Ma Su, Ghost's Worry, Graham, and Zhao Yun had left. Yang Zhen stood alone in the forest, looking a little lonely. The night was far away from the hustle and bustle of the day, leaving only silence. The moon hung high up in the night sky, illuminating the earth with its bright light. Although it did not have the strong light of the sun, it still helped to walk in the night. It was silently dedicated, silent and lonely.
The owl stood upside down on the branches of the big tree, its eyes shining brightly in the night. It looked around at everything in the forest and occasionally made a sound just to prove its existence. Yang Zhen carried the dragon and strolled through the forest at night, accompanying the moon and the owls.
When Yang Zhen returned to his residence, the earth was still in a deep sleep. He pushed open the door and walked into the room. When he saw the moonlight shining in through the open window, he smiled faintly. He closed the door, walked to the weapon rack, and placed the swimming dragon properly. He walked to the window and looked up at the night sky and the moon in a daze. "Feng 'er should be in Jiang Prefecture by now, right?”he muttered to himself.
Tonight, Yang Zhen had never felt so lonely. Guan Feng, He Ping, and Niu San were not around. Chen Dao was busy with work and had no time to talk to him. He had been bored for the past two days. Ever since he had brought 30,000 troops to Yong 'an, he had never entered the military camp that he had been dreaming of. He had been busy making swords for the Prime Minister and how to treat Li Yan. In the past ten days, he felt a little tired.
Closing the window, Yang Zhen walked to the bed, took off his shoes and clothes, and lay down on the bed. "I should go to the military camp tomorrow. Perhaps that is the place that will enrich me the most.”Yang Zhen said lightly.
Yang Zhen took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes. Soon, he fell asleep.
In the drill ground, the drums were beating loudly, and rows of soldiers were shouting inspiring slogans. In the corner of the drill ground, Yang Zhen was wearing a suit of armor and was dancing the swimming dragon in his hand. His exquisite spear technique made the soldiers around him dumbfounded. Yang Zhen's face was already full of burly men after performing the Heavenly Spring Spear Technique. After all, the Roving Dragon in his hand was quite heavy. To Yang Zhen, if he wanted to play with this 50-pound Wandering Dragon with ease, he had to strengthen his arm strength. He was also well aware that the Heavenly Spring Spear Technique, which was originally light and ethereal and unexpected, had already changed in his hands. Although the moves were still the same, the weight of the swimming dragon had brought him quite a bit of hindrance. Many moves had become clumsy and predictable.
As a martial artist who had learned a high-tier spear technique, he had to strive for perfection. Only then would he be able to live up to himself and the person who had taught him the spear technique. Yang Zhen was such a person. He had been playing in this corner since morning. When he was tired, he would rest for a while and then continue to repeat the same action. He wasn't going crazy, he was working hard, working hard to perfectly combine the Wandering Dragon and Heavenly Spring Spear Technique.
As a general, he had certain privileges. He did not have to stay in the drill ground every day. Moreover, he was a general with no real power. He could not mobilize any army under him. At most, he could call for the kitchen and patrol personnel. Yang Zhen spent the next few days in the drill ground. Chen Dao had been quite busy these two days and had no time for Yang Zhen. In order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the entire army, he had pulled all the 30,000 troops that Yang Zhen had brought from Chengdu out of the city and carried out special training in the wilderness. Li Yan followed Yang Zhen's plan and didn't step out of the house. He handed over all official and military affairs to Chen Dao. After Chen Dao left the city to train the troops, he simply transferred the 10,000 troops that were originally stationed in Yong 'an to Chen Dao for training.
Yongan City was now like an empty city. Other than the ordinary citizens, there were less than 500 soldiers stationed there, and most of them were injured and sick soldiers. In the past few days, Yang Zhen had only been practicing his spear skills on the drill ground. He did not care about anything else. He could not interfere even if he wanted to. Li Yan was the highest official in Yongan City. All the military conscription and local government affairs were handled by him. Now that Chen Dao was training troops in the wild, Li Yan handed over the government affairs to his son, Li Feng.
Another seven days passed. Every day, Yang Zhen would ride his horse out of the city and look at the official road from the west, just to wait for Guan Feng's arrival. However, every time she waited happily, she never got it.
One day, Yang Zhen came to the main road early in the morning. He was looking forward to seeing a familiar figure, but his wish did not come true. It was almost evening, and there were very few people on the official road. Yang Zhen sighed heavily and muttered,"Feng 'er, you should be back by now!”
He turned around and led the horse. Every time he took a step forward, he would look back. After a dozen steps, he still did not see the person he was waiting for. Yang Zhen turned his head again and looked at the winding road from afar. He shook his head helplessly and sighed softly. He mounted his horse and turned to leave.
