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Seventy-fourth dragon scales (three)

Xu Yuanji lived to his twenties, followed the old general and the major general, and so many years of marching and fighting, and he went out to hunting and couldn't count them all, but this was the first time he encountered such a stupid prey! What happened to the animals in this secret realm? Are you not afraid of humans? Go over and pick them up and take them away, and don't have to tie them up?

Some people went hunting, some people were brushing horses by the beach, and the horses were fighting with them for many years. They were already friends with each other. The road was rugged and bumpy, and the horses were covered in blood and had many wounds. The two serious horses even had their legs broken. At this moment, Su Ji checked each horse one by one, and Zhuge Shang took the people to clean the fur for the horses with the lake water. Obviously, the cool lake water was very comfortable for the horses. A few naughty one by one, and some naughty one after another, squirting the owners all over their heads and faces.

Su Ji, who was checking them, couldn't escape. He looked at his long gown that was originally clean and wet. He was quite helpless: "What are you doing? The clothes are dirty. Where can I find another one?"

The horse yelled twice. Maybe it was because they had just passed a life-and-death pursuit, and they also understood that their master was now more tolerant of themselves. So they became more and more erratic. When Su Ji inspected them, they were not cooperative. Zhuge Shang brought people to clean up their furs, and he would just throw them away when he was fine, and he made a literati and a doctor angry. But if he got angry, the horse became a spirit, and knew that it wasn't really angry.

Until Linglong came over.

The originally arrogant horses instantly lowered their eyebrows and fell down. It was a command and action. Su Ji did whatever he asked him to do, no longer let down or sniff, so obedient that he couldn't believe it.

When Linglong approached, they became even more obedient. Look at their posture, they looked like they had seen natural enemies.

Su Ji was giving a jujube horse medicine. The guy had a cut on his belly. Fortunately, he didn't hurt his internal organs, but he also had a lot of blood. He was applying medicine. He found that the belly under his palm trembled and couldn't help laughing: "What's wrong? Suddenly I won't make a fuss?"

It’s good to make a fuss, but it means you’re still alive and jumping around, which is better than lying down and not moving.

Zhuge Shang looked at Linglong in surprise, and then at the horses that were so obedient. You should know that their horses are all famous horses and are very brave. They are not afraid of even touching tigers and lions. The powerful old horses can even kick the wolves' stomachs! These horses are all experienced in many battles, but how could they be scared to this look when they see this girl?

With Linglong beside him, the horses didn't dare to make a fuss. They were cleaned and put on medicine, and then let them fly completely!

They couldn't get out of the secret realm. Xu Chengbi took the initiative to put down the saddle and let them wander around in the secret realm. The grass here is much more delicious than the outside, tender and fragrant, which excited the group of horses who were used to eating dry food. Later, they even began to swell. They ate the tender grass here, then ate the little flowers that had just sprouted, throw them into bites, and ate everywhere. The flowers and plants in the secret realm grew very fast, almost the day before they were gnawed, and they had grown again the next day.

Xu Yuanji, Mao An and others also returned home with a full load, then began to clean up, peel off the hair, set up a pot to boil water, and after escaping for so long, the birds faded out of their mouths. They soaked in the water of the secret lake and felt refreshed, and their stomachs were even hungry. At this moment, even a cow and the others could swallow it!

Linglong sat on the big tree by the fire by the lake with her feet swaying, and the little squirrel was holding walnuts and biting her, making a crackling sound. Xu Yuanji was a straightforward man. He quickly roasted a hare, and then waved to Linglong on the tree: "Sister-in-law! I roasted a hare for me! My roasted rabbit skills are excellent!"

As soon as the little sister-in-law came out, a group of men began to clap and scream and whistle wildly. Xu Chengbi just put a basket of fish in his backpack and came over. When he heard it, his face turned dark: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Linglong jumped out of the tree, and the red skirt formed a beautiful curve in the air. She walked over and picked up Xu Yuanji's roast rabbit, took a bite, and commented: "It's really good."

