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

Chapter 73 Awkward Situation (Thanks to the leader of "Lolita Destroyer Control" for the reward)

Since there has always been the great snake god in Hualong River, it is not surprising that it appears in Feixiandu now.

After all, when the Eight Immortals shot down the sun, a flood was devastating, pouring into the Honglong River from Feixian Ferry. The amount of water was so huge that it was like a waterfall falling from the sky.

One could even see with the naked eye that the river level had risen by a hundred meters.

Such a big noise must have alarmed the python at the bottom of the river.

But the Bashe was just a small episode after all.

After it left, the military and civilians of Hualongguan began to build a temporary wooden bridge again.

The Qin army of giants also helped.

The Feixiandu Cable Bridge has two main iron chains as thick as bowls, both of which were pulled out by Song Zhong and used as weapons.

Xiao Yu used the power of the military formation to cut off one of the main iron chains, and half of the chain was washed into the Hualong River below with the flood. Only one and a half chains were left, which were thrown on the hillside by Song Zhong.

Fifty giant Qin men shouted slogans and dragged the still intact iron chain back to the shore, and nailed the iron spike into the mountain wall again.

However, they did not have the magical power of "Blood Hand Arhat" Song Zhong, and could not directly throw the other end of the iron chain back to the other side. Instead, they tied a thin chain to the iron bar at the other end, dragged the thin iron chain over first, and then pulled it from the other side.

Xiaoyu and Guan Zhong did not stand by and wait for them to complete the task of repairing the bridge.

After a wooden path was initially laid on the thin iron rope, the two of them led the red smoke horse into Hualong Pass.

"Do you want to say hello to Marquis Lieyang?" Xiaoyu asked Guan Zhong.

Guan Zhong was also hesitant.

According to normal etiquette, of course, I have to report to Marquis Lieyang.

But first of all, Marquis Lieyang killed Hu Chen, and the reason is still unclear, so he is still nervous.

Secondly, he heard from Xiaoyu that Marquis Lieyang was obviously interested in Chiyanju.

Finally, neither he nor Xiaoyu are members of the Fire Crow Army, so with what identities can they meet Marquis Lieyang?
Finally, Guan Zhong decided: "We should say hello, but there is no need to meet Marquis Lieyang in person."

Greeting is a courtesy, but also an attitude.

——You left without saying anything. Are you dissatisfied with the Marquis and have a deep resentment in your heart?

There is definitely resentment, but it cannot be expressed obviously.

"Deputy General Song, you are the master's deputy general, so I will leave the matter of reporting to the Marquis to you."

Guan Zhong handed the task to Song Changqing.

Song Changqing did not go to find Marquis Lieyang. He just said a few words to Sima Cai, then came back to tell Guan Zhong and Xiao Yu, saying, "Sima Cai told you to do whatever you want."

Guan Zhong said nothing, took Xiao Yu and bowed from a distance in the direction of Cai Sima and Lieyang Hou respectively, then led Chiyanju away from Hualong Pass.

In fact, Marquis Lieyang is already living in the "VIP room" of Evolution Dragon Pass.

They couldn't see him at all, they just bowed to him from a distance.

However, Sima Cai nodded slightly as a return gesture.

"Hu~~~" After leaving Hualong Pass, Guan Zhong let out a long breath.

"Miss, please say goodbye to the master here. Letting Chiyanju go early will be good for the master and for us."

Xiao Yu did not object, but only asked: "Although the Red Smoke Horse is a divine horse and is very stable when galloping, the distance is too long.

What if the remains of my adoptive father were bumped down, or if there were criminals robbing them along the way?
The red smoke colt will also be hungry, who will feed it? "

"Miss Yu is very thoughtful." Guan Zhongxian praised, then shook his head and said, "We don't need to think about these. The ancestor only gave us one task, which is to tie the master's remains to the saddle and then send Chiyanju into the pass."

After a pause, he said meaningfully: "The arrangement of our ancestors must be foolproof. We have our work to do, and other work will be done by others.

As long as you don't step into the ambush, even a human immortal will have no chance of catching up with the Red Smoke Horse.

With the help of ghosts and gods, no one can ambush Chi Yanju in advance."

Xiao Yu held it in for a long time, and finally couldn't help it now, and said: "I know our ancestor is Fu Chenghuang, but I heard from Grandmaster Qingsong that there are millions of vassal states in the world, and how many counties and prefectures are there in each vassal state?
Every county has a City God, right?
Are all these Fu Cheng Huang as powerful and influential as our ancestor?"

——If this is true, to what extent would the underworld system become corrupt and degenerate? Would Daozu and Tiandi allow it?

Xiaoyu understands that any perfect system or institution will inevitably lead to corruption as long as people are involved in it.

After all, the system is selfless, but people’s hearts are selfish.

Everyone in the underworld, from the King of Hell to the Judge, and down to the little ghosts below, were once human.

