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

Chapter 22 Guan Laoya's Situation

"Master Qingsong." Guan Huchen subconsciously pulled the reins lightly, and the Red Smoke Horse immediately slowed down.

After hesitating for a while, he finally did not turn his horse around, but went to find Qingsong Taoist Boy first.

"Where did you meet him?" he asked.

"There are many people behind him in the alley outside the West Garden Gate."

Xiaoyu describes those children in a concise but accurate manner.

But she didn't mention that Qingsong Taoist praised her for being "smart" and that Danzi could live a few more years if he listened to her teachings.

"Well, it should be a hidden dragon found from other vassal states." Guan Huchen said with a look of sudden realization.

From the fact that Qingsong Taoist ran to the sand dunes to find him overnight, we can see how busy he is recently and what he is busy with.

Xiao Yu said: "They are all dressed more elegantly than Danzi, and many of them don't look like ordinary people at all."

Guan Huchen thought for a moment and said, "Maybe he is a descendant of the royal family in the past."

The so-called "old days" were just before the Alliance of Thirty-Six Nations was overthrown by Marquis Lieyang.

Xiao Yu wanted to ask: Wasn't the Qin Dynasty extremely cruel? As long as the blade was not bent, they would continue to chop; if the blade was bent, they would dig a pit and bury it. Could it be that there was no place to bury it, so how could the royal family leave behind?
Of course, even if Xiaoyu was not a liberal arts student, he remembered that in his previous life, the Qin army killed ordinary people, and most of the princes and sons of the six kingdoms were spared.

They were relocated to Xianyang and continued to be superior people, slightly inferior to the Qin nobles but far superior to ordinary people.

"And then there are some normal kids. Some of them aren't even kids," she said.

"An ordinary child. He didn't even spare the borderland of my Great Shu, but~~ hum!"

Guan Huchen pursed his lips, with a slight look of anger on his face.

The look of anger didn't last long, he just turned cold and didn't continue talking.

Xiaoyu had another question in her mind, but she tactfully kept silent.

The next morning, in the backyard of Guan’s herbal medicine store.

Guan Huchen jumped off the Red Smoke Horse and said to Guan Zhong with a sullen face, "You arrange for someone to wait at the gate of the County Magistrate's Mansion. When you see the Taoist Qingsong coming back, come and inform me immediately."

He just came back from the county magistrate's office.

After resting for a night, taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, he planned to go to the county magistrate's mansion to visit Qingsong Taoist Boy, but after entering the door, he didn't even see the other party's shadow.

"I have inquired about it. The county magistrate wanted to hold a banquet to entertain the envoy from the upper country last night, but he couldn't find anyone. I searched the entire county magistrate's mansion but couldn't find Taoist Qingsong.

They said that the Taoist priest used magic to fly high up without leaving any trace." Guan Zhong followed Hu Chen closely, saying with difficulty as he walked.

There are warriors and sorcerers in the county magistrate's mansion. Even they cannot detect the comings and goings of Qingsong Taoist Boy. What's the point of arranging ordinary people to guard the gate?

Hu Chen sneered, “If he was alone, I wouldn’t be able to find him even if I went there myself.

But no matter how sophisticated his Five Elements Escape Technique was, he could not carry more than a few people.

These past few days, he has been plundering Dao Miao in the north of my Shu Kingdom."

"Dao Miao, is it a good seedling for practicing Taoism?" Guan Zhong asked in surprise.

"Not only are there people who can cultivate Taoism, but there may also be people who are born with Taoism bodies or immortal bodies in China. We are a poor and remote place, and we cannot produce outstanding people who are extremely intelligent and talented."

Hu Chen stopped in the main hall, subconsciously raised his hand and touched his eyebrows, "It's mainly because of the natural supernatural power!"

"Innate supernatural powers." Guan Zhong raised his head and quickly glanced at Hu Chen's "Eyes of the Immortal", and understood in his heart.

"I don't quite understand why Taoist Qingsong has been working so hard to collect Taoist seeds for Shu.
I know that Shu was attacked by the alliance of thirty-six countries, and its soldiers and generals were decimated, and its national strength was greatly weakened, but the Taoist priest was too diligent and even ignored the invitation of the county governor. "

Guan Zhong said as he poured a cup of tea for Hu Chen who was sitting in the master's chair.

Hu Chen took a sip of "Daqin Longjing" and sneered, "You know nothing, you are just a fool! Qingsong, that thief Taoist priest, is sucking the essence of Dashu to feed Daqin.

Now Dao Miao is being raised in the county governor's mansion. When Marquis Lieyang returns, he will take them all, along with the Hidden Dragons, back to the Central Plains of Great Qin."

Guan Zhong was stunned for a moment, and flattered: "I am shallow! Your Excellency is wise, and you can see the whole picture from just one leaf."

Hu Chen shook his head and said, “I’m not as wise as you say, I just know more than you do.

It’s not the first time that the thieves in the Qin Dynasty have done such unscrupulous things.

In the past, every three to five years, border patrol envoys would cross the Liusha River and secretly patrol our western countries.

At that time, the border patrol envoys would not stay in Shu, but would focus on bleeding the more "outward" and more powerful vassal states such as Xilu, Juxiang, Tianfeng, and Chechi.

Without the continuous blood drawing by the Border Patrol, with the wisdom and bravery of the Kings of Lu throughout the ages, and with the prosperity of Lu's culture and martial arts, how could it be possible that only the 'Ten Immortals of Western Lu' were born. "

Guan Zhong was surprised and said, "So many border patrol officers have come over the years, but I have never heard of them."

