Li Yan looked like he was only seven or eight years older than them, but he was able to compete with the fierce generals in the army in the mansion, which made the two of them extremely surprised.
They have been influenced by the martial arts culture in their family since they were young, so they know how difficult it is to practice martial arts. Although they work hard, their martial arts skills can only be considered mediocre now.
Even the second or third rate warriors roaming the world could kill them easily. How could this young man, who was not much older than the two of them, be able to compare with these battle-hardened generals in the army in the mansion.
A hint of embarrassment appeared on Li Yan's face, making people feel that he seemed unnatural under the gaze.
"Excuse me, Duke, can you please explain our main duties?"
Lian Pinghai bowed once more. He had admired this master of the realm of transformation in front of him for a long time.
He had asked Lin Yuxing this question before, but Lin Yuxing replied that this time their duties would be arranged by the Duke himself.
"Oh, you just need to be responsible for the safety of the mansion day and night according to Yisheng's arrangements. In addition, you also have to guard the safety of Yuanying and Yuanyi.
Basically, one old and one new will be paired up, with the old man in the mansion taking you and a new guard to be responsible for guarding.
As for the rest, when I have a temporary arrangement, you just need to be available at any time and obey my orders. "
Afterwards, Lin Yuxing introduced the two boys and girls—Cui Yuanyi and Cui Yuanying—to Li Yan and the other three.
He is an extremely outstanding hero among Cui Feng's descendants, and also a descendant that Cui Feng values very much.
Cui Feng had two sons, who later gave birth to thirteen descendants. After further expansion, his descendants were spread all over the world. The family is now considered to be quite large, with as many as forty or fifty great-grandchildren in one generation.
The boy and girl in front of him were the best among them, proficient in both literature and martial arts, and were quite liked by Cui Feng, who made an exception and allowed them to stay by his side, and would occasionally give them some personal guidance.
Therefore, these two people also became the assassination targets of Cui Feng's enemies and enemy countries. They encountered dangerous situations several times, but they were all resolved one by one by Cui Feng.
However, this only put the two men in an even more dangerous situation. Cui Feng knew that the next assassination would be even more dangerous than the previous one.
But before these two people have grown stronger, I will not be able to protect them all the time, so I came up with the idea of recruiting a security coach.
Of course, he had other plans, but he didn't want to tell outsiders. He hadn't even decided whether to tell Li Yan.
Afterwards, Mr. and Mrs. Shi Ning also asked several key questions, such as whether they had the right to choose what to do when guarding the courtyard and the personnel
If we just blindly follow orders, who will be held responsible if something goes wrong
They came here for two reasons: one was to make money, and the other was to take the opportunity to get close to a martial arts master. An occasional word of advice from the master could be better than the results of their years of hard training.
But they are not selling themselves here. Duke Cui has always been famous for his ruthless methods and his heartless killings. They don't want to get nothing in return and then be killed for some reason.
These were also the reasons why Lin Yuxing was unable to answer or make the decision before, so he had to wait for Cui Feng to come and answer in person.
After a conversation, they finally got the results they wanted. Li Yan did not ask any questions from beginning to end, but just listened to these people's questions and answers with a smile on his face.
In the end, after some consideration, Lian Pinghai and Shi Ning and his wife agreed to sign a one-year contract with the Duke's Mansion.
This can be considered as a retreat they have left for themselves. At worst they can just leave after a year.
Li Yan ended up signing a one-year contract just like the other three. He gave people the impression that he had come to join Cui Feng.
Afterwards, several people began to take up their duties day after day.
Li Yan was on duty with the skinny old man Bao Feiyu, who protected the safety of the little girl named Cui Yuanying every day, but he only did so when the girl was out, not at night.
Although Cui Yuanying is young, she has already been given the title of county lady.
Li Yan was actually not very clear about the official titles among mortals, so when he learned about Cui Yuanying's so-called county lord title, he didn't know what the difference was between it and the princess that people often talked about.
All this didn't matter to him. He could see that Cui Feng valued these two juniors very much, and what he had arranged was to protect them more secretly.
This way, there is no need to do anything else.
Lian Pinghai, who entered the mansion with him, followed Song Duan to guard Cui Yuanyi. In addition to inspecting the Duke's Mansion, Shi Ning and his wife also had to follow Cui Feng at all times and be ready to receive orders at any time.
Originally, Cui Feng wanted to arrange Li Yan to be by his side on the surface, and then let Li Yan arrange his daily affairs however he wanted.
Li Yan was by his side, and Cui Feng was still thinking about how to persuade Li Yan to return to the court to serve as an official.
Li Yan immediately saw through his thoughts and rejected Cui Feng's proposal, suggesting that Cui Feng arrange some things to do.
If I follow him, plus the relationship mentioned before, more people will focus on me, and he won't want to do that, so he will just leave.
After hearing this, Cui Feng had no choice but to follow Li Yan's wishes. In fact, Li Yan would not leave here easily.
The appearance of Cui Feng was too strange. He had to investigate it clearly. Otherwise, he would have no idea whether he was still in the underground cave of Qingqing Continent or had really returned to Huangyue Continent.
The reason why an illusion is called an illusion is that you are in it without realizing it.
Even though Li Yan felt that these should not be illusions, he had to find out the reason before he could truly confirm it.
After that, Li Yan lived a leisurely life.
The thin old man named Bao Feiyu didn't talk much, which made Li Yan quite satisfied. He hated those who kept asking for news the most.
