The woman stared intently at Wannian, who was also stunned.
A chill rose from Wannian's back!
"Would you be angry if I said I accidentally put my hand here?"
Wannian forced out the words; no one would believe him, but he truly was just performing a medical examination.
"I'll kill you!"
The woman's tone was extremely cold, but she couldn't move. In the past few days, her Meridians, bones, and even internal organs had suffered extremely severe injuries, leaving her with no strength to protect herself.
Therefore, her heart was filled with shame and indignation, yet she was helpless.
Wannian withdrew his hand: "Actually, you don't need to care too much. In life, nine out of ten things don't go as planned..."
"Get lost!"
"Alright!"
Wannian said no more, immediately got up and left. Walking out of the room, he was covered in sweat. This fear came from the depths of his Divine Soul.
"Husband, why are you drenched in sweat?"
Lin Wanyan was sensitive by nature. When she saw Wannian enter the woman's room, she paid close attention. Seeing Wannian come out so nervously, she had a bad premonition.
"It's nothing. That woman seems to have woken up!"
Wannian pointed to the room.
This piqued Lin Wanyan's curiosity, and she went in to look, finding that the woman had indeed opened her eyes.
"Husband, the food is ready! You can eat after washing your hands!"
When Lin Wanxian said this, Wannian realized his hands indeed felt a bit off. He went to the water 缸 to get some water and washed them, but only two fingers were washed, not one more.
Lin Wanqing brought over the ginseng medicinal soup, but it was quite hot, so she left it aside to cool.
"Husband, how do you plan to settle that woman?"
Lin Wanxian raised the question at the dinner table. Although the three sisters married the same man, and he was a farmer, which was already breaking their bottom line, if another woman were added, the three sisters would definitely not agree. Even if he agreed, the second and third sisters probably wouldn't, so as the eldest, she had to represent her sisters in raising this question.
"Let her go once her injuries heal!"
Wannian hadn't thought of an arrangement yet, so he just said that.
"The armor this woman is wearing is a female Mingguang Armor. According to my knowledge, only someone of at least a military commander level can wear it!"
Lin Wanyan, on the side, activated her encyclopedia mode and began to popularize knowledge.
"Military commander? What is a military commander?"
Wannian didn't understand.
"In our Great Liang, five people form a Wuzhang, with the leader being a Wuzhang. Five Wuzhang form a Yazheng, with the leader being a Yazheng. Two Yazheng form a squad, with the leader being a squad leader. These are the most basic military officers, and they are unranked officers. A squad leader is also the highest an ordinary soldier can aspire to!"
As Lin Wanyan introduced, Wannian also became interested: "Then what's above a squad leader?"
"Officers above a squad leader are ranked. For example, two squads form a Capital Sergeant, with the leader being a Capital Sergeant, an official of the ninth or true ninth rank. Of course, they might not be subject to a specific rank, but becoming a Capital Sergeant grants the qualification to be granted a military officer rank!"
Lin Wanyan's words directly broadened Wannian's horizons significantly.
"So what level is a military commander?"
Wannian knew that once he joined the army, he would definitely have to achieve meritorious service, otherwise he would either die in battle or starve to death. Most people in this world don't live to be fifty; like him, he was considered long-lived in this world.
"Above a Capital Sergeant is a Camp Commander, who manages five Capital Sergeants, totaling five hundred people. This is also the most basic combat unit of our Great Liang. The leader might be granted a seventh or eighth-rank military officer position. And five camps form an army, totaling two thousand five hundred people, with the leader being a military commander, also known as a general or commander! Equivalent to a sixth or seventh-rank military officer."
After Lin Wanyan finished speaking, Wannian was stunned.
"I saved a sixth-rank military officer?"
Wannian was a bit confused. Why did this sixth-rank military officer fall from a high place in the forest? Was it an enemy pursuit? But he hadn't seen enemy forces break through the front city nearby?
"That's right, but it's almost impossible for him to appear in our Li Family Village. It's very suspicious, but this armor is indeed not from a neighboring enemy country!"
Lin Wanyan finished her analysis here.
"It's truly not easy for a woman to reach the level of a sixth-rank military officer! It must have been a major incident this time!"
Wannian wasn't stupid; a sixth-rank imperial official hiding in the forest definitely meant a major incident had occurred for such a situation. However, he also felt sad that the father of the three Lin family daughters, a fifth-rank official, was also to be beheaded by the imperial court, and this one, only a sixth-rank military officer, fleeing for his life in the forest seemed plausible.
This indicated one thing: the power struggles above were extremely intense!
Yet, despite this, these people still strove for advancement.
"Indeed, Husband is over fifty years old. I wonder if he still has the ambition to achieve meritorious service?"
Lin Wanyan looked at Wannian with burning eyes.
As a man, one must have grand ambitions: "Capital Sergeant is my bottom line!"
Wannian thought back to the day the government sent the marriage procession, how a Deputy Commander made the Clan Chief humble himself. If he became a Capital Sergeant, he would surely soar to the heavens.
"When Husband is on the battlefield, the priority is to preserve your Life. Those with high military ranks are not necessarily distinguished by military achievements; often, they just live longer!"
Lin Wanxian added from the side. Although it was a remark of concern, Wannian knew she was right. As long as he increased his chances of survival, when others died, it would be his turn to rise.
"Both wives speak wisely! However, there is only half a month until enlistment. I hope my wives will help me more in the future. With heirs in my Li family, I can be even more careful and cautious on the battlefield!"
Wannian bowed to the three women with the 禮 of a scholar, making their faces flush crimson. Fortunately, it was dark at night and visibility was poor, otherwise it would have been a different kind of sight.
"Alright, Husband, eat quickly!"
Lin Wanxian changed the subject.
Next, Wannian quickly finished his meal and then asked, "Who wants to sleep in the newly built house?"
"Let Big Sister sleep there!"
Third Sister Lin Wanqing said, and Lin Wanyan also nodded. Lin Wanxian did not decline and then began to make the bed there.
Wannian saw that the ginseng soup had cooled down, so he drank it in one gulp.
After drinking it, he didn't feel anything special, but after finishing his ablutions, the reaction was so strong that he couldn't bend over normally.
At the same time, the information in the family tree in his mind changed.
Clan Chief: Li Wannian
Martial Power: 3 (Equivalent to the combat power of three adults)
Spouses: Lin Wanxian, Lin Wanyan
Talent: Twenty-zhang Treasure Hunt
Estimated Lifespan: Fifty-nine
Offspring: None
Seeing this change, he knew that the ginseng indeed had an effect, but a ten-year ginseng could only increase Lifespan by one year, and it increased combat power by roughly that of one person!
Seeing the three women still dawdling, he couldn't help but urge, "Hurry and rest. Today's tasks are finished today; tomorrow's tasks will be done tomorrow!"
Hearing Wannian say this, Third Sister Lin Wanqing's ears turned red. She had been lingering in the living room for a long time, too embarrassed to enter the room. Now, hearing Wannian urge her, she had no choice but to go in.
At this moment, it was pitch black, and the room was so quiet that only the breathing of the two could be heard, so ambiguous!
