Chapter 364

"The people of the Anning Guard are no good either."

A burly man grinned and laughed arrogantly.

Lu Jun stood up with difficulty, the corners of his mouth lifting bitterly: "I lost."

Just about to turn around.

He happened to see Li Rui standing on tiptoe in the crowd, his face becoming even uglier, even a bit pale.

The current Li Rui was no longer the Li Canjun of the Anning Guard, but the Assistant Regional Commander of the Annan Garrison.

A single word from him could decide his official career.

Lu Jun took two quick steps and came before Li Rui.

Kneeling on one knee.

"Subordinate is incompetent and has lost face for the General."

The rest of the soldiers of the Anning Guard then discovered that Li Rui had actually been watching the battle just now, and for a time, discussions arose everywhere.

The burly man saw Li Rui appear, and his face also changed.

He came before Li Rui and bowed politely: "General Li."

Li Rui smiled slightly: "Sparring between two armies is a good thing; by the way, what is your name? Your martial arts are not bad."

The burly man was stunned, a bit hesitant, but finally bit the bullet and said:

"My name is Liu Biao, and I came from the Jiannan Garrison."

"Jiannan Garrison, so you are from Shu; truly bold."

When the burly man heard this, he was immediately overjoyed.

Li Rui was a Fourth-Rank Assistant Regional Commander, while he was only a Sixth-Rank Garrison Commander; the gap between them was too big, and being appreciated by Li Rui was a good thing.

After all, Li Rui's current status was Assistant Regional Commander, managing the entire Annan Garrison.

The Anning Guard was just a bit closer.

And he had deliberately come to find trouble with the Anning Guard this time, but on the surface, he hadn't crossed the line; it was all normal sparring.

It was just that the burly man didn't expect Li Rui not to find fault, but instead praise him.

For a time, he felt a bit ashamed.

"General Li..."

Just about to speak, he was interrupted by Li Rui raising his hand: "Alright, Lord Liu, go back first; I have some matters to find Lord Lu for."

Hearing this.

The burly man left quickly, afraid that Li Rui would regret it and want to find trouble with him.

He had come to the Anning Guard under the order of his own Assistant Regional Commander, but he didn't dare to offend Li Rui, this Assistant Regional Commander, so he immediately took his people and left quickly.

Lu Jun lowered his head.

Like a defeated soldier waiting for the general's reprimand.

But he heard Li Rui say: "Not bad, you've improved; remember to win it back next time."

Lu Jun suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of surprise.

That's it?

Li Rui was amused: "Old Lu, it's just a small matter; you're not a new recruit anymore."

"My soldiers can lose, but they cannot admit defeat."

He deliberately amplified his later words.

The soldiers present all heard it, and for a time, morale soared.

After doing all this.

Li Rui acted as if nothing had happened, carrying his hands behind his back and heading toward the direction of the General's Prefecture.

An eye for an eye?

No need.

His status was different; even if he wanted to win it back, that was Cao Wei's business; he was already an Assistant Regional Commander, and doing it himself would be lowering his status, which was too shameful.

But to say he did nothing.

That was not the case either.

People came to deliberately suppress the morale of the Anning Guard, and his few words made the morale soar again.

Those little brats of the Anning Guard were holding their breath, wanting to win it back.

For an army, this was a good thing.

For an organization that existed to kill, if they didn't have this breath, that would be the bad thing.

Li Rui was happy to have someone help him train his troops.

As for Fu Tao's thoughts, he was even clearer.

If he didn't suppress him, how could Fu Tao show his loyalty to Regional Commander Zhou?

He was originally a confidant of Marquis Yuan, and the imperial court was worried about Marquis Yuan's family becoming too powerful, which was why they sent Zhou Zhou Dinghai, such a general; Fu Tao, as a person brought by Zhou Zhou Dinghai, was bound to find trouble with them, these old people of the Marquis's Prefecture.

But if he still made himself a target at this time, that would be asking for trouble.

This Assistant Regional Commander position wouldn't last long.

With a higher status, the angle of looking at things and doing things should also become higher.

When big figures fight, one must learn to endure and hide one's sharpness.

Otherwise, it would be a position not matching one's virtue, and something would happen sooner or later.

During his thoughts.

Li Rui arrived at the General's Prefecture.

Cao Wei saw Li Rui coming and ran to greet him.

I don't know when it started, but he almost had no shadow of the Fifth Prince on him; in the eyes of outsiders, he was Li Rui's subordinate, and regarding this, he chose not to explain or reject it.

"Brother Li, when did you come?"

Li Rui smiled: "Brother Cao, people have already come to the door to hit us; as the boss, don't you care?"

Hearing this.

Cao Wei immediately broke out in a cold sweat; he didn't think it was a joke.

Li Rui was clearly using a joke to beat him.

"Head Li, I..."

Before he could explain, the smile on Li Rui's face turned colder: "My soldiers cannot be cowards; I'll give you three months; you must win, you cannot lose."

Cao Wei had a headache.

But he had to bite the bullet and accept the order: "Yes."

Compared to the consideration for his subordinates just now, Li Rui was now full of majesty.

Pressing Cao Wei so hard he couldn't even lift his head.

Those soldiers were too far from him, not worth pressing, but Cao Wei, this direct subordinate, had to bear his anger.

Some big officials look approachable because the level gap is too big, and it's not worth getting angry.

Hearing Cao Wei accept the order.

Li Rui nodded with satisfaction, and after speaking, he left the General's Prefecture directly.

