Chapter 522: Two years

Qi Jiguang ascended the steps, cupped his hands, and bowed outside the shed, saying in a deep voice:

"Your subordinate, Assistant Regional Commander of the Dengzhou Guard, Qi Jiguang."

"I have come to report for duty."

A lazy response came from within.

"Come in. I don't have so many rules here."

Only then did Qi Jiguang stand up, his gaze sweeping quietly across his surroundings.

Inside the shed, many people had arrived at some unknown time.

Standing at the head of the right side was An Ziyang, whom he had already met. He was smiling obsequiously, using the folding fan he carried as a weapon to fan the person in the main seat.

Two people stood beside him.

One was a woman with sharp, icy-cold eyes, currently resting with her eyes closed. Yet, even though she made no move, Qi Jiguang felt a stinging pain in his eyeballs, as if a sharp sword were pressing against his eyelids.

The other was a young man with an ordinary face and a kind expression. His clothing was ordinary, his build was ordinary, and even the standard-issue long saber at his waist was ordinary. But from just watching his movements, Qi Jiguang knew this was a person who had reached the pinnacle of saber technique.

Moreover... Qi Jiguang felt inexplicably that just by being glanced at by him, he had been stripped bare and searched; it was thoroughly uncomfortable.

Thus, he had no choice but to shift his gaze and look to the left.

There were also three people on the left.

He recognized the person at the head of the left side. Last year, he had come to Qi and Lu to rectify military discipline and had slaughtered his way through several guard posts. In particular, the Guard Commander of the Pingshan Guard, Xu Siyuan, had been disciplined until he cried for his father and mother, nearly committing suicide to atone for his sins.

The Commander of the Northern Judicial Division of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Wang Hai.

Yet, he was not as cold and stern as when he came to kill last year. Instead, he wore a nervous expression, rubbing his hands and pursing his lips, not daring to look at Li Miao.

On the contrary, a cute-looking young girl beside him stood with her hands on her hips and said to Li Miao:

"Commander, I'm almost twenty years old. What's wrong with marrying Brother Hai? We couldn't find you, and the old Commander personally gave the word for our wedding. If you're angry, go find him to vent it."

Beside her, a young man with a black ruler strapped to his waist also shouted:

"Yeah, yeah, Uncle Li, why didn't you come back for the wedding feast? The wedding feast was so much fun, we had such a great time, but we just couldn't find you. I waited for you for so long, and I even saved you a lot of snacks. Why didn't you come back—"

Li Miao rubbed his brow, first speaking to the young man in a tone of annoyance:

"I'll take you to eat something good when we return to the capital later. Little Gao, stop making a scene."

"Oh!"

The young man covered his mouth, widened his eyes, and stopped talking.

Only then did Li Miao turn his head to look at Wang Hai and the young girl, suddenly clicking his tongue and waving his hand.

"Forget it, you two haven't been together for just a day or two. Since the old man gave the word, I can't say anything... At most, I'll just find time to give Hai a few more beatings later."

Wang Hai's face turned bitter.

"Commander, I—"

"Shut up. You ate my family's cabbage; isn't it only right that you get a few beatings?"

Li Miao curled his lip.

What else could Wang Hai do? He could only nod and bow.

"It's right, it's right..."

Li Miao shook his head, suddenly as if remembering something, scanned left and right, and asked:

"Where is Xiao Yizi? Why hasn't she come?"

An Ziyang answered with a smile:

"She mastered the Sumeru Realm a year ago, and now she has some inklings of the Jiezi Realm. She is currently sparring with His Majesty in Shuntian and couldn't get away for a moment. She said she's waiting for you in the capital."

"Oh."

Li Miao nodded.

"Like that... that's quite fast. Fine."

Having said this, he finally raised his head and smiled at Qi Jiguang.

"I handled some family matters. Lord Qi, you've been waiting anxiously, haven't you?"

Qi Jiguang hurriedly shook his head.

"No, no."

What a joke. Even if his backside were on fire, he wouldn't dare show it at this moment.

Not to mention their official ranks, every single person in this shed, whether in terms of their deeds, martial arts, or reputation, was enough to make seventy percent of the people in Great Ming tremble with fear!

"Ten Thousand Poisons Wan Luo" An Ziyang, "Life-Destroying Yama" Wang Hai.