Chapter 136: Backstage
Jiang Huai acted resolutely, hugged his fists and said goodbye to Xue Ling, entered the hall of the Yanwu Palace, and took over the task of patrolling the city.
In the evening, he came to the yamen of Chongming City and saw more than a dozen guards of the Guogong Mansion, talking together in twos and threes.
Jiang Huai was very familiar with two of them and leaned over.
"Xiao Jiang, you also took over the task of patrolling the city?" a middle-aged man greeted Jiang Huai.
Jiang Huai smiled: "Such a coincidence, Brother Hu, you also took it?"
Hu Zhiwen patted him on the shoulder: "I'm old, I like this kind of task the most, but you, who are young, why are you taking this boring task?"
Hu Zhiwen looks ordinary, but he is very conspicuous in the crowd, because his figure is thin and long, he looks weak, but his eyes are shining, and he knows at a glance that he has a profound and exquisite cultivation.
He is a congenital master, like Jiang Huai, he is a six-rank guard, looking in his thirties, but he is already nearly fifty years old, and those who practice martial arts will look much younger when they step into the innate realm, eighty years old looks like they are in their fifties, and even more than a hundred years old are only in their sixties.
Jiang Huai said with a smile: "I'm a newcomer, so I'll take this task to familiarize myself with the environment." β
"That's just as well. Hu Zhiwen nodded: "You have a good idea, don't be greedy or impatient, take your time step by step, anyway, it's a long time, there's no need to be in such a hurry." β
Jiang Huai smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's been a long time." β
Hu Zhiwen glanced around and said with a smile: "I think it has always been Miss Xueling who has taken you, is it related to Miss Xueling?"
"I have nothing to do with Miss Shelling. Jiang Huai waved his hand.
Hu Zhiwen squinted at him: "Who believes it? Miss Xueling is a cold beauty, rejecting people thousands of miles away, do you think which guard on the martial arts training ground dares to talk to her?"
"Is it that terrible?" Jiang Huai smiled.
He didn't see it. Although Xue Ling has a cold temperament, her expression is always cold and cold. His eyes are also indifferent, but he is very peaceful to his own couple. It doesn't have the cold and frosty look it seems.
Hu Zhiwen snorted: "Anyone who talks to Miss Xueling will not be able to get off the stage." β
"Miss Xue Ling is amazing, isn't she?"
"No matter how powerful she is, everyone doesn't dare to be presumptuous. β
"Also, the government rules are strict, and there is no room for infighting. Jiang Huai nodded slowly.
What he felt the most at this time was the peace of the Guogong Mansion, without the slightest hint of swords and swords as he imagined, intrigues, everyone was very harmonious, as if there was no quarrel with the world, which really surprised him.
How can such an atmosphere create fighting spirit? Where is the motivation to come from without competition?
"It's a rule. It is indeed forbidden to fight infighting," Hu Zhiwen shook his head and said with a smile: "But Xiao Jiang, you won't be so naΓ―ve, do you?
"Everyone dares to violate the rules of the government?" Jiang Huai was surprised.
As far as he knows, the rules of the house are strict, the third lady is ruthless, whoever dares to violate the rules of the house, will never let go, I heard that there are ten guards in her hands, all of whom have been expelled from the mansion with their martial arts abolished.
"I don't dare to break the rules of the government. Hu Zhiwen smiled: "But it's not that there is no workaround. You can place a war post and fight in public, and the government rules are allowed. β
Jiang Huai nodded.
This is where infighting is allowed, but there are limits. He thinks this is good, blindly not fighting, but will accumulate contradictions. Those who practice martial arts are also strong and bloody, so how can they not fight? Suppressing one's nature is not a long-term solution.
Hu Zhiwen said: "Everyone can't help Miss Xueling. It's because she's hard backstage. β
"Oh?" Jiang Huai smiled, "What is the backstage of Miss Xueling?"
"Chu Li. Hu Zhiwen smiled: "You can't have heard of Chu Li's name, right?"
"Chu Li's fame is really that big?" Jiang Huai said with a smile.
