Under the sassy wind, his eyes looked through the long black fog floating in the hall, staring at the chiseled teeth that were so nervous that beads of sweat continued to ooze from his forehead, and he saw that the fear in the other party's eyes did not decrease but increased.

became an outcast, which made him feel lost in his heart, and he was already disappointed in the Northern Yin Dynasty.

It is an unforgivable felony in the Beiyin Dynasty, in addition to the main culprit being punished by peeling off his skin and bones, breaking his arms and tendons, the three clans in the family will also be unable to escape death. This makes Chisel Tooth jealous.

And for the fear of chiseling, many days are still very understandable.

After a pause, he added, "If you are not willing to conspire with me, then I will arrange for a sergeant and a warship to send you out of Dongyi Continent." ”。

Chisel was speechless for a while, and he didn't know what to say, but after thinking about it for a while, he calmed down, met the eyes of many heavens, and asked, "Dashuai, are you going to do this?"

At this point, he was one of the outcasts of the Beiyin Dynasty, and he didn't know where to go after escaping from Dongyizhou? What should he do? After weighing it for a long time, he simply turned his heart sideways and decided to follow the road to the dark.

After looking at his eyes for many days, but after seeing that the consternation in his eyes had been firmly replaced, he decided to tell him all what he thought: "I have been away from the imperial court with a million heavy troops in my hands, and I can completely establish myself as the king of Dongyizhou, and then divide Dongyi with Xiao Shizhu equally." ”。

Hearing this, Chisel frowned and asked with a little worry: "I'm afraid that Xiao Shizhu won't want to, according to the observation of the last general for many years, this ghost's ambition and appetite are not small, and it seems that it is inevitable for the ten continents of the underworld." ”。

"Of course, but whether he wants to or not, it's up to him who speaks first. If I had expressed my sincerity first, Xiao Shizhu would have been stunned. He smiled slightly, and replied indifferently: "He has been conquering Dongyi Continent for more than a year, and both the military and financial resources in the country have been consumed extremely quickly, and he will desperately want to recuperate." If he can not fight with us, how can he Xiao Shizhu not agree?"

After finishing speaking, he squinted his eyes and smiled lightly......

Dark clouds were dense over the Great Lonely City, and torrential rain fell from the sky, lapping everything on the earth.

In the back hall of the Chenghuang Yamen, Xiao Shizhu lay on the bed in a big shape, sleeping soundly. Most of the fortifications in the city had been built before the heavy rains, and the Corpse Soul Army of the Corpse Country had not reappeared since the last failed siege. Xiao Shizhu and the Nine Shadows Army in the city, this is a rare time to have a little busy time, and they can have a good rest and recuperation.

The wind and rain outside the house are shaky, and the bamboo forest in the courtyard is rejuvenated in the wind and rain, and the slender green leaves are constantly dripping. The green smoke curled in the incense burner in the house, the curtains hanging down from the bed swayed gently in the cold wind, and the sleeping Xiao Shizhu opened a big word on the bed and kicked the futon aside. In his sleep, he suddenly felt that his nose was a little itchy after being brushed by the curtain, so he raised his hand and scratched it and turned over.

Without thinking about this rollover, he had already flipped from the middle of the bed to the edge of the bed, and half of his body was already horizontal outside the bed. With a slight blow, the whole ghost fell to the ground next to the bed, and Xiao Shizhu woke up from his sleep in pain.

The guards outside the door heard the noise and hurriedly pushed the door in to check. When they looked at the gate, they saw Xiao Shizhu, who had a blue nose and swollen face, getting up from the ground. Seeing that there was still a trace of blood hanging from the corners of Xiao Shizhu's mouth and nose, they suddenly knew that Xiao Shizhu had rolled out of bed while sleeping, but they didn't dare to laugh, so they had to hold back.

Xiao Shizhu, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground and calmed down, also woke up, looked around and knew that he was in a deep sleep and rolled out of bed, and immediately turned his head to look at the guards who were standing at the door, their cheeks were flushed, and said indifferently: "Laugh if you want to laugh, be careful to hold back the internal injuries." ”。

When Xiao Shizhu stood up, raised his hand and stretched his waist and yawned, the guards had already retreated. Even if Xiao Shizhu allowed them to laugh, in awe and love for Xiao Shizhu, they still tried their best to hold back.

Xiao Shizhu, who was sitting on the ground, fell and fell and was completely sleepy, so he reached out and grabbed the robe on the bed and put it on himself. After getting dressed neatly, he was about to go to the sword rack to take off the Moon Destroying Sword, when he saw another ghost in the wind and rain outside the house, striding towards the house under the guidance of the guards.

Xiao Shizhu slowly hung the Moon Destroying Sword on his waist, picked up the cloth tiger placed under the sword stand, and hung it on his waist, and after the ghost was already standing in front of the gate. Xiao Shizhu looked up and saw that this was his own righteous son Shi Cassia who was saluting him.

"The young general will meet the lord. After Shi Cianming bowed respectfully, he stood at the door with his head bowed slightly.

Xiao Shizhu suddenly felt a burst of joy in his heart, and when he hurriedly beckoned to him, he gave the guards outside the door a look and motioned for them to retreat.

"Cassia, it's been a long time. When the guards were ordered to retreat, Shi Cianming was already standing in front of Xiao Shizhu.

"Yes. Shi Cassia Ming's face was still respectful, his hands hung down at his sides, and he replied with his head slightly bowed.

"Don't be so inhibited, there's no ghost here, you can just relax and relax. Xiao Shizhu pulled him, sat down at the table in the room, looked him up and down for a while, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, and I have lost a lot of weight." Now how about you drink tea with me, have a good meal together in the evening, and give you a long piece of meat?"

