldn't allow it.
These two should be fighting like dogs.
As expected, upon hearing this, Alit's expression changed instantly, and he sneered, "Why does the King of Chu have to do this? Since you have such a good relationship with Young Master Zhou, why lie to me?"
It seems the King of Chu still doesn't trust me.
This bastard really has a close relationship with Zhou Wenyi. What happened in the tunnel yesterday must be related to the King of Chu. What is this guy planning to do?
Could it be that they have already established a cooperative relationship with Tuyuhun?
This guy was never a good person who kept his promises. If he really did, the Khan of Tuyuhun would be Aliji now, not Aguzan.
He really should be wary of Xie Yang.
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