When they transformed from humans into ghosts and gods, they simply lost the shackles of the flesh, but did not abandon all human desires and emotions.

It is possible that the desires of some ghosts and gods are stronger and more numerous than when they were humans, after all, they have more power and knowledge.

It is understandable that there are some people abusing their power for personal gain in the underworld.

But Guan Laozu was only a Fu Chenghuang, and what he wanted to do was very serious: to defy fate and bring a dead person back to life.

Is it really okay?
Guan Zhong looked around, lowered his voice, his plump face full of pride and arrogance, and said with a smile: "Miss Yu has such doubts because you don't know the status of Yingxiang Mansion in Shu and the West.

In fact, I don’t know much about the affairs of the underworld. I have only heard the master mention it a few times.

Although the positions of City Gods are the same, there may be huge differences in their powers and influence.

Just like when they are both prefects, the officials would definitely prefer to work in a wealthy and prosperous place.

If you go to a remote place, such as a county near Hengsha Pass, you are no better than a small county magistrate near Luodu!"

Xiao Yu asked curiously, "What's different about Yingxiang Mansion?"

"There is Tianmen Town in Yingxiang Prefecture!" Guan Zhong said proudly.

Xiaoyu heard about "Tianmen Town" not today.

When she was in the dunes, she heard from Salon and Sand Ghost that Marquis Lieyang led the Qin cavalry to sweep away the million-strong coalition army of thirty-six countries outside Tianmen Town, and the King of Dune and five thousand Dune warriors were all wiped out on the Lianghetan battlefield outside Tianmen Town.

The destination of Marquis Lieyang's trip was also Tianmen Town, where he went to Tianmen Town to welcome the newly appointed imperial envoy of the Great Qin.

"What happened to Tianmen Town?"

"Tianmen Town is a thoroughfare for all nations! For all the nobles traveling from the East to the West, their first stop after crossing the Liusha River must be Tianmen Town.

To cross the river from the west to the east, you also have to go to Tianmen Town.

Even merchants traveling north and south had to go to Tianmen Town. When the Thirty-Six Kingdoms attacked Shu, they ignored Luo in Shu and only attacked Tianmen Town.

If we take over Tianmen Town, it will be very difficult for the Chinese nation to come to support Xishu.”

"Hey-chiu, hey-chiu~~~" Chi Yanju pawed his hooves impatiently and two lines of fire spurted out of his nose, almost burning Xiaoyu and Guan Zhong's hair.

Xiaoyu even saw impatience and contempt in the horse's eyes.

"Well, let's send our godfather off first."

"Yes, yes, yes. Let's send the master off first. Tianmen Town is in Yingxiang Mansion. Xiaoyu will be able to see it with her own eyes sooner or later."

The two men worked together to quickly tie Hu Chen's remains firmly to the saddle, then cut the reins and bridle of the Red Smoke Horse and let it go completely.

"Oh, divine horse, the time has come to show your superb speed. Quickly send the master to Yingxiang Mansion!"

"Whoosh~~~"

Before Guan Zhong could finish his words, Chiyanju leaped out like a flying arrow.

After a few blinks of an eye, the sound of horse hooves could no longer be heard, and only a "fireball" could be seen, drawing a long line of fire under the dark sky.

“No wonder even the Shangbang Junhou, who has seen a lot of the world, would be attracted by the Red Smoke Horse. It is truly a divine horse!”

Looking at the "fire line" gradually extinguishing on the horizon, Xiaoyu sighed.

Guan Zhong's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he said, "Miss, we have to go back to Yingxiang Mansion next, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to travel along the way."

Earlier, when Xiaoyu was waiting at Feixiandu for the soldiers and civilians from Hualongguan to repair the bridge, he had roughly recounted the story of "Eight Immortals Shooting the Sun".

Putting aside other things, the fact that Miss Zhiyu killed Kong Zan shocked him and made him worried.

He knows Miss Yu.

When she first arrived at Hengsha Pass, her "martial arts" were still at the stage of tiger jumping, somersaults, jumping four-square, pulling fists and feet, and shouting.

It's only been a few days, less than half a month, and he was able to kill human immortals.

Even if Kong Zan was careless and treated her as an ordinary girl, a human fairy is still a human fairy.

——The master has a really sharp eye. Miss Yu is born with wisdom and talent. She has the potential to be the "No. 1 female swordsman in Western Shu". Her future swordsmanship achievements will definitely surpass "One of the Five Great Swordsmen" Li Manman, and the "future" is still very near.

While marveling at Miss Yu's extraordinary talent, Guan Zhong also has a deep hidden worry: revenge from the Eight Immortals of the West and their followers!

