This was a big taboo for the emperor. If the emperor found out, wouldn't he execute him on the spot?
Gu Ruobai calmly led Su Mingyu into the training ground. Looking at the well - trained soldiers inside, he said with satisfaction, "This was actually approved by Father Emperor."
"What?" Su Mingyu thought she had misheard. "The emperor actually allows you to have a private army?"
Wherever Gu Ruobai went, people bowed and saluted him. "A hundred or so soldiers can hardly be called an army."
"Father Emperor agreed to let me keep these people because my leg was disabled. He let me train them for fun just to comfort me."
Su Mingyu was a bit confused. "These people look well - trained no matter how you look at it."
Gu Ruobai slightly raised his eyebrows, his eyes cold and clear. "The emperor doesn't know that Li Si from Li Village and Zhang Jun from Zhang Village are all my confidants."
Could it be like this? Wasn't this deceiving the emperor?
Su Mingyu curled her lips. "You probably brought me here on purpose, trying to tie us together with this secret, right?"
"We were already tied together when you drew the blueprint of the flintlock for me." Gu Ruobai didn't even lift his eyelids. "Privately drawing the blueprint of this weapon and selling it is enough to get your head chopped off ten times."
Just as Su Mingyu was about to say something, a bare - chested man stepped forward. "Greetings to His Highness, the King of Ruixian."
Gu Ruobai raised his hand. "Lu Yi, how's the training going?"
Lu Yi raised his hand towards the people behind him. "Perform a drill for His Highness, the King of Ruixian!"
In an instant, everyone's faces became solemn, and they performed every move very attentively.
Watching from the side, Su Mingyu's eyes showed a hint of admiration. "It seems these people are really working hard."
You know, it took Su Mingyu a year to master those basic grappling and fighting moves as steadily as they did.
As she watched, Su Mingyu's hands began to itch.
She rubbed her hands and looked at Gu Ruobai with a smile. "Can I test them myself?"
Seeing her eager look, Gu Ruobai curled his lips, a hint of doting flashing in his eyes. "Are you sure you want to try? These people know more than just what you taught them."
After all, they were all from the battlefield, and they might not control their strength well.
Su Mingyu nodded. "I know!"
Saying that, she tied up her wide sleeves with both hands.
Seeing that she was ready, Gu Ruobai waved to Lu Yi. "Lu Yi, come here."
Lu Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "What's up?"
Gu Ruobai pointed to Su Mingyu beside him. "Miss Su Mingyu here taught me this set of moves. Now she wants to see how well you've practiced."
"Ah?" Lu Yi's face looked a bit bad. "Your Highness... You want me to fight a girl?"
Seeing his reluctance, Su Mingyu got upset. "Just fight with confidence. If you can hurt me, it's because my skills are not good enough. I won't blame you."
"But..." Lu Yi glanced at Su Mingyu.
This girl looked so thin and weak that a gust of wind might blow her down. How could he fight with her?
Seeing that he still didn't want to, Su Mingyu looked at Gu Ruobai helplessly.
Seeing his little girl asking for help, Gu Ruobai nodded. "Mu Yi once suffered a defeat at her hands."
"What?!" Lu Yi's voice suddenly became louder. "Impossible! Mu Yi is second only to Your Highness and is invincible!"
Gu Ruobai squinted his eyes. "So you can try it yourself."
Since Gu Ruobai had said so, Lu Yi rubbed his hands. "Then... I won't be polite."
Su Mingyu curled her lips. "That's exactly what I want!"
As soon as the words fell, Su Mingyu turned her palm into a claw and grabbed towards Lu Yi's face.
Although Lu Yi was tall, he was also very flexible. He took a step back, turned his feet, and dodged Su Mingyu's attack. Then he raised his hand and was about to attack Su Mingyu's arm.
Su Mingyu stepped on the ground and suddenly jumped forward. Naturally, Lu Yi missed.
Before he could stand still, Su Mingyu turned around and kicked towards Lu Yi's calf.
Lu Yi had no time to dodge and could only jump up.
But as soon as he jumped, his hands involuntarily stretched out, and Su Mingyu grabbed them firmly.
Su Mingyu grabbed Lu Yi's wrist and suddenly exerted force inward. Lu Yi felt a pain and lost his balance. Seizing this opportunity, Su Mingyu kicked Lu Yi's calf again. This time, Lu Yi had nowhere to hide and knelt on the ground with a thud.
Before he could stand up again, Su Mingyu had already pressed her knee against his back and twisted his hand 180 degrees.
No one expected that this little girl could subdue Lu Yi in just a few moves, and so neatly.
The whole training ground suddenly fell into an unprecedented silence.
Gu Ruobai looked at the curve of Su Mingyu's mouth and clapped his hands helplessly and dotingly.
Then thunderous applause rang out in the whole training ground.
Su Mingyu let go of Lu Yi. "Sorry for being rude."
Lu Yi didn't expect to be defeated so badly. He clasped his fists and said admiringly, "I really didn't expect that the girl has such good skills!"
Su Mingyu brushed the hair sticking to her forehead. "No, it's just that I've been practicing longer than you."
This girl was so charming, had such good martial arts, and was so modest.
Lu Yi grinned. "Miss Su really deserves the title of a heroic woman."
Seeing that he was going too far, Su Mingyu quickly stopped him. "Your name is Lu Yi, right? Keep training. I'll come to teach you how to use the flintlock in a few days."
Lu Yi was quite sensible. He nodded with a smile. "Okay, okay, okay. I'll go down first."
Watching his back as he left, Su Mingyu let out a long breath. "This guy looks so honest, but I didn't expect him to be so good at complimenting people."
Seeing her complicated expression, Gu Ruobai curled his lips into a smile. "So you can't stand being complimented?"
"Um..." Su Mingyu turned her face away. "Well... I'm shy."
Shy?
Why didn't she seem shy when she extorted silver from him or schemed against Wang Manwen and Su Mingyu?
Gu Ruobai looked at her amusedly. "Are you hungry? I'll take you back to the city to eat delicious food."
It was okay that he didn't mention it. As soon as he did, Su Mingyu felt her stomach growling.
She licked her lips. "I'm hungry."
Gu Ruobai motioned to his wheelchair with his eyes. "Then let's go."
Su Mingyu pouted, but finally obediently stepped forward to push Gu Ruobai. "I want to eat roast duck... and fish... The osmanthus cake in Zuixianglou is also very delicious..."
"Okay, okay, okay. I'll buy you whatever you want to eat." Gu Ruobai's tone was a bit helpless. "But can you eat so much?"
Su Mingyu curled her lips. "Can't I pack it? Zhizhu is still at home."
Gu Ruobai chuckled. "You really care about her."