Chapter 235: Returning Home in Glory (All Chapters Combined into One)

When they walked out of the solitary confinement cell, there were many people waiting for Zhao Xing, Chen Shijie, Long Xiao and Liao Rulong.

There were agriculture officials who had trained together, such as Zhuang Ziqing, Han Bing, Che Shihai... Zhao Xing even saw Shi Yong and Feng Qi.

The warriors include Xia Jing, Chen Fang, priest Zhang Yi, military doctor Yuan Yang, and mechanical engineer Wang Ji...

They should have been on the battlefield, but now they all took the time to rush back to Yangcheng.

Some others I met later, such as Ji Ziyun, Liu Cheng'an, the prince of Xin, Pei Yuanchang, the grandson of Lingshuang, and Wu Zhengting, the prince of Yuegang...

"Brother Zhao, we have all heard about your experience. That King Liang is such a jerk!" Zhuang Ziqing was the first to rush over and grabbed Zhao Xing's hand, indignant. "Brother, you are a genius, but you were forced to withdraw from the battlefield by King Liang's party. This is outrageous!"

"Brother Zhuang." Zhao Xing looked touched and patted the back of Zhuang Ziqing's hand.

“Boss, you are being humiliated.” Wang Ji clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: “I would rather die than build a nail for the Liang Wang Party!”

"I, actually, had a pretty good life in there..." Zhao Xing thought to himself that he might have been exaggerating a bit.

"Boss, you don't have to comfort us. How can we say that we are living a good life when you are like this?" Che Shihai gritted his teeth and shed tears.

At this time, Zhao Xing's hair was a little messy and his clothes were tattered.

But, this was purely a mess that Mr. Zhao made before he was released from prison.

"I'm really fine." Zhao Xing comforted.

He thought back to his time in custody.

It was closed in early April and now it is the end of May.

On the first day in Laiyang City's solitary confinement prison, according to the routine, all equipment should be taken away, and prison uniforms should be put on to lock up the vitality.

But, this is Yangcheng Confinement Prison!

The guards are all our own people, either sent by King Luohou or Liu Tianning.

Who dares to do this?

Not to mention interrogation and torture.

Abuse of Mr. Zhao? Not happening!
Zhao Xing didn't lie, he was actually living a good life.

On the first day he came in, Zhao Xing's locks were unlocked, but his equipment was not returned to him.

In terms of food and drink, everything is in accordance with the dietary standards for fifth-rank officials at work. Even the accommodation is in a large courtyard!

Originally, there was no suitable accommodation for Zhao Xing in Yangcheng Prison. After all, he was imprisoned in Jiutian Yingyuan Mansion.

But in order to imprison Zhao Xing, the Yangcheng prison warden urgently built a set of prison cells within one day.

The next day he moved into a 500-square-meter villa.

If Mr. Zhao had not refused, the warden would probably have sent a few dancers and musicians to express his condolences.

Because Zhao Xing was not really in jail, he was just detained.

It must be said that this past month was the period in which Mr. Zhao slept the best.

When I was about to be released from prison, I remembered that I should not act like I was enjoying myself.

So he was handcuffed again, put on prison clothes, and messed up his hair.

"Warden of Yangcheng, have they treated you harshly?!" Xia Jing, who was walking over, raised his voice and stared at the jailers behind Zhao Xing with unfriendly eyes.

The jailer felt very aggrieved. How dare we do that? It was Zhao Xing himself who insisted on dressing like this.

"No, no." Zhao Xing waved his hand and said, "Don't think too much. They treat me very well."

He then used water magic to restore his clothes and appearance. This was enough time for his miserable appearance to be spread.

People with discerning eyes naturally knew that Zhao Xing could not have been abused, but for those who were unaware, if this impression spread, it would deepen others' disgust towards the Liang Wang Party.

"Let's go and talk somewhere else."

Zhao Xing was surrounded by the crowd and left Yangcheng Prison.

Afterwards, Xia Jing held a small party in Yangcheng to welcome Zhao Xing, Chen Shijie, Long Xiao and Liao Rulong. There were more than a thousand people attending the party.

This time, Zhao Xing also drank to his heart's content and got drunk with everyone else, and the party didn't end until the evening of the next day.

When most people had left, Zhao Xing circulated his energy to dispel the smell of alcohol, and his eyes became clear.

"Hu~" Zhao Xing let out a long breath and pulled Xia Jing over. "Brother, how have you been these days?"

Xia Jing was still a little drunk at this time, but when he saw Zhao Xing return to normal, he knew that he was going to talk about serious matters, and he immediately circulated his blood and energy and regained sobriety.

"I was also attacked by the Liang Wang Party, but my father and uncle intervened and ultimately did not punish me."

Zhao Xing nodded.

Xia Jing was not a member of the Shenwei Army, and his background was related to the royal family. He was not the mastermind, so it was not a big deal. With the mediation of Prince Pingyang and Xiahou, there would be no problem.

Xia Jing said: "You were stripped of your official position and retired from the battlefield. Your rank was not promoted that high. It was barely acceptable for the Liang Wang Party to save face."

"It's that Ji Chen who, for some reason, lost his position in the Prince Liang's Mansion and was sent to the battlefield."

"In the past two months, King Luohou, King Xin, and King Anning have repeatedly vetoed the results of Yingyuan Prefecture's handling."

"Your teacher hasn't made any moves. He is still working in the Supervision Department and the Two Government Transportation Department."

Xia Jing introduced what happened during this period.

Zhao Xing closed his eyes and reviewed it for a moment, then nodded.

"This matter has come to an end. Brother Xia, since you haven't withdrawn from the battlefield, you must take care of yourself."

Xia Jing said solemnly: "Brother Zhao, you have something to tell me."

Zhao Xing pondered, then drew a flag on the table: "If you see this flag on the battlefield in the future, don't hesitate, retreat immediately. This flag is the 'Nine Nether Army' in the Southern Wasteland Holy Mountain. It is backed by the Nine Nether Divine Sect and its methods are extremely strange."

"Nine Nether Army? Why have I never heard of it?" Xia Jing said.

"The Nine Nether Army has only appeared twice in history. They have never fought against the Great Zhou. I also found the records in ancient books."

Zhao Xing said: "In addition, the insect witches and blood witches in the Southern Wasteland are much stronger than before, so we have to guard against them. There is also the Seven Nights Saint Sons Group in the Southern Wasteland. It is best to carry out a decapitation operation..."

Xia Jing listened quietly. He had vaguely heard of what Zhao Xing said. Perhaps it had appeared in the battle report or had been mentioned by a counselor.

There is so much information on the Pingman battlefield, the amount is more than billions. It is not easy to pick out useful information from it.

Zhao Xing now picked out some events that had already shown signs of impact but had not yet truly demonstrated their influence and told Xia Jing about them.

Maybe he would meet her, maybe he wouldn't. But if Xia Jing could remember her and be more careful, there might be fewer twists and turns.

