My lord, spare his life!

The Prefect of Tianjiang County is feeling very complicated.

Good news, the troops outside the city are not going to attack Tianjiang.

Bad news: Tianjiang is caught in the middle by the opposing forces.

"Zhang Jun...is he just passing through on his way back to Tianyue?"

When the Prefect of Tianjiang asked this question, the atmosphere was somewhat heavy, and everyone held their breath and waited for Xiao Sui's answer.

None of them are fools.

Tianjiang is sandwiched between Dongxian and Tianyue, and it's an eyesore no matter how you look at it. The only thing that truly serves our interests is to turn Tianjiang into "our own people." Now that they're asking to "borrow passage," if Tianjiang doesn't agree, it will just give them an excuse to attack us.

Zhang Yang may not fight them now, but he will fight them later.

Xiao Sui immediately saw through everyone's thoughts and smiled, saying, "Of course, our lord has been away for a long time, and there are mountains of affairs in the prefecture waiting for her to return and handle. Why are you all so nervous? Or is there some difficulty preventing you from passing through?"

If it's inconvenient for them to borrow it, they can come and get it themselves.

Tong Yan sensed Xiao Sui's threat and broke out in a cold sweat: "There's no difficulty, there's no difficulty. It's just that I hadn't heard of any war in Dongxian before, and when I suddenly heard that Wang Ba had surrendered, I was caught off guard."

Xiao Sui lightly waved her sword fan: "Oh, I see. It's normal that you haven't heard of this. Our lord did not go to war with Wang Hongtu. It was Wang Hongtu who was impressed by our lord and voluntarily surrendered and offered up Dongxian."

The students and others seemed to be listening to something completely foreign.

Is Wang Hongtu, whom Xiao Xiuying mentioned, really the same person as the thug they knew? Could Qin Shiming have subdued him? Wait, isn't Qin Shiming the reincarnation of the River God?

A classmate tentatively asked, "Was it Xiuying who went to persuade Wang Hongtu to surrender?"

After thinking it over, this is the only possibility.

Xiao Sui: "I dare not take credit; it was my lord who came in person."

The classmate was even more confused and asked, "Qin Shiming is going there personally? But hasn't he been embroiled in a bitter feud with that Zhao Chai lately?"

If Qin Huang is leading the troops, why is the banner bearing the character "Zhang"?

"Who said my lord is Qin Shiming? My lord is Zhang Boyuan, the Prefect of Tianyue County." Xiao Sui paused in her light hand-waving fan, suddenly realizing the vast information gap between herself and these people. If it were before, Xiao Sui would have been more secretive, but now she laid her cards on the table.

"Didn't Zhang Boyuan betray his cause and become Zhao Chai's lackey?" The student felt his brain couldn't process it all. "As a member of the Xiao family, how could you possibly look down on someone like Zhao Chai? To associate with him?"

Xiao Sui: "..."

Congratulations on earning the title of "Tianyue Manager".

Congratulations on earning the title of "Dongxian Manager".

Congratulations on earning the title of "Car Shop Manager"!

A series of system logs popped up like a screen full.

Zhang Yang sent Xiao Sui to Tianjiang County ahead of time to discuss the matter of borrowing a passage, which was also a show of force, making Tianjiang County think carefully about its next move. With both its neighbors on either side being Zhang Yang's territory, Tianjiang, sandwiched in the middle, was destined to become the center of attention.

She waited patiently for news, for Tianjiang County to make a statement. But before the news arrived, she received a series of titles. Zhang Yang clicked on them and discovered that these titles all belonged to the "Three Enclosures and Four Symbols Series," and she hadn't even completed a fraction of the collection yet.

Zhang Yang's eyes lit up.

This is not just a title, but a series of titles!

Collecting all the titles will unlock the ultimate title.

[The First-Rank Heavenly Official Bestowing Blessings on the Lantern Festival]

Zhang Yang can also preview the unique illusion effect of this title in advance; it would take eight hundred artists to achieve this effect!

"Why hasn't Xiuying come back yet?" With the carrot hanging in front of him, Zhang Yang was instantly energized, wishing he could set off right now, smashing the three walls with a gold brick and piercing through the four directions with a long spear.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Xiao Sui not only came, but she also brought people with her.

