Chapter 545

Chen Wuji was exhausted.

He didn't know what time he fell asleep last night, but it seemed like dawn was near.

He was so happy from playing that he ended up contributing three times.

Then he felt completely drained.

This kind of situation was very rare for him, one of the few times in a long while.

His physique far exceeded before; even when he was stronger, they could still wear him down like this, showing just how crazy Huo Sanniang and the others are.

The culprit is Qin Zhanhong!

Xiao Yuji and Shen Youwei are accomplices.

The physiques of women who practice cultivation are just control; they seem to never know fatigue.

Later, he somehow dragged everyone into another round.

The enemy forces were too strong, and it ended with Chen Wuji's defeat.

If he hadn't voluntarily raised the white flag, Chen Wuji seriously doubted Qin Zhanhong would have truly ruined him before dawn.

The next day, Chen Wuji naturally woke up late.

When he woke up, sunlight had already filled most of the room; the messy bed from last night was now neatly made, leaving only him.

"Looks like I'm going to let Yan Qiushui and Shen Lu laugh at me." Chen Wuji yawned, then lay back down comfortably; he didn't want to get up today, and wanted to nap a bit more.

Unsurprisingly, the room was definitely tidied up by Yan Qiushui and Shen Lu.

They were tidying the room, so they would inevitably find out what happened.

Chen Wuji didn't even eat lunch; after waking up he took another nap, and only got out of bed in the afternoon.

That nap was so comfortable it not only dispelled last night's sleepiness, but also relieved more than half of the fatigue from recent days of governmental work, making his whole body feel relaxed to the point that even his bones seemed soft.

Under Yan Qiushui's service, Chen Wuji comfortably took a hot bath.

"How is your complexion so bad? If you're feeling unwell, go rest." While dressing after his bath, Chen Wuji suddenly noticed Yan Qiushui's complexion, frowned, and asked.

This woman looked like a frost‑bitten eggplant, listless, with somewhat severe dark circles under her eyes.

Yan Qiushui shook her head. "I'm fine, sir; I just haven't been sleeping well these past few days."

While speaking, she harbored some complaints in her heart.

What happened—could some people really not be aware of it in their hearts?

They exhausted themselves tossing and turning; Shen Lu, listening, also felt off, her hands constantly moving restlessly, making her condition impossible to improve.

"When you have time, go see a doctor." Chen Wuji gave the order and left.

"Yes!" Yan Qiushui softly replied from behind.

As long as those acting as lord and lady aren't so crazy, her illness will naturally get better.

In the afternoon, Chen Wuji went to the camp again.

But today he wasn't watching martial drills; instead, he went deep among the soldiers to see whether this reform had brought good or bad effects, and what needed improvement.

He chatted amiably with the soldiers all afternoon, discovering many minor issues, but none were related to this reform; instead, they basically concerned ordinary training and warfare.

What the soldiers complained about most was actually wartime ordering issues.

They thought Chen Wuji was overly partial to the elite units, using them in every battle.

This caused the elite units to take almost all the rewards; those left behind didn't even get a chance to have soup, watching others in Robe Marsh City buy houses, take wives and concubines, and envy them fiercely—but without merit they got no rewards, so they could only envy.

Chen Wuji gave this matter careful thought.

But some aspects were difficult to handle.

Using elite troops in every battle is to guarantee victory; on this matter it's hard to be fair.

But with so many soldiers raising this issue, not solving it seems not okay.

After thinking it over, Chen Wuji realized that to settle this matter, only major battles and crucial fights should use elite troops; the remaining small battles, the less important engagements, should use other units, while also training them in actual combat, to raise their overall strength a bit.

In the following days, Chen Wuji completely set aside Hezhou's official duties, devoting himself to eating and lodging with the soldiers in the camp, training with them, and only returning to the city every two or three days to be affectionate with Huo Sanniang and the others.

And during this period, Huo Sanniang and the others were not idle either.

With Xiao Yuji's help, they have been scouting suitable locations in the city, preparing to open a branch store.

The Chen family women each have their own affairs to attend to.

Huo Sanniang, Shen Youwei, and Xue Hongdou form a small group, single-mindedly planning to go into the catering business.

Qin Zhanhong boasted that he would give Chen Wuji a secret spy unit on par with the Imperial City Department, appearing and disappearing mysteriously, always suddenly vanishing and then suddenly reappearing, shrouded in mystery as to what exactly he's up to.

Xiao Yuji now also handles the business at the Paper Workshop, and she is busy running around in circles every day.

After her recent period of management, paper has already occupied a very important position in Hezhou, squeezing out the market position of bamboo slips; it probably won't be long before that happens.

It is worth mentioning that the two Hengfeng Peaks that had been obstructing Qingyu Mountain from becoming Baoshan have already fallen; all that remains is to clear the road to Qingyu Mountain, and then we can consider starting this venture, which hinges on whether the Hezhou Treasury is profitable or not.

And the cost is that Chen Wuyi has almost completely exhausted Hezhou's stored Shocking Heaven Thunder.

Next, Chen Li will have more to keep him busy.

To make up for the loss of Shocking Heaven Thunder, Chen Li will probably have to pull several all-nighters.

That day, Chen Wuji was sweating profusely in the camp when Chen Wuyi, having finished the Qingyu Mountain matter and officially returned to the unit, suddenly came to report that Chen Luozi had brought a unit of troops to outside the camp.

This matter left Chen Wuji slightly puzzled for a moment.

This time the troop conscription list did not include Chen Luozi, so how did he show up now?

"Let them come in directly." Chen Wuji, wiping the sweat from his head, ordered Chen Wuyi.

"Yes!"

Not long after, the now more robust Chen Luozi walked over with a woman.

He did not bring the troops with him.

"How did you bring a woman into the camp?" Chen Wuji grabbed Chen Luozi's neck and asked in a low voice, "Where did you find this lover? She's quite pretty!"

Chen Luozi chuckled, "You really do have that habit of forgetting important people, don't you? Look at this woman—don't you find her somewhat familiar?"

"She does seem a bit familiar; I must have seen her before!" Chen Wuji said.

"Think about it again."

"Your woman, what's the point of thinking hard about it? Just finding her familiar is enough." Chen Wuji said, "Come on, we haven't seen each other in ages; since I'm free today, let's have a good drink."

Chen Luozi blocked Chen Wuji's way, "Didn't you forget that you still promised something to her?"

"Really?" Chen Wuji blinked, "Your woman, when did I ever promise her anything?"

"She's not my woman!"