Zheng Ziqiang is not a fool. This time, it is better to say that Liu Xin gave Zheng Ziqiang a favor, which gave Zheng Ziqiang a step forward. In this way, no matter what kind of hatred Zheng Ziqiang has towards Liu Xin, Zheng Ziqiang will definitely consider more after this matter.

Liu Xin wants this effect. Although Yan Tao seems to be respectful to him now, Liu Xin knows very well that compared to Zheng Ziqiang, Yan Tao is a person who needs to be more careful. The person who hides his sword in his smile is far from being caught off guard. What Liu Xin wants is to pay more attention to prevent Yan Tao.

This incident between Zhu Zheng and Hongyi is like a small episode, but it is also a battle among the three forces in the expeditionary army.

Among the three forces, one of them is Liu Xin, and the other is Zheng Ziqiang and Yan Tao. Through Zhu Zheng's incident, Liu Xin is the final winner.

It was already late at night in Zheng Ziqiang's tent, but the candlelight was still there. In the tent, there were not only Zheng Ziqiang, but also Zhu Zheng and Hongyi. Behind were three men, all of them Zheng Ziqiang's confidants.

Zhu Zheng and Hongyi knelt at the table. Both of them lowered their heads and didn't even dare to raise their heads. Both of them looked fearful. They had just experienced the punishment of fifty military sticks and almost beat them to death. Now their butts were as rotten as they were, and their bodies were sore, but they did not dare to move at all.

Zheng Ziqiang sat in his position, looking at the two knelt on the ground, and didn't say anything for a long time. This time, Zheng Ziqiang had lost all his face. If possible, Zheng Ziqiang would like to slap these two guys to death. He actually made such a joke for himself at this time, which made the people on Yan Tao laugh out loud.

The tent was very quiet. Zheng Ziqiang didn't speak, and no one dared to speak, because everyone knew that Zheng Ziqiang was in a bad mood now. If possible, Zheng Ziqiang would definitely dismantle Zhu Zheng and Hongyi, and everyone was as quiet as a cicada.

"Do you two know that they are wrong?" After a long silence, Zheng Ziqiang still spoke and sighed softly. No matter what, Zhu Zheng and Hongyi are his confidants. Even if he is angry, he cannot be angry all the time.

"Boss, we all know we were wrong." Zhu Zheng and the others said quickly. Their butts were about to explode now, and they wanted to lie down and relieve their pain immediately.

"Hmph, I know I'm wrong. You two are so embarrassed that they both threw them to grandma's house. They confronted the general in front of the formation, and even my face was thrown away by you." Zheng Ziqiang looked at the two of them and slapped the table. If it weren't for the fact that they had just endured fifty military sticks, Zheng Ziqiang would have wanted to have someone beat them fifty military sticks again.

"Boss, Zhu Zheng and the others knew that they were wrong. Let's forget about this incident. They are both injured now. They should go back early to rest. We will have to hurry up tomorrow morning." A man behind Zheng Ziqiang said. After all, everyone is Zheng Ziqiang's confidant and definitely does not want any civil strife.

Zheng Ziqiang nodded, turned his back and did not look at the two of them again, because Zheng Ziqiang felt that if he continued to look at Zhu Zheng and Hongyi's words, he might even want to beat them, so Zheng Ziqiang simply did not go to see them, waved his hand and signaled everyone to go out.

Several men helped Zhu Zheng and Hongyi out. At this moment, only Zheng Ziqiang and another man were left in the tent, both of whom sat aside.

"Boss, what should we do about this incident? Now Liu Xin has the upper hand. Yan Tao's people will definitely laugh at us when this matter comes." The man looked at Zheng Ziqiang and said.

"Just make a joke, what else can we do? Now that things have happened, even if Zhu Zheng and the others were not beheaded, what else can we do?" Zheng Ziqiang said angrily.

"Boss, this Liu Xin is too arrogant. If we continue like this, we will not even be able to lift our heads in front of him." The man said.

"Hmph, that's not necessarily the case. Although Liu Xin took advantage of this incident, he still dared not to break up with me. After all, there are only one thousand people in Nanyue Mountain. We have two thousand brothers under our command. If Liu Xin really breaks up with me, he will definitely not have any benefits at that time." Zheng Ziqiang said.

"But boss, there is something I have to say, before we set out, Liu Xin has weakened our strength. There are two thousand brothers, Liu Xin only asked us to bring 500 brothers, and the rest are led by the man named Yunying. In this way, if it continues for a long time, the brothers may be devoted to Yunying." The man whispered.

Zheng Ziqiang turned his head and looked at the man with sharp eyes. Zheng Ziqiang really didn't consider this issue. Perhaps it was because he felt that Liu Xin did not have the ability. Zheng Ziqiang didn't think about this at all. Now that someone is talking about it, how could Zheng Ziqiang not be shocked?

