The old man sighed and said: "They told us that no matter how they scold us or beat us, we can only endure it. We can only knock out our front teeth and swallow it. If...if it goes against their wishes

, they won’t beat us or scold us, they will operate on our family members and torture our family members..."

Jiang Lie gritted his teeth, suppressed the anger in his heart, and whispered: "Old man, don't worry, I will keep it a secret for you. If you continue to be patient, one day Guansheng County will be restored, and you will eventually return to your original state.

If you live like this, people in Mae will eventually go back to their hometown."

The old man nodded: "Thank you... thank you."

Jiang Lie also nodded: "No need to say thank you, this is the duty of a soldier."

As he said that, Jiang Lie suppressed the burning anger in his heart and walked towards Jian Shicai with a forced smile: "As expected, the emperor of your country is really kind to these civilians! They are all honored to be able to work here!"

Jian Shicai smiled and said: "As the saying goes, the Qiu Xiang family is close! The Qiu Shi people and the Xiang Mei people get along very harmoniously. They are a family that loves each other!"

Jiang Lie smiled and said: "Yes, yes, we are really a family that loves each other!" But he cursed in his heart: "I dare you to believe it, do you really love each other?

No points? If you want to create a false impression to deceive me, I have to let you know that there is no way!"

Jian Shicai invited Jiang Lie to mount the horse: "It is a traditional custom to enjoy lanterns during the Lantern Festival. The street in front is the busiest place tonight. Of course, everywhere is lively, but the street in front is particularly lively. People are already busy right now.

Let’s set up the light shed for the night. Marshal Jiang, let’s go to the street in front and have a look.”

Jiang Lie got on the horse and nodded after sitting firmly: "Okay, lead the way, let's go."

The street in front was really busy. Many people were pushing wheelbarrows to move goods, many people were climbing ladders to hang lights, and many people were busy going up and down. The whole street was very busy.

The stalls selling glutinous rice balls all had their kitchens open, kneading dough, stuffing stuffing, and washing pots. The activity started at night, but this early in the morning, everyone was already making preparations in advance.

Even so, Jiang Lie also knew that if the elephant army withdrew, the atmosphere of the festival would be stronger, and the smiles on people's faces would be more real and happier.

From the waiter at the inn to the shopkeeper at the sweet bean curd shop to the old folk at the palace construction site, Jiang Lie could see the resentment and fear deep in their hearts from the smiles on everyone's faces. What is invisible is frightening.

Jian Shicai said proudly: "This is just the morning, the highlight is in the evening. Marshal Jiang, tell me, it was so lively in the morning, what will it be like in the evening?"

Jiang Lie smiled slightly: "It was so lively in the morning, and of course it will be even more lively in the evening."

After wandering around for a long time and tasting a lot of local specialties, Jiang Lie was finally about to have his biggest event on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month - meeting with Zheng Zhibin, the Grand Marshal of the Elephant Army and Bandits.

As soon as night fell, Jian Shicai led Jiang Lie to a restaurant known as "The No. 1 Restaurant in Guansheng".

Jiang Lie got off his horse, looked up at the restaurant, and said with a smile: "That's it? The first restaurant in Guansheng is far from the first restaurant in our Lion City. Our Huaide Building in the Lion City has three floors. This

With only two floors, can it be called the No. 1 restaurant?"

Jian Shicai invited Jiang Lie into the door and said with a smile: "Of the four countries on the Bone Corrosion Continent, your country, the Divine Lion Kingdom, can be called a great country. What's more, the Divine Lion City is the capital of your country, and this crown

Shengxian County is also a remote and remote area, so it is naturally quite different."

"You're right." Jiang Lie smiled and walked through the crowded crowd at Jian Shicai's invitation to the outer corridor on the second floor.

"General Jian Shicai is here to see the bandit marshal!" Jian Shicai suddenly stopped and gave a military salute respectfully.

Jiang Lie looked in the direction where Jian Shicai was saluting, and saw a man with loose hair in Chinese clothes returning the salute to Jian Shicai.

Taking a closer look, Jiang Lie took a look at the man. He had disheveled hair, a fair face, a pair of sword eyebrows, a pair of red and phoenix eyes, and two mustaches. He was neither handsome nor ugly, but he exuded an extraordinary feeling.

His temperament is unforgettable. This person is none other than the head coach of the Xiang Army - Zheng Zhibin.

Zheng Zhibin smiled and said: "You must be Marshal Jiang, right?"

Jiang Lie also smiled politely and said, "You must be Marshal Zheng, right?"

Zheng Zhibin nodded: "Your Excellency, Zheng Zhibin, I have long admired your name."

Jiang Lie painted the gourd in the same way and said: "Jiang Lie, I have admired your name for a long time."

Zheng Zhibin suddenly frowned: "Marshal Jiang, I'm here tonight to invite you to drink and eat and enjoy the moon and lanterns. Why do you need to wear a helmet and armor? Why do you have to come here in disguise?"

"Because I am the commander-in-chief of the Royal Lion Army of the Divine Lion Army. The emperor of our country, Shengfan, sent me to the Qiu Swear Kingdom. I only have three things to do, which are to train troops, kill enemies, and reclaim the land. Of course, it can be summarized into one thing,

That is fighting." Jiang Lie touched the breastplate on his chest and grinned, "I have to wear armor like this so that I can always realize that I am here to fight. Otherwise, if I am like Zheng

The generalissimo is wearing a formal dress like this. People who don't know see it and think I'm here for a blind date. Do you think that's the truth?"