"Do you remember it?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Remember." Xia Jing nodded seriously. After going through so much, he had full confidence in Zhao Xing's ability to analyze military intelligence and combat reports.

"I will be leaving in a few days. I will not see any guests next time. I need to go visit my teacher." Zhao Xing said, "Take care, brother."

"Take care of yourself."

…………

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Xing, Chen Shijie, Long Xiao and Liao Rulong each went to visit their superiors or the teachers who had given them help.

Zhao Xing’s first stop was Fuchun Garden to meet Tian Yan.

"Teacher, I am leaving soon. Thank you for your hard work these days. Please take care of yourself."

Zhao Xing kowtowed to Tian Yan, because during the time when Zhao Xing was imprisoned, Tian Yan had also been running around, and even used the resources that he had originally used to write him three letters.

"Get up." Tian Yan helped Zhao Xing up with a smile, "I haven't accomplished anything."

At first, Tian Yan didn't know to what extent King Luohou and Liu Tianning could do for Zhao Xing. When he found out, he realized that he had worked in vain.

But for Zhao Xing, no matter whether it is useful or not, people just do it, and that is a favor, and he will remember it in his heart.

"Where are you going next?" Tian Yan asked.

"The rank has not been decided yet, but it should be to the East China Sea." Zhao Xing replied, "But I will go home to rest for half a year and visit my family."

"Donghai..." Tian Yan muttered, "Okay, if you encounter any problems in the future, you can write to me and tell me."

"My old bones may not be as hard as Liu Tianning's, but they are covered with a layer of gold."

"Liu Tianning is the Inspector General. He must be fair and honest. Even if he is rich, I'm afraid he won't be able to help you much financially."

Tian Yan said proudly: "I am different. In terms of wealth, many kings are not as rich as me."

Zhao Xing was stunned for a moment, then he bowed and smiled, "Teacher, you have quite a lot of money, but this statement seems to be modest."

"Hahaha, that's our ancestor, Grandfather Tian." Tian Yan said proudly, "Your teacher only has a little money left."

Tian Yan was not bragging. Not long after Zhao Xing left Fuchun Garden.

He received a message in his ground mirror.

[Tian Yan transfers 10 million points to you]

[Your points account has changed, balance: 10021522]

There is a note behind the points gift:

[Zhao Xing, you will need money a lot when you go to the East Sea. You will need to break through to the Pure Yuan Realm in the future. The fifth level is the key node for the Minister of Agriculture. You must not just break through. If you don't have enough, you can always find a teacher.]

"He gave me 10 million directly, it's true..." Zhao Xing couldn't help but marvel at Tian Yan's wealth.

What does 10 million points mean?
Zhao Xing's original rank was level six, and his annual salary + rank bonus was approximately 350,000 points.

Although King Luohou did not get promoted during this tussle with the Liang King's party, his honorary rank was raised again to the tenth rank.

But even so, he only gets about 800,000 points a year.

However, Tian Yan gave him 10 million yuan casually.

If Zhao Xing was not greedy, he would have to work for more than ten years to get the salary and honors, and the prerequisite was that he would not eat or drink and save it all.

"This is a huge favor." Zhao Xing felt helpless. He came to Tian Yan just to say goodbye and never thought that Lord Tian would give him anything.

Even if there is a parting gift, it should be within the normal range.

Unexpectedly, he still underestimated Tian Yan's financial resources.

In other people's eyes, this 10 million is indeed a normal gift and there is nothing wrong with it.

"My master Liu Tianning has tens of millions of clones, and now he has one more. My master Tian Yan has billions of wealth."

Thinking of this, Zhao Xing sighed, "If I had known this earlier, why would I have bothered to be greedy in my previous life? I could have maxed out Tian Yan's favorability and I would have everything..."

…………

After paying homage to Tian Yan, Zhao Xing ran to Taicangyuan to meet Lu Bang.

When the spiritual beauty of the cave burst out, Lu Bang sent two disciples, Cai Jin and Feng Qi, to the Ji Ye Sea to eat fish.

The relationship was quite close at that time.

Lu Pin, Liu Tianning and Tian Yan were originally good friends.

However, when Zhao Xing came to pay a visit to Lu Bang, he just bowed and did not perform any grand ceremony. He also did not call him teacher, but called him Master Lu.

"Boy, how do you feel about withdrawing from the battlefield and losing a bright future of promotion?" Lupin had a free and unrestrained personality. As soon as they met, he teased Zhao Xing.

"I don't have any feelings." Zhao Xing smiled, "No regrets after making a move, it's done."

"Hahaha, I just like this kind of personality of yours." Lupin laughed, "When you instigated Sinong to fight the warriors during training, I just liked this kind of personality of yours."

"How can you come back home without some presents? I am good at making wine, so I will give you a boatload of fine wine."

"Feng Qi." Lupin waved his hand, and suddenly a young man walked out from behind the screen.

"teacher."

"Go to my Dizihao wine cellar and load a boatload of wine for Marquis Yuan Rang."

"Yes."

Zhao Xing heard this and said deliberately: "Master Lu is so stingy. If you want to give gifts, why don't you give some top-notch treasures?"

"Hahaha, you're dreaming!" Lupin scolded with a smile, "You're not even at the fifth rank, and you still want to taste my top-grade wine? Wait until you reach the fifth rank and condense pure essence soil, then come and see it. Then you'll know the wonderful uses of my wine."

"Master Lu is so straightforward. I will definitely come here to drink to my heart's content in the future!"

…………

The third stop was Liu Tianning’s Wanfa Palace.

At this moment, the Wanfa Palace had 90% fewer clones than before, and it seemed a bit deserted.

The main reason is that Liu Tianning became the transport envoy of the two prefectures and the 'Ten Yang Inspector'.

As his workload increases, there will not be as many clones idle in the Wanfa Palace.

"Teacher, I plan to return home tomorrow." When he arrived at Liu Tianning's place, Zhao Xing did not perform any formal greetings.

The way he gets along with Lao Liu is different from that of Tian Yan. Lao Liu doesn't like to play the master-disciple etiquette. Except for the first time he bowed to his master, he never bowed when they met and chatted afterwards. At most, he just bowed slightly.

Zhao Xing vaguely felt that Liu Tianning was somewhat disgusted with etiquette.

"Got it." Liu Tianning pointed to a bamboo box next to him, "My real body is not here, you can take this."

"What's inside?"

"The floating vine seedlings." Liu Tianning said, "I cut them from the main vine and have been cultivating them for two and a half years."

"Floating?" Zhao Xing was shocked.

Liu Tianning said that it took two and a half years to train him, which means that he was doing this in November of the 17th year of the Jing Xinli calendar.

That was also the first time Liu Tianning came to the Soul Sacrifice Pass.

As long as the plankton seedlings grow up, they will become seventh-level plant life!
Moreover, the floating vine seedling that Liu Tianning gave has a very high upper limit because it also incorporates the characteristics of a parasitic species.

