Whose personality mask's power comes from the heroic spirit?

"...Okay, I admit that I added the last sentence without permission." Seeing that Taiyi behind him had not made any movement, Zhu Rong curled her lips and said, "In fact, it should be said that it is your chance to compete for the next generation of the Southern Barbarian King."

"But as the wife of the previous Nanman King, according to the rules, I will also belong to the next Nanman King, so that statement is not made randomly."

"Moreover, the way to compete for the position of the Southern Barbarian King is also simple. All you have to do is defeat all the participants."

"...What about Madam Zhurong? You should also be qualified to compete for the title of King of the Southern Barbarians, right?" Taiyi asked with his lips pursed.

"Ha!" Zhu Rong sneered, "Woman? You don't think women have any status among the barbarians, do you?"

"Among the barbarians, the only right a woman has is the right to commit suicide when faced with power."

"That is to say, if the next Nanman King does not please me, I will only have the legitimate right to commit suicide."

"Of course, you can also go and assassinate the next Nanman King, but no matter if you succeed or not, the Nanman tribe will not tolerate me."

"The barbarian rules, at certain times, are stricter than the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues of you scholars."

"Otherwise, why do you think Meng Huo and I would marry our only daughter off? If a woman has the right to fight for the title of Nanman King, wouldn't it be better to just keep her as the next Nanman King and then recruit a son-in-law?"

"In other words, Meng Huo is actually... the wife of the previous King of the Southern Barbarians..." Taiyi felt that this was awkward no matter how he said it.

"There's nothing I can't say." Zhu Rong pouted and replied, "That woman didn't come to this world. Of that family, only I and Hua Man were dragged into Yuan Luzhi along with Meng Huo and the Nanman Army."

"Okay, that's all." Zhu Rong suddenly turned his head to look at Taiyi, "So, are you interested in competing for the position of the King of the Southern Barbarians? I can help you!"

Chapter 26: Bao Sanniang: This is called lurking, not joining

Based on the thoughts that 'it's really hard to move forward without some power in this world without satellites and maps' and 'I don't know when I might find a way to go back', Taiyi said that he could compete for the position of the King of the Southern Barbarians, but only temporarily. When he selects someone suitable for the task from the South Central Army, he will take the initiative to give up the position of the King of the Southern Barbarians.

This period of time was enough for Zhu Rong to make the choice of "staying in Nanman" or "joining Shu Han".

With Hua Man, who was Guan Suo's concubine, it would be no problem for Zhu Rong to join Shu Han.

Having reached a consensus with Zhurong for the time being, Taiyi simply put aside his shame, moved forward obediently, and put his hands that were clasped around Zhurong's waist back around his abdomen.

As dusk was approaching, Zhu Rong planned to speed up and look for any abandoned cabins nearby.

At this moment, a horse suddenly jumped out from the front not far away, and on the horse sat a woman dressed in green clothes.

The front was wide open, with even an orange strip of cloth showing through it.

He rode his horse towards Taiyi and Zhurong.

Zhu Rong pulled the reins to slow down the two horses.

"Is he an acquaintance?" Taiyi asked softly upon seeing this.

"It's Bao Sanniang." Zhu Rong answered in a positive tone, "Green women's clothing is a common color used by Shu Han after it came to this world. The only one who can dress so seductively and casually is Guan Suo's wife, Bao Sanniang."

"I just don't know why she appeared in this Kyushu."

"Ah! It's Mrs. Zhurong!" Bao Sanniang waved to Zhurong in a naive manner.

"Oh? I don't know who he is." After getting closer, Bao Sanniang noticed that there was a strange man sitting behind Zhu Rong.

His clothing was somewhat peculiar, but judging from his facial features he was definitely not a southern barbarian.

Although Bao Sanniang was a little curious about Zhu Rong riding so closely with a strange man, she was not very curious.

What concerned her more at the moment was the whereabouts of her husband Guan Suo.

"Madam Zhurong, have you ever seen Guan Suo?" Bao Sanniang stopped her horse to the right side of Zhurong and Taiyi and asked.

"Guan Suo? Never seen him." Zhu Rong shook his head and replied, "But not long ago, when Nanzhong was invaded by the demon army, this guy behind me brought Guan Yu and his group to rescue."

"Eunuch?" Bao Sanniang's eyes lit up, and she stared at Taiyi, who was sitting behind Zhu Rong, with excitement. "Have you ever seen my eunuch? Then have you ever seen my Guan Suo?"

Tai shook his head.

"When I met General Guan, he was accompanied only by a foreign female general named Jeanne d'Arc and her troops."

"Although I don't know what Guan Suo looks like, I don't think he can be a soldier from a foreign country."

