Chapter 197: Back to the City
In Wolong City, the city gate is still wide open, but no matter the head of the city, the number of officers and soldiers guarding the city has increased tenfold. In the past, there were many business trips, and the thriving scene no longer existed, replaced by a dignified and depressing, and it really had a bit of a taste of the coming war.
A group of fast horses galloped from the south, and the lookouts above the city could see clearly, and immediately sounded the horn of martial law.
There was a rush under the city, but fortunately, there were not many people coming, and the gate was not closed, but more than 100 people went out of the city and waited for it.
After more than a year of training, the soldiers of Wolong City are no longer what they used to be, and their training intensity is no less than that of the five thousand iron cavalry under the command of Xiang Ming, the only thing they lack is that they have not been on the battlefield and have not experienced the test of blood and fire.
But if it is used to scare people and serve as a faΓ§ade, it is no longer suitable.
Inside the city, more than 200 cavalrymen of the Red Sea took up their weapons, and in the event of a conflict outside the city, their real main force would immediately bring the power of thunder to quell the chaos.
More than thirty fast horses were unusually fast, and in a moment, they were already approaching. The hundred men outside the city looked through the binoculars, and although they were all masked and could not see their faces clearly, the horses under the crotch of the leader were all too familiar.
His face changed, he reacted very quickly, put down the binoculars, and scolded loudly, and suddenly the hundred soldiers raised their spears in their hands at the same time, the tips of the spears pointed to the sky, which was the highest etiquette that the spearmen performed in front of the commander.
The comer rushed to them and lifted the veil, revealing a vigorous face, although not handsome, but it seemed to have incomparable charm, and his eyes were swept away, domineering, so that people could not help but admire it, and did not dare to compete with it.
He is none other than Xu Haifeng, one of the two city lords of Wolong City.
Each grandmaster has his own unique temperament, which is related to everyone's opportunities and surnames, and is by no means the same.
Taiyi Zhenren, who is known as the number one in the world, is peaceful and tranquil, but he has been unknown for decades because he can completely hide his identity as a grandmaster.
Cheng Xuanfeng, the first person in the south, comprehended his spiritual power under the fury, because he was old and strong, and his murderous spirit was undiminished.
And Xu Haifeng can become a grandmaster, in addition to his own opportunities, the snake blood in his body is very important. is based on his state of mind compared to other masters of the same level, which is particularly special. It stands to reason that when the martial arts have reached their level, they have been able to see through cause and effect, although they can't let go of everything, but they shouldn't have worldly ambitions anymore.
Among all the grandmaster-level masters, only Xu Haifeng has the selfish desire to dominate the world and compete for the Central Plains, if he is replaced by others, his martial arts cultivation will regress significantly, and even fall out of the realm of grandmasters. But Xu Haifeng not only has no drawbacks, but is more and more domineering.
"Meet the lord of the castle." More than 100 people shouted loudly at the same time.
Xu Haifeng nodded slightly, suddenly feeling a little strange behind him, he seemed to look back inadvertently, Xiang Ming looked at himself with a strange expression, his eyes contained too many things, like envy and jealousy, like admiration and depression, the contradiction was extremely uncomfortable.
Xu Haifeng showed him his most cheerful side without care, he knew Xiang Ming's mentality, but he couldn't help it.
At the beginning of their relationship, Xu Haifeng was just a little newcomer who looked up to others, but now he has been faintly surpassing him after a few years of hard work. This journey is like a dream, and it makes people still dream.
Xiang Ming is the dragon and phoenix among the people, and the first person recognized among the younger generation of the four major families. But it is precisely because of his excellence that he is proud and confident.
How could he continue to remain calm and indifferent when he saw a man who was far inferior to himself rising like a comet, and finally transcending himself, leaving himself behind, and gradually expanding? After all, he is just a mortal.
This is a heart knot, if it can't be untied smoothly, then maybe one day, this pair of brothers who can live and die together will become rivals who will not stand on the other.
Xu Haifeng knew very well, but he could only wait and see. Because he knew that no one could open this knot for him except himself, and the only thing he could do was to try his best to maintain this rare friendship.
Ever since he asked the monkey boy to hand over the letter to Jiang Kongming, he has not been the Xu Haifeng of the past. From that moment on, he was a great master who was upright and made his promises.
As for everything else, he has already made it very clear, everything is entrusted to Jiang Kongming, this Jiang Dajun who is loyal to him, has no possibility of rebellion, and has the ability to guide the country.
"Big brother, let's go into the city." Xu Haifeng asked with a smile.
He spoke casually, but naturally he was filled with unquestionable majesty and sincerity.
Xiang Ming was slightly stunned, like waking up from a dream, and subconsciously nodded silently.
The group galloped into the city.
Xiang Ming didn't notice that his expression fell into the eyes of Ge Haojian and Lu Yangming. The eyes of the two men met, and they immediately separated. It's just that Ge Haojian's eyes flickered, as if he was broken, but Lu Yangming was silent, as if he didn't realize it.
