Volume 1: Looking Northwest, Shooting Sirius Chapter 81: Disarming the white stile
"The reputation is bad..."
The corners of Zhong Xingxin's mouth slowly raised, he turned to look at Zhao Jiujin, shook his head slightly and sighed:
"Nine pounds, nine pounds, after all these years, you still haven't made any progress!"
"ah?"
Zhao Jijin's eyes widened, wondering why the general suddenly said this.
"Yu Mou has remembered it!"
Zhong Xingxin turned around, looked at Zhao Jiujin, and said with sharp eyes:
"We are all fighting men, not those rotten literati who pursue fame!"
The sound was like thunder, which made Zhao Jijin's heart tremble.
"If the country has an order, you must do it even if you massacre the city and kill prisoners!"
"Soldiers have a bounden duty to obey orders and serve the country and the people. They don't hesitate to become monsters. When do you need to worry about your reputation?!"
The general's momentum was as strong as a mountain, and Zhao Jiujin took several steps back. Finally, he suddenly realized, yes, when will a certain fighting man want to pursue fame like a rotten scholar?
Two days later, Chai Tiannuo arrived at Longshan City. Compared with the murderous and heavily guarded border town, Longshan City was much larger and more prosperous.
Although there were still soldiers patrolling, the number and frequency were much smaller, and the items sold in the store were much richer. Chaitino took Man'er for a walk, and actually bought a lot of accessories and clothing for the little girl.
"Young lady, you are so lucky. Your husband loves you so much. You will definitely have a comfortable life in the future."
The proprietress of the cosmetics shop was filled with emotion when she looked at the handsome Chai Tiannuo and the pretty Chai Man'er. Although the husband was handsome, he could tell he was a ruthless person just by looking at the scars on his face, yet he was so considerate to the petite lady. It was really
rare.
Chai Man'er walked out of the shop, her mouth never closed the whole way, and she would giggle from time to time, which really frightened Chai Tiannuo. Is this girl Man'er going crazy?
"Man'er, what's wrong with you? You're smiling so weirdly. The young master is so scared."
"Young master, the boss lady said I am your wife."
"Is she lame?"
Chai Tiannuo couldn't help but rolled his eyes. The little girl's bright eyes suddenly dimmed, and she lowered her head sadly and said:
"...I have forgotten that I am a slave and cannot be the young master's wife."
Chai Tiannuo laughed out loud and stretched out his hand to rub Chai Man'er's hair into a mess:
"What nonsense are you talking about? When did the young master treat you as a slave? The little ancestor is just the same!"
"Don't rub it, don't rub it. It took a lot of effort to get your hair done."
Chai Man'er hurriedly protected her newly combed temples. Her heart felt warm and she had already put the sadness away.
"Don't think wildly. Your young master has a very high military record and still has some privileges."
"When you return to the capital, I won't have to wait another ten years to cancel your slave status. By then, you can do whatever you want, and everything will be up to you."
Patting the head of Chai Man'er who was holding his arm tightly, Chai Tiannuo smiled. To be serious, the only Chai family members in this world are him and Man'er.
"Um!"
Chai Maner smiled and nodded, her handsome face blooming with daisies.
After staying in Longshan City for a few days, I did all the shopping and bought all the things I needed to buy. After packing my bags, Chai Tiannuo was ready to hit the road.
After staying in Northwest China for these days, when I really want to leave, I feel a little reluctant to leave.
The two of them were riding through the busy city, and an old man was telling stories on the street, which really attracted a lot of people to watch.
The young apprentice banged the gong twice to attract the interest of the newcomers, and then he took the gong to collect the big boys. There were many people watching, but not many people paid, and there were about ten big boys.
With a bang, Chai Tiannuo dropped a small spindle worth two taels, which caused the onlookers to exclaim repeatedly, and the young apprentice even bowed in gratitude.
The old man sat on a high chair, bowed and saluted, and then continued:
"To say that the man who had his head cut off at Shibali Fort was born with a strange phenomenon. His first-born eyes had double pupils, and there were lightning flashes between his eyes when they opened and closed. It is extremely shocking!"
"Let's say that that day he went to Happy Forest and deliberately threw the pretty proprietress into the big wine vat..."
"..."
Chaitino's face jumped when he heard this, and he realized that the storyteller was actually talking about him.
But what's going on with the horns on the head and the happy forest? It sounds so much like what Takejiro did?
"Master, you, the head-cutting person in Shibalibao, are far worse than that one."
Chai Man'er became excited after hearing this and couldn't help but tugged Chai Tiannuo's arm.
"Hehehe, keep listening and see what else is said."
After listening to another cup of tea, Chai Tiannuo immediately rolled his eyes and started spreading rumors. He was absolutely spreading rumors. The content was simply nonsense. Since when did he like to eat people's ears?
He also likes raw food the most, isn’t he a savage?
Although it was a rumor, the old man was very sharp-tongued, and what he said was full of ups and downs. Chai Tiannuo and Chai Maner were immediately fascinated by what they said, and they gasped along with the onlookers, saying that Chai Dalang was not a simple person. It’s really not simple!
"..."
Zhong Xingxin looked at the two of them and couldn't help but rub his forehead vigorously. No one else could be so fascinated by the fabrications about him!
"Don't listen, come with me to discuss important matters!"
He slapped Chai Tiannuo awake, who was listening with gusto. Zhong Xingxin rode his horse to another place. Chai Tiannuo grinned and reluctantly left the reading stall.
"You have filed a file. I shouldn't bother you anymore, but the border guards lack good people, so I have to find you."
In a simple wine shop, they cooked a few delicious side dishes and served two jars of cut-throat liquor. Zhong Xingxin drank and talked.
"Sir, if you have any questions, please feel free to tell me. I am also half-Northwesterner. Although I have been here for a short period of time, my feelings are by no means shallow."
Chai Tiannuo replied solemnly, Zhong Xingxin nodded happily and told him the reason for looking for him.
The situation in the frontier fortress changes like the summer weather, at an absurdly fast speed.
Two days ago, the Kuldun Guard and the Husang Guard, who were originally hiding their whereabouts, showed up at Suolong Pass, and the tribes of the two guards also began to enter the pass in large numbers.
The first thing the hundreds of thousands of steppe Tatars did was to attack the city. It took half a day to capture eleven bridges and forts, with more than two thousand casualties!
Behind the bridge and fort across the river between Xiao and Qing, half of the steppe Tatars began to cross the river, pushing the battle line directly under the walls of important border towns such as Tumubao, and instantly enclosed a large area of land in the northwest.
"The three guardsmen have not sent out troops, but the current situation must change, otherwise, there will be no room for maneuver in the northwest."
Zhong Xingxin sighed, and Chaitino took a breath. Unexpectedly, such a big change happened in such a short period of time.
"Sir, what do you want Tiannuo?"
"After all, I only have one person. Hundreds of thousands are beyond my reach."
Chai Tiannuo smiled bitterly, if people have to be self-aware, there are hundreds of thousands of Tatars, and it is not possible for them to solve it alone.
"I and your three thousand elite soldiers have only one mission, just like the previous mission in the grassland, tearing the grassland royal court's body until they can no longer bear the pain and flee back outside the pass!"
"But why me?"
Chai Tiannuo's face was full of doubts. He didn't believe it. In the vast northwest, there was no other master besides Zhong Xingxin.
"Because you are the cleanest!"
There was a sharp flash in Zhong Xingxin's eyes, which eventually turned into a deep sigh:
"The northwest is no longer what it was a few years ago. There are holes everywhere. There are really not many trustworthy experts left."