Before long.

He arrived at Ning Ning Zhongtian's mansion.

"Li Laoge, why are you here?" Seeing Li Rui appear, Ning Ning Zhongtian hurriedly led him into the house.

Li Rui poured himself a cup of tea familiarly and said with a smile: "Fourth Brother, have you been hit these past few days?"

Ning Ning Zhongtian said proudly: "That big guy from the Guniu Guard is no match for me at all; I beat him until he was running away in a panic; I heard that the one surnamed Lu lost, and I'll go find the field another day."

"Not bad."

Li Rui took a sip of tea.

There was no severity from just now at the General's Prefecture.

Who told Cao Wei to be a subordinate and Ning Ning Zhongtian to be a brother.

"By the way, how is your cultivation?"

Ning Ning Zhongtian: "Soon, in a year at most, I will be able to break through."

"Very good; when the time comes, I will naturally think of a way; the Li Canjun of the Anning Guard is the best, but if it's another guard battalion, don't be picky; your old brother only has this ability."

"How could I? I listen to Li Laoge."

!

Ning Ning Zhongtian's words were sincere.

If it weren't for Li Rui giving him a bunch of fortunes, how could he have broken through so quickly and become a Sea-Observing martial artist?

And it was even more impossible to be promoted after breaking through.

This Li Laoge is truly helping his brothers.

Li Rui: "You just cultivate well; don't think about other things."

The higher the official position, the more subordinates one needs to cultivate.

Recruitment is definitely necessary, but one must have a few true confidants; Ning Ning Zhongtian is one, and when Ning Ning Zhongtian breaks through and manages a guard battalion, it will be easier for Li Rui to handle some private matters in the future.

Ning Ning Zhongtian grinned: "Don't worry, Li Laoge; you've helped to this point; if I still don't break through, I might as well find a piece of tofu and hit it to death."

"Having this heart is enough; if you really want to hit, pick a piece of mysterious gold iron to hit; men should play hard."

"..."

"Brother Li, this is not authentic; among the few of us Assistant Regional Commanders, why is your mansion the most magnificent?"

Fu Tao walked into the Li Mansion carelessly.

But as he said.

Among the few Assistant Regional Commanders, Li Rui's was indeed the best.

Who told him to be the supervisor?

As soon as Fu Tao walked in, he saw another person sitting in the courtyard.

Yuan Xiong.

Now Yuan Xiong was also an Assistant Regional Commander of the Annan Garrison, the same as the two of them.

Fu Tao was a bit surprised: "Brother Yuan, don't you dislike drinking?"

Yuan Xiong smiled slightly: "I don't drink, but Brother Li invited me, so I have to give him face."

Fu Tao sat down boldly.

"Brother Li still has the most face; I invited you several times, but you kid just wouldn't come."

During the conversation.

Li Rui walked over with a pot of wine: "I'm relying on being older; Brother Yuan has to come."

Sitting down.

A large bowl of wine was poured into the bowl.

Li Rui raised the wine bowl and was about to hand it to Fu Tao.

Fu Tao made a gesture to take it.

Li Rui's wrist turned, just dodging Fu Tao's big hand.

The corners of Fu Tao's mouth raised.

"I want to see what kind of thoughts this little old man is hiding."

How could he not see it?

The banquet Li Rui set up today was clearly a Hongmen Banquet, but he knew it was, yet still came to break in.

Just because he was skilled and bold.

He was an expert at the mid-stage of the Primordial Realm; how could he be compared to Li Rui, who had just entered the Primordial Realm not long ago?

Fu Tao used seven layers of force.

The force on his hand increased, his speed became faster, and he turned into a phantom, grabbing at the wine bowl in Li Rui's palm.

Li Rui shook.

The wine bowl was thrown directly into mid-air, and at the same time, his right hand gripped the air to meet Fu Tao's big hand.

Bang, bang, bang!

In an instant.

Three muffled sounds.

Li Rui and Fu Tao's fists and palms collided, and they were actually evenly matched!

Fu Tao was a bit surprised.

"Good skill!"

He was originally a martial general, naturally combative, and for a time, his interest was even greater.

At first, he thought Li Rui's Primordial foundation was unstable and he couldn't take three of his moves, but he didn't expect that he not only took them but also took them quite beautifully.

Roar!

Suddenly, a melodious sound like a low moan of a big whale in the sea rang out.

A phantom of a big whale appeared on Fu Tao's palm.

This was his Qi form.

Generally speaking, a martial artist's Qi form would be influenced by the place where they were; sea people were mostly related to the sea, and mountain people were mostly related to things in the mountains.

Fu Tao came from Jiangnan and was once a fierce general in naval warfare.

The whale-shaped true Qi was not special.

Seeing the big whale appear, Li Rui didn't have any intention of retreating at all.

Green light appeared on his palm.

A divine dragon coiling and dancing appeared on his palm.

Another palm!

The two phantoms collided in mid-air, and invisible fluctuations spread between the two.

Yuan Xiong, who was drinking tea on the side, snorted.

Stirring the fluctuations to pieces, dissipating them into formlessness.

At this time.

The wine bowl happened to fall back into Li Rui's palm.

"Brother Fu, drink."

Fu Tao didn't go to take it immediately, but narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Rui for a long time, then laughed loudly.

His big hand took the wine bowl.

He drank it in big gulps.

Wiping his mouth with his sleeve, he laughed loudly:

"Brother Li, your wine is quite strong."

(End of chapter)