Splendid Twins

Zhou Wan walked forward with a cold face, and Si Yao chased after her and shouted:

"Sister, sister, wait for me!"

Such a scene made the people around look sideways, and they pointed at the two people and whispered to each other.

Zhou Wan was so angry that she wanted to die. Thinking about how she had let him get involved in gambling by mistake, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She looked around and stopped in front of an empty courtyard with a cold look in her eyes:

"What do you want to do?"

Si Yao followed closely and was attracted by her gorgeous clothes. He then looked her up and down and said:

"It seems that my sister is doing well. Everyone in the family misses you these days."

Zhou Wan looked disdainful:

"is it?"

Si Yao saw her indifference, but he didn't care. He took two steps forward and was stopped by the maid. There was no trace of anger on his face, and he still smiled and said:

"Don't worry, cousin won't take advantage of you, he's just happy to see you."

Zhou Wan felt relieved and spoke softly:

"My family is very strict now. If you don't have anything to do, leave now. It would be bad if someone sees you."

"I know, I understand. Si Yao was spoiled by her uncle and aunt after she came back. She is overbearing and arrogant. My grandparents were pissed off by her and became sick. The old people have been thinking about you and hope that you live well and comfortably."

Si Yao's words made Zhou Wan's expression calm down a lot. She reached into her purse, took out twenty taels of silver and handed it over:

"Go buy something for grandpa and grandma. We have no relationship anymore. Don't come to me again."

Si Yao took it and pretended to be regretful:

"Wan Wan, I didn't take good care of you when I was at home before. As your brother, I am very irresponsible. If you need your brother's help in the future, just ask. I will live in Tongfu Inn."

After saying that, he turned around and left. Zhou Wan thought he would continue to pester her, but she didn't expect him to be so quick. She immediately felt a little guilty and didn't want to continue shopping. She opened her mouth and ordered:

"Go back home."

On the way back, Zhou Wan thought carefully about the past days. Her grandparents favored Si Yao and kept all the delicious and useful things for him. All the money in the family was spent on him alone. She could only curry favor with Si Yao and covet the cakes and pearl flowers he occasionally brought back for her.

This cousin treats her quite well, but she has two older brothers, so she is really not as good as others.

The eldest brother never talked to her and just worked hard. The second brother was always having fun with others, but when he saw her coming, he became a different person, not caring about her at all!

The abominable thing is that he actually applied for the job. She hoped that Si Yang would die outside. If she had to say who she hated the most, it would be him besides Si Yao!

He never liked her. He would rather take other people's sisters out to play than give her a smile. She didn't know when it started, but he became very cold towards her. His indifference was different from that of her elder brother. He hated her from the bottom of his heart. His disgusted look made her very angry.

Fortunately, her current status is not low. After all, people still need power!

Si Yang, who was being talked about by Zhou Wan, was training at this time. The young man was sweating profusely. He had taken off his thick coat and was wearing the simplest short shirt with laces tied around his wrists. He swung his fists forward again and again, tirelessly.

A total of 60,000 soldiers were recruited this time, all of them were incorporated into the Vietnamese army led by Shen Xing, and deployed to the border to jointly resist the Western Rong. The recruits were sweating profusely on the training ground.

Several generals were standing not far away, observing the new recruits with sharp eyes.

"How is it? Are there any good seedlings?"

"Some of them are as thin as chickens. Take them down early and put them in the back to pick up horse manure."

"I heard there are some good guys here, strong and accurate."

Shen Xing stood at the front without saying a word. He listened to the generals around him and looked at Zhou Yu:

"What does Prince Zhou think?"

Zhou Yu had already received the order to return to the capital and was preparing to hand over the military affairs in his hands. He did not expect General Shen to ask him, so he did not refuse. After thinking for a while, he spoke:

"Every soldier has potential, it all depends on the depth of their training."

General Shen laughed:

"Your Highness Zhou is right. You will be returning to the capital soon. I will give you one last mission. Pick out the best recruits from this group of new soldiers and I will personally lead them on patrol."

After these words were spoken, several generals nearby became uneasy. What did the general mean by this?

Are you reluctant to let this kid go back?

Or is there something else going on?

Zhou Yu nodded without changing his expression:

"Yes."

Shen Xing seemed to be interested. He walked directly to the training ground for new recruits and personally corrected the postures of some soldiers. The soldiers, who were originally a little tired, were instantly intimidated by his aura of majesty and murderousness. They were really like little chickens and did not dare to act rashly.

Shen Xing's eyes revealed a hint of evil amusement as he deliberately patted the thin soldier's shoulder. The pain from his iron palm was so severe that the soldier gritted his teeth and his body trembled slightly.

Dozens of soldiers in a row were hit, and all of them gritted their teeth and persisted. Their shoulders were burning with pain. Si Yang was doing horse stance, and beads of sweat on his forehead flowed down his temples. He was the next one, and he closed his eyes and waited for the arrival of the iron palm.

The next moment, he felt as if his shoulder was shattered, but his body did not move at all, and a determined light flashed in his eyes. Seeing this, General Shen became interested and quietly increased his strength by 20%.

Si Yang only trembled slightly and recovered instantly. General Shen asked in a deep voice:

"Doesn't it hurt?"

Si Yang spoke the truth:

"It hurts, but I can bear it."

General Shen's eyes flashed with admiration when he heard this, and he said in a gentle tone:

"What is your name?"

"Si Yang!"

Zhou Yu was just about to leave when he was a little surprised when he heard the surname. He looked up and saw that the young man in the crowd was him?

He had seen this man before. When he first met Yaoyao in Sijia Village, the two brothers were standing at the other end, looking a little restrained and timid. He didn't expect that he would come to the military camp.

I don't know what happened to Yaoyao. She lowered her eyes to hide the deep meaning in them. Her father wrote to say that his biological sister has been in contact with Prince Li recently. The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has never participated in the competition for the prince. If she can't control her strength and puts the entire Duke's Mansion into a desperate situation, then he, her biological brother, will have to kill her own sister for the sake of justice!

Zhou Yu retracted his gaze and returned to his tent. He spread out the letter paper and picked up the pen to write. The secret guard beside him whispered:

"When will you leave?"

"No hurry. The general has given me the task of training new soldiers. It is not my style to retreat before completing the task."

"But your wedding date..."

Zhou Yu began to speak as he wrote:

"You give this letter to her, and she will understand after reading it."

The secret guard knew that the letter was for the future Crown Prince's wife, so he immediately took the seal and turned to leave.

Afterwards, Zhou Yu called in several deputy generals to discuss how to select high-quality soldiers. They discussed the battle plan one after another, and all they talked about was intensifying the training, because that was how they were selected back then.

Si Yang didn’t know how cruel the training he was about to face was. He only knew that he was questioned by the general, and he felt a sense of pride in his heart.