Zheng Zhibin smiled without showing his teeth and said: "Your Excellency is very sharp in his words, and he is truly worthy of being the commander-in-chief of the Divine Lion Army. Let's talk slowly if you have something to say, and we have time to talk slowly and in detail. Marshal Jiang, please take a seat!"

Jiang Lie sat at the single table opposite Zheng Zhibin. Except for Zheng Zhibin and Jiang Lie, there was no one else sitting in the entire outer corridor. Even the handsome General Jian Shicai could only sit with the musicians, dancers and Zheng Zhibin.

Several of his followers stood beside him upright.

Zheng Zhibin took out two pieces of tissue paper from his arms, spread them flat on the table, and pressed them with a wine glass. He then took out a bag of tobacco of the same style as Jian Shicai's, and took out a small handful of tobacco from the bag, spreading it evenly.

Spread it on one of the tissue papers, then take out a small handful and sprinkle it on the other tissue paper, and then gently roll the two tissue papers into two cigarettes.

This really opened Jiang Lie's eyes. Before meeting Jian Shicai, Jiang Lie thought that there was no tobacco in the Bone Corrosion Continent and no one smoked. After meeting Jian Shicai, he discovered that there was tobacco in the Bone Corrosion Continent and some people smoked.

, but I just thought that people who smoked used pipes, but I never thought that cigarettes still existed.

Zheng Zhibin held one of the cigarettes in his mouth, then stood up and handed the other cigarette to Jiang Lie with both hands.

Even in his previous life, Jiang Lie had never touched a cigarette. Especially after becoming a firefighter, fires caused by unburned cigarette butts were common, which also led to his aversion to tobacco products.

However, Zheng Zhibin had already handed the cigarette to him, and it would be rude for Jiang Lie not to take it. So, Jiang Lie took the cigarette that Zheng Zhibin handed him.

Zheng Zhibin took out the flint from his arms again, started a fire, and helped Jiang Lie light the cigarette.

Jiang Lie shook his head, took off his helmet, put the cigarette on his right ear, and said with a smile: "I'm not afraid that Marshal Zheng will laugh. I have never seen such a new thing, and I don't know what it is about."

Did it.”

Zheng Zhibin lit the cigarette in his mouth, sat back in his seat, blew out a smoke ring, and asked with a smile: "You have never seen this thing in the Lion Kingdom."

?”

Jiang Lie nodded: "In our Kingdom of Divine Lion, I have never seen such a novel thing. I think it is quite interesting. I have only seen General Jian eating that kind of pipe before. I have never seen it before."

It’s something rolled up in paper.”

Zheng Zhibin puffed out the cigarette and said with a smile: "Not everyone is qualified to smoke this kind of cigarette. For someone with the rank of General Jian, he can only use a pipe, which is not in line with my status. The tobacco in the pipe is thick."

, the smoke produced was thick and smelly, and it gave our General Jian a mouthful of yellow and black teeth. The cigarettes I have are small in quantity and thin in skin, and the tobacco is also of high quality. One cigarette is refreshing and refreshing.

, both of them were refreshed."

Jiang Lie gave a thumbs up: "Marshal Zheng must know how to enjoy life!"

"Life is meant to be enjoyed, otherwise what is the point of living in this world?" Zheng Zhibin held a cigarette between his fingers and said with a smile, "Shuai Jiang, you see, this Feng Shui treasure land I chose is perfect.

It proves that I am a person who knows how to enjoy life. The reason why I chose to be on the outer verandah rather than in the aisle or private room inside is because from this place, I can clearly see the full moon in the sky and the bustling Shangyuan scenery on the ground. If only

Inside, you can’t even feel how lively the streets are outside.”

Jiang Lie joked: "Even so, there is a contradiction. Marshal Zheng, you said that since you are a person who knows how to enjoy life, why did you choose to become a soldier? We who are soldiers

He is the person who knows how to be a soldier best. Marching and fighting is a miserable life! Even if you are not fighting, you still have to train troops and manage countless soldiers under your command. It is not a leisurely position."

Zheng Zhibin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Marshal Jiang, do you think I, Zheng, really like to be a soldier? It's all because I was forced to do so. I was originally a scholar, but every time I took the imperial examination, I failed.

Years ago, I had never passed the exam. I couldn't pass the liberal arts exam that I studied since I was a child, so I didn't have to think about martial arts, so I gave up on taking the exam. Then I relied on people and connections to find one.

My only livelihood is to work as a thug for someone else's house. I was a thug in front of others. The employer thought that I was pretty good and it was a pity to be a thug, so he sent me to the barracks for no apparent reason. Inexplicably, I became

A big-headed soldier!"

Jiang Lie listened to Zheng Zhibin's story and became very interested: "It's not too strange that a thug turned into a big-headed soldier, but how did you, a big-headed soldier, step by step, turn into the majestic bandit marshal you are today?"

What about?”

"It's a long story!" Zheng Zhibin took the last puff of his cigarette, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stamped it out with his foot, and said with a smile, "It's a long story, so I don't want to say more, even though I seem to be

I'm superior, but I actually regret it. I told my son, you have to study hard, don't end up like your father, who can only be a soldier, let alone not even be a soldier. Even if you have to become a soldier,
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