Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms - Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Young Master, How Should We Deal With This?

“You damned Great Xia martial artists!” The Longdu youth glared at Tie Ma and quietly cursed at the latter before finally speaking with a cold face, “I am Viscount Zhou Xiu from Longdu!”

Zhou? That’s one of Longdu’s major clans!

Tie Ma and Old Huang exchanged looks. Tie Ma then coldly asked, “Why are you hunting our Great Xia’s merchant caravan?”

“Do I need a reason to kill lowly peasants? I advise you not to get involved in my business!” Zhou Xiu spat. “I came here to marry your Sixth Princess. If you know what’s better for you, you’d scram right now.”

“You’re marrying the Sixth Princess?” Tie Ma and Old Huang were taken aback.

In the sky, Fang Chen’s face darkened. It looks like the emperor is seeking a political marriage with Longdu in hopes that the latter can mediate between Great Xia and Greenpine.

Over at the merchant caravan, the woman and the guard leader also heard Zhou Xiu’s words, and their complexions turned awful. That fellow is Great Xia’s prince consort? This Zhou Xiu is practically untouchable if we consider his position as a Longdu viscount too! This is bad!

“What should we do…” the guard leader asked bitterly.

Just then, another cavalry unit galloped over from Great Xia’s direction, and it didn’t take long for them to arrive at the scene.

“It’s our Great Xia’s soldiers!” Those from the merchant caravan were overjoyed.

These Great Xia cavalrymen wore superior equipment and were armed with ornate swords. Their commander gave off an imposing and authoritative air that naturally intimidated others.

Riding alongside the commander was a fair-skinned, scholarly youth, as well as a couple of scholars dressed in traditional Londu robes. Their faces lit up when they saw Zhou Xiu.

“Brother Zhou, I have come to receive you under the crown prince’s order,” the fair-skinned, scholarly youth exclaimed.

He was Tao Yu, the Minister of Rites’ son and a famed scholar of Great Xia’s capital! The Longdu scholars traveling with him were famous people in the capital too.

Zhou Xiu was overjoyed to see them too. He pointed at Tie Ma and Huang Sihai and bellowed, “Tao Yu, you arrived at a good time. These two martial artists from your Great Xia killed half of my subordinates. How should we deal with this matter?”

Those from the merchant caravan were stunned. They thought that the tides were in their favor now that Great Xia’s soldiers had arrived, but who could have thought they were here to receive Zhou Xiu?

“What? Did such a thing really happen?” Tao Yu was angered. He glared at Tie Ma and roared, “Who are the two of you?! How dare you attack a guest of our Great Xia?! General Yuwen, take the two of them down! We shall bring them before the crown prince to judge!”

“Yes, young master!” General Yuwen nodded.

He was just about to make a move when he realized that one of the two martial artists was a familiar face, causing him to freeze up. He stared intently at Huang Sihai in disbelief.

“General Yuwen?” Tao Yu urged.

“Young master Tao, something is wrong here,” General Yuwen said with a grim voice.

“What’s wrong here?!” Tao Yu was losing his patience.

“That man is one of the Four Dragon Generals, Huang Sihai… He should have been locked in the Court of Great Brilliance…” General Yuwen pointed at Huang Sihai.

“What?! Huang Sihai?!” Tao Yu was startled.

He rubbed his eyes and stared hard at Huang Sihai. Only then did he recognize the latter, and many emotions flashed across his face.

Zhou Xiu and those over at the merchant caravan also noticed that something was amiss, prompting them to cast their gaze on Huang Sihai.

“Yuwen Jing, I heard you became the crown prince’s personal guard after our battle at the Three Realms Mountain. It looks like you have been faring well,” Huang Sihai said with a grin.

“Paying respect to General Huang. It has been five years, but you’re as vigorous as ever,” Yuwen Jing clasped his fist with a conflicted look.

Five years ago, he was a soldier under Huang Sihai’s command. However, the tragic defeat at the Three Realms Mountain resulted in the Fang Faction’s dissolution, so Fang Chen’s previous subordinates had to look for new lieges. He was one of them too.

Those who refused to look for new backing didn’t end well. Huang Sihai was an example of that.

“Let’s not waste our time. I’m going to slaughter that brat today. Are you going to stop me?” Huang Sihai coldly snorted as he pointed at Zhou Xiu.

“Tao Yu, who is this man?!” Zhou Xiu roared with a voice quivering in anger and horror.

The merchant caravan was intrigued too. While they didn’t recognize Huang Sihai, they could tell that the two martial artists were of high standing, or else the Great Xia’s general wouldn’t have revealed such an expression.

“He’s a relic of the past, one of Fang Chen’s Four Dragon Generals,” Tao Yu sneered.

“One of Fang Chen’s Four Dragon Generals?!”

The crowd was taken aback.

The woman and the guard leader gasped. They would have never thought that their savior would be one of the legendary Four Dragon Generals.

Zhou Xiu was stunned, but he quickly snapped out of it. Fang Chen isn’t the same man as he used to be. With my current standing, there’s no need for me to fear him. He looked haughtily at Huang Sihai and scoffed, “Hmph! And here I was wondering who’s arrogant. Is your master not here with you today? A dog without his master dares to bare his fangs at me?”

He then turned to Tao Yu and said, “Your people killed so many of my men. Unless you offer me a satisfactory explanation, I shan’t be entering your Great Xia today. Also, tell your emperor that our marriage agreement is off! Don’t expect me to raise a finger if Greenpine invades you!”

Tao Yu’s face warped in shock. He quickly turned to Yuwen Jing and respectfully bowed. “General Yuwen, you have apprehend them right now. Those two men have already threatened the good ties between our Great Xia and Longdu. They can’t be forgiven!”

“Young master Tao, I’m only at late Ki Explosion, whereas General Huang boasts strength that matches a Ki Control martial artist. Our people aren’t a match for him,” Yuwen Jing replied with a helpless expression.

Tao Yu was startled. He cursed under his breath, “Damned martial artists.”

Yuwen Jing frowned, but he didn’t say a word.

Tao Yu turned to Huang Sihai and said in a severe tone, “Huang Sihai, your actions have undermined our ties with Longdu. I advise you to put down your weapons and surrender.”

“Weapons? Do I look armed?” Huang Sihai looked at his bare hands and burst into laughter.

Tao Yu’s expression further darkened. “I’m asking you to surrender! Don’t change the topic!”

“A snotty brat like you isn’t qualified to make me surrender. That scoundrel over there hunted our civilians as if they were livestock. How do you think we should deal with that?” Huang Sihai asked as he pointed at Zhou Xiu.

There was a subtle change in the crowd’s expressions.

In truth, Tao Yu and Yuwen Jing had long noticed the merchant caravan, and they knew about Zhou Xiu’s tendencies too. However, this was inconsequential before their national security, and mentioning it here only made all of them look bad.

“We’ll look into it, but a civilian like you has no right to kill the Longdu cavalrymen. The world would descend into chaos if everyone enforces the law at their whim like you,” Tao Yu sneered.

“Hear that? Your master has no right to deal with me, let alone lackeys like you. All I did was to kill some lowly peasants. Your emperor wouldn’t make things difficult for me over something this small. The two of you should learn your place and back down!” Zhou Xiu sneered.

Huang Sihai ignored Zhou Xiu and instead clasped his fist toward a lonesome carriage stationed not too far away. “Young master, how should we deal with this?”

Young master?! Could it be that War God Fang is here today?!

The crowd was stunned.

The woman and the guard leader exchanged looks before heaving a sigh of relief.