"Our people, and Yan Tao's people, were all controlled by Liu Xin. Mo Yun and Yun Ying are both Liu Xin's people. What they are best at is to bewitch people's hearts. If time goes by, everyone will have feelings, and there will be military orders. By then, Liu Xin's men's people will be far beyond our control." The man continued, looking at Zheng Ziqiang, his eyes were dripping, as if he was extremely satisfied with his bewitching.

"Okay, I understand, you go down first." Zheng Ziqiang looked at the man and said. Although he was uneasy, Zheng Ziqiang knew very well that it was not a wise choice to break up with Liu Xin now. Although the man was his confidant, Zheng Ziqiang was also a person with his own ideas. He definitely didn't like to obey other people's bewitching.

After hearing Liu Xin's words, the man's face changed a little, but he didn't say much. He had known Zheng Ziqiang for many years, so he knew Zheng Ziqiang's character. After hearing Zheng Ziqiang's words, he didn't say much, but just stood up and bowed and left.

Early the next morning, the army set out again, but after the first day's itinerary, Liu Xin ordered Zheng Ziqiang and Yan Tao to open the way. Both of them were forwards, leading 500 disciples to go, surrounding the army and reporting unexpected situations at any time.

The army was moving forward, and with a lesson from last night, Zhu Zheng and Hongyi became the lessons for everyone. There were still many people who were extremely disdainful of Liu Xin, but when they thought about what happened last night, Zhu Zheng and Hongyi almost died under the big knife, everyone did not dare to despise Liu Xin any more.

The army advanced steadily. In the ten-day journey, half of it had passed in the blink of an eye. On the fifth day, everyone camped by a river. There were trees around them, and bonfires were lit. Everyone sat on the side to roast the fire and drink.

The journey was still average. Liu Xin looked at the map every day. He wanted to find any places around the Barbarian Kingdom to attack. Otherwise, it would be impossible to attack the Barbarian Kingdom with these 5,000 troops alone.

Liu Xin was thinking every day that he wanted to use the smallest loss to conquer the Barbarian Kingdom. Although not all of these people were Liu Xin's confidants, they were all the people led by Liu Xin for the first time. No matter what, Liu Xin had to be careful. Although Tongming showed no concern, Liu Xin knew that Tongming's performance was all seen by Tongming. In other words, this action actually represented his future status in the Xuanming Sect.

"Not good, no good, someone fell into the water." Suddenly, a shout came, and the entire camp suddenly became crowded with people, and everyone started shouting in a bustling manner.

After hearing the sound, Liu Xin also walked out of the tent and came outside. The surroundings were already full of people. Not far from the camp was a river, and everyone stood on the shore and looked at the water.

"What's going on?" Liu Xin stepped forward and asked.

"General, someone fell into the water." A soldier walked to Liu Xin and said in horror.

"Why don't you save people after falling into the water?" Liu Xin looked at everyone without any reaction and said angrily, but soon, Liu Xin discovered something was wrong. The river was not very wide, but there was no trace of people. It didn't feel like someone fell into the water.

"Where are people?" Liu Xin asked.

"General, after the man fell into the water just now, he just struggled for a while and disappeared. I'm afraid there are some water monsters and other things in the water." The soldier said tremblingly, looking scared. He could see this scene clearly just now, so now, the soldiers looked scared.

"Water monster, hum, even if it is a water monster, so many of us are afraid that he will not succeed." Liu Xin snorted coldly, walked forward, stood on the shore, and looked down. The river was quiet and there was no trace of people at all. Even if someone really fell down, he would definitely die.

"General, be careful." Yunying came behind Liu Xin at some point, walked to Liu Xin's side, frowned, and looked at the situation in the water.

"People must have died, and even if they are fished out, it will be useless. Be careful not to come to the river alone." Liu Xin said to everyone.

"General, should we move the camp? After all, the man just now was pulled down by the water monster, otherwise how could he fall into the water for no reason?" The soldier said just now, with a worried look on his face. It can be seen that he is still afraid until now.

"No, everyone, just be careful. Even if there is a water monster, we have so many people. When he comes, he will just let us catch a water monster and bake it for food." Liu Xin said with a sneer.

Everyone smiled and said nothing. No one cared about the death of a soldier. After all, there were many people in the Xuanming Sect, and there were also conflicts of grievances and grievances within the Xuanming Sect. Life and death are common and would not cause everyone to care at all.

Liu Xin returned to the tent and asked Ziqiao to arrange more sentry patrols. Never be careless. After all, although Liu Xin said nothing about it just now, no matter what, Liu Xin must be careful about such things.
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