"Your Majesty."

Lu Fan took the holy decree and put it away.

"Congratulations to Lord Lu, from now on."

Xiao Guizi's face was full of laughter, and Lu Fan gave up his hand again and again.

"Grandpa Gui is polite."

Lu Fan knew that he was now a celebrity in front of the emperor, even if he was Xiao Guizi, who was also a celebrity in front of the emperor, he had to curry favor with him.

The deputy commander of the imperial guard is a second-rank official.

The crown prince Shaobao is also a positive second grade, and he has the opportunity to get close to the prince and become an important minister by the prince's side.

The future is limitless.

"Lord Lu."

Xiao Guizi said with a smile: "The emperor also specially gave me an explanation, let me instruct you." ”

"After you become the deputy commander, you will no longer be subject to any restrictions, as long as you have enough combat merits, you can exchange for any exercises."

Speaking of this, Xiao Guizi gave up his hand again, "Lord Lu, when you have accumulated enough combat merits in exchange for your favorite exercises, your strength will definitely go further." ”

"Oh?"

Lu Fan was pleasantly surprised, this was great news for him.

He was even happier than the addition of an official to a knight.

"Father-in-law Gui, in this way, from now on, I can exchange my combat merits for human rank exercises? Ground level exercises? Even the Heavenly Rank Exercises? ”

"Of course!"

Xiao Guizi nodded slightly.

"Okay."

Lu Fan asked again: "I just don't know, how many combat merits do you need to exchange for human-level exercises?" ”

"I've asked you about this in advance."

Xiao Guizi stretched out two fingers and said, "The human-level martial arts require 200,000 combat merits. ”

"Two hundred thousand?"

Lu Fan was a little surprised, he didn't expect it to be so much.

But after thinking about it, I can understand that after all, the human-level exercises are too rare, and the threshold must be raised to show the preciousness of the human-level exercises.

It can also be used to inspire the soldiers of the Great Zhou to make more achievements.

Although there is no war at the moment, there will always be some friction on the border, and with the addition of enemy detection, intelligence, and various tasks in peacetime, some combat achievements can still be accumulated.

However, ordinary soldiers don't have to think about it.

Even if a high-ranking general wants to accumulate 200,000 combat exploits, it is very difficult.

This kind of reward is originally for the top group of people.

For example, Lu Fan.

He counted his military exploits, and together, it seemed that there were more than 195,000?

There is less than 5,000 combat merits, and you can exchange it for a one-level martial arts.

It's not that hard.

Just do the quest again and you're good to go.

"Gonggong Gui, how many combat merits do you need for the earth-level exercises and the heaven-level exercises?"

Lu Fan was more interested in this.

If he could, he wanted to accumulate more combat merits in exchange for a local-level exercise, or even a heaven-level exercise.

"The earth-level exercises require 500,000 combat merits."

Xiao Guizi said: "As for the Heavenly Rank Exercises, it requires a million combat merits. ”

"Okay, I got it."

Lu Fan nodded, similar to what he expected.

It's hard, but it's not impossible.

It can be regarded as giving people a little hope and motivation, prompting people to continue to work hard, and strive to one day in the future, they can accumulate enough combat merits in exchange for earth-level or even heaven-level exercises.

For Lu Fan, the same is true.

In addition to his cultivation, he also had a new goal, that is, to make more combat exploits, in exchange for earth-level exercises, and even heaven-level exercises.

But it's not too urgent yet.

After all, he might still receive four ninth-order exercises, plus the Dao Sutra he was cultivating, as well as the Vientiane Divine Body Skill, which was enough for him to practice for a long time.

By the time he had cultivated these alchemy techniques to the fullest, he might have completed new tasks and received more rewards for his exploits.

When the time comes, he will weigh it according to the combat exploits at hand, is it in exchange for human-level exercises? Or is it a ground-level exercise?

Until then, you still have to continue cultivating.

……

……

Wei State, the capital.

Royal Palace, inside the main hall.

Wei Jing'an, the emperor of Wei, had a gloomy face and did not say a word.

Wei Lingtian, who was accompanying him, also had a slightly ugly face and was silent.

After a long time, Wei Jing'an sighed, as if he wanted to vent the depression in his heart.

"I didn't expect that Da Zhou would be such a genius!"

