Longyao Prefecture is located on the border of Dachu, with coarse grains of wind and sand, and soldiers drink blood, but Ziyang City is a prosperous place in the state capital, and it is also full of aura and outstanding people, and it does not lose the inland capital at all.

Winter nights are not lonely, the city is lit up with thousands of lights, and there are regular night markets that are only patronized by the common people, and the big names of the city are also wrapped up and gone out, because the red sleeves in the middle of the bustling city are now hosting a grand night party.

The singing and dancing are leveled, drunk and lying on the knees of the beauty, the red sleeves are inside, the pattern on the first floor is very large, and a cadre of civil officials and military generals push the cup and change the lamp, and enjoy the ultimate joy in this world.

The floors are extremely high, layered, and entangled, and the officials on the ground floor can't see the twists and turns above, and can only see the apex of the first floor.

Upstairs private room, behind the screen, there is a sound of silk and bamboo, different from the vulgar singing and dancing downstairs, with the ultimate elegance and nobility. Among them, there are groups of three or five talking about each other, or two people talking about each other, but more of them are engaged in shady transactions, or because of money, or because of the political situation, or because of official positions, but they can't get around interests and dirty.

However, on the top floor, there is still an antique hall with carved beams and painted pillars, in which the pattern is very large, and there are very few people who gather happily, but ten people, each according to the rank and seniority, sit on both sides, facing the south and back to the north on the main seat, a graceful and luxurious woman sits alone, with a faint smile on her face, but reveals an undoubted majesty.

On the top floor with excellent sound insulation, everything downstairs is out of everyone's eyes. The woman's long sleeves depicting flowing clouds carved with gold fluttered, waved back, and the slaves around her took the order, and almost at the same time, a group of delicate women with shy faces but half of their faces appeared in front of everyone, walked to the center stage, and the wide sleeves of colorful clothes began the finale dance.

The singing was curling, the pianist was superb, the dancing was moving, and in the end all the women took off the thin veil, and everyone was stunned, it was a fairy face that was enough to stand proudly in the world, or delicate, or charming, or small and lovely, but now they were smiling at them, tempting.

Papapa, an old man over half a hundred years old sitting in a high position took the lead in applauding, and the rest of the people also stopped their distraction regardless of etiquette and echoed their mouths.

"Mrs. Ru, you are indeed the only one in the world. ”

"Yes, yes, I think the ladies in the palace are still too good."

The person who said this was a rugged general, and he was still looking at a charming and moving dancing girl in a daze, as if he wanted to show the little lady here.

The surrounding atmosphere was cold for a moment, and he also came to his senses, knowing that he was speechless, and laughed awkwardly.

But seeing that Mrs. Ru was sitting alone on the high platform, she was not annoyed, she still looked like she was smiling, she was not surprised, and said: "General Lian said that he laughed, how dare these sluts cultivated by my red sleeves dare to compare with the ladies in the palace, they have empty appearance, less temperament, and vulgar powder." ”

The general surnamed Lian hurriedly nodded yes, laughing even more, and the folds on his face were so smiling that he couldn't take them back.

This dance has ended, and the change of clothes begins again, according to Mrs. Ru, that is, "you must let all the adults see it full".

The delicacies are served to the table with great care, the rich aroma is mixed with the intoxicating wine, and the beautiful women dance to accompany them, laughing and talking to the fullest, and the relaxation period is about to pass, and it is time to get down to business.

Removing the leftovers and empty plates, the drunkenness on the faces of several people was also washed away a lot by the night wind blowing, and even the rough and speechless generals were sitting upright, not daring to be presumptuous anymore.

It was the old man who sat in the first place who spoke, "Mrs. Ru, this time the general was suddenly summoned to Beijing, I don't know what Your Majesty means?"

"Yes, in addition to the customized debriefing in Beijing every three years, His Majesty has never taken the initiative to summon the general into the palace. A middle-aged man in a Confucian shirt and a scarf echoed.

The woman finally restrained her smile and said solemnly: "Do you know anything about the Yanzhao Alliance?"

Everyone in the audience nodded, but when it came to this kind of major event related to the situation in the world, they all became serious and nervous.

"Yan and Zhao are both small countries, adjacent to my Great Chu in the north, and they have recently been courtiers to our court, but they have made such small moves behind their backs, and Your Majesty can't bear it. ”

These top civil officials and military generals in the city are all active and extremely capable, and they also have all kinds of conjectures, but now they have been confirmed, but they are still trendy.

This world is divided and merged, and the era of continuous gunsmoke has lasted for nearly two hundred years, and it is only recently that a relatively stable division of forces has been formed, and now the Yanzhao Alliance, the small friction between the six countries continues, and the powerful country is eyeing the south, is it really about to change the sky again?

Everyone's thoughts were chaotic, but Mrs. Ru spoke again: "Why are you worried, my great Chu has been a strong country for nearly a hundred years, how can I be afraid of the clown behavior of Yan and Zhao?"

If someone else opened his mouth, he might be scolded by the adults in the audience, but what Mrs. Ru said was a good word, and everyone echoed it and said goodbye to this topic.

"Madam, what I asked for a few days ago, I don't know the general...."

"The general of the company is outstanding in bravery and has several military exploits, and the small general with real power in the city has not been captured?"

Listening to these good words, General Lian Xing was overjoyed to know what had happened, walked to the foot of the wide and gorgeous steps, straightened his clothes, his knees were weak, and he knelt on the bluestone with excellent color and great value, and bowed his head, "Mrs. Ru is noble, Bai Lijun is supernatural, please accept the villain's worship." The sound of kowtowing resounded through the palace.

Mrs. Ru was comforted, and the rough man stopped kowtowing and returned to his original position, the tears on his face were indeed very level, and he couldn't tell whether it was true or false.

