Chapter 101: Slapped in the Face

Because we do not yet possess the strength to confront the King of Qi and the Witch Doctor's Sect simultaneously, nor do we have the conditions to establish ourselves independently. Facing the King of Qi's plan to recruit him step by step, Chu Yun, to protect himself, had no choice but to play along, pretending to agree and willing to join hands with Lin Yang to station in the southern part of the Great Qi Dynasty, leaving a back road for the King of Qi in the south. To demonstrate sincerity and showcase his own strength, Lin Yang had his son Lin Yan take Chu Yun to view the first dangerous pass in the south where the Tiger Army was stationed, Jie Dao Valley, and witness the combat prowess of the Tiger Army. Chu Yun was thus somewhat tempted by Jie Dao Valley. Naturally, he did not lead the people from Chu Family Town away from Nan Huai Town, but stayed in Nan Huai Town for the time being. Lin Yang had long been prepared, clearing out more than a dozen houses for the people of Chu Family Town to reside in, which made everyone much more comfortable than living in Ping Ba Zhuang. Although it was still somewhat crowded, there were now beds. While staying in Nan Huai Town, Chu Yun put military training on the agenda. He continued teaching nursing knowledge to the thirty women, personally leading his guards to perform the Herbal Encyclopedia training. Lin Yan saw their training as if they were dancing and couldn't help but ask, "Viscount Chu Yun, why do you have to dance every day?" Chu Yun smiled: "Haha, dancing? This is not dancing, but military training." These things, he was not afraid of being known. Moreover, during the training in Ping Ba Zhuang previously, Bai Hao and his cavalry squad were present and witnessed it, so it was not a secret. As for charcoal and saltpeter, especially saltpeter, he did not want others to know about it; it was managed by Chen Ping's family and Ye Liang and Ye Zelan, father and daughter, and he repeatedly had the people in Chu Family Town keep it secret and not let others know. "Military training?" After hearing Chu Yun's words, Lin Yan was stunned, his face full of astonishment. Haha haha! The members of the Tiger Guards behind him couldn't help laughing. Although they didn't say anything, their expressions showed they found it ridiculous to treat the Herbal Encyclopedia fitness exercises as military training. Lin Yan said, "Viscount Chu Yun, your military training is really too special. To say something inappropriate, it feels like playing." Chu Yun: "You think it's playing?" Lin Yan nodded: "It's the same as dancing, isn't it playing?" Chu Yun smiled slightly: "Haha, we are playing, indeed we are playing. Lin Yan brother, and the good men from the Tiger Guards, you can also play and relax. Come, follow us to do it. The first move, high leg raise, one two three four, two two three four..." Originally, Lin Yan and the Tiger Guards did not want to do it because they looked down upon it. But when Chu Yun finished the four two three four, he said that the rumored Tiger Guards' physical strength was not necessarily better than his guards and might not be able to persist for so long. Lin Yan and the Tiger Guards, unable to withstand the challenge, imitated and followed along. It must be said that they were indeed well-trained and in no time mastered the entire set of Herbal Encyclopedia actions and followed Chu Yun's team in training properly. The Chu Yun Guards, seeing Lin Yan and the Tiger Guards training, all had mischievous smiles on their faces, knowing that Lin Yan and the Tiger Guards would suffer tomorrow. Therefore, although they were all a bit unable to persist, they gritted their teeth and continued, in order to train Lin Yan and the Tiger Guards for longer and exhaust them. After a day's training, the Chu Yun Guards were all somewhat unable to endure it, so they quickly did some simple stretching to relieve the soreness. Lin Yan said, "Viscount Chu Yun, I see your training is really no different from playing; after training all day, you don't seem very tired." The people from the Tiger Guards also held their heads high, looking full of disdain. Chu Yun smiled faintly, secretly sighing that he hoped you would still be so arrogant tomorrow. On the surface, he said very humbly: "My guards were just selected from ordinary people and just starting training, naturally not as good as you." Lin Yan and the Tiger Guards, upon hearing this, became even more smug. Lin Yan even shamelessly said, "Viscount Chu Yun, I see your guard team are all sturdy men with good foundations. Why don't I train them for you starting tomorrow?" Perhaps he was just saying it casually. But the speaker had no ill intent, and the listener took it to heart. Chu Yun felt somewhat uncomfortable upon hearing his words, thinking Lin Yan was trying to snatch his guards. He merely smiled and said, "Lin Yan, let's discuss this tomorrow." Lin Yan nodded, and seeing the people from Chu Yun's guards stretching, asked again, "Viscount Chu Yun, what are they doing?" Chu Yun was about to answer. But Lin Yan immediately shook his head: "Forget it, boring trick, no need to tell me, anyway, starting tomorrow I'll be the one training them." Then he took the people from the Tiger Guards and left. After they left, Chu Da Fu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, they dare to belittle you, belittle this set of training actions; tomorrow they'll know the consequences." Everyone heard and couldn't help laughing. Chu Yun also smiled. He had also seen the training in the Tiger Army camp and knew that even their cavalry training did not involve full-body muscles, so Lin Yan and the Tiger Guards doing the Herbal Encyclopedia training would definitely feel sore the next day, but it probably wouldn't be as exaggerated as his guards' initial performance. At dawn the next day, after breakfast, Chu Yun went to check on the Tiger Guards' situation. He confirmed that no one from the entire Tiger Guards had gotten up yet, so he knew their soreness had set in. He went to Lin's main hall and instructed the Lin family's servants to call Lin Yan. After a while, Lin Yan walked over with somewhat unnatural legs and feet, looking lethargic: "Viscount Chu Yun, you came so early!" Chu Yun said, "Not early at all, it's already the sun high in the sky, scorching the butt." Lin Yan rubbed his eyes and looked outside, indeed seeing the bright sunshine high up, so he smiled embarrassedly. Then he quickly changed the subject: "Viscount Chu Yun, what business do you have with me?" Chu Yun smiled: "Didn't you say yesterday that our training is like playing and that you wanted to train my guards for me?" Lin Yan, hearing this, was instantly stunned and then laughed: "Viscount Chu Yun, I was joking yesterday. And now I know your training is not that simple; please forgive any offense yesterday." Seeing him say this, Chu Yun relaxed. He was indeed worried that Lin Yan wanted to take his guards. He smiled and waved his hand: "It's fine, it's fine."