"Captain Lei has captured Shun'an City. Commander Zhong has led the 1st Qiannu Regiment and the 1st Infantry Regiment to the vicinity of Jizhou City. When President Cai arrives, he can launch an attack. Chen Coin is also here to report. Shuangyong City Longyuan
The fleet has arrived at Chunlu Bay Water Village and is expected to arrive at Juyang City at noon tomorrow."
Ding Zhong reported the latest news to Ding Kui alone.
The 1st Infantry Regiment was forced upon Zhong Wei by Ding Kui. After the rebellion was over, people had to be left to guard it. The infantry could take on this responsibility.
"Long Yuan? That's Long Yan's uncle, why did he come here suddenly? Judging from the time, he is here to attend the wedding banquet of me and Li Fei. Are you coming to see me or your father-in-law?" Ding Kui knew that Long Kun was coming soon.
Ding Zhong smiled shyly, unable to answer this question.
"Command Zhongwei, end the battle as soon as possible and return to Juyang City as soon as possible. Rest and go home tomorrow morning!"
The wedding was scheduled for June 28th, and everyone in the Ding family was busy. It was the first time that the hostess organized so many people to do one thing. Her attitude was very serious, and her eyes could not tolerate idle people, except for one place.
It was late summer, the humidity in the swamp was very high, and a sticky feeling lingered in the air.
A place is filled with water vapor, just like a steamer on a stove. The naked eye cannot see what is in the water vapor.
When I got closer, I saw that this was a pond, and the faint sounds of women playing could be heard in the pond.
"What? The princess advises you to marry your senior brother! Really, if you hadn't told me, I would never have thought of it."
Listening to this sentence, you can be sure that there are Li Fei and Lu Ying in the pond.
"Senior Sister Li hides it so deeply. I haven't heard you say anything these days." The sour voice belonged to Ruan Xingzhu.
"You didn't ask me, I don't have the nerve to say it." Li Fei felt that her whole body was hot and she quickly used her hand skills to inject a coolness into the pond.
It turns out that the water vapor was caused by her, and the three beauties were playing in the water not wanting to be spied on.
"Sister Xingzhu, I'm sorry to ask. We all know each other so well. Don't blame me for telling the truth. Senior brother is so good and there are many people who like him. This is a normal thing and there is nothing shameful about it." Lu Ying said.
There is something in it.
Ruan Xingzhu lowered his head and looked at the water silently.
"You are the first person to know Ding Kui here, right?" Li Fei grabbed a handful of Lu Ying's body, "Now that you are not young, is there anyone you like?"
"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!" Lu Ying screamed repeatedly, forgetting for a moment that Li Fei was a frail magician who could only dodge and not fight back.
With a flash of white light, Ruan Xingzhu adjusted his mood and threw an acceleration spell at Li Fei. "I think she has fallen in love with her senior brother." He also teased Lu Ying.
"Wow, you guys unite to bully me!" Lu Ying reached out and pulled Li Fei back, "Hey, let's just have some fun." She then realized that Li Fei was slow in movement and weak in hand-to-hand combat. She could fight in close combat.
Crush the other two.
She started to fight back, and it was Li Fei's turn to dodge. However, it was unwise to fight a water magician in the water. He may not have enough strength but he has magic.
"What a shame! How can you use magic!" She was trapped in a small whirlpool, and she could feel the restraint of the wind on her soles. "No more fun! No more fun!"
"Shh, keep your voice down, are you afraid that others won't know that we are here?" Ruan Xingzhu removed the magic and swept around with a strong spiritual force.
"Lu Ying, like me, is in the late fourth level. Junior Sister Ruan is the most powerful. Back then, you didn't even have the first level combat power. Master Rong is really discerning about talents. Your future achievements will definitely not be inferior to Master Rong."
Li Fei used to have the idea of comparing magic power with Ruan Xingzhu, but now it has completely disappeared, and the gap between the two is getting wider and wider.
"Is it better for people to become stronger and happier, or to become happier and happier?" Ruan Xingzhu stretched out his hand and paddled on the water surface, watching the water splashing infatuatedly.
Lu Ying asked back: "Isn't it true that the stronger you are, the happier you are?"
Li Fei controlled the water flow to form an armor on Lu Ying's body, and said: "A strong person can easily get what he wants, but it may not necessarily make him happy. I don't know which one is better, I only know that the simpler the requirements are, the easier it is to be happy."
Xingzhu, try to let go of your obsession, don’t care about your strength, don’t care about what others think, face your own heart, what do you want? Have you hindered or harmed others? Have you hindered or harmed yourself?"
She once had an obsession in her heart, which was about Ding Kui's suppression of the Tian family. But after the Tian family was defeated by the rebels, her obsession disappeared. After that, she became calm when facing Ding Kui and became more determined in her heart.
Lu Ying stroked the armor on his body in surprise and didn't care what Li Fei said.
Ruan Xingzhu looked up at Li Fei, and their clear eyes met.
"Are you obsessed? Maybe, I'm different from you. There are some things you can do that I can't do. Don't worry, I'll be fine. I'll be very happy to see you get married happily." She showed her sincerity.
smile.
"The world is so chaotic that I didn't let my family come over. Apart from teachers and senior brothers, you are my family. Although your relationship with Brother Kui may be better than mine, I still hope that you will accompany me as my mother-in-law." Li Fei
He gently hugged Ruan Xingzhu's shoulders.
"Yes, I am from Pingzhong County." Lu Ying patted his chest, and his breastplate was patted to pieces. "I am your biological sister!" He said and squeezed between Li Fei and Ruan Xingzhu.