He lowered his head and gently stroked the horse's neck. He said indifferently,"Old friend, I've made you suffer with me these past few days.”
The horse seemed to be able to sense its master's sadness. It shook its head vigorously and neighed. Carrying Yang Zhen on its back, it started to run slowly towards Yongan City. Yang Zhen had just spurred his horse for a while when he heard the sound of strong hooves behind him. His depressed mood immediately brightened up. He pulled the reins and the horse stopped. He turned his horse around and saw a horse coming out from the winding road. The rider on the horse raised his whip and whipped the horse's buttocks hard. The horse let out a painful cry and its hooves moved even wider.
When the knight approached Yang Zhen, his joyful expression immediately vanished. He saw that it was a Han soldier carrying a bag. The courier galloped past Yang Zhen, and a cloud of dust flew up as the courier passed by. Yang Zhen stood there foolishly. When the dust settled, his head and body were completely gray. Yang Zhen shouted loudly, turned his horse around, and galloped into the city, leaving behind only a cloud of dust.
After dinner, Yang Zhen returned to his room. He had been thinking about Guan Feng for the past ten days. He lay on the bed and looked at the night sky outside the window. He said slowly,"Feng 'er, why aren't you back yet? It's all my fault. Why did I agree to let you go back and give the sword to the Prime Minister? He Ping and Niu San, if Feng 'er doesn't come back, you guys won't come back either. I really don't know what you guys are doing.”Suddenly, a bad idea flashed through Yang Zhen's mind. He stood up stubbornly and shouted,""Did Feng 'er and the others encounter an accident?”
Yang Zhen got out of bed and stood by the table. He quickly poured a glass of water and drank it in one gulp. He muttered to himself,"No, absolutely not. Although the journey to Chengdu is long, there are no bandits along the way, nor are there any steep places. Since they were not surprised, why had they not returned yet? Don't they know that I'm waiting here for their news?”
"Dong dong dong!"
"Who is it?" Yang Zhen heard someone knocking on the door and quickly asked.
"It's me! Uncle!"
Yang Zhen placed the cup on the table, walked to the door, and opened it. Chen Dao walked into the room with a jar of wine in his hand. He placed the jar of wine on the table and turned around to see Yang Zhen's troubled expression. He asked,"Zi Yuan, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, I'm just a little unhappy!" Yang Zhen replied.”
Chen Dao laughed." I was just afraid that you would be bored, so I specially brought a jar of wine to accompany you to relieve your boredom." Come, come, let's drink and talk."
Chen Dao pulled Yang Zhen to the side of the table and pressed him down on a stool. Then, he opened the jar of wine and the fragrance of the wine spread out. Chen Dao poured wine for Yang Zhen and said,""Zi Yuan, come, come, let's drink three big cups. Don't think about those annoying things.”
Yang Zhen took the wine glass and saw Chen Dao waiting for his answer. He laughed dryly and shouted,""Alright, General, let's do it. Let's drink until we're drunk, General.”
Chen Dao smiled." That's right. You should learn more. You weren't like this two years ago." We can drink this wine, but we can't get drunk.”
Yang Zhen picked up a glass of wine and gulped it down. He then picked up the wine jar and poured himself another glass. He asked,"Why?"
"You must be troubled by love." Chen Dao shook his head. This wine is good, but it's a pity that you drank it. How are you drinking? You're clearly torturing yourself. However, I still advise you to drown your sorrows in wine.”
As soon as Chen Dao finished speaking, Yang Zhen gulped down another cup. Chen Dao shook his head and also finished a glass. When he went to pour a second glass, Yang Zhen's third glass of wine had already been downed. Chen Dao didn't say anything else. After drinking three cups, he placed the cup on the table and snatched the wine jar from Yang Zhen's hand. He said in a clear voice,"Zi Yuan, don't get drunk. I still have something to tell you.”
Yang Zhen's alcohol tolerance was not high. No matter what kind of wine it was, as soon as he drank it, his face immediately turned red. At this moment, Yang Zhen's face could not be any redder. When he saw Chen Dao snatch his wine jar, he reached out to take the cup that Chen Dao had placed on the table. He did not expect that the cup would also be grabbed by Chen Dao. Yang Zhen didn't get the wine glass and was a little angry. He said,""Give me wine to drink, why don't you give me wine to drink?”
Chen Dao said," Who said I won't give it to you? It's just that now isn't the time yet. I have something to tell you. It won't be too late to give it to you after I'm done."”
Yang Zhen said," What's the matter? Tell me quickly. I still want to drink." Eh? Wait, weren't you training outside the city? Why did you return to the city at this time?"
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