In other words, it is possible for Zhao Xing to grow a tenth-level floating vine like Liu Tianning in his previous life!
This is a rare parasitic species of vine. Mr. Zhao has to go find it himself, and it's unknown when he'll find it.

How precious is it? Assuming that Liu Tianning's gift of treasure is an opportunity, it is so precious that Zhao Xing feels that his luck of Yan Wu is not worthy of this opportunity.

"Ordinary plankton can only be planted in pure soil, but parasitic species are different." Liu Tianning said, "Open the box, cut your wrist, and let the plankton seedlings parasitize your body and grow."

"Yes." Zhao Xing suppressed the excitement in his heart and stepped forward to open the bamboo box.

At this time, bursts of golden light came out of the Wenzhu box.

There is no soil in the three-meter square asparagus box, only extremely rich golden light.

A two-foot-long, light golden vine as thick as a little finger was suspended in the box.

Zhao Xing quickly slashed at his wrist.

As a result, the force was too light and did not even break the skin.

He had forgotten that his golden bones were now fully developed and were no longer the same as before.

"I'll help you."

Liu Tianning's right hand suddenly changed, like a liquid metal man, and turned into a sharp knife.

"Swish~" the knife flashed, and a deep wound that could be seen to the bone appeared on Zhao Xing's wrist, and blood gushed out.

Zhao Xing: "..."

This approach is indeed very Liu Tianning.

The blood dripped onto the floating vines, causing an immediate reaction.

The plankton slowly swam towards the source of the blood.

Zhao Xing put his hand in, and immediately the floating creature drilled in through the wound.

"Chichi~"

Zhao Xing felt that the vitality in his body began to decline rapidly.

100%, 90%, 80%...

After the floating vine had completely absorbed it, Zhao Xing's vitality was reduced to only 10%!
"Hiss~ You almost sucked me dry."

Zhao Xing retracted his hand and felt weak.

Liu Tianning handed over a fruit plate from the side: "You can quickly replenish it after you finish eating."

"Okay." Zhao Xing took the fruit plate and planned to heal his wound first.

When I looked down, I found that the wound had healed!
A cool sensation came from the original wound, which was emitted by the floating liquid.

"Plankton lives with you. If you get hurt, it will get hurt as well." Liu Tianning said, "It will also slow down its growth. If you continue to stay on the battlefield, it will be difficult to give it to you to raise."

"You are not even at the fifth rank now, so its growth rate is relatively slow."

"How slow?" Zhao Xing asked.

"A sixth-grade plankton can't get out of the seedling stage even after fifty years." Liu Tianning said, "At most, it can only reach a level close to the growth stage."

"The fifth level, with a pure body, can enter the growth stage when floating."

"It will take thirty to fifty years to cultivate pure soil, but it is still not very useful at this point."

"Only when you cultivate your inner world to the point where you can perform pure elemental projection will it be easier for Fuyou to fight with you."

Zhao Xing nodded.

That is to say, it can only stay in the sixth level for a maximum of fifty years. After this period, the floating vine seedling will die.

Because it is not something that a sixth-grade creature can raise, Liu Tianning has now lowered the threshold and allowed him to raise it in advance.

The floating species are in the period of rapid growth in pure soil.

Liu Tianning gave it to him in advance because Zhao Xing didn't have many battles to fight and was relatively strong.

Otherwise, this gift will only be given out when it reaches the fifth level.

"Thank you teacher."

Zhao Xing was very satisfied with this gift.

"Go." After Liu Tianning said this, the clone lost his charm and sat on the chair with his head lowered.

Obviously, this clone is offline.

Zhao Xing bowed and then quickly left Wanfa Palace.

…………

At the last stop, Zhao Xing came to the Shenwei Army’s base to meet Yang An and Jia Pu.

At this time, Yang An still had his arm broken, and Jia Pu was still the mighty general in name only.

Zhao Xing clasped his fists and said, "General Meng took me in and allowed me to participate in the training at Shiyang Cave Heaven. I am very grateful. This time, I have dragged down the Shenwei Army. Please punish me, General and Lord."

Chen Shijie had asked Yang An for the quota in the first place, so Yang An still had some favors to him.

Although Zhao Xing was transferred directly by the military order, he had to come to see him both for official and private reasons.

Yang An winked at Jia Pu and stopped Zhao Xing before he finished kneeling on one knee.

"Zhao Xing, what's your fault?" Jia Pu asked.

"If I am wrong, it is my fault. I failed to protect you, Chen Shijie and Long Xiao."

Yang An waved his left hand: "Alright, military advisor, you are all right, it is King Liang who is wrong."

"Zhao Xing, you have made many achievements in the Shenwei Army. If it weren't for you, the generals of the Shenwei Army would never have been able to push north of Yangjiang River at this time."

"Although I gave you a place, the credit is yours to establish."

"We met once before, and now that you are leaving, I will give you a gift." Yang An said, "Is your Wanfa clone on the boat?"

Zhao Xing nodded: "Yes, sir, I am here."

Yang An said: "Can you integrate the way of protecting the law?"

Zhao Xing vaguely guessed what Yang An was going to give him: "I have already integrated this method."

The guardian grass man can store all the Dharmas.

It is also the foundation of all incarnations. To fully expand the role of the incarnation, it is necessary to integrate the guardian grass man.

Now, Zhao Xing’s nine main clones all have this function.

Yang An stretched out his remaining left hand and suddenly shouted, "Guardian Zhao Xing, listen to my orders!"

"I'm here!" Zhao Xing bowed.

"Catch the sword!"

"Yes!"

Zhao Xing's eyebrows twitched, and nine clones immediately jumped down from the warship above the square.

"I will use 100% of the Azure Dragon Sword Qi. Zhao Xing, how much power you can retain depends on how capable you are."

After saying that, a green light flashed at Yang An's fingertips, and then quickly burst out from the marching hall, like a swimming green dragon, rushing towards the warship.

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish~
Nine clones instantly appeared in the path of the sword energy.

"Ang~"

Amidst the sword energy, there was actually the sound of a dragon's roar.

The first straw man hit the sword energy, and then a bright light appeared.

The dragon-shaped sword energy passed through the first straw man without any reduction at all.

Zhao Xing’s second clone came up again and actively absorbed the sword energy.

But the second clone of all things was also absorbed in an instant.

The sword is like a flying dragon, proudly traveling across the heaven and earth.

Nine clones take turns to appear on the stage.

Until the ninth clone was fully absorbed by the Qinglong sword energy, there was still some left!

"Marquis Shenwei is indeed extraordinary. Even though King Liang suppressed him once, he rose up the second time and his fame is still known all over the world."

Zhao Xing felt the power of the sword energy in his clone and admired it in his heart.

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish~
The original body and all his clones landed outside the marching hall together.

Zhao Xing knelt on one knee and shouted, "Thank you, Lord, for the sword!"

This was the first and last time Yang An gave him an order. After that, Yang An changed his mind.