Xu Yuanji immediately smiled and opened his mouth with big white teeth, then he said, "The fish that our general roasts are also awesome! Sister-in-law will have to try it later!"

Xu Chengbi: “…Shou Yuanji!”

"arrive!"

"Shut up!"

"yes!"

Linglong was amused by these two people, and Xu Chengbi's heartbeat was thunderous, but she didn't seem to be disgusted with the little sister-in-law's call. She felt a little sweet, but was covered up by bitterness faster. He was burdened with a deep revenge on the sea of ​​blood and cut off his arm. How could he be worthy of such a little fairy? He only pulled Xu Yuanji to a place with few people, and he was not allowed to talk nonsense anymore. Remember to call him "Miss Linglong," instead of a little sister-in-law.

Xu Yuanji honestly agreed and asked, "General, I have lived with my sister-in-law, Miss Linglong for so long. Such a beautiful girl and so energetic. I have never seen such a quirky girl. The general really has no intention of her?"

Xu Chengbi was silent for a moment, and said, "I am now incomplete and wandering. I can't tell you when I can live to the future and why do I have to harm other girls? What's more, women's reputation is important. Calling her sister-in-law in front of so many people is really bad for her, and I can't deserve her."

If General Xu, who was full of energy, might have the courage to court, but when he was intact, he had already had a marriage contract, and even if he admired him, he would not be able to control his love. Now that he has fallen to this point, he still doesn't know where to go in the future, Xu Chengbi would not express his feelings. He said exactly what he thought, and he was not worthy.

Xu Yuanji looked at his general blankly. When the general was still a major general, he followed him. He had never seen such a loss on his face. I think that the Linglong girl's position in the general's heart is extraordinary. She just regrets that fate is a mess of people. She is the meeting at the wrong time.

So Xu Yuanji apologized to Linglong honestly, and Linglong said indifferently: "A small matter, I really want to apologize. I'll roast a few more rabbits for me."

There hasn't been anyone in the secret realm for a long time, and Linglong is too lazy to make it eat by himself. The animals in the entire secret realm are fragrant and tender in the flesh, and everyone's mouths are full of oil and shouting cheerful. Especially the two barrels of golden wine with bubbles that the Linglong girl brought out, what's the name... Beer, yes, it's beer! It tastes so good to eat when it comes to barbecue and grilled fish! It's so cool!

The secret realm is as warm as spring. After everyone had enough food and drink, they simply slept on the ground. Only Linglong, Xu Chengbi, and the elegant and clean Su Ji and Zhuge Shang returned to the bamboo building together. There were several empty rooms on the first floor, clean and there was no dust.

Everyone rested in the secret realm for several days. This place was like a legendary paradise. It really made people reluctant to leave, but they still had a lot to do and couldn't stay for too long.

In just ten days, the seriously injured men and horses jumped around. Not only that, the flesh and water in the secret realm completely dispelled the old injuries on their bodies. Xu Yuanji felt that his body was full of strength now, even more so than when he was seventeen or eighteen years old!

Xu Chengbi led everyone to say goodbye to Linglong. Linglong looked at him with a smile. She didn't even combed her hair when she was alone, and her long black hair was blown up by the breeze, which was so beautiful that it was fascinating. Even if others had no evil thoughts about her, they couldn't help but be obsessed with it.

“Take it with you, it will be useful.”

Xu Chengbi took the little squirrel stuffed by the girl, and looked confused. The little squirrel held a half-bitten walnut and screamed at Linglong twice. Then his big furry tail rubbed Linglong's fingers, jumped along Xu Chengbi's left hand to his head, and sat arrogantly. Xu Chengbi was helpless and said to Linglong: "It's very dangerous outside."

"It will help. If there are anything that humans cannot do, you can leave it to do." Linglong teased the little squirrel, "The power is not enough. I don't know when it will be when the secret realm is opened next time, so it's best not to rely on the secret realm and avenge yourself."

