I'm just a swineherd, not a beastmaster.

As soon as I opened the door, the first thing I saw was a skinny horse with dull eyes, as if it would fall down at the slightest gust of wind.

A thin-faced soldier rode on the horse.

Why is he called a military officer? He is wearing a military uniform, which proves that he is a soldier. He can also ride a horse, but only leaders can ride a horse.

There were two soldiers, one tall and one short, standing on both sides of the horse. The tall soldier was actually not that tall, just a normal height, even shorter than Yuan Feng, but he served as a foil to the shorter one on the other side.

The short soldier was about 1.4 meters tall, with a round belly that looked like an upright water tank.

"Hey, come out, call out all the men in your house, our centurion wants to speak!"

"Water Tank" gave the order arrogantly, without even waiting for Yuan Feng to step out of the door.

"Man? I'm the only man in the family."

"Are you the only one? The elder in your family?" The short soldier questioned in disbelief.

"He died of an illness a few years ago." Yuan Feng responded politely.

"Gone? Where to?" the short soldier insisted.

"Stupid!" The officer slapped the short soldier on the head. "If he's gone, he's dead. You don't even know that. Hurry up and get down to business."

"Yes, Centurion, I was stupid."

The short soldier was nodding and bowing to the military officer the previous second, but when he turned to Yuan Feng, he became arrogant again.

"Listen carefully, kid. Our Southern King Army is recruiting soldiers. We provide food, accommodation and money. If you do a good job, you can have a house and a woman. We are recruiting you to join the army now. Are you willing?"

Recruiting soldiers? Fighting a war?

I know the Southern King Yuan Feng. He is the lord who governs the southern part of the Western Desolate Province. Now there is no foreign invasion, so the only option is a civil war.

Yuan Feng was stunned.

I can be considered a cultivator, although I am a casual cultivator without any support, but at least I have learned some magic. Fighting in a war is a job that requires blood and sweat.

If you do it well, you can indeed be successful, but if you don't do it well, you will go straight to the ground. So think about it and give up.

Although my current identity as a pigherd is a bit shabby, it is still stable. I can keep practicing and there is still a long way to go, right?

"Thank you for your kindness, General. I am the only man in my family and all the work depends on me. I'd better not join the army."

"Forget it? Who do you think you are? I was speaking nicely to you just to be polite, but you are getting ahead of yourself. It's your blessing that our Southern King Army wants you, but you can't say no." Unexpectedly, the short soldier turned hostile the next second.

This is... conscripting men.

Yuan Feng finally understood that the other party had no intention of negotiating from the beginning, so he was lucky to be so polite.

"Sir, we have to follow the rules when recruiting soldiers. I'm only fourteen years old. I can't join the army if I'm not sixteen."

These rules were invented by him. They were rules set by the imperial court. Although the various warlords were divided and the imperial court existed in name only, the rules still had a certain deterrent effect.

"There is such a rule." The officer on the skinny horse narrowed his eyes slightly, "However, it is inevitable that some people grow fast and some grow slowly, so my Nan Wang changed the rule. When recruiting soldiers, we only look at height instead of age. Go and measure his height."

"Order!"

The short soldier kicked the gate open with one foot, which was quite arrogant.

Change the rules?

Yuan Feng was stunned. How could the rules be changed so easily? It seemed that the King of the South was openly planning a rebellion.

Although the imperial court has lost control over the various princes in recent years, there has been no prince who openly rebelled. Now that a prince who openly rebels has emerged, it will not be long before princes from all over the country follow suit.

The world will be in chaos.

In this case, I have to stay safe, raise pigs honestly, and practice secretly.

Before I knew it, the dwarf soldier had already arrived beside me.

Yuan Feng swallowed his saliva. He was not very tall originally, but after practicing for a few days, his height almost reached 1.8 meters.

With such a height, he was already outstanding in the village, and even in the city, he would be the top one. No matter what the height standard of the King of the South was, he would definitely be conscripted into the army.

The short soldier raised his hand above his head and said, "Centurion, this guy is taller than me and wants to join the army."

"what?"

Yuan Feng was stunned.

It turns out that this short jar is the selection standard. Isn't it obvious that even children are captured as strong men?

"What? You are qualified. Now you have two choices. One, join the army, two, be executed for disobeying military orders."

"I haven't even joined the army yet, how can I disobey military orders?"

Yuan Feng wanted to refute, but thinking that the soldier in front of him was a complete military ruffian, it would be a waste of words to refute, so he did not open his mouth.

"Brother Feng, are there any guests?"

Just then, Zhao Muxin came to the door and asked.

"Yo, chick!"

When he saw the woman, and a beautiful woman at that, the short soldier's eyes lit up.

"Centurion, there's a chick here... No, there are two of them, both are very pretty!"

"Where is it? Let me see!"

The centurion quickly jumped off his horse, he was also a pervert.

When he saw Zhao Muxin and Hu Jiuer, the green light in the centurion's eyes was brighter than that of the short soldier.

The centurion pointed at Zhao Muxin and asked, "Let me ask you, who is this girl to you?"

"It's my younger sister." Yuan Feng answered patiently.

"And the other one, too?"

"That's my sister." Yuan Feng made up another identity for Hu Jiuer.

"Oh." The centurion rolled his eyes and asked, "Do you have a household registration?"

Yuan Feng's heart skipped a beat. Really, there wasn't one, not even himself.

