Yuan Shu was extremely generous to the meritorious ministers under his command.

Especially in recent years, Yuan Shu discovered that his Yuan Congzhi minister also began to show signs of getting older.

Therefore, he would reward these people with a small Peiyuan Pill in private so that these counselors and generals could maintain their physical condition.

This is why in Xiahou Lan's eyes, Zhao Yun's appearance has not changed much.

"Zilong, you are Zhao Zilong!"

Xiahou Lan stood up excitedly and pointed at Zhao Yun and said.

"What?"

"Zhao Zilong, why is Zhao Zilong here!"

"Is General Zhao back?"

“…”

Zhao Yun is an idol-level celebrity in Zhaojiazhuang.

With Xiahou Lan's identification, all the young and strong eyes around him focused on Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yunxunsheng looked at him and saw a young and middle-aged man wearing dark blue coarse linen, sitting at the wooden table outside the tavern, holding a wine bowl in his hand.

The man had a square face, dark complexion, and three deep wrinkles on his forehead as if carved by a knife.

"Are you Alan?"

Zhao Yun was a little uncertain. He really couldn't connect the weather-beaten man in front of him with his young friend Xiahou Lan.

Xiahou Lan stood up and came to Zhao Yun's side, her lips trembling a little.

"Zilong, are you back?"

Zhao Yun could vaguely see Xiahou Lan's shadow when she was a boy from his face.

Zhao Yun let out a long sigh and nodded and responded:

"Here I'm back."

After confirming Zhao Yun's identity, the young and strong villagers next to the wooden table were immediately in an uproar.

"It's really Zhao Zilong!"

"Our big hero is back!"

"Brother Zilong, come to the seat and tell us the story of marching and fighting?"

Zhao Yun was instantly surrounded by enthusiastic villagers.

Yuan Shu felt a little strange, walked out of the carriage and asked Gao Chong:

"God-given, what's going on with Zilong?"

Yuan Shu could see the fanaticism in the eyes of these villagers, as if crazy fans had met their idol.

Gao Chong explained with a smile:

"Zilong was born in Zhaojiazhuang.

Now that he is a general, the villagers of Zhaojiazhuang naturally feel honored."

Yuan Shu nodded. No wonder Zhao Yun was a little nervous before entering the village. There were too many old friends.

Yuan Shu took a few steps forward and said to Zhao Yun:

"Zilong, let's go upstairs to have dinner first.

We will repair our house in Zhaojiazhuang for two days and don’t rush to go up the mountain.

You can talk to the villagers these two days."

While talking to Zhao Yun, Yuan Shu silently said to the system in his heart:

"System, help me check the attribute skills of Zhao Yun, the blue friend."

The system immediately responded to Yuan Shu:

"Ding! The system received it and is querying for the host.

The query was successful!

Talent name: Xiahou Lan.

Xiahou Lan attributes:

Force: 79, Command: 75, Intelligence: 51, Politics: 43, Charm: 37, Luck: 49.

Xiahou Lan skill:

Yongjian (already awakened): Xiahou Lan has been practicing martial arts since childhood. Although she is not of high qualifications, she also has courage.

When fighting against the enemy, the force value increases by 3 points.

Minglu (already awakened): Xiahou Lan was clear about the law and was good at military discipline.

When in charge of military criminal law, the command value increased by 20 points."

After Yuan Shu investigated Xiahou Lan's attributes, his eyes lit up.

This is a special talent. Although it is not good at fighting, it is a good master in charge of military discipline.

You can also take this person under your command if you find an opportunity.

Zhao Yun responded with a somewhat awkward expression:

"Thank you...Young Master."

Looking at Yuan Shu and his group entering the restaurant, Zhao Goudan raised his head and asked Zhao Yun:

"Brother Zilong, who is the young master whom you just talked to? Why is he dressed differently from you?

Is he also a general under the command of the King of Chu?"

When Zhao Yun left Zhaojiazhuang, Zhao Goudan was still a teenage child.

Now he has grown into a twenty-year-old young man, and he looks about the same age as Zhao Yun.

"He is not, he is just a businessman who is walking with us."

"So that's what it is..."

Zhao Goudan was a little disappointed. He also wanted to see more generals who were invincible.

Everyone chatted around Zhao Yun for an hour, and people kept toasting him.

As the sky gradually became late, the villagers dispersed one after another.

Only Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan were left on the square table outside the tavern.

They sat opposite each other and drank a pot of turbid wine together.

After drinking a few drinks in a row, Zhao Yun said:

"Alan, how are you doing these years?"

Xiahou Lan's temperament is a bit dull, far less than the cheerful boy she used to be.

After a moment of silence, Xiahou Lan responded to Zhao Yun:

"The land of Jizhou has never experienced any wars, and with the old immortal Tong Yuan standing by the Phoenix Peak, Zhaojiazhuang has been quite peaceful these years.

Occasionally, some thieves invaded, and they were also dismissed by my organization’s hometown hero.”

Although Xiahou Lan didn't talk much, Zhao Yun could feel from his language that he had been having a hard time over the years.

Xiahou Lan has paid too much to protect Zhaojiazhuang in the past ten years by organizing the village warriors to resist the invasion of the bandits.

Zhao Yun grabbed Xiahou Lan's hand and found that his hands were covered with calluses, dark and rough, completely different from the hands of the boy.

Zhao Yun exhaled a breath of turbid air and sighed:

"You have suffered all these years."

Xiahou Lan smiled honestly and said to Zhao Yun:

"Why don't you ask her if she is suffering?"

"she?"

Zhao Yun's expression became gloomy. He knew that Xiahou Lan was talking about Fan Juan.

After not seeing each other for so many years, Fan Juan probably has been married long ago, right?

When he was dreaming of midnight, Zhao Yun thought of Fan Juan countless times.

But after waking up, I kept deliberately avoiding it.

Xiahoulan said calmly:

"She has been waiting for you."

Zhao Yun's body trembled and said in disbelief:
To be continued...