After entering the inner city, Jiang Kongming had already received the news and waited for a long time in the council hall.
Xu Haifeng's eyes were sharp, and he saw a pretty figure at a glance, and when he saw their arrival, he was even faster than Jiang Kongming.
Xu Haifeng stretched out his hand and hugged the fiery and fragrant delicate body into his arms.
"Little sister, what's wrong with you?" Xiang Ming was originally walking side by side with him, so he could naturally see it clearly, that person was his favorite sister Fang Yingying, but she changed her cheerfulness to say that at this time, her eyes were red and swollen, and her expression was mournful, which was like two people in normal times.
Fang Yingying raised her head and clenched her teeth, as if she was enduring something, and after a while, she finally asked, "Big brother, daddy...... Daddy does he ......"
Although she didn't say more, the meaning was already known to everyone.
Xiang Ming's eyes were red, don't look over, don't look at her.
Fang Yingying's face was even paler, her gaze moved from her brother's body to her husband's face, only to see Xu Haifeng's expression gloomy, but she sighed and nodded silently.
The last bit of luck hidden in her heart had been shattered, Fang Yingying couldn't bear it anymore, buried her head in Xu Haifeng's chest, and cried silently.
Xu Haifeng caressed her hair lovingly, but his eyes looked at Jiang Kongming in front of him.
Jiang Kongchao saluted the two of them slightly, and said: "The Caesar people are a hundred miles away, and there have been more than ten of them so far, and the students can't figure out what their intentions are, so they don't dare to act rashly, so they have to wait for the two to come back and call the shots." β
Fang and Xu were both stunned, when would Jiang Dajunshi become so polite.
At this time, Xiang Zhi came out of the crowd, he didn't look at Jiang Kongming, walked straight to Xu and Fang, and said, "Big brother, brother-in-law, you can be regarded as back." β
The two of them were even more surprised in their hearts, there was a sense of indignation and melancholy in Xiang Zhi's tone, after seeing them, that feeling of relief, absolutely can't fake, is there anyone in this Wolong City who dares to give him anger and can't stand it.
Their eyes quickly drifted over Fang Yingying's body.
"Second brother, everything is fine at home." Xiang Ming replied casually.
"Hmph, everything is fine, under the wise leadership of Jiang Dajunshi, what else is not good?" Xiang Zhi sneered.
Xiang Ming's heart moved, and he looked at Xu Haifeng, just in touch with his eyes, and the two of them knew that the person who offended him was not Fang Yingying, but Jiang Kongming.
Their eyes drifted along the faces of everyone one by one, and they clearly noticed the solemnity and discomfort of the atmosphere. I was extremely surprised in my heart, who was Jiang Kongming, and how could it become such a situation with his intelligence and knowledge. It's no wonder they said those things as soon as they met.
Xu Haifeng was about to speak, when he suddenly felt that the placket on his chest was tight, and it was Fang Yingying who was secretly pulling, and he suddenly closed his lips tightly and did not say a word.
Xiang Zhi turned around and said to Jiang Kongming: "Master Jiang, my ancestor instructed that once the eldest brother and brother-in-law come back, they must see them immediately, what do you think?" β
Jiang Kongming turned a blind eye to his provocation, and said with a smile: "Old Lady Fang's words are naturally to be followed, and there is nothing important now, so I will ask the lord and General Fang to meet her old man and discuss it again." β
Xiang Zhi raised his eyebrows, and seemed to have a kind of pleasure in raising his eyebrows, and his voice was immediately cheerful: "Big brother, brother-in-law, let's go." β
The two of them nodded to Jiang Kongming at the same time, and Xu Haifeng took this opportunity to introduce Ge Haojian and Lu Yangming to Jiang Kongming, and then left with Xiang Zhi. Vaguely, Xu Haifeng noticed the smile in Jiang Kongming's eyes, and suddenly knew in his heart that he must have a deep meaning in doing this, but he couldn't guess it.
Away from the council hall, Xiang Zhi saw that there were no outsiders present, and complained to Xu Haifeng: "Brother-in-law, you dog...... The dog-headed military advisor is really an imperious and domineering character. β
Xu Haifeng was amazed and asked, "Jiang Dajun has always been polite to people, how could he suddenly become like this?" β
Xiang Zhi shrugged his shoulders and said: "Since your brother-in-law sent a letter and asked him to exercise your power on his behalf, he seems to have changed as a person, and there is no longer the politeness between his words, which is often extremely embarrassing, maybe this is his real surname." β
Xu Haifeng turned his head to see that Xiang Ming was slowly shaking his head, his face full of suspicion and disbelief.
Xiang Zhi was about to explain, but heard Fang Yingying say angrily: "When is it, Brother Zhi, you still have to be entangled in this issue, didn't I promise you, Jiang Junshi is definitely not a bad person." β
Xiang Zhi had a bitter face, but he only praised him, just looking at his expression, he knew that he didn't believe Naimei's words from the bottom of his heart.
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