After Zhao Xing received the sword, Yang An's voice came from the marching hall: "Treasure your passion, even if you spill it, it will turn into blue waves."

"Marquis Yuan Rang, we will meet again later."

…………

Datong Prefecture, Wanfeng Mountains.

The calm lake surface suddenly began to ripple. The texture became denser and denser until a certain moment, when the central area suddenly bulged.

"Wow~"

Four auspicious Qilin beasts shining with golden light jumped out of the water. When the golden light dissipated, they turned out to be four Qilin flying boats.

Three of the flying boats were lined up side by side, and the fourth one was opposite them.

Zhao Xing, Long Xiao and Chen Shijie stood together, while Liao Rulong stood on his own flying boat.

“Zhao Xing, Chen Shijie, Long Xiao.” Liao Rulong bowed and said, “When you have time, you must come to my hometown, Boping County, and sit down.”

"Sure." Zhao Xing clasped his fists and said, "Brother Liao, take care."

"Let's go!" Liao Rulong waved his hand and entered the cabin. The Qilin Flying Boat turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the horizon in a short while.

Watching Liao Rulong leave, Zhao Xing couldn't help but feel some emotion in his eyes.

The original plan did not include Liao Rulong in the impeachment, but at that time, he took the responsibility for it.

Zhao Xing's persuasion was futile, and Liao Rulong was also detained.

The results of their treatment were the same. They failed to reach the fifth rank, were transferred to local officials, and were stripped of their official titles. Their honorary ranks were converted according to their military merits.

Liao Rulong's hometown is Boping County, Binjiang County, Guanghua Prefecture. He and Yang An are fellow villagers.

Back then, he followed Yang An to join the army, but their achievements were different. Yang An was already a fourth-rank general, while Liao Rulong was still a sixth-rank general.

Liao Rulong left the battlefield, and Zhao Xing didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, but since things had come to this point, he no longer thought about it.

"Lao Chen, Long Xiao, it's time for us to go." Zhao Xing said.

"Ah."

Long Xiao's hometown was flooded, and he had nowhere to go during his six-month vacation, so he planned to hang out with Zhao Xing and Chen Shijie.

Chen Shijie also planned to return to Gucheng. His hometown was in Xishan County, but all his relatives were gone. He had an uncle and aunt who were relatively close to him by blood, but they treated him very badly when he was young and they had severed ties long ago.

Chen Shijie had no intention of going back to humiliate them, so he also planned to go to Gucheng, where Gui Niang was still waiting for him.

"Let's go." Long Xiao said, "Last time I went to Gucheng, I just helped you guys fight and didn't have any fun. This time I have to take a good look."

"Zhao Xing, as the host, you have to treat us~"

"You want to have fun, but I'm afraid you've found the wrong person." Chen Shijie laughed, "Does Zhao Xing look like someone who enjoys fun?"

"Hehe, you don't know this, do you?" Long Xiao winked and said, "At the beginning, I was his protector and followed him to deal with the Shao Wanjie case. Guess what happened?"

"What's wrong?"

"Hey, this guy pretended to be Shao Wanjie, got two cat-eared girls to serve him in the hot spring, and also called a bunch of striped dancers..."

"What? Is this true?!" Chen Shijie scolded with a smile, "You are so good, Zhao Xing. I didn't expect you to be such a dishonest person."

"How can you defame someone's innocence!" Zhao Xing argued, "That's called a mission. Do you understand what a mission is?"

"However, although I don't know how to enjoy life, I have a friend who knows a lot about it."

"Long Xiao, when we get to Nanyang County, I will make sure you don't even have the strength to draw your sword!"

"Hahahaha, I've been waiting for it!"

………………

Nanyang County is located in Dayuan Prefecture, and the Wanfeng Mountains in Datong Prefecture are more than 40,000 miles away in a straight line.

When I came here, I borrowed the road from the fire pond of Lihuo Taoist Temple, but I couldn't do that when I go back.

Because they have so many things now, such as the Kirin flying boat, the bronze chariot, the blue-eyed dragon and lion, it is not easy to pass these things through the fire pond, and the cost is too high.

If one person goes there alone, he has to walk 80,000 miles. If he brings so many things, the transportation capacity will increase and the cost will also be higher, and that will all be borne by the owner.

You don't have to do anything else for the next six months when you go back, just focus on running.

Zhao Xing also bought a lot of goods from the military community, and Lupin alone gave him a boatload of fine wine.

There were also gifts from Xia Jing, Prince Ji, Wu Zhengting, various friends, and teachers. Zhao Xing's own things alone filled fourteen cargo flying boats.

Together with some things purchased by Long Xiao and Chen Shijie, a total of twenty ships were loaded.

Plus three Qilin flying boats.

Together, the three of them had twenty-three flying boats.

Zhao Xing's Qilin Flying Boat was a backup. He wanted to return home in glory, but how could he do that without adequate attire?
This time they planned to fly back and had chosen the route.

First, he controlled twenty-three flying boats to fly to the capital of Datong Prefecture.

Then he boarded a public inter-provincial ship to Dayuan Prefecture.

Once you arrive at Dayuan Prefecture, you can fly directly to Nanyang County.

"Forty thousand miles in a straight line, if we want to avoid the no-fly routes, it will be more than a hundred thousand miles. We will take a seventh-order ship, which will take about thirty hours."

"But we also have to take into account the time it takes to wait for the building ship to take off and the time it takes for the flying boat to report. It will take a total of five or six days." Chen Shijie said.

"So slow." Long Xiao said, "We should get ourselves a warship."

"Can you afford it?" Chen Shijie said with a hollow look, "You know how many mechanical engineers and operators a warship needs. With your ninth-level honor, you will go bankrupt in half a year."

"Zhao Xing can afford it." Long Xiao said.

"I can afford it, but I won't buy it." Zhao Xing rolled his eyes. "Not to mention the labor and boat costs, the procedures are also complicated."

"Warships can only be used for military purposes, unless you are crowned a king, then you can have a private warship as your vehicle."

"Inland areas can only use commercial ships, and the procedures for commercial ships are very complicated. It will take one or two years to get approval. If you have a large family and often travel across states, you can consider it. Otherwise, it is more convenient to take a public ship."

The Great Zhou had very strict control over the airspace within its territory, especially the warships, which were too powerful. A sixth or seventh tier warship could really massacre a city in a very short time!

This is a precedent.

During the reign of Taizu, warships were still common in the sky. At that time, two marquises whose fiefdoms bordered each other were at odds with each other and became so angry with each other that they actually launched their warships to attack each other.

In the end, it caused countless deaths and injuries and destroyed more than a dozen counties. Such actions shocked the world, and Taizu had to execute the two founding marquises to quell public grievances.

The "Great Zhou Airspace Management Regulations" were also formulated, allowing only kings and dukes to travel on warships.

When Emperor Wen came to power, he took the lead in practicing frugality, and the use of luxurious means of travel such as warships was reduced a lot.

