When Advisor Ji heard Li Yan's statement, he felt greatly relieved.
"Perhaps after I recover, I really don't need to go deeper into that dangerous place. I hope that this kid can cultivate to the peak of the first level of Qi Condensation as soon as possible. Then, after I break through to the fourth level, I may have to go and explore the place marked on the map."
In this case, Advisor Ji stood up and prepared to go back and rest. As soon as he stood up, he saw that Li Yan seemed to want to say something but hesitated, so he smiled and said.
"Anything else?"
After a moment of hesitation on Li Yan's face, he finally mustered up the courage to speak under the urging gaze of Advisor Ji.
"Teacher, I want to go into the city."
Strategist Ji's face, which was originally smiling, froze for a moment, then he raised his eyebrows and asked.
"What is it?"
Seeing this, Li Yan showed a look of panic on his face.
“Teacher, please don’t blame me. It’s not that I don’t want to practice hard. I just want to go to the city and give some silver to people from the same village in the city, so that they can take it back to my parents.
Besides… besides, I also want to go out for a walk. I have been practicing in the valley, and I feel that my mind is unstable recently, and my progress is a bit slow. Going out for a walk may help to calm my mind. "
Upon hearing this, Advisor Ji remained silent. According to his mind, it would be best if Li Yan could use all twelve hours a day for cultivation. Even so, he would still think it was too slow for cultivation.
But what Li Yan said at the moment was very convincing. If he really refused, this kid would inevitably feel unhappy and his cultivation would probably be ineffective.
As soon as this thought came to his mind, he smiled at Li Yan, who looked anxious.
"Well, that's fine. Then go ahead! You've been practicing here, and you're not familiar with many people and things in the city. Let Chen An and Li Yin go with you. They are familiar with the city's affairs, and it will be easy to get things done with them."
Li Yan's face was genuinely anxious, as he really didn't know what the consequences would be after making such a request.
If the teacher becomes suspicious because of this, then there will be little hope of escaping.
When he heard that he was allowed to go out, he was delighted. However, Advisor Ji's next words made him feel a little hesitant.
He heard until the end and understood clearly in his heart that this was not for his own good. It was obvious that these two people were arranged to monitor him at all times. It would be extremely difficult for him to escape.
It is estimated that Chen An and Li Yinding will be warned not to leave his side for even a step at any time.
He originally wanted to go out, walk around the city, and then find a chance to hide and escape, but now it seems that this idea is so naive.
"Thank you, teacher!"
Li Yan showed joy on his face and bowed.
"Well, then you pack up, I'll go make arrangements with Chen An and Li Yin, if you have anything to do just let them handle it."
After saying that, Advisor Ji turned around and walked out.
Li Yan stood there in silence for a while, then turned around and took out the silver from the box, he thought to himself.
"We can only take it one step at a time. We will definitely leave if there is a chance, but we must take these silver coins with us no matter what.
If you can get away, you can use it for future use. If you can’t get away, then you can give it all to Li Shan or Li Yu, and have someone from the village bring it to your parents.”
When Li Yan arrived at the valley entrance, Chen An and Li Yin were already standing there with their hands hanging down.
The stone door of the house where Division Ji lived on the inside of the valley entrance had been closed, and a black wooden sign was hung above the door handle.
But Li Yan knew very well that if he fled out of the valley at this moment, Advisor Ji in the house would appear in front of him immediately.
"Sir, are we entering the city now?"
Li Yan's thoughts were interrupted. He looked up and saw Chen An looking at him with a charming smile. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It would be difficult for him to escape from their sight, one was smooth and the other was meticulous.
"Let's go!"
After Li Yan finished speaking, he walked towards the square outside the valley entrance.
"Sir, shall we ride on horseback or just walk?"
Chen An caught up from behind and asked.
Li Yan stopped and turned around.
"Oh, can we ride horses? Then why did the teacher walk?"
"Of course, your Excellency just likes it. The distance of about two miles is not too far, and it won't take too long to walk."
Chen An replied.
"Then let's ride over there!"
Li Yan said after a moment of hesitation.
"Yes, sir!"