His brows tightened, and he glanced at Wei Lingtian beside him, "I don't blame you for this matter, it's because I didn't think about it well enough that the plan to rescue Ling Ran fell short." ”

"Your Majesty, the responsibility lies with me."

Wei Lingtian sighed: "It was I who underestimated Lu Fan's tracking ability, originally I thought that as long as I dragged him for one night, there would be enough time for His Highness to escape from the Great Zhou and come to the realm of the Xia Kingdom." ”

"It's a pity."

"It's only one step away, Your Highness hasn't been able to enter the City of God's Arrival."

"It's all to blame on that Yin Song, if the city gate had been opened earlier, wouldn't His Highness have already returned to our Great Wei?"

Speaking of this, Wei Lingtian was a little angry, "Yin Song, this coward, didn't even dare to send someone to chase him, and letting Lu Fan go in vain is equivalent to letting go of our most powerful enemy." ”

"Well, now is not the time to blame yourself."

Wei Jing'an pondered for a moment and said, "But this Lu Fan is indeed a threat, and we must find a way to get rid of him." ”

"That's right."

Wei Lingtian agreed, "This person must not stay!" ”

Only by experiencing it himself did he know how terrible Lu Fan was.

The longer the time dragged on, the greater the threat that Lu Fan would pose to Great Wei.

"Do you have a solution?"

Wei Jing'an looked at Wei Lingtian and asked.

"Nope."

Wei Lingtian shook his head lightly, "These days, I've been thinking about this problem every day, but I still can't think of a good way. ”

"Let me think about it."

Wei Jing'an fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he raised his head and said, "It's better to use the counter-strategy!" ”

"Oh?"

Wei Lingtian was stunned and said: "But Li Tianrun has a lot of trust in Lu Fan, plus Lu Fan has made many military exploits, how can Li Tianrun be suspicious of Lu Fan?" ”

"Nothing is impossible."

Wei Jing'an was confident, "The hearts of people in this world are the most unpredictable. ”

"A change in a thought is often in an instant."

"Even if the two people who trusted them so much before, they may lose trust and even turn against each other because of a trivial matter."

"There are many examples of this."

Wei Jingan said: "Even if Li Tianrun is not exempt from vulgarity. ”

"But I've heard that Li Tianrun has always been wise and smart."

Wei Lingtian was still a little worried, "If we want to implement the counter-plot, it will inevitably expose our power in Da Zhou, and if we don't get rid of it by the other party, so that the power we hide in Da Zhou will be completely exposed, and then the gains outweigh the losses." ”

"It doesn't matter."

Wei Jing'an waved his hand, "I have other means, and I don't even go through our Great Wei." Moreover, Li Tianrun is smart and smart, but this person is extremely suspicious, as long as we use a little means, we guarantee that he will be fooled. ”

"Oh?"

A flash of inspiration flashed in Wei Lingtian's mind, "Could it be with the help of the power of the Xia Kingdom?" ”

"Exactly."

Wei Jing'an said: "After all, Lu Fan has just killed a lot of us, if our Great Wei implements a counter-plot against him, I'm afraid no one will believe it." ”

"But Xia Guo is different."

"Lu Fan's ability to return safely from Shenlin City is already doubtful."

"Shenlin City has a large number of soldiers, and the masters are like clouds, but they did not send troops to chase after them, and let Lu Fan return to Da Zhou safely, if it is said that there is some kind of agreement between Lu Fan and Yin Song, some people will definitely believe it."

"Of course, Li Tianrun may not be able to believe it."

"We don't need Thaksin."

"As long as we can leave a seed of suspicion in Li Tianrun's heart, it will naturally take root and sprout, and one day in the future, it will completely erupt."

"I'm afraid I can't even imagine the destructive power that will be generated when the time comes."

Speaking of this, Wei Jing'an smiled, "Maybe Lu Fan can really turn against Li Tianrun in the future, then we will wait to reap the benefits." ”

"Great idea!"

Wei Lingtian followed Wei Jing'an's train of thought, and his mind gradually became clearer, "So, you don't need to use too much strength, maybe just a letter is enough." ”

"Hmm."

Wei Jing'an nodded, "And the content of the letter doesn't need to be too explicit, it's best not to say anything, just to express Yin Song's friendship." ”

"That's right."

Wei Lingtian also smiled, "In this way, it will arouse Li Tianrun's suspicion even more." ”

"Since you agree, then it's decided."