During the reign of Emperor Jing, he simply amended the law and strengthened supervision.

Even the warships of the king and duke level must have 90% of their weapons removed.

From then on, most kings and princes started to ride on warships without weapons.

Ships of various levels were widely used for commercial and public purposes.

For example, Yi Zhiwen from the Leiyang Chamber of Commerce, when they brought back warships, they did not use them directly but dismantle them. Warships had sufficient materials, and after dismantling, one ship could be turned into two or even four commercial ships. Whether they were resold or used for business, they would make a lot of money.

After Zhao Xing, Chen Shijie and Long Xiao flew to Datong Prefecture, they originally needed to wait for the government-dispatched ship to take off.

But not long after he arrived, Li Yancheng, a fourth-rank official of the City Tower Ship Department, immediately gave an order to have a seventh-tier tower ship specially dispatched for Zhao Xing.

"Sir, why?" Zhang Zheng, a fifth-rank official who received the order, was very confused. "They are just three small sixth-rank officials and idle marquises. Do you really need to personally deploy them?"

"Why?" Li Yancheng said, "Because his teacher Liu Tianning is the transport commissioner of the two prefectures. Now is wartime, and the shipbuilding department of this prefecture must be managed by the transport department."

"If Liu Tianning wants to make things difficult for you and me, he can just find a small mistake of ours and magnify it and crush us to the ground."

"I may seem to be on the same level as Liu Tianning, but in fact I am under Liu Tianning's control."

There is another point Li Yancheng didn't mention, that is, Liu Tianning will be promoted to the fourth rank this summer.

A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death, let alone the difference between a fourth-rank official and a regular official.

He is a fourth-rank official and is over 400 years old. It is unlikely that he will be able to advance to the third-rank in this lifetime. However, Liu Tianning is different. He has a bright future.

Then isn't Li Yancheng afraid that this kind of flattery will backfire?
Not will.

Because Li Yancheng is well-informed.

The three kings of Shiyang Cave Heaven set the tone of 'returning home in glory' for Zhao Xing and his three companions.

This means that Zhao Xing must return to his hometown in glory and with all the cards handed down.

If Li Yancheng can't understand this point, there's no point in doing anything.

"How long have they been waiting?" Li Yancheng asked.

"They are from the Fudonglou Shipping Company that came here at 7:15 pm, and now it's 1:15 pm," said Zhang Zheng.

"When will the next seventh-tier ship take off to Dayuan Mansion?"

"The 773rd building ship is expected to arrive at the end of the morning hour." Zhang Zheng said. His building ship department was like an aerial post station, providing convenience for officials, but the value of the building ships had to be fully utilized.

Especially for a seventh-order building ship, it needs to gather a certain number of people and cargo before it can take off, otherwise it would be a waste of transportation capacity, right?
"Quickly notify the other officials and merchants who are going to board the ship No. 773 and ask them to board the ship at 3:15 a.m." Li Yancheng said. "If it is not 3:15 a.m., then ask them to wait for the next ship."

"Yes." Zhang Zheng went to do it quickly.

…………

At Fudonglou Ship Company, Zhao Xing and his two companions who were waiting at the Bamboo Tower were suddenly transferred to a more upscale 'VIP area' - Yunhai Tower.

This was originally a place for entertaining officials above the fifth rank, because the daily clothes and court robes of fifth rank officials were embroidered with patterns of clouds and sea.

"Sir Zhao, please make some preparations. Ship No. 773 will take off at 3:15 a.m.." Zhang Zheng brought his men to Zhao Xing.

"Three quarters past the hour of Mao?" Zhao Xing was stunned. "Didn't they say it should be Chen hour?"

"Because of the change in weather conditions," Zhang Zheng said with a smile, "the ship's take-off time was advanced. This is a common occurrence."

There was no chance of a change in the weather. Zhang Zheng simply received instructions from Li Yancheng and made such arrangements to please Zhao Xing.

A seventh-level building ship, why worry about the weather?

Even when flying in strong winds, he is not afraid at all.

In addition, the weather in the capital city will basically not change much.

But whether the weather will change or not is still up to Louchuansi, right?
As soon as Zhao Xing saw Zhang Zheng's fifth-grade crown and clothes, he guessed the reason.

Well, you don’t even need to report what my master Liu Tianning said, he has already arranged it.

The Louchuan Division is under the control of Lao Liu, so it is normal for them to please him.

"May I know your name, sir?" Zhao Xing asked.

"My surname is Zhang, my given name is Zheng, and my courtesy name is Yuanchun." Zhang Zheng smiled and said, "My superior is Lord Li Yancheng."

Zhao Xing bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Li, and thank you, Lord Zhang."

"Marquis Yuan Rang is too polite."

…………

The first quarter of the Mao hour arrived and the plane took off at the third quarter of the Mao hour.

Twenty-three flying boats were all packed onto ship No. 773.

As the night broke into dawn, the ship took off and headed towards Dayuan Prefecture.

I don't know if they had told me this, but they were afraid that Mr. Zhao would be homesick, so the flight originally took thirty hours, but they only took fifteen hours to reach the Louchuan Division in Dayuan Prefecture.

When I asked before getting off the ship, I learned that the flight route had been changed to the shortest one, and the speed of the seventh-level building ship was increased to full speed, so the flight time was shortened by half.

"It's good to have a teacher." Long Xiao couldn't help but sigh, "You didn't tell him anything, but you got all the benefits."

"You can take Zhao Xing as your master." Chen Shijie said, "Then you will be Liu Tianning's disciple. When you build a tower ship in the future, you can say 'my master Liu Tianning'."

"Hahahaha, that's right." Zhao Xing laughed, "Come on, come on, good disciple, quickly become my disciple. There's no need for gifts, just kowtow three times."

"Go to hell!" Long Xiao pushed the two men away.

…………

Arriving at Dayuan Prefecture is like returning home.

However, the capital of Dayuan Prefecture is in the east, while Nanyang County is in the south.

The land of a prefecture is vast. If you control the Qilin flying boat and fly at full speed, you can reach Gucheng in a little over two hours.

However, Zhao Xing still has twenty fully loaded cargo flying boats, so he can't go any faster.

It would take about four or five hours for the straw man clone to control the flight.

Shi Dezheng, a fourth-rank official of the Louchuan Division of Dayuan Prefecture, also did the same thing as Li Yancheng.

He planned to dispatch a sixth-order tower ship to send Zhao Xing to Nanyang County.

Zhao Xing couldn't refuse because the other party was too enthusiastic and Shi Dezheng showed up in person.

"Marquis Yuan Rang, you have returned with honor this time and have made great contributions to your hometown. Your hometown should also show its appreciation."

"How could I turn a blind eye to this?"

"Otherwise, if outsiders hear this, wouldn't they say that our Dayuan Mansion is mistreating our meritorious soldiers?"

"This building ship has been idle for a long time, so I'd like to take this opportunity to test its function."

"Marquis Yuan Rang is not troubling us, but helping the Louchuan Division. Please do not refuse."

