Chapter 72: Embarrassing Situation (Thanks to

Since Great God Ba Snake had always been in the Hualong River, it was not strange at all that it appeared at Feixian Ferry now.

After all, during the Eight Immortals Shoot the Sun, the flood was surging, pouring from Feixian Ferry into the Red Longjiang; the volume of water was so huge, it was like a waterfall falling from the nine heavens.

It was even visible to the naked eye that the river surface had risen by a hundred meters.

With such a big commotion, it was bound to disturb the Ba Snake at the bottom of the river.

However, the Ba Snake was just a small interlude after all.

After it left, the soldiers and civilians at Hualong Pass began to lay the temporary wooden plank bridge again.

The Great Qin Juhan Legion also helped.

The iron chain bridge at Feixian Ferry had two main iron chains the thickness of a bowl, both of which were pulled out by Song Zhong as weapons.

One main iron chain was cut by Xiao Yu with the help of the military formation, and half of the iron chain was washed into the Hualong River below by the flood, and one and a half remained, thrown on the hillside by Song Zhong.

Fifty Great Qin giants shouted slogans and dragged the intact iron chain back to the shore, and even nailed the iron spikes back into the mountain wall.

It was just that they didn't have the divine power of "Blood-Handed Arhat" Song Zhong after all, and couldn't throw the other end of the iron chain back to the opposite bank directly, but tied small chains to the iron spikes at the other end, dragged the small iron chains over first, and then pulled from the opposite bank.

Xiao Yu and Guan Zhong didn't stand on the side, waiting for them to complete the bridge repair task.

After a small wooden plank road was initially laid on the thin iron chain, the two led the Red Smoke Colt and entered Hualong Pass.

"Should we say hello to Marquis Lieyang?" Xiao Yu asked Guan Zhong.

Guan Zhong was also hesitant.

According to normal etiquette, of course, they should report to Marquis Lieyang.

But first, Marquis Lieyang beat Huchen to death, and the reason was still unclear, so he was still nervous.

Secondly, he heard from Xiao Yu that Marquis Lieyang clearly had his eye on the Red Smoke Colt.

Finally, neither he nor Xiao Yu were people of the Fire Crow Army; in what capacity should they see Marquis Lieyang?

In the end, Guan Zhong decided: "We should say hello, but there's no need to pay a personal visit to Marquis Lieyang."

Saying hello was etiquette, and even more so, an attitude.

——If you don't say anything and leave directly, is it because you are dissatisfied with the Marquis and have great resentment in your heart?

There must be resentment, but it cannot be clearly expressed.

"Deputy General Song, you are the old master's deputy general; the matter of reporting to the Marquis is left to you."

Guan Zhong handed the task to Song Changqing.

Song Changqing didn't go to find Marquis Lieyang either, just said two words to Cai Sima, then came back and told Guan Zhong and Xiao Yu: "Cai Sima said you can do as you please."

Guan Zhong said nothing, pulled Xiao Yu, bowed to Cai Sima and Marquis Lieyang from a distance, and then led the Red Smoke Colt and left Hualong Pass.

In fact, Marquis Lieyang had already moved into the "VIP room" of Hualong Pass at this moment.

They couldn't see him at all, just bowed from a distance.

Cai Sima nodded slightly, which counted as returning the salute.

"Hoo~~~" After leaving Hualong Pass, Guan Zhong let out a long breath.

"Miss, let's part ways with the old master here; letting the Red Smoke Colt go early is good for the old master and for us."

Xiao Yu didn't object, just asked: "Although the Red Smoke Colt is a divine horse and very stable when galloping, the journey is too long after all.

What if foster father's remains are jolted off, or there are villains robbing the road halfway?

The Red Smoke Colt will also be hungry; who will feed it?"

"Miss Yu's consideration is very thoughtful." Guan Zhong praised first, then shook his head: "We don't need to consider these; the ancestor's task for us is only one: tie the old master's remains to the saddle, and then send the Red Smoke Colt into the pass."

After a pause, he said meaningfully: "The ancestor's arrangement must be foolproof; we have our work, and other work will be done by others.

As long as you don't step into the ambush circle, even human immortals can't catch up with the Red Smoke Colt.

With the help of ghosts and gods, no one can ambush the Red Smoke Colt in advance."

Xiao Yu held it in for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say: "I know our ancestor is the Guan Chenghuang of the prefecture, but I heard from the ancestor master Qingsong that there are millions of vassal states in the world, and how many prefectures are there in each vassal state?

Every prefecture has a Guan Chenghuang, right?

Are all these prefecture City Gods as powerful and powerful as our ancestor?"

——If this is really the case, how corrupt and decadent must the underworld system be? Would the Dao Guan Laozu and the Heavenly Emperor allow it?