Wei Jing'an said: "You go to Shenlin City now, find Yin Song, ask him to write a letter to Lu Fan, and send someone to Da Zhou." ”

"Of course, this letter will be intercepted in advance by Da Zhou's intelligence."

"It can't really fall into the hands of Lu Fan."

"Even Lu Fan didn't know at all, he would always be kept in the dark."

As he spoke, Wei Jing'an stood up and looked at Wei Lingtian, "Without further ado, you can leave immediately." ”

"Yes."

……

……

July 28th.

Morning.

Lu Fan was practicing in the courtyard when he suddenly heard familiar footsteps.

He waited where he was.

After a while, Liu Zhi and Wu Lingzhao walked side by side.

Seeing Lu Fan, Liu Zhi walked a few steps quickly, came to him, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Lu Fan, now you are the commander of Lu." ”

"You're pretty well-informed."

Lu Fan turned around with a smile, "Please." ”

"Okay."

Liu Zhi and Lu Fan walked in front, and Wu Lingzhao silently followed behind the two, as if he had something on his mind.

The three of them entered the living room, and Ye Wuchen was also there.

After the greetings, Zhiqing poured tea for a few people.

"Lu Fan, I came to you today, in addition to congratulating you, I was actually entrusted by someone."

As he spoke, Liu Zhi pointed at Wu Lingzhao with his finger, "She was embarrassed to come to you by herself, so she had to drag me to accompany her, don't blame me for being troublesome." ”

"How so?"

Lu Fan turned his gaze to Wu Lingzhao, "You have something to do with me?" ”

"It's fine."

Wu Lingzhao suddenly stood up, faced Lu Fan, and said, "You saved me last time, in order to show my gratitude, I came to the door today and gave you some gifts." ”

"It's just a gesture, you don't have to take it personally."

Lu Fan waved his hand, "What's more, you can be regarded as a favor for me, pointing me the direction in which Wei Lingran escaped, otherwise I might not be able to catch him." ”

"It's a gesture for you, but for me, it's a lifesaver."

Wu Lingzhao looked sincere, and bowed his head slightly to Lu Fan, "I don't thank you for my kindness, I won't say anything polite, this is my heart." ”

As she spoke, she took out a piece of paper and handed it to Lu Fan, "This is a gift list, please take a look." ”

"Oh?"

Lu Fan took it and took a look, only to see that there were various gifts written on it.

There are gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, as well as antiques, calligraphy and paintings, rare treasures.

Plus fine wine, fragrant tea, as well as grain, livestock, and so on.

Write a full sheet of paper.

"I know these gifts are nothing, not enough to express my heart."

Wu Lingzhao continued: "So, I want to give you a promise, if you have something to send in the future, I will never shirk, no matter whether I can do it or not, I will do my best." ”

Lu Fan could feel the sincerity of the other party, and nodded slightly, "Okay, then I'll accept it." ”

"Hmm."

Wu Lingzhao breathed a sigh of relief, pointed to the door with his hand, and said, "The carriage is parked outside your house, and I will arrange for someone to bring you in." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan glanced at Zhiqing behind him and ordered, "Zhiqing, you follow Miss Wu to have a look." ”

"Yes, Childe."

Zhiqing agreed and followed Wu Lingzhao out of the living room.

When the two of them walked away, Liu Zhi smiled and said: "You are really good, even Wu Lingzhao is obedient to you, it is the first time I have seen her so well-behaved." ”

"You don't make fun of me."

Lu Fan glared at Liu Zhi, "She's your wife who hasn't passed the door." ”

"Since you haven't passed the door, then don't count."

Liu Zhi said: "Anyway, this marriage will be yellow sooner or later." ”

"Oh?"

Lu Fan was stunned and said, "Do you have a way?" ”

"Not yet."

Liu Zhi suddenly smiled mysteriously, "However, Wu Lingzhao will work with me to find a way, and she doesn't want to marry me now." ”

"Why are you so happy?"

Lu Fan asked, "Shouldn't you feel frustrated?" ”

"I don't want to marry her, of course I'm happy."

Liu Zhi pursed her lips, "And I know that she doesn't look down on me at all, she didn't have a good choice before, and now, she wishes I could break the marriage contract sooner." ”

"Oh."

Lu Fan didn't want to say anything more.

Ye Wuchen on the side heard some doorways and frowned.

