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

Chapter 39 Aren’t You Dead?
If Guan Huchen didn't deliberately keep it.

He really didn't know much about the Human Emperor who looked south to China.

In his narration, he only emphasized how vast the territory under the rule of the Emperor was, how many kingdoms in the four major regions of the southeast, northwest, and northeast regarded the Chinese Qin as their suzerain, and how the generals of the Qin were all gods and immortals, incredibly powerful.
In fact, there is no need for Hu Chen to emphasize too much about the strength of the Qin Dynasty.

The fact that Marquis Lieyang crossed the Liusha River and conquered the thirty-six kingdoms in the west was enough to perfectly demonstrate the authority of the Qin Dynasty.

She wanted to know more about the reason why Daqin was so powerful.

Why could the Human Emperor enthrone ghosts and gods, and how did he suppress the two major supernatural groups of demons and immortals?
Hu Chen didn't know.

In the eyes of the Qin people, he was also a barbarian from the borderland.

Unlike the "barbarians" in other border states, Hu Chen had an ancestor who was a city god.
That old man Guan seemed very restless.

Although he has become a ghost, and although humans and ghosts are on different paths, he is still closely connected with his family during his lifetime.

However, thanks to Guan Laozu's attachment to and care for his descendants, Hu Chen's understanding of Daqin far exceeds that of other Westerners.

Now, after listening to Hu Chen's account of a large number of specific events, she was finally no longer confused about Daqin.

For example, the prophecy that "the one who will destroy Qin is Hu."

The root cause of the chaos of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms lies in this prophecy.

"Hu" refers to the Hu people, the barbarians, and all the ethnic groups outside of China to the south.

Hu Chen was not sure about the exact time when this prophecy appeared.

He was not even sure how many people in the Western countries knew about this prophecy.

In any case, before Grandmaster Guan explained the situation in Daqin to him, he had not been exposed to any relevant information at all.

In fact, Hu Chen hesitated again and again when telling Xiaoyu this prophecy.

Considering that Xiaoyu was born with wisdom and was not a fool who would not talk nonsense to others, and he was a "barbarian" himself, but was going to enter the Xianyang Palace to serve the Emperor, it would be best for him to understand the biggest taboo of the Qin Dynasty first, so he whispered it out.

Once Xiaoyu knew the prophecy "The one who will destroy Qin is Hu", he suddenly realized many things.

Why did Qingsong Daotong travel thousands of miles to the dunes to pull her out, and finally dug up the little "barbarian dragon" under the dunes?
"The Emperor of Qin is too determined and too ruthless, and the people of Qin are also terrifyingly capable of execution. I'm afraid that Qin is really going to perish soon."

Xiaoyu secretly sighed in her heart.

For the sake of a prophecy, the Qin Dynasty resolutely implemented the "plan to suppress foreign races".

Eliminating all threats and hidden dangers from foreign barbarians does not make her feel that the Qin Dynasty is stable and worry-free.

On the contrary, she felt that this incredibly powerful "Immortal Dynasty" was about to collapse.

With the current strength of the Qin Dynasty, it is almost impossible to be overthrown by foreign races.

Even if the Qin Dynasty is to perish, it can only be destroyed internally.

On the other hand, as long as there are no problems within the Qin Dynasty, the "Hu people" outside cannot destroy the Qin Dynasty.

But now the Human Emperor seems to be focusing more attention and energy on the surrounding alien races.

All the Western vassal states established by migrating Chinese were suppressed.

Of course, Xiaoyu did not deny her guess.

A big part of the reason why she was able to make the inference that "the Qin Dynasty will perish" was because she compared it with the ending of the Qin Dynasty in its previous life.

Anyway, in Hu Chen's description, the Emperor was at the peak of his power, and even if heaven and earth collapsed, the Qin Dynasty would remain, without any hidden dangers or instability at all.

Daqin and the Human Emperor are now too far away from her, so Xiaoyu took the initiative to ask Huchen to end the "Daqin Information Conference".

"Godfather, there is still some time before lunch. Can you teach me another set of sword techniques?"

Hu Chen did not refuse, and went back to the medicine drying field with her. He used a sword instead of a knife and taught her how to practice the "Sky-tearing Knife".