Xiao Yu understood that any perfect system and structure, as long as people participate in it, will inevitably produce corruption.

After all, the system is selfless, but the human heart is selfish.

From the Yama King to the judge, and then to the little ghosts below, they were all people once.

From people to ghosts and gods, they just lost the shackles of the flesh, not throwing away all human desires and emotions.

It's possible that the desires of some ghosts and gods are stronger and more than when they were people; after all, they have more power and knowledge.

Some power-for-private-gain dealings in the underworld can be understood.

But Guan ancestor is just a prefecture Guan Chenghuang; the things he wants to do are still very serious: defying heaven and changing fate, saving a person who has already died.

Really no problem?

Guan Zhong looked left and right, his voice very low, but his plump face was full of pride and arrogance, and he smiled: "Miss Yu has this doubt because you don't know the status of Yingxiang Prefecture in the Shu Kingdom and in the West.

In fact, I don't know much about underworld affairs either, just heard the old master mention it a few times.

City Gods have the same position, but their authority and influence may have huge differences.

Just like being a prefect, the official must definitely want to go to a wealthy place to take office.

Going to a remote place, such as the counties near Hengsha Pass, is not as good as a small county magistrate near Luodu!"

Xiao Yu asked curiously: "What's different about Yingxiang Prefecture?"

"Yingxiang Prefecture has Tianmen Town!" Guan Zhong said proudly.

Xiao Yu didn't hear "Tianmen Town" for the first time today.

At the sand dunes, she heard the sand dragon and sand ghost say that Marquis Lieyang led the Great Qin Iron Cavalry and swept away the million-strong allied army of the Thirty-Six Nations outside Tianmen Town, and the Shadi King and the five thousand sand dune barbarian warriors were all wiped out on the Lianghe Beach battlefield outside Tianmen Town.

Marquis Lieyang's destination for this trip was also Tianmen Town, to go to Tianmen Town to meet the newly appointed Great Qin Imperial Envoy.

"What's wrong with Tianmen Town?"

"Tianmen Town is the thoroughfare of all nations! The first stop for all nobles from the East to the West crossing the Liusha River must be Tianmen Town.

To cross the river from the West to the East, you also have to go to Tianmen Town.

Even merchants traveling north and south have to go to Tianmen Town.

When the Thirty-Six Nations attacked Shu, they didn't care about our Shu Kingdom's Luodu, but only attacked Tianmen Town.

If they take Tianmen Town, even if the Central Plains wants to come to support our Western Shu, it will be very difficult."

"Heh-choo heh-choo~~~" The Red Smoke Colt was a bit impatient and pawed its hooves, and even sprayed two lines of fire from its nose, almost singeing Xiao Yu and Guan Zhong's hair.

Xiao Yu even saw impatience and disdain in the horse's eyes.

"Uh, let's send foster father on his way first."

"Right, right, right, send the old master on his way first; Tianmen Town is in Yingxiang Prefecture, Xiao Yu will be able to see it with her own eyes sooner or later."

The two worked together to tie Huchen's remains firmly to the saddle, then cut the Red Smoke Colt's reins and halter, and let it go completely.

"Divine horse, divine horse, it's time to show your divine speed; hurry up and send the old master to Yingxiang Prefecture!"

"Whoosh~~~"

Before Guan Zhong finished speaking, the Red Smoke Colt flew out like a flash.

In a few blinks, the sound of horse hooves could no longer be heard, and only a "fireball" could be seen pulling a long line of fire across the dark sky.

"No wonder even the Central Plains military marquis, who has seen the world, would covet the Red Smoke Colt; it really is a divine horse!"

Looking at the "line of fire" that gradually extinguished on the horizon, Xiao Yu exclaimed.

Guan Zhong's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he said: "Miss, we are going to return to Yingxiang Prefecture next, but this journey is probably not easy."

Earlier, while waiting for the Hualong Pass soldiers and civilians to repair the bridge at Feixian Ferry, Xiao Yu had roughly told the story of "Eight Immortals Shoot the Sun."

Not to mention anything else, just the matter of Miss Yu beheading Kong Zan made him shocked and terrified, and also worried.

He understood the young lady.

When she first arrived at Hengsha Pass, her "martial arts" were still at the stage of tiger jumping, flipping, jumping, pulling fists and kicking feet, and shouting.

In just a few days, less than half a month, she could behead a human immortal.

Even if Kong Zan was careless and treated her as an ordinary girl, a human immortal is still a human immortal.

——The old master's eye for people was truly poisonous; Miss Yu has innate wisdom, extraordinary talent, and the posture of the "First Female Swordsman of Western Shu," and her future sword path achievements will definitely surpass "Five Absolute Sword Ji" Li Manman, and the "future" is also very close.

Xu Huier marveling at the young lady's extraordinary talent, Guan Zhong also had deep hidden worries: the revenge of the Eight Immortals of the West and their remnants!