The three chatted for a while, and Zhiqing came in and said, "Childe, Miss Wu said that she went back first, let me tell you, if you have a place to find her in the future, you can go to her at any time." ”

"Okay, I got it."

Lu Fan nodded slightly, thinking that Wu Lingzhao was also interested.

He actually didn't want Wu Lingzhao to stay.

It's best to be able to leave on your own initiative.

With this kind of eldest lady, he doesn't want to make friends, and he doesn't think about it.

So far, there is no woman who can make him tempted.

He devoted all his energy to cultivation and becoming stronger.

As for the rest, he didn't want to think about it for the time being.

It doesn't matter who the other party is.

……

……

At night.

Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen sat across a table opposite each other.

The table was full of food and drink.

The wine glasses in front of them were full.

"Come, I'll toast you."

Ye Wuchen picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "You have made great contributions this time and successfully promoted to deputy commander, you can be regarded as my top boss, I will have to respect you well in the future." ”

Knowing that the other party was joking, Lu Fan smiled and picked up his wine glass, "Okay, I'm serious." ”

"Cheers!"

The two clinked glasses and drank the wine from the glasses.

Putting down the wine glass and eating a few bites of food, Ye Wuchen said: "You have everything now, and it is time to start a family, do you have a favorite girl?" If you're too embarrassed to speak, I can help you pick it up. ”

"You'd better mind your own business."

Lu Fan shook his head, "I don't want to get married so early, after all, my current strength is far from enough, and I have to continue to work hard to cultivate, and I don't want to involve my energy in other things." ”

"You're so yourself."

Ye Wuchen sighed lightly and said, "Then when do you want to get married?" ”

"Besides, I didn't think about it."

Lu Fan asked Ye Wuchen rhetorically, "Aren't you the same?" I don't think you have any idea of getting married? ”

"I ......"

Ye Wuchen was really asked, he picked up his wine glass again, "Come and drink." ”

"Cheers."

After the two clinked glasses, they finished another glass of wine.

"Do you know why I don't want to get married?"

Ye Wuchen was touched and said, "It's because I don't want to be affected by any obstacles, so I spend all my thoughts on martial arts." I want to continue to break through myself and strive to make myself stronger, so that I can better protect the Ye family and protect my family. ”

"Although our Ye family is a family, looking at the scenery on the surface, we actually have our hardships."

"In this world, as long as you can't be the strongest, you will be controlled by others."

"You can't do what you want."

"We must carefully handle all aspects of the relationship, and try not to stand on the wrong side."

"If we stand on the wrong team, when a catastrophe strikes in the future, even our Ye family will not be spared."

Ye Wuchen sighed: "There are many such examples. ”

"I understand."

Lu Fan, isn't that the case himself?

Even though he is now the commander of the imperial guards, and his strength is no longer weaker than the peak of Yipin, he still lacks a sense of security.

Because these were all given to him by the Great Zhou Emperor.

If something goes wrong with him one day, Li Tianrun wants to deal with him, and it is easy to deal with him.

In other words, his fate is still in the hands of someone else.

That's why he didn't dare to relax and desperately improved his strength, just so that one day, he could control his own destiny.

No longer work for others, but truly live for yourself.

Before he reached that kind of strength, he could only rely on the power of the Great Zhou Emperor to constantly make himself stronger.

Presumably, Ye Wuchen also has the same idea.

Although Ye Wuchen either sleeps or drinks tea every day, he seems to be living a leisurely life, but he may not be working hard.

It's just a different way of working hard.

Speaking of which, they are the same kind of people.

Unwilling to live under people!

The slight difference is that Ye Wuchen is more for the Ye family.

And Lu Fan is for himself.

Indeed, as Ye Wuchen said, no matter how strong the Ye family is, it is impossible to do what he wants.

The same is true for the Liu family.

Because the imperial power is above.

For thousands of years, there have been too many families that have been destroyed and their homes raided.

But the royal family has always stood tall.

In the final analysis, the Li family of the royal family is the first family of the Great Zhou.

No matter which family or sect, it depends on the eyes of the royal family.

If there is a conflict with the interests of the royal family, you should be especially careful.

……

……

More than 20 days have passed in the blink of an eye.

It was the morning of August 19th.

After breakfast, Lu Fan casually opened the attribute panel.

