Pick up a princess to be your wife

Li Mu gave Yu Rong a gift, hoping he would do him a favor in the martial arts world, but he never expected to hear such information from Yu Rong.

Ge Desheng and Xiao Yunfei planned to recruit soldiers to suppress the bandits, and even provided a list of fifteen men.

Thinking about it this way, the two of them have already found some clues, and may even know that Li Mu and the others are the masked men. Otherwise, how could they have pointed them out?

Xiao Yunfei didn't seem very bright; he was clearly just a hothead.

Li Mu had been schemed against by Ge Desheng before, and he knew that Ge Desheng was somewhat intelligent, so he must have deduced it from Ge Desheng.

But Li Mu and his group were very secretive and left no trace, so how did Ge Desheng deduce that?

It seems that Ge Desheng is not just a cunning businessman; he is much smarter than Li Mu imagined.

Ge Desheng must have a conspiracy against the fifteen of them before he goes on this expedition to suppress the bandits.

When Li Mu returned home, the atmosphere at the dinner table was somewhat cold.

Wang Xiulian, who was usually very talkative, remained silent with a gloomy face.

"Brother and sister-in-law, there's no need to look so worried," Li Mu said with a smile.

"It's all your fault! Why didn't you just snatch Erlang's lot? You, as the head of the family, have no sense of responsibility whatsoever," Wang Xiulian scolded Li Tian.

“Sister-in-law, there’s no need to blame my brother. It was the lot I drew, why should he take the risk for me?” Li Mu said with a smile.

"Who else is to blame but him? He's a coward!" Wang Xiulian said irritably.

Whether Wang Xiulian was faking it or not, Li Mu was very grateful.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Erlang is lucky and will be safe from any danger," Li Mu said.

"You're going to fight the bandits to the death? How can there be no danger? I've heard that the bandits in Tiger Head Stronghold are man-eating beasts!" Wang Xiulian said angrily.

"Because I will protect myself, there will be no risk," Li Mu said.

Li Mu had dealt with the two leaders of Tiger Head Village before. They were mountain bandits, but not particularly vicious ones.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe them as heroes.

Dinner ended unhappily, and Li Mu and Li Xin returned to the house together.

"Are you going to chop people up again?" Li Xin asked.

“You’re not worried at all,” Li Mu said with a smile.

"How can I not worry? If you get killed, I won't have the face to stay at home any longer," Li Xin muttered.

"If you can talk, then say a few more words." Li Mu rolled his eyes at Li Xin.

"When do we leave?" Li Xin asked.

"I don't know yet. We'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out," Li Mu said.

“You might stand out in this campaign to eliminate the bandits and become a great hero of Lingnan,” Li Xin said with a smile.

"That's a good point. Let me say a few more words."

"Hmm... kill a few more people, earn more military merits," Li Xin said.

"Saying that is the same as saying nothing. Go to sleep."

Li Mu did not want to fight with Tiger Head Stronghold, and he could only wait and see how things went.

The following morning, the three thousand people who had drawn lots gathered in the square outside the county government office.

More than a thousand people received knives, while the rest received wooden sticks.

"General, are you telling us to grab sticks and fight the bandits to the death?"

"How can this stick possibly defeat the knife in the hands of a bandit?"

"They are all ruthless killers!"

"quiet!"

Xiao Yunfei shouted, "I didn't say we'd go to war immediately. Starting today, we need to undergo a period of training. In a few days, everyone will receive their weapons."

One hundred people were divided into a battalion, and each battalion selected a tall and strong man to be the battalion commander.

Of Li Mu's fifteen brothers, only Li Ertie and Hei Fu became battalion commanders.

Xiao Yunfei gathered the battalion commanders together and taught them how to train the soldiers.

As all the battalions were returning to their respective camps to prepare for drills, a minor incident occurred in Zhao Cuo's battalion.

He was very dissatisfied that he was not selected as the battalion commander.

"Why should you be the battalion commander?" Zhao Cuo said coldly.

"What, you're not convinced, kid?" The burly man said as he walked up to Zhao Cuo, looking down at him and trying to intimidate him.

“The position of battalion commander isn’t just about who’s tall; it should be filled by the most capable fighter. Otherwise, if you desert in the face of battle, wouldn’t that demoralize the troops?” Zhao Cuo remained unfazed.

"You look down on me?" the burly man said unhappily.

“It’s not that I look down on you, but this battalion should be led by me. All the brothers in the battalion should obey my orders,” Zhao Cuo said coldly.

"You think I don't know you? Aren't you just Li Ertie's lackey? Without Li Ertie, what are you? You want to compete with me for the battalion commander position? Let's see if Li Ertie dares to compete with me for the battalion commander position!" the burly man roared.

Li Ertie was standing nearby and wanted to go up and compete with the burly man, but he was stopped by Xiao Yunfei, who had just walked over.

“Let’s have a contest. Whoever wins will become the battalion commander. Otherwise, I will never obey you,” Zhao Cuo said.

"We are soldiers now, and this is a military camp. If you disobey orders, you're fired."

"Heh, coward." Zhao Cuo sneered.

"You're so stubborn, why don't you challenge the general's authority? Do you think you can become a general just because you can beat him?"

At this moment, Xiao Yunfei walked over.

“Since he’s not convinced, you fight him. Whoever wins will become the battalion commander,” Xiao Yunfei said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, the burly man immediately laughed. He took off his coat and casually tossed it on the ground.

"Since the general has spoken, then I'll teach you a lesson, you troublemaker!"

After the burly man finished speaking, he swung his fist and smashed it towards Zhao Cuo.

Zhao Cuo didn't even have time to react. In his panic, he could only frantically raise his arm to block.

The punch sent Zhao Cuo staggering back several steps, before he finally fell to the ground with a thud.

Those around them laughed when they saw this.

"With your slender frame, you can't even withstand one punch from me, and you want to be a battalion commander? What a joke," the burly man laughed.

Zhao Cuo sprang to his feet with a somersault.

"Fuck you!"

Zhao Cuo cursed loudly, and his feet moved instantly, running like the wind, rushing straight towards the burly man.

The burly man looked disdainful. This kid wasn't as big or as strong as him, so why should he compete with him?

However, the burly man soon realized just how fierce Li Ertie's lackey really was.

After Zhao Cuo got close, the burly man advanced instead of retreating, raising his large hands high, intending to pin Zhao Cuo to the ground.

Zhao Cuo suddenly leaped up and delivered a beautiful backspin kick to the burly man.

The burly man hadn't expected Zhao Cuo to be so fast, but he simply raised his hand to block with disdain.

Zhao Cuo dared to jump up in front of him, exposing his many weaknesses. If he managed to block Zhao Cuo's kick, he could punch Zhao Cuo so hard he'd shit himself.