The rain became heavier and heavier, and the sky was covered with heavy dark clouds, which strictly blocked the light of the cloudy day, and only wind and rain and darkness remained between the heavens and the earth.

In the main hall, Xiao Shizhu's face was also covered with beams and pillars casting shadows, looking even more serious.

Xuanshui Hu replied to their advice to Xiao Shizhu, and did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly responded to the sound and memorized every word in his heart.

"In addition, you also need to be prepared for the Xudu army stationed on the Plain of the Hidden Gods. Then, Xiao Shizhu spoke again: "The kind that guards against death." ”。

Although he had secretly signed an agreement with the Repeated Heavenly Ghost Envoys who came from the Plain of Escape a few days ago, Xiao Shizhu had never believed in this kind of temporary agreement on the battlefield. Such an agreement is unlikely to be too constraining, but only a stopgap measure.

For this kind of thing, Xiao Shizhu has always paid attention to the heart of guarding against people.

Xiao Shizhu knew very well that if Repeat Heaven, who had secretly broken away from the Northern Yin Dynasty, wanted to establish himself as the king in Dongyi Continent, it would take enough time for Repeat Heaven to fully gain a foothold on the Escape God Plain, and it would also make Repeat Heaven himself neutral and powerful in the Xudu Army stationed on the Escape God Plain. And the Nine Shadows Kingdom has only destroyed the Black Tooth Country and the Corpse Country, and a large number of wars have exacerbated the consumption of various resources in the country, so it needs a time to recuperate.

In this way, Xiao Shizhu and repeatedly hit it off and signed an agreement to restrain each other and not infringe on each other to obtain the benefits they wanted. However, Xiao Shizhu firmly believed that if in the western part of Dongyi Continent, those ghost countries such as Feitou Country and Lei Ze Kingdom, which had just thrown into the arms of the Northern Yin Dynasty, would definitely have the idea of taking advantage of the fire to rob once they began to invade the counties set up in Dongyi Continent by the Nine Shadow Kingdom.

Therefore, Xiao Shizhu will always be on guard for many days, in case he comes to take advantage of the fire to rob, and the defenders in the county are flustered.

Hu Hui nodded again and responded.

"But my lord, if another country comes to invade our border and takes the initiative to provoke a war, can we only passively defend and drive them out?" After a while, with a mysterious water in his eyes, he said with a slight complaint: "Once there is an incident where the enemy army invades the border, it is difficult to deter the enemy if he does not take advantage of the situation to kill the enemy country and capture several of its towns. ”。

Xiao Shizhu looked at Xuanshui and raised his eyebrows, and groaned.

Xuanshui is right, if you beat the enemy who comes to attack as much as it hurts, if you beat the enemy who comes to attack without pain, the enemy will not only not have a long memory, but will also think that you are very easy to bully.

It's like two children fighting, whoever is ruthless, the other will be afraid of the ruthless one. Ying Lingxing, who was sitting next to Xuanshui at this time, and Xiao Lingling, who was far away in Yuque City, were living examples.

Looking at today's Ying Lingxing, isn't it still Xiao Fuling who is ruthless and despicable, and has endless tricks and strange tricks, and immediately trembles?

And Xiao Shizhu didn't want to be ruthless against the incoming enemy, let alone that he didn't have the strength to be ruthless, but he wanted to preserve all his strength and all kinds of resources as much as possible, so as to prepare for a full-scale war with the Northern Yin Dynasty in the future.

After thinking about it for a long time, Xiao Shizhu still resisted the rising impulse in his heart, shook his head slowly, and said categorically to Xuanshui: "Can't!"

The unwilling look on Xuanshui's face gradually turned into a little bit of loss. He furrowed his brow, snorted a mum through his nose, and tilted his head a little.

It's not that Xuanshui is not convinced by Xiao Shizhu, it's just that he is depressed about Xiao Shizhu's decision. He was a soldier, and it was his duty to slaughter the invading enemy and to conquer the city. You asked him to watch the enemy come to attack the side, just drive them away without killing them, Xuanshui really felt aggrieved.

"There are many ways to establish authority, such as completely annihilating the invading enemy, and it is already possible to spread the prestige of the army of the Nine Shadows Kingdom without having to conquer the enemy country's towns. Seeing that Xuanshui couldn't help but feel a little lost, Xiao Shizhu, who had already thought of countermeasures in an instant, leaned his back on the back of the treasure seat, and then cocked Erlang's legs, and showed a meaningful smile to Xuanshui: "If there is an enemy who comes to attack, you can destroy them all, which is also a kind of prestige, and it can also make the enemy frightened by the Jiuyou Army." This is no longer within the range, as long as you can destroy the enemy in the country. ”。

Xuanshui, who was still sullen, was slightly stunned when he heard this, and after sitting in place and racking his brains for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and the gloom on his face was instantly diluted by the joy that arose.

"That's right. Xuanshui, who suddenly came to his senses, stood up suddenly, and shouted excitedly: "Within the borders of the country, there will be no enemies left in the future, and that is also an effective deterrent!"

As soon as the words fell, he looked at Xiao Shizhu's eyes, and there was already a look of admiration, but there was no longer any grievance......

In the city of Manjiang, in the wing room in the backyard of the government, the female sat alone in the room, stunned to watch the continuous autumn rain outside the window falling to the ground with the wind, wetting every stone slab in the courtyard, wetting every flower and plant in the courtyard, and wetting the slender bamboos swaying in the yin wind in the courtyard.

Since Xiao Shizhu decisively rejected her marriage, Nulu has not thought about this male ghost. Originally, she didn't have any deep feelings for Xiao Shizhu, she just wanted to use her body to make a deal with Xiao Shizhu.

