Health Martial Saints: Start With Soaking Your Feet

Chapter 24: Twenty-Four

Xu Kun and the others felt their scalps go numb, neither advancing nor retreating.

When they went to other houses, which one didn't obey the order obediently as soon as the notice was issued.

He had inquired about this Ruyifang from his elder brother a long time ago. He has no background, and the shopkeeper is not promising.

The restaurant business is on the bright side, and it is said that the wine business behind the scenes is really profitable, so I just took this opportunity to try it out, which is what my brother meant.

Unexpectedly, this old liuzi who had only practiced martial arts for less than half a year would dare to go against the government.

This is totally inconsistent with what I heard.

It's against him!

Li Suian didn't think that much, but the feeling of being targeted was too obvious.

It's fine if he was powerless before, but now...he doesn't bully others, so he can't be bullied.

So what about the catch?

After all, a petty official.

If you really fight, you will fight if you fight.

He is occupying the word "reasonable", not to mention that at this time, he is not afraid of causing trouble.

"doing what?"

The night watchman, who had been indifferent all this time, finally made a move, "Captain Xu, follow the rules, you have crossed the line." He just wanted to make a fortune, but he didn't want to make a big fuss.

"Yes, my lord."

Xu Kun borrowed the slope to get off the donkey.

After a dry cough, Yizheng shook open the document and said: "According to the business volume of Ruyifang and the family's Dingkou calculation, five warriors are needed. If the number of warriors is insufficient, one person who is missing will have to make up one hundred taels of silver. At least There are two people out, who are Chen Zhonghe and Lin Qing? Body Tempering Dacheng, your names are already in the expedition list, you must go to the expedition. This is the seal stamped by the governor, do you need to check it again from the shopkeeper Li?"

Li Suian snatched the document without hesitation, and Xu Kun was a step too late to take it back.

After a quick glance, it was clearly written on the document that there were three to five people, and the names of Chen Zhonghe and Lin Qing were indeed on it.

The power of the government should not be underestimated, at least they probably know how many high-ranking warriors there are in the city.

Fines are only levied flexibly between 50 and 100 taels, but Xu Kun directly filled the two indicators.

Without looking at Xu Kun's malicious eyes, he threw the document back.

Then he turned to the night watchman.

"May I ask the name of this lord, in order to prevent the bad guys from impersonating, can you show me your waist card?"

"Ok?"

The night watchman was also surprised.

Xu Kun sneered even more, "The ignorant people don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, even dare to check the waist badge of the night watchman of the Lantern Division."

"There's nothing to be afraid of. The common people recognize you as an official. If you don't recognize you, you are a bandit if you come to ask for money like this. Since you are going to the battlefield, life and death are unpredictable. We wait for the common people to die. Naturally, you can die soon, and the night watchman can't die, maybe you will die if you walk all night."

"The dark tide is coming, demons and ghosts are besieging the city. Lanterns are used to hold the lights, and night watchmen are on the city. There are also countless officers and soldiers who are ahead of the people, guarding the safety of the people in the city. Li is very admirable. However, there are black sheep everywhere, so there is nothing wrong with being cautious. have."

Xu Kun: ...

night guard:……

"Are you threatening the court officials?"

Xu Kun glared angrily, "Don't worry, my lord, it's just a bluff, he wouldn't dare to do anything with his courage."

"This is my badge, you can see it clearly. This matter is recruited by the government office, and the Lantern Division is only responsible for supervision. If there are casualties during the war, the compensation will be in accordance with the standards of regular soldiers."

Xu Kun almost flinched.

Following the supervision all the way, he shared a lot of benefits, so he acquiesced in some of Xu Kun's actions.

But at this time, after all, it doesn't make sense.

What's more, it is when the demons and ghosts are besieging the city and uniting the war of resistance.

Now that there is a hard stubble, the night watchman doesn't want to join in any more, so he readily took out his badge.

Li Suian took the waist badge, the black token seemed like gold but not gold, and it was cold in his hand.

Official titles, names, portraits are engraved on it, and there is a small lantern mark on the top.

Song Yan, Xiaoqi.

"Thank you, sir." He politely handed back the badge with both hands.

"Most of the guards in Ruyifang have returned home on vacation, and even if Li is counted, there are only four martial arts practitioners..."

"No, five people."

A man walked in silently from behind, "Brother Li, you missed me."

"Brother Mu, do you want to go with me too? I almost forgot, your family is still on the household registration of Ruyifang, the adults are afraid that they will return empty-handed this time."

Xu Kun: ...

at dusk.

At the foot of the city wall at the south gate, crowds of officers and soldiers lined up loudly.

