Chapter 105
Lin Shuge looked at the woman with bright eyes and white teeth and a heroic look between her brows and said with a smile: "Do you really want to train with Yang Yan and then fight against the Qiang people with us?"
"That's right, sir." Chen Yuanrong said seriously.
Lin Shuge asked with great interest: "I wonder what you are capable of?"
"Look, sir." As she said this, she swung the whip out. There was a cracking sound, and the long whip hooked, and a branch was rolled over by her. The branch was thick, and there were several twigs hanging on the trunk. It seemed that she had good strength.
"Ms. Chen is quite strong, but it's a pity that Yang Yan is not here, otherwise you could have a competition." Lin Shuge exclaimed in admiration, and said regretfully at Chen Kuan's pleading look.
"That's not difficult. Please wait a moment, sir," she said, and ran out in a hurry. After a while, she led a tall man back.
Lin Shuge saw that he had steady steps and must be a martial artist.
"This is my guard. I am going to compete with him now. Just watch, sir." Chen Yuanrong pointed at the guard with the whip in his hand.
"Arong, don't be so rude. This is not the place for you to play around." Seeing that she actually took it seriously and was going to act foolishly in front of several adults, Chen Kuan scolded her.
"Boss Chen, let's take a look at Madam Chen's martial arts for a while." Lin Shuge advised.
Chen Yuanrong snorted arrogantly at her father. As everyone around her was someone she couldn't afford to offend, Chen Kuan had no choice but to put on a gloomy face and work with everyone else to make room for her.
The two men stood facing each other, and with a "snap" sound, Chen Yuanrong took the lead in attacking with the whip. The long whip was nimble and went straight to the guard's face. The guard reacted quickly, dodged and took the opportunity to close the distance with Chen Yuanrong.
His palms were swift and powerful, and Chen Yuanrong was unable to dodge his punches. Chen Kuan was very conflicted. He hoped that his daughter would lose the competition and return home to inherit the family business, but he was also afraid that his daughter would lose face in front of everyone.
Chen Yuanrong swung the whip and the guard had to hide quickly. Unexpectedly, Chen Yuanrong was waiting for this move. She swung the whip hard and the whip tightly bound his neck like a snake. She used great strength in this move. Lin Shuge could hear the sound of the whip shaking the air even from a distance. The guard had his neck tied up and his vital parts were controlled by Chen Yuanrong, so he had no choice but to clasp his hands and admit defeat.
The two stopped, and Lin Shuge took the lead in applauding, saying, "Ms. Chen is really capable."
Chen Yuanrong had a proud look on his face, and his eyes were fixed on Chen Kuan, waiting for his reply.
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Chen Kuan sighed helplessly, "You and your father agree to one year. If you can really make a name for yourself in one year, I will agree to your request. I will find someone to take care of the family business in the future. If you are still unknown after one year, you must come back and take good care of the family business for me."
"Sir, I will put aside my pride. My daughter is spoiled. If you think she is useful, then use her. If she is not capable, then let her return home as soon as possible." Chen Kuan's tone was full of love.
Lin Shuge walked up to Chen Yuanrong and looked at her solemnly, "Do you know that if you want to climb up, you have to work harder than men? If you fall behind once, all you will be left with is countless ridicule and mockery."
Chen Yuanrong naturally knew what he meant. Since the establishment of this dynasty, although the people inherited the open customs of the previous dynasty, when the border was invaded in the past, the people, men, women, old and young, took up swords and fought together, but there was no case of women winning military merit.
She had wanted to let her father see her determination, so she acted rashly today. She had not held out much hope that County Magistrate Lin would agree to her request, but she had no worldly sense and agreed.
"Don't worry, sir. I know what to do," Chen Yuanrong said seriously.
"Okay, you will train with Yang Yan and the people of Pingxiang from now on." Lin Shuge said with a smile.
"Thank you, sir." Her face was full of joy. Chen Kuan sighed in his heart, thanked Lin Shuge with her, and then left.
Looking at the backs of the father and daughter, Lu Yuechuan came over and said, "Sir, let's go. It's time to go off duty."
Lin Shuge looked at him and smiled, "Achuan, you are only proactive in this matter." He ran faster than anyone else after get off work.
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Pingxiang has been building fortifications during this period. A city wall is seen winding around, and two lookout towers are built at the corners. The people on the towers are selected from the public with good eyesight and archery skills during training. When they see that there is no situation in the distance, they wave two flags in their hands to send out flag signals, which is to convey messages to the people guarding another place.
In the distance, Lin Shuge was leading his men towards the valley where they had met last time. As he walked, he pondered, "Although today is the day we agreed to meet, and we have made preparations, I still feel a little panicked."
"Your Excellency is worrying too much. Didn't they say that Wei Sui... Oh no, Commander Wei would lead his troops here soon? We have trained our troops recently. It's just a few Qiang people. It won't be difficult to capture them." Lu Yuechuan comforted him when he saw the worry on his face.
Xie Chen sent a letter a few days ago, saying that the Duwei Mansion would send him to deal with the Qiang people, and that he would arrive today. They should have waited for Xie Chen to arrive before taking any action, but unfortunately today was the time they had agreed to meet with the Qiang people, so they could only stabilize the Qiang people first.
