Chapter 74: Im...Imperial Lord?!

Morax and the others had been wandering around Qingce Village for a whole morning.

They could be said to have seen every nook and cranny of Qingce Village.

"You really can't deny it; little Jiang Yan does have some talent when it comes to governance."

At noon, the group sat beneath a large tree to enjoy the shade, and Xieyue Zhuyang Zhenjun spoke.

"Hmph, not bad at all!"

Even the ever-prideful Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun had a good word to say.

"Alright, let's rest a bit, then go find him."

Morax gazed at the people working nearby.

"This young man hasn't shown himself all morning; I have no idea what he's been doing."

Just as Morax and the others were taking a break, a clamor of voices rose up.

"The Immortal Lords have arrived!"

"Immortal Lords! Come here! My wife just made pork trotters today! Join us for a bite!"

Morax and the Immortals beside him turned toward the sound.

A silver-haired youth was squatting by the rice paddy with a bowl of rice, chatting amiably with the villagers while eating.

The scene was one of pure harmony.

"Immortal Lord!"

Old Li, who had previously shown Morax and the others around Guiyuan Plain, walked over with a smile to greet them.

"Oh, isn't that Old Li? I heard your wife is pregnant?"

Jiang Yan looked at Old Li approaching and asked.

"Oh my, you already know!"

Old Li, who looked like a little old man, was actually somewhat shy in front of Jiang Yan.

"What's there I couldn't know? This is good news!"

Jiang Yan shoveled a mouthful of rice and mumbled:

"When the baby is born, remember to call me; I'll have to give a gift."

"Oh! You absolutely can't do that, Immortal Lord!"

Old Li was shocked: "Just having you come is already burning high incense for us; it would be improper for you to give a gift!"

"Besides, without you, this child might not even be born; just having you come is enough!"

"Go, go, go, what kind of talk is that?"

Jiang Yan waved his hand and laughed, saying, "It's just like giving a gift and not eating your family's meal; the point of giving a gift is the celebration!"

"We'll talk about it then, we'll talk about it then!"

Old Li laughed heartily, then remembered something and said to Jiang Yan:

"By the way, a few outsiders arrived today; seeing them looking around left and right, I took them on a tour of the village."

"Outsiders? Where are they?"

Jiang Yan looked up from his bowl of rice, puzzled.

"There, sitting under that tree."

Jiang Yan followed Old Li's pointing finger and saw Morax and the others sitting in the tree's shade, smiling and waving at him.

"Clatter..."

Jiang Yan's bowl of rice fell from his shocked hands to the ground.

"Im... Imperial Lord?!"

Everyone around instantly fell silent, staring blankly as Jiang Yan walked over.

After a long while, one of them murmured, "J-just now... what did the Immortal Lord call him?"

"Im... Imperial Lord?!"

"The only one the Immortal Lord would address as Imperial Lord is..."

The crowd of commoners gradually dropped their jaws.

Old Li stood frozen in place, his head buzzing.

J-just now...

I called the Imperial Lord 'little brother'...

And I even showed... the Imperial Lord around here...

That is the Imperial Lord who commands the Immortal Lords...

"Uh..."

Old Li felt his blood rushing up his body, nearly fainting, and quickly sat on the ground.

Meanwhile, amidst the shocked gazes of those around, Jiang Yan walked up to Morax.

"You're here; why didn't you come find me first?"

Jiang Yan sat on the ground beside Morax.