Chapter 362

Li Rui suddenly opened his eyes.

A faint blue, mysterious and complex rune appeared on his palm.

Even his eyes shot out blue light.

At this moment, his body was already wrapped in water currents suspended in mid-air, flowing rapidly around him.

But except for the place where he was, the room was dry, and everything remained unchanged.

It was truly miraculous.

After cultivating for many days, he finally saw results.

The Profound Water Qi in Li Rui's body controlled the water Qi of heaven and earth, round and free, as if using his own arm.

His thoughts moved again.

The water currents around his body suddenly fell with a splash, entering the ground and disappearing.

Looking again, there wasn't even a trace of water.

Li Rui couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"It's done."

Finally refining the immortal technique, how could he not be excited?

But soon.

He suppressed the wild joy in his heart, and his expression returned to calm.

"This Upper Grade spirit root is truly useful."

With the Profound Water Body refined, the Five Spirits Body-Refining Art could be considered to have entered the door; in the future, using the Profound Water Body to face the enemy would definitely catch people off guard.

However, immortal techniques were of great importance.

Unless it was a critical moment, Li Rui would not easily use the Profound Water Body, unless he was sure he could completely kill the opponent.

The news of his cultivation of the Five Spirits Body-Refining Art could not be leaked to anyone.

"Next, I'll practice the Green Wood Body."

He possessed the dragon form and was naturally close to water, which was why he could refine the Profound Water Body so quickly.

The Five Elements generate and restrain each other.

Water generates wood.

Using the Profound Water Body to cultivate the Green Wood Body, the efficiency could be doubled.

He didn't have a brain cramp and insist on going against the heavens to cultivate the restraining Blazing Fire Body.

He wasn't a young man anymore; there was no need to suffer unnecessarily; if he wanted to walk, he would walk the best path.

Li Rui was not in a hurry to get up.

Instead, he continued to borrow the lingering charm of the Profound Water Body to perceive the Green Wood Qi.

This process lasted until dusk, when he finally went out leisurely.

Liu Liu Tiezhu was squatting on one side of the courtyard, bored.

Master was in seclusion, and Old Man Tie was also in seclusion.

This made him bored to death.

Seeing Li Rui push the door open, he was overjoyed: "Master, you've come out?"

"That's a way to put it."

"Unlucky, children speak without taboo."

Li Rui spat twice.

Among his three disciples, Liu Liu Tiezhu was the one who spoke the least pleasantly, but Liu Liu Tiezhu was naturally a diamond with a sincere heart, and didn't need so many twists and turns; a straight temper was quite good, and he didn't intend to force a change.

Liu Liu Tiezhu grinned and scratched his head:

"Master, I said the wrong thing again."

"It's nothing, it's not the first time anyway."

"..."

"Oh, right, this morning I received a letter from the Tao Shidi from the Wu Kingdom; in the letter, the Tao Shidi said he was doing well in the Wu Kingdom, had made many friends, and his demon-taming skills had also improved."

Saying this.

Liu Liu Tiezhu handed a letter to Li Rui.

Li Rui took it and looked.

Just as Liu Liu Tiezhu said, it was all good news.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly.

Wang Zhao's little thoughts were seen through by him at a glance; in fact, a few days ago, he had received a letter from Dao Mo, which also said something about Wang Zhao's situation, but it was very different from what Wang Zhao himself said.

Writing like this in the letter was just wanting Li Rui to recall him to Qinghe sooner.

Li Rui had found Wang Zhao a business in the demon beast trade in the Wu Kingdom, following a famous demon-tamer in Wubei City.

This was something many people in the Wu Kingdom dreamed of.

Wang Zhao wanted to come back.

At least ten years; the time was not enough to temper his character.

And with Dao Mo looking after him, there wouldn't be any trouble.

Li Rui smiled slightly.

He told Liu Liu Tiezhu to get paper and ink, and wrote a reply to Wang Zhao, which would be sent when the Spring Breeze Hall's caravan left.

When Liu Liu Tiezhu heard it was being sent to Spring Breeze Hall, he scratched his head: "Master, not sending it to the Heaven and Earth Alliance?"