The two bowed and answered.
When Li Yan stood in the square outside the valley and looked back at the three big words "Military Advisor's Mansion" outside the valley entrance, he felt as if he had returned to the human world.
Although the square is still the same square, the two rows of stone houses are still the same, and the soldiers standing guard or resting, and the busy women are still there, but it seems like two spaces and two different atmospheres.
At the same time, Li Yan also felt that after leaving the valley, the spiritual energy here had almost disappeared, and the feeling of breathing fresh air also disappeared, but he still liked the air here because it had an atmosphere of freedom.
The soldiers in front of the stone house looked at Li Yan standing in the center of the venue. Although this was the third time Li Yan had met them, they still felt a sense of mystery.
Chen An and Li Yin had already brought out three fine horses from the woods behind the stone house. Each of them was fat and strong, and they were obviously the best horses in the army...
On the winding downhill road, there are dense and tall trees on both sides. In late autumn, the scenery is full of dark green and golden colors. The sunlight shines down from the huge and towering treetops and shines on the three slowly moving horses.
"De, de" the sound of horse hooves echoed through the forests between mountains...
Although they had only been in the valley for two months, their mind had changed a lot. They had already regarded the world outside the valley as the vast blue sky. As for whether they could fly like birds from now on, they were confused. Soon, the three of them had passed through the mountain path and turned right to the official road.
The three of them rode their horses towards the north gate of Qingshanai. During the ride, Li Yan deliberately sped up or slowed down several times in an attempt to distance himself from Chen An and Li Yin.
However, with the mediocre riding skills he learned in the village, he had no chance of pulling down those two men. It was obvious at first glance that these two men were also elite soldiers in the army.
Although Li Yan has now reached the first level of the Qi Condensation Stage of Immortal Cultivation, he has never learned any immortal arts. Even his martial arts are just a few rudimentary country moves.
Although he felt that it might be possible to kill the two men by using his spiritual power to activate that crude martial arts.
But it was broad daylight now, and fighting with two imperial soldiers in military uniforms on the official road would only attract more soldiers.
Secondly, he just guessed that spiritual power might greatly increase the power of those country moves. He didn't dare to try to practice with spiritual power in the valley. Once Master Ji knew that he was practicing some mortal martial arts for no reason, he would inevitably be wary of him.
Thirdly, these two men were obviously tough soldiers who had experienced fighting on the battlefield. Even if he was facing one of them, Li Yan would not be confident, let alone facing two of them at the same time. The chance of winning was really small.
After several secret observations, Li Yan had no choice but to give up the idea of escaping outside the city.
The distance of about two miles was reached in the blink of an eye while riding a horse. After passing many pedestrians and merchants who were also rushing to the city gate, they soon saw the north city gate.
At this time, outside the north gate, there were two rows of soldiers checking the merchants and pedestrians entering and leaving Qingshan Pass.
Although their three horses were not galloping, they were still quite fast, which made them quite conspicuous. Some soldiers guarding the city had already gathered and were looking at them with weapons in hand.
Li Yan didn't do it on purpose, but he was sandwiched between Chen An and Li Yin, and his speed was increased a lot by the two of them.
According to his personality, the more low-key he was, the better it suited him. He began to pull the reins to slow down, but even so, he still galloped to the city gate.
"Who are you? How dare you ride your horse so fast at the city gate? Aren't you afraid of violating military law?"
Among the soldiers defending the city, one of them drew his sword with a "clang" and leaped in front of the crowd. The soldiers behind him also instantly used their ground-branch spears. The tips of several spears were cold and pointed directly at the necks and bellies of the three men's horses.
Li Yan only felt a dazzling cold light in front of his eyes. If his horse galloped forward two more steps, several spears would be able to pierce through the horse's neck and pierce him into a string of candied haws.
At this moment, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and pulled Li Yan's reins hard. The three war horses raised their front hooves, and with a few neighs, the three horses took a few steps back before they stopped.
"I say, Lao Liu, you are too angry, haha..."
Chen An jumped off the horse with laughter, and Li Yan could see clearly that Li Yin was holding his own reins with one hand and his reins with the other, making both horses stop at the same time.
