The Emperor is Above

Chapter 334: Salt Lake Transforms into the Beast King's Vicious Spirit
"I have been looking forward to the arrival of Doctor Yishang of Longcheng for a long time. I am really looking forward to it!"

The team of chariots was still a hundred feet away. On the leading chariot, which was decorated with gorgeous ornaments, an old man in his sixties excitedly bowed and saluted loudly, his expression a little too enthusiastic.

Nan Guoshi, Bei Gongyu, and San Yisheng were sharp-minded and noticed something unusual immediately: "Your Majesty is right. When you show your respect to others, you must have something to ask for. Senior Doctor Ziyu is so enthusiastic. It seems that Huoqiu City must have a problem."

"We still need to purchase supplies in Huoqiu City, and let's hear what the other party's intentions are!" Qing Yi whispered to the retainers around him, and then smiled and bowed to the guard of Huoqiu City in return.
"Doctor Zi Yu is a senior and has important responsibilities for the city, but he went out of the city several miles to welcome a junior like me. I am really ashamed!"

While returning the gift, Qing Yi carefully observed the doctor Zi Yu, who had a white face and beard and was smiling. He looked familiar and he should have met him at the winter festival ceremony before the New Year.

So I thought to myself: Since he is a senior official and a vassal who participated in the Winter Festival, he must have seen me kill the Ghost King Ningtu and many powerful enemies with his own eyes. No wonder he was so enthusiastic.

"Rumble--"

More than ten chariots, each towed by four horses, stopped thirty feet away in accordance with etiquette. It would be very impolite if they stopped in front of Qing Yi.

Zi Yu, the senior official who was already in his sixties, jumped off the chariot impatiently without waiting for the retainers and soldiers around him to put down the pedals, which shows how anxious he was.

When officials and vassals met, there was a very strict etiquette system. When officials and scholars met, if the host respected the guest, he would bow to the guest first; if the guest respected the host, he would bow to the host first. The younger should bow to the older, and the younger should bow to the older.

Logically speaking, Qing Yi and Zi Yu were both high-ranking officials and vassal lords, so it should be Qing Yi, a sixteen-year-old boy, who should pay homage to the sixty-year-old man first.

But before Qing Yi could come forward to greet him with a deep bow, Doctor Zi Yu came up quickly, took Qing Yi's arm, and said with a smile on his face:
"Earlier before the Winter Festival in the capital, I had heard about the great achievements of the senior official in the Battle of Guqiu, and during the Winter Festival, I witnessed with my own eyes how the senior official turned the tide.

At that time, he wanted to get acquainted with the senior official after the ceremony, but unexpectedly, powerful enemies gathered in the capital, causing heavy losses to the strong men in the country, and there was also the incident of Chongguo's sneak attack on Yanjin City.

The king was seriously injured and unconscious, and the ministers in charge were worried about changes in the cities, so they urgently ordered the doctors guarding the cities to return to their bases. I had no choice but to wait for good news in Huoqiu City, but I didn't expect to welcome the doctor so soon!"

"Mr. Ziyu, I am so humbled by your kindness!" Although Qing Yi knew that the other party must have something to ask for, he still politely thanked him one by one.

"I just happened to need help from Master Ziyu. My migration team will soon cross a salt lake that has hundreds of miles of land. We will spend a lot of money on food and clothing along the way. I plan to buy a large amount of supplies in Huoqiu City."

"Haha, this is a very simple matter. Leave it to me. Whether it's food, cloth, or other kinds of supplies, I will try my best to ensure that they are supplied to the doctor's convoy first!"

Doctor Ziyu laughed and agreed without hesitation, his beautiful beard trembling slightly, and then he used the tone of an experienced person to persuade gently,
“In fact, Doctor Yishang of Longcheng, you don’t have to go north so early. After all, the northern border will not completely thaw until early March, which is more than two months away.

In addition, the Dragon City Mound has been abandoned for hundreds of years. Yunling still has two first-class strongmen, Shi Ling and Qinghua Tree Spirit, who have many wild people, strange beasts and ferocious birds under their command. It will not be possible to recapture the Dragon City Mound in a short time.