The team of night watchmen lined up neatly outside the team, with black robes across their swords, sharp eyes, and a solemn atmosphere. On the wall of the city, the Northern Army of Zhenbei stood standing with guns, and the army was in good order.

In the urn city below, besides the warriors of various families, there are also warriors from several major families, martial arts halls, bodyguard bureaus, and even sect warriors.

These people gathered together, talked and laughed, and greeted each other. It was more like a rare big party than an expedition, and it was very lively.

"It's been a long time, Master Chen. It's been a long time since I've improved my skills by three points."

"Boss Xue has won the prize, this old man is so old, how can he be diligent."

"Isn't this the wooden shopkeeper of Kyushu Commercial Bank? You're here too. Can't you pay the fine?"

"Hey, it's Boss Qin of Dongsheng Commercial Bank. Fines are just a trivial matter. My Kyushu Commercial Bank has always been with the government. It is my duty to guard the city. Although the old man is a bit older, he can't be frightened by a group of ghosts. It's true. Boss Qin, you have to be more careful when you go up the city wall later."

"Sun Gongzi, I have long admired you."

"Master Jin, it's a pleasure to meet you."

At this time, a group of monks wearing monk robes came over, and the audience was silent.

A general greeted them from a distance, and politely invited them to the city wall.

After the group of monks walked away, the crowd became lively again.

"It's the monks from the Dragon Elephant Temple, or the governor is so arrogant that he even invited the monks from the Dragon Elephant Temple."

The warriors of the sect were very open, and climbed outside the city wall early, and the rest were treated equally.

Li Suian in the crowd watched with gusto.

Li, who awakened his gifted supernatural powers last night, felt that he was already a master.

Only today did I have the guts to dare to arrest the police quickly, and even dare to come and lead people to apply for the recruitment in person.

Now that I have seen so many warriors at once, it is worthwhile.

He has already joined the three senior brothers of Guishoutang. There are many people and strength, and he is probably more excited than worried about the upcoming battle to defend the city.

"Boom boom boom~"

Suddenly a drum sounded, and the defenses on the entire city wall moved.

A drum sounded.

Several people walked out of the city tower, with black robes hanging down to the floor and cloaks covering their faces, looking mysterious.

After this group of people appeared, the voices in the Wengcheng faded away.

A group of people who were chatting vigorously just now fell silent and stopped talking.

"Om~"

Several lanterns were lifted into the sky, illuminating the entire Wengcheng.

"I have seen Lord Lantern Maker."

The surrounding night watchmen, officers and soldiers, and police officers all bowed and saluted.

One person walked out first, "You are welcome."

"This seat, Lantern Division Governor Yuan Chunfang, is in charge of the defense of the southern city. It's getting late, so let's take your seats immediately, don't delay the time and delay the battle."

"yes!"

Zhenfu envoy, from the fourth grade.

With such a young age and being a lantern bearer, his status must be surprisingly high.

"People from Liufeng District in the inner city, come to my subordinates to order."

Hey, the voice is familiar to him, and the body is even more familiar.

Li Suian hurriedly led the crowd to squeeze through, and was in the front row.

Si also looked at the old man in front of her who was smiling foolishly at her, and several question marks popped up on his head.

After some digging, after issuing armor and weapons, they finally boarded the city wall.

There are more than 30,000 permanent guards in the military camp near the Kunpeng Mansion City, but the city wall is too wide to defend, and even doubling the number of people is not enough.

Some defense forces should also be deployed in the city, such as intersections of main roads, important defense areas, etc.

"You are responsible for guarding the ten-meter city wall, and you must not leave without authorization. If you lose something, you will be dealt with by military law."

The leading veteran told Li Suian and others what to do with a serious face, "Always pay attention to the color of the brazier. If it turns blue, it means that evil spirits are approaching, and you need to warn in time. At that time, the lantern master will come to exorcise the evil spirits."

"yes."

The city wall is deployed according to the specification of five people per ten meters, which can only be regarded as conventional defense. On the walls of remote mountains, it will naturally be sparser. If it is a core defense area, it must be heavily guarded.

In addition, there are five night watchmen on duty every 100 meters in the south city section.

There is at least one lantern envoy for every kilometer of the city wall.

"Junior Brother Li, our defense zone is not far away. If you lose the enemy, you can call us for help." Su Huan warned for the sake of his fellow disciples.

"Thank you, brother."

There are so many eighth-rank warriors in Guishoutang, only eight people came this time, led by the three brothers Su Huan, Huang Henian did not come.

The night is getting darker and the temperature is dropping rapidly.

Li Suian looked towards the tower in the distance.

Si Ye was dressed in a black robe, with her hood pulled up to cover most of her face.

Standing quietly at a corner of the tower, all the night watchmen and patrolling guards in the past showed awe in this black robe.

(end of this chapter)