In this dilapidated little village, the well-armed knights who followed the Red Lady skillfully found tables, chairs and benches from the houses that were about to collapse for the Red Lady and Liu Jun to sit down. They scattered around and became alert.
"Sure enough, what a strong man." Liu Jun couldn't help but praise seeing that they didn't need to give any orders at all and were extremely skilled in doing their own thing.
The red lady looked over, her eyes showing some relief and some sadness.
"They are my late husband's bodyguards. There are 500 of them. After a big battle, there are only a dozen or so you see left."
"It stands to reason that with such a large-scale mobilization of innate masters, it's impossible for you not to get the news."
Speaking of this, the red lady's eyes flashed fiercely: "Of course we have received the news that the Hu people have come to have more than twenty innates, and there are even more innates in our Jingwei army.
"But the sad thing is that just the night before the Hu people arrived, the state government sent someone to invite the village chief and above to a banquet.
"Everyone in the army is dominated by force. If he can be appointed as the commander, he will naturally have superior force and have made enough achievements.
"Our innate talents basically hold positions above the village chief."
Liu Jun did not expect that he would get such a result.
"Afterwards, is there any news about the generals who went to the state capital?"
"No, I think he either surrendered or died." The red lady's eyes showed sadness.
Liu Jun also laughed a little angrily: "It seems that we should go to the state capital first."
He suddenly had an idea: "Do you think someone in the state capital has the idea of independence, and the Jingwei Army is an uncontrollable factor, so this happened."
The red lady shook her head: "Impossible. Bingzhou has a sparse population and the state capital has no money. No one will choose to start an uprising here."
She was suddenly startled and turned her gaze to Liu Jun: "The state government said that it has not received any money from the government in the past few years, but we have investigated and found that the Central Plains collects barbarian and suppressed wages.
"Do you think it's because the state government deducted our food and salary, so we have other thoughts?"
Liu Jun was silent at this time. After a while, he replied in a deep voice: "It was harvested by the farmers, but it was exploited all the way to Kyoto, and when the household department divided it again, the statement in the court became that it was not harvested.
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"That's it." The red lady's face was calm. She was used to such news, and she also knew too much about the faces of those people.
"Perhaps my husband has known about it for a long time. He just didn't want to make us sad, so he kept it secret from us. But now that my husband is dead, I have no expectations for this country."
Liu Jun remembered how bright and gorgeous she was when they first met. Although he now knew that it was probably just her pretending to be calm, but now looking at the red lady's numb expression, he peeled off her scab, revealing the wound underneath that had not healed at all.
, maybe not a good choice.
"Hu people, state capital, and officials from aristocratic families who are busy with money and food, you have many enemies."
Liu Jun's voice brought Lady Hong back to her senses, but she was a little stunned.
"Well, I actually——"
Liu Jun waved his hand to interrupt her.
"I understand, you don't want to drag me down, but after knowing such a thing, my heart makes me unable to stay out of it. Don't worry, I will fight with you to the end."
"That's not what I meant, I meant -"
"You want to hunt down the barbarians first, right? No problem. Although I think it might be easier in the state capital, but since you already have a plan, let's go hunt down the innates of the barbarians."
"I……"
The red lady looked at Liu Jun's sincere eyes and didn't know what to say. Could it be that she didn't think that much at all, and she didn't even think about surviving in the process of hunting Xiantian.
But seeing Liu Jun so enthusiastic, her heart moved. Maybe she would insist on it?
It would be nice if he could really deal with all the people he talked about.
Liu Jun looked on, and naturally noticed the change in the red lady's mentality, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If a person has no hope of living, then let her live by hatred. As long as a person lives, there is hope for everything.
Seeing the red lady's eyes gradually light up, Liu Jun asked.
"I wonder what the matchmaker's plan is? If you contact me, there should be some use for me."
The red lady nodded: "My plan is to lure the snake out of its hole. Originally, I was going to make the bait myself, but what you did two days ago gave me a new idea."
"Is it because I killed Xiantian?" Liu Jun asked.
"Yeah." Lady Red nodded, "It seems like there are so many tribes, big and small, on the grassland, and it's very confusing. But no matter what happens on the grassland, the three big tribes at the top can get the news very quickly."
She glanced at Liu Jun: "You may not feel it yourself, but a warrior who is still training his body actually leapfrogged and killed an innate who had already stabilized his realm, and he was only slightly injured."
Speaking of this, a smile appeared on her lips.
