The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Shen Tianjiao looked up at Qiong Niang, who was even more anxious than herself, smiled and said, "Okay, let's go, you come with me."

If I don't send the two children there personally, not only Shen Tianjiao, but even Qiong Niang will not feel at ease.

Luo Laosan provided cover for Li Qing, and the two of them worked together to unite many people who came out of Wuya Mountain with Li Qing.

Because Li Qing is Liu Hu's right-hand man, he still has a very high status in the hearts of this group of people.

When this group of people gathered together, it was almost evening and time to finish work.

"Brother Qing, is there something you want to ask us? Should we go back?"

After mining iron ore on this mountain for more than half a year, they have become numb and are looking forward to returning to Yashan as soon as possible.

"Yeah, when are we going back?"

"Yeah, it's been so long, isn't it time to go back?"

"We're going to go crazy if we stay here in the middle of nowhere any longer."

One person spoke, and the rest of the people started to make a noise.

Everyone has had enough of this shabby place. Every day they are like prisoners, being supervised by endless mining without seeing the sun.

This is not a life for human beings at all. Aren't they soldiers? How did they suddenly become miners?

"Commander Liu is here to take us home." As soon as Li Qing said this, all the people outside were very excited. When they were about to cheer in the next second, they were stopped by Li Qing again.

"Everyone, please don't get too excited or too noisy. The situation we're facing is very complicated. We need to unite and fight together with Commander Liu."

"Let's fight together?" Someone quickly grasped the key point of the question, "Is there something wrong here?"

Seeing the people's excitement turn from cheering to worry, Li Qing said immediately, "Everyone, don't worry for now. Listen to me."

"The order for us to come here was not given by Commander Liu. We were all deceived by Lou Qing."

"Guo Peng betrayed Commander Liu. Lou Qing crippled his legs and imprisoned him. Then, using Commander Liu's token, he tricked us into coming here."

"Commander Liu is here with General Wang Zongyuan, who is under the command of the Marquis of Zhenbei, to rescue us."

"In order to ensure that there aren't too many casualties and to bring everyone back safely, we need to work together from the inside and outside."

"Cooperate with General Wang to defeat these people who deceived us and take back what belongs to us."

"I just want to ask one question, do you guys do it or not?"

Li Qing did not mention the Qian family's collusion with the Xirong people. All the iron ore they were digging now would be refined and used to make weapons for the Xirong people to use against them.

Because he was afraid that if he told them, these people would get angry and the situation would be out of control.

If the situation gets out of control, it will be a big trouble.

So he couldn't say it and could only wait until the matter was over to tell everyone the truth.

"Why not? Damn it! Lou Qing is not a good guy at first glance. How dare he tease us like this?"

"He even dared to cripple Commander Liu's leg. We must avenge Commander Liu."

"Yes, we must avenge Commander Liu!"

"revenge!"

"revenge!"

"Okay, in that case, let's unite and avenge Commander Liu!"

Looking at the angry crowd, Li Qing felt relieved. What they feared most now was disunity.

"You all go back now and inform our people. When General Wang and his men arrive, we will fight together."

"Brother Qing, let's deal with these people on the mountain first. We have more people than them, so why should we be afraid of those hundreds of people?"

They didn't resist before because they didn't know that the order to come here was not given by Liu Hu. Now that they know they have been deceived, how can they bear the anger in their hearts?

If I don't take revenge myself, I'm afraid the resentment in my heart will remain in them forever.

"Brother Qing, give the order. Let's beat these bastards to death."

"Yes, beat them to death. Not only must we beat them to death, but we must also catch that bastard Guo Peng."

"Yes, we must not let him go. We must catch Guo Peng and cut him into pieces."

Looking at the excited people, Li Qing lowered his head and thought for a moment, then agreed with their crazy idea.

They really need to vent their anger themselves, otherwise it would be too cowardly.

"Okay, then I'll give you the task now."

As soldiers who have been trained for almost five years, they are fully capable of implementing this combat plan.

