"..." Zhu Da couldn't help but touch his slightly cold forehead and stammered, "Brother, is something wrong? Why are you in such a hurry this time?"
He's been here for months and the prefect hasn't urged him on. What's going on today?
The constable snorted, "Lord Zhu, you're neglecting your duties."
“You live in Tongning County, don’t you know that Wei Qing, a wanted criminal of the imperial court, and his family have fled to Chaoyang Villa to hide?”
"What? A wanted criminal by the imperial court?" Zhu Da really didn't know this, and this was a disaster.
"Your humble servant will take care of it immediately." He stood up and ran towards Rong Bai's study.
The familiar footsteps sounded again, and Rong Bai didn't even bother to lift his eyelids: "I say, Lord Zhu, aren't you tired of running around so many times a day?"
He was exhausted from dealing with it all.
"Lord Rong, just tell me, what do you want in return for sending troops?" Zhu Da asked directly, no longer arguing with him verbally.
Is this... finally unable to hold on any longer?
Rong Bai immediately perked up, sitting up straight with bright eyes as she looked over: "Any conditions are acceptable?"
That won't do. What are you thinking? Zhu Da said, "Within my capabilities."
Rong Bai scoffed, but every little bit helps. He'll take it slow and eventually squeeze this bastard dry.
"Alright, then give me five thousand shi of grain first, is that too much to ask?"
Five thousand shi (a unit of dry measure) was within Zhu Da's acceptable range: "Okay, no problem, I'll immediately notify my men to bring it over."
"But Lord Rong, don't try to fool me. What if the grain arrives but you don't send troops?"
"Don't worry, don't worry." Rong Bai's attitude was extremely good at this moment: "As soon as your supplies arrive, all the yamen runners and soldiers of Tongning County, two thousand men, will immediately set off for Chaoyang Manor."
That's more like it. Zhu Da had been pushed around by Rong Bai too many times recently, so seeing how decisive he was this time, he didn't say much and went out to prepare provisions.
Sigh, the grain he finally managed to gather is no longer his own.
Forget it, if we can really take down Roxi this time, I might get a promotion. At that time, not to mention supplies, there will be plenty of people offering gold and silver as tribute.
Little did he know that as soon as he returned to his room, Lord Rong, who had so confidently declared he would send troops to attack Luo Xi, was currently having tea with Luo Xi.
"Hahaha, Boss, you really are a prophet! That Zhu Da couldn't hold back any longer and actually came to me himself, saying he was willing to provide provisions."
"You don't know, that guy is a money-grubber. It's really not easy to get anything out of him."
He's been dealing with that bastard every day lately, trying every trick in the book, but Zhu Da just won't give a penny out of his mouth. He's eaten and used a lot of good stuff, but he just won't spend a single cent. It's driving him crazy.
"It must be Prefect Du Hong who sent someone to urge them," Luo Xi guessed.
“That should be it. Fangmen told me that a man who looked like a yamen runner met with Zhu Da, which is why he came to me in such a hurry,” Rong Bai said.
"Boss, what should we do next?" He couldn't wait to see Zhu Da suffer.
We've been eating at the Rong family's house for free for so long; it's time to collect some interest.
“Of course, we should train them properly.” Luo Xi smiled, but there was a hint of malice in that smile.
"Huh?" Rong Bai didn't understand for a moment: "Big, Big Boss, we're not really going to fight, are we?"
"What are you thinking? You always say you're smart." Luo Xi glared at him. "What I mean is, let those soldiers practice how to fight realistically without hurting the enemy."
"Oh!" Rong Bai understood now; it meant having his subordinates learn to play dead.
"Haha, Boss, I'm good at this. Just you wait and see, I'll make sure they can't tell the difference between the real and fake."
He rubbed his hands together excitedly. Working with the boss was really interesting; it was fun and made achieving goals easy.
"Alright, go ahead. Just don't come over too often lately, so as not to attract Juda's attention. Just have someone deliver a message if you need anything," Luo Xi instructed.
"Okay, I understand." Rong Bai said and left in a hurry.
Meanwhile, Luo Xi went to the barracks of their mountain villa to explain the matter.
Because they were afraid that Rong Bai's identity would be exposed, and no one except a few people in charge of the manor knew the truth, they had to explain it to them now.
"What? We're going to fight the county government's soldiers?" All the soldiers were excited.
They practiced every day, but all they did was eat and didn't contribute anything to the resort. These energetic men were already itching to get back to work.
"Boss, that's great! Don't worry, we'll beat those bastards until they cry for their parents."
You should know that the good food they've been eating these past few months hasn't been for nothing; their martial arts skills and physical abilities have both improved significantly.
Rosie: "..."
So these people only listen to the first half.
"Shut up, everyone! Run ten kilometers carrying twenty pounds of weight."
Ah, weren't we talking about war? The soldiers looked at each other, completely bewildered.
"Hurry up and go, is it because there's not enough?" Luo Xi shouted.
It's over, the boss hasn't trained them in ages, they...
I almost forgot about her grueling training.
Everyone shuddered and took off running as if being chased by a ghost.
Xiao Yi put one hand on his hip and laughed uncontrollably: "You really have a way with the boss. These kids are all full of nothing but energy, always causing trouble."
“That’s because you haven’t practiced enough.” Luo Xi found a place to sit down: “If you’re exhausted every day, you won’t have the energy to cause trouble.”
Sure enough, after running a few laps, no one shouted anymore that they would beat the soldiers until they cried for their parents.
"Are you sober now?" Luo Xi asked leisurely.
The soldiers wiped the sweat from their foreheads, which flowed like streams, and cried, "Qing, you're awake now. Lord Rong has already turned to the light and can't really fight the government troops."
They were just too excited to listen to what the leader was saying, so why are they being subjected to grueling training again?
"Very good." Rose was satisfied.
"So today, I'm going to teach you another skill, which is to play dead."
Playing dead? The soldiers laughed again: "Boss, there's no need to pretend, it's so simple, just lie on the ground and don't move."
"Yes, yes, there's no need to learn that."
"Really?" Luo Xi curled her lips, then pointed at the soldier who was shouting the loudest: "Then show me how to do it."
The soldier grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth, and said confidently, "No problem."
After saying that, it shook its head and wagged its tail, slowly sliding to the ground like it had no bones, lying flat on its back, and then closed its eyes.
Rosie: "..."
Loxi didn't even bother to correct him, and simply walked over and stepped on the back of his hand.
"Awooo—" the soldier yelled and jumped up.
"Hahaha!" The others laughed so hard they were doubled over: "Kid, are you back from the dead? That's too fake."
The soldier protested, "No, no, didn't the boss step on me?"
He also looked at Rosie accusingly.
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