Shangguan Ru never thought of building an army.

She stayed in the country of incense with very mixed feelings, including self-pity for being homeless and nowhere to go, but also vaguely harboring a glimmer of hope, anyway, since she stayed, she hoped to do something for the people here.

She has never regarded herself as the ruler of the land of incense, it is like a child entrusted to her temporary care by others, which needs to be carefully cared for, but must be returned eventually.

In the beginning, she did a simple thing, leading the noble women to work with the slaves, and taking turns inviting the slave girls to the reunions of the extended family, similar to what the dragon king did in the army, all in the hope of breaking the barrier between slaves and nobles.

The early stage went well, and the country of incense even produced a paradise-like scene of harmony, and soon, she realized that this scene was illusory, and an undercurrent in the dark destroyed most of her efforts.

The greatest resistance to Shangguan Ru did not come from the aristocratic women, who themselves were not of high status, but from the aristocratic elders.

There were more than 100 old men, too old to be drafted into the army, these people were few in number, but they were very influential, and they were the most stubborn, they controlled their own women, secretly issued orders to the slaves, and those female slaves who had come into contact with the nobles were then subjected to lynching and kneeling at the altar in the suburbs to repent of their sins.

Shangguan Ru found out the truth from the new scars on some of the female slaves, she could take strong measures, although the dragon king left in the country of incense, although there were not many, there were hundreds, and he was the most powerful force in the country, and he could easily defeat the stubborn resistance of the elders.

But these old men were not afraid of death, and sometimes even took the initiative to puff up their chests and demand punishment, and most importantly, many women, nobles and slaves, were so loyal to their old masters that they refused to publicly identify even when they were unjustly punished and ordered.

Governing the country of incense has become tricky.

Shangguan Ru felt a headache.

At this time, several flower-growing women found a "treasure".

At the beginning, in order to get rid of the old man, the dragon king set fire to the last flower soul forest in the abandoned palace, leaving a black piece of land, some people think it is a pity, according to the tradition of the country, plan to plant flowers on it, this time no longer set up a labyrinth, let the plants grow freely.

There is no need to dig a deep pit to plant flowers, so the flower growers had no reason to find something underground, but this treasure is really a little different, it is slowly expanding, at first it is mixed with the surrounding ground, but the next day it is half a foot higher, and the next day, it has protruded a foot, like a small tomb.

The flower girls were frightened at first, and soon awe arose from this fear, thinking that this was the manifestation of the flower god, so they knelt down and bowed, took care of it, watered and fertilized every morning and evening, removed the blackened soil on the surface, and looked forward to it growing a different divine flower.

But the bulge grew day by day, but no seeds germinated.

When Shangguan Ru heard about this strange incident, she felt that something was not quite right, and went to watch it herself, and after only one glance, she ordered the excavation, and was on full alert, hoping that she would not be soft later.

Inside the earthen bag is a huge "seed" wrapped in a peculiar hard shell, which is especially unusual for the local women, who rarely see metal.

"The seed of the god of flowers, this is a gift from the gods to the master. The flower girl insisted on calling Shangguan Ru the master, and she couldn't change it.

"This is a man, not a god. Shangguan Ru knew what he had dug up.

The body of the old man has not been found, and after more than half a month, he was miraculously "unearthed", as a "seed", he is very big, and as a person, it is very small.

Soon, the truth was revealed, and the flower grower carefully turned over the "seeds" with a wooden shovel, and it turned out that the hard shell was only half, and below it was an old man in ragged clothes and dying.

Old Man Mu is a top master, but he is still very careful, he is always wearing an invulnerable soft armor, when he was captured, no one wanted to touch him, and the size of that soft armor is not suitable for normal people, so it has always been on him.

The fire in the Flower Soul Forest was ignited, and the old man Mu had no door to the sky, only seven feet into the ground, he wore soft armor, chose another place to dig a deep pit with his hands, and then shook the floating soil above with internal strength, buried himself before the fire burned, and used the turtle breath technique to control his breathing, but because of this, he could not return to the ground.

After the flames, all traces disappeared, and subsequent seekers neither dug into him, nor did they dig that deep.

Old Man Mu was almost buried alive.

He can live underground for more than half a month, and he can slowly lift up the soil layer by himself, and in the eyes of many people, there is not much difference from God.

Shangguan Ru faced a difficult choice again, she didn't want to kill people, the last time the old man Mu was "burned to death" because of her scheme, she couldn't kill again, but the consequences of letting go of this old devil were unimaginable.

She ordered the old man to be sent to an underground prison, which was originally a place where nobles held disobedient slaves, with an iron gate that was rare in the country of incense, a total of three.

The food and water were placed next to the old man Mu, and he was left to fend for himself.

This is what Shangguan Ru can do, and she can't even tell whether she wants the old devil to live or die.

Old Man Mu once again proved how tenacious his vitality was, and after three days, he could make a faint voice, "I'm hungry......"

The food has long since been swept away.

