"Since the beginning of the founding of the country, Shenzhou has been turbulent, especially in Dongzhou, which is the most prosperous, and the lonely martial arts are extinguished, and the land of the north is looked at, and the remaining thirteen cities are too guarded to fight together, helping the king of Liang, and the tiger Ben succeeds in the ...... of the Jinhe"

"After the battle of Lonely, the soldiers and horses in the north are tired, and the people's livelihood is withering, so you should take the people as the leader, and the remaining force, draw 25,000 elite soldiers, and immediately go to the foot of Longhou Mountain, and hand it over to the king of Liang to dispatch ......"

"Xiao Yunyue, the son of Xiao Nuo, the son of Xiao Promise, was appointed as the commander of the army...... 20,000 taels of silver, 80,000 pieces of cloth, 300 sets of unicorn guards with copper mountain armor, and 20 swords......"

"Whew-"

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"City Lord! City Lord!

In a stately and spacious study, Zeng Rui took a few steps forward and knelt on the ground suddenly.

"This! this...... How can this be ......?"

His hands trembled as he picked up the split scroll.

Xiao Nuoxing sat behind the desk, the dim candlelight reflected his expressionless face, dragging a long shadow under his eyebrow bone.

"Zeng Rui, are you afraid?"

Zeng Rui picked up the scroll, held it in his arms, and subconsciously looked around.

Then, he looked at Xiao Nuoxing, and his words were full of fear:

"City lord, this is the king's edict...... My subordinates know that we have exhausted our efforts to wait for this little reward, which is really ...... But, but you can't...... If the king knew about it......

"So what?" Xiao Nuoxing leaned back in his chair and refilled the tea bowl in front of him.

"Remove me, kill me, and if that's not enough, tie up my stupid son with me, take him to Fengyuan, cut off his limbs, and throw him into a prison where he will never see the light of day?"

Zeng Rui was already crying in his words, "City Lord, you just did it, once, once you are detected by the ghost foxes all over Dongzhou......"

"Huh. Xiao Nuoxing sneered.

"What does it matter...... It doesn't matter anymore! My ten years have been lost in vain in the Pinjin River, what else can be worth it? The king saw that my Wangbei had been abolished by Xingjun, so he wanted to use this little thing to fight us...... Hehe, I have to take away twenty-five thousand elite soldiers...... From then on, I became a handyman who farmed and raised horses for them!"

Xiao Nuoxing turned his head and looked at the three-zhang painting scroll hanging on the wall next to him, which was "Looking at Mountains and Rivers in the North" painted by Helian Qingying, a legendary divine painter who is famous in China.

"Zeng Rui, you say, should I be grateful for this new identity and continue to work hard?"

Zeng Rui stood up from the ground, raised his head, looked at Xiao Nuoxing's back, and let out a long sigh.

"The city lord, Zeng Rui is incompetent, and he has not been able to share the heavy responsibility for the city lord, so everything is empty now...... However, if the lord of the city tries to find another way, he even ...... The consequences of that cannot be predicted. I also hope that the city lord will think twice. ”

Xiao Nuoxing set his eyes on Zeng Rui for a long time, and finally, he turned around and waved his hand at Zeng Rui behind him.

"If, under my command, there are also strategists who are strategic, and there are brave generals who are a thousand horses. If I had already crossed into the realm of heaven, if I could now see a glorious future for my son, how could I have embarked on such a path...... You have followed me for twenty years, until today...... Go home!"

"Yes......"

Zeng Rui had tears in his eyes, bowed to Xiao Nuo again, and silently withdrew from the room.

In the hall, Xiao Nuoxing stood with his hands in his hands and stood like this for a long time.

"You see it all. ”

Suddenly, Xiao Nuoxing said a word.

The curtain hanging on the wall next to the window suddenly moved, and a person walked out from behind.

"The city lord is a hard-hearted person, I look at you, you have already started to kill just now, why don't you get rid of him?"

The man was long, burly and muscular, and I don't know how he had just hid behind the curtain. His body was covered with a set of luxurious gilt chain mail, and the smile on his face was thick, but his gaze was fierce and cold.