"In that case, I would like to thank you for your kindness, Lord Shi."

"It's my pleasure." Shi Dezheng said with a smile, "Marquis Yuan Rang, please."

Shi Dezheng's words left Long Xiao dumbfounded.

Well, it was obviously Shi De who was trying to do something good and solved Zhao Xing’s problem of traveling.

When he said it out loud, it sounded as if Zhao Xing had helped their Louchuan Division.

You can even come up with an excuse like testing the effectiveness of a building ship. You deserve to be a fourth-rank official!

Long Xiao didn't know that Shi Dezheng was still holding back.

After all, this is transportation within the mansion and the distance is not long, so it is not appropriate to make a big fuss, otherwise we would have to have an entire seventh-level ship for Master Zhao to ride in.

But even if it is one level lower, it is still at the level of the sixth-grade top grade.

In addition, this ship named Xiaguanglou has a very cool effect, which is that when it breaks through the clouds, it will dye the surrounding clouds with colorful glow.

Regardless of whether it is fast or not, it is extremely cool and colorful.

Shi Dezheng also deeply understood the tone set by the Three Kings.

How can it be enough to return home in glory?
Even the clouds on Marquis Yuan Rang’s way home must be beautiful!

Zhao Xing and his companions boarded this sixth-order, top-grade building ship.

Looking at the cool scene around him, Long Xiao couldn't help swallowing.

"Why are you looking at me?" Zhao Xing was also admiring the clouds, but unexpectedly Long Xiao kept staring at him. "Hey, you don't really want to be my disciple, do you?"

Looking at Long Xiao's expression, it seemed that he really wanted to kowtow to Zhao Xing.

"It's like this in the provincial capital. When you arrive in Nanyang County, I'm afraid there will be even more officials trying to curry favor with you," said Chen Shijie.

It is conceivable that Shi Dezheng would definitely pass the news to his subordinates and ask them to entertain Marquis Yuan Rang well.

"That may not be the case." Long Xiao said, "Shi Dezheng and Li Yancheng know about his teacher's ability, but the officials of Nanyang County may not know."

"What do you, a warrior, know about civil officials?" Chen Shijie said disdainfully. "If the governor of Nanyang County doesn't bring people to the county tower and ship department to welcome you in person, I'll tear off my head and use it as your chamber pot."

"Marquis Yuan Zhen is so powerful that people who don't know you would think you are Marquis Yuan Rang, huh." Long Xiao entered the cabin cursing.

It was boring to chat with these guys, so he went to pet the cats.

Nanyang County, the county seat.

"Zhao Xing, the Marquis of Yuanrang, is going back home?"

The prefect of Nanyang County, Wang Shiyang, looked up at the clerk who came to report below.

"Yes, Lord Shi, Lord Liu, and Lord Li from the city personally sent the letter." The historian handed over the letter.

Letters are informal official documents, which are private correspondence between officials. They will not become formal documents and do not need to be archived.

But the content of the letter often contains important information.

Wang Shiyang opened the letters from several superiors in the city and took a look.

They are all talking about the same thing: Zhao Xing, Marquis of Yuanrang, is a disciple of a big boss in the army and even has a background of being crowned king. He has returned home in glory and must not be careless.

The prefect of Nanyang County is of the fifth rank, and occasionally there are also people of the fourth rank. It depends on the size of the county and the prosperity of the place.

Wang Shiyang, the county magistrate, is only of the fifth rank, so naturally he wants to make progress. In this position of county magistrate, he has every chance to be promoted to the fourth rank.

However, after thousands of years of development, Nanyang County has not had much room for improvement in any aspect.

It’s not easy to get promoted, you have to rely on connections to move forward.

Wang Shiyang has always been seeking to make further progress, and of course he will not miss any opportunity now.

"When did he leave the city?"

"It's two quarters past the si hour. We're boarding the Xiaguang Tower ship, which departs from the Fudong Tower Shipyard. It's expected to arrive in an hour at the earliest, and should arrive at the end of noon at the latest." The clerk replied.

"Quick! Immediately notify all officials at all levels of the county government. All sixth-rank officials must arrive at the County East Building Shipyard within one hour!"

"In the Ceremonial Hall, all those above the eighth rank must be present."

"Dancers, musicians, and guards of honor, prepare according to the corresponding specifications. As long as it does not exceed the rules, the higher the level, the better!"

"Also, quickly notify the magistrate of Gucheng County and have them prepare for the reception. Especially the family of Marquis Yuan Rang. Be sure to notify them in advance and order a few sets of gorgeous robes for them."

"We have also sent people to clean up the Zhao family's ancestral land. When Marquis Yuan Rang returns to his hometown, he will definitely go to worship his ancestors."

"Yes, I'll go now." The clerk was also shocked. He had never seen Wang Shiyang so serious before. He immediately stood up and left.

"Come back!" Wang Shiyang thought about it and called the person back.

"Sir, do you have any other instructions?" asked the clerk.

"Go check and see who are the closest relatives and friends of Yuan Ranghou, and whether he has had any conflicts with others recently." Wang Shiyang whispered, "If there is anything worrying, report it as soon as possible. If it is related to the government, it must be dealt with quickly. Do you understand?"

"I understand." The clerk ran out immediately.

………………

When Zhao Xing arrived at Louchuansi on the eastern outskirts of Nanyang County, the sky was filled with colorful auspicious clouds and rosy clouds.

Fortunately, there are not many people in the eastern suburbs, and the Donghu Army has already cleared the area, so now only officials are waiting underground.

"Whoo~"

As a gust of wind blew by, the sixth-level Xiaguang ship slowly landed on the open space.

"Beat the drums and play music!" Wang Shiyang said in a voice transmission.

"Dong dong dong dong dong~"

The big drum was struck, and string instruments and wind instruments began to play together.

Wang Shiyang also took great pains to select some exciting military music, fearing that Zhao Xing might not like to listen to decadent music.

The dancers also practiced sword dancing, and they were all heroic and in unison.

Amid the music and dance, the ceremonial officers called out the names of the soldiers and recited Zhao Xing's military exploits:
"Zhao Xing, the Marquis of Yuan Rang, went on an expedition to the Southern Wilds and fought for four years. In the summer of the sixteenth year of the Jing Xinli era, he broke through the Fire Dragon Pass. In the winter of the seventeenth year of the Jing Xinli era, he killed ten thousand enemies and broke through the Nanman Pass..."

At this time, Zhao Xing first launched the Qilin flying boat from the tower ship.

The Qilin flying boat circled once, followed by the roars of dragons and lions.

Two green-eyed dragons and lions pulled a bronze chariot carrying Zhao Xing onto the stage.

Zhao Xing had a sword on his waist, a three-color crown and belt on his head, Yuzhuhou robes on his clothes, a silver ribbon and a bronze seal on his head, and a guard staff in his hand. He stood on the chariot, and against the backdrop of the sunset glow, he looked very majestic.

