Main Text Chapter 995: Background

Xiahou Longcheng? It turned out to be this guy! Miao Yi and Xu Tangran almost cried out in their hearts at the same time. Why didn't that bear die? It was simply haunting him!

Instantly, everything was understood. Needless to say, although he was just a supervisor who ran errands, he had a strong background! He came up with a random test for the first level of commander. It was obvious that he was coming here. He was forced away by Kou Wenlan last time, and this time he came back again. He would not give up until he avenged this!

When they heard the name Xiahou Longcheng, Murong Xinghua and Yang Tai looked at Miao Yi and Xu Tangran almost at the same time. After Miao Yi understood the gazes of the two, he did not want to be the culprit in everyone's mind, and turned his head to look at Xu Tangran, as if to say that it was none of his business, it was all Xu Tangran's fault.

In fact, he had no idea whether Xiahou Longcheng would come to settle accounts with Miao Yi. He could only sigh in his heart. Xiahou Longcheng, that bear, had learned to be smart. He always suffered losses when confronted head-on, but now he had changed to playing dirty tricks. With his background and connections, once he played dirty tricks, he would kill people.

Miao Yi suspected that someone was behind this matter to give Xiahou Longcheng some advice, otherwise, with Xiahou Longcheng's brain, he would not have the patience to take his time to take revenge.

Although Xu Tangran's arms had grown, his heart was cold. He still remembered Xiahou Longcheng's knife, which almost cut him in half.

In fact, he was a pitiful commander. After Xiahou Longcheng's incident and Xiahou Longcheng's warning before he was arrested, he almost didn't dare to go out after he sat in the Xicheng District Commander's Mansion, for fear that Xiahou Longcheng would come out of nowhere and stab him again. Xiahou Longcheng, that madman, was completely unreasonable and it was entirely possible that he would do it again. This had almost become a heart disease for him. Now that I know that Xiahou Longcheng has played this again, I am already at a loss. My first thought is to go after him. He will not stop until he kills me!

After looking at Yang Tai, Murong Xinghua finally couldn't help asking: "Yang Tai and I have no grudges against Xiahou Longcheng. Why did he include us two?"

Kou Wenlan said: "He is only one of the reasons for settling accounts with Niu Youde and Xu Tangran. He also included you two because he is targeting me. Just think about it. If none of my commanders are competent, it means that I, the commander-in-chief, am also incompetent. I don't know how to lead a side, so I can take the opportunity to pull me down and avenge myself!"

Murong Xinghua and Yang Tai looked at each other again, and sighed in their hearts, who did we offend? We were implicated like this, isn't it unfair!

Yang Tai asked: "Since the commander-in-chief knew that Xiahou Longcheng was coming for you, why didn't you stop him?"

Kou Wenlan said: "Xiahou Longcheng has always been a vengeful person. It's not like Xiahou Longcheng to expose this matter. I didn't notice it for a while. When the matter was confirmed, your names had been reported in the list of thousands of people. It had been approved by the Emperor of Heaven. How could the Emperor of Heaven change his decree overnight? Even if someone could persuade the Emperor of Heaven to withdraw his order, he would not open his mouth for us insignificant little people, so it was inevitable!"

Several people were speechless. Especially Xu Tangran, his face was already pale, and he was already worried about what method Xiahou Longcheng would use to kill him.

Kou Wenlan suddenly stood up, "I know that you are all speculating about my origins and background behind my back. Today, this commander might as well tell you the truth. The King of Heaven, Kou, one of the four kings of heaven, is my grandfather!"

Several people were stunned. But it was not surprising. In fact, everyone had guessed that he was from the Kou family. There is only one person with such a big background in the Heavenly Court, and his surname is Kou. However, no one expected that Kou Wenlan was actually the grandson of King Kou, and no one knew what his status was among the grandchildren of King Kou.

"Xiahou Longcheng's background is no worse than mine. His aunt is the current Queen Mother of Heaven. Not in terms of generation, but in terms of biological aunt!" Kou Wenlan added slowly.

Everyone guessed this. The Queen Mother of Heaven has the surname Xiahou. Everyone has long suspected that Xiahou Longcheng is from the Xiahou family, but they just can't guess the specific relationship. They really didn't expect that Xiahou Longcheng was actually the nephew of the Queen Mother of Heaven. This background is really too scary. This is already the best background. Xu Tangran was almost scared to the point of weakness.

But what puzzled the four people was that if Xiahou Longcheng had such a big background, how could Kou Wenlan dare to fight Xiahou Longcheng?

In the end, it was Kou Wenlan who revealed the truth. "I know what everyone is thinking. In fact, things are not as terrible as everyone thinks. The Queen is the Queen, and the Xiahou Family is the Xiahou Family. What's more, Xiahou Longcheng is not welcomed by the Xiahou Family. The reason is very simple. Everyone knows Xiahou Longcheng's character, and it is impossible for him to be valued by the Xiahou Family, so don't be afraid. Although it is too late to avoid the random test this time, I have also found people to participate in it. I will not let Xiahou Longcheng mess with you blatantly. What you have to do is to do your best to pass this test... Let me make it clear that your test this time is very important to me. If you hold me back, no matter how Xiahou Longcheng treats you in the future, it will be none of my business. Whoever can get a good ranking in the test will sooner or later be my commander-in-chief. I will also take him in as a retainer of the Kou Family. If he encounters any trouble in the future, my Kou Family will not ignore it!"