"Oh, I was wondering who it was. It turns out to be 'General Manager Chen' who was promoted to the Military Advisor's Mansion. Are you going to force your way through the city gate?"
The man who just jumped out of the crowd said gloomily.
"Old Liu, I've been reduced from a team leader to a soldier in the palace, what are you still nagging me about? I was accompanying Lord Li into the city for something, and Lord Li accidentally didn't control the speed of his horse well. Please forgive me, please forgive me! Hehehe..."
"Master Li? Which Master Li? Eh?"
Li Yan had already dismounted from his horse at this time, and he couldn't help feeling extremely ashamed. His riding skills were so terrible that he almost broke into the city.
He threw down the reins, looked up at the small leader standing in the road, and was about to apologize, but was stunned when he saw the man's face clearly.
The officer on duty was none other than Liu Chengyong, whom he had seen when he first entered the city. Liu Chengyong recognized him somewhat, but he was not sure, after all, they had only met once.
"Here, this is Lord Li's badge."
Chen An held the reins with one hand and took out a badge from his pocket with the other hand and threw it over.
Liu Chengyong stretched out his hand and took the badge. He looked down and saw that it was a badge of Deputy Captain of the Imperial Guard, which was several levels higher than his ninth-rank official position. He was shocked and quickly looked up at Li Yan, who looked apologetic.
When Li Yan saw Liu Chengyong looking at him, he quickly clasped his fists and bowed.
"Greetings, Captain Liu. My riding skills were not good enough and I disturbed you all. I apologize."
"Who are you? You are the kid from Lijia Village in Daqingshan!"
As soon as he said this, Liu Chengyong realized that he had lost his composure and caused trouble, so he quickly crossed his arms and saluted.
"I was reckless. I know my crime. Please punish me, sir."
This made Li Yan stunned. He then looked hesitantly at Chen An and Li Yin beside him. Li Yin was holding a horse rein in one hand, with a serious expression and remained silent.
Chen An looked at Liu Chengyong in surprise, who was bowing and waiting to take the blame, and then stepped forward and bowed.
"Sir, please forgive Captain Liu for his careless remarks. Have you two met before?"
"Yes, I have. When I first came to Qingshanai to join the army and enter the city, it was Captain Liu who checked and let me in. But why is Captain Liu doing this?"
Chen Anduo was worldly-wise and understood Li Yan's doubts after a moment's thought. He came to Li Yan and whispered.
"Sir, you are now the deputy lieutenant of the Imperial Guard, but the badge that Captain Liu's superior showed to him just now is yours. It's just that you rarely come out after you got it, so it is only kept by Lord Ji.
Lord Ji gave it to me when I went out today, so that I could use it when I was in the city, but Captain Liu just said something wrong, so."
Chen An looked at Li Yan with some embarrassment. He had been tormented by this guy's strange temper in recent times. Who knew if he would suddenly explode today? He couldn't help but worry about Liu Chengyong.
These twenty soldiers on duty at the Military Advisor's Mansion were also selected from each battalion in the army. He had served in the Second Team of the Combat Battalion C before, and was an old acquaintance of Liu Chengyong.
The two had cooperated on the battlefield many times and had gone through life and death together. However, Liu Chengyong was now loyal to Marshal Hong, while he was more inclined to Division Master Ji.
After hearing this, Li Yan's face was filled with sudden enlightenment. Although he knew that he still had a position in the army, he had no idea what specific duties he held or how high his position was.
Now it seems that he should be higher than the captain of the city defense team.
Little did he know that this was not just a little higher than Liu Chengyong, but actually two or three levels higher. The official position that Marshal Hong gave him was just an empty title.
Knowing that Li Yan would take another path in the future, he was just doing a favor to make Advisor Ji proud.
Military Advisor Ji also had a noncommittal attitude towards this. Not to mention an official position below the eighth rank, even if the position of military advisor was given to Li Yan, as long as Hong Linying had the ability to do it, he would have no problem.
But whether Li Yan can live to enjoy this official position is another matter.