"I would like to ask, why is Bao Sanniang in Jiuzhou?" Taiyi asked, "From what we have seen since we came in, the lord of Jiuzhou has probably reached a consensus with the demon army and formed a secret alliance."

"Of course I'm looking for the whereabouts of my Guan Suo." Bao Sanniang replied with a blink of her eyes.

Since she already knew the news that Nanzhong was invaded by the demon army, and knew that the two people in front of her had already discovered the truth about Jiuzhou, how could she dare to tell them the fact that she had temporarily joined the same camp with Jiuzhou and the demon army in order to find Guan Suo's whereabouts.

If that loyal and righteous father-in-law knew about this, he would probably be kicked out of the Guan family.

Of course, before that, she might also be killed here by the angry Zhu Rong.

"Speaking of which, since you have broken into Jiuzhou, where is my father-in-law now?" Bao Sanniang looked around and did not notice anything unusual around her.

It was obvious that there were only three of them at the scene.

"Now? General Guan and the others should still be on their way to Xuchang. When rescuing Nanzhong, Madam Zhurong and I chose to stay behind in Nanzhong to cover their retreat. In order to prevent the retreating troops from being hunted down by the demon army, we deliberately led the demon army in another direction. As a result, we came to Jiuzhou by accident, and then we discovered the fact that the lord of Jiuzhou had formed an alliance with the demon army." Seeing that Bao Sanniang was deliberately changing the subject, Taiyi turned a blind eye and followed her to change the subject.

"So what are our plans next?" Bao Sanniang consciously placed herself in the team of Zhurong and Taiyi.

"Find a way to leave Jiuzhou and go to Xuchang to meet up with General Guan." Taiyi replied.

"Oh! That's great! Maybe the eunuch knows Guan Suo's whereabouts! Let's set off quickly!" Bao Sanniang raised her hands and cheered excitedly.

"It's getting late, it's not suitable to travel." Zhu Rong rolled his eyes and reminded, "Since you came from that direction, you should know if there is a place suitable for us to rest for a while, right?"

"Ah? Oh, no." Bao Sanniang shook her head nervously and replied, "On the contrary, there are soldiers from Jiuzhou stationed there. I was so careful that I didn't get discovered by them!"

Could it be that you are the leader of that group of soldiers?

Tai Yixu narrowed his eyes and looked at Bao Sanniang with a 'you are very suspicious' look.

Bao Sanniang was so frightened that she almost hugged herself out of guilt.

"Come to think of it, you already know my name, but I don't know yours." Bao Sanniang once again urgently changed the subject.

"You can call me Raikou." Taichi replied with a fake smile, "I am a person who was dragged into this world by mistake not long ago."

"Hey? Is there a new person involved?" Bao Sanniang was stunned for a moment, and an expression of great interest appeared on her face.

"Ah! Anyway, now is not the time to talk about this." Seeing that Taiyi's gaze was still so unbearable, Bao Sanniang quickly thought of a way to avoid this difficulty, "Yes, yes! I remember it!"

"There's a rather hidden cave on the mountain not far away!" Bao Sanniang pointed to the low mountain not far away and said, "I hid there not long ago, but I came out to explore because I was short of supplies."

The more you talk, the bigger the flaw becomes.

Now even Zhu Rong began to look at Bao Sanniang with suspicion.

"...Um - alright alright." Bao Sanniang lowered her head as she was stared at. "I'm just telling the truth."

"But let me make it clear first. I told you the truth, and you have to keep it a secret for me... In the future, you can't tell on me or hit me when you see me, Master Eunuch!" Bao Sanniang forced herself to look at Zhu Rong, "I really know I was wrong now."

"It can't be that you have formed an alliance with the demon army like Jiuzhou did." Taiyi looked at Bao Sanniang with a smile and said something that touched her heart.

"Guuu! It's not an alliance!" Bao Sanniang pouted and said, "It's, it's because I decided to hide in the demon army for a while in order to find Guan Suo. I want to find his whereabouts."

That’s right, it’s lurking!

Not joining!

Chapter 27: The army has not yet moved, but the food and fodder have already been sent

The entrance of the cave that Bao Sanniang mentioned was relatively low.

The entrance to the cave is about one and a half meters high, and the inside is uneven.

At their highest point, Taiyi and Zhurong could both stand upright.

When they were at their shortest, all three of them had to bend over and crawl.

The cave entrance on the other side is connected to a river, and there is strange vegetation growing around the cave entrance, covering and hiding it.

In this way, even if one side of the cave entrance is blocked, the three of them can still leave from the other side.

While it was still light, Taiyi and the other two quickly gathered up the dry firewood and tinder around them and brought them into the cave. Bao Sanniang then used a flint to ignite the fire.

The fire can only illuminate a small area, only about one or two meters around it.

But it was enough for the three of them to sit around the fire and enjoy the warmth and light for a moment.