"Now we don't know the result of Marquis Lieyang's pursuit of the Eight Immortals survivors; perhaps the Red Smoke Colt is fast enough, and Marquis Lieyang killed them all, or perhaps one or two escaped—"

Xiao Yu interrupted him: "It can be 100% determined that at least the sword immortal Zhou Lang escaped.

Others among the Eight Immortals either died in battle or were completely desperate after seeing Sun Jinbiao die in battle, and fled in all directions.

Only Zhou Lang, because he was seriously injured and lost his five natal flying swords, ran away early."

When Zhou Lang ran away, Sun Jinbiao hadn't officially appeared yet.

Not to mention the time Marquis Lieyang spent chatting with Sun Jinbiao, he also waited specifically for the flood to recede and for Sun Jinbiao to set up a military formation on flat ground... he delayed for more than half an hour before and after.

Zhou Lang ran away half an hour in advance; obviously, it was impossible for him to be caught by Marquis Lieyang... unless Zhou Lang made a death wish and participated in the later "second ambush" on Marquis Lieyang.

With his cowardly nature, he probably didn't have this courage.

"So, Miss Yu, you at least have to face the revenge of a sword immortal."

Guan Zhong's eyes flickered; he really wanted to say directly: Miss Yu, let's act separately; this old servant's legs are slow, so I'll go one step ahead, you go slowly... or take a detour, um, leave the shortcut to this old servant.

He was willing to risk his life to protect Huchen.

But to die with the young lady... he still had to be loyal to the old master; he couldn't die!

Xiao Yu said calmly: "First, I don't think the Eight Immortals of the West have any reason to take revenge on me.

I killed Kong Zan to protect foster father and for self-defense; what did I do wrong?"

——Damn, Old Zhong, think about your name first! And, this young lady formed a grudge with Kong Zan for Guan Huchen; do you dare to treat this as a private grudge between me and the Eight Immortals of the West?

Xiao Yu added: "Secondly, I am not afraid of the Eight Immortals of the West. Marquis Lieyang is going to Tianmen Town to meet the 'Great Qin Imperial Envoy', right? He is on the same road as us!

With Marquis Lieyang here, what's there to be afraid of? Once we enter Yingxiang Prefecture, with the ancestor's protection, which petty thief dares to be presumptuous?"

——You should have just said the latter; don't say "first." This time the Eight Immortals of the West suffered heavy losses; taking revenge on you is picking the soft persimmon. You reason with them, but they want to reason with Marquis Lieyang!

Guan Zhong complained in his heart, but his expression softened, and he was a bit eager to try.

Abandoning the young lady and secretly returning to Yingxiang Prefecture while hiding his identity might not be safer than traveling with Marquis Lieyang.

With Marquis Lieyang's methods, he was still ambushed by the Eight Immortals of the West.

If the Eight Immortals remnants targeted him, it would be useless no matter how he hid his identity.

The young lady was the vent, the soft persimmon, and he, Old Zhong, was one too!

Although he wasn't the one who killed Kong Zan, he and the young lady were in the same group. The Eight Immortals remnants hated the young lady to the bone but couldn't find an opportunity; it's possible they would take it out on him, the Guan family's head steward, first.

Um, if the young lady and he acted separately, he would be very safe; if the young lady was absolutely safe, he would be very unsafe instead.

"Miss, it's getting late; let's go back; we have to follow Marquis Lieyang on the road early tomorrow morning!" Guan Zhong's expression was very natural, as if he hadn't had the thought of running away alone before.

"Hey, Uncle Zhong, let's go!"

Xiao Yu's expression was also very natural.

She needed Guan Zhong to pay for the meals and room charges on the journey, and by the way, help her grab a few sets of precious medicines for cultivation when they encountered a Guan family pharmacy.

Without Guan Zhong, the resources and network of contacts belonging to the Guan family in the Shu Kingdom would probably not recognize her as "Miss Yu."

And there was one more important point: she was currently a "Barbarian Yu" who needed strict supervision.

She and Guan Zhong knew that Huchen had hope of being rescued, but others didn't know!

Seeing Huchen die, the Guan family's old servant immediately abandoned her; who would take over the responsibility of supervising "Barbarian Yu"?

Marquis Lieyang?

Or other Shu Kingdom nobles, Great Qin nobles?

She was not a truly free citizen after all!

At least until the people from the Central Plains left the West, she needed to be bound to the Guan family.

The Guan family not only had resources, but the identity of "Guan family's adopted daughter" also truly protected her.

It was just that the Human Emperor who missed the deceased Li Fei was dead, and the "Little Li Fei plan" was completely ruined.

Even if Huchen came back to life later, her situation was still a bit embarrassing. ===== CHAPTER 73 =====