If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 21 Hengsha Pass

This was the first time in Xiaoyu's life that he left the desert and came into contact with the civilized area of ​​this world.

She was a little disappointed.

First of all, Hengsha Pass was not as majestic as she expected.

The city wall is only about three meters high and is dilapidated and old, with peeling paint on the surface and cracks in the wall.

Not to mention the world of gods and demons like Journey to the West, it is far inferior even compared to the majestic fortresses of the materialistic world of the previous life.

In addition, Hengsha Pass is not large enough.

After following Guan Huchen into the pass, standing on the street, you can see the city wall and gate on the other side at a glance.

The buildings inside the pass are old and dilapidated, and there are few passers-by.

If it weren't for the great geographical advantages of Hengsha Pass, with a steep mountain range stretching for thousands of miles on each side of the east and west, stretching between the wilderness in the north and the fertile land in the south, this would be just an ordinary border town.

Finally, the soldiers guarding the pass were very unprofessional.

They didn't perform any strict guard duties at all. They just gathered in groups of three or five to bask in the sun and chat.

This was just after the Rebellion of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms!

When the black-armored knight arrived outside the city gate and shouted loudly, the city gate officer panicked and called on the soldiers to open the gate.

They didn't even check the Iron Cavalry Battalion's entry token or Guan Huchen's personal identity badge.

"Master, you are finally back! The northern desert is cold and dangerous. You have worked so hard in the past half month."

Before Guan Huchen got off the saddle, a wealthy middle-aged man who looked like a butler trotted over, knelt down beside Chiyanju, and asked Guan Huchen about his well-being.

"Lao Zhong, is Lord Lieyang Hou inside the pass?" Hu Chen stopped his horse and asked.

Guan Zhong took a step closer and whispered, "Two days after you left the pass with the Iron Cavalry Battalion, the new ruler of the Giant Elephant Kingdom was assassinated. It seems to be related to the remnants of the Lu Kingdom."

He lowered his voice even more and almost put his mouth close to Guan Huchen's saddle - the horse was so majestic that he was only tall enough to reach the saddle.

“Although the Thirty-Six Nation Alliance has collapsed, no country is at peace.

Who doesn’t have a loyal servant?

Those princes and royal families who have established their countries for thousands of years have even stronger foundations.

The power on the surface is easy to remove, but the hidden cards in secret are difficult for outsiders to figure out except for their own family heads.

I received a wax ball letter from the master, which was the news that the master heard from the Palace of King Shu that the damned rebels had re-formed the 'Thirty-Six Kingdoms Anti-Qin Bloody Alliance'.

The 'Bloody Alliance' no longer invades our Great Shu, but it has become more dangerous. It specializes in assassinations and sneak attacks, and its targets are the monarchs and new royal families newly supported by the Great Qin in various countries.

Especially the nobles who came from the Qin Dynasty.

So Marquis Lieyang quickly left Hengsha Pass and headed to the northwest to quell the unrest and stabilize the new dynasty of Giant Elephant Kingdom. "

".In just half a month, Marquis Lieyang slaughtered another 150,000 people in Xiangcheng——Hey, who are you?"

Speaking of Marquis Lieyang transforming into a "human butcher" again, Guan Zhong had a strange look on his face, lowered his voice even lower, and put his head closer to Guan Huchen's waist, as if he wanted to speak to him through his armor, and then his eyes met a pair of sparkling almond eyes.

Xiaoyu poked his little head out from Guan Huchen's cloak.

Guan Zhong was so frightened that he took two steps back.

"Uncle Zhong, my name is 'Guan Yu'. I was blessed by my adoptive father and now I have escaped from the wilderness and returned to civilization. Hey, you can just call me Xiao Yu."

"Guan Yu——"

——What a fierce name! And “adoptive father”, the master’s adopted daughter? Why?!
Guan Zhong's fat body trembled slightly, and he felt even more confused.

But after all, he was the most experienced and astute steward of the Guan Mansion, and also a close follower of Hu Chen. He was very shrewd and experienced. He was surprised by Xiaoyu's accident, but did not delay his business.

“In about three to five days, Marquis Lieyang will return to our West Shu again, but he will not go through Hengsha Pass.

The Marquis will go directly to Feixian Ferry, cross the ferry and return to Luodu, or go to Tianmen Town Shahe Pass."