Why don't you stay in Huoqiu City for a month or two to recuperate? I'll provide you with a campsite, and when the weather warms up a little, you can go to Longcheng to bury the earth and perform your heroic feat."

"I appreciate your kindness, Doctor Ziyu!"

Qing Yi's heart was moved. The other party intended to keep him and the entire team in Huoqiu City. It was not out of good intentions as they said on the surface, but Huoqiu City was facing a threat at this time and needed him and the team to stay and help. So Qing Yi thanked them warmly and said firmly, "It is precisely because the Longcheng burial ground has been abandoned for hundreds of years, and there are two first-class masters, Yunling Shiling and Qinghua, that I have to rush there earlier to recapture the land as soon as possible.

In battle, courage is a matter of strength. The second is weaker and the third is completely exhausted. I am afraid that if I become greedy for comfort and enjoyment and stop moving forward, I will no longer have the courage to face these two powerful monsters.

So I originally planned to stay in Huoqiu City for a few days to rest, but now it seems that I will have to stay for a day at most before I have to set off again, which will be a waste of Doctor Ziyu's deep friendship."

These words made Doctor Zi Yushang's face freeze. He didn't expect that his words of persuasion to Qing Yi not only failed to scare the young man, but made him more determined to go north.

"Since the Dragon City Doctor Yishang has made up his mind, why not take the convoy into Huoqiu City to rest for a day?" He pondered for a moment and forced a smile.

“The reason why I kindly asked you to stay in Huoqiu City was out of good intentions. The 700-li salt marsh is not very safe these days.

With the great power of the doctor and the strong military force of his retainers, there is no problem in protecting himself, but it is difficult to completely protect the 15,000 people under his command. "

San Yisheng, Nan Guoshi and Beigong Yu behind Qing Yi exchanged glances with each other, and the situation was exactly as they had guessed.

Qing Yi pondered and said, "I heard that although the Salt Lake is extremely vast, it is controlled by Huoqiu City in the south and Baiqiu City in the north. Senior Doctor Ziyu and Baiqiu City send city guards to inspect the wild settlements in the Salt Lake every year.

Now they suddenly say that the salt lake is unsafe, and even I can't completely protect my people who are migrating. Could it be that the Xianyu tribe has conquered the border defense line, or the Ghost Witch tribe is causing chaos in the northern border again?"

"Xian Yu had just been defeated and retreated for several months. How could it be possible for him to capture the border town so quickly? If he had captured the border town, the senior official would have received the news while he was migrating north."

Senior Doctor Zi Yu said with a bitter face, "Although the Ghost Witch Tribe did not attack the Twelve Cities of the Northern Frontier, nor did it harass the nobles and ministers of various places, or the common people, the unrest in the Salt Lake is closely related to the Ghost Witch Tribe."

"Oh? The Ghost and Witch Tribe has some ulterior motives!"

Qing Yi frowned slightly and said softly, "The Lishui Lake controlled by the Ghost Witch Tribe is the same as the Yanze Lake as the dividing line of the twelve cities in the northern border, but it is three or four thousand miles away from the main road from Huoqiu City to Baiqiu City.

Moreover, last year, the Ghost Witch Tribe and the Black Wind Tribe formed an alliance and plotted to seize the twelve cities in the northern border, but they were ambushed and killed by Old Man Shi who was stationed in Beilin City. Three senior witches and six beast soul warriors were killed, and the strong men in the tribe suffered heavy casualties.

Normally, after suffering such heavy losses, the Ghost Witch Tribe would have to recuperate in the Great Swamp for at least a few years, but less than four months have passed, and not only have they come out to stir up trouble again, they have also extended their hands to the heart of the Salt Marsh. "

"Ugh--"

Doctor Zi Yu sighed and said solemnly, "I thought the Ghost Witch Tribe suffered a heavy blow last year, and we can completely wipe them out after the beginning of spring this year.

Unexpectedly, the Ghost Witch Tribe turned a disaster into a blessing after this battle. One of the ten fierce spirits, after devouring a large number of souls that died in the battle, actually mutated and advanced to become the Beast King Fierce Spirit. "

(End of this chapter)