But Xiao Shizhu not only didn't want the female body, but also promised to give her a place to live, and promised that she would definitely help solve the enemies of the bear country, which made the female Lu grateful to Xiao Shizhu, and at the same time admired this human soul who did not take advantage of the fire to rob.

And Nulu also turned to respect Xiao Shizhu's decision, she never had the idea of promoting herself or compensating the other party with her body.

And early tomorrow morning, she will leave Dongyizhou for Yuque City, and start to serve as Xiao Fuling's master, teaching Xiao Poria how to march and fight and arrange troops, which is a little reward for Xiao Shizhu. Moreover, she no longer has to live in fear, nor does she have to hide in Tibet in order to avoid the pursuit of the Northern Yin Dynasty.

The female should be happy about this, but for some reason, looking at the autumn rain outside the window, I felt a sense of melancholy in my heart for the imminent departure from this place.

Maybe it's because of the autumn rains, maybe it's something else.

The knock on the door of "Tuk Tuk Tuk" sounded in the wind and rain, pulling the female girl back from her stunned state.

After she settled down, she stood up, walked to the door and did not rush to open the door, but first asked vigilantly, "Who?"

has been hiding in Tibet for a long time, so that vigilance has become an instinct for her.

"It's me, Cassia Shi. Outside the house, Shi Cianming's slightly nervous and trembling answer came.

Hearing this, the female eagle was vigilant and opened the door without hesitation. I saw Shi Cassia Ming, who was covered in armor and had a lot of rain, standing outside the door with a vermilion lacquer food box in his hand. Although it was face-to-face, Shi Cassia never dared to look directly into the eyes of the female lu.

"Here, I'll bring you some delicious pastries. All of them are made by the best dim sum chefs in the city, and they are also your favorite food. After a moment of silence, Shi Cianming finally spoke, and at the same time handed the food box in his hand to the female leader.

After finishing speaking, Shi Cassia Ming's cheeks were already red. And Fang Cai's voice was not as loud as before.

"Thank you. The corners of the woman's mouth raised a beautiful arc, and after taking the food box with both hands, she turned sideways: "Come in and sit." ”。

Through the food box, you can also smell the faint fragrance of the pastry, which comes to your nose. The nude knew that this must be a freshly baked pastry.

"Nope. Shi Cianming shook his hand in some panic, but he didn't move away.

The female girl looked at him with a flushed face generously, looked at the heavy food box in her hand again, opened her lips slightly, and said softly: "Let's come in and sit down, I'll make you a cup of hot tea and go to the cold." ”。

After finishing speaking, the female Lu didn't give Shi Cianming a chance to refuse, Huo Ran turned around and walked back to the house, put down the food box and began to make tea.

Shi Cassia, who was embarrassed, had hot cheeks, and stood at the door undecided, without the decisiveness he used to govern the army. It wasn't until the maidens had finished brewing the tea that Shi Cianming moved in, but he kept standing in the middle of the room and didn't move again.

"The general doesn't have to be formal, he can be casual. The female girl smiled, and the pear vortex suddenly appeared. Shi Cianming looked up suddenly, and hurriedly lowered his head, and the smile made him fascinated.

Then he finally mustered up the courage, slowly walked to the Eight Immortals table in the depths of the room and sat down, stretched out his fingers with trembling hands, took the teacup handed by the female leader, and looked at the verdant tea in the cup in a daze and was silent.

In the silence, the female lu didn't say a word, just sat silently opposite Shi Cassia like this, her focused gaze fell on Shi Cassia Ming's flushed side face, and she didn't move away for a long time.

During this time, Shi Cianming took very good care of her, and knew what she liked, so he would always bring her something. This simple care made her feel the warmth and reliability she had not felt for a long time again, and it also made Nulu no longer feel inferior because she was a homeless person.

It's just that this seven-foot man is always so shy. Every time she saw Shi Cassia Ming, she thought he was very cute. It's just that in addition, there is still a little bit of affection in my heart after getting along day and night.

"You're leaving tomorrow morning, you're going to leave tomorrow morning, have you put away your clothes for the change of clothes on the way?" Shi Cassia, who had been silent for a long time and hadn't drunk a sip of tea, continued to stare at the emerald green tea leaves floating in the cup, and after remembering that he had come to say goodbye to the female man, he stammered and asked, "What else do you want to eat on the road?" I can buy it for you. ”。

From beginning to end, he didn't dare to turn his head and look at the female girl.

"Didn't you give me a box of pastries?" replied with a smile, but she never looked away from Shi Cianming. After a pause, he asked softly: "Dare to ask the general, will you also go back to Yuque City?"

Shi Cianming was stunned suddenly, his body trembled slightly, and he didn't think much about it, just nodded silently, and said, "Not now, but there will always be a day when I will be transferred back in the future." ”。

With that, he put down his teacup and stood up.

Being alone in the house with the female always makes him sit on the edge of his seat, and he just wants to go out as soon as possible to breathe. But thinking that the female slug was about to leave tomorrow and had not seen each other for a long time, Shi Cianming retracted the leg he had stepped out of.

"When you arrive in Yuque City, if you have any needs in life, just mention it to my stepmother, and she will try her best to satisfy you. Shi Cassia, who was barely composed, plucked up his courage again, and finally said to the female Lu what he had thought before entering the house: "Take care of yourself on the road." If you can, I hope you will write me a letter of peace when you arrive in Yuque City. I know that you have reached Yuque City safely, and I am at ease. ”。

Shi Cassia said, his nose was sour, and his heart was full of reluctance to part.

He finally looked up, and when he looked at the woman, a reluctant gaze overflowed from his eyes. Then, Shi Cassia was stunned again, he saw it and stood up, and the eyes of the female girl who met him flashed with tears.

In the tears, there is also a look of reluctance.

The bleak autumn breeze outside the house poignantly greeted them.