The Deflecting Blade Manor was bustling with activity. Initially, it only had Wang Chong, Zhao Jingdian, and a few others, but now, it had grown to nearly a hundred people.
There were people playing around, and there were all sorts of people.
Initially, Wang Chong's Deflecting Blade Manor was only meant to recruit candidates from Kunwu Training Camp. However, due to the addition of the Longwei and Shenwei Battalions, Wang Chong's original plan had exceeded Wang Chong's expectations. Thus, the Deflecting Blade Manor was temporarily lacking.
"Gongzi!"
Outside the gate, a square-headed, big-eared youth with an ordinary appearance but an extremely determined expression saw Wang Chong. He respectfully bowed and said, "Wang Chong, I'll be waiting for you."
"The candidates for today's examination have already been arranged. All that's left is for gongzi to test them."
His voice was neither servile nor overbearing, but extremely respectful. He wasn't Zhao Jingdian, who stood by Wang Chong's side, but Wei Anfang, whom Wang Chong had poached from Longwei Training Camp.
Wang Chong's judgment was spot-on. Wei Anfang was currently at his lowest, his lowest, and the most ostracized.
More importantly, Wei Anfang had offended the eldest son of his clan in Longwei Training Camp. Thus, when Wang Chong's invitation arrived, Wei Anfang was overjoyed and agreed without any hesitation.
With this invitation from Wang Chong, Wei Anfang was able to easily shake off the pressure from his clan and elder brother.
The Wei Clan had just been worrying about how to establish a relationship with the Wang Clan, and Wang Chong's invitation came at the right time.
And Wei Anfang's capability didn't disappoint Wang Chong.
Although the abilities he had displayed weren't too outstanding or outstanding, he could easily and methodically complete all the missions that Wang Chong had assigned to him on time and on schedule.
In terms of capability, he was able to complete all of the tasks assigned to him by Wang Chong perfectly.
With Wei Anfang around, Zhao Jingdian was finally freed. The first thing Wang Chong did was arrange for him to cultivate on the spirit vein.
In his last life, Zhao Jingdian had not only been his assistant, but also his most capable general. Wang Chong did not want to limit his talent and fighting prowess because of these trifling matters.
"En, I'll leave it to you."
Wang Chong nodded and followed Wei Anfang down the wooden stairs from the second floor. Turning the corner, Zhang Xuan saw two tall poles pierced into the ground. One was the flagpole of Wang Chong's Deflecting Blade Manor, and the other was a newly erected one.
Two students from the training camp were standing under two wooden poles, surrounded by a large group of people.
"Come on, let's see who goes up first."
"Bring it on! I'm not afraid of you! Ten taels of gold! "
"Deal!"
As soon as the two of them finished speaking, they dashed towards the top of the pole like monkeys amidst the cheers of the crowd.
Wang Chong smiled when he saw the two agile figures. This was the place where he planted his flag, but it had now become a place for them to train and compare their movement techniques.
Walking around the corner, he saw many figures fighting in the garden, in the pond, on the fake mountain, and on the walls. They were wielding swords and sabers, but they were all made of wood.
This was the daily playful training of the students in the Deflecting Blade Manor.
Battles should be fought according to the actual situation. A real battlefield wouldn't just take place on plains, hills, rivers... All sorts of things were possible.
This was also one of Wang Chong's ideals.
"Actual combat!"
All training was for the sake of actual combat. As such, even though there was a training ground in the Deflecting Blade Manor, it wasn't large.
More importantly, it was a practical training ground.
"Gongzi!"
"Gongzi!"
"Gongzi!"
…
Upon seeing Wang Chong, the crowd immediately stopped what they were doing and bowed respectfully.
"There's no need to stand on ceremony. Let's continue."
Wang Chong chuckled and waved his hands. Understanding his intentions, the crowd continued with their work. This was the daily routine of the Deflecting Blade Manor, and they were already used to it.
While there were those who diligently trained, there were naturally those who came to play. Hearing Wang Chong's words, many people returned to their seats and continued chatting and sipping tea in the courtyard.
Wang Chong's wisteria chairs and sandalwood tables were very popular with many people. At present, there were already more than ten sandalwood tables and wisteria chairs for drinking tea in the courtyard.
These were not prepared by Wang Chong, but by the scions of the other clans.
Grapes, pomegranates, Sakya fruits, dates, pineapples, figs... All sorts of fruits from the Western Regions, Abbasid Caliphate, and even places further away filled the tables.
Most of these fruits had been prepared by Wang Chong, but a portion had been brought by the scions of the other clans. Many of the fruits were even wrapped in the snow of the Western Regions.
And these weren't the only fruits that the scions had brought. Glancing outside, one could see massive axes protruding from the walls.
Each of these axes was accompanied by a powerful aura!
These were the guards of the Chi Clan.
The Chi Clan had been conservative at the very start, but now, its attitude had completely changed. These people had all been assigned to Chi Siwei by the Chi Clan.
Of course, that was only on the surface.
But in reality, these Chi Clan guards all obeyed Wang Chong. Wang Chong could order them around as he pleased.