"Xiao Jiang, you are pretending to be confused with me!" Hu Zhiwen pointed at him.
Two people approached him. looked at Jiang Huai: "Who doesn't know Chu Li?"
Hu Zhiwen casually introduced the two of them to Jiang Huai, Zhao Jing and Qu Aoyun, and said with a smile: "Chu Li is now a third-grade guard, the head of the Tianling Academy, what the Tianling Academy does, you know?"
"Hmph, it's not a big deal, but it's just a few credits to being favored by the third young lady!" Qu Aoyun snorted coldly.
He was slender and strong, like a cheetah, with piercing eyes and exuding ambition.
"Xiaoqu, I can't see you like this the most!" Hu Zhiwen hummed unceremoniously: "Good luck, are you lucky enough to beat Zhuo Feiyang?"
Qu Aoyun pursed his lips and didn't have anything to say.
He was cleaned up by Zhuo Feiyang at the beginning, and it was embarrassing to think about it, Hu Zhiwen's words were considered to have pinched his scars, but his cultivation was insufficient, and he couldn't fight Hu Zhiwen, so he could only shut up.
Hu Zhiwen pouted and said: "The third lady has always acted fairly, if Chu Li can't make those achievements, he won't be able to reach the third grade...... Tianling Yuan is a traitor, who doesn't have a headache when he hears it?"
"Let's have a clear conscience, he won't be framed, the third lady won't allow him to come so nonsense!" Qu Aoyun snorted unconvinced.
Hu Zhiwen snorted: "I don't need to frame you, I just deliberately tossed you, what can you do? So Xiaoqu, you better keep your mouth shut honestly, don't make trouble for yourself!"
"Hehe, I don't think Chu Li is as narrow-minded as he is. Jiang Huai said.
Hu Zhiwen said with a smile: "That's right, he also got up from the bottom, he was not less ridiculed at the beginning, except for Zhuo Feiyang, who was looking for trouble with him all day long, and now he was assigned to a mess, and he didn't look for trouble for others." β
Qu Aoyun snorted: "This is not narrow-minded?"
"Except for Zhuo Feiyang, can he touch others?" Hu Zhiwen smiled: "If you change Xiaoqu, do you have this instrument?"
"The fate of the surname Gu is not very good. β
"That's self-inflicted, and rotten good people won't spare him!"
"Alas...... , the current Chu Li is beyond our reach. Hu Zhiwen shook his head and sighed: "With him in the background, who dares to offend Miss Xueling?
"Miss Xueling is too cold, it's useless to talk to her!" Qu Aoyun shook his head.
Hu Zhiwen said with a smile: "If we have a relationship with Chu Li, then we can eat and drink spicy...... So Xiao Jiang, take advantage of the opportunity!"
Jiang Huai smiled and didn't say much.
Qu Aoyun looked at him: "Do you recognize Chu Li?"
Hu Zhiwen said: "Xiao Jiang has a good relationship with Chu Li. β
"Really?" Qu Aoyun's eyes were blazing.
Jiang Huai smiled: "It's okay, I have some friendship." β
"You can enter the Guogong Mansion now, it's not an ordinary friendship. Hu Zhiwen said: "Didn't Chu Li get you in?"
"That's right. Jiang Huai said.
"Let's just say, most of the people who enter the Guogong Mansion come in from a young age, and it's too difficult to get in halfway. Hu Zhiwen said: "Take advantage of it, there are many benefits to following Chu Li!"
Jiang Huai smiled: "I still want to break through on my own." β
"Want to break by yourself?" Hu Zhiwen shook his head and smiled: "Xiao Jiang, you are too naΓ―ve." β
"There's nothing wrong with breaking it yourself. Qu Aoyun said: "No one relies on it, eat by your own ability." β
"It's no problem to eat. Hu Zhiwen said: "But you don't want to respond to all calls?"
"What's the point of that!" Qu Aoyun snorted.
Jiang Huai smiled and nodded.
"That's it, everyone has their own ambitions. Hu Zhiwen waved his hand helplessly and said, "Let's go, go to the city!" (To be continued.) )