Xu Chengbi looked at her deeply: "Great kindness..."

Before he finished speaking, he was ruthlessly interrupted: "Don't say anything that can't be repaid and wait for the next life to be tied up, I don't want the next life."

She waved her hand and turned around. Her red skirt made her back look more and more beautiful and enthusiastic. "Come back alive."

Xu Chengbi looked at the girl's back steadily and gritted his teeth: "Let's go!"

This time, Xu Chengbi hasn't come back for a long time, and Linglong hasn't counted the time. It's roughly estimated that it's been more than a year, and I don't know whether he is dead or alive.

Linglong wanted to go out to play, but she had already given the secret realm to Xu Chengbi. Of course, where Xu Chengbi was, the secret realm was. If Linglong went out, she would appear next to Xu Chengbi out of thin air.

So the scene is a bit awkward.

A golden light flashed, and a beautiful girl in red suddenly appeared, causing the originally lively banquet to become silent in an instant. The beauties dancing in the hall also stopped one after another. Everyone looked at Linglong, and Linglong looked around and recognized Xu Chengbi wearing a mask, and happily grabbed his sleeve: "Why are you wearing a mask?"

Xu Chengbi never dreamed that the person he had missed for almost two years would suddenly appear next to him, and he was still as tender and charming as Zhuge Shang, who was also wearing a mask, saw Xu Chengbi's emotions excited, and quickly whispered: "Master, calm down."

"Long, Master Long, this person is..."

When asked, he was a middle-aged man. He looked at Linglong with a covetous look. He was holding a half-drawn beauty in his arms. After looking closely, he found that the guests in the table were all embraced by the beauties. Instead, Xu Chengbi was sitting in the main seat, and except for a few servants, there was only Zhuge Shang.

Seeing the beauty that appeared out of thin air hiding behind Mr. Long, the wealthy businessmen were a little excited. After all, compared with the girl in red, they were almost all vulgar fans who held them in their arms.

"Do I need an answer?" Xu Chengbi asked softly.

The middle-aged man was asked by Xu Chengbi, and he seemed to realize what occasion this was and how dangerous the person in front of him was. He was drunk and thought that this business was a foregone conclusion, so he became more and more arrogant. When he saw them attracting the singer to drink and have fun, Master Long didn't say anything, but forgot about how cruel the person in front of him was. He would have to be skinned by doing business with him.

Most of the time I sobered up and didn't dare to say more. Linglong sat next to Xu Chengbi very skillfully, took the chopsticks in front of him, and ate them unceremoniously.

The banquet ended very quickly because of her appearance. Xu Chengbi obviously did not have the mood to invite these wealthy merchants again, and asked Zhuge Shang to send them away. Then he hurried back to find Linglong. Linglong had just eaten a plate of pastries. Seeing him coming in, he was wearing a mask on his face, he came over curiously to help him pick it up. His slender fingers touched the cold mask. After taking it off, he found that Xu Chengbi was a little thinner, but his eyes were brighter, and it seemed that there would be flames that would not be extinguished.

Compared to the last meeting, he probably found a way to survive.

"It seems a little haggard. I haven't seen him for so long, have you encountered any danger?"

Xu Chengbi looked at her and replied, "It's not worth mentioning."

There must be dangers, sometimes it is critical, but never again will you need to enter the secret realm like before to preserve your final strength. Xu Chengbi will not allow himself to fall into that situation again. He has nothing and cannot destroy the pure land in his heart.

"What business are you doing when you were drinking?"

Xu Chengbi did not hide it from Linglong, and the two sat down face to face. He told her: "Half a year ago, I bought two iron ore. Both of these iron ore are owned by wealthy businessmen. The court explicitly prohibits private mining. He has a ghost in his heart and has to sell it to me. Zhuge also suppressed the price, which is quite cost-effective."