After lunch, Xiaoyu wanted to continue studying, but was rejected by Huchen.

After all, he was the cavalry commander of the Iron Cavalry Battalion of Shu Kingdom.

After resting at home for two days, it’s time to go to the county governor’s office to reorganize the team.

However, Hu Chen left Guan Zhong at home.

Guan Zhong is not a martial arts master, nor has he practiced the mental skills and breathing techniques of "Tiger Soul Seven Kills", but he knows how to practice "Tiger Soul Seven Kills".

Practicing this method can improve your health and also be used to deal with ordinary thieves.

Guan Zhong's skills are very poor.

Xiao Yu, who had seen Hu Chen's swordsmanship, always felt that the old servant was stiff and clumsy.

Not to mention the charm, even the movements are not smooth.

However, Guan Zhong is obedient enough.

Xiaoyu wanted to learn all forty-nine moves, but Guan Zhong didn't let her do it step by step like Huchen did.

He honestly practiced the forty-nine moves one by one and explained them in detail.

After Hu Chen came back in the evening, he instructed Xiao Yu to correct all the mistakes and omissions in the moves taught by Guan Zhong, which took nearly two hours.

"You are too impatient. Kung Fu is not acquired in one day. Even if you are gifted, Yu'er, you still need time to slowly hone your moves and physique."

Afterwards, Hu Chen sternly warned her not to be impatient, lest she make mistakes and hurt her body.

Xiaoyu took his words very seriously in her heart.

Not to mention Hu Chen's talent and realm, at least his experience in practicing "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" far exceeds hers.

But when he returned to the yard where he lived, Xiaoyu was still practicing the same trick in the open space.

The yard where the Guan family accommodated Xiaoyu was not big.

There is an area of ​​about 40 to 50 square meters inside the wall, and purple bamboo and camellia are planted in the corners on both sides of the entrance.

There is a swing on the east side of the yard, and a few rockery stones and a fish tank with lotus on the west side. There are seven or eight small goldfish in the fish tank.

This yard is quite interesting for living, but it would not be very practical for practicing martial arts.

She couldn't move her hands and feet freely, and had to be careful with her steps at all times and not get too close to the wall.

However, she still practiced very happily, entering a state of ecstasy and not even noticing the passage of time.

When she felt tired, her head felt a little dizzy, her movements became stiff, and her moves started to become messy, she stopped.

"Hey, why is it so dark? Where are Xia Zhi and Yong Xue? Why don't they turn on the lights? Are they too tired and went to bed first?" The front yard was dark and there was no light in the house.

From a distance of several meters, even the shape of the house seemed a little blurry.

The surroundings were deathly silent, without even the sound of insects chirping or dogs barking.

"Xia——" Xiao Yu was confused and bewildered. Just as she was about to call the maid over, she suddenly heard a loud shout from a distance.

"Come here, come here quickly, everyone come over here, there's a show to watch!"

"Who's calling?"

Xiaoyu frowned and took a few steps towards the direction of the sound.

Still no one was seen.

There was no sign of any of the servants and guards who were on night duty in the past.

The door was wide open, and there was no light in either the aisle or the corridor.

There were two large lanterns hanging at the gate, but they were dark and not lit.

After going out, Xiaoyu vaguely heard some singing coming from the south, accompanied by faint accompaniment of stringed instruments.

The streets were empty and equally dark.

The houses on both sides are like giant black beasts, lurking with bated breath, making people feel inexplicably uneasy.

"Come quickly, the show is about to begin, and there's a banquet waiting for us!"

Xiaoyu heard the voice calling again, much clearer than before.

"Brother Wang, please slow down. My legs are not in good condition. Please wait for me."

Another voice, seemingly a young man.

"Guisheng, I can wait for you. Mr. Sun and the others won't wait for me! Come here quickly. You are small, I will carry you on my back."

"Thank you, Brother Wang."

Guisheng seemed to have been carried on his back, and the voice was fading away quickly.

"By the way, Guisheng, where is your father? Why didn't he come?" asked Brother Wang.

"Oh, my dad has a headache and can't come." Guisheng sighed.

Brother Wang Er asked, "So, he didn't go to the banquet at General Guan's house last night?"

