Free Web NovelThe private room of the Zhennan King's Little Marquis was not luxurious at all; there wasn't even tea or snacks on the table, only two steaming bowls of wide noodles.
He had one bowl, and the square-faced middle-aged man sitting opposite him had another.
“Not bad, not bad. It seems my training during this period has been quite effective.”
Zhong Zhenyue's appetite greatly increased when he saw his name, and he loudly called for the waiter to bring two more bowls.
“The Prince should have seen it too, and he will be very happy.” The square-faced middle-aged man's smile pulled at the scar on his face, but it didn't look ferocious; instead, it showed his shrewdness.
“My father has never praised me.”
Zhong Zhenyue recalled the stern expression of his father, the Zhennan King, and shook his head like a rattle-drum.
His father had only praised three young Prodigies on the Qianlong Ranking.
One was Xie Xuan, the Sword Master of Tianshan, and the other two... naturally, were the young man and woman who had just joined the Qianlong Ranking and were already at the top.
Zhong Zhenyue unconsciously regarded the two as his goals to chase after.
“I wonder what recent achievements Ying Bing and Li Mo have had.”
Zhong Zhenyue directly flipped the Qianlong Ranking to the second page.
None?
He slurped a mouthful of noodles, then flipped back further, but still found nothing.
“No way...”
Zhong Zhenyue muttered to himself, flipping the booklet back to the first page.
“Little Marquis?!”
The square-faced middle-aged general saw his Little Marquis, and a mouthful of hot wide noodles choked in his throat. He quickly handed him water.
“Tenth... Eleventh?”
Zhong Zhenyue stared blankly at the ranking, his gaze dull.
“Killing Six-Rank Disaster Beasts in the Guan Shen Realm, and even outnumbered? How did these two do it?”
The square-faced middle-aged man's eyes showed admiration.
Having been in the military for a long time, how could he not know the terror of Disaster Beasts? Even with his Outer Scenery Realm, he couldn't guarantee that he could kill two Six-Rank Disaster Beasts at the same time.
Disaster Beasts were cunning; they would flee if the situation turned unfavorable.
But that wasn't the reason he fell into deep thought.
“Deep into Southern Border? And even went to Hanging Temple?”
“No wonder... no wonder...”
“Uncle Qu, no wonder what?”
Zhong Zhenyue took a deep breath, composed himself, and asked.
“Little Marquis, do you remember the recent military reports?” Qu Sheng intentionally guided Zhong Zhenyue to think.
“I remember...”
Zhong Zhenyue pondered, saying:
“Recently, the Disaster Beasts in the western part of Southern Border have become increasingly rampant, leading to many Human Race tribes in Southern Border showing signs of migration...”
“The Disaster Beast Hou Clan clashed with the Giant Whale Clan.”
“The Mingjiao Clan's great Yao fought the Disaster Beast great Yao Nine-Headed Bird in Blackwater Marsh...”
As he recalled, Zhong Zhenyue suddenly realized that the Yao Race territories in Southern Border had recently become a complete mess.
Yao Beasts and Disaster Beasts were fighting? Although the two sides generally disliked each other, they mostly kept to themselves.
Suddenly fighting so fiercely, there must be a reason.
“Many Disaster Beasts have left their territories and entered the Yao Beast territories,” Qu Sheng said softly.
Zhong Zhenyue mused, muttering:
“I heard that a pair of male and female individuals killed several Wuling transformed from Disaster Beasts in various tribal strongholds in Southern Border.”
He took out his portable map and drew on it, then came to a conclusion a moment later.
“Li Mo and Ying Bing obtained the so-called divine jade at Hanging Temple, so the Disaster Beasts are pursuing them? But they were blocked by the Yao Race?”
“They will return to Nanguan (Southern Pass) City and will still pass through...”
Qu Sheng's eyes showed satisfaction.
Zhong Zhenyue hadn't had time to react, and at this moment, the waiter brought up two bowls of noodles, allowing him to hear an incredibly familiar voice.
“Waiter, are there any more superior rooms?”
Li Mo led Ying Bing to the counter of Jiawei Restaurant.
“Of course there are.” The waiter had been wiping tables with his head down.
He was about to ask if it was one room or two when he froze.
The young man was holding a sugar figurine, which seemed to be a female figure... well, it was clearly the woman beside him.
The Ice Cube couldn't eat sugar through her veil, so she lifted a corner of the light gauze, revealing half of her jade-like face, her lips glistening with sugar juice, breathtakingly beautiful.
