The magician left behind in Qiumu City looked at Shao Diantai strangely and said: "A magician in one division of your regular army is equivalent to a magician guild in a lower-level city. I just took a look at the top of the city. At least a few came.
Thousands of people, right? Since you don’t need to defend the city, do you need more magicians to assist the outside defense line?”
Shao Diantai put his hand on his forehead, not knowing how to explain, "Okay, that's it, you two are in charge of Qiumu City, and my subordinates will be in charge of the outside."
The Tenth Legion is one of the three elite legions. Shao Diantai is not lacking in arrogance, and he will solve the problem on his own without anyone's help.
From Qiumu City to Tianmen Town, the terrain is flat all the way. There are several hills less than ten meters high, which is the most suitable terrain for cavalry to charge. The five divisions of the Tenth Army are lined up in the east-west direction, with 50,000
Many people and 70,000 to 80,000 horses filled the 40-kilometer defense line.
Because it was a local battle, the Tenth Army did not equip each cavalry with a pair of cavalry this time. It only brought more than 20,000 more horses as baggage. Otherwise, the five divisions would have at least more than 100,000 horses. They just took care of it.
The most indispensable military commodity in the royal ranch is war horses, and the cavalry units of all legions are jealous of them.
When it was daylight, the defense line of the 10th Army had taken initial shape. At this moment, in the streets and alleys of Zhenjing City, there was a heated discussion about who would win the knight competition. However, there were people in the Protectorate's Mansion who looked worried.
Ding Xiao sobbed with red eyes and handed a letter to Old Qiantou. After reading it, Old Qiantou opened his eyes in fright, "When did you discover it? Who was guarding the young master's yard last night?"
The old money man's voice was not loud, but he obviously lowered his voice with force, and his hands holding the letter were shaking, which was very rare for Sunset Archer.
"Because the light in the young master's room was not turned off last night, the slave thought that he went to bed very late and wanted to let the young master rest for a while, so he entered the room three sticks of incense late. It was already bright at that time. Outside the hospital last night
The person on duty is Ding Cai, he is right outside the door." Ding Xiao said while wiping tears.
"Ding Cai, get in here." This time the old money man's voice became louder.
Ding Cai literally crawled and rolled into Lao Qiantou's room.
"You," Lao Qiantou slapped the letter on the table and pointed at Ding Cai. Then he lowered his hand as if he had realized something, and sat down on the chair in frustration, "The young master is gone now, what should I do?"
"Senior Qian, I was not lazy to sleep last night. I kept an eye on the area around the yard, but the young master is used to practicing in his room, so I didn't dare to pay attention to what was going on in the room." Ding Caicheng knelt on the ground in fear.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Shi Jiang heard the noise here and rushed over.
Old Qiantou pointed to the letter on the table and said: "The young master ran away from home alone. He should have slipped out through the secret passage. I didn't expect this. The secret passage only served as a warning mechanism for people coming in from the outside.
, got out but didn’t do anything.”
Shi Jiang picked up the letter and read it quickly. Without saying a word, he put down the letter in his hand, jumped out of the room quickly, and then jumped onto the roof. After a few ups and downs, he disappeared without the letter falling to the ground.
"Alas." Old Qiantou sighed and bent down to pick up the letter left by Ding Kui. "This news must be tightly sealed and no one else can know. Tell all the young master's senior brothers, sisters, and seniors.
The young master went to Duke Anguo's Mansion, and I don't know when he will come back.
Just tell your own people that the young master has important matters to deal with. No one is allowed to ask any questions, let alone leak it to the outside world. Who dares to say a word without saying anything, don't blame me Qian Bu for being ruthless. You go back, I will go to Anguo Gong's Mansion.
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Anguo Gongfu.
Jiang Tong, who had been in seclusion for just two days, came out again. He sat at the main seat in the study, looking at his son who stood with his head bowed in solemnity on both sides and the old man kneeling in front of him, "Why are you panic? Kui'er can leave this letter,
It shows that he has thought it through carefully.
This kid has great ambitions. Look at that sentence, "The world outside is big, I want to go out and have a look." Who of you could match him when you were young?
If you want to become a peerless strong man, you must go through hardships. Under your protection all the time, he doesn't even know what the danger is.
Although it is a bit dangerous for a person to wander outside, based on his ability, his mind, and the experience you usually teach him, I believe Kui'er can come back safe and sound."
"My father taught me a lesson, but once this matter gets out, someone will probably do harm to Kui'er. We don't know where he is, so we can't even send someone to protect him secretly." Jiang Li was still worried.
"I taught the young master the art of disguise. He is very talented in this area. If you are not very familiar with him, you will not be able to see his disguise." Old Qiantou knelt on the ground and said.
"Well, you should get up first. That's good. We don't know where he went, and others won't know either. But we have to be on guard against some people.
Jiang Xi, find someone who is similar in size and appearance to Kui'er to pretend to be a stand-in, declare to the public that I am taking Kui'er on a trip, ask the stand-in to leave the capital with me in a carriage, and show him a few appearances on the way.