"It's just an honest and cowardly mediocrity, who has been with me for so long, and since then, he has been locked up at home. ”

"Well, in the heart of the city lord, naturally everything is calculated. In my opinion, the lord of the castle must have a glorious future. The man in armor laughed.

"I hope so. Xiao Nuoxing stared at him and said.

The man laughed a few more times and said, "The Yin Dynasty, the Qilin King, compared to previous years, already seems to lack sharpness and thoughtlessness. Dongzhou, which was full of talents in the past, is now supported by the two Liang brothers and Fang Shuo. Talents like the city lord will be buried, and I feel sorry for the city lord. ”

Xiao Nuoxing snorted coldly, "No need to talk nonsense. ”

"Haha, that's all from my heart. The man smiled and said, "It's the emperor's evaluation of the city lord." ”

Xiao Nuoxing's eyes narrowed, "I didn't expect that my nickname would reach the ears of the Sword Emperor......"

"The emperor is majestic and strategic, looking at the four seas and eight wildernesses, every inch of land in the Divine Continent is connected to the emperor's sight. The man said solemnly.

"I'm already convinced. Xiao Nuoxing nodded slowly, and then said, "So, how does the emperor allow me to ...... A glorious future?"

The smile appeared on the man's face, his eyes burned, and he said word by word:

"Golden Bone ......"

"Golden Bone!"

Xiao Nuoxing's eyes widened suddenly, his breathing was shortness of breath in an instant, he clenched his hands and took a step forward.

"In the not-too-distant future, City Lord, you will realize that there is no need to doubt the trust of the Emperor and the generosity of the Emperor......" The man also stepped forward and clenched his fist hard at Xiao Nuoxing.

"The soldiers and horses under the city lord consume a lot of money and food, and the rest will be exploited by King Liang. If you want to recover your vitality, it is not a short-term effort. The Emperor had already predicted this, and now, the Imperial Guards, who were escorting the Golden Bone, were secretly rushing to Wangbei on their way! Let the Golden Bone of the Mad King of the Past come to help the City Lord, and lead to the sky in one step!"

"One step...... I really didn't expect that the gift of the emperor would be so ...... Heavy!" Xiao Nuoxing muttered as he raised his head.

Suddenly, he looked at the person in front of him, "But, what did the emperor want to get from me when he gave me a golden bone?"

The man smiled slightly and said, "The city lord doesn't have to be confused, and he doesn't have to treat it as just a transaction...... From the moment you get the Golden Bone, we are true partners. ”

"Partner...... What position does my partner have in the heart of the emperor in the future?" Xiao Nuoxing asked.

"It's easy...... the man smiled, "the lord needs to help us at some point in the future and open the door to the east!"

"Eastward?!" Xiao Nuoxing was stunned.

"Naturally, how could we let the Yin Dynasty, the king of the Qilin, split the territory in Dongzhou!"

"However, with Liang Qianhe, Liang Zhen'a, and Fang Shuo here, Dongzhou's strength is still good!

"Hehe, the city lord just needs to wait for the right time...... At that time, we will use the fastest speed to break through the Xishan defense line separating Zhongzhou and Dongzhou, step on Zhangping, which Du has guarded for two years, enter Dongzhou, and point directly at Fengyuan City!"

......

Zeng Rui bent his back, slowly walked to his courtyard, and stood at the door, he turned around and looked around, with a sad expression.

The streets are empty, certainly not.

Zeng Rui's body slowly straightened up, and his face was expressionless.

He turned his head to the side and said something.

"Go and tell King Liang that everything is as he expected. ”

No one responded to him, and Zeng Rui didn't say anything anymore.

He looked in the direction he was coming, shook his head, retreated into the courtyard, and closed the door.

The night has not yet passed.

......

The cloud tree was trembling.

Trembling in his dreams.

He was only two feet away from the top of the grassy slope.

But he couldn't move on.

A black, wolf-like creature stood silently in front of him when the cloud tree raised its head and looked at the top of the slope for a moment.