An Ming held the note he had drawn from the lottery in his hand and returned to his camp with a heavy heart. When the waiting guards saw him coming back, they all rushed up and asked about the result of the lot.
Seeing the expectations in the eyes of the guards, An Ming spread his palms, sighed, and said, "It's Captain Li Jun!"
Upon hearing this result, the guards fell silent instantly, their eyes widened, and no one spoke for a long time.
"What kind of reaction are these? Are you stupid or something? Don't be stunned. Go and prepare with the brothers. We only have time for a cup of tea." Seeing everyone looking at him with pitiful eyes, An Ming He shook his head helplessly, "What... do you mean?"
"I asked, aren't we too close to Captain Li? Or is Captain Li a bit haunted? He always confronts us at the most critical moment?" A middle-ranking (shen shēn) Cai's personal guard touched his chin and looked at Hong Jia, "Maybe...well, Captain Li also thinks of us this way."
"As we have said before, we don't want to run into them, and they don't want to see us. We hate each other, so stay as far away as possible. Even if we enter the final round together, don't run into them. It's just... ..." Another guard rolled his eyes, "Hey, it seems that God doesn't want to let us go and has to bring us together."
"It doesn't matter if we all come together. Everything comes down to a matter of three. We were unlucky the first two times and lost to him at the last moment. But this time, we can't be so easy on him. Even if it's a round, we have to take a round." Is it time for us to win once?"
"That's right, that's right, we can't have all the good luck with Captain Li. When we come here, it's all in vain. We've made a lot of wedding clothes for him over the years. It's their turn to look at our glory." Yes, right?"
"Listen, listen, what nonsense are they all talking about here with their mouths open?" Liu Shan, An Ming's confidant, saw that these guys were talking more and more outrageously, and An Ming's expression became more and more unreasonable. It was getting uglier and ugly, so he quickly stood up and smoothed things over, "The time for a cup of tea is not much, you hurry up and make arrangements, tell the brothers about the results of the lot, and arrange them according to the arrangements prepared before, don't talk nonsense here anymore! Also! Yes, don’t let me hear you chatting with your brothers behind your back, got it?”
"I got it, let's go right now!" The guards patted An Ming's arm one by one, "Don't worry, we will definitely win this time!"
Seeing that the guards had left, Liu Shan walked to An Ming and looked him up and down, left and right.
"Relax a little. Although those boys are talking about firecrackers, there is a saying that is right. It is our turn to win. Besides, this is not a one-man battle. At least in terms of strength, we still have a slight advantage. Yes, isn’t it?”
"Isn't this the biggest problem I need to face? Of course I know that in terms of strength, we are the winners. But you also know..." An Ming smiled bitterly, "What is it that makes me embarrassed? That kid's competitive spirit is all gone." When I (shēn) is in trouble, everything will come to my head. If I don’t give him any face, and kill him as soon as I come up, why won’t he go crazy on the spot? What if he talks nonsense? , we all have to be unlucky. We must win this battle, and I still want to advance to the final round, but... I need to pay attention to some strategies to make that kid's loss not so ugly."
"Strategy?" Liu Shan sneered, "Do you think you didn't make it obvious enough before? Do you think the marshal, the marquis, and the general don't know?"
"What do you mean?" An Ming turned back, "What do they know?"
"They know far more than you think." Liu Shan looked in the direction of Hong Jia, "General Lu came to see me specially the day before yesterday and asked me to keep an eye on you and not let you be stupid. He knows your relationship with that boy , you know better than me how many careless eyes I have laid on you."
"I know that General Lu is in trouble, but you also know that it's not easy for me, right? I originally thought I could get rid of it when I reached the border. Who would have thought that he would insist on coming with me? Just come. If the water of the river does not interfere with the water of the well, everyone should go their separate ways. We all went our separate ways. Who would have thought that after the new camp was over, he would insist on following me to the rear army, and try to defeat me every year in competitions, or threaten me and make noises about our relationship everywhere. That time you weren't Did you hear what they said about wanting me to be ruined? I..." An Ming was so angry that he laughed out loud, "How famous I am, and yet my reputation is ruined!"
"But you just took advantage of him. Aren't you the one who got him to be so arrogant? If I were you, I would slap him with a big mouth until he dare not say these words. .Besides, he said he wanted to shout about those things everywhere, do you think he really dares? If he really wants to say it, he still can’t tell who is embarrassed and who is unlucky! It means you are stupid, kind-hearted and soft-hearted, so you can Worrying about this and fearing that, I finally put myself in a dilemma and ended up like this."
"Hey, I'm here to ask you for advice. I don't want to hear you criticize me. I know my faults myself. What matters is how to get through this current situation." An Ming sighed heavily, "This won't work, that won't work. Yes, always put some water in it, it’ll be better if it’s not too obvious.”
"You can pull it down. It's not very obvious. Do you think everyone can't see it?" Liu Shan looked in the direction of the high platform, "You don't even look at who is sitting on it? They have fought in battles. There are many more than you and me. They all have sharp eyes and can see through the little tricks they play under their noses. Brother, don’t forget, if General Lu and the others hadn’t begged, none of us would have played again. Opportunity. According to the wishes of the marshal and others, they just packed up and left. At this time, are you playing tricks and seeking death?" He patted An Ming on the shoulder, "I'm warning you, don't get mad. , dragging the entire Black Armor camp into the water. Just now you heard what the Marshal and the Marquis said, if you don’t behave well, each person will be given a hemp rope."
"I didn't say I shouldn't behave well, it's just..." An Ming felt like his head was going to explode, "I really should have let you draw lots on my behalf just now. I'm such a bad hand, and I can't get a good result every time. !”
"I'm still saying the same thing. Just hit him as you prepared before. Beat him until he cries for father and mother. There's nothing to be embarrassed about!" Liu Shan crossed his arms with a sarcastic look on his face, "If that kid really has Just compare your skills with those above, and if you lose, go play tricks with them. If he could really do this, I would still look up to him, but unfortunately, he will show off his power with you. He snorted coldly, "I told you a long time ago. It's time for you to be tougher. Stop thinking that he is the one who needs to make amends. Aren't you the one who is truly pitiable and who really needs to make amends? After all, at the beginning, The child who was thrown into the ice and snow by his parents and almost died was you, not him. He was still the eldest son at home! Therefore, he should feel sorry for you, owe you, and accommodate you. It is not you who feels sorry for him. Isn’t it?”
An Ming faced the direction of Hong Jia, looked at it for a long time, closed his eyes gently, and opened them again, as if he had made a decision.
"Just do as you say, fight as you want, and let each of you speak according to his or her own strength!"
"Yes, the boy can be taught!" Liu Shan finally had a smile on his face, "If he dares to make trouble with you, we don't have to give him face, we can directly go to the marshal, Lord Marquis or General Shen to make the decision. I believe they will be on our side.”
"……good!"