As long as I'm here, the people following and monitoring don't dare to get too close. Outsiders will just think that Kui'er is with me. After that, I will find a place to disappear with my substitute, leaving outsiders to make random guesses." Jiang is still very old and spicy.
Jiang Tong came up with a countermeasure.
"Yes, I'll do it now, kid." Jiang Xi left in a hurry.
"You guys," Jiang Tong pointed to Old Qiantou, "it's better not to stay in Zhenjing City. You should pack up and return to Xiaxi Town in the next two days to let the outside world know that Kui'er is with me and doesn't need the protection of you people.
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Ding Kui had indeed run away from home. After his secret conversation with Shaodian, he had long wanted to fade out of people's sight, and the sudden marriage prompted him to act willfully and run away from home.
"There is no need to fade out if I suddenly disappear. People can't find me. In two years, everyone will forget about me. Then if I reappear in a low-key manner, at least I can dispel some people's thoughts of plotting against me." Ding
Kui looked at the reflection in the water and said proudly.
He dressed up as a magician in his twenties, but there was no gold rim on his cuffs.
Mage robes are sold all over the street, but the gold rim on the cuffs cannot be embroidered casually. It needs to be certified by the Magicians Guild and a dedicated person will be responsible for embroidering the gold rim.
Not all magicians seek guild certification. Once they join a magician's guild, they must fulfill certain obligations. A small number of magicians would rather collect their own training resources than join a magician's guild.
Ding Kui pretends to be a magician who has not joined the guild.
He left the Protector's Mansion through the secret passage in his room before dawn. With the stealth technique he learned from Lao Qiantou, coupled with the eagle eye technique and the addition technique, he was able to escape without being noticed.
Sneaked near the Magician's Club.
That's right, it's the Magician Association. Yesterday, he saw the notice recruiting an adventure group. He remembered that Ruan Xingzhu was still in Tianmen Town, and he couldn't help but worry about her. After seeing off Lu Ji and the others, he decided to advance his plan to leave home. This time he went out alone.
The first destination is Tianmen Town.
In order to prevent others from guessing his true identity, Ding Kui changed his name to "Xie Peng".
There were no queues all night long in front of the Magicians Association. The finals of the Knight Competition were certainly exciting, but there were fewer players involved and fewer people cared about the competition. As long as you could afford the money, you didn't have to worry about not being able to watch the competition.
Ding Kui paid attention to his surroundings and walked into the gate of the Magician's Association without anyone noticing. He was taken outside the hall with a teleportation gate by someone who specially received the adventure group.
A pale old magician sat behind a table. There was a pile of jade tablets on the table, and a wooden sign was erected next to the table with the words "Recruitment Office" written on it.
The staff brought Ding Kui to the table. The old magician raised his head and glanced at Ding Kui, then lowered his eyes and said, "What's your name?"
"Xie Peng."
"Profession?"
"Magician."
"grade?"
"Initial wand-wielding magician."
The old magician raised his head and glanced at Ding Kui again, "Where is your magic wand?"
"I'm just short of money, that's why I applied. This time I go to Tianmen Town and make a fortune, which will be enough to buy a magic wand." Ding Kui made up a reason in advance.
It wasn't that he didn't have money to buy a magic wand, but he didn't have time to buy it, so he made a temporary decision to run away from home. If he went to Lu's Chamber of Commerce, he might be caught by his family.
"Then how do you prove that you are a wand-wielding magician?" the old magician said slowly.
"Wait a minute." Ding Kui muttered silently, and his whole body floated up.
"Okay, okay," the old magician waved to Ding Kui before he had risen a few meters, "You can't fly around here."
When Ding Kui fell back to the ground, the old magician asked again: "How old is he?"
"twenty five."
The old magician finally stopped questioning. He picked up a jade tablet and held it in his hand. After a while, he handed the jade tablet to Ding Kui and said, "When you pass through the portal and arrive at Tianmen Town, you have to hand the jade tablet to
The magician over there checks it, and then uses this jade token to settle the bounty every day.
You have not joined the Magicians Guild, you are not allowed to embroider gold on your sleeves, you are not allowed to go near the guild's important places, and you must obey the orders of the Magicians Guild while you are in Tianmen Town.
The portal can only let you go there for free, and you need to pay a fee when you come back. Of course, you can choose other ways to return, and you need to pay back the jade token before that."
"I understand." Ding Kui took the jade token.
"You go in." The old magician pointed to the hall.
Ding Kui had been here before and knew that there was a teleportation gate inside the hall, so he strode into the hall.
Although there is a portal in Tianmen Town, it is not usually opened. It will only be opened by the vice-president of the Magician Association in times of crisis. Therefore, the people who come to Tianmen Town through the portal are basically here to resist the beast tide.
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After Cheng Deng handed over the task of hosting the magic communication array to Ruan Xingzhu, he was honored to be assigned to the basement of the magic tower, where he was responsible for guarding the magic array that protected the portal.