Chapter 490: Ten Thousand Banners Slay Yama (Part 5) [Requesting Monthly Tickets]
Lin Feng had finally found the main force after a long and arduous journey, and before he could even express his joy and longing, he was startled by his lord's filthy, unrecognizable face. He looked as if he had been wrestling with a wild boar in the mud, rolling around seventy or eighty times.
Shen Tang didn't care about any of that.
He went up and gave me a big bear hug.
"Lingde has really made something of himself, well done!"
"A huge reward! A substantial reward! It absolutely has to be a huge reward!"
"Are you hungry after traveling all this way? Would you like something to eat?"
Lin Feng's head was buzzing from her lord's enthusiastic three-part barrage of blows. She felt lightheaded, as if she were walking on soft clouds, unaware that she was being pulled along by Chen Tang's dirty little hands. When she came to her senses, she was met with several pairs of slightly reproachful gazes.
Lin Feng: "???"
Gu Chi said, "My lord, what is this...?"
Looking at the mud-covered human figure in front of Lin Feng, it was obvious whose handiwork it was. My lord is so fierce, isn't he afraid of scaring this little girl terribly? This is Chu Wu Hui's precious darling; he'll throw her into water or fire at the slightest provocation.
Shen Tang chuckled and rubbed his hands on his clothes, trying to justify himself: "I was just too happy, so losing my composure is acceptable. Let alone me, if it were you, and I single-handedly stormed the enemy's lair and achieved great merit, wouldn't you be pleased?"
Hearing his lord say this, Lin Feng blushed slightly: "It is my honor to share the burdens of my lord, and I dare not claim credit for it."
"What do you mean 'don't dare to claim credit'? If you've made a great contribution, you should 'claim credit' and praise it lavishly. Otherwise, if word gets out, who will dare to show their talents and serve me? Unclear rewards and punishments are the beginning of internal strife. Rewarding based on merit is the right way!"
Humility and respect are not wrong.
But it's wrong to push away the glory that rightfully belongs to you; teenagers this age should be a little arrogant.
Gu Chi pursed his lips.
It's not that he dislikes Lin Feng.
But even if you like someone a lot, there's still a barrier between you and them.
Most importantly, these excellent seedlings weren't from his own field; they were carefully nurtured by Chu Wuhui next door in his fenced plot—which stirred a subtle mix of jealousy and envy in Gu Chi. Hmph, why can't good seedlings grow on one's own land?
"Alright, alright, my lord, can you go down and wipe your face?" Looking at Lin Feng, who had been harmed by Shen Tang, she felt a sense of exhaustion.
It felt like I was trying to soothe two unruly children.
Shen Tang: "..."
She turned to look at Lin Feng and saw her own dirty reflection in his eyes. She was immediately embarrassed and scratched her head, saying, "I was so happy to hear that Lingde was back that I forgot everything else..." This was not an excuse; she really had forgotten that she had come out of the tunnel.
I spent some time quickly washing up.
Although Lin Feng was travel-worn, she was much cleaner than Chen Tang; a quick wipe and a change of clothes would suffice. Emerging from her tent, refreshed, she noticed soldiers hauling cartloads of mud in one direction. Curious, she asked, "What are they doing?"
Jiang Sheng happened to come by and replied, "Dig a tunnel."
Lin Feng asked, puzzled, "A tunnel? Is it short of water?"
"No, it's about digging a tunnel leading to the capital of the Ten Crows Kingdom."
"Towards the capital of Shiwu...?" This answer was completely beyond Lin Feng's expectations. She looked at the truckloads of soil and said, "This place is not far from the capital of Shiwu, but it is not close either. Digging a tunnel to get there is indeed a bold idea."
Jiang Sheng sighed helplessly, "That's too daring."
Making a decision on a whim, and envisioning the future may seem exciting, the real troubles only become apparent when it comes to implementation.
