At first, the people in the restaurant were a little afraid of the young man with the saber. However, when he got up, he did not seem to be angry. He just foolishly held the pipa and stood beside the storyteller. Naturally, they thought of him as an embroidered pillow who wanted to save the beauty but did not have the strength to pull out his saber. Such a timid young man from a rich family was rare in Beiliang. Most of the soldiers who threw money at him had some family background. Otherwise, they would not have dared to come to the restaurant to drink, eat, and listen to storytellers while they were on duty. Moreover, they were the soldiers in charge of monitoring whether the young man broke the law. It could be said that if the young man dared to pull out his saber, they could capture him, whip him dozens of times and throw him into prison. Without two or three hundred taels of silver, they would not be able to get him out. Er Yu, who was hugging the pipa, raised her head to look at the young master whose eyes were unfocused. Even though his appearance had changed, she was certain that he was him, the young master who had traveled the Northern Mang and sat at the same table as her grandfather. After an unknown amount of time, the self-proclaimed Northern Liang King seemed to wake up. His lifeless eyes regained their luster, and he turned his back to her. Hsu Fengnian said calmly to Xu Yanbing, who looked relieved, "Guard the door. Huangfu Xi will be here soon."
The woman with her hair tied up called out six Dharma Forms but still could not stop the Celestial Being from traveling. Her expression was strange, as if she had met this man for the first time. Xu Yanbing wanted to say something but stopped. In the end, he did not say anything. He walked to the door of the restaurant and closed his eyes to concentrate. Some customers sensed that the situation was not good and wanted to escape. However, they were knocked out before they could get close to the door. Hsu Fengnian slowly walked to the tables of soldiers who had stood up. His fingers pressed on a Beiliang saber that he had untied from his waist and placed on the table. The Youzhou cavalryman who was supposed to be in charge of the young men in the city could not take the saber away. The dozen soldiers were led by a burly captain. He had good eyesight and knew that he had encountered a difficult person. However, he did not show weakness and said in a low voice, "Young master, I am Huang Yi from the Huang family of Yihe County. You should think about it yourself. If you and I each take a step back today, I can still treat you as a brother. You can walk out of this restaurant and drink in Yihe County. I guarantee that you won't have to spend a single copper coin. "
Hsu Fengnian said expressionlessly, "You can say this to Huangfu Xi later."
The head military officer from Yihe County was greatly shocked. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a rush of horse hooves coming from outside the restaurant. Listening to the horses, this was the ability that all old soldiers should have. Although this head military officer was domineering, he was not careless in his battle formation and martial arts. Even if the Youzhou soldiers were a level lower than the border soldiers, they were still much stronger than the Lingzhou soldiers. The captain gritted his teeth and laughed coldly, "The Youzhou general is a high official. However, my father had followed Great General Yan for many years. He is not someone that Huangfu Xi can offend!"
Xu Yanbing allowed Huangfu Xi, who was wearing the uniform of a general without any armor, to walk into the restaurant. This was the second time he had seen the Beiliang King today. He did not say anything, prostrating himself on the ground and kowtowing.
Hsu Fengnian raised the ordinary Beiliang blade. Ignoring the restaurant full of shocked customers, he walked in front of Huangfu Xi and asked, "I will only ask you one thing. Do you know about the restaurant?"
Huangfu Xi lay on the ground and said with a trembling voice, "The official residence is only three and a half streets away from here. I have heard about it. However, as the Youzhou general, I only dare to manage the military affairs of a province. I do not dare to cross the border and interfere with the government affairs of a province. "
Hsu Fengnian smiled, "You are truly a competent general who abides by your duties. This King can't be worried about handing the military power of Youzhou to you."
The Youzhou general, who was of primary third rank and had power that could not be any more powerful, lay on the ground without daring to breathe loudly. Hsu Fengnian extended a leg and directly stepped on Huangfu Xi's head that was pressed against the cold ground. With a bang, the nearby spectators all saw blood flow out from where the Youzhou general's face touched the ground. However, this general who had once appeared on the stage at the Great Reading of the Gourd in early spring still did not move. Hsu Fengnian looked coldly at the back of Huangfu Xi's head and muttered to himself, "I have given you power. Since you do not dare to offend people, This King can do it himself."