"Maybe I'm overthinking it."
"Besides, isn't Yang Yan following us? If there is any danger, let him take it." Lu Yuechuan pointed at Yang Yan, who had been busy clearing the way and not saying anything.
Yang Yan snorted, "I will protect you when the time comes, and you, Lord Lu, can just wish for the best."
"You ungrateful guy, have you forgotten your what? Yes, who wrote the whitewashing manuscript? Who helped you take care of your poor house..." Lu Yuechuan heard the word "whitewashing" from Lin Shuge. Lu Yuechuan thought it was very appropriate and used it.
"You two seem to have a good relationship." Lin Shuge's uneasiness was alleviated by their jokes, but his curiosity was aroused.
"Who has a good relationship with him..."
"Okay, okay, let's get on with our journey and don't keep people waiting too long." Lin Shuge said with a distant gaze, looking into the distance.
The other two also became serious, and they arrived at their destination in a short while.
When they arrived, the leader from last time was already waiting with his men.
"You are punctual this time. This is our Lord Hu Yuan. He liked the gems you brought last time very much, so he came here in person to talk to you this time." said the leader.
"I'm glad that you like it. You seem to have an extraordinary aura. I wonder which Qiang tribe you belong to?" Lu Yuechuan asked respectfully.
The leader translated the words to Hu Yuan. Hu Yuan's eyes were dark as he looked at Lu Yuechuan warily, "Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about. Also, didn't I ask you to send someone over? Why didn't you do that?"
"Your Excellency doesn't know that the supervision in the county has been too strict recently, so we dare not take any action." Lu Yuechuan looked cowardly.
"Hmph, the Yan people are indeed weak. They occupy such a good place and wait for us..." His words stopped abruptly. Lu Yuechuan's heart was pounding. He was afraid of alerting them, so he could only pretend that he didn't hear it.
"Sir, this time we come here to increase the number of weapons by half, and the price will naturally satisfy you."
"The master said that since you are sincere, we can give you another batch of weapons, but we will double the gems we gave you last time." The leader said with a cruel look on his face.
The last time he went back, he presented the gems to the Qiang upper class, and they really loved them, and he also gained a lot of benefits.
"We can discuss this. We got this gem from a passing merchant from the Western Regions. Since we are doing a deal, how about I tell you the origin of the gem?"
origin? When Hu Yuan heard this, he immediately became happy. He was not favored in the tribe, otherwise they would not have sent him here this time. If he could really grasp this, let's see how Liang Dang would compete with him.
"Sir, this matter cannot be made public. Please come here and I will tell you." Lu Yuechuan said seriously.
The leader's eyes became alert, "Sir, let me go instead."
Hu Yuan looked at him suspiciously, snorted coldly, and walked over.
The leader knew that he was a subordinate of Lord Liangdang. It seemed that Lord Huyuan did not trust him and thought that he wanted to take credit for it.
Lu Yuechuan quietly winked at Lin Shuge and Yang Yan, and walked to the other side with Hu Yuan.
"Sir, these gems actually come from..." Lu Yuechuan pulled out a dagger and put it against his neck. Hu Yuan immediately tried to snatch it back when he saw it. With his other hand, he was ready to draw the scimitar from his waist, but a soft whip was very flexible and swept away his knife.
A group of people suddenly appeared nearby, all holding crossbows and arrows, all aiming at Hu Yuan. Chen Yuanrong appeared with a group of people and captured Hu Yuan, who had lost his weapon and was threatened by the crossbows.
The leader over there reacted very quickly, and while cursing, "You are really cheating," he attacked Lin Shuge. He was very perceptive and felt that this person's identity was not ordinary last time.
Lin Shuge was well prepared and had quietly retreated while he was talking. Yang Yan had also been keeping an eye on the leader, fearing that he would hurt Lin Shuge, so he drew out his knife and fought with him before he could make a move.
Seeing this, the Qiang people behind came forward. Lin Shuge took out the small crossbow from his wrist and shot one of them. The rest of the people also came to help and shot several Qiang people to the ground.
With the sound of a sword piercing into the bone, the leader was slashed in the chest by Yang Yan. He leaned on the sword and said, "The Yan people are indeed treacherous, but don't be too happy too soon..."
"Don't resist any longer. Your lord is already in our hands. Surrender as soon as possible. We can leave your body intact, or if you know the situation, you will get benefits." Seeing that Hu Yuan had been tied up, Lu Yuechuan walked up to Lin Shuge and shouted at the leader.
The leader closed his eyes and said nothing.
Hu Yuan burst into laughter, "You'd better let me go, otherwise you guys..."
Although he didn't understand what they said, Lin Shuge felt more and more uneasy when he saw their fearless expressions.
"Sir, could it be that they have a backup plan?" Lu Yuechuan also asked worriedly. Why hasn't Commander Wei come yet? If a large number of Qiang people really come to attack, Qingquan and his men won't be able to hold out for long.
There was a thunderous sound of horse hooves in the distance, and Hu Yuan shouted, "Come and save me."
Lin Shuge gave everyone a wink, and everyone understood and hurriedly retreated with Hu Yuan and the leader.
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