"Humph! All the people in this military camp are my people. I want to see who dares to obey the orders of that guy named Shan!"
"It is simply a pipe dream for the Ministry of War to send a woman to take over this place! When those barbarians break through the city, she will be the first to suffer! By then, won't she have to kneel on the ground and beg the military governors of various towns to send troops to rescue her?"
Changing the subject, Zhen Jie thought of Xia He who had just left. Thinking of how arrogant and domineering that boy had been, the anger in his heart suddenly burned again.
"Okay, if that's the case, then let's use this kid as a warning to others! I will make sure everyone knows that there will be no good consequences if they go against me!"
"Min Qi Du, take your men to keep an eye on him. Next time he leaves the city, take your men to follow him and bring back his body!"
"I obey your command!"
…
When Xia He opened the door, a warm and tempting fragrance instantly hit his nose.
He looked up and saw that his virtuous wife had already prepared a sumptuous meal and was waiting for his return with a smile on her face.
Before the New Year, Xia He specially bought a large amount of high-quality charcoal. Now the house is warmed by the charcoal, and people don't feel the cold of winter at all.
Look at the dining table again, it is filled with delicious meat dishes, and in the middle is a pot of steaming, fragrant soup.
"Brother He, you're back. It's time to eat."
Sitting at the dinner table, Li Huilan stared at Xia He with her big watery eyes, without blinking, her eyes full of concern and love.
She said softly, "Brother He, seeing how busy you have been these days and how late you come home every day, I specially made some chicken soup for you to nourish you."
Feeling the concern in Li Huilan's words, Xia He naturally knew that his wife had always been thinking about him like this.
The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said to Li Huilan:
"Don't worry, my lady. I've been promoted again in the army! I'm now a centurion!"
Hearing this, Li Huilan was surprised at first, and then her expression turned into joy.
Xia He couldn't help but teased, "Haha, from now on, my wife will be the wife of a centurion when she goes out!"
Seeing his wife's face flushed with rosy cheeks due to shyness, Xia He couldn't help feeling agitated and subconsciously licked his slightly dry lips with his tongue.
I have been too busy lately and have neglected my wife.
But as a man, I must feed my wife no matter how busy I am.
"Lan'er, eat quickly. Let's go to bed after you're full."
…
After a while of panting and seeing his wife's face flushed and satisfied, Xia He held her in his arms, thought for a moment and then instructed,
"Lan'er, bring Xiaowen and her sister home in the next few days. Don't go out these days and stay at home."
"Brother He, is there going to be a war? I'm worried about you."
"Don't say you miss me. It's almost Chinese New Year. We're living well this year, so let's not be apart. Let's spend it together, right?"
Li Huilan finally felt relieved and showed a look of joy. She couldn't help but kiss Xia He again.
After a while, I saw my daughter-in-law falling into a deep sleep with steady breathing.
Only then did Xia He quietly get up and go to the yard.
He didn't tell the truth just now. He was afraid that a war would really break out soon. If there was chaos in the city, it would be helpful to bring Li Huiying and her family over to take care of them.
"Time is running out... It would be best if I could break through to the third level of Bone Refining before the barbarian army of 60,000 arrives!"
After practicing martial arts, he is now full of energy. He only needs to sleep for one or two hours at night and still be full of energy the next day.
So the rest of the time can be used to practice martial arts.
Xia He practiced shooting for almost the entire night. In the second half of the night, he put the medicinal herbs into a large wooden barrel. After boiling them, he jumped in to take a bath while the barrel was still hot.
"hiss……"
Soon you will feel a pricking sensation all over your body.
"We'll continue later. We need to master this gun technique as soon as possible!"
However, medicinal baths only make up for the consumption after the body has been damaged. If you want to speed up the progress, you still need the help of external objects.
For example, the reason why he was able to master the Spirit Snake Fist so quickly was because he had previously obtained a thunder bead from a thunder marten, and every time he practiced martial arts, he swallowed the thunder bead into his stomach to temper his qi and blood.
"Let's go to Mr. Kui's place tomorrow. He should have some body-hardening ointment!"
Besides...the attribute points have been increasing a bit slowly recently.
He hadn't gone out hunting for some time, and had almost eaten all the exotic animal meat he had obtained before.
"It's impossible to find ordinary prey in the ice and snow, but..."
After taking the medicinal bath, Xia He jumped out of the wooden barrel and dried his body. He did not feel the slightest bit cold in the snow.
He returned to the room and took out the "Record of Strange Beasts" that he had obtained earlier.
"Treasure Fish Chapter, Strange Beast, Ice Fish?"
"hiss……"
Xia He suddenly remembered the icy lake where the group of barbarians had released their horses.
If you go deeper, you might be able to find some precious fish under the ice.
"Find a chance to try it."
The next morning, Xia He went to the black market to find Kratos.
"You mean the body-hardening ointment? I actually have it."
"Snow Lotus Jade Toad Cream, this thing is not easy to get, it was shipped from Hexi."
Xia He took it and took a look. It was actually a piece of grayish-white ointment, smaller than the size of a fist. Once applied on the skin, it could only be used three or four times.
Such a portion would cost fifty taels of silver, and Mr. Kui gave him a 30% discount as a favor.
The several hundred taels of silver that Senior Sister Shan had given her before were all thrown back in this time.
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