Chapter 244

"If you perform well, it is not impossible for you to be sent down to become a County Magistrate!"

"Work hard, I have high hopes for you!"

Su Xuan gave his final encouragement.

These two kids still needed a lot of tempering and growth.

Kuai Liang was actually fine; he was steady and reliable.

Kuai Yue, however, had a somewhat impatient personality and was prone to extremes.

He needed to be properly knocked down and trained.

On this point, Su Xuan would later have someone pass a word to Xi Zhicai to let him handle it.

Since it was Xi Zhicai who recommended them, Xi Zhicai naturally had to bear the task of training these two.

"Understood!"

Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang were overjoyed and quickly stood up to bow and thank him: "We thank the Lord!"

It seemed there was no real appointment, only letting them assist Xi Zhicai.

But Xi Zhicai was Su Xuan's trusted minister; being by his side, they could not only learn many things,

but also come into contact with countless matters, large and small, in Jingzhou. The position was very critical.

The Lord clearly valued them highly!

"Hmm! Go! Just go to the temporary Governor's office and report to Zhicai!"

Su Xuan waved his hand with a smile.

"Understood! We take our leave!"

Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang immediately stood up and took their leave.

At this moment, Jia San ran in hurriedly and reported: "Lord! Good news from Xinye: General Old Dian Wei has broken through to the Heavenly Man Realm!"

"In addition, good news has also come from Changsha: General Zhao Zilong has also broken through to the early stage of the Heavenly Man Realm."

"Oh?"

Su Xuan was overjoyed and sighed: "Zhao Zilong broke through so fast! This kid is only 21, right? This talent is much stronger than Lü Bu's."

"As for Old Old Dian, he was stuck for so long; I don't even know what to say about him!"

"If you say his aptitude is poor, it's really not; it's top-tier."

"It's just his comprehension—I can only say it's mediocre!"

This was the result after practicing the Heart-Mind Visualization and condensing the Heart-Mind Dharma Aspect, which greatly reduced the difficulty of breaking through to the Heavenly Man Realm!

And yet he was still stuck for several years.

Of course, this was also related to Old Dian Wei simultaneously practicing the Human Immortal Martial Arts, Heart-Mind Visualization, Star Qi Refining Technique, and the Six Vaults Sky-Swallowing Technique.

A person's energy is limited. Old Old Dian's comprehension wasn't truly terrible, but it was indeed average.

Plus, learning so many things, it was understandable that his breakthrough was slow.

But even so, his talent in Human Immortal Martial Arts was actually terrifying; he had already reached the late stage of the Blood Transformation Realm, not far from the Human Immortal Realm.

Extremely terrifying.

His combat power, before breaking through to the Heavenly Man Realm, was already on par with Huang Zhong, who had already broken through.

And this was while Huang Zhong was also practicing the Human Immortal Martial Arts and Heart-Mind Visualization.

Even Su Xuan himself, in Human Immortal Martial Arts, was only at the peak of the Blood Transformation Realm.

He was almost being caught up by Old Dian Wei.

Of course, his internal martial arts were already at the late stage of the Heavenly Man Realm, and his Qi Refining path had already reached the 10th level, not far from the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"Breaking through is good! Breaking through is good! It saves this guy from having a knot in his heart about longevity!"

Su Xuan said with a smile.

"Indeed!"

Jia San was also happy: "Over the past few years, General Old Dian Wei has put in a lot of effort to break through to the Heavenly Man Realm!"

"Now, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief!"

"The intelligence also says that after he broke through, he went to have a fight with General Huang Zhong and faintly suppressed him!"

"Of course, that was only on foot!"

In mounted combat, Old Dian Wei could at best barely fight Huang Zhong to a draw, and he was even more likely to lose.

Wanting to suppress Huang Zhong was a pipe dream.

"This guy!"

Su Xuan also smiled with amusement upon hearing this: "I reckon he's been stifled for too long! In the past, he was always suppressed by Huang Huang Hansheng."

"Although he could barely maintain a draw by relying on his blood energy and strength, it must have been very frustrating. This time, he finally got his revenge! Hehe!"

"Indeed!"

Jia San laughed as well.

Ten-odd days later,

Wancheng, Nanyang,

When Lord Yuan Shu received news that Huang Zhong, Zhang He, Old Dian Wei, and others were secretly recruiting young men on a large scale in the Nanyang counties under his control, taking away a large batch of them, he was absolutely furious.

"Bastards! Bastards! Su Su Boyuan, you go too far!"

"How can you do this? Is this Nanyang your Nanyang, or mine?"

"Isn't occupying the entire Jingzhou enough for you to recruit soldiers? You actually have to come to my territory to recruit!"

"What exactly is your intention?"

"Shameless! Simply shameless!"

"A person cannot—at the very least, one shouldn't—do such despicable things!"

If Su Xuan had done this before their peace talks, Lord Yuan Shu wouldn't have been this angry.

Now that they had already held peace talks, for you to still pull this stunt—isn't this purely to disgust me?

When had he, Lord Yuan Shu, ever suffered such a big loss?

However, what could he do besides being angry?

He couldn't beat Su Xuan in a fight, and even if he sent envoys to condemn and cause trouble, there would certainly be no results in the end.

Thinking of this, Lord Yuan Shu felt even more frustrated and indignant.

"Su Su Boyuan! You remember this; this isn't over. Don't let me catch an opportunity, otherwise, I will pay you back a thousand times over! Hmph!"

Lord Yuan Shu said through gritted teeth.

For a time, he hated Su Xuan to the core.

He didn't actually care that much about the soldiers.

In his view, these lowly people were as cheap as grass; if they were recruited, so be it. He never cared.

Anyway, when he needed them, he could still recruit more.

If not, he could just force them; there were always ways.

But what he couldn't stand was Su Xuan's blatant, large-scale behavior.

It made him lose face!

— Author's Notes —

PS: Please subscribe, self-subscribe, please support!