Chapter 547 Chen Ping: 'This must be very interesting!'

"Suppressing bandits?"

Fan Kuai was confused by Zhou Bo's words, and his rough face was full of confusion.

Li Shang, who was sitting above Fan Kuai and wearing a pitch-black armor and looking very heroic, agreed deeply with what Zhou Bo said when he heard it.

"In recent years, there have been many bandits and mountain bandits nearby." Li Shang agreed with Zhou Bo's opinion. "In the past, we were unable to spare any effort, and these people were sensible, so we just let them do whatever they wanted. Now, the Lord is coming back, and in order to prevent these bandits and mountain bandits from ruining the Lord's mood, it is time to wipe them out."

Chen Ping, who has a beautiful face and attractive features, is a feminine and handsome man like Zhang Liang, but more gorgeous than Zhang Liang. He is playing with a brush in his hand, "Besides, Your Majesty has come back to conquer Loulan. Eliminating these bandits at this time can also provide Your Majesty with military funds."

"This is a great thing to say."

What Zhou Bo, Li Shang and Chen Ping said was reasonable and well-founded, and Cao Shen could not help but agree.

"Uncle Lu, what do you think?" Xiao He, as the chief historian of the Western Regions Protectorate, nodded slightly, approving the opinions of Zhou Bo and others. However, Xiao He, who knew when to advance and when to retreat, was unwilling to have the final say. He cast a ray of rainbow light at Uncle Lu, who was sitting at the bottom. He was old and frail, with wrinkles all over his cheeks. No one would find it strange that he might die the next moment. He asked.

"Xiao... Sir Xiao, what... what did you say?" Facing Xiao He's question, Mr. Lu looked bewildered and asked intermittently, "You... you want to treat me to... dinner?"

Bang!

As these words were spoken, a one-foot-sized copper ball, without any signs of smelting, and as if it were a rare treasure bred by heaven and earth, fell from Mr. Lu's arms with a crisp sound.

"Oh my!" Looking at the ball rolling on the ground, Mr. Lu dragged his aging body to chase after it, "I'm old now. I can't even hold a fitness ball."

"Uncle Lu, I'll give it back to you."

Just then, the bronze ball rolled to Cao Shen's feet. Seeing Old Man Lu chasing the bronze ball, Cao Shen bent down, picked it up and returned it to Old Man Lu.

"Thank you."

Taking the copper ball from Cao Shen's hand, Mr. Lu's cloudy old eyes lit up with heartfelt gratitude, and he carefully put it back into his arms.

"In that case, it's settled." Facing Mr. Lu's jokes, Xiao He, the Chief of the Protectorate, said with helplessness on his face.

At that moment, Liu Ji stopped shaking the gambling cup in his hand and slammed the bamboo gambling cup hard on the table beside him, making a crisp sound. Along with the crisp sound, Liu Ji's face showed an expression of pilgrimage, and he slowly opened the gambling cup and showed the dice inside.

Brush and pull!

Except for Mr. Lu, everyone in the Xuanyuan Hall cast their eyes towards Liu Ji's gambling cup. What came into their sight were six dice with six points pointing upwards!

…………

call!
After the meeting, the high-ranking officials of the Western Regions Protectorate dispersed, and no one dared to stay in Tianxuan Temple for long. Old Man Lu, who was old and could follow the footsteps of Zheng Guo at any time, returned to the mansion arranged for him by Xiao He and others, accompanied by more than a dozen followers. After returning to the bedroom and ordering the followers to leave, the old look on Old Man Lu's face disappeared, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans covered his wrinkled face. With a heavy breath, Old Man Lu's face became cold, and his turbid old eyes were full of murderous intent.

"Tian Xuanzi is coming back."

"Tian Xuanzi returned to Wushuang City and wanted to attack Loulan."

"Although Wushuang City has not expanded its military force on a large scale in recent years, its standing force is only 30,000. However, as Xiao He just said, the First Emperor has assigned 30,000 troops to Tian Xuanzi. In addition to the management of the Western Regions Protectorate over the years, as long as Tian Xuanzi is given some time, he can mobilize an army of 100,000."

"I can't stay here for long. I must return to Loulan and send the Pixiu back."

……

Only Mr. Lu himself could hear the endless flustered words coming out of his mouth. At the end, Mr. Lu lowered his gray beard and looked at the copper ball in his hand. Over the years, Mr. Lu carried the copper ball with him wherever he went. When Xiao He, Liu Ji, Chen Ping and others asked him about it, he said it was a fitness ball he used for fitness.

Creak!
Old Man Lu's eyes were fixed on the copper ball in his hand, as if the copper ball was his coffin, or even his only grandson who had been passed down for ten generations. After an unknown amount of time, Old Man Lu finally recovered, took two steps, and searched the room at a speed that completely defied other people's cognition.

Change of clothes, some daily necessities, gold, silver and jewelry accumulated over the years! All these things were thrown together, wrapped in a bundle, and carried on his shoulders. Then, Mr. Lu pressed the eye of a carved beast on the wooden bed where he usually slept. The beast's eye was pressed, and the wooden bed slowly opened with a harsh sound, revealing a dark and deep dark passage.

"Bye now!"

Mr. Lu, carrying a bag on his shoulders, jumped into the secret passage he had dug with his own hands. At the last moment, his cloudy old eyes showed a hint of reluctance, but more of a look of relief. He looked around the room where he had lived for several years, spoke softly, and his bloated body sank into the tunnel.

After Mr. Lu entered the tunnel, the wooden bed set as a secret door fell down, covering the secret passage. Outside, there were at least ten guards and dozens of maids and servants serving Mr. Lu. It was in this environment that the guide sent to Tianxuan by Wu Shiluo, the deceased imperial livestock king, left under everyone's eyes.

"Old man Lu, you finally chose to betray the Lord!"

Mr. Lu used the secret passage to leave the place. According to common sense, he would not be discovered until dusk at the earliest. However, not long after he left, the tightly closed door suddenly opened. Chen Ping, who had a face as beautiful as a woman, wore a crimson robe, was in high spirits, and had deep eyes, as if there were two bottomless abysses hidden in his eyes. He walked in leisurely and looked at the empty room. Chen Ping expressed his regret.

Cao Shen, who was standing behind Chen Ping, was unable to catch any trace of regret or reluctance on Chen Ping's beautiful face.

"Chen Ping, what have you arranged for Old Man Lu?" Cao Shen held the hilt of the sword at his waist with one hand and asked casually, "Do you want me to arrange for someone to chase him?"

"Old Cao," Chen Ping said without being polite to Cao Shen, "Tomorrow, you will arrange for people to chase and kill Old Man Lu along his escape route. Remember, you must make sure Old Man Lu escapes back to Loulan alive, but you can only leave him with one breath."

"No problem." Cao Shen agreed immediately.

"Haha," Chen Ping asked Cao Shen to arrange for people to hunt down Old Man Lu. At the same time, his face showed the expression Cao Shen did not want to see the most. A sinister laugh came from his lips that were not painted with cinnabar but still had a hint of redness. "Old Cao, you said that Old Man Lu escaped back to his hometown after a narrow escape from death, but in the end he was not treated as a hero, but was regarded as a traitor by his people. Isn't this very interesting?"

(End of this chapter)