"We still don't know the outcome of Marquis Lieyang's pursuit of the remaining Eight Immortals. Maybe Red Smoke Horse is fast enough and Marquis Lieyang killed them all, or maybe one or two escaped—"

Xiao Yu interrupted him and said, "It is 100% certain that at least the Sword Immortal Zhou Lang escaped.

The rest of the Eight Immortals either died in battle or became completely desperate after seeing Sun Jinbiao's death and fled in all directions.

Only Zhou Lang, who suffered heavy damage and lost five of his life-defining flying swords, fled early."

When Zhou Lang ran away, Sun Jinbiao had not yet officially appeared.

Not to mention the time Marquis Lieyang spent chatting with Sun Jinbiao, he also had to wait for the flood to recede and for Sun Jinbiao to come down the mountain and deploy his troops on flat ground, which took more than half an hour.

Zhou Lang had already fled half an hour in advance, so it was obviously impossible for him to be caught by Marquis Lieyang unless Zhou Lang committed suicide voluntarily and participated in the "second ambush" on Marquis Lieyang.

Considering how cowardly he is, he probably doesn't have the courage to do that.

"So, Miss Yu, you have to face the revenge of at least one sword immortal."

Guan Zhong's eyes flickered, and he wanted to say directly: Miss Yu, let's act separately. I, an old slave, have slow legs, so I will go first, and you go slower. Or you can take the long way, well, leave the shortcut to me, an old slave.

He would be willing to sacrifice his life to protect Hu Chen.

But he has to die with Miss Yu. He still has to be loyal to the master and cannot die!
Xiao Yu said calmly: "First of all, I think the Eight Immortals of the West have no reason to retaliate against me.

I killed Kong Zan to protect my adoptive father and in self-defense. What did I do wrong?"

—— Damn, Lao Zhong, think about your name first! Besides, I had a grudge with Kong Zan because of Guan Huchen. Do you dare to regard this as a personal grudge between me and the Eight Immortals of the West?
Xiao Yu added: "Secondly, I am not afraid of the Eight Immortals of the West. Lieyang Hou is going to Tianmen Town to meet the 'Imperial Envoy of the Great Qin', right? He is going the same way as us!

"With Marquis Lieyang here, what is there to be afraid of? Once we enter Yingxiang Mansion, with the protection of the ancestor, which villain dares to act recklessly?"

——You should have said the latter directly, don't say "first". The Eight Immortals of the West suffered heavy losses this time, and they are looking for you for revenge, picking the weak persimmon. You are trying to reason with them, but they still want to reason with Marquis Lieyang!
Guan Zhong complained in his heart, but his expression relaxed a little, and he was still a little restless inside.

Abandoning Miss Yu, hiding one's identity and quietly returning to Yingxiang Mansion is not necessarily safer than traveling with Marquis Lieyang.

Even with Marquis Lieyang's methods, he was ambushed by the Eight Immortals of the West.

If the remaining Eight Immortals target him, it will be useless no matter how hard he tries to hide his identity.

Miss Yu is a punching bag and a soft persimmon, and so is Lao Zhong!
Although he was not the one who killed Kong Zan, he and Miss Yu were in the same group. Miss Yu hid near the Lieyang Marquis's military camp. The remaining Eight Immortals were gritting their teeth in hatred, but they could not find a chance, so they had to vent their anger on Guan Da, the housekeeper.

Well, if Miss Yu and he act separately, he will be very safe; if Miss Yu is absolutely safe, he will be very unsafe.

"Miss, it's getting late. Let's go back. We have to set off with Marquis Lieyang early tomorrow morning!" Guan Zhong's expression was very natural, as if he had never thought of running away alone before.

"Hey, Uncle Zhong, let's go!"

Xiaoyu's expression is also very natural.

She needed Guan Zhong to pay for her meals and accommodation during the journey, and by the way, when she came across Guan's pharmacy, he should help her get some precious medicines for her cultivation.

If it weren't for Guan Zhongzhong, the resources and network of contacts belonging to the Guan family in Shu would probably not recognize her as "Miss Yu".

There is another more important point: although she is now the adopted daughter of Hu Chen who has passed the bright road, she is still "Sha Manyu" who needs to be strictly supervised.

She and Guan Zhong knew that there was still hope of saving Hu Chen, but others didn't know!

Upon seeing Hu Chen's death, the old servant of the Guan family immediately abandoned her. Who will take over the responsibility of supervising "Sha Manyu"?

Marquis of Lieyang?
Or other dignitaries from Shu Kingdom or nobles from Qin?

After all, she is not a real free citizen!

At least before the people of Shangbang leave for the West, she needs to be tied to the Guan family.

The Guan family not only has resources, but her identity as the "Guan family's adopted daughter" also truly protects her.

The Human Emperor, who was only thinking about the deceased Concubine Li, is now dead, and the "Little Concubine Li Plan" has completely failed.

Even though Hu Chen came back to life later, her situation was still somewhat awkward.

(End of this chapter)