Immortal of the Nine Realms-Chapter 76: Arrangements

The Valiant Saber Guards had now reached the Grand Xia river banks. Not too long after, a portion of the forces from the West Tiger Battalion joined them, subsequently engaging in a skirmish with Longdu’s cavalry.

Xiao Shence stood in the rear, riding a tall horse. He gave an order. "Deploy the assault boats to deal with the Longdu forces in the river. But not the Jade Immortal Boat. Let us assess the situation first. No one is allowed to approach that boat without my permission."

The Jade Immortal Boat had, not one, but two martial artists in the Qi Core Stage. Even if his men went there, it would only be a futile attempt at stopping the marquis. Unless the boat docked, there was nothing they could do.

The thousand of guards he brought immediately acknowledged his orders. Soon, the Valiant Saber Guards boarded their assault boats into the river then crossed to the other boats before wiping out the martial artists from Longdu.

Niu Jue exclaimed suddenly and pointed toward the Jade Immortal Boat. "Commanding Officer, look; the Jade Immortal Boat is approaching the shore!"

"Prepare for battle. They have a Qi Core martial artist. But since Divine General Fang is also at the Core Qi Stage, we just need to coordinate with him,” Xiao Shence said in a deep voice.

Niu Jue and the others responded promptly, their expressions serious. It was their first time facing a Core Qi martial artist head-on.

Ye Dongming suddenly arrived with a group of people. As soon as he saw Xiao Shence, he immediately inquired about Ye Qinghe's situation. "Commanding Officer Xiao, how is my son?" he asked.

"Minister Ye, your son should still be on the Jade Immortal Boat, but it's about to dock soon," Xiao Shence explained as he looked at the approaching Jade Immortal Boat.

Ye Dongming's expression was both anxious and solemn. He only had this one heir. If something were to happen to him, his bloodline would be cut off!

Shortly after, the Jade Immortal Boat finally docked. Seeing this, Longdu’s cavalry, who were in the midst of a chaotic battle, became even more spirited, and someone’s voice echoed in the air. “Marquis Xian Yu is here! Give it everything you’ve got! Kill all these Grand Xia commoners!”

The cavalry became even fiercer and more fervent! However, when some of the cavalry noticed that the person descending from the Jade Immortal Boat was not Marquis Xian Yu, but Fang Chen, surprise and confusion appeared on their faces.

Even Xiao Shence looked astonished. He immediately ordered Niu Jue and the others to hold their positions as he assessed the situation.

But even at the end, when everyone got off the boat, they still didn't see Marquis Xian Yu. Instead, they saw Fang Chen and others alighting along with a group of elegantly-dressed women. However, they still didn't dare get too close, because Fairy Yu was currently holding onto Fang Chen’s arms with an anxious expression.

Xiao Shence's eyes revealed a hint of confusion. "Where is Marquis Xian Yu!?"

When Ye Dongming saw that his son, Ye Qinghe, was being carried off the ship by someone, he felt a bout of dizziness hit him, and he almost fell off his horse.

"Marquis Xian Yu has been killed," Xu Ge said in a deep voice. "Step up your efforts and wipe out the remaining Longdu’s cavalry!" His voice resonated with inner qi, echoing along the Grand Xia River.

Upon hearing this, the morale of the Valiant Saber Guards and the West Tiger Battalion soared, while Longdu’s cavalry became disoriented.

The soldiers of Longdu couldn't believe what Xu Ge had just said. However, they had indeed not seen Marquis Xian Yu, leading to a collapse of Longdu Cavalry’s morale.

Xiao Shence was momentarily stunned, then rushed up to Fang Chen.

Ye Dongming also regained his senses and hurriedly spurred his horse to Ye Qinghe's side. Dismounting from his horse with a leap, he shouted, “Qinghe!"

"Minister Ye, your son is fine, he just fainted from getting slapped a few times," a friend of Ye Qinghe quickly explained.

He wasn't dead!? novelbuddy.c om

Ye Dongming heaved a long sigh of relief, and he began to finally calm down. He subconsciously looked toward Fang Chen.

"Divine General Fang, is Marquis Xian Yu really dead?" Xiao Shence asked with a doubtful expression.

Fang Chen smiled and pointed behind him. “Can this be faked? His corpse is right there.”

When they looked at the direction Fang Chen was pointing at, they saw that their men had already begun carrying more than a dozen charred corpses down from the Jade Immortal Boat.

Xiao Shence and Ye Dongming understood everything the moment they laid their eyes on the state of the bodies.

These people had clearly died under the “Purple Lightning Palm”; the same technique Fang Chen had used against the Qi Manipulation martial artist from Qingsong!

In other words... Marquis Xian Yu and his men were all killed by Fang Chen!

Killing someone at the Qi Core Stage?!

Five years ago, Fