Mr. Shen said that a gentleman should be humble and modest most of the time. Shen Leng felt that he himself was a perfect person - for such humble words to come out of his mouth…
The rest of the competition was nothing significant. In truth, even if the new recruits, who passed both segments, were to fight each other, there was nothing much to praise or admire. Compared to Shen Leng, they were way beneath him - not just a level beneath him; they were worlds apart.
When the sky was about to be dark, Shen Leng walked into Zhuang Yong’s tent. He greeted the general with an exceptionally embarrassed smile.
Zhuang Yong shook his head slightly. “Fake. Save it.”
Hence, Shen Leng laughed, feeling pleased with himself.
Zhuang Yong nodded his head. “Young man, allow yourself to be happy if you’re happy.
Shen Leng replied, “It’s not good if you let yourself grow dizzy with success and get too carried away. After
There are several hundreds of countries in the world. Naturally, the most powerful one was Great Ning. Within the several hundreds of countries were several hundreds of cities. Naturally, the biggest one was Changan. They had to embark a ship first, before riding a horse. Every single day, they slept four hours every single day and spent the rest of the time rushing the journey to their destination. In general, they had field rations for meals. He was unwilling to waste any time stopping for food. That was when Master Cha knew how much of a rush Shen Leng was in. Du Weiming felt as though he was about to collapse at any time, but he did not say a single word. Naturally, it was unable to tell whether or not he was loyal to Shen Leng, but he was more afraid than anything. The majority of the fear came from Zhuang Yong. He gritted his teeth and pressed on because firstly, he no longer had his freedom; secondly, he was unwilling to lose to that
They ordered rice and some dishes in the inn and finally had something hot to eat. Master Cha complained about how the food they served was not as good as Shen Leng’s cooking. Shen Leng said that because of their tight financial situation, she should force herself to make do with it. After that, Master Cha finally gave him face. Du Weiming stared blankly, thinking to himself: How did this poor bloke get the girl? And a stunningly beautiful girl at that… Finally, he could no longer hold himself back and pulled a long face before asking Shen Leng in secret with regards to how he managed to win himself such a beautiful girl. Shen Leng pondered for a moment before answering with five words, which angered Du Weiming greatly.“A match made in heaven.” Shen Leng had a smug look on his face before saying to Master Cha, “Master Cha, go take a rest first. Du Weiming and I have to check out the area first. “I will go with you
Regardless, the name ‘Gou Lan Zi’ did not sound good. In the northern part of the country, it had an even more hateful meaning to it. Hence, only outsiders called them ‘Gou Lan Zi’. Their own people went by a different name…Liu Lang Dao. The two names, Gou Lan Zi and Liu Lang Dao, were worlds apart. Regardless of what they were called, ultimately, what they did for a living was beneath contempt.When Du Weiming went back to the river for the second time, he was still silently cursing Shen Leng, calling him neurotic. However, just when he was about to look for a place to goof off, he realized that there was really a boat docked there. There were six men holding knives. There were only two types of people in Changan who dared to carry a dagger with them - people who worked for the government, and people who run when encountering those people who worked for the government.The six people secured the boat by the river bank. Thereafter, they gathe
Du Weiming saw the six assassins right from the beginning and witnessed the entire process of them docking the boat, to preparing the ambush and attacking. However, when the twenty to thirty assassins appeared from all directions, he was completely shocked. When did these people arrive?Right after he thought of that, he immediately reacted. He rolled over to the other side of the hill. Thereafter, a dagger landed in the area he was laying on earlier. It was where his neck was. If he got stabbed by the dagger, his head would have been cut off.A masked assassin decked in black had a sinister look in his eyes as he stared at him rolling away. He gave chase. Meng Changan was surrounded by people. They inched closer and closer to him. “Big brother Meng, I’m truly so sorry. Originally, I wanted to join the military like you and be as outstanding one day. This was why I always stayed close to you intentionally. However, even if you’re
Most of the time, Changan city looked extremely bustling. However, a huge portion of it was concentrated on only a selected few areas. In some other dark areas, there were some obscure and undistinguished things that prominent figures were unwilling to talk about. The pier was at the south of the city. The Grand Canal stretches from Changan city to Jiangnan. This area was only tranquil at night. After sunset, the moment the city gate was shut, unless there was an imperial decree, nobody had the authority to open it at night. If the merchants arrived after the sky turned dark, all they could do was wait. However, they did not have to worry about their goods getting stolen. As long as they placed a red Liu Yun flag on it on their ships once they arrived at the pier, nobody would dare to create any trouble. Regardless of whether it was by land or water, anybody who carried the flag would absolutely be safe. This was Liu Yun Hui’s power.
According to an old saying, punches depended greatly on one’s age and strength. It was the same for swords. In the past, nobody knew that Dao Shou of Liu Lang Dao was the brandy nosed old man who guarded the door of Yanta Academy. After today, this fact remained unchanged. Shen Leng knew clearly that these people were bad and evil. They were people who would do anything for money. Hence, Shen Leng attacked them ruthlessly, without holding back at all. However, when his dagger landed on that elder, he did not just see that it was a life that was lost. He was also saw his unwillingness to accept his destiny. The water bandits on Nanping River often said that if they did not have to worry about basic necessities, they would not want to be a bandit. This was a bunch of bullsh*t. It was as nonsensical as it got.Hence, Shen Leng saw that when the old man fell to the ground, there was a look of reluctance in his e
Deng Ji Restaurant was located rather close to the academy. It was approximately ten minutes on foot. Meng Changan and Shen Leng were so drunk that they had their arms around each other. Master Cha could not understand their relationship. However, she was very happy that there was a person in this world who could put his arm around Leng. Even though he was Meng Changan, a person that she did not fancy that much.The boss of Deng Ji Restaurant left only after they had left. His carriage was waiting in front of his restaurant. Out of habit, the coachman prepared a whip for him. However, the boss instructed him to follow the three people, and told him to go slowly. The coachman looked at the three people and thought to himself about how they should feel honored, because his boss saw them back. Shen Leng supported Meng Changan as they walked forward. They were staggering. If other people saw them, they would laugh and those two drunkards.
A Yanta Academy student from a rather influential family had died, and a powerful triad had been eradicated in an area where ordinary folks of Changan city could not see. If the imperial court and triads formed a vast body of water, the splash created by these two events were in fact not big at all. The chief constable of Changan made a single trip to Yanta Academy and decided to thoroughly give up pursuing the matter. In his words, he was only but a low-ranking official. The pressure created by this case fell upon the magistrate - not him. There were all kinds of commotion going on within the academy. It was not that difficult to investigate this matter. After all, it was one that implicated a second-in-command official, who was a Class B Fourth pin official. He might not be a big figure, but he was not considered small either. In any case, the Ministry of War had to stick up for its people. Of course, it was nothing more than a mere formality.