After Zhu Wei came to Pingyang City, it took him more than a month to clarify the basic situation of Pingyang City before he took the trouble to contact Qian Xingkui.
He wanted to use Qian Xingkui as a middleman to further establish a relationship with the Qian family. Only with the support of the Qian family could he have the capital to fight Lu Tong.
At this time, after Zhu Wei saw Qian Xingkui, he naturally lowered his attitude and came to him very flatteringly, with flattery in his words:
"Hey, Butler Qian, why did you come out in person? It's all my fault, Old Zhu, that I came late and made you wait for a long time."
"General, please don't say that, you are offending me. General Zhu is appointed by the imperial court to guard Pingyang City. I still have to rely on you, General Zhu, to take care of me."
As he spoke, Qian Xingkui pulled Zhu Wei toward the manor. His words and actions seemed very intimate.
"Where! Where! It's all up to Master Qian to take care of me."
Zhu Wei knew that Butler Qian was complimenting him. He was a small boss, so how could he be a general? But listening to his words made him feel very comfortable.
Butler Qian is not at all arrogant just because he wants it. He is worthy of being a steward of a wealthy family. His words and deeds are all flawless.
After Zhu Wei followed Qian Xingkui into the door, the interior suddenly opened up and the space was very large. There were no extra interior decorations, but there were some more rolling stones and logs.
Looking at these, Zhu Wei couldn't help but shrink his pupils.
Zhu Wei's performance was naturally noticed by Qian Xingkui, who was observant. He didn't say anything, just laughed a few times and took Zhu Wei to a big house.
As for his subordinates and prisoners, there will naturally be arrangements for them.
After entering the room, Qian Xingkui pulled Zhu Wei to sit down. Tea had already been brewed on the table next to him.
"General Zhu drinks tea."
After speaking, Zhu Wei hurriedly picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.
Qian Xingkui also picked up the tea bowl, skimmed the tea inside, took a sip, and then said:
"General Zhu has been tired from traveling and traveling all the way. He must have been hungry for a long time. I have prepared a small amount of wine. I hope General Zhu will not dislike it."
"What Butler Qian said, this matter itself was caused by me, Lao Zhu, and it was Butler Qian who gave me face. Otherwise, I, Lao Zhu, might have gone to sweep the streets by now."
Soon the wine table was set up, and wine and food were placed one after another. The table was full, and the aroma was overflowing.
Smelling this fragrance, Zhu Wei's stomach rumbled twice inappropriately.
Along the way, Zhu Wei ate the same food as his soldiers, which was dry food. His plan this time was to win over people, so naturally he would not get any special treatment.
It was precisely because of this that he actually ate dry food for several days. The smell of the wine and meat at this time made the glutton in his stomach long ago come out.
Zhu Wei was born in the military camp. He is also a generous character and is not embarrassed. He patted his belly and said:
"I'm not afraid of the ridicule of Butler Qian if I tell you. Lao Zhu, I'm already hungry."
Zhu Wei and Qian Xingkui looked at each other and burst into laughter.
"I was negligent. Come on, come on, eat, eat!"
For a time, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.
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After Zhao Lei broke away from following, he did not continue to move forward, but found a shady place to take a rest.
He also wanted to take advantage of the time to put some distance between him and the group of cavalry, lest he run into them and dive in after leaving to follow.
After Zhao Lei found a shady place, he simply arranged it and took out the obviously smaller chalcedony from his arms. He didn't understand what was going on.
During the past few days of traveling, Zhao Lei did not focus on the chalcedony, so he never noticed it. It was not until he was about to travel alone that he unconsciously touched his chest and found that the chalcedony on his chest had become smaller.
I don't know if it was absorbed by him or dispersed in the air, but it did become smaller, which made Zhao Lei extremely distressed.
Zhao Lei quickly opened the wooden box and released the old lady cat inside. A ball of green light slowly floated out of the wooden box.
After this period of cultivation, the light group has obviously become much more solidified.
"What's wrong, Master?"
The familiar voice sounded in his mind again, and then Zhao Lei brought the chalcedony to Granny Hei.
"Grandma Hei, I have always kept this chalcedony in my arms. Why has it shrunk so much during this period of time?"
"Sir, this chalcedony has been absorbed by you, so it will naturally become smaller."
Granny Hei looked around the chalcedony, and then said:
“It’s just that the young master is a mortal, so it’s indeed a bit strange that so much chalcedony has been absorbed.
Sir, can you let me check your body? "
Zhao Lei felt that Granny Hei had no ill intentions, so he nodded and agreed with his idea.
Then a wisp of green smoke floated from Granny Hei's cat paw, and then entered Zhao Lei's body through his eyebrows.
For just a moment, Zhao Lei felt a little tight in his chest, and his heart suddenly felt like it had been pinched.
Sweat broke out directly from Zhao Lei's forehead, and he felt his eyes go dark, and a sense of impending death permeated his whole body, like a fish out of water.
Only a sharp meow was heard, and then a cloud of green smoke floated out of his body.
Then Zhao Lei broke away from the feeling of near-death. It was not until he slowly regained his sight that everything in front of him appeared in his eyes.
Grandma Cat was also rolling in the air holding her chest. After about half a stick of incense, Zhao Lei slowly recovered, and a weak voice also sounded in his mind.
"Sir, have you still harmed me, the bitter cat mother-in-law? Have you ever taken any strange things before?"
After listening to Granny Cat's words, Zhao Lei remembered that he had eaten something while escaping for his life. As a result, all his injuries had improved and his strength had become much stronger.
Thinking of this incident, Zhao Lei roughly told Grandma Cat about the incident.
"How can I say that, Master, you don't know what you have eaten?"
Zhao Lei thought carefully about the herbs he picked at that time and said:
"At that time, I was just thinking about surviving. I didn't know what I ate."
"Since you don't know, don't worry about these things, sir. I can tell you that your heart is full of fire-like medicine.
When I checked the young master's spiritual roots before, I was negligent and didn't find it.
Because chalcedony is of the water system, it is full of water spiritual power.
And the water spiritual power you have been passively absorbing will be neutralized by the fire potion.
I used to wonder why the chalcedony dissipated so quickly and so much, but you didn't react at all. It turns out that's the case. "
After hearing this, Zhao Lei was frightened and said hurriedly:
"Then the fairy grass I used before and the chalcedony I absorbed now are all wasted, what should I do?
Then will I no longer be able to absorb this chalcedony? "