Hsu Fengnian suddenly extended an arm. Before Huang Yi, the commandant who did not have the time to kowtow to the King of Beiliang, his robust body was involuntarily pulled forward and he stumbled. The Beiliang blade was unsheathed and a head appeared on the ground. Hsu Fengnian casually pushed away the headless corpse that was falling forward. Those soldiers who knew that they had encountered the new King of Beiliang did not dare to draw their blades against him even if they were beaten to death. The status of the King of Beiliang was enough to make them not dare to move. Moreover, the King of Beiliang, who had secretly visited the capital of Youzhou in disguise, was said to be a top expert who had personally slaughtered the fifth raccoon of Mount Bubing. Their family background was not as good as that of Huang Yi, so they did not have any life-saving talismans. Therefore, they could only kneel down and beg for mercy. Hsu Fengnian raised the Beiliang blade. The blade was as bright as a mirror. Although it had not yet been replaced with the sixth-generation cold blade nicknamed "Great Grandson", it was still worthy of being called the sharpest war blade in the world. As Hsu Fengnian's two fingers swiped across, the heads of those kneeling soldiers fell to the ground one by one. Including Huang Yi, who was the first to suffer, the sixteen soldiers were all dead. Hsu Fengnian sheathed the cold blade in his hand and tossed it to Huangfu Jin's side. In passing, he said, "You can continue to kneel." Then he said to Xu Yanbing, "Call in Youzhou's Deputy General Le Dian."
A young and strong general quickly walked into the restaurant and knelt near Huangfu Jin. He did not dare to look at the dismembered corpses on the ground, nor did he dare to look at the crowd of kneeling customers. He only heard the King of Beiliang casually say, "Everyone in the restaurant has their property confiscated. As long as they have an official position, immediately drag them out and kill them. Have someone hang these corpses on the screen wall of the general's residence in Youzhou. Spread the word that This King is sitting in the general's residence. If anyone wants to see This King, regardless of whether they want to collect the corpses or plead for mercy, the general's residence will not stop them. "
Hsu Fengnian walked over and took Eryu's hand as they walked out of the restaurant. The woman hugged the pipa, dejected and speechless.
They sat in the carriage and slowly drove toward the Youzhou general's residence. Hsu Fengnian sat upright and still. He did not look at the woman and only said softly, "It's not worth it to tell stories for me. Just now, I went on an out-of-body spiritual journey because I wanted to know if it was worth it for you and your granddaughter to put in your life and the chastity of a woman, or if it was worth it to speak for Beiliang. I went to many places, but the answer was no. It wasn't until the last place where I saw a family of Beiliang commoners who knew nothing about the world and only knew how to work hard that I realized many things were not worth it. I've already let you down, so I can't let down those good commoners as well. Eryu, I don't dare to have extravagant hopes that you'll ask me for something in return to make me feel more at ease. I just want to promise you and your dead grandpa that I'll definitely defend the border to the death. As long as I'm alive, Beiliang commoners like you will have another day of peace. Just one more day is good. "
The woman who had suffered a bitter fate without any complaints or grievances smiled sweetly. She raised her head and looked at the side of his face. She was about to respectfully call him the King of Beiliang, but she immediately stopped. She shook her head and said softly, "Young master Xu, you don't owe us anything. My grandpa said that you're a good person, and I think so too. Eryu believes that my grandpa will not feel any regrets in the afterlife. I won't go to the general's residence. Let me get off the carriage. "
Hsu Fengnian turned to look at the young woman. Her smile was very clean, and her eyes were clear. She covered her mouth and laughed softly, "Young master Xu, have you forgotten? Eryu only knows how to tell stories for people. "
The carriage stopped, and the young woman jumped off. After walking for some distance, she turned around and hugged her pipa. She bent her knees slightly in the direction of the carriage and gave a salute.
Hehe girl, who had been jumping from roof to roof nearby, squatted down on the roof tiles. She carried the dried sunflower that was unwilling to leave her side and remained silent.
The Six-pearl Bodhisattva waited for the young woman to leave before entering the carriage. He sat opposite the King of Beiliang. The latter clenched his fists and placed them on his knees. He said in a low voice, "Get out!"
The female immortal master from Mount Lantuo did not get angry. Instead, she said calmly, "Freedom is a small thing, but there's still greater freedom to seek."
Hsu Fengnian raised his head and sneered, "F * ck your greater freedom!"
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