Xie Ming

Chapter 62 Sincere Submission
Li Huchen also interrupted to apologize, but unexpectedly, Huchen would have kept silent. As soon as he opened his mouth, Xiao Jingchuan looked at him again, and started to do something according to his position and posture!

"Oh, this... you are talking about this, Li Huchen, the great Li!"

"Oh my, it's my fault for not looking carefully."

"Why are you here in my tent so early in the morning?"

"What's going on? You're still upset about all the awkwardness we had while camping last night?!"

"Come to me to talk about it?!"

When Xiao Lang said this, Li Huchen heard it and hurriedly put on an embarrassed face, pushed his hands away and shook his head. Looking at his movements, he looked so silly, it was really funny!
"No, no, no, General, here I am."

"I see! He must be craving for wine again!" Xiao Lang pretended to be enlightened.

"It's okay, it's nothing!"

"Well, you two stay for a while. I, Xiao Jingchuan, will go to Jiulong Town right now to buy you two some wine!"

"I'll be back soon!"

Xiao Jingchuan's teasing made Li Huchen and Qi Dayong feel embarrassed and awkward!
The two of them wished they could find a crack in the ground and dive in without caring about the consequences!

Qiu Zhizhong was sitting on the bluestone nearby, he had had enough of watching such a joke!
Then he saw that the two men, Li and Qi, were really unable to bear Xiao Lang's bullying, so he appeared at the right time and hurried over to help mediate.

"Oh, Lao Xiao! That's enough!"

"In my opinion, Brother Huchen and Dayong have indeed realized their mistakes!"

"You, stop teasing them!"

"It's still dark, and they came here to stand guard for you. They've been standing guard for two hours now, right?"

"I'm here to admit my mistakes and wait for your criticism and scolding."

"This heart is absolutely sincere."

"You don't know, this morning, every soldier passing by laughed at them!!"

"I've been very humble!"

"Old Xiao, listen to me, let's stop making trouble! Okay?"

Qiu Zhizhong's words touched Li Huchen and Qi Dayong's hearts, and they both showed gratitude on their faces.

"What? No, no, no, no, it's nothing. I don't deserve it, I really don't deserve it!"

"I am the one who led this army. The seventeen prohibitions and fifty-four beheadings were all caused by me. I am really sorry for causing trouble to you two! It is my fault! It is truly my fault!"

"Please sit back for a while, my dear friends. I, Xiao Jingchuan, will correct my mistakes and go down the mountain to buy you some wine right away!"

As he spoke, Xiao Jingchuan called out to Gu Changting in a loud voice.

"Gu Changting!"

"Gu Changting!"

"Here! General, I'm here!" A dozen steps away, Chang Ting heard the message and rushed to Xiao Lang.

"Let's go, Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), Changting, the three of us are going down the mountain now!"

"Okay, Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), stop looking at me. Business is more important!"

"Let's hurry up!"

After saying that, Xiao Jingchuan hurried over, grabbed Zhizhong and Changting's arms, and dragged them down the mountain path.

"Well, well, General, please don't be angry!"

"Brother Huchen and the others really know they are wrong!" Changting also advised.

"Yes, I think Li Bazong and his partner are sincerely repentant!"

At some point, Wang Chuanwu came over and continued to persuade him.

Seeing that the time had come, Qiu Zhizhong quickly winked at Li Huchen. Huchen and Dayong were startled and quickly stood at attention.

"General, I heard from Master Qiu this morning that you heard from the old patriarch of Bairui Valley yesterday that there was a rampant bandit problem in Jiulong Town, and you intended to suppress the bandits!"

"Qi Dayong and I have already made up our minds. We will make amends for our mistakes and strive to be the pioneers!"

"When we go to suppress the bandits, we'll charge into battle with real weapons and swords. Just wait and see how we perform!"

"Make sure you show the momentum of our Xiao family army!"

"It's worth your hard work in training you all this time!"

Li Huchen was like a student being tested on a text by an old teacher, reciting aloud exactly what Qiu Zhizhong had taught him.

Xiao Lang knew that these words must have come from Professor Qiu Zhizhong, so he stole a glance at Zhizhong and they both understood each other. On the surface, he still continued to pretend to insult others!

"Oh? Yes, I want to be a pioneer!"

"Hey, do you think they can do this?!"

Xiao Jingchuan pretended to ask a question to Gu Changting.

Chang Ting was stunned and nodded quickly.

"Oh, is it really possible?" Xiao Lang was full of drama and asked Wang Chuanwu and Qiu Zhizhong who were standing beside him.

The two had no choice but to cooperate with the performance, so they nodded hurriedly.

At this juncture, Qi Dayong lost his patience and spoke again.

"General, don't worry!"

"From now on, the captain and I will fight wherever you point us!"

"If there is any further mistake, I, Qi Dayong, will tear off my head and use it as your chamber pot!" Dayong's words were rough but his point was true.

"Okay, okay, I don't need a chamber pot as big as yours!"

"Okay then, I'll call on you two to fight the bandits first!"

"By the way, don't stand guard. I still have a few dirty clothes and smelly socks in my tent that I haven't had time to wash. You two can just wash them!"

"Hey, I hope I didn't wrong you two!"

Xiao Jingchuan said this casually without giving the two people any time to think.

"No! No, no."

"Let's wash!"

"Let's wash it now!"

Li Huchen and Qi Dayong quickly agreed, both wanting to end this embarrassing situation as soon as possible.

"Oh, fine, then you two go ahead!"

"Chuanwu, Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), Changting and I will go into the town. Tell Peizhong that the entire army should stay here and wait for orders! No more mistakes!"

"At dawn, gather all the troops and have Peizhong preside over the caning of Qi Dayong!"

"Yes!" Wang Chuanwu accepted the order.

After saying that, Xiao Jingchuan led Qiu and Gu and did not stop, running down the mountain along the path.

They had just walked a dozen steps when Chuanwu, Li Huchen and Qi Dayong had not yet reacted to the situation, so Chuanwu started to ask more questions.

"Then, General, when will you be back?"

Not far away, Xiao Jingchuan, who was walking down the mountain, rolled his eyes and replied unhappily.

"Why should I care about you?!"

"I'm going down the mountain to find a woman and drink some wine!"

This voice is really a veiled insult!
Seeing this, Li Huchen and Qi Dayong looked at each other, both embarrassed, and did not dare to stop. They hurriedly got up and ran towards Xiao Jingchuan's tent.

Xiao Jingchuan and his three companions walked in the mountains for about half an hour and were far away from the camp.

Gu Changting was the one who was at the front, leaving Xiao Lang and Zhizhong slowly wandering behind.

Qiu Zhizhong turned down a stone slope, looked back, and seeing that there was no one around, he smiled and spoke again.

"Haha, it's Lao Xiao!"

"After this incident, I think Brother Huchen and his men must have sincerely submitted to you. From now on, they can be regarded as your most direct subordinates!"

Hearing Zhizhong's words, Xiao Jingchuan relaxed and responded with a miserable smile.

"Oh, it's not easy!"

"If it weren't for you Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong) using your eloquence to persuade the mute girl Bai Ruigu with your reasoning and emotions, I'm afraid this matter would have been in jeopardy!"

"Haha, I'm curious, what will you do if I fail to persuade Wan Niang to come to the rescue?" Qiu Zhizhong asked again.

"Oh, what can I do?"

"The overall situation is important. Military orders and discipline are in place. So I can only shed tears and execute Qi Dayong!"

(End of this chapter)