The hidden sentry post was well-hidden outside of the camp. The soldiers were well-trained; the older soldiers with several years of experiences under their belt had reminded them before, with regards to everything that could happen on the battlefield. Furthermore, Shen Leng’s men were even more capable than the average soldier. Du Weiming and Li Tuming brought their men and finished setting up a surrounding defense. Du Weiming told him that he was going to examine the surroundings for a bit and reminded Li Tuming to be more careful.
Li Tuming laughed and said, “You are like a wet nurse. Aren’t you annoyed?”
Du Weiming waved his fist at him. Thereafter, he went towards the other hidden sentry post.
Li Tuming climbed onto a tree and assumed that he was safe. He looked down onto the surroundings and could not help but curl his lips upwards. He patted his chest lightly…it was where he kept the five taels of silver. Every now and then, he would ta
When he was twelve years old, a few ships in the Nanping River started to be consumed by raging fires in the middle of the night. The young man named Shen Leng held a small unsharpened hunting knife in his mouth and charged into the waters bravely without caring for his personal safety. Thereafter, he found out that in the most turbulent moments, he had the ability of becoming unusually calm. In the next four years, a man named Shen Xiaosong tried his best to teach everything he knew to Shen Leng. Of course, this was not solely because he felt that he owed it to that young man. Could it be that it was not related to the young man who leapt into the night that fateful year?Mr. Shen saw the heart of the young man for what it was. Hence, he felt that even if he were to fight with his life, it was worth it. Not long ago, a young man named Li Tuming gritted his teeth and held in there. He told himself time and time again, not to be
A few years ago, when the southern border’s 120,000 elite troops vanquished Yue Empire, their great general, Hulan Shengxia, once said…Great Ning’s lethal scouts could not be seen or caught - they were like stealthy monsters who killed without being seen. It was not a compliment not fear, but rather, Great Ning’s scouts were revered. At this moment, Shen Leng was facing one of those scouts. It was an opponent that Shen Leng hate to face the most. Because they used to be combat soldiers.Li Can, Yue Shanfeng, Song Lei advanced together, with two people at the back and one person in front. The speed they were moving at was not fast. However, their hand movements were extremely swift. Their repeating crossbows were quickly nocked once again. Their formation was invulnerable. “Where’s he?” asked Li Can. There were no discoveries made at the front. “Nothing here!”“Nothing here!”Yu Shanfeng an
Shen Leng swung his sword; Nie Yuan could feel the ferocity of his attack and did not dare to face it head on. Furthermore, at the dock, he had seen that there was something fishy about Shen Leng’s sword. It was a lot better than the standard sword given to the soldiers. Hence, he dodged the attack and swung his sword right towards Shen Leng’s back. After missing, Shen Leng quickly turned around and swung his black cord sword upwards. Both swords clashed into one another, creating sparks. “High-grade tempered sword.”Shen Leng was unable to break Nie Yuan’s sword. Immediately, he could tell that it was a high-grade tempered that was given to Great Ning’s battalion commanders, and other higher ranked military soldiers, except that Nie Yuan removed the black and red cords on the sword. “You are still using this sword?” asked Shen Leng as he drew his sword back. It had to be mentioned that not only was Great Ning’s ar
When the troops went back to the dock, it was already afternoon. They were about three hours late. Hence, Shen Leng, who was carrying a few heads on his waist, was punished and made to stand on the platform of the dock. Without Cen Zheng’s order, he was not allowed to leave. His silhouette looked somewhat lonely. Shen Leng lifted his head and looked at the sun that was about to set. He thought about Meng Changan’s lone journey to the north. He must be lonelier than me, right? He was only momentarily lonely - when he returned to his ten-man squad, he would be filled with warmth once again. And when he finally returned to Mr. Shen and Master Cha, the warmth he would experience would make him feel good all over. When the sky was almost dark, Class B Guoyi General Bai Xiu walked slowly over to Shen Leng. When he looked at the heads that had bled dry, a ray of light flashed across his eyes. “Actually, General Cen did not mean to put
After passing Yunxiao city, there was still a long distance to go before arriving at Mount Ting Tai. It was widely known for the beautiful mountain features. There was a waterfall within the mountain that suspended in midair. At the bottom of the waterfall was a jasper deep pool. What took people’s breath away were the hundreds of huge rocks next to the pool. The small ones were around half a meter long; the big ones were close to five meters in length. They looked like natural steles. Naturally, a great place as such attracted several scholars and literary people of Great Ning, who left their signatures on top of those rocks. There was a type of four gilled fish within the pool that was very delicious. Even by sprinkling some salt and oil on it before steaming it would create a nice aroma. Every single one of it could be sold for four to five taels of silver. Of course, common folks could not afford to eat them. After Mr. Shen and Master Ch
Perhaps several things were already destined to happen. It seemed as though they were coincidences, but they also seemed to be inevitable.It had been long determined that Shen Leng had to go down to the southern coastal region. He was a soldier than Zhuang Yong specially selected. Because Shen Leng went to the southern border, Mr. Shen decided to bring Master Cha to Mount Ting Tai. Since the three of them were not around, Ye Liuyun decided to go to Anyang. He was able to find Uncle Chen, and he had even made a trip to the daoist temple where Mr. Shen forged the sword for Shen Leng. However, the three most important people were not around, even though he was Ye Liuyun, he would still have to go back without achieving anything. Ye Liuyun stayed in Anyang for seven days before he returned to Changan city. At this moment, Shen Leng had already left Hesu. When Ye Liuyun hastened on with his journey through the night for seven days and seven night
The Great Scholar Mu Zhaotong returned home and shut the door of his study tight. He told his men that he did not wish to meet with any guests. He needed to process everything that happened. He did not have to think too much about the matter pertaining to setting up a government in the Nanyue area. He felt that he did not have any selfish motives - he still felt that Bai Guinan was more qualified than Ye Kaitai. Even though three years ago, the Bai clan of Xiangning did look for him to discuss this matter, as they hope that in the future, when the emperor set up a government in the Nanyue area, he would help the Bai clan. However, Mu Zhaotong did not regard this as a personal favor. If Bai Guinan was not capable, even if he fought with his life, he would not be able to do it. Thinking about it made him feel at ease; Nanyue was a very vital place. Naturally, the emperor would use his trusted aide. He felt that he was indeed negligent. The emp
“So this is the sea.”Standing on the beach by the sea, Shen Leng looked far away. Even though he had a lot of conjectures about the sea and yearned greatly for it, when he was truly standing by the sea, he could not help but feel as though his mental state had opened up more and more. He wanted to scream, he wanted to take a deep breath, even if there was a fishy smell amidst the sea breeze. Ever since he killed those few scouts who laid in ambush, the rest of the journey was safe and sound. It seemed as though the people who wanted to kill him had temporarily given up on their plan. Nonetheless, Shen Leng did not let his guard down the entire time. He knew how strong his opponent was, and furthermore, he was still in hiding. He took a deep breath, to the point he could not take in any more air into his lungs, and exhaled till there was no more air left in him.“Where is the Qiuli Empire?” asked Chen Ran as he walk