On Xingshan Mountain, Wu Gen sent Yang Zheng and Hu Jia out of the Guibei Tower. After carefully warning them for a long time, he let them go.
Standing alone on the edge of the mountain, Wu Gen looked at the mountains in the distance silently. In the sky, the strong wind gathers the dark clouds, like driving countless black wild horses, rolling over from all directions, piling up in piles, getting denser and denser, charging and surging furiously in the valley.
After returning from Hanlu City, Wu Gen felt a little powerless, as if he had been caught in a big net and his hands and feet were gradually being restrained.
Some of Mingzheng's words were right. Why did he come to Kuntian Continent? Can't he hold a team and prepare for a foothold in Beizhou in the future?
But it is indeed difficult to achieve this goal with Ji Ye alone. The Northern Army only has more than 20,000 troops, and it is remarkable that our Dreadnought Army can account for half of it.
Which family would let a team that guards its own base camp be controlled by a foreign race? This is like the Zhao family inviting people from the divine religion to lead troops to garrison outside Fuli City. No one will feel at ease.
When Ji Yan was able to get the two thousand position smoothly, she probably had the intention of keeping an eye on the Fearless Army. Ten thousand men and horses is the maximum number that the Xingshan Fearless Army can achieve.
This is not a question of whether Ji Ye believes in himself, but that the Ji family will not leave their own safety to the Fearless Army.
It can be expected that if the reorganization crisis of the Iron Hand Province is over, whether the Fearless Army can exist and how much can be left is a question.
Therefore, either the fearless army will grow so big that others can no longer support it and break away from the control of the Ji family, or Ji Ye will become the head of the family. Otherwise, Wu Gen can foresee his own fate.
This time, Mingzheng personally came forward to let the Lu family and the Ba family recruit him, which was an obvious signal. The next step for the Fearless Army to expand its troops is probably not going to be that easy.
Therefore, Wu Gen told Yang Zheng and Hu Jia exactly about his worries and the situation of his meeting with Ming Zheng and others. These two people were good at playing dirty tricks, and it was easy to leave many things to them.
In the dead of night, Wu Gen was also thinking about giving up his job. This kind of scheming all day long was really tiring.
Isn't it good to be a ranger as mentioned in the book? One person is full and the whole family is not hungry. However, since he has reached this level, there is no room for regret.
As people get older and reach a certain level, they have to do something against their will, not for themselves, but for the people behind them.
Some days later, Lu Lie and Ba Hong sent Wu Gen 400 human beings according to their previous agreement. These were all strong young people. Wu Gen handed over the placement of these people to Yang Zheng. .
Today, Wu Gen is even more like a hands-off shopkeeper. All the big and small matters of the Fearless Army are handed over to Shui Congyue and the others, while he is obsessed with cultivation. It is not a big deal that the sky is falling, so he is not allowed to disturb him.
However, sometimes, even if the sky has not fallen, something still comes to him. After all, he is still a member of the Fearless Army.
On this day, Wu Gen was resting in the courtyard. Zhuo Ke knocked on the door gently and walked in.
"Master of the village, many people have come down the mountain, and the leader insists on seeing you."
"See you or not, just say I'm dead." Wu Gen waved his hand, shirtless, concentrating on dealing with the wooden pillar in front of him.
Zhuo Ke was silent for a moment, then said: "He said his name is Ji Bi, and he is the lord of Wuling City."
"Ji Bi?" Wu Gen was stunned. Ji Ye's uncle was stationed in Xingshan, largely because of this person.
"Find me clean clothes and meet at the foot of the mountain." After changing his clothes, Wu Gen hurried to Dizhu Village.
At the foot of the mountain in the distance, there were more than fifty riders parked. The leader was a thin old man with a jade belt tied around his waist, who was looking at the Fearless Army's stronghold with great interest.
Wu Gen reached the old man and cupped his hands.
"I wonder if this elder is the city lord of Wuling City." The old man narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Wu Gen.
"It is this city lord. I heard that my brother has formed a new Northern Army. One of the troops is the leader of the human race. You are that Qianhu Wu Gen."
"Exactly." Wu Gen raised his head and looked at the old man,
"I don't know what the city lord is doing when he comes here."
