Chapter 73 Efforts are not in vain Li Dingguo got up very early today. He got up at dawn. It is now Mid-Autumn Festival and the dew is heavy in the morning. The Mid-Autumn Festival is just a few days away, but in the early hours of today, a long-lost drizzle began to fall. After Li Dingguo got up, the rain that had just wet the ground had stopped. Although the rain did not alleviate the drought in the land, it brought a hint of coolness to the weather. But Li Dingguo knew that a drastic drop in grain production in this vast area in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty had become a foregone conclusion. Countless crops have died due to drought in the summer and autumn of this year. After washing up, he came to the courtyard in front and started practicing Tiger Roar Fist with Ai Nengqi and Tang Guangqiang who came with him. Although he had to pick up Cao Yongxiang as soon as possible this morning, he was not the kind of boy who would show his emotions easily, so he remained calm.
Half an hour later, the cook brought breakfast to the Wang family compound, and everyone stopped practicing Tiger Roar Fist. "Jingguo, you have to work harder." Ai Nengqi was still talking carelessly, "After breaking through to the early stage of the second level of martial arts, I feel that my progress is still very fast. I think in a few days, I will be able to break through to the middle stage of the second level of martial arts, and the Tiger Roar Fist will also enter the minor success stage." "According to my careful observation yesterday, Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier have both reached the peak of the late first stage of martial arts." "If you don't work harder, not only will you be left far behind by me, but Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier may catch up with your progress in cultivation." Ai Nengqi still wanted to remind his current best friend Li Dingguo, who had been running away in recent days. I was afraid that he would delay his cultivation progress because of some trivial matters. Only when the progress of their cultivation is in sync can they bring enough pressure and fighting spirit to Ai Nengqi, so that he will not become arrogant and affect his continued rapid improvement in martial arts. "Thanks, Archie." "Don't worry, I won't be left behind by you." Li Dingguo replied with a smile, then turned around and asked Tang Guangqiang to lead the members of his team to line up for today's breakfast. After breakfast, Li Dingguo, who had already greeted Tang Guangqiang, rode his spirit beast warhorse out of the Wang family compound and galloped towards the east city gate. This time when we leave the city, we must hurry so that we can bring Cao Yongxiang back to the Wang Family Compound as soon as possible, so as to prevent Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Kewang's malicious plans from succeeding. He rode his horse a little faster than before. Fortunately, there were not many pedestrians on the street at this time, and we arrived at the East Gate smoothly. At this time, the city gate had just been opened, and there were more than a dozen soldiers responsible for guarding the city gate and checking suspicious people. "This should be the Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong. He decided to go out of the city yesterday to attack the two wealthy manors outside the city. He didn't want the information to leak out so quickly, so he ordered the four city gates to be guarded more strictly." "There must be spies from the three great gentry in this city now, and there are quite a few of them. Zhang Xianzhong is undoubtedly right to do this." Li Dingguo thought about it for a moment and guessed the reason. "But after we defeat the two wealthy manors, the restrictions on entry and exit of Dingbian City should be lifted."
"The rebellion of the Eighth King has already reached the ears of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Yansui Town. There is no need to continue to use the method of allowing entry but not exit." In this magical world, most of the powerful and wealthy people have domesticated spiritual pigeons and eagles as a means of communication. Zhang Xianzhong now ordered his soldiers to carry out the order that they were allowed to enter but not leave, but in fact this did not completely eliminate the possibility of the enemy knowing his own military situation. Although he arranged some skilled archers to patrol day and night in shifts, specifically to shoot birds flying over Dingbian City, the effect was not so ideal. Among all the spiritual beasts and birds, even a spiritual bird with low combat effectiveness like the spiritual pigeon has amazing speed and alertness, which is much better than ordinary birds. Even if you find a few, you will most likely not be able to shoot them all; there will always be some that slip through the net. Now that Zhang Xianzhong had mobilized his army to prepare for war, the three great gentry in Dingbian City had probably heard the news and were probably preparing countermeasures. Seeing Li Dingguo coming, the soldiers who were used to his frequent trips out of the city naturally did not stop him. They waved and greeted him, then watched him ride out of the city. "Xiao Hei, hurry up!" After leaving the city, Li Dingguo, who had the ability to communicate with spiritual beasts, immediately communicated with the big black horse he was sitting on and said to it. “Wheeze…” After receiving the order from its master, the big black horse raised its head excitedly and roared a few times, then started to gallop at full speed, and soon disappeared at the end of the official road. …… "Brother, don't worry." "We can take care of our own now." At the gate of the landlord's mansion in the small village, Xiao Douya said goodbye to Li Dingguo who came to pick up Cao Yongxiang, "I have already mastered the Thunder Spear Technique today. I am very strong and fast now. I should be able to defeat a martial artist of the same level in the early stage of the first level of martial arts." "Early this morning, Brother Xiangzi took us to collect all the weapons in this small village." "The number of ordinary swords, guns, and bows and arrows is enough for the twenty or so people here." When they learned that Cao Yongxiang had to leave the small village today, Xiao Douya and Hongmei were not at all panicked. Their character is much stronger than most of their peers. During their years of wandering, they have witnessed countless horrific things. As long as they have the ability, fighting and killing are just commonplace to them and not worth mentioning. "Brother Dingguo." Hongmei on the side also echoed, "These few days are an emergency period. You and Xiangzi should train in the city with peace of mind. We will take good care of ourselves." "I plan to divide everyone into three teams, taking turns day and night to monitor the movements around this village." "Once we find an enemy that we cannot defeat, or a dangerous beast attacking, we will take the lead and hide in the cellar, and defend it to the death, trying not to let any of the sisters get into trouble!" Hongmei said confidently, "During this period of time, we will also seize the time to practice martial arts and combat skills, and strive to have combat power that matches our own strength as soon as possible." "Brother Dingguo, the Iron-Armored Bull Monster you hunted earlier was so huge that it is enough for us to eat for ten days or so. It won't interfere with our Tiger Roar Fist training." "Based on the manuscript you left yesterday, I am researching the recipe for Qi and Blood Soup and I have some ideas." "If nothing unexpected happens, I will try to prepare the Qi and Blood Soup in two days. I hope it will be successful."
Hongmei looked calm and not panicked at all. She is a highly gifted organizer with a strong sense of the overall situation and quick thinking, and she deserves the high regard that Li Dingguo places on her. "That's good." "You two should discuss anything and try to be safe. It's best not to leave this small village and go hunting or something like that." Li Dingguo looked at Xiao Douya and Hongmei with great satisfaction, and then said a few more words to them. My efforts over this period of time have not been in vain at all, but have yielded great results. These two girls have finally begun to grow up, and this is the best reward for themselves. He did not waste any more time and together with Cao Yongxiang, they jumped on their horses and waved goodbye to everyone. "drive……" With the orphans watching them, the two rode their spirit beast war horses and quickly left the village, galloping towards Dingbian City... (End of this chapter)