Hu Chen put down his teacup and sighed, "Even the Magistrate Zhang, who has mastered the magic, can't see the shadow of Taoist Qingsong. How can you compare to the Magistrate?

It is true that those evil Taoist priests are cruel and ruthless. It is also true that they are good at fortune-telling, well-versed in Taoist arts, and have great supernatural powers.

If it weren't for the Xisha Ferry in Tianmen Town in Dashu, where everyone coming to the west had to pass through the ferry, I wouldn't have known there was such a thing. "Guan Zhong tried to hold back for a few times, but this time he couldn't hold back any more and said, "Master, I understand your loyalty to Dashu, and I know you regret the loss of the 'Dao Miao' and the decline of national strength.

But you also have to think about yourself.

Since we know that Taoist Qingsong is good at fortune-telling, we should stop talking nonsense about him as a "thief Taoist priest" or a "little Taoist boy".

Be careful of the powerful Taoist priest who may be able to sense something and calculate with his fingers!"

He is about the same age as Guan Huchen, a family-born child who has been serving Huchen since childhood. Naturally, he knows the nickname of his master, "Guan Laoya".

Before, he heard Hu Chen yelling "thief Taoist priest" and "thief Taoist priest". He knew something was wrong, but he also knew that this was the nature of "Guan Lao Ya", so he didn't say anything.

But now that "Guan Laoya" has clearly stated that the "evil Taoist priests" are good at fortune-telling, he has no choice but to give them a reminder.

Guan Zhong was very loyal, and Hu Chen also understood his loyalty, so he did not lose his temper and said calmly, "I don't have any patriotic feelings.

The Shu Kingdom is powerful, and the Li family themselves would be worried about arousing the vigilance of the Qin Dynasty. It is even less likely that our Guan family will benefit.

As Shu Kingdom was short of talented people, it was easier for the heroes of the Guan family to obtain high positions.

As for the calculations of the thief Taoist priest, you are worrying about nothing.

Of course, divination is true, but even if you are a celestial being, you can’t expect to know everything about the world by just sitting at home and making a prediction.”

Even the Jade Emperor needs the ability to see and hear from afar to get some detailed information.

Could it be that the Jade Emperor, who has experienced countless calamities, still doesn’t understand the innate Yi numbers?

Guan Zhong heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this and said, "Since the master is not worried about the loss of the Taoist seedlings and the decline of national talents, why are you so angry?"

"You don't understand this?" Hu Chen glanced at him and said coldly, "As the saying goes, flour sellers hate lime sellers.

When Dao Miao joins the Qin army, how can I, a famous general from Western Shu, still show my special status? "

The Human Emperor is not a bandit, he cannot just hack and kill and bury people.

Combining kindness and authority is a basic skill that every person in power must master.

Marquis Lieyang has demonstrated the great majesty of the Qin Dynasty on the thirty-six nations, and he will surely receive grace in the future to appease the hearts of the "Western people".

As the Qin Dynasty invests more resources in the Miao people of Xishu Dao, Guan Huchen's "great future" under Marquis Lieyang may not necessarily decrease.

But as Hu Chen himself said: Those who sell flour cannot stand those who sell lime.

To be honest, lime just looks like flour and has no real competition with flour shops.

Guan Laoya is simply narrow-minded, and he knows it too.

He understood, but he didn't care.

Because he was just saying weird things behind others' backs to make himself feel better, and it did not affect his humility and obedience when facing the "Chinese nobleman" at all.

Guan Zhong thought about it for a while and figured out the master's complicated feelings.

He nodded and said, "I really understand this time. There is no need to follow Taoist Qingsong, but to keep an eye on the 'Dao Miao' who appeared outside the county governor's mansion."

As he said this, he walked outside the main room, beckoned over a smart and capable waiter, and whispered a few words in his ear.
When he returned to the main hall, he saw the master still drinking tea, and Guan Zhong asked in confusion: "Master, are you in a hurry to find Taoist Qingsong?
I reported to you yesterday that in about three to five days, Marquis Lieyang will return to Tianmen Town or Luodu from Feixiandu.

At that time, Taoist Qingsong will definitely show up.

You are traveling with Marquis Lieyang, so why worry about not meeting him?"

Guan Huchen shook his head and said, "It would be best if we could find Qingsong before Marquis Lieyang returns.

I can see that Yu Yu looks down on me.

The 'Nine-transformation Bone-changing Pill' in Qingsong's hand can purify my blood, improve my tendons and bones, and raise the Immortal Eyes to more than one level."

Yu Yu that boy.
Guan Zhong's forehead was covered with sweat.

Even though he knew that his master was a "Guardian Duck", he never expected that he would dare to make up stories about Marquis Lieyang.

Not only did you call him by his name, but you also called him "that kid". It's not that Marquis Lieyang looks down on you, but you look down on him in your heart, right?

"Master, are you worrying too much? Even the gods would covet such a great magical power as the Immortal Eye.

Anyone who awakens the Immortal Eyes will at least have the status of an immortal.

Even if you die as an ordinary person, you will be recruited by the King of Hell in the underworld, or be canonized as a ghost or god, or be sent to some blessed land to guard the door for the immortal. Ahem, to be the immortal's staff.

Therefore, there is a saying that clairvoyance is the "eyes of the gods".

Doesn't Marquis Lieyang understand the significance of 'Clairvoyance' to the Fire Crow Army?

For example, during the recent Rebellion of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms, with you in the battle line, no plan of the enemy could escape your eyes.

Only in this way can Marquis Lieyang be so powerful and sweep away thousands of troops. "Guan Zhong looked at the master with a puzzled look on his face.

(End of this chapter)