Construction initially went very smoothly. The warriors in the army seemed born to dig tunnels, while ordinary soldiers without martial arts skills were responsible for carrying soil. However, they soon discovered a problem—the air in the cave was thin, making it unsuitable for many people to move around, especially as they went deeper. They had no choice but to add more ventilation openings and have soldiers manually fan the air to bring fresh air into the cave.
So as they dug, they discovered that the underground network was interconnected in all directions.
There's another problem that follows.
They were working so hard that they accidentally dug up a water vein.
They also had to ensure the stability of the cave's structure, lest some daring martial artist overexert themselves and cause the cave to collapse, burying a group of people alive. Jiang Sheng and Gu Chi were thus conscripted to constantly adjust the direction of the excavation, their worries causing them to lose hair.
Fortunately, both the valiant warriors and the learned scholars were naturally sensitive to the energy of heaven and earth, and a certain amount of this energy also existed underground. With their help, they could figure out the underground structure in a small area. Thus, construction gradually got on track, with them digging the earth frantically every day.
If all goes well, we should be able to dig to our destination in about half a month.
When Jiang Sheng came to this conclusion, his expression was numb; he never dreamed that a martial artist with such courage could be used in this way.
Just as my lord said—
Martial arts master, so—useful!
Lin Feng's eyes lit up as he listened, and he said with certainty, "Such an imaginative method must be the lord's idea. But—setting up a military formation under the capital to lure the earth dragon to rise up and burn the city down seems more like the brilliant idea of Mr. Jiang and Mr. Gu."
The teacher knows his lord's temperament perfectly. He won't do anything too cruel when he's not drunk.
Jiang Sheng chuckled, "You're quite clever."
Lin Feng gave a shy smile.
It's probably a common misconception among elders that "my junior has lost weight after going out for a while," and Shen Tang, who considers herself an elder, is no exception. She kept stuffing food and drinks into Lin Feng's mouth, bringing out almost all the best food from the military camp and placing it in front of her.
Lin Feng's hospitality was too much to refuse.
Although the scholar Wenxin had a large appetite, Lin Feng usually only ate until she was 80% full, but today she was stuffed until her throat felt like it was blocked. She kept saying she couldn't eat anymore, and it was only after two gentlemen came to her rescue that her lord let her go. Looking at her lord's regretful face, she trembled.
Gu Chi changed the subject.
They inquired where Lin Feng had harvested his targets.
She didn't dwell on the dangers or hardships of the journey, glossing over all the details, but devoted considerable space to the scholar she met along the way. The scholar even took the headless corpse of the twelfth prince, which deserves special mention.
Gu Chi and Jiang Sheng exchanged glances: "Who is this person?"
Lin Feng shook his head: "I don't know, but I mean no harm."
Most importantly, he was no match for the man himself. If he could defeat him, Lin Feng would simply leave him there; whether he lived or died would depend on whether the man knew what was good for him. Seeing the two gentlemen's somber faces, she said, "This person shouldn't cause any trouble!"
She lowered her head again and said, "It's because the students are not good enough..."
Gu Chi rarely spoke so gently to comfort him: "This is not your fault. Your safe return is the best explanation. No matter who this person is, we had no choice but to act. He probably didn't expect that we would start from the bottom."
Jiang Sheng said in a deep voice, "Wang Chao, let's revise the military formation we prepared earlier again—I'm afraid they won't die enough!"
Gu Chi nodded: "That's exactly what I was thinking."
Before Lin Feng brought back the news, their plan was still rather conservative, leaving themselves a way out. But with the involvement of this mysterious scholar Wenxin, in order to prevent any unforeseen complications, this operation had to be swift, ruthless, and accurate, inflicting maximum losses on the enemy!
In order to save time, the construction period for the underground tunnels was shortened.
Half a month later, the Ten Crows army approached Yonggu Pass.
It was late at night, past midnight.
\(￣︶￣*\))
Shiitake mushrooms have started following the trend of collecting "golden beans" (viral ingots)...
but--
It seems the glass bottle I bought was a bit too big _(:з」∠)_
How long would it take to fill the entire bottle...?
(End of this chapter)
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