"Can't you come up and have a look? After all, you are still a member of my Ji family." The old man looked arrogant and pointed at Wu Gen with his riding crop.
"A human race can always point fingers in front of me. Lead the way. I want to see for my brother what this fearless army is capable of." At this time, after hearing the news, Baoxiang and others also came to the foot of the mountain and looked at Ji Bi Such actions are all a bit dissatisfied.
Wu Gen smiled slightly, but he stood in the middle of the road up the mountain.
"Master Ji, according to the rules of the Northern Army, no one is allowed to enter the camp without the second young master's military order. Please forgive me, City Master Ji." Ji Bi sneered, leaned down and stared at Wu Gen, and said word by word: " Wu Qianhu, you have to remember that the Ji family made you Qianhu so that you could run wild here. Without the protection of the Ji family, there is no telling whether you, a mere human being, could survive today. I, Ji Bi "Brother of the lord, I want to see my Northern Army. Do you have any opinions?" He straightened up, stroking his long beard with a sneer on his face, urging his horse to go up the mountain, and the entourage behind him also urged his horse to follow.
"You..." Seeing this, Cheng Jie in the team took a step forward with an ax in hand, staring at Ji Bi fiercely, but was stopped by Xue Xin.
"Hey, I don't know where this guy came from. His face is bigger than his butt. You said that you are a toad with hair on its mouth, so you are considered a bird or a beast." A strange and sinister voice came out, and everyone turned around to see that it was that person. Niu Chao doesn't take things too seriously when watching the excitement.
He was holding a toad in his hand, and he was grabbing a pile of horsehair and stabbing it into someone's mouth. For the first time, everyone felt that this guy was a bit pleasing to the eye.
"Huh? Where did the little thief come from, how dare he say obscene words." Ji Bi turned his head sharply, with a cold light in his eyes, and stared at Niu Chao coldly.
"What kind of city lord is this? I'm scolding this toad. Don't rush in to continue." Niu Chao raised his head with an innocent face, his fair face full of grievances.
"Wu Gen, how did you lead your subordinates?" Seeing Wu Gen standing aside and watching the show with a smile, Ji Bi said angrily, turned around and ordered to his guards: "Come here, arrest this kid, slap him for thirty, I Let's see how tough his mouth is." A guard leader and his men stepped forward to capture Niu Chao.
"Huh? Someone arrested the Northern Army soldiers without any military order." Wu Gen's face dropped, and he stared at Ji Bi coldly.
"Do you want to rebel?" With a crash, Baoxiang and others surrounded the guard leader, and soon a team of people ran down from the mountain, surrounding the rest of the guards, staring at each other menacingly.
Ji Bi and other guards usually acted as guards of honor and had never participated in any battles. Looking at these murderous guys, they were so frightened that they dared not move.
"Wu Gen, my city lord's words don't work." Ji Bi's face was very ugly, and he could see it. These people must have fought many battles, and their aggressive murderous aura cannot be faked.
"City Lord Ji's words will naturally apply in Wuling City. However, this is the Northern Army, and it was specially designed with the lord's personal approval. Is it possible that the City Lord also has to issue military orders to the Northern Army?" Wu Gen raised his head and asked sternly.
Ji Bi hesitated for a moment. Wu Gen was seizing on the loophole in his words. As a city lord, if he wanted to command the Northern Army, wouldn't it be a huge taboo?
After thinking about it, Ji Bi's expression softened a little, and he pointed at Niu Chao and said,
"I don't want to give orders to the Northern Army. It's just that this kid offended me, so I can't just let him go. Could it be that Wu Qianhu wants to protect this guy."
"No, City Lord Ji has gone astray." Wu Gen changed his smile and said,
"It's just that the Northern Army has its own rules. This kid made a mistake and should be dealt with according to the Northern Army's rules. It's not anyone else's turn to do anything."
"You..." Ji Bi pointed at Wu Gen and was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"Okay, okay, then follow the rules of your Northern Army. If he insults the city lord, how should you deal with him." Wu Gen smiled slightly and said to Niu Chao: "Go and learn how to bark twice, so that the city lord can relieve his anger." Niu Chao smiled and barked seven or eight times in succession.
"This is the rule of your Northern Army. Does the Northern Army have such rules?" Ji Bi was so angry that his beard trembled, and he pointed at Wu Gen and said angrily.
