"Oh..." After a while, Lu Fan responded, but he didn't expect that this decoction was not avoided after all, and he still had to drink it.

During this time, his condition was not completely improved, but it made Lu Fan a little restless in his heart, and every time he saw Liu Yan Yuying, he felt unspeakably restless.

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Three months later, the Imperial Army fought back and drove the enemy forces deep into the heart of the Empire, but when they reached the Guanwai, they retreated for various reasons, and a coalition of hundreds of thousands of extremely strong troops fell apart so quickly.

Today's army no longer has a leader in the true sense of the word, and people of different factions are fighting each other, and they can't really be of one mind at all.

The Luo Yun Empire's attack this time was huge, plundering endless wealth in the Shang Empire, and now all the armies have retreated to the northern frontier of the empire.

In the past, Lu Fan and the war army were each other's horns, which made the Luo Yun Empire's army tired of coping, but now the number of troops is at an absolute disadvantage, and they can only defend passively.

Perhaps, after a long war and various domestic reasons, the Luoyun Empire decided to withdraw its troops and only occupy a county, but asked to send the woman taken by Lu Fan back to the Luoyun Empire.

After many negotiations on this matter, I learned that this woman was the future sacrifice of the Luoyun royal family, and she was arrested when the deputy capital was praying for the soldiers, and the female general was officially one of the four major families of Luoyun.

Lu Fan was glad that he didn't let his subordinates come to Hu many times, so that now he has room for maneuver.

"The Luo Yun Empire will take the initiative to withdraw its troops, I don't know what tricks they are playing?" said a general.

"It seems that something must have happened inside Luo Yun... Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened!" said the general again. The council chamber was a mess, and there was a lot of argument inside.

Lu Fan felt that perhaps there was a disagreement between the four major families and the imperial power inside, which led to the withdrawal of the army.

Or maybe they feel that the wealth has been plundered in their hands, and the endless struggle for the occupation of this place will drag Luo Yun into the endless mud of war.

And the Luo Yun Empire is already vast, sparsely populated, and the desire for land is extremely weak, and now it feels impossible to spend energy on this place.

Occupying a county is just a springboard for the next year's invasion.

"Well, we will give them back the people they wanted, and sooner or later we will take back the land they have usurped. Lu Fan finally made up his mind.

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Time flies by for another year, and the natural disasters in various countries are not so serious, but the empire is still not peaceful, but the army of the Luo Yun Empire is much more peaceful, and it has not been invaded by the Great Shang Empire.

It's just that the original war has emptied all the villages, in order to ensure the supply of grain and grass, Lu Fan has reduced the land and taxes everywhere a lot, and the army has not only practiced in peacetime, but also planted grain and reclaimed the famine, and the villagers around the country have also had a good harvest, and the trade in the frontier is not so dead.

The refugees who had fled also began to return, and the number of people gradually increased, after all, the empire was also very chaotic, and the north was slowly recovering in comparison.

During this year, the young emperor of the empire also hid in Tibet, and the princes of all walks of life did not recognize this young emperor, and King Yu even established himself as the auxiliary king of the empire, with many supporters.

The lord of the Northwest is now also a major county king in the Northwest.

Warlords from other parts of the country attacked each other, often susceptible to disrespect for the emperor's orders.

And Lu Fan's troops have increased more and more, and the reclamation of various places and the garrison army have expanded to more than 300,000, and almost all of the northern territory are under Lu Fan's jurisdiction, plus the original garrison army is as many as 400,000.

Not long ago, a decree came from the imperial capital to let Lu Fan lead the military affairs of the northern border, and he was crowned as the Duke of the Northwest Auxiliary State and the Duke of the First Class.

The forces of all parties are friendly with it, whether it is sincere or false, but there is an endless stream of people who secretly come to contact it.

Half a year ago, the Lu family sent someone to contact Lu Fan, and finally the Lu family became the largest caravan in the north to the outside of the territory, through the caravan Lu Fan knew the most scarce non-strategic materials in the Luo Yun Empire, and solved Luo Yun's needs through trade, so as to avoid the enemy plundering the needs by force and avoid the conflict of war.

It was also at that time that the war army led the army back to the imperial capital and returned to the place where the wind and clouds gathered.

In the mountains, under a steep lonely peak, a bustling human city, where humans from all over the world trade, and patrol armies go back and forth to maintain order.