Bao Feiyu was Cui Feng's confidant, but as an expert in assassination, he was not talkative. Although he was very curious about Zhang Ming, he did not ask him to try his hand at him. The two of them only talked about martial arts occasionally when they were on duty together.
Li Yanze was able to respond fluently to this question. He had worked as a bodyguard in the mortal world for a period of time in the past few years.
In order to avoid being exposed, he sneaked into some so-called martial arts sects and learned a lot of martial arts techniques from them.
Although the power of these skills is many times less than that of the immortal arts, Li Yan also gained some insights from them.
Ultimately, martial arts are meant to unlock or strengthen unknown powers in the human body, which is somewhat similar to the purpose of cultivating immortals.
With Li Yan's memory, he naturally wrote down everything he had read, no matter how superficial or so-called profound.
Only then did Bao Feiyu realize that the young man in front of him was indeed hiding a lot of things and was not as simple as he seemed.
Cui Yuanying and Cui Yuanyi were walking in the corridor of the mansion. They had just finished half of their morning teaching.
"Sister Xiaoying, are you confident in the horseback archery test?"
The chubby Cui Yuanyi asked with a bitter face, in addition to the normal daily lessons, they also had to receive lessons in etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, mathematics, etc.
What Cui Yuanyi fears most in his daily life is practicing martial arts, so he doesn't like riding and shooting either.
But after every exam, those people would report the results to Cui Feng without hiding anything.
If they got B grade results for two times in a row, they would be reprimanded at the lightest level and be caned with a cane at the worst. Even Cui Yuanying was no exception.
"Hehe... Twenty-seventh brother, have you been lazy again and neglected to practice? We don't have to fight on the battlefield, we just need to pass the test, which is not difficult!"
Walking in front, Cui Yuanying, a girl with white hair and tender jade-like hands behind her back, was jumping and walking briskly.
The midday sun in late spring shines obliquely from the side of the corridor and makes people feel very comfortable. At this time, all the flowers in the mansion are in full bloom.
The rich floral scent lingered around her nose, making her feel even happier. After hearing that, she couldn't help but turn around to glance at the little fat boy who was feeling a little depressed.
Cui Yuanyi is one year younger than her and ranks 27th in her generation, so she is used to showing off her superiority as an older sister.
"Sister Xiaoying, you are a girl, why do you have to practice these things? Wouldn't it be better to learn some needlework and etiquette music?"
Cui Yuanyi said with a depressed look on his face that he was not as good as Cui Yuanying in riding, archery and even martial arts, but he was very fond of poetry and mathematics.
Therefore, he was known as a talented man since he was young, and his calligraphy was unparalleled among his peers.
If this happened to any other member of the family, it would have been considered outstanding, but Cui Feng singled them out and asked the two of them to follow him.
In this way, Cui Yuanying is better off. Every subject she studies can be considered A-level. Although there are a few subjects that are often below A, A is still A.
Cui Yuanyi was in a miserable situation. He got a few B-level marks in his exams and was often beaten. When he applied the golden medicine on his buttocks, he could hear a hissing sound...
In Cui Yuanyi's opinion, if Cui Yuanying could be as good as him, and some of his subjects were at the B-level, then the two of them would be the best among their peers.
In this way, naturally his great-grandfather would not say anything, and his life would be much better.
But Cui Yuanying happened to get A in every subject. Although he was indeed better than Cui Yuanying in poetry and mathematics, he still got beaten often.
Cui Yuanyi couldn't feel good when he thought of the pain of the whip hitting his buttocks.
"What do you mean by little sister Ying? You should call me Sister Twenty-fifth or just Sister Ying. As members of the Cui clan, we are the most martial artists, but you are not interested in practicing martial arts.
My great-grandfather hoped that we would have both civil and military skills, rather than emphasizing civil over military skills, or emphasizing military over civil.
Whether you are a prime minister or a commander, you must cultivate both skills to be able to travel the world and serve your king and country. Otherwise, you will either be just a paper talker or a crude warrior who only knows how to kill! "
Cui Yuanying frowned her beautiful eyebrows, and a look of dissatisfaction appeared on her slightly chubby face.
She hated it most when people said she was young, so she began to imitate the tone Cui Feng sometimes used to scold them, and started to teach Cui Yuanyi a lesson.
"Alright, Sister Ying, Sister Ying, that's enough, can you teach me how to get through this today?"
Cui Yuanyi's eyes rolled around and he spoke in a pleading tone.
"Humph, don't say I don't know your little thoughts. You want me to have a water accident today, so that both of us will fall below the A grade. Then my great grandfather might consider it, right?"
Cui Yuanying knew what her brother was thinking, so she pretended to be angry and gently patted him on the head with her hand.
She is already very pretty, and this beating action makes her look even more adorable and endearing.
"Just this once, Sister Ying, if you want to help me, next time you have something to ask, I will definitely help you with all my strength!"
Seeing that his thoughts were seen through, Cui Yuanyi could not help but plead in a low voice. He was really unsure about today's riding and archery.
"Who told you not to work hard everyday? You are followed by General Song and others, and they are all experts in this field!
As long as you are willing to endure the hardships and receive some guidance from them, you may not be able to reach top level in martial arts and archery, but you should have no problem getting an A-level score."
Cui Yuanying couldn't help but lightly kick Cui Yuanfeng's calf and said dissatisfiedly.