The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 935 Arrival at Bear Mountain
The Su family of Jizhou is a top-tier family in the Great Xia Dynasty, renowned for its "Battle Techniques." Their family heirlooms, "Wind and Fire Yin-Yang Divine Spear" and "Battle Ascension Profound True Method," each contain a first-rank great divine power.

Furthermore, the Su family patriarch, Su Tieguan, known as the "Burning Sea Thunder True Lord," may not be as powerful as "Demon Cloud" or "Houtu," who have touched upon the "concept," but in terms of combat strength alone, he is extremely formidable and ranks among the top three among all True Lords.

The "Fire-Tipped Spear" and "Wind and Fire Wheels" displayed by the female general in front of him were the signature divine abilities of the "Wind and Fire Yin-Yang Divine Spear". Zhao Chen naturally recognized them and even had some guesses about her identity.

After Zheng Qingyan killed Yinglong and mastered the first-grade divine power "Undying Body of the Evil Dragon", he sparred with a naval captain on his way back and they returned in a draw.

That naval captain was Su Xuanbing, a direct descendant of the Su family, who was known as "Mysterious Ice and Fire Lotus". Although she was only three or four years older than Qingyan, she made great achievements after joining the Yingzhou Navy and became quite famous. She was even conferred the title of "Red Feather Lord" by the imperial court for killing several supernatural-level sea monsters that came to invade on her own.

It was because of that battle that Zheng Qingyan earned the nickname "Sakura Dragon Fairy" and became somewhat famous.

Of course, according to Qingyan's later recollections, the original owner had already used all her means at the time, but Su Xuanbing did not use her full strength at all. She only accepted the draw because she knew she could not overcome the "infinite rewind" of the "Evil Dragon's Undying Body".

Seeing the imposing female general arrive at a distance of more than ten feet from the "Myriad Immortal Clouds" with her spear in hand, and with another divine sense firmly locked onto him from the ship below, Zhao Chen thought for a moment and took the initiative to step out of the clouds, cupping his hands and asking, "Is it 'Lord Crimson Feather' in front of me?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xuanbing knew that the other party was no ordinary江湖草莽 (jianghu caoman, a term referring to outlaws or江湖江湖草莽, a term referring to people from the martial arts world). After all, her title was rarely known outside the martial arts world, and only people from large families and government officials would pay attention to it.

Moreover, although the "Myriad Clouds of Immortals" has only ordinary functions, it is a high-end product of the "Wanbaolou" in the capital and is quite expensive.

The pretty boy in there must be a young master from a wealthy family...

Thinking this to herself, Su Xuanbing showed no sign of letting her guard down. After nodding slightly, she asked, "Who are you, and why are you here?"

"I am Wang Chen, Wang Desheng of the Jianye Wang family. I have met 'Lord Chiyu'..." Zhao Chen bowed again and replied succinctly, "Due to the blocked sea route, I am planning to fly from Deer Island to Xiongshan Port on a cloud."

After saying this, she made the jade token of identity prepared by the Imperial Concubine fly out on its own and fall into the hands of the female general.

Su Xuanbing carefully took the jade pendant, playing with it in her hand as she casually asked, "From the sixth branch of the Wang family? Hehe, I paid my respects to Uncle Wang Yi three years ago. How is he?"

Wang Yi is a taboo subject in the Jianye Wang family, and even members of the Wang family rarely know about him. However, he is an important figure in the sixth branch of the family. Su Xuanbing learned about him from military intelligence after joining the military.

If this young man in front of me is truly the son of the sixth branch of the Wang family, he couldn't possibly be unaware of Wang Yi's situation.

Fortunately, the information provided by the Imperial Concubine was truly comprehensive and without any concealment. She gave a detailed account of all the people Wang Desheng could possibly have contacted. Therefore, when Zhao Chen was asked, he immediately showed a helpless expression and said with a wry smile:

"'Lord Akabane' is joking. How could I dare to speak of Uncle Wang Yi's affairs..."

This was a fairly normal response... Su Xuanbing nodded, tossed the jade tablet back to Zhao Chen, and finally stopped gathering her aura. The Fire-Tipped Spear also hung casually by her side.

After a few seconds of hesitation, she asked again, "Have you seen any monsters teleporting over nearby?"

In her view, the little girl corrupted by Hydra was beyond saving. "No," Zhao Chen shook his head and said with a smile, "It's all clear here, there's nothing to obstruct divine sense, 'Red Feather Lord' can check as he pleases."

As he spoke, he released all the restrictions on the "Myriad Immortal Clouds," and even withdrew his own divine sense, retaining only the bare minimum close to his body.

Su Xuanbing didn't stand on ceremony and immediately began inspecting the entire place, inside and out. After a few moments, finding nothing, she used her divine sense to communicate with the ship below for a few moments before politely saying:
"We apologize for disturbing you, Young Master Wang. We are simply conducting routine business, and we hope you will not take offense."

"It's alright, it's just your duty." Zhao Chen waved his hand, as if he were easy to talk to.

Since there were only two Qi Sha cultivators, even if the young master of the Wang family had cultivated his divine sense, it was impossible for him to hide such a large "source of pollution" in front of her. Therefore, Su Xuanbing did not intend to waste any more time here. Her "Wind and Fire Wheels" spun rapidly, and she transformed into a stream of light and returned to the ship.

The military patrol ship with "iron wings" then cut through the waves and sped across the sea, disappearing from Zhao Chen's consciousness in a few breaths.

Seeing this, Zhao Chen breathed a sigh of relief and was about to joke with Dan Fei to ease the atmosphere when he saw that the latter still looked serious and her eyes were full of warning.

What does this mean? Did she get upset because I talked to that female general from the Su family a few more times? Of course, jokes aside, Zhao Chen knew that the Empress wouldn't be "jealous" over something like this; her behavior could only mean that the "alarm" hadn't been lifted yet.

Zhao Chen rolled his eyes, then returned to the "Myriad Immortal Clouds," naturally half-embracing the Empress in his arms. He then channeled his magic power, riding this visually stunning cloud towards Xiongshan Port.

Shortly after they flew away, the patrol ship, which should have left the area, resurfaced from the sea.

On the deck, Su Xuanbing said to a middle-aged cultivator beside him, "Is it necessary to be so cautious? They are just two Gang Sha Realm cultivators."

The middle-aged man stared at the direction where the "Myriad Immortal Clouds" had disappeared into the distance, and said with a frown, "The news that just came from Deer Island says that this young master Wang's 'protector' has killed the 'Crimson and Azure Twin Dragons,' so it's best to be careful."

"But now it seems they're all fine... but where did that contaminated little girl go?"

A protector? The one he's holding is his protector? Tsk, that girl does look injured... The Wang family of Jianye is in a mess!

Su Xuanbing's name contains the character "ice," and she usually appears cold and aloof in front of her subordinates. However, she is actually quite gossipy, and even her initial decision to join the military was because the military's intelligence database contained a lot of juicy gossip.

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No further unexpected situations arose during the rest of the journey, and before nightfall, Zhao Chen and Dan Fei arrived at Xiongshan Port, the third largest port city in Yingzhou, built at the foot of a volcano.

"You mean, the backup plan you hid before is inside the crater behind the port?"

(End of this chapter)