"My lord, the Prefect of Tianjiang requests an audience."

The Prefect of Tianjiang was led to see Zhang Yang. Upon their arrival, Zhang Yang first glanced at Ge Zhou's appearance in a subtle and quick manner. He saw that Ge Zhou was a tall and strong man with broad shoulders and a thick waist. He had a dignified and simple appearance and a generous and magnanimous demeanor, like the earth itself. He even let a child sit on his shoulders.

It possesses both the majesty of a superior and the tenderness of an ordinary person.

The Prefect of Tianjiang felt a little more at ease.

He cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Greetings, Lord Zhang."

Although this "Zhang Boyuan" was not as shrewd and capable as imagined, perhaps it was precisely this dignified and imposing presence that had enabled him to achieve what he had. The Prefect of Tianjiang secretly warned himself that one cannot judge a book by its cover, nor can one measure the sea with a bucket; one must never underestimate others based on their appearance.

Ge Zhou remained silent for a moment: "This humble general is not my lord."

The Prefect of Tianjiang County blushed and looked at Xiao Sui with embarrassment and helplessness. The people of Tianjiang County did not dare to invite Zhang Yang into the city for discussions, so the Prefect of Tianjiang County could only bring his people to visit their rural neighbors.

This is such a joke that happened before we even met the person.

Is Xiao Xiuying deliberately trying to make a fool of herself?

Xiao Sui coughed lightly and secretly pointed her sword fan upwards.

She wasn't playing tricks on anyone; it was clearly the Prefect of Tianjiang who judged people by their appearance, immediately assuming that the burly and tall Ge Zhou was the "leader of power," completely ignoring the fact that someone was sitting on his shoulders. Whose fault was that? Certainly not hers.

Prefect of Tianjiang: "???"

His gaze followed the direction the blade fan pointed.

Suddenly, I bumped into a pair of big, round eyes.

The owner of the big eyes placed his hands on Ge Zhou's shoulders, leaned forward slightly, and said expressionlessly, "You've mistaken me for someone else."

Prefect of Tianjiang: "!!!"

Before meeting Zhang Yang, the prefect of Tianjiang County kept searching through his neighbor's information in his mind, trying to guess what kind of personality and appearance Zhang Yang had. But when he saw him in person, he was completely stunned and could not believe that the person who had caused the turmoil in the region was actually an eight or nine-year-old child.

The Prefect of Tianjiang County had a stiff expression, but his heart was in turmoil.

Eight or nine-year-old children!

Was it she who subdued that local thug, Wang Hongtu, the Prince of Dongxian?

She is definitely not the reincarnation of the River God; she is clearly Wang Hongtu's illegitimate daughter! No, she could also be Wang Qi's daughter! Considering that Wang Qi previously led troops to harass the border of Tianjiang, only to be captured and sent to Tianyue as a hostage, the Tianjiang prefect almost faced severe punishment.

Is Tianjiang part of the flirtatious banter between Dongxian and Tianyue?

Zhang Yang looked at the Prefect of Tianjiang with a mixture of confusion and curiosity. The prefect's face visibly flushed red, then turned blue, and the name above his head switched back and forth between red, yellow, and green. His facial muscles twitched. This didn't seem like embarrassment; it seemed more like a breakdown.

"Please forgive me, Lord Zhang. It was my mistake that I was so blind. I have offended you." Before the Prefect of Tianjiang could process all the information, his body took the correct action first and sincerely admitted his mistake.

"It's not your fault." Ge Zhou raised his hand as a way for Zhang Yang to step down. Zhang Yang walked up to the Prefect of Tianjiang and said, "I came uninvited, which was rather abrupt. Xiu Ying has already explained the whole story to you. Is there anything you still don't understand?"

The Prefect of Tianjiang County pondered for a long time.

"There is one thing I truly don't understand: what are Zhang Jun's ambitions?"

? ?(?w?)

There were still 6,000 left before midnight.

I went to see the waterfalls in the mountains this afternoon. It felt like there were waterfalls everywhere after the heavy rain.

P.S.: There are still spots available for the monthly ticket event in the comments section. You can participate first and then vote, as it would be a shame to waste the event funds. Last month's fan title event rewards have already been distributed. (Heart emoji)