After that, there were several people similar to this, all of whom were moved by the fulfillment of their wishes, and the night outside was getting thicker, and the lights in the city were gradually extinguished, and the night banquet finally came to an end, and the exchange of interests was always evocative, and everyone had to reluctantly say goodbye.

The exquisite dance in the center of the stage has not stopped, and the swaying beauties have raised their eyebrows at everyone from time to time, charming and charming, and even the general has a charming eye when he sees the little lady in his heart, and his heart looks like thousands of ants crawling over, and he is stunned.

"Hahahaha, you adults stay, why don't I give these cheap maids and dancing girls to all the adults as a beautiful wife and concubine, or a pleasing plaything. When the time comes, the adults will be promoted, and my small shop will be considered to be happy and shining. ”

The team of nearly ten people here was almost all hooked by this dancing girl, and when they heard Mrs. Ru's politeness, how dare they dare to behave, and they are all happy to hug the beauty.

A few hours ago, a caravan of 100 people stepped into Ziyang City.

It has been more than a month since the day he walked out of Shengwu Pass, and it was not easy to travel in the bitter cold of winter, but Zhao Kai saw that there were nearly ten children of the same age mixed in, but they were all numb, extremely well-behaved and obedient, which made him feel that something was wrong.

Liu Qing acted as the leader of this caravan and took good care of him on weekdays, but when Zhao Kai asked where he was going and what he was going to do, Liu Qing never answered, he only said that he would know when he arrived, and he was full of energy to fool people.

The caravan was led into a trading house, and most of the people were familiar with the road, and it was obvious that they were the men of the "Xingyun Trading Company".

However, Liu Qing took the housekeeper and nearly ten children, including Zhao Kai, to the bustling center of the city under the starry night and with lamps and candles.

After staying for nearly half an hour, Zhao Kai stopped and saw a brightly lit high-rise building, with a plaque with gold characters on a red background reading "Red Sleeve Moves".

Liu Qing said something to the little guy outside the door first, the two should know each other, and after a while, the man hurriedly went upstairs. And Liu Qing led everyone into an accord on the second floor through the back door, quietly waiting for something.

On weekdays, Zhao Kai has also dealt with these children, and knows that behind their seemingly wooden appearance is actually the vigilance of not approaching people, and in order not to show difference, Zhao Kai usually pretends to be like this, in this room the children stand in rows like this, without saying a word, looking well-behaved and wooden, but in fact, Zhao Kai understands that it contains full depression.

In such a wait, Zhao Kai was actually very nervous, because he was about to uncover the mystery of this way. The anxious wait is often a long time, and it is almost two hours before someone pushes the door in.

The big sleeves inlaid with gold-edged clouds were the first to come into view, followed by a glamorous and luxurious red dress and delicate boots carved with dragons and phoenixes, and a faint smile on his graceful and luxurious face. It was Mrs. Ru, who had just finished the night banquet.

Seeing this person enter the door, Liu Qing hurriedly got up and saluted respectfully, "Mrs. Ru." ”

"Okay, as long as you Liu Qing comes back the latest, let's talk about it, what's going on?" Mrs. Ru sat on the stool let out by Liu Qing, full of nobility in her words and deeds, and gave people a faint coercion in her eyes.

"It didn't find a good seedling, it took some work. Liu Qing replied fearfully, and after speaking, he pointed at Zhao Kai.

Zhao Kai scolded secretly in his heart, and at the same time was puzzled.

This is Wan Yao Sect? Moreover, Liu Qing is still afraid of others?

The woman seemed to be interested, "Oh? She stood up and walked towards Zhao Kai.

Zhao Kai still pretended to have a wooden expression, and did not dodge the green jade fingers stretched out from the opposite side, sniffing the faint body fragrance, and quietly waiting for the development of the situation.

The woman touched several joints on Zhao Kai's body, looked carefully for a while, and nodded.

"It's a great qualification, but it's not just about the qualification. Alright, now take them to the outskirts of the city, and the rest of the team has fallen behind in time, so let's hurry up and train. ”

Liu Qing didn't answer anything, and respectfully retreated out of the door with everyone's attitude.

The night wind was mixed with a biting chill that the padded jacket couldn't resist, Zhao Kai shuddered, walked side by side with Liu Qing, and cast a puzzled look, behind him was a group of children of the same age and a humble housekeeper.

Seeing that Zhao Kai was about to ask a question disobediently, Liu Qing was also afraid of leaking out, so he said with a secret method: "This is just one of my identities, since I have done it, I have to do something like that." ”

Zhao Kai was relieved of his confusion, but he didn't stop asking with a puzzled gaze.

"Don't worry, it's almost there. ”

It was nearly an hour later, and the group walked to the wasteland on the outskirts of the city, and after walking for a while, Zhao Kai saw several workshops and chicken farms built on remote wasteland.

In the middle of the night, the noise is constant.

The car knocked on the door familiarly, and the door opened, and it was no different from an ordinary handicraft workshop, except that there were more categories, the venue was larger, and the sound was also very noisy.

The deep and narrow underground dark corridor, more than a dozen people walked for a long time before they saw the light of day, the mystery under the ground was finally revealed, it turned out that the sound came from this underground, it was the sound of weapons hitting, or the gloomy cry of pain, in the closed basement, the ring was entrenched, the secret rooms were all over, in all kinds of practice grounds, in the middle of the night countless numbers of men and women of different ages were practicing in martial arts exercises, the fierce instructors were beating the weak wastes to their heart's content, the thick smell of blood and the tragic scene made these children who had just entered this place finally change their faces。

It takes a lot of patience and perseverance to endure it in the days when there is no light of day, or rather, they have long been numb to these cruel trainings in order to live.