The people who heard this were surprised and happy! Miao Yi muttered in his heart, wondering what was going on between Kou Wenlan and Xiahou Longcheng. It seemed that the competition between the two was not just because of Huangfu Junman. After so long of contact, he could see that Kou Wenlan actually had no interest in Huangfu Junman at all. He only competed for her because Xiahou Longcheng liked her. After Xiahou Longcheng left, Kou Wenlan did not have any contact with Huangfu Junman. What was the inside story?

"Commander-in-chief, what will be the test?" Miao Yi asked with a fist, saying, "It would be better if we knew it earlier so that we could prepare in advance."

Kou Wenlan said, "I'm informing you in advance now because I want you to be fully prepared. As for the test questions, they haven't been given yet. It's mainly to prevent cheating. The test questions will probably be decided at the last minute. There is still nearly a year before the test. You should be mentally prepared first. I will pay attention to help you get information at any time and help you prepare from another aspect. I won't let you lose at the starting point."

"Thank you, Commander-in-chief!" Everyone could only thank him with a fake heart, and then dispersed.

But Miao Yi was not in a hurry to leave.

Kou Wenlan saw that he seemed to have something else to say, and asked: "Do you have any questions?"

Miao Yi pondered and said: "Commander-in-chief, in order to prepare for the assessment, I want to find a suitable place to practice martial arts in seclusion. I may have to leave for a while, so I want to ask for leave first."

"Practice martial arts?" Kou Wenlan shook out a handkerchief and stroked his cheek. He hesitated for a while, then nodded and said: "Your cultivation is a bit low. This assessment is indeed a bit difficult for you. It is impossible to break through your cultivation in a short period of time. Improving martial arts is also a way, but will it be effective in a year?"

Miao Yi said: "I have found some clues. I may need some external training environment stimulation. I have to try it anyway."

"Go! Remember to arrange the things in Dongcheng District before leaving." Kou Wenlan readily agreed.

"Thank you for your help, Commander-in-chief!" Miao Yi thanked him and said goodbye.

After leaving the palace, he found that Xu Tangran had not left. Miao Yi thought he had something to do with the commander-in-chief. When he bowed and said goodbye, he was pulled by Xu Tangran, "Commander Niu, are you free tonight?"

"No!" Miao Yi didn't care about what he was doing and refused directly. He was never polite to Xu Tangran. The sequelae of not being able to kill this guy at the beginning were still there.

"Hey! Brother... Brother..." Xu Tangran quickly grabbed his arm and smiled apologetically: "Give me a favor. I will hold a banquet in the official residence tonight. I have also invited Commander Murong and Commander Yang. They have agreed to attend the banquet. How can I miss you? It's not good to be missing one of them, right? I will call Xue Linglong from Tianxiang Tower to help with the fun later, how about it?"

"What do you want to do?" Miao Yi was suspicious.

"Of course it has something to do with the assessment we are waiting for this time."

"Assessment?" Miao Yi muttered, looked him up and down, "Okay, I'll go there when I'm free." After saying that, he shook off his hand and strode away.

"I'll send someone to invite you, brother!" Xu Tangran quickly added cheerfully.

After returning to Dongcheng District, Miao Yi did not return to the Commander's Mansion. He was thinking about things and walked to Yunrong Pavilion unconsciously.

Just as he was about to enter, he turned around and found that Baolian, who was responsible for passing messages around him, was still following him, so he smiled and said, "I'm fine here, you go back first."

"Yes!" Baolian agreed, looking at the figure entering Yunrong Pavilion with a complicated look in her eyes. She naturally heard about Miao Yi chasing the proprietress of this shop.

After entering and asking the Confucian proprietress behind the counter if she was there, and after learning that Huangfu Junman was also there, Miao Yi turned around and wanted to leave, but he paused and thought about it and went to the back.

In the pavilion with a rockery as a screen in the backyard, Yun Zhiqiu and Huangfu Junman were sitting together and laughing.

Miao Yi walked in around the rockery, smiling, "Madam boss... Manager Huangfu is here too?"

The two women stood up one after another, and Yun Zhiqiu pretended to be reserved and saluted, "Meet Commander Niu."

"Commander Niu!" Huangfu Junman also said with a joking face, which made Miao Yi quite uncomfortable.

Yun Zhiqiu, who was watching the reactions of the two people with his peripheral vision, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then asked them to sit down, and ordered Qian'er and Xue'er to serve tea.

"What are the two beauties talking about here that makes them so happy?" Miao Yi sat down happily.

Huangfu Junmang smiled and said, "I'm asking when Sister Yun's husband will come. I want to see him."

Yun Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Sister Huangfu cares so much about my husband. I dare not let him come. What if Sister Huangfu chooses him?"

This...Miao Yi clenched his fist and coughed twice. Unexpectedly, Huangfu Junmang said, "I'm worried about Commander Niu. Everyone knows that Commander Niu has feelings for Sister Yun."

Yun Zhiqiu shook his head, "Sister, you're joking. As a married woman, I won't think of remarrying."

"Wouldn't that make Commander Niu sad?" Huangfu Junmang smiled with her hands covering her mouth, but she gently touched Miao Yi with her toes under the table, as if to say, did you hear me, did you hear what I said, I can't accept your pursuit, give up as soon as possible! (To be continued)

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