"No, he has a headache and can't walk. My legs and feet are not strong enough, and I live in Sanchaling outside the city, which is too far from Guan Mansion. I can't go! Has Brother Wang been there? I heard that General Guan is the number one general of Shu Kingdom. What kind of grand ceremony did their family put up?" Guisheng asked curiously.

Xiaoyu was confused. Could the "General Guan" they were talking about be Guan Huchen?
What kind of big banquet did the Guan family hold last night?
She took a few quick steps, wanting to catch up and ask.

"Ta-da-da~~~~" A series of crisp horse hoof sounds gradually approached from the rear.

Xiaoyu quickly stopped and looked back, and saw an old man wearing a green turban and a hemp robe, riding a small donkey, rushing forward desperately.

After a while, the donkey carrying the old man came to her side.

The old man even greeted her, "Little girl, are you also going to Mr. Sun's house to attend the fast?"

Xiao Yu was very confused at the moment. He stammered and was still thinking about how to answer when he suddenly noticed that the old man's linen robe looked very strange.

The Gepao is considered a "Hanfu" with a lapel slanting to the right.

The lapel is where the two sides of the clothes overlap.

In modern times, lapels are closed with zippers or buttons.

At this time, Xiaoyu saw an obvious lapel on the robe, but after blinking and looking carefully, there seemed to be no gap in the lapel.

The lapels of his clothes were not the result of two sides of clothes overlapping each other, but rather it seemed as if the two sides of his clothes were a whole piece of cloth.

It's like a lapel was "painted" on the pullover.

It's unnecessary.

She wanted to take a closer look, but the old man showed no intention of stopping. He rushed over in a blink of an eye and quickly shouted, "Girl, you can't be so slow. If you go too late, you won't be able to watch the show, eat vegetarian food, or even pick up a single gold ingot or copper coin. It's the middle of the night, and you're busy for nothing."

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Qin? Why are you here too?" Guisheng called.

Seeing Wang Erge and Guisheng, Master Qin patted the donkey and slowed down.

"If you and Wang Laoer can come, why can't an old man come?" Mr. Qin said with a smile.

"Look at what you said, how can this kid compare with you? You are a wealthy man, why do you have to force Mr. Sun to eat? He may not be as rich as you.

Besides, I know that Mr. Qin lives on the south bank of Feixiandu, and it is not easy for him to come to Sunjia Village." Guisheng said eloquently.

Brother Wang also said, "There was such a big banquet at General Guan's house last night. How many people attended it? But Master Qin was not there. Did he not hear it or know about it?"

Master Qin said disapprovingly: “Someone called me over, but the Guan family only had a banquet, no big show.

The old man has no shortage of money or food, he just loves watching operas.”

Guisheng said, "Since you love to listen to opera, why don't you come earlier? Listen and look, the opera has already started in front."

Master Qin sighed and said, "I fed the donkey yesterday morning and got up early to get to Sunjia Village before the show started, but I met an enemy on the way and got lost."

Brother Wang was surprised, "How can you get lost in these three towns and eight villages? Not to mention a local like you, even Guisheng, a foreigner who has only moved here for two years, has never gotten lost."

Master Qin's voice was filled with bad luck and resentment, and he said, "I have walked to Feixiandu and Sunjia Village hundreds and thousands of times when I was alive, so how could I not know the way?

But tonight, the old man met an enemy who changed the good loess road!"

"What enemy? Why change the route?" Guisheng asked curiously.

"The old man didn't know him, but he looked very fierce and strong, carrying two big flags, one white and one black. He unfurled the black flag and stuck it on the side of the road. Hey, guess what?"

"What's wrong?"

"The big flag turned into a bracket archway. The road was still the same, but after walking in, it was surrounded by mist, as if flying into the clouds. I couldn't see the road ahead at all! The old man walked around for an unknown number of times and wasted an hour or two before -"

Before Master Qin finished speaking, he suddenly poked his head out from behind and asked in confusion, "Master, you just said 'when alive', are you dead now?"

"Are you not dead?" Master Qin turned around and said sinisterly.

In an instant, Xiaoyu's hair stood on end.

(End of this chapter)