In the northwest corner of the city, a huge manor is here, the name of the mansion is Lufu, and it is also the general's mansion in the northwest.

"General, Master Lu is here to see you. The doorman reported.

"Oh, take me there, I'm going to meet you personally. Lu Fan hurriedly said.

This Master Lu is not only the person in charge of the Lu family's business and trade in the northwest, but also a few masters in the Lu family, the most important thing is that this Master Lu is Lu Lan's father. So every time Lu Fan saw him, he was a little apprehensive in his heart.

But this old man Lu is always gentle and elegant to people and things, and he doesn't say a word about Lu Lan, which makes Lu Fan feel more and more guilty.

It was only once when he saw his grandson that he couldn't control his old tears, and since then, he has often come to see his grandson in the name of visiting, and his teaching to his grandson is even more careful, and the Lu family's "Qi Cultivation Formula" has reached the acquired realm under its teaching, which also makes the old man love him even more.

The old man often said that Lu Li was a martial arts wizard that was rare in the family for a hundred years.

Now that there is a huge Lu Mansion, even if all the people of the Lu family live in, it still seems a little deserted, but Lu Fan didn't see this father-in-law all the way, so he knew that he went to visit her grandson again.

The Lu Mansion can stand safely in the north of the empire, and this old man is not less secretly related to him in the imperial capital.

In the back garden of the prefectural government, there are several hot spring pools, and children often go to bathe and play, and this hot spring is very good for people's health, so children go to it almost every day.

It's winter again, and everywhere else is covered with snow, but this city is only full of autumn colors, a tree-lined path, and the ginkgo biloba leaves on both sides cover the ground, twisting and twisting. Everywhere there are traces left by children.

Along the way, there were bluestone blocks broken by children dancing with knives and guns, scattered all over the ground, Lu Fan swept the gravel with his true qi, while walking forward, he came to the hot spring in a moment, Lu Fan saw Dao Wuji and Lu Yunhong soaking in the hot spring from a distance, and Lu Li and Lu Meng's two children's faces were steaming red, and they were beating their backs and massaging, and the two of them looked comfortable.

And Old Man Lu took Lu Li to practice in another pool, and Old Man Lu often familiarized Lu Li with the meridians on the side and accompanied him to make moves. Lu Fan watched from a distance for a long time.

Needless to say, Lu Li's talent is excellent, Lu Meng is born with divine power, and his talent is not ordinary; Lu Meng's performance is not eye-catching although he is old, and he only occasionally shows his qualifications as a magic stick.

Just when Lu Fan looked at a few children and thought in his heart, he suddenly remembered a voice behind him: "Father, you are also here, why don't you go to the bubble bath, just stand here." ”

Lu Fan looked back in surprise and saw that Lu Ying was already standing a few feet behind him at some point, and the most surprising of all people was none other than Lu Ying. What amazed Lu Fan the most was that Lu Fan often had no way to take this daughter when he was over-recruited.

And this year, Lu Ying has gradually been by her mother's side, worrying about it, seeing that her daughter has reached the corner of her lower eyebrows, time flies quickly, and they have all grown up, but they are not very close to themselves, except for this daughter.

"No, those three boys are very restrained when they see me, so I won't join in the fun. Lu Fan said to his daughter with a smile.

Lu Ying smiled and said, "Father is afraid of grandpa!"

"You always like to talk nonsense... If you want to go to the hot springs, go now. Lu Fan stroked Lu Ying's red hair and said.

"I don't, so many people don't go to the hot springs! Lu Ying said coquettishly.

"Now your cultivation has been greatly improved, if you don't experience a real battle, it is difficult to have further improvement, but for your father, you don't have to worry about going to the battlefield, you are now mainly cultivating your mind, meditating and meditating to improve your cultivation. Lu Fan said to Lu Ying.

"Father, I heard that when the innate realm reaches the extreme, there will be the so-called three-flower gathering, father, can you let me take a look. Lu Ying followed Lu Fan's steps and begged closely.

"Alas, the three-flower gathering peak will only appear in the innate realm, and it is just an image of nothingness, and with the improvement of the realm in the future, the three-flower gathering will continue to change. Lu Fan patiently explained.

"Ying'er, you have now stepped into the innate threshold with half a foot, and now there is not much that a father can teach you, and it is only a matter of time before you surpass your fatherhood with your talents. Lu Fan said that three void flowers appeared on the top of his head, circling around the top of Lu Fan's head.