The more you believe me, the more real it becomes.

Chapter 218 How interesting

The soldiers were at a loss, but they dared not stop the immortal.

He could only hesitate and make way, then hurriedly signaled the two men behind him to ride back quickly to report to the Left Route General.

Du Yuan paid no heed and continued forward steadily. The guards at the camp gate, unaware of what was happening, wanted to stop him, but before they could utter a sound, a familiar voice boomed from behind: "Open the gate immediately! Open the gate immediately!"

The soldiers guarding the camp gate were instantly startled; it was the voice of the Left Route General!

Looking back, they saw that it was indeed the Left Route General striding towards them. They dared not delay and hurriedly opened the camp gates.

There was no time to pay attention to the soldiers. The Left Route General quickly came out of the camp gate and bowed to Du Yuan, who was walking towards him.

"This humble general, Zheng Shouyi, humbly serves as the Left Route General of the Righteous Army, and pays his respects to the Immortal Lord!"

Having said that, he led his entourage in a deep bow to Du Yuan. Upon hearing that this was the legendary immortal lord, the other soldiers were terrified and hurriedly knelt down to kowtow, not daring to even breathe loudly.

In recent days, their morale has been declining day by day because of Du Yuan's presence.

Even though the leaders were trying to boost morale, it was to no avail.

If they hadn't had no other way out and their respective officers weren't quite capable, the various camps would probably have already deserted in large numbers.

All of this is because of Du Yuan!
After all, this immortal who was refining elixirs and saving lives on Cold Pine Mountain did not seem to be on their side.

It's impossible for a human to truly oppose a deity.

They know this better than anyone else.

Looking at the left-wing general blocking her way, Du Yuan shook her head and said:
Why bother?

These words made the left-wing general's heart tremble, and he could only maintain his bowing posture as he spoke:
"Please, sir, take a moment to enter!"

After looking at him for a moment, Du Yuan frowned and said:

"Let me tell you, there's no turning back then!"

The other party grew increasingly terrified, but he knew all too well that he had no other choice, so he gritted his teeth and said:
"This humble general understands, therefore, I humbly request that the immortal lord make his way."

"In that case, let's meet the idiot behind you."

These words made the Left General's throat even more bitter. He thought he had found a powerful ally, but when he looked back, he found that he had only found a mosquito's leg!

If this got out, it would probably make several people laugh to death.

'How pitiful that I, with my lifelong reputation, couldn't recognize my place?'

Unlike the Right Route General, he came from a prominent family, a legitimate clan, the Zheng family of Yizhou!
He joined the rebel army because he defied public opinion and was convinced that the country would change hands today!
However, the result was a stalemate, with no way forward and no way back.

They finally found a living deity and thought it was a blessing from heaven, but after only a few days of joy, they were shocked to find that the deity was not a deity and the demon was not a demon.

After a self-deprecating laugh to myself.

The Left Route General led Du Yuan towards his tent. Once he saw the tent in the distance, he explained in a low voice:
"We were originally stationed in Yizhou City, but due to the protracted war, Yizhou has been devastated, so we moved out. We could have provided you with better hospitality there, but this is all we can do now. We hope that you will not take offense, Immortal Lord!"

He was originally opposed to withdrawing from Yizhou. In his view, even though the city was dilapidated, it could still be of use.

However, their nominal leader, General Yingtian, said, "We must not let the people of Yizhou suffer any longer," and insisted on leading his army to withdraw from Yizhou.

Although the rebel army has long been dismantled by various generals, they cannot defy General Yingtian on matters that have been publicly agreed upon.

After all, everyone gathered together because of him. To openly defy him might be an exaggeration to say they're digging their own graves, but it's probably not far off from stabbing themselves in the back.

Du Yuan neither confirmed nor denied this, but simply followed him into the tent.

Outside the tent, the Left Route General's personal guards saw that the two had entered, and immediately waved their hands, and the guards surrounded the tent, cutting off any possibility of anyone spying.

Inside the tent, as soon as Du Yuan entered, she saw the candle flame on the lampstand tremble a few times, then suddenly expand, break free from the lampstand's restraints, and fly up, eventually solidifying into a blurry human shape.

After twisting its neck a few times, the flame finally transformed into a living person—a tall, broad-shouldered, and square-faced figure.

Although he wore no armor, only a simple black short robe, he exuded a terrifying aura, as if his mere presence made the air inside the tent scorching hot.

However, as soon as he saw Du Yuan, his intimidating aura vanished instantly, and even his previously upright expression became obsequious.

"Oh dear! I am the current abbot of Mount Aluo. In my early years, I studied Buddhism under Master Liaoyuan and even accompanied my master to the Thirty-Six Heavens to visit the ancestral temple of Taoism!"

"You may remember this matter, the Great Treatise of Lejia, which was jointly agreed upon by four great masters and three bodhisattvas. My esteemed teacher, Master Liaoyuan, was one of the Buddhist representatives at the third conference!"

Before Du Yuan could answer, the left-wing general who had followed her in felt a sudden dizziness.

He used to revere him as a celestial being, and now he's being so obsequious, but how come he's trying to establish a relationship with someone in such a way that it's impossible to know how far off they'll go?

As a member of a prominent family, he understood this intricacies all too well—

This clearly means that the level between this fellow and this immortal is too far apart, so far that they can't even establish a proper relationship. They can only try their luck by bringing up some unrelated old stories.

An indescribable despair crept up his spine, making his eyelids and heart pound uncontrollably.

'What the hell did I just pledge allegiance to?!'

This reminded him of something that happened when he was young. He remembered that a wealthy man from the countryside wanted to pay a visit to the Zheng family, hoping that the Zheng family could help his son pass the imperial examination.

It took most of my savings to finally find a connection.

But who is that person in the relationship?

He was his cousin, the doorman's brother.
Does this count as a relationship? Of course it does. But is it useful? Absolutely not!

He even laughed so hard he almost passed out when he first heard it.

Has he now become that ignorant, blind, and unwise country rich man?

Du Yuan shook her head repeatedly as she listened:
"Don't give me that. I'm just asking you, do you also want to sell out all of you to save yourselves?"

The man was overjoyed and exclaimed:

"The Great Master is right. This junior... oh? What does 'also' mean?"

Immediately, the man's expression changed drastically, and he said:
"Someone is faster than me?"

These words made Du Yuan smile deeply:

"What do you mean by fast? There were several people ahead of you when you arrived. Tell me, how are you fast?"

These guys are really interesting.

(End of this chapter)