"Master, don't come over!"

Taohua stood in the blazing fire with a sad look on her face. She said with tears in her eyes: "I thought I would never see the young master again. If that were the case, I would never die in peace! Young Master, I will no longer be here, you have to

Take good care of yourself, eat well, and remember to take a nap every day, otherwise you will not grow taller!"

"Master, after I die, you can't forget me, you must remember to miss me..."

The wind roared and the fire burned into the sky.

The fire suddenly surged and engulfed the peach blossoms in an instant.

…

Awakened from dream.

Pei Yue suddenly sat up from the bed, sat quietly for a moment in the darkness, and raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

He glanced at the empty bed next to him.

Today is the fourth day since Taohua disappeared.

The sky is dimly lit outside the window.

Pei Yue got out of bed, got dressed, and went outside to wash up. He reached out and found there was no water in the basin.

He was startled for a moment, then turned around and scooped out water from the water jar and poured it into the basin.

The water was very cold, and Pei Yue suddenly remembered that except for the hottest months of June and July, no matter how early he got up, warm water would be prepared in the basin. But in this environment, if he wanted to have hot water, he could only get up early to burn firewood.

He somewhat clumsily dipped a "toothbrush" made of horsetail into "toothpaste" made of Poria cocos and other medicinal herbs. In the past, these things would be prepared before he got up and placed where he could see them at a glance.

After washing up, Pei Yue came to the main hall and sat on a chair in a daze.

Strangely enough, he didn't actually notice this little maid very often when Taohua was around. Although his care for her was sincere, her sense of existence was ultimately weaker.

She just prepared it unobtrusively when Pei Yue needed something.

When he is sleepy, she will make the bed in advance.

When he is hungry, she will take out the food with a smile.

When he takes a break during exercise, she will appear immediately and offer him refreshing herbal tea and moist face towels.

The rest of the time, she just sat in the corner, holding her chin in her hands, looking at her young master with interest, just like an inconspicuous grass.

Now that this little grass is gone, the house suddenly becomes extremely deserted.

Pei Yue suddenly understood that there is such a person in this world. Maybe she does not have those amazing talents or a beautiful face, but she is like your favorite book to read and your favorite tea to drink.

Likewise, you will feel uncomfortable if you are away for a long time.

"Master?"

Aunt Qi stood by the door and asked in surprise.

Pei Yue stood up and said, "Good morning, aunt."

Aunt Qi rubbed her hands and said, "Young Master got up too early, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

Pei Yue said: "I went to bed a little early last night, so I got up."

Aunt Qi nodded and said, "Then I will prepare breakfast for the young master now."

"Thank you, madam."

As Pei Yue spoke, he came to the atrium, first did a set of radio gymnastics to stretch his body, and then started to do horse walking.

Being a master of martial arts does not happen overnight. It takes repeated practice over time. However, after the bloody battle a few days ago, Pei Yue had a deeper understanding of the boxing and sword skills he had learned.

During breakfast, Pei Yue said to Mr. Xi: "Sir, I plan to go to Nanda Camp to find Marquis Guangping tomorrow."

This decision is a bit abrupt, but it makes sense.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Xi put down his bowl and chopsticks, frowned slightly and said, "It seems a little too early."

Pei Yue shook his head and said: "Only a man of sixteen can join the army. I am not going to join the army directly. I just want to do two things. The first is to find a way to get the peach blossom back. I can't hide in the village and wait for God to drop me.

Lian or someone else can rescue her. Since that woman kidnapped Peach Blossom, she had an agenda after all and would not kill her in a hurry. Fang Rui said they were going south. I think it was a cover-up. Maybe they had already returned at this time.

In the Hengduan Mountains. The second reason is that I want to capture the leader of the bandit. Although I cannot go into battle against the enemy, Fang Rui told me some information that may be able to help Marquis Guangping."

Mr. Xi pondered and said: "In that case, I will go with you."

Pei Yue felt warm in his heart and said: "I will not put myself in danger, and I am safe with Marquis Guangping, so I won't bother you sir this time. There is one more thing I would like to ask you sir to take care of for me."

"What's the matter?"

"I may not be able to come back for a short time after I leave this time. Please help me look after Zhuangzi. Deng Zai and the others are very sensible. In addition to martial arts, sir, you may be able to teach them some skills based on each of their personality traits."

"Can."

"I have arranged everything else in the village. If anyone comes to make trouble during this period, please don't show mercy."

Mr. Xi looked at the increasingly mature young man in front of him, and vaguely noticed that he was slightly different than before. If Pei Yue, who first came to Luliu Village, liked to make decisions before taking action, now he is a little more eager, so he can't help but feel a little worried.

Said: "Brother Yue, military formations are no child's play. Don't be reckless and impulsive. Although those people have the name of bandits, they are actually no weaker than veterans on the battlefield, especially if they occupy a favorable location in the mountains. If you just

It's okay to come up with ideas, but don't go out with the army."