"Everyone will only think that you must have learned some peerless martial arts, and will not think it is for other reasons. I think the news about you has been spread, and now there should be many small and medium-sized tribes who are also inquiring about you.
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Liu Jun also didn't expect that he had become a favorite in the eyes of others. Naturally, he was not afraid. He just asked curiously: "Will someone come to me?"
"Well, there should be. After all, you have the experience of killing Xiantian. With your fighting power, no one below Xiantian can surround you."
Liu Jun pretended to sigh: "Hey, it looks like I'm going to have to live on the run for a while."
He turned around and looked at several people sitting around another table a few meters away, quietly listening to the two men talking.
In fact, he also discovered that it was okay for him to talk empty words, but he really had no ability to lead troops.
These people may have seen a lot of things following him, but their martial arts skills have not increased much.
As for the reason, of course I didn't give them enough opportunities to exercise.
Liu Jun realized that there was an excellent opportunity right now, so he set his sights on the red lady opposite.
"If I act as a bait, it would be too dangerous for them to follow me. If Red Lady has some free time, please bother to help me train them."
The red lady turned her head and looked at them one by one. With her eyes, she naturally discovered the differences between these people. She couldn't help but be surprised: "Where did you get so many good seedlings? They all seem to be innate."
She looked at He Yunxi at the first glance: "This realm is already closer to the innate than you, but it seems to have been stuck in front of the innate gate for a while, and the vigor in the power of qi and blood has become a bit weak, but it looks like
She seems to have found a way to pass the customs recently, and it won't be long before she can step into Xiantian."
He Yunxi was shocked. She didn't expect that this beautiful woman, who didn't seem to be older than herself, had such sharp eyesight, and her secrets seemed to be seen by her without any reservation.
In response to her nervousness, the red lady just smiled slightly.
She pointed at Lu Guan and said: "This man looks unremarkable, but his sword energy is strong. He has obviously understood the sword's heart, and reaching the innate world is just a matter of polishing his body."
Regarding her evaluation, Lu Guan had a warm smile on his face and just clasped his fists.
His change was very subtle. Although his smile was still the same before, it gave people the impression that he was just a handsome young man.
Unknowingly, although he did not take action often, his energy and blood strength increased a lot. The increase in skill did not make him energetic, but instead made him more restrained. As gentle as jade, this should be the most appropriate evaluation for him now.
The red lady looked at Liu Ruomei again: "This girl is what I like best. She has a simple personality and passionate emotions. She is similar to me when I was young. If possible, I would like to accept her as my apprentice."
She turned to look at Liu Jun, but Liu Jun responded with a smile: "Everyone should choose their own destiny. You should not ask me this question, but let her answer it by herself."
Liu Ruomei looked at Liu Jun at a loss, but Liu Jun just responded to her with an encouraging look.
Liu Ruomei's eyes wandered back and forth between the faces of Liu Jun and the Red Lady, and finally she mustered up the courage to say to the Red Lady: "Can I become as beautiful as you in the future?"
These words caused the red lady to steal a sly smile towards Liu Jun. Liu Jun could only pretend not to see it. He was not a stallion and could not fall in love with a woman upon seeing her.
She coughed softly: "Don't worry, practicing martial arts is a process of rebirth. You may not have noticed that you are now much more beautiful than before you practiced martial arts. When you transcend your innateness, you can even improve some of the things you are dissatisfied with about yourself.
Some adjustments.”
The red lady puffed up her chest, and Liu Ruomei showed an expression of sudden realization.
"Well, then I should call you master."
The red lady smiled happily, and the smile seemed to come from the bottom of her heart.
She was happy and said a few more words.
"The twins have good aptitudes, and they seem to have psychic powers. Practicing martial arts will naturally be more effective with half the effort."
Then he pointed at Tong Baixiong and Dongfang Bai: "Although those two qualifications are good, their destiny is too strong. Now they have been stimulated. Although they will make rapid progress in the future, if they cannot get rid of the influence of destiny, their innate achievements will be like that. But
Just another wind god and rain master."
Once again hearing the word "fate" from someone else, Liu Jun couldn't help but be excited.
"Is it wrong to have a strong destiny?"
The red lady glanced at Liu Jun: "You are so strong. I originally thought that you had a strong destiny, but after meeting you, I didn't find the aura of destiny in you.
"Either your destiny is very good at hiding it, or you not only got rid of the influence of your destiny, but also absorbed part of its power.
"Now, I prefer the first one. After all, your character is too awkward. It is impossible for normal people to have such a temperament as yours, and there will be no people like you in this world."