"Yes, that's what our Northern Army is like. If you insult others, you can just go back and humiliate them. If you have to behead them, wouldn't it give the Ji family a harsh reputation?" Wu Gen spread his hands and said, It seems natural.
"Humph." Seeing Wu Gen acting like a rogue, Ji Bi waved his sleeves angrily.
"Wu Gen, I won't argue with you about this. I'm going to join the army today for a look, but you have to stop me." Wu Gen pursed his lips and ordered to Ha Ying: "Since City Lord Ji insists on seeing it, let's be a little more accommodating. It will be my responsibility to investigate the lord in the future." He looked at the guards who were surrounded. ,
"These people are not surnamed Ji, so just wait here. I really think that this place of our Fearless Army is a market, and cats and dogs can wander around casually." As he said this, he turned to Ji Bi and cupped his hands.
"Sir, I'm not telling you, don't think too much. Come and ask City Lord Ji to come up the mountain." A group of people surrounded Ji Bi and walked towards Dizhu Village. Along the way, Ji Bi kept looking around, looking at the heavily guarded area. The camps, the well-proportioned fortifications, and the soldiers who were training in protective gear couldn't help but be secretly frightened.
A glimpse of the whole leopard revealed that this fearless army was indeed as fierce as the legend. With it stuck in Xingshan, the north of Hanlu City had no worries about defense.
"What is that on the top of the mountain?" Ji Bi pointed in the direction of Dengming Village, where a dwarf bird was slowly descending.
"Oh, there's a granary up there." Wu Gen said casually.
"Whose granary is built on the top of the mountain? There are obviously people practicing on it." Ji Bi snorted coldly, clamped his mount, and accelerated towards the mountain.
Wu Gen quietly took a few steps back, pulled Niu Chao over and whispered: "Go look for cattle quickly and let out two mastiffs. This old guy seems to want to go to Dengming Village. They are all our treasures. We can’t let him watch.”
"Are you going to bite this old bastard to death?" Niu Chao bared his big white teeth and looked excited.
"Go away, just scare him enough to throw him off his horse. Go quickly and don't cause any drama, or your military pay will be suspended." Wu Gen threatened in a low voice, really afraid that this bastard would do something reckless.
"Okay." Niu Chao agreed, slipped out of the team, and ran towards the back hill.
"Wu Gen, I heard that your fearless army was invincible and destroyed many rebels. Is this possible?" Walking on the road, Ji Bi suddenly asked.
"It's just spreading rumors. We are just bullying those gangsters who have no backing. No one who has a backing dares to touch them." Wu Gen walked alongside him and said perfunctorily without saying a word.
"Hmph, you have suppressed all the bandits in my city of Wuling. Thanks to you, the surroundings of Wuling City are much quieter now." Ji Bin had a sarcastic look on his face and pointed at Wu Gen.
"It's just that I heard that you sent people to ask some small families for security fees?"
"Thank you City Lord for the compliment. Protecting the country and the people, and eradicating violence are the duties of the Fearless Army. But people have to eat, and those families can't get the benefits without spilling some blood." Wu Gen said with an innocent face.
Ji Bi could also see that this person was very different from those in the orthodox officialdom, and he did not like his own style at all. He didn't ask any more questions, and after looking around at Dizhu Village, he was ready to go to Dengming Village.
Wu Gen winked at the people behind him and distanced himself from Ji Bi. Although after many days of running-in, the Fearless Army horses are no longer very afraid of the giant mastiff, but it is still easy to startle the horse if it suddenly pounces.
Ji Bi caught Wu Gen and others' little actions in his eyes, and sneered in his heart. He refused to let himself go up the mountain, but wanted to go up and have a look. To see what you could do to me, he hit the horse and ran to the top of the mountain.
Just after turning a fork in the road, the horse beneath him suddenly screamed and stood up, throwing Ji Bi, who was caught off guard, to the ground.
In the forest ahead, two giant black mastiffs that were as big as war horses appeared, with long fangs exposed and threatening growls coming from their throats.
Ji Bi's horse was so frightened that it turned around and ran away, leaving its master alone. Looking at the giant mastiff with stinky saliva flowing from its mouth and gaping teeth, Ji Bi screamed in fright,
"Wu Gen, save me."