This was the Chi Clan's way of expressing its support for Wang Chong and the Wang Clan.
Not only that, there were also many guards from the other clans in the Deflecting Blade Manor. After the matter of the spirit vein broke out, countless clans wanted to provide Wang Chong with guards.
However, Wang Chong didn't have everything. Only the strongest would be chosen. Even now, there were still quite a few clans sending letters to Wang Chong, arguing that Wang Chong should select more guards for their clans.
"Careful, careful! — — "
Just as they were walking, a loud shout suddenly sounded by their ears. The earth rumbled and dust billowed. Five or six black horses brushed past Wang Chong. Wang Chong could almost see the hair and clothes of the riders on the horses fluttering in the wind.
"Damn it!"
"It's those bastards who train in cavalry again!"
"Can't you guys go somewhere else?"
"Do these bastards think that they can't kill us? Why are they rushing into the crowd? "
...
The people in the courtyard were cursing and slapping the dust off their bodies. The scions who were drinking tea were the most infuriated. The dust kicked up by the horses flew all over their cups, and all of them started cursing.
But the five of them only laughed loudly in front of them.
"Xu Jin, Huang Jian, Zhang Tu, what are you guys doing? You almost bumped into gongzi! "
Wei Anfang stood at the front, straightening his neck as he looked in the direction of the five people. His expression was solemn as he berated them.
"Ah! Gongzi, I'm sorry! "
"I didn't see him!"
"We're doomed! How did we bump into gongzi!"
...
The laughter from the success of their prank came to an abrupt halt. The group reined in their horses and turned around to look in Wang Chong's direction with awkward and uneasy expressions.
It had nothing to do with the pranks of others, but they had almost bumped into gongzi.
In the Deflecting Blade Manor, no matter what gongzi they used to call themselves, they were now using their original names. In the entire Deflecting Blade Manor, there was only one person who could be called gongzi, and that was Wang Chong.
"Go on. Be careful next time. Don't charge into the crowd. "
Wang Chong waved his sleeves.
"Yes, gongzi."
Receiving the order, the crowd felt as though they had received a great pardon. They quickly passed through the gates of Deflecting Blade Manor and headed for another mountain, leaving a trail of dust behind them.
"Wang Chong, I didn't call these girls over to squeeze juice for you. Hurry up and call a few of them over to assist us. "
Just as Wang Chong was watching them leave, a furious voice suddenly sounded from the side. In a shed not too far away, Marchioness Yi was fuming with rage. As she spoke, she suddenly drew the spear on her back and pointed it at Wang Chong, as though saying that she would teach him a lesson if he didn't agree to her request.
Sweat!
Seeing Marchioness Yi's attitude, cold sweat trickled down Wang Chong's back. He had called Marchioness Yi over so that she could share his burden.
But who could have thought that birds of a feather flock together?
The ladies that Marchioness Yi brought in started to help Zhang Xuan with the juices, acting as his assistant due to their graceful nature.
But after being reprimanded by Marchioness Yi a few times, they were now following Marchioness Yi and practicing their martial arts.
Unlike those scions, Wang Chong couldn't order a single one of them around.
"Anfang, find a few brothers to help Marchioness Yi."
Wang Chong turned to Wei Anfang and said.
"Got it."
Wei Anfang's complexion wasn't too good either, and the gorgeously dressed girls around Marchioness Yi burst into laughter.
Wei Anfang felt even more uncomfortable.
He had always tried his best to avoid this place. As the only marchioness of the Tang dynasty, even Wang Chong couldn't subdue Marchioness Yi, needless to say, him.
He remembered it all in the past, but for some reason, he had forgotten about it this time.
"That's more like it. Let's go. "
Having received a satisfactory answer, Marchioness Yi smiled and waved her hands, letting Wang Chong off.
"Wang Chong, what about me? When are you going to hand over your intelligence network? "
Before Wang Chong could take a few steps, a figure suddenly appeared and blocked Wang Chong's path. She looked at him with hostility.
Beside her was an old nanny with unfathomable cultivation, who was also staring at Wang Chong like a tiger watching its prey.
The only person who could barge into Wang Chong's Deflecting Blade Manor and speak to Wang Chong in such a manner despite not being a member of the Deflecting Blade Manor could only be a member of the royal family, Princess Ni Huang.
Ever since Wang Chong was right about Li Yichao, this princess of the royal family had been hanging on to Wang Chong's residence, keeping an eye on Wang Chong at all times.
"Your Highness, I've already told you. I don't have any intelligence network at all. Everything is from the military. "
Wang Chong 'explained' with a smile, appearing to be extremely patient.
"Don't try to fool me. I've already asked. When you told me about Li Yichao losing the black mountain, even the Beiting Protectorate Manor didn't know about it. Where did you get the intelligence from the military? "
With a frosty face, Princess Ni Huang exposed Wang Chong mercilessly.
She wasn't a naive person. After Li Yichao's matter was verified, she immediately started investigating the situation in the north.
In the end, she realized that even the Beiting Protectorate Manor didn't know about the loss of the black mountain, and yet, a person like Wang Chong, who had been holed up in the capital's training camp, knew about it.
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