"Keke, such a big sister, senior sister, couldn't you beat her for food when you were a child? You look stunted." Ruan Xingzhu turned his body to let Lu Ying get in.
"You are the only one who has grown well!" Li Fei stretched out her claws.
"ah!"
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"Juniors pay their respects to the Lord of Dragon City." Ding Kui came to the dock to greet the fleet of Shuanglong City.
"What? You're not calling me, uncle! Long Yan is my niece." Long Yuan pretended to be angry.
"Ah, this junior is wrong, please punish me." Ding Kui could feel the kindness of the other party.
Long Yuan has not been away from Shuanglong City for a long time. Today is the first time he met Ding Kui. He can vaguely see his own shadow in this young man, which feels quite to his liking.
The two of them chatted and laughed all the way to the lord's mansion, where Shaodian Luan and Long Yan greeted them in front of the mansion. Ordinary nobles could not enjoy such treatment, only close relatives were eligible.
"It's a pity that such an outstanding daughter is not my daughter." Long Yuan must be someone who protects his shortcomings. The princess didn't take it seriously and only praised Long Yan.
He and the people he brought lived in the lord's mansion. Ding Kui created an area specifically for the Long family. His relatives were not allowed to live outside.
The Lord's Mansion also held a special banquet to welcome Long Yuan, which gave the Long family plenty of face.
Long Yuan sighed: "Actually, you are just like me. You exchange military achievements for titles and create a family by your own abilities. I'm just a few decades older than you."
"You are my role model, how can you compare me to that?" Ding Kui lowered his stance.
With Ding Kun as his companion at the banquet, he was able to chat with Long Yuan about the affairs of the previous generation, without neglecting the old earl who came from afar.
As soon as the banquet ended, Long Yuan said, "Let's chat." Ding Kui understood and took him to the study.
"I would like to ask you for a position." He went straight to the point.
"You? No problem, as long as I can give it." This was beyond Ding Kui's expectation.
"The commander-in-chief of the new Nineteenth Legion is not me, but Quanzi, Long Yan's eldest brother, and Long Shuang's father, Long Yi."
"Hey." Ding Kui didn't expect that Long Yuan would ask for a legion commander, which is equivalent to leaving a legion. "Long, isn't Brother Long here today?"
"He is looking after the house. Shuang'er is in the New Twelfth Legion. When I come here, someone in Shuanglong City must be watching. Cao people always like to invade from my place." Long Yuan did not forget to laugh at himself.
"It's not that the younger generation looks down on him, it's mainly because he doesn't know Brother Long Yi at all and has never heard of him joining the army." Ding Kui had no information about Long Yi at all in his mind.
"Didn't you say you don't value qualifications?"
"That's right!"
Long Yuan nodded and said: "That's okay, he has the strength to command a legion! Can't you trust me?"
No wonder you came to Juyang City in person, this is really something that others can't do.
Ding Kui understood.
"Okay, I believe it!" He had Long Yuan's information. "Tomorrow I can publicly appoint Long Yi as the commander-in-chief of the Nineteenth Army Corps, but that is just an empty title."
"It doesn't matter, I will figure out the rest. You don't have to worry. If you can't trust me, can't you trust the Long family? My brother should be here soon, right?"
"Are you talking about my father-in-law? He will be here in two days." Ding Kui knew that Long Kun was on the way.
"When he comes, he will have equipment, and when he comes, he will have troops. I can form the 19th Army Corps in Yangyuan Prefecture, and guarantee that the 14th Army Corps will not cause trouble for you." Long Yuan spoke with a sense of pride that made people believe in him.
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"Okay, tomorrow I will ask the supervisor to issue a letter of appointment." This is not a difficult problem for Ding Kui, and he can solve it by just blowing the pillow.
"What about military pay?" He looked at Long Yuan with hope.
"Boy! You want to exchange an empty piece of paper for a legion? You can't save this money."
Ding Kui's wish came true.
"Well, no wonder you brought so many congratulatory gifts. I should have thought of it earlier." He knew he had met an old fox.
Long Yuan asked him to provide money to form a legion, and the legion did not listen to his command, but only to the Long family.
"If you don't suffer a loss, I will work hard for you in the future. What do I want? I want Duke Wei to get it. There is no point in having one more legion. Jiang Jing is your backing in the Long family." Long Yuan said.
Not empty.
"What size of army do you want to build?" Ding Kui had already prepared the money.
It was impossible for him to let his troops use the imperial court's food and salary to deal with the imperial court. This was the reason why he was eager to control Nanqiu County and eager to make money.
"An ordinary legion will do. In addition, Shuanglong City would like to purchase a batch of strong crossbows, the kind used by your crossbow regiment."
Long Yuan specially divided the formation of an army and the purchase of crossbows into two separate tasks, obviously knowing the importance of strong crossbows in Ding Kui's heart.
"It's very expensive, the materials themselves are not cheap, and the manufacturing process is complicated, the output is not high, and the quantity that can be sold to you is limited." Ding Kui did not refuse but he had restrictions.
Long Yuan stretched out two fingers: "Two thousand pairs, I will use them to defend Shuanglong City and will not pose a threat to you. As for the price, I will deduct it from the military expenses as appropriate. You can decide what to do."
He had something to rely on and was not afraid of Ding Kui's random pricing.
"Uncle, where are Jingjing's 100-day and birthday gifts? You won't owe such a small child, right? Long Yan and I can be exempted, but hers cannot be exempted." Ding Kui shamelessly asked for gifts for his daughter.