Starting from the border troops, I've worked my way up to become a Martial Emperor.

Chapter 51 Reward

Last night, after Zhou Hongling told her father, Zhou Ren, about the Helian family poaching her, he was furious but also became wary. Putting everything else aside, having someone like Lu Yuan under his daughter's command would make her promotion much faster.

Therefore, with a wave of his hand, he provided a lot of convenience.

Zhou Hongling, of course, wouldn't be stingy. She smiled and continued, "I'm about to be promoted to the garrison commander of the three cities. In principle, I should have a central army of a thousand men to guard me. However, I won't appoint a centurion for the time being. Your hundred-man squad will still be my personal guard. Everyone's pay will be doubled. The squad leaders can wear iron armor, and everyone else will wear half-body iron armor."

When you're not busy, you can take them with you. You can also leave the city if you want.

"After you break through in a few days, you will be directly promoted to centurion of my personal guard."

Lu Yuan's eyes flashed. The Imperial Guards could be considered the leaders of ten hundred-man squads. Generally, the Imperial Guards' centurions were trained to be chiliarchs.

Then, Zhou Hongling continued, "Starting today, you will be given one Profound Tendon Pill every ten days. Although this pill is not as effective as the Profound Tendon Fruit, it is much better than other tendon-refining pills. It is a special approval from the family for you."

Lu Yuan knew that the Xuanjin Pill was indeed much better than the ordinary Tendon Refining Pill. He had actually wanted to buy it before, but he backed down because it was too expensive. After all, one pill cost three hundred taels of silver, which was equivalent to a bottle of ordinary pills.

At that time, it wasn't something he could afford.

The Zhou family now gives him three pills a month, which is already considered a very talented person. It's a monthly supply, since even if they give him more, he might not be able to digest it all. However, Lu Yuan doesn't think that way. Because of his strong physique and the system's purification, he can take as many pills as he wants.

But three more pills a month is still a very good deal.

You can buy the rest yourself; you have money now anyway.

"Here's another Dragon Tendon Pill. After taking it, you can suppress your limits to perfection before breaking through. It was specially approved by the patriarch." As Zhou Hongling spoke, she took out a medicine bottle and placed it on the table.

A fleeting look of joy crossed Lu Yuan's face.

This is a really good item! Its effects are even stronger than the Mystic Tendon Fruit, and it costs 10,000 merit points to exchange for it.

Therefore, without any hesitation, he put the pill directly into his pocket.

Zhou Hongling looked at him and smiled, "Have you considered getting married? My father wants me to choose a woman from his family to marry you."

Lu Yuan was taken aback, then said, "My lord, I have no plans to get married at the moment."

After he finished speaking, Zhou Hongling raised an eyebrow, a subtle expression appearing in her eyes, and then said, "This matter was arranged by my father. Since you are unwilling, I will try my best to refuse it for you."

You're still young, so there's really no rush.

Given Lu Yuan's current status, he is still somewhat lacking in the ability to marry the eldest daughter of a family.

Even if the Zhou family were to choose a woman, they would most likely select from the other branches of the family.

After all, while high talent is worth nurturing, no one can predict the future.

"Thank you, sir." Lu Yuan immediately clasped his hands in thanks.

Zhou Hongling chuckled, "I've given you so many things and you haven't thanked me at all, but you're thanking me for this. How unwilling are you to marry a woman from the Zhou family? Do you have someone else in your heart?"

Although she said it jokingly, Lu Yuan felt that the captain in front of him seemed quite serious about the issue, so he didn't dare to be careless and immediately said, "My lord, how could Lu Yuan dare to think that way? It's just that in my humble opinion, it's really awkward to get married without any emotional foundation."

Now that he and Zhou Hongling have become more familiar with each other, there's nothing he can't say to each other.

Upon hearing this, the other party said, "Heh, you're not that old, but you have quite a lot of ideas. Focus on your cultivation, and once you're stronger, you'll naturally have better options. If you're in the city in the future, come to my residence for lunch every day."

My cook here can prepare medicinal cuisine, which is very helpful for improving cultivation. You can eat with me.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony," Lu Yuan said with a grin.

Medicinal cuisine isn't something everyone can eat, mainly because it's too expensive. Getting some from Zhou Hongling is naturally the best option.

Seeing his expression, Zhou Hongling couldn't help but smile: "Alright, I've given you everything you need. Go out and take a walk first, and come back for lunch."

"Yes, sir." Lu Yuan replied and went straight to the armory.

He was preparing to buy some pills; he had brought silver with him when he came.

Now, as long as he has cultivation resources, his cultivation level can increase rapidly. Now that he has achieved military merit, he should find a way to break through as soon as possible.

Upon arriving at the armory, his gaze immediately fell upon the Profound Tendon Pills. Each pill cost three hundred taels of silver, something he couldn't afford before, but now he had the financial means.

After all, Lu Yuan now has a full ten thousand taels.

Without much hesitation, he bought thirty of them, spending nine thousand taels of silver, which was enough for him to break through.

Although he only had a little over a thousand taels of silver left after buying the pills, he was still quite happy.

Nowadays, nothing is more important than improving one's cultivation level.

Meanwhile, on Lu Yuan's side, everything was developing in a positive direction.

Feeling depressed, Zhang Zhe went directly to Youzhou City to find something to have some fun.

He was used to the bright lights and bustling nightlife of Yunzhou City, and lately he had been feeling extremely stifled in Huangsha Fortress.

He was unaware that Icefield City had already annihilated the Iron Falcons, and Helian Shang was filled with boundless rage, preparing to vent his anger on him.

Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't be in the mood to play.

Although Youzhou City is located in the northern frontier and is not as prosperous as Yunzhou City, it is still a prefecture city and lacks nothing.

The streets were bustling with people, and there were also many horse-drawn carriages.

Zhang Zhe rode his horse down the street, quite eye-catching. Born into a wealthy family, with considerable cultivation and handsome appearance, he attracted a lot of attention.

In particular, the combination of his noble air and the toughness of the military made him, although far inferior to Lu Yuan in terms of temperament, his appearance was undeniably excellent.

Just then, a carriage that was much wider and more luxurious than an ordinary carriage stopped not far from him.

The area was guarded by skilled bodyguards, each with a gleaming eye.

You can vaguely see that their outer clothes are lined with iron armor.

Even in the military, such armor was not something that ordinary people could wear.

The carriage curtain was pulled back, and a large, heavily made-up head poked out.

Looking through the car window, you would see that the woman was extremely large; her neck was almost invisible, and her upper body was covered in layers of fat that even her expensive clothes could not conceal.

Her legs were stretched out freely, like pillars, while two young men with red lips and white teeth carefully massaged her legs.

On a small square table in front of them were various medicinal food ingredients that are usually very rare.

If others saw this scene, they would surely be astonished, since even a family of generals might not be able to freely consume the delicacies on this table.

When the woman's beady eyes saw Zhang Zhe, they couldn't help but light up.

Pointing at the other person, he said to the butler beside him, "It is said that although men from the North are tall and rugged, they are rarely handsome. We just arrived and we've already met one. Bring him over."

"Yes, Miss."

The butler responded and immediately headed towards Zhang Zhe.