“Ice Cube, what flavor am I?”
“Finished.”
The bamboo skewer in Ying Bing's hand was empty.
Li Mo glanced at her delicate lips and, as if possessed, reached out his thumb to wipe away the sugar juice for her.
Ying Bing couldn't help but be startled, and she gently licked the corner of her lip.
Li Mo: “!”
Was the Ice Cube doing it on purpose or by accident?
He had already managed to resist licking his fingers.
“...”
The waiter's silence was deafening; after holding it in for a long time, he turned around and shouted:
“One superior room!”
“Wait!”
Zhong Zhenyue's shout came from above.
.....
A moment later.
In the private room.
“Brother Zhong, why aren't you eating the noodles you ordered?”
Li Mo didn't expect that just after learning Zhong Zhenyue had arrived in Qingmu City, the two would meet again.
The last time was in Nanguan (Southern Pass), where the other party had given him a token.
“Well, I suddenly feel very full.”
Zhong Zhenyue stroked his chin, unsure what was causing this sudden feeling of fullness.
If he could find the reason, the difficulty of raising military provisions would plummet.
“Oh, then I'll eat them for you.”
“Thank you.”
Li Mo licked his fingers, picked up his chopsticks, and said:
“Brother Zhong, weren't you fine in Nanguan (Southern Pass)? Why did you come to Qingmu City?”
“......”
Zhong Zhenyue was speechless for a moment, and after a long pause, he said:
“Just... wandering around.”
Should he say that he came to train and catch up with the two of them?
“This is Qu Sheng, Uncle Qu, who is also the garrison commander of Qingmu City.”
Zhong Zhenyue introduced the square-faced middle-aged man who had been looking at them.
“I've long admired the names of you two young Prodigies.” freēwebnovel.com
Qu Sheng nodded slightly.
Zhong Zhenyue also had to admit it, sighing:
“Brother Li, you were actually able to go deep into the Yao Race territory of Southern Border to temper yourself. From the very beginning, in terms of determination and courage, I lost to you.”
“Temper myself?”
Li Mo shook his head, pointing to the Ice Cube beside him: “I went to find her.”
Ying Bing spoke coolly: “To pick up stars for him.”
This was her usual demeanor.
It was just that she couldn't maintain her usual demeanor with a certain person.
Zhong Zhenyue: “......”
Qu Sheng: “......”
Well, it was quite sudden.
“Are the two of you planning to return to Nanguan (Southern Pass) all the way?” Qu Sheng suddenly asked.
“Precisely.”
Qu Sheng was silent for a moment and said: “Then I suggest the two of you stay in Qingmu City for a period /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ of time. This place is at least a major Human Race city and can avoid the danger of Disaster Beasts.”
These two youngsters had already shown their outstanding talent. For future powerhouses like them, he naturally intended to make their acquaintance.
“Hmm...”
Li Mo pondered slightly.
He indeed needed a quiet environment to achieve Perfection in the Seventy-Two Transformations and comprehend the Somersault Cloud.
Sharpening the axe does not delay the work of chopping wood.
Moreover, when he saw those little kids earlier, he couldn't help but think of Lu Fuying, and there was still something he had promised the little girl that he hadn't done.
He looked at Ying Bing, and the girl nodded slightly.
“Then thank you, Commander Qu.”
After Li Mo thanked him, he felt a bit embarrassed: “Um, I have one more thing I'd like to ask Commander Qu for help with.”
“Feel free to say it.”
“When I passed through Baoping Town, I promised to deliver a letter for a family. Commander Qu, I wonder if you can find a soldier named Lu Yi in your army?”
Qu Sheng's eyes showed surprise, and after a while, some relief.
He agreed to the matter and promised to help inquire.
Zhong Zhenyue took a deep breath, his eyes burning as he invited:
“I also happen to be looking for someone, Brother Li, why don't you come back to the military camp with me?”
He still remembered how Li Mo had given guidance to many people in Yunzhou back then.
And the young woman beside him, her martial arts attainments were even more unfathomable.
He wanted to use the military formation to gauge how big the gap between him and Li Mo truly was.
“The soldiers are rough, especially in the army, they speak without restraint, and it might easily offend Li Shaoxia,” Qu Sheng said with a frown.
Soldiers were all rough men.
Li Shaoxia, with his refined and gentle appearance, could easily be mistaken for a weak scholar or a pampered young master from a prominent family.
“We'll conquer them with virtue,”
Li Mo smiled indifferently.