Pei Yue nodded and said: "I have written down what you said, sir. To be honest, sir, in addition to the two reasons just mentioned, I also have some selfish motives. It is difficult to have a war on the border nowadays, and many noble disciples are waiting hard to make meritorious service.

Opportunities for people like my brother Qin Xian can only be limited to the position of a hundred-man sentry officer. Now I am a commoner with no foundation. I only rely on the recognition of Marquis Guangping. I don’t know how many years it will take to get ahead.

Those bandits burning, killing and looting outside Kyoto are undoubtedly slapping the imperial court in the face. I estimate that within a few months at the latest, the capital camp will enter the mountains to suppress the bandits. Otherwise, how can the emperor lose his face? Since I can play a small role

, at this time there is no need to hide one’s foolishness and clumsiness, as long as one can make some further contributions in this matter, it will be far better than the hardships of going to the border.”

He said sincerely: "I will study hard with my husband in the past two years, but this opportunity is rare now. Even if I only stay in the village to enrich myself in the next two years, I can leave my name in the court early. For

It should be of great benefit in the future.”

Mr. Xi was slightly shocked by his honesty, but after seeing Pei Yueqing's peaceful eyes, he finally felt relieved, and at the same time he also understood that these recent events had indeed had a considerable impact on the young man's state of mind.

He sighed with some sympathy: "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, there won't be any problems in the village."

Pei Yue stood up and saluted: "Thank you sir."

After breakfast, Pei Yue came to the open space in the front yard, where a group of teenagers gathered, standing in two rows.

In addition to the seven people who first followed Pei Yue, there were eleven more people.

These young men were all the children of the farmers who performed well in the bloody battle that night. They were all between fifteen and sixteen years old. They were all selected by Pei Yue himself in the past two days.

Deng Zai and Qi Min stood at the beginning and end of the first row respectively, while Wang Yong and Yang Hu stood at the beginning and end of the second row.

Seeing Pei Yue appear, the young people immediately straightened their chests, especially the newcomers who were called today, all of them looked excited and their eyes were excited.

Pei Yue stood on the steps, glanced at everyone's face, and then said straight to the point: "From now on, you will follow me, but is there anyone who doesn't want to?"

No one nodded.

Pei Yue nodded and said: "From today on, you will practice martial arts with Mr. Xi. I will also ask two talented people to teach you reading and literacy. Those who perform well can learn more skills."

Deng Zai said loudly: "Please rest assured, young master, we will never let down the young master's appreciation."

Pei Yue stared at him and said, "Have you learned how to flatter yourself?"

Everyone laughed, and a rare look of embarrassment appeared on Deng Zaiying's dark face.

Pei Yue stopped teasing him and said to the teenagers: "You don't need to do anything now. Just learn your skills honestly every day. Don't worry about anything else. You will have plenty of white rice, meat to eat every day, and you will receive a monthly subsidy."

But I also want to tell you in advance that if you follow me, you must have real skills. I will keep an eye on you at all times. If there are people who are lazy, slippery, and have bad intentions, I will never show mercy. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" everyone shouted in unison.

Pei Yue said with satisfaction: "I will leave for a while tomorrow. You will be divided into two teams, led by Deng Zai and Wang Yong respectively, to guard this village for me."

The teenagers agreed, and then Yang Hu said loudly: "Master, I have something to say."

"speak."

"I want to follow the young master and protect him from the knife when he encounters danger!"

Pei Yue looked at Yang Hu, whose face was red, and remembered what he said to Fang Rui when he hit him that day. He sighed in his heart, but still said solemnly on his face: "Can't you understand what I just said?"

Yang Hu shrank his neck and mumbled, "Master, I was wrong."

Pei Yue's tone was calmer: "Learn your skills first and then talk about other things. To be honest with you, you will inevitably encounter dangers after following me, but as long as you are not greedy for life and afraid of death, I will definitely help you earn a future in the future.

I will bear the title of a slave for the rest of my life."

The teenagers were silent, but their expressions became solemn, and their eyes shone with eagerness.

Pei Yue said nothing more, looked around at the eighteen sturdy young men, and asked them to disperse, leaving only Deng Zai behind.

"Farmers still have to pay attention to farming and practice the Yuanyang Formation once every two days. Most of them are old and are not suitable for traveling outside. As long as they can deal with some predators and have some ability to protect themselves. Deng Zai, Mr. Xi

Such a great talent, it is not easy to get his teachings. This is a famous teacher that ordinary young men from wealthy families cannot ask for. Please help me keep an eye on these boys and don't let me down."

Pei Yue warned earnestly.

Deng Zai cupped his fists and said, "Don't worry, young master, we will not be worse than others. I will hit anyone who dares to be lazy."

Pei Yue smiled with satisfaction and said: "Very good, you can go ahead and go. You don't have to see me off tomorrow."

The young man suddenly knelt down on one knee and said solemnly: "Master, please take great care of me."

Pei Yue pulled him up and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm just going to do one thing on this trip, there won't be any danger."
Chapter completed!