As for Long Xiao and Chen Shijie, they did not appear at this scene and remained on top of the ship.

The soldiers of the Great Zhou returned to their hometown in glory. High-ranking officials had their own etiquette, while low-ranking officials had their own etiquette. This was to promote martial virtues.

At this moment, the process can only be enjoyed by Zhao Xing alone, because they are both outsiders.

"Seeing this makes me want to go back to my hometown to show off." There was some envy in Long Xiao's eyes. He loved this kind of excitement, but it was a pity that the excitement at this moment did not belong to him.

"Why go back to your hometown just for this little bit of vanity?" Chen Shijie said. "It's very troublesome."

"That's true. Look at Zhao Xing. He has to show off everything that His Majesty awarded him, including what he wore, used, and flew with. It's actually quite tiring." Long Xiao said sourly.

Zhao Xing was not tired at all at this time. Although the Great Zhou had a lot of red tape, normally speaking, there were not many times in a lifetime to have such pretentious moments.

After fighting for four years, of course we have to show off!

Until the ceremonial officer finished reading: "... Congratulations to the court, congratulations to Marquis Yuan Rang!"

Wang Shiyang immediately led all the officials to shout: "Congratulations to the court, congratulations to Marquis Yuan Rang!"

At this time, Zhao Xingcai's feet were flying in the sky, and he landed from the chariot step by step.

"Thank you, my fellow countrymen, for coming all the way to welcome me. I feel so ashamed to receive you."

"Marquis Yuan Rang is a young talent who has made outstanding military achievements. He is the pride of our Nanyang County and deserves this honor!"

"Everyone, join me in congratulating Marquis Yuan Rang!" Wang Shiyang took the lead again and bowed to congratulate.

"Congratulations to Marquis Yuan Rang!" All the officials congratulated in unison.

It lasted for more than half an hour, but this set of etiquette was just a temporary break, it had just begun.

After that, when they worshipped their ancestors and returned to their hometown, they had to send out a guard of honor to more than 100 counties in Nanyang County, holding plaques commemorating Marquis Yuan Rang's military achievements and parading through the streets to sing their military exploits.

Even though he was only a third-class marquis, his official rank was only the upper sixth grade.

But Zhao Xing has made nearly five million military achievements!

Based on the 10 points of military merit of a ninth-rank barbarian, he killed nearly barbarians. If he were not of the same rank, the number would be million!

Nanyang County was also considered a frontier prefecture and had been threatened and invaded by barbarians in history.

Therefore, this level of praise is not excessive at all.

In other words, he is not dead yet. If he were dead, a temple would be built and Mr. Zhao’s statue would be paraded through the streets with singing.

Moreover, in the first ten years, he had to swim once every month in order to stabilize his Yin Shen body.

Of course, there is no reason to build a shrine for him while he is still alive. Those who build shrines for him are all evil heretics, like the Blood Spirit Venerable.

To welcome Zhao Xing back to the Nanyang County government office, there was music and singing along the way.

It was not until the county government that Wang Shiyang set up a banquet and invited important officials at all levels to attend, which was another congratulations.

"Marquis Yuan Rang, congratulations. Here, this glass is a toast to Marquis Yuan Rang!" Wang Shiyang brought the wine.

"Respect to Lord Yuan Rang!"

Zhao Xing stood up and raised his glass.

"I have only made a small contribution to the war, and I am grateful for the kindness of Lord Wang and all the lords."

"I drink first as a sign of respect!"

Then he drank it all in one gulp.

After several rounds of this, Zhao Xing returned to his seat. Wang Shiyang ordered people to draw the curtains to isolate the banquet hall from the outside, and the surroundings became a little quieter.

"Zhao Xing, how long will your rest period be when you return home this time?" Wang Shiyang and Zhao Xing were getting closer, and now he spoke more casually.

"Half a year." Zhao Xing said, "It's the same for me, Marquis Yunxiao, and Marquis Yuanzhen."

"That's great. You've been away from home for four years. Now that you're back, you can get together with your relatives and friends and appreciate the changes in the mountains and rivers of your hometown." Wang Shiyang said.

Speaking of relatives and friends, Zhao Xing also took up the topic and said, "Sir Wang, I have a good friend who is an official in Nanyang County, but I didn't seem to see him at the banquet just now."

Wang Shiyang's heart skipped a beat. Zhao Xing's friend? How could he have missed him?

The clerk next to him immediately answered, "In order to welcome Marquis Yuan Rang, Lord Wang has made the reception and banquet a little more formal. Some officials are too busy with official duties to be here. Please forgive me, Marquis Yuan Rang."

Zhao Xing nodded.

Wang Shiyang was also relieved and asked with a smile: "Zhao Xing, who are you talking about?"

Zhao Xing said: "Zong Shichang, he should now be the eighth-rank Pinghuai Order of Nanyang County."

Zhao Xing hadn't received any letters from Zong Shichang for a long time. The main reason was that he had been busy on the battlefield and in the cave and had no time to reply.

The most recent letter was half a year ago, at the end of the 19th year. At that time, Zhao Xing was impeaching King Liang. He only remembered that Zong Shichang said that he was already an eighth-rank official.

"Zong Shichang? I have some impression of him." Wang Shiyang thought for a moment. He just had some impression of him.

In fact, this impression was deepened today, because in Wang Shiyang's eyes, the Zong family was just a family of prestige. For him, he would not get involved with such a merchant family. As far as Zong Shichang was concerned, an eighth-rank official was not even worthy of his attention.

Before Zhao Xing came back, he didn't even know there was such a person as Zhao Xing, let alone his relationship with Zong Shichang.

Wang Shiyang turned to the clerk next to him, who immediately stood up and went to look for someone.

He continued to accompany Zhao Xing.

…………

Nanyang County is neither big nor small. It has more than one hundred counties and several sacred mountains.

Wang Shiyang was worried that Zhao Xing might encounter some bad things when he returned home, so he immediately sent someone to investigate.

He had thought it through well enough, but not well enough.

At this time, Zong Shichang, who had a close relationship with Zhao Xing, was sleeping soundly in the Inspection Office in Nanyang County.

"Bang, bang, bang!" He had just fallen asleep when someone knocked on the gate.

"Asshole!" Zong Shichang immediately sat up and yelled outside, "Can't you let me sleep?"

"Master Zong, don't blame us." A patrol guard whispered outside the detention room, "We are also following orders. Patrolman Song said that you can't sleep."

"Song Ji, you bastard, go tell Song Ji that he can only keep me in prison for two more days at most!" Zong Shichang cursed. "When I get out, I will shit and piss on his ancestral grave, day and night, rain or shine!"

There was no sound outside the door, as if no one was paying attention to Zong Shichang's shouting and cursing.

After cursing for a while, feeling tired, Zong Shichang lay back on the bed.

But just as he was about to go to bed, someone knocked on the door.

This made Young Master Zong extremely annoyed.

"Damn it, Song Ji, that old bastard!" Zong Shichang gnashed his teeth in hatred.