Once he regained some of his strength, the old man began to complain, and sometimes the guards were tired of listening, and when he walked far away, he also said to himself, "Chewing grass roots, eating insects, dark daylight, ah, I understand, I understand the true mystery." ”

After Shangguan Ru heard the guard's report, she felt a little sorry in her heart, she didn't kill anyone, but it was even more cruel to let Old Man Mu live rather than die.

She went to visit the old man.

Old Man Mu has changed, his appearance is thinner, like a wrinkled baby, his expression has become the most obvious, neither the domineering and arrogant when his martial arts are strong, nor the hypocritical flattery when his martial arts are lost, he seems to be a philosopher who has gone through countless trials and tribulations, and finally reached the realm of Lotte knowing his fate.

"Good girl, I'm glad to see you again. Old man Mu didn't seem to be concerned about the inhuman life of more than ten days, his tone was flat, and there was even an expression on his face that could be called a smile.

"I'm sorry to have caused you to suffer, but I can't let you kill again. ”

"I know that it is unreasonable for me to kill people in your name, and it is also self-deception, and every drop of blood and every human life is my own sinful karma, and it cannot be transferred to others. ”

Shangguan Ru had seen Old Man Mu's ability to deceive people, so he didn't believe his current performance, "This is your home, I won't kill you, I will always let people bring you food, but you can never go out." ”

"I'm willing to stay here, good girl, and to repent of my past deeds. ”

Shangguan Ru left, still not believing his words.

The rumors of the god of flowers circulated for a while and then faded, and few people knew that the old man Mu had come back to life.

Shangguan Ru occasionally visited Old Man Mu, both to ensure that the guards were tight and to chat, she had no friends here, the soldiers and slaves regarded her as a high ruler, and the nobles were careful to watch out for her.

Old man Mu still likes to talk as much as before, even if he acts, he plays very well, and he can always talk to her, it is he who suggests that Shangguan Ru teach martial arts to the slave girls and take the first step towards building an army.

"The problem of the country of incense is that the slaves are unwilling to resist, this is their centuries-old living tradition, it has long been ingrained, but no matter how deep the roots are, they can also dig it up, teach them martial arts, let them feel their own strength, and naturally they will have the will to resist, as long as they don't practice too hard and enter the demon path like me. ”

Shangguan Ru smiled and didn't agree, but two things that happened later made her seriously consider Old Man Mu's suggestion.

The first thing is that two slave women fight for the first time, scratching and scratching, almost to the point of life and death.

The results of the investigation made Shangguan Ru blush, and the two of them were actually jealous of a soldier.

The soldier was originally a swordsman under Tuo Nengya, because he was a little old and physically disabled, and stayed in the country of incense, he was such a man, but he became a romantic figure, maintaining relationships with at least ten women, and he was not alone, almost all of the more than 100 soldiers were welcomed by women.

Shangguan is not a child, but he still can't understand this kind of thing, Old Man Mu has rich life experience, and immediately saw the crux of the problem, "Men need women, women also need men, this is the way of nature, manpower can't be reversed, people in the country of incense are too leisurely, it is normal for this kind of thing to happen." ”

Indeed, the land of incense was rich and sparsely populated, and most of the crops did not require much care, and the main job of the slaves was to grow famous flowers and herbs, which were the country's main exchange goods with the outside world, and did not require much effort.

Learning martial arts to kill time seems to be a viable option.

Then, something more urgent happened.

The Dragon King brought hundreds of savage soldiers from the great forest in the northwest of the country of incense, some of whom continued to follow him into the Western Regions, while others returned to the forest, describing the country of incense as if it were a heavenly kingdom, and aroused the ambitions of individual villages.

The nobles of the Land of Incense once relied on pretending to be gods to stop the invasion of the wildlings, but now this trick is no longer effective.

Fortunately, there are not many savages, and there is little alliance between the villages, dozens of people, or even a few people, dare to invade and loot, food, livestock, women, are their targets.

Relying only on the hundred or so soldiers, it was obvious that there was no way to stop the wild people in the forest, so Shangguan Ru decided to establish a women's army.

After all, women suffer in physical strength, and there are not many weapons in the country of Xiangji, Shangguan Ru remembered the "sealing and flowing flowers" back then, and the bow and arrow seemed to be the best weapon for weak female soldiers.

Shangguan Ru and the Dragon King have always maintained correspondence, the content is basically all official affairs, even after the Dragon King's wedding, this contact has not been interrupted, sometimes just a sentence, or a list, informing that some of the materials have arrived, and the Dragon King's reply means that it has been received.

The establishment of a women's army was naturally also informed of the dragon king in the letter.

Like the normal reaction that most people will have, Gu Shenwei didn't value this army at the beginning, and even regarded it as Shangguan Ru's toy, feeling that she wanted to restore her status as the "Ten Princes" again.

It wasn't until a month later that Gu Shenwei suddenly changed his attitude and encouraged Shangguan Ru to expand the size of his army, and even sent fifty savage soldiers who were good at bows and arrows to serve as instructors.

At that time, Gu Shenwei hadn't thought of the plan for the surprise attack on the sea slope, he just felt that with a hidden reserve force, no matter how weak it was, it would be used sooner or later.

When Shangguan Yun sneaked to the country of incense to persuade his sister, he almost discovered this secret.

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