"The Xu family army is now under the control of Xu Shao. He defected to the emperor, split the Xu family army and dispersed it into various military camps. My people have been secretly contacting them and are willing to follow us. Now they are almost all gathering together, so they are no longer as weak as they were two years ago. In addition, we are also doing food and grass business in the border states. First, we use escort agencies as a cover-up, secretly hoarding food and grass, and then reselling them, quickly accumulating gold and silver to maintain health. If possible, I do not want to provoke a war. My Xu family has been loyal and kind for generations. In order to protect the people of Daliang, I will never deprive any of the people of Daliang. I only ask the Xu family to cleanse the grievances and make the Xu family's reputation reappear in the world."

He said it lightly, and anyone knows that it must be as casual as his words like his light and piaopiao. It was difficult and dangerous. I was afraid that it was difficult to express it. Linglong smiled: "Master Long, huh? When did you change your surname to Long?"

When she came in just now, she discovered that not only Xu Chengbi changed his surname to Long, but also many of the iconic items in his study were engraved with dragons.

"The girl doesn't know. When we first founded the escort agency, we were thinking about what name to call. We argued with Doctor Su. Mao An and Yuan Ji also had their own preferences. They were about to fight. The general said it was called the Golden Dragon Escort Agency. Later we realized that the girl not only had the word Long in her name, but also had a surname Long."

After Zhuge Shang sent the merchants back, he heard Linglong's question, so he helped Xu Chengbi answer: "Over time, people outside called the general Long. In the escort agency, they either called the master or the boss. If they were called the general like the general, we would only call him privately."

After saying that, he bowed to Linglong: "I haven't seen each other for two years, the girl is still as glorious as ever and has extraordinary beauty."

Zhuge Shang was really good at speaking, and gave birth to a handsome face that was as beautiful as a spring breeze. He praised Linglong even more. Who would hate such a good-looking, sweet-mouthed and sincere person?

Seeing Linglong and Zhuge Shang chatting, although Xu Chengbi was silent, his air pressure was getting lower and lower. Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhuge Shang quickly said goodbye to avoid staying and being disposed of by the general. He was just a weak scholar without any power. General, please don’t let him do any physical work, as it will cause death!

He just needs to shake the fan and say something and taste tea!

As soon as Zhuge Shang left, Su Ji heard that Linglong appeared and rushed to meet him. Next was Mao An and Xu Yuanji. Even other soldiers who had entered the secret realm rushed over. When they saw one after another, Xu Chengbi couldn't bear it anymore and closed the door of his study with a bang, no one was allowed to enter.

"Why did you come out of the secret realm? It's very dangerous outside. When will you go back?"

"I won't go back." Linglong said unhappily, "I'm tired of staying inside, so I want to go out for a walk. Why don't you care about me? Then I can go out and play by myself."

"No!" Xu Chengbi rejected it without thinking, "You can't go anywhere."

"Why?"

Xu Chengbi said earnestly: "Now the world is in chaos. After the Xu family army was disbanded, the emperor had ambitions, but unfortunately, he overestimated himself."

He thought why could he sit so steadily?

It’s not because of the loyal Xu family for generations! The Xu family has heavy troops in their hands and never stands. They are unswerving royalists. If the emperor used up the Xu family first, he firmly controlled the court in his own hands and then broke the bridge, there would be no trouble. But he was too impatient. It might be because Xu Chengbi was too dazzling, or Chang poetry and painting were too beautiful, or even more so that he could not suppress his inner jealousy, so he took action in advance.

Because of this, the Xu family fell and the military power was quickly divided, including the emperor's confidant, Duke Chuhe, and the father of Huai'an, who was deeply favored by Concubine Chang, who was deeply favored by Concubine Chang, who wanted to tear off this big cake, and argued in the internal party members. The various factions scrambled each other for their own interests, making a mess. Even the harem was in chaos. Today, the prince died, and the concubine who was pregnant with a dragon baby tomorrow had a miscarriage... But the emperor could not find out anything. When Concubine Xu was still there, the harem was not like this.