Li Rui: "The Heaven and Earth Alliance will no longer participate in the caravan in the future, so sending letters can only go to Spring Breeze Hall."

Now Spring Breeze Hall had already separated from the Heaven and Earth Alliance.

The Heaven and Earth Alliance no longer meddled in business matters.

However, because of Li Rui's status, he would certainly get a share, and the Heaven and Earth Alliance would also provide a certain amount of military support, which could be considered a cooperative relationship.

Separating the two was also something Li Rui did on purpose.

The Heaven and Earth Alliance was, after all, a Jianghu force with too many restrictions.

Qinghe City, Vermilion Bird Avenue.

A line of cavalry walked slowly.

There were only a hundred or so people, but the momentum made people feel as if they were seeing a thousand troops and horses.

At the head was a middle-aged man with a clean-shaven face and an elegant temperament; if it weren't for his armor, one would think he was a scholar going to the capital for the imperial examination.

Beside the middle-aged man, Xue Gui rode a warhorse, half a position behind.

The person who could make Xue Gui, a Regional Commander, yield, could naturally only be the new Regional Commander, General Fubo, Zhou Zhou Dinghai.

"Lord Zhou, we are almost there."

After Xue Gui finished speaking.

A majestic city wall appeared before Zhou Zhou Dinghai's eyes.

On it were written three towering characters—"Annan Garrison."

Zhou Zhou Dinghai saw the magnificent city gate and nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad."

It could no longer be said that the Annan Garrison was inside Qinghe City, but rather that Qinghe was a city within the city of the Annan Garrison.

New city expansion. The Annan Garrison almost surrounded Qinghe City; wasn't it a city within a city?

The line slowly drove into the military camp of the Annan Garrison.

The vast drill ground paved with blue bricks and the neat and uniform houses made people feel refreshed.

Zhou Zhou Dinghai immediately became interested.

As General Fubo, he had seen quite a few military garrisons and guard battalions, and not many were as beautiful as the one before him.

It was not just that the craftsmen were capable, but also that the person supervising the construction was willing to put in the effort.

He saw all of this very clearly.

He had also supervised construction before and knew the complexity involved; it wasn't something that could be done well just by being incorruptible, so he couldn't help but be curious about who it was.

"Lord Xue, who supervised this construction?"

Xue Gui replied: "It is the Li Canjun of the Anning Guard, Li Rui."

"The Emperor has already appointed him as the Assistant Regional Commander of the Annan Garrison, but the journey is long, and the imperial decree was delayed by matters, so it hasn't arrived in Qinghe yet."

!

"Li Rui..."

Zhou Zhou Dinghai repeated it and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Speak of the devil.

Just after finishing speaking, he saw Nie Nie Siming and Li Rui come before Zhou Zhou Dinghai and bow respectfully.

"Subordinate greets Regional Commander Zhou."

Xue Gui spoke at the right time, pointing at Li Rui and saying: "Lord Zhou, he is the Li Rui I just mentioned."

Zhou Zhou Dinghai curiously looked Li Rui up and down: "Not bad, steady and experienced; it is the fortune of our Annan Garrison."

After speaking.

He laughed loudly, squeezed the horse's belly with his legs, and headed toward the brand-new Regional Commander's Prefecture.

Li Rui and Nie Nie Siming followed behind.

"I heard that this General Zhou has always been known as a scholar-general, born into a great clan in Jiangnan, once served as the Regional Commander of Haizhou, and later made great military achievements in the battle against the East Sea Sea Clan. The Emperor was very pleased and promoted him to a Second-Rank General. He is extremely good at training troops and formations, and his naval warfare is unparalleled in the world."

"Thirty years ago, the Sea Clan came ashore, threatening the eastern border of the Yu Kingdom and making the people miserable; it was this General Zhou who suppressed them."

"The two words 'Fubo' were obtained because of this, and he is deeply valued by His Majesty."

"Coming to Yunzhou this time to serve as the Regional Commander of the Three Armies is a heavy responsibility."

It can be foreseen that there will probably not be a Viceroy in the Yu Kingdom within fifty years.

