The most intelligent general in the world

Chapter 162 "The Hidden Tiger Among Flowers—Ji Bu!

Zhang Liang and Bei Mingzi quietly watched the team of soldiers in the distance. Siha moved without any cover and was soon discovered by the soldiers guarding the place.

A moment later, a handsome young man walked out from the crowd. He had flying purple hair, was dressed in light blue clothes, and wore a jade hairpin with a tiger head pattern on his head. On his belt hung a white tiger emblem that seemed to represent one of the four sacred beasts.

"The hidden tiger among the flowers—Ji Bu!" The name immediately flashed through Zhang Liang's mind.

Ji Bu will become the commander of the Shadow Tiger Legion of the Chu State in the future, but now he is just beginning to show his prowess in the Chu army, and is not the Hidden Tiger among Flowers that will later dominate the Chu State.

"My name is Ji Bu. May I know what your names are?" Ji Bu walked out of the team with a dozen soldiers. Although they were cautious, they still kept a proper distance.

The two who could travel together in the land of Baiyue must be very powerful. In addition, Ji Bu saw that the two had extraordinary temperaments and did not dare to provoke them easily.

"My name is Zhang Liang, and this is Bei Mingzi of the Taoist Tianzong." Zhang Liang smiled and took a step forward. He thought that these ordinary soldiers might not know him, but for Ji Bu, he firmly believed that the other party must know him.

As expected, after hearing the name, although Ji Bu showed no obvious reaction on his face, his eyes flashed with deep fear and vigilance.

"General Ji Bu, I would like to use this place to practice for a while. I hope you will give me convenience." Zhang Liang's words were firm and would not be refused. After all, in this land of Baiyue where strength is respected, he did not need to be polite.

Ji Bu was silent for a moment, knowing that his five hundred soldiers could not stop the two men in front of him. If a conflict occurred, he might not even be able to leave the people who went back to report the news.

After taking a deep breath, Ji Bu asked in a deep voice, "How long will Master Zhang need to practice here?"

"Perhaps three to five days, or three to five months, General Ji Bu, please change the stationing location for your men. I will give you half an hour to prepare." Zhang Liang said in a firm tone.

Zhang Liang still had a certain good impression of Ji Bu. The evaluation of "a promise is worth a thousand gold and unshakable as a mountain" fully reflected Ji Bu's personality. Therefore, although Zhang Liang spoke toughly, he gave Ji Bu enough face.

After hearing this, Zhang Liang stopped paying attention to Ji Bu and walked to a nearby stream. There was a large wooden barrel filled with water there, and he went straight to wash his face and tidy up his appearance, completely ignoring the eyes of Ji Bu and others.

As a future famous general of the Chu State, Ji Bu was extremely decisive. In less than half an hour, all 500 soldiers and their baggage and food had been evacuated.

A quarter of an hour later, only Bei Mingzi, Zhang Liang and Ji Bu were left. Zhang Liang sat cross-legged under a big tree. Bei Mingzi had disappeared long ago, but he must be nearby. However, Ji Bu chose to stay where he was and did not leave.

"Aren't you leaving?" Zhang Liang asked Ji Bu in confusion.

At this time, Ji Bu was about the same age as Zhang Liang, and his cultivation had not yet reached the Grandmaster level. Logically, he should have avoided him, but Zhang Liang never thought that he would stay.

"Our troops are stationed here. As long as I am alive, I cannot leave without permission." Ji Bu said calmly, as if he was saying the most common truth in the world.

"Then stay." Zhang Liang glanced at Ji Bu, unwilling to say more, and then stepped into the mine.

Soon, Zhang Liang understood the purpose of Ji Bu and others here. It turned out that those soldiers were continuing to dig the Fire Rain Agate that Huo Yu Gong had failed to complete mining that year.

However, after observation, Zhang Liang found that these soldiers had not worked here for too long and there were not many signs of new excavation.

The deeper he went into the mine, the more he could feel the strong fire spirit. Soon, he had reached the deepest part of the mine.

"It's a pity that the earth veins have been destroyed, and most of the fire spirit energy here has dissipated. If I had come here to practice before it was mined, I would have been able to refine another fire-related magical power. But now, at most, I can only improve my Golden Fire Pupil by one level."

Zhang Liang couldn't help but feel regretful, and finally chose a place with a higher concentration of fire spirit energy, and began to arrange the protective measures and spirit gathering formations needed for cultivation.

Zhang Liang had made full preparations long before coming here. In just two or three hours, everything was ready. Afterwards, he entered a state of seclusion and cultivation.

Outside the formation, the little golden monkey did not wander around the forest anymore, but carefully guarded the periphery of the formation. As for the old Taoist priest Bei Mingzi, he disappeared without a trace.

Five years passed in a flash, and Zhang Liang had been in seclusion in the formation for five days.

Inside the formation, Zhang Liang's eyes were like whirlpools, madly absorbing endless fire spirit energy.

The spiritual energy of the entire mountain range was vibrating, and the Fire Rain Agate ore in the mine was no longer hard. Instead, it broke into pieces like tofu dregs when squeezed. It was obvious that Zhang Liang had absorbed all of its spiritual energy.

Zhang Liang, who was completely unaware of this, continued to practice deep in the mine. As he absorbed endless fire spirit energy, his Golden Fire Pupils continued to grow until they reached their current limit.