"I'll take a few people to find Guo Peng. You guys go back and contact some people to kill the people at the mine entrance. You guys take people to deal with the guards. You guys go to the warehouse where the iron ore is stored. Not only must you kill the people guarding it, but you must also make sure all the ore is there."

Iron ore is a rare resource, and those ores cannot be transferred away. Otherwise, if they fall into the hands of the Xirong people, they will become sinners for all eternity.

"Okay!" No one had any objection to the task assigned by Li Qing.

Just when everyone was about to take action, Luo Laosan appeared and stopped everyone.

Everyone looked at Luo Laosan, confused as to why he was blocking their way.

Li Qing had been with Luo Laosan for a long time and knew that Luo Laosan was a bit smart.

"Third brother, what new tricks have you come up with?"

Luo Laosan lowered his head and smiled. It turned out that Li Qing understood him best.

He pulled out several bags of things, big and small, from his pocket, waved them in his hands, and then said, "Find someone smart. It's almost time to eat. If you put this stuff in the pot, not to mention a human, even a cow would faint."

Li Qing looked up at Luo Laosan. In his subconscious, this method was not very good even for dealing with his own enemies.

Luo Laosan saw through Li Qing's thoughts at a glance. Li Qing was a good person in every way, except that sometimes he couldn't think straight.

"What are your chances of winning against Guo Peng?"

"Guo Peng is surrounded by many experts now. Even if you are a skilled martial artist and can defeat them, how much will it cost you?"

"There's a solution that can solve the problem once and for all, so why does it have to cause so many casualties?"

"Brother, that's your enemy, not your friend or brother. Knock him down first, and then deal with him later. Wouldn't that save effort and make you feel better?"

After saying this, Luo Laosan didn't waste any more time talking to Li Qing. He turned around and looked at the crowd around him and asked, "Who's going?"

After a moment of silence, a tall and thin man came over and took the things from Luo Laosan's hand and said, "I'll go. I'm helping with cooking in the kitchen now, so it's more convenient for me to move around."

After saying this, he took his things and left. It was indeed almost time for dinner, and if he didn't leave now, he would be late.

"Okay, hurry up and inform our people to stop eating, otherwise everyone will faint later, which will be a troublesome matter."

Luo Laosan looked at the rest of the people who were standing around stupidly and gave instructions.

Those people looked up at Li Qing, and when they saw Li Qing nodded, they dispersed.

"I'll go to the horse racing field and bring General Wang and the others up." Li Qing, no longer hesitant, stood up and prepared to look for Wang Zongyuan.

Luo Laosan reached out to stop him, "Why are you leaving? The situation is so critical right now. If you leave and chaos breaks out here, who will take charge?"

"You stay here, I'll go in your place, and you take charge of the situation here."

Li Qing looked at Luo Lao San, nodded, and said, "Okay, thank you for the hard work. It's getting dark soon, and the mountain road is difficult to walk on. Please be careful on the road."

"It's okay, don't worry. I'm a night owl by nature. Growing up in the mountains, I'm least afraid of walking at night."

After saying this, Luo Laosan left without looking back.

Li Qing looked at Luo Laosan until his back disappeared, then he went to do his own thing.

Luo Laosan is indeed a night owl who grew up in the mountains. Even in the absence of light, he can walk briskly on mountain roads as if he were walking on flat ground.

He reached his destination in less than one-third the time it took Li Qing to reach the racecourse during the day.

But what greeted him was someone strangling him and a dagger was placed at his neck.

"It's me, your prisoner." Luo Laosan, whose neck was strangled, was not panicked at all and spoke calmly.

Wang Zongyuan walked over and took a closer look, and it was indeed that useless little bastard.

However, although Wang Zongyuan appeared to dislike him on the surface, he had actually changed his mind about Luo Laosan.

Luo Laosan may not look like a very good person, but he is a loyal person who would go through fire and water for his friends, so he is still a good person.

Wang Zongyuan waved his hand and his subordinates immediately released the man.