Therefore, the Regional Commander is already at the pinnacle of military generals.

This General Zhou is clearly trusted by the Emperor, which is why he was entrusted with a critical mission and came to Qinghe.

You must know.

This is Yunzhou, and the true master of Yunzhou is that Martial Saint, Marquis Yuan. Zhou Zhou Dinghai coming to Yunzhou is not without scruples; on the contrary, he needs to weigh many sides, otherwise, he will definitely be in a dilemma.

Zhou Zhou Dinghai's Regional Commander's Prefecture is extremely luxurious, with countless pavilions and towers, and murmuring streams flowing around the prefecture, quiet and elegant.

It has quite the charm of a Jiangnan garden.

Zhou Zhou Dinghai was even more satisfied: "Not bad."

Hearing the Regional Commander's praise, Li Rui smiled slightly.

Could he not be satisfied?

These craftsmen were invited by him directly from Jiangnan, and even the flowers, grass, and trees in the courtyard were transported from Jiangnan; it could be called truly worth its weight in gold.

For important matters.

Li Rui never did things carelessly.

Xue Gui also laughed: "Assistant Regional Commander Li does things so properly."

Other officials in the courtyard cast envious glances at Li Rui one after another.

The first impression in officialdom is very important.

This old Assistant Regional Commander is afraid he will be able to rise through the ranks again.

After that.

Of course, there was nothing for Li Rui and Nie Nie Siming to do; except for Xue Gui and Zhou Zhou Dinghai's few personal guards, everyone else retreated.

At this time.

A burly man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist walked to Li Rui and cupped his fists:

"Lord Li, I have long admired you."

Li Rui smiled: "General Fu, I have long heard of your great name."

Fu Tao saw that Li Rui actually recognized him and was immediately happy: "Lord Li has seen me?"

"I have heard of General Fu's great feat of slaying a wicked whale in the waves a thousand miles away."

Fu Tao scratched his head; he didn't expect his reputation to have spread to Qinghe, ten thousand miles away.

It was truly rare.

Actually, it wasn't that his reputation was big, but that Li Rui had long ago noted down all the Fourth and Fifth-Rank officials accompanying him.

Besides the original Assistant Regional Commanders, Military Advisors, and Assistant Regional Commanders in the Annan Garrison, Zhou Zhou Dinghai also brought quite a few of his own team, and this Fu Tao was one of them.

The current Qinghe has a truly great atmosphere.

One Second-Rank, one Third-Rank, nearly a dozen Fourth-Rank, and even more Fifth-Rank, with a total of eight guard battalions guarding it, and the Anning Guard is one of them.

Such a grand lineup is, of course, to deter the Purple Gold Palace.

Besides the officials on the surface.

There are also great experts like Liu Qing, plus the strongmen of the subordinate sects of major sects.

It truly already has an atmosphere that surpasses a province.

After everyone left.

Nie Nie Siming leaned forward.

"Brother Li, that man surnamed Fu should be guarded against; he is a smiling tiger."

Li Rui smiled: "Brother Nie, I see it."

"Fu Tao and the others are all old subordinates of Zhou Zhou Dinghai. Zhou Zhou Dinghai coming to Yunzhou is to restrain the foster father; he must be unhappy with us, so be careful of him making trouble."

"Brother Nie, thank you for the reminder."

Li Rui was very clear about this matter.

Zhou Zhou Dinghai is a big figure floating in the clouds; of course, it is impossible for him to specifically target a small Assistant Regional Commander like him.

As long as he can work, he will be praised.

But Yama is easy to avoid, and little ghosts are hard to deal with.

The minds of Fu Tao and others at the same level as them are different; they must have the intention of dragging them, these old people of the Marquis's Prefecture, into the water.

Li Rui was long accustomed to such things.

If Fu Tao didn't deal with Li Rui and these people, Zhou Zhou Dinghai would think that these subordinates had different intentions.

The superiors are the superiors' business, and the subordinates should still do what they should do.

Grand Secretary Zhang and the State Preceptor are neighbors.

Did it affect the people under them fighting to the death?

It didn't affect it at all.

(End of chapter)