"Master Jun, our small mountain village doesn't even have a name or a household registration."

"Then you are in trouble. Now I have reason to suspect that your family is spies from the southern barbarians. You will be demoted to a military slave, and I will take your two sisters with me to investigate."

"The centurion is wise!" The short soldier rushed forward to flatter him impatiently.

Yuan Feng was quite speechless after hearing this.

The centurion's intentions are too obvious. As for the southern barbarians, they have been severely damaged since they were attacked by the imperial court hundreds of years ago. Even their survival has become a problem. How could they have the time to send spies here?

He was afraid that the reputation of raping a woman would spread, so he found a plausible excuse for himself.

If Zhao Muxin and the other girl were really taken away by him, they would definitely end up in a tragic situation.

Things have come to this point, and there is no need for Yuan Feng to continue to endure.

To put it bluntly, a military slave is cannon fodder, which he absolutely does not want to be. Since he has taken Zhao Muxin and Hu Jiuer in, he naturally cannot just leave them alone.

What is the purpose of practicing? Isn't it for now, so that you won't be bullied in this chaotic world and have a stable life?

Now that someone has stepped on my face, I have no choice but to take action.

Each and every one of these three people are just mortals who have practiced some superficial kung fu, so it is easy for them to be dealt with by themselves.

The only point that needs to be considered is that killing these three people will definitely offend the Southern King’s Army.

Should I run away or destroy the body and pretend nothing happened?

After thinking about it, he decided to run away, mainly because he was afraid that the girl Zhao Muxin would see him kill someone and would not be able to keep the secret in her heart, and would reveal it later.

Having made the decision, murderous intent flashed in Yuan Feng's eyes. As long as the other party did something excessive, he would take action immediately!

"Centurion!"

Another soldier suddenly spoke.

"There are pigs! Lots of pigs!"

"Really!" The centurion's eyes glowed greener, and he ran to the pigsty, "Let me see!"

"How much is a lot?" The short soldier also ran over with green light.

The three of them squeezed into the pigsty and Yuan Feng was stunned. Wow, it turned out that the green light in these people's eyes was not only because of lust, but also because of hunger.

How short of food must the Southern King's army be? They hadn't eaten pork for a long time, so the centurion was so hungry.

"Mu Xin, Jiu'er, hide in the house. No matter what noise you hear, don't come out!"

Yuan Feng turned around and gave instructions, then pushed the two of them into the house and closed the door tightly.

The scene that follows will be bloody, and Yuan Feng doesn't want them to see it.

He quietly pulled out the flying sword from the storage bag and tiptoed to the pigpen.

It's not enough that he wants to capture his own men and rob the women, but he is also coveting the pigs that he has worked so hard to raise.

These three people are destined to die!

"You bastards, today I will enforce justice on behalf of heaven and kill you evildoers!"

Yuan Feng stood at the entrance of the pigpen, drew his sword and looked around, feeling confused.

"Huh, what about people?"

I clearly saw the three people enter the pigpen, but there was no one in the pigpen except the boar Daya who was smacking his lips.

"Whee, wee!"

Suddenly, a horse neighed outside.

Yuan Feng went outside in confusion, but even the horse was gone, leaving only a puff of dust.

"gone?"

He scratched his head, wondering why he left without any explanation?

It's better to leave. I don't have to add to the killing, don't have to cause trouble, and can live a stable life.

The three people didn't actually leave, they just died in Daya's stomach.

The skinny horse was much luckier, it was just scared away, at least it saved its life.

Since everyone had left, Yuan Feng opened the door again and let Zhao Muxin and the other person come out.

"Where are those people?" Zhao Muxin was still looking around nervously.

"gone."

"Left? Why?"

"Who knows? Anyway, he left."

Yuan Feng waved his hand and was about to go feed the pigs.

"Hey, pig farmer!"

Suddenly a greeting came from the wall.

"Wang Er? Why are you hiding there?"

"Hush, keep your voice down. You don't know that there are some conscripts coming to the village. They are arresting people indiscriminately. You should run away quickly. I am here to inform you that I am going to run away too."

Yuan Feng raised his eyebrows... Although Wang Er was a bit of a bastard, he was still very loyal. He even knew to inform himself when he was about to run away.

"Those military officers you mentioned are gone."

"Gone? How do you know?" Wang Er was half-believing and half-doubting. He knew that Yuan Feng was not the kind of person who would talk nonsense in this regard.

"They just came and then left again. They must have something urgent to do, so the conscription was cancelled."

"Didn't they capture you as a man?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I've been caught. Is the person talking to you a ghost now?"

"That's true." Wang Er chuckled, and his expression suddenly changed again, "No, we have to run away, just in case they come back again."

"I advise you to wait."

"why?"

"Think about it, even if you run away, where can you go? If you run to a big village, they will conscript men more harshly. It's better to be safe here."

After listening to Yuan Feng's suggestion, Wang Er thought about it carefully.

That is indeed the case. The small mountain village where we are now is remote enough and is the best place to avoid being conscripted. Besides, we cannot run away from our own house.

"Okay, pig farmer, you've been smart since you were little, I'll listen to you."

"Just listen to me. Go build the rest of the house quickly. We should be able to finish it today, right?"

"Of course!" Wang Er assured, patting his chest.

Then he went to work happily.

"Hey, something seems to be wrong." Wang Er was sawing the wooden board and felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what it was.