Why is he locked up here?

This matter started with the previous flood discharge in Nanliu County.

Floods are frequent in summer, and Nanyang County has many river tributaries.

Although the water conservancy project was well done, once the imperial court went to war with the southern barbarians, the Lancang and Cangjiang rivers began to flood, affecting the counties downstream of the Great Zhou.

Even after going through the above layers of attenuation, when it arrived in Nanyang County, there were still some minor impacts.

Although Zong Shichang is not very capable, he is well-informed.

He exchanged letters with Zhao Xing and immediately realized that being the Pinghuai Order to control floods was a good job.

So three years ago, he was transferred to the Du Shuijian.

As he expected, the rainfall and river water levels in various parts of Nanyang County were much higher than in previous years.

Zong Shichang worked hard to practice water control skills in advance, and with the support of his family, he worked in the Du Shui Jian. In three years, he was promoted from the ninth rank to the eighth rank.

However, the higher he went, the more Zong Shichang felt the difficulty of promotion. If he wanted to do things properly, he had to touch upon the interests of others.

The reason why he was imprisoned here was because he had offended another big family in Nanyang County, the Song family, many times when he was conserving water in Nanliu County a year ago.

When the summer flood occurred a while ago, Young Master Zong had two choices. One was to discharge the flood toward the Song family's farmland, and the other was to discharge the flood toward the civilians in Nanliu County.

There was no way out, there would always be some losses, so Zong Shichang chose to stand on the side of the civilians, just like before.

This really pissed off the Song family.

You, Zong Shichang, also come from a prominent family. Why should a prominent family make things difficult for another prominent family?
Why do we have to pity those poor civilians again and again and transfer the losses to our Song family?

The head of the Song family sent people to warn Zong Shichang many times.

But who is Zong Shichang? He is a donkey who follows the will of others and will not listen to advice at all.

He also cursed at the head of the Song family: "Song Chengde, you are a damned bastard, where is your virtue? Your Song family is rich and powerful, and losing some land will not affect your life at all. If the common people lose their land, their families may be ruined. Nanliu County is also your territory, why do you care about these petty gains?"

What Young Master Zong said made a lot of sense, and the Patriarch of the Song family listened very carefully.

He carefully analyzed Zong Shichang's working hours, location, and whereabouts.

A month later, he found a small mistake made by Zong Shichang - drinking during official hours.

Then he directly asked Song Ji, a sixth-rank official who worked in the Inspection Office, to arrest Zong Shichang and take him to the Inspection Office, intending to detain him for seven days.

Let Zong Shichang understand the Song family's principles.

So, on the day when Zhao Xing returned, Zong Shichang sang Tears Behind Bars in the Inspection Office.

"Alas, after three years of flood control, I have become so thin." Zong Shichang touched his stomach and rubbed it with his palm. "It's really not easy."

Zong Shichang thought back to his previous life, a world of glamour and decadence.

The reason why he had such a big change was that he initially wanted to do something to show Liu Muqin and let her know that Zong Shichang could make changes for her.

But as he was doing it, Zong Shichang also realized the sufferings of the world. In the next two years, he was no longer purely concerned about the opinion of his sweetheart.

"When I get out, I will definitely make a big scene at the Song family's ancestral tomb." Zong Shichang said angrily.

"Bang Bang Bang!"

There was another knock on the door.

"Get lost! I'm not asleep!"

Zong Shichang turned his back to the prison door and cursed angrily, "Liu Silang, are you blind?"

But this time, the knock on the door was accompanied by the sound of a magic circle opening and the door turning.

"Huh? My family is here to rescue me?" Zong Shichang turned around immediately after hearing the noise.

The moonlight shone through the windowsill, and Zong Shichang saw a strange yet familiar figure.

There were more than one of these figures, and it seemed that the outside was full of people.

The leader was handsome and seemed to be wearing marquis's clothes. Huh? When did Nanyang County have another marquis?

The person on his left seems to be the county magistrate Wang Shiyang.

On the right is the county magistrate He Xian, right? Why is this old dog here too?

Wait, why does this guy wearing marquis's uniform look familiar?

Zong Shichang's gaze returned to the face of the young man in the lead.

The next moment, Zong Shichang's eyes became dull.

"Zhao, Zhao Xing?"

Zhao Xing's face was livid, but when he saw Zong Shichang, he softened. He hunched over and entered the small detention room.

He personally helped Zong Shichang up from the straw bed.

"You, you are really Zhao Xing?" Zong Shichang was overjoyed. "Why are you back? When did you come back?"

"Brother, it's me." Zhao Xing said with a smile, "I'm back."

"Haha, you're so good, you've become a marquis?" Zong Shichang tugged at Zhao Xing's marquis's robe, "Let me see if it's real... Oh, a gold-thread belt, silk and satin, the real thing!"

Zong Shichang didn't seem to feel aggrieved, but only happy.

Zhao Xing looked at Zong Shichang and couldn't help but be a little dazed.

After not seeing him for four years, the slightly plump Zong Shichang has become angular and has lost a lot of weight.

But I feel more energetic and my foundation is more solid.

It seems that he has really worked hard to control water in recent years.

"Brother, let's go out first."

Zhao Xing supported Zong Shichang and walked to the prison door.

"Sir Zhao, this matter..." The county magistrate next to him was about to say something.

"Whoosh~" The iron fence suddenly burst into flames.

Everyone was so shocked that they stepped back.

"Pap tap tap~"

The steel burned into molten iron, melting the surrounding walls as well.

He Xian and Wang Shiyang, who took a few steps back, their eyelids twitched.

This is the formation prison cell of the County Inspection Office!
Marquis Yuan Rang just waved his hand and it melted?
Is he a sixth-grade rank?
A fifth-rank Si Nong doesn't have such a profound spell, right? !

"Brother." Zhao Xing took Zong Shichang's hand and came out, "Go wash up."

"Okay." Zong Shichang sniffed his sleeve, "It does stink a bit. I've been locked up for a few days without even a shower."

Zong Shichang's unintentional words made Zhao Xing frown even more tightly.

He immediately summoned four clones to break down the door of the Inspection Office.

"Eh? How can you use this straw man technique to transform yourself?" Zong Shichang was quite curious. "Oh, by the way, gentlemen, can I go now?"

"Of course, of course." He Xian smiled. His scalp was a little numb because he was the one who recommended Song Ji and they had a good relationship.

"Why don't you send someone to take Master Zong to wash up?!"

"No need to bother." The four Wanfa clones said at the same time, "Let's go wash on my Qilin flying boat."

The officials present were all nervous because they couldn't tell which one was the real Zhao Xing.

Especially Song Ji, the director of the Inspection Department, felt as if his heart was being squeezed.

After Zong Shichang left, Long Xiao, who was watching the show on the side, grinned and said, "Well, well, someone is going to be in trouble. I have never seen Zhao Xing so angry. This trip to Nanyang County was not in vain."

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