"Why are you here? How's the situation on the mountain?"

Wang Zongyuan had become impatient waiting. If he hadn't been afraid that suddenly rushing up the mountain would cause panic and conflict, resulting in unnecessary casualties, he would have led his men up long ago.

If Luo Laosan had come a moment later, I'm afraid Wang Zongyuan would not be able to wait any longer.

"On the mountain, those guarding it should have fainted. Maybe after you go up there, you can take it over directly without a single soldier."

Luo Laosan is still very confident in his medicines. His ancestors were doctors, and their medical skills were quite impressive.

Although he did not learn the medical skills of his ancestors, he often looked through the medical books stored at home when he was at home, and then learned to make medicine based on the records in the books.

He has never failed in these years, and those drugs that can make people unconscious are nothing to him.

"You drugged him?" Wang Zongyuan's first instinct was that the drug must have been given by the boy in front of him. Li Qing looked like a very law-abiding person and would not do such a thing.

"Yes, I made the medicine myself." Luo Laosan did not hide it. He really felt that there was nothing to hide about this kind of thing.

There is actually no good or bad in drugs. If you use them in the wrong place, they are bad, but if you use them in the right place, they are good.

Wang Zongyuan widened his eyes. The boy in front of him was becoming more and more interesting. After this matter was resolved, he could find a way to lure this boy to the capital.

With this kid around, the future should be very interesting.

"Then what are you waiting for? Lead the way up the mountain." Wang Zongyuan turned around and instructed the soldiers around him, "Those people should have been dealt with almost completely. Go down and tell General He to lead his troops up."

"Yes." After receiving the order, the soldier took two more people with torches and went down the mountain.

Luo Laosan was stunned when he heard this. He originally thought that Wang Zongyuan came here to explore the mountain and only brought these people with him. He didn't expect that there was a large army waiting at the foot of the mountain.

If he had known this would happen, why would he be worried? On the way here, he was still worried that some of the people who came with Li Qing would rebel and refuse to obey.

If a fight breaks out and the disparity in strength between the two sides is too great, there will be no chance of winning.

Who would have thought that they really came with a large army? He was now a little glad that he was captured by Wang Zongyuan this morning.

Otherwise, he might have been killed by the army rushing up the mountain.

Life is really full of circumstances, and many things can change overnight.

Under the leadership of Luo Laosan, Wang Zongyuan and his team quickly reached the mountain.

But before they reached the place, they heard the sounds of fighting.

Luo Laosan looked back at Wang Zongyuan and said, "Oh no! These must be the people guarding the warehouse. They noticed something was wrong and rushed over."

"Those people are all martial arts masters. I'm afraid they're going to suffer a great loss this time."

"What are you afraid of? They are martial arts masters, so what? I am not a pushover either."

Wang Zongyuan turned around and called out, "Come on, go up. Today I'll give you a good stretch to see how your training has improved over the years in the West Mountain Camp."

After hearing what Wang Zongyuan said, the group of soldiers behind him threw their arms around and rushed forward shouting.

Although they have attended training on time every day in the Xishan Camp in the past few years, they have no actual combat experience. Today's battle is a rare actual combat opportunity for them. If they miss it, they will regret it for the rest of their lives.

Looking at these soldiers who rushed forward with howling, Luo Laosan was so scared that he froze in place. He thought the soldiers on the mountain were wild enough, but he didn't expect that there were some who were even wilder than them.

"Find a place to hide later, and don't hurt yourself. If you lose your life, you can't blame me for not keeping my promise and not doing what I promised you."

After Wang Zongyuan said this, he also rushed forward, but he was not going to fight, he was going to watch the fun.

He has seen big scenes, and this small scene is not worth his attention at all.

These minions are all just training for the soldiers under his command, so that they won't show their cowardice and lose face on the battlefield in the future.

Luo Laosan was originally hiding obediently down there for the sake of his life, but the sounds of fighting above made him itchy and he couldn't help but climb up.