Hu Chen was puzzled and asked, "In just half a month, Marquis Lieyang solved those thirty-six countries. Where are the thirty-six countries now?"

At least he was sure that the "Dune Kingdom" was completely destroyed.

Shaman had no ability or opportunity to form an "Anti-Qin Bloody Alliance".

The so-called "bloody massacre of thirty-six nations" is probably just exaggeration, just like the "so-called 800,000-strong army".

"Of course, the rebellion of the thirty-six countries will not be resolved so easily. During the half month you were away, Marquis Lieyang has been dealing with the affairs of the Giant Elephant Country. He killed a lot of people, but the effect was not..."

This is on the street, and it is fine to discuss the well-known "major events of Western countries" with your master, but if you dare to "slander" Marquis Lieyang, his master will whip him with the "Snake Flame Whip".

"Ahem, my Lord, you don't know that the Great Kingdom of China has sent ministers to cross the Liusha River to the west, and they will soon arrive in our Great Shu.

When Marquis Lieyang returns to Shu this time, he may also go to Tianmen Town to welcome the newly arrived nobles from the upper country." Guan Zhong said.

"Who is the new distinguished guest? What is his status? Why does Marquis Lieyang have to come to greet him in person?" Hu Chen asked in surprise.

Guan Zhong shook his head and said, "This old servant doesn't know, and neither do the adults in Luodu.

The eldest master also wrote a letter to specifically instruct the young master, asking him to follow the Marquis closely after returning from the Xisha barbarians and never leave him again.

If you can hear news about the great noble from the Marquis, you can make preparations to welcome him in advance."

"I have already been incorporated into the Marquis' personal army, and will return to Daqin with the Marquis in the future. Of course, I must travel with the Marquis." Guan Huchen said.

If he had not heard from Guan Zhong the news that Marquis Lieyang would return to Feixiandu in a few days, after completing the task of "going on an expedition to the Xisha Barbarians", he would have gone alone to the Giant Elephant Kingdom to find Marquis Lieyang's large army.

A moment later, in the West Garden of Hengshaguan County Magistrate's Mansion.

"Danzi, Sister Xiaoyu is about to separate from you."

Xiaoyu held Danzi's shoulder and said seriously, "Maybe I'll come to see you in the next few days, but we will probably go to different places in the future."

After Guan Huchen went to the county magistrate's office to hand in the order, the expeditionary mission of the Iron Cavalry Battalion was basically completed.

As a "captured barbarian prince", Danzi stayed in the county governor's mansion awaiting further arrangements.

Xiaoyu had just met "Zhang Jun Shou" with Guan Huchen. Guan Huchen explained to the Jun Shou that he had obtained the permission of the envoy of the upper country (Qingsong Dao Tong) to adopt Xiaoyu as his adopted daughter.

Her identity as the "adopted daughter of the Guan family" was a sure thing.

Although Guan Huchen saluted to the county magistrate and called himself "Your Excellency", his attitude was not very respectful. County magistrate Zhang not only did not care, but also tried to curry favor with Guan.

It is obvious that Magistrate Zhang was not the real person in charge of the mission of "Expedition to the Shaman".

The future fate of Danzi will most likely be decided by "nobles from the upper country" such as Qingsong Taoist Boy or Lieyang Hou.

"We finally left the dunes, Eggman, do you understand?"

"Aunt Yu, I don't understand." Danzi honestly looked confused and silly.

Xiaoyu felt a little tired. Danzi was still too young, only two and a half years old.

If he had grown up and was mentally mature...uh, if he really grew up, "Aunt Yu" would no longer pay attention to him.

When you grow up, you have to rely on yourself.

Even if he is the son of an old friend, Xiaoyu would only give him a few words of advice and let him struggle as fate dictates, and let him live and die as he wishes.

It's only because the child is too young, and because of the relationship between his grandfather, mother and myself, that I show him some pity.

"I'm going to teach you a few words, and you must remember them." Xiaoyu stared into Danzi's eyes, as if he wanted to transform his next words into a spiritual imprint, deeply imprinting them in Danzi's mind.

"May God bless the Great Qin Dynasty and make it prosperous forever. May His Majesty live forever."

"I don't understand." Danzi said blankly.

"Please be loyal to the Great Qin, long live the emperor. It's very short, remember it?"

"Be loyal to the Great Qin, long live the Emperor." Danzi nodded reluctantly.