The three of them kept watch in groups.

Bao Sanniang guarded the first half of the night, Taiyi was responsible for the middle two hours, and Zhurong guarded the second half of the night.

The night passed peacefully, and it seemed that Bao Sanniang really did not leave any traces.

After sharing the rice balls and dried salted fish that had been heated in boxes over the remaining fire early in the morning, the three of them mounted their horses and continued on their journey.

The one who led the way was Bao Sanniang.

After all, she had stayed in Kyushu for a while and was quite familiar with the road conditions.

I also know which direction is the safest to leave Kyushu.

"After passing this fortress gate, we can leave the sphere of influence of the Maori family." The cat was behind the hillside. Bao Sanniang pointed to the fortress gate not far ahead and reminded, "However, unlike the fortress gates in other directions, the fortress gate here is guarded by the demon army themselves."

"I want to ask a very serious question." Taiyi looked at Zhurong and Bao Sanniang, "Can we humans eat the food that the demon army eats?"

"Of course." Bao Sanniang nodded, "Whether it's the human or demon army, the military rations are actually the same."

"That's good." Taiyi nodded happily upon hearing this. "I'll go out and make a big scene in a while. After I lure out the demon army, you two can take the opportunity to sneak in and look for the rations of the demons guarding the city. Remember, try to get cooked food."

As people with martial arts skills, Bao Sanniang and Zhu Rong eat even more than Taiyi.

Taiyi is about 70% full after eating three rice balls and two pieces of salted fish.

But five or six rice balls are not enough to fill these two people.

There are only five rice balls left in the box in the package, which is not enough to share.

"Leave it to me." Bao Sanniang patted her chest and promised, "When I was lurking here, I also learned a little about the deployment of the demon army. I know where they hide the military rations!"

"Well, this is related to whether we will starve after we break out of Kyushu, so I'm counting on you two." Taiyi glanced at Bao Sanniang and reminded her.

“But is it really okay for you to deal with so many demon soldiers by yourself?” As someone who had never seen Taiyi fight since they met, Bao Sanniang was skeptical about Taiyi's skills.

"Instead of worrying about this kid, you might as well worry about yourself. If you sneak in and are discovered by the demons, will you have a chance to escape?" Zhu Rong sneered at the side and said, "This kid's martial arts skills are amazing. From what I've seen when he fought, there are less than a handful of people in this world who can beat him."

Bao Sanniang's eyes widened instantly.

"Aren't you riding a horse?" Seeing Taiyi was about to leave the hillside after returning the karma fire to Zhurong, Bao Sanniang quickly reminded him.

"I'm not good at riding." Taiyi left this sentence and walked out leisurely.

"Otherwise, why do you think that there are two horses, but I am riding on one with that boy?" Zhu Rong glanced at Bao Sanniang and reminded her.

Bao Sanniang blinked and looked at Zhu Rong with an innocent face.

Taichi placed his hand on the hilt of Doujikiri Yasuna's sword and strode out of the hillside, moving faster and faster.

When the demon army discovered someone approaching the fort gate, they shouted loudly as a warning.

But seeing that Taiyi had no intention of slowing down, instead he held the hilt of the sword. The archer on the steps of the fort gate immediately drew the bowstring and shot the first arrow at Taiyi.

Taiyi tilted his head to avoid the archer's first arrow, then he paused and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

Bao Sanniang found that she just blinked her eyes, and there was only the arrow stuck in the ground, but she didn't know where the person had gone.

"There." Zhu Rong patted Bao Sanniang on the shoulder and pointed in the direction of the steps at the fort gate with his other hand.

Bao Sanniang looked in the direction her finger was pointing and found that Taiyi was indeed walking on the steps, killing monsters with every step.

"Hiss - is this a human or a ghost?" Bao Sanniang rubbed her eyes in disbelief and looked again.

The scene didn't change much, except that the number of dead demons increased again.

Many demons were so frightened that they stood there in a daze, not reacting at all.

"Enemy attack!" The demon finally reacted. Seeing Taiyi killing his companions as if he was in an empty space, the demon also shouted at the top of his voice.

The demons in the surrounding buildings also began to swarm out after hearing the noise.

Among them there is a demon that is different from the others.

Unlike other demons, he was not shirtless, but was fully armored, holding a sword with an exquisite and gorgeous scabbard.

"Master Izuna Tenma is here! Quick! Help him to surround and kill that human!"

When the demon next to him saw him, he immediately yelled at the top of his voice.

"So awesome..." Bao Sanniang was stunned to see Taiyi still able to maintain his elegant and graceful demeanor among the enemy troops.

"Little girl, stop looking. Take me to sneak into the military ration warehouse of these demon soldiers to get food!" Zhu Rong directly pinched Bao Sanniang's cheek and squeezed it hard several times.