When Xu Chengbi was still there, he was not like this in the previous dynasty!

At that time, everyone was the emperor's Xiao Tiantian, who was loyal to him, and he followed his advice. Why did the Xu family, a thorn in their eyes, disappear, but those gentle and loyal ministers in the past changed their faces in an instant?

The emperor couldn't figure it out.

The ministers in the court worked on their own, only remembering to bite and scramble for a little profit, and they were in power and powerful, so naturally they were not afraid. The people were suffering.

In this case, it was simply a dream for the emperor to want everyone to use for him!

He soon discovered that no one obeyed his orders, and many people obeyed his imperial edicts. He seemed to be unable to do whatever he wanted. No matter what he asked, the ministers always had various reasons to reject him. It would be difficult for a good emperor to move forward in the court!

So he could only trust Duke Chuhe and Duke Huaian more, but if these two people were really pure and weak, they would not have watched the loyal Xu family, who had been searched for the generations, beheaded. Duke Huaian was known by his in-laws with the Xu family. Now Concubine Chang has entered the palace and has been deeply favored. The Duke Huaian has become the father-in-law and the emperor trusts him very much. The existence of Duke Huaian also seriously threatened Duke Chuhe in the emperor's heart. The two fought openly and secretly, and Concubine Chang naturally wanted to help his father. Duke Chuhe tried every means to collect stunning beauties from the people to present to the emperor. No matter how beautiful Concubine Chang is, the same flowers will be tired of watching for a long time, right?

In short, there was a chaotic gang of demons dancing in the court, and the officials below naturally would not be good officials. Xu Chengbi took this opportunity to quickly set up the Golden Dragon Escort Agency. Perhaps the matter in the court was too difficult. In the past two years, there have been fewer people sent by the emperor to chase Xu Chengbi, and there has been no news in the past six months.

In addition, perhaps because of his fear and guilt in betraying Xu Chengbi, Xu Shao, who is now the general, attaches great importance to military power in his hands. He is afraid that Xu Chengbi will still be alive, and that Xu Chengbi will seek revenge on him, because he is still secretly pursuing Xu Chengbi's whereabouts.

It was these people who made the court full of muddy waters.

According to the spies in the capital, perhaps no matter how hard they try, they cannot change the status quo, so the emperor actually had a vague idea of ​​living by hand!

Looking back on how energetic he was at the beginning, killing Xu Chengbi and being full of passion to become the emperor of the ages. Who knew that this ambition had gone into nothing in less than three years.

I heard that the most favored person is a folk beauty presented to the emperor by Chuhe Gong. She has the appearance of falling fish and falling geese, and the appearance of being ashamed of flowers. The emperor was fascinated by the time he met. Even the most favored concubine Chang in the past gradually fell out of favor. It is really sad.

After hearing this, Linglong suddenly asked Xu Chengbi: "Are you getting hotter these days?"

Xu Chengbi was stunned.

The Golden Dragon Escort Agency is located in the southwest of Daliang. The climate here is very humid. It is summer now and it is indeed very hot. However, it has not been so exaggerated in previous years. The ice in the Escort Agency's cellar has been used, and Su Ji also noticed something different because his herbs grew much slower.

"It will be hotter in the future." Linglong seemed to be talking about the weather today, and her tone was dull. "The earth will dry up and crack, the people will not be harvested, the land will be hungry, and the corpses will be everywhere."

Xu Chengbi always knew that she was not a mortal, and what she said from her made him feel trembling.

Severe drought!

The last time there was a severe drought in Daliang was twenty years ago! At that time, he was still young, and he still heard from his father that many families could not eat and could only sell their children. Later, even their children could eat, and refugees were everywhere. Many places refused to open warehouses for relief. The refugees revolted one after another, killing many imperial officials.
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