Xiaoyu also taught him a few auspicious words, such as "God bless you" and "You are very very gregeous", which are the Chinese versions of the Qin Dynasty.

“When facing a noble person, it is best to shut up and say nothing, just listen carefully and work hard.

If you really have to speak but don't know what to say, repeat "I am loyal to the Qin Dynasty, long live the emperor" in your mind a few times first.

No matter what time, you must always remember "loyalty", be loyal to Daqin, and be honest to the nobles of Daqin."

Seeing that Danzi's face was still filled with confusion and fear, Xiaoyu felt helpless.

"You must be obedient, listen to the words of the nobles of the Great Qin, and be loyal to the emperor of the Great Qin forever."

She broke it open, crushed it, and talked a lot.

Basically, Danzi understood the meaning of the four words "be honest and obedient".

However, she still asked Danzi to remember the words that he couldn't understand, such as "God bless the Qin Dynasty, long live the emperor".

You may not understand it now, but when you grow up, you will understand it slowly and naturally.

I am afraid that people won't have enough time to grow up.
Xiaoyu didn't expect Danzi to endure hardships and humiliate his minions.

She hoped that Danzi would forget about Shaqiu - probably impossible, even if he could forget, others would always remind him of his identity as Shaman - she hoped that Danzi would devote himself completely to the identity of a loyal servant of the Qin Dynasty, devote himself wholeheartedly, and not have any extravagant thoughts.

People will only be utilized if they are useful; only if they are useful will they be worth living in the eyes of others.

To be useful to the nobles of Daqin, one must have talents that others do not have.

Danzi is young, and Xiaoyu really can't see that he has any extraordinary talent.

In fact, being too dazzling is not good either. A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

In Xiaoyu's opinion, the most "high-quality" talent for a noble person is loyalty.

No matter how loyal you are, others will not envy you, but will secretly laugh at your stupidity. However, in the eyes of the noble person who can decide your fate, no matter how loyal you are, even if you are loyal to the point of stupidity, it is not a shortcoming, but a huge advantage.

Of course, she asked Danzi to exchange his loyalty for his life, not that she herself believed in loyalty.

Now that she has finally come into contact with the colorful world outside, she has some ambition to use "Da Mie Ba" to test the world with her sword. How can she be a loyal servant?
She would dress herself up as the most loyal and filial daughter in the world.

Loyalty is not only the "universal secret of life" that she prepared for Danzi, but also an advertisement for herself.

Xiaoyu is aware that no matter when, no matter how quietly she speaks, her conversation with Danzi will be heard and recorded.

Mother-in-law tattooed "Serve the Country with Loyalty" on Yue Fei's back. Although people did not know Mother-in-law, they all respected her loyalty. Aunt Yu engraved "Loyalty" on the heart of her nephew Danzi. If people knew Aunt Yu, they would definitely admire her loyalty.

Just as Xiaoyu finished instructing his son, he looked over the stone screen and saw the Taoist child Qingsong standing by the outer gate with his hands behind his back, smiling.

Xiao Yu gave herself a thumbs up in her heart, with a look of surprise and joy on her face, and bowed respectfully, "Grandmaster, Xiao Yu is so happy to see you again!"

"You are good and very smart. Among the princes and grandchildren who followed me back to the Qin Dynasty this time, your nephew will probably live the longest." Qingsong Taoist said with a smile.

Xiaoyu then noticed that there were more than thirty children standing in the long aisle behind Qingsong Taoist Child.

Some were dressed in luxurious clothes, while others, like Danzi, were dressed as “barbarians”.

There are also ordinary children wearing linen and blue cloth.

Their ages vary, the youngest are four or five years old, seven or eight years old, and the oldest is older than Xiaoyu and looks to be sixteen or seventeen years old.

"Old Master, Danzi is honest but too stupid. If he makes any mistakes, you must teach him a lesson!"

Xiaoyu bowed again and then took her leave.

Guan Huchen was still waiting for her outside.

The Iron Cavalry Battalion will stay in the County Magistrate's Mansion for repairs. The Guan Mansion has its own shop and mansion in Hengsha Pass. Living in their own mansion will definitely be more comfortable and at ease.

"Father, I saw the old master Qingsong"

Xiaoyu trotted behind the red smoke horse.

After leaving the county magistrate's mansion, Guan Huchen no longer took her with him for riding.

(End of this chapter)