"It's all up to the lord. Shi Cianming finally raised his head, and when he looked at Xiao Shizhu, who was smiling, he also showed a light smile.

"Come on, tea and fruit snacks. Xiao Shizhu slapped his hand, lowered his voice a little, and said to Shi Cassia again: "When I saw you coming, I knew that King Yama must have also arrived in the Great Lonely City." ”。

"You've worked hard along the way. Seeing that Shi Cassia nodded in response, Xiao Shizhu paused here and then asked, "You haven't encountered any trouble, have you?"

"Nope. Shi Cianming, who shook his head slightly, stared at Xiao Shizhu's face, finally put away his restraints, and said with a smile: "The child is worried about his father-in-law all the way, hurry up and hurry up; ”。

"I can eat, drink and sleep, how can I have a bad complexion, you are worried, I must reward you for this filial piety?"

The palace man who was preparing tea and snacks slowly walked into the house, and after placing the tea and fruit plates, he slowly retreated.

"Forget it, in the words that you often say, father-in-law, we are all old-mouthed and old-faced acquaintances, why are we so polite?" Shi Cianming, who was smiling, picked up his teacup with Xiao Shizhu, and after glancing at the heat rising with the fragrance of tea in the cup, he had an idea: "What's more, if there was no father-in-law back then, I would have starved to death in Xuanyan Continent, and I should be grateful to Dade." If the father-in-law wants to reward a little, a cup of tea is enough to quench his thirst. ”。

"That's enough for you. Xiao Shizhu smiled and scolded when he reached out and patted the back of his head gently, then twisted the cover of the quilt with his hand, scraped the end of the tea in the cup, and said slowly: "I handed over the city defense of large and small lonely cities to you to manage, can you take care of it?"

Suddenly, he was stunned, and looked at Xiao Shizhu with a faint smile on his face, but his heart couldn't help but surge.

He has been a deputy general for many years for other ghost generals in the Nine Shadows Kingdom, although those ghost generals are quite polite in the light of him being Xiao Shizhu's righteous son. But after all, it was a hands-on job, and if he could manage the defense of the two cities by himself, then he would have the right to make his own decisions.

At least when it comes to the defense of these two cities, most of them are up to him.

In other words, Xiao Shizhu not only gave him an official and a promotion, but also gave him great trust.

"Thank you father-in-law for your trust. After a while, Shi Cianming hurriedly put down the teacup and stood up, saluting and thanking him: "The young general is willing to do his best for his father-in-law, and he must take care of the city defense in good order." ”。

"Okay, sit down first, and we'll talk slowly. Xiao Shizhu, who took a sip of tea, waved his hand again to signal him to sit down, and said unhurriedly: "I still have one condition, I want you to build large and small lonely cities into cities that can be used as passes." My long-term plan for these two cities is this: in my spare time, this is an ordinary town, with agriculture and trade in the city. In time of war, they must become solid military fortifications?".

When the words landed, Xiao Shizhu, who paused, looked at his righteous son with interest, and asked again, "Can you do it?"

This time, Shi Cianming, who sat down, still did not rush to answer, but after thinking about it secretly, he finally looked confident, tilted his head a little, and replied sonorously and forcefully: "The last general will definitely live up to his mission, and he will complete the task with all his might." ”。

"That's good. Xiao Shizhu slapped the table with his hand, and when the snapping sound sounded, he said: "Then it is decided, from tomorrow onwards, you will stay in the big and small lonely cities and manage the city defense here." The Jade Que City side will immediately send you the Chenghuang in this place, and at the same time give you a budget recruitment target, and you can then recruit troops in the city according to the target. ”。

"No. Shi Cianming, who stood up again, hurriedly saluted and replied.

"Father-in-law, the child dared to ask, why did he suddenly hand over the city defense affairs of the big and small lonely cities to the child?" and then Shi Cianming, who sat down under Xiao Shizhu's signal, asked thoughtfully.

The wind and rain outside the house gradually decreased, and the dripping water on the eaves became intermittent, only the slight coolness brought by the rain did not decrease but increased, but it still permeated the heaven and earth.

"Because you are steady and can fight, I will feel at ease if I hand over the rear to you. Xiao Shizhu smiled indifferently and said slowly: "And you should also know that the battle situation in Dongyi Continent is becoming more and more complicated now, although our army has defeated several joint actions of the Northern Yin Dynasty in a row, but there are still most areas in Dongyi Continent, which are not under the rule of the Nine Hidden Kingdom." Not to mention it from afar, let's just say that in the Wenyuan Valley north of the big and small lonely cities, the corpse soul army of the Corpse Country has always been eyeing our army. And I will continue the Northern Expedition in the near future, and the stability of the rear is very important, so it is only fitting to hand over the large and small lonely cities to you. ”。

Hearing this, Shi Cassia immediately thought that Xiao Shizhu was going to use this as the grain and grass storage place and grain transportation channel for the Jiuyou Army when he was going to use this as the grain and grass storage place and grain transportation channel for the Jiuyou Army when he was in the north of Dongyizhou during the Northern Expedition, so he bowed his head slightly and said: "Please rest assured that my father-in-law will defend this place to the death, and never let the enemy have a chance to take advantage of it." ”。

"Well, I believe in this, you have not agreed to what you have done since you were a child, and if you do, you will be perfect, which is one of the reasons why I handed over the city to you. Xiao Shizhu laughed again, and then said: "And there are not many dangerous places in Dongyi Continent, and large and small lonely cities are also dangerous places, so I said, in the long run, you have to build this place into a pass city that can become a fortress of the Tun army at any time." So that in the future, after our country completely captures Dongyi Continent, the army can also firmly hold this land called the granary of the underworld. ”。

"No. Shi Cianming, who stood up again, replied loudly between the salutes.