Name: Lu Fan

Lifespan: 17/1420

Power: 227.54

Dexterity: 79.67

Mental Power: 76.79

Physical strength: 274.23

Cultivation is: three products

Exercises: Vientiane Demon Suppression Skill Consummation, the Eighth Level of the Tao Sutra (8365/20000)

Martial arts: The six imperial gods are perfect, the thousands of hammers are perfect, the gods and demons are perfect, the nine turns of the golden body are perfect, the body of ten thousand is perfect, the heart is perfect, the King Kong is not bad, and the dragon elephant is perfect

Assignable stat points: 149.71

After these days of hard work, Lu Fan practiced the Dragon Elephant Divine Body to perfection, increasing his strength by 15 points, agility by 4 points, mental power by 4 points, and physical strength by 30 points.

His body's defenses have increased dramatically again.

The Gongfa Dao Sutra continues to improve steadily.

According to Lu Fan's own estimate, if he was allowed to meet Wei Lingtian again, he would definitely be able to defeat the other party.

However, this is still not enough.

Go on!

Lu Fan shouted, "Zhiqing." ”

"Childe."

Zhiqing trotted over.

"Take my official uniform, I'll enter the palace in a while."

Lu Fan found the two alchemy books and put them on his body in advance.

He wants to enter the palace in exchange for a new alchemy.

There are still three books left.

"Yes, Childe."

Zhiqing went to get Lu Fan's official uniform, helped him dress neatly, and said with a smile: "This dress is really good-looking." ”

It has been several months since she came to Lu Mansion, and after Zhiqing became acquainted with Lu Fan, she figured out Lu Fan's temperament, which was not as restrained as before, and sometimes she would even laugh with him.

"I'm leaving."

Lu Fan smiled, turned around and walked out.

When he came to the outside of the Lu Mansion, he happened to see a carriage coming in front of him.

It was the carriage of the palace.

Lu Fan sat several times.

"Phew!"

The carriage stopped, Xiao Guizi jumped out of the carriage, took a few quick steps, and came to Lu Fan, "Lord Lu, are you going out?" ”

"yes."

Lu Fan nodded slightly, "I want to enter the palace." ”

"Then I'm at a good time."

Xiao Guizi smiled: "It just so happened that the emperor wanted to see you and sent me to pick you up." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan walked towards the carriage and asked, "I don't know what the emperor is looking for me?" ”

"I don't know."

Xiao Guizi shook her head slightly, "Maybe there's a new task for you?" ”

"Oh?"

Lu Fan was in the mood when he heard it.

It's good to have a new mission, so that he has a chance to get more achievements.

Work hard to save and strive to change a book of Heavenly Rank exercises.

……

……

The Great Zhou Palace, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

Li Tianrun was holding a letter in his hand and looked at it carefully.

His brow furrowed, as if he had a problem.

Standing not far in front of him was a tall and sturdy middle-aged man, who looked to be in his forties, and his face was a little solemn.

"Su Yushan, have you tried it?"

Li Tianrun didn't look up, looked at the letter and asked, "What did the person who sent the letter say?" ”

"Back to the emperor, that person didn't say a word."

Su Yushan bowed down and said: "It's the minister's incompetence, he tried all means, but he couldn't get that person to speak." ”

"Don't blame yourself."

Li Tianrun waved his hand, "Have you compared the handwriting?" Is it Yin Song's handwriting? ”

"The minister has obtained Yin Song's handwriting before, and after repeated comparisons, it is completely certain."

Su Yushan said: "There is no doubt that it is Yin Song's handwriting. ”

"What do you think about this?"

Li Tianrun raised his head, glanced at Su Yushan, saw his hesitation, and encouraged: "Say it boldly, it doesn't matter." ”

"Yes."

Su Yushan agreed, stood up straight, and said, "The minister thinks that there is something strange about this matter. ”

"Oh?"

Li Tianrun was a little surprised, "Let's hear it?" ”

"Yes."

Su Yushan said: "The main thing is that the appearance of this letter is too coincidental. ”

"Lu Fan just captured Wei Lingran, and this letter appeared in my Great Zhou, and it was intercepted by our people."

"I think someone did it on purpose."

Speaking of this, Su Yushan glanced at Li Tianrun cautiously, "The purpose is to blame Lu Fan, although it may not have an effect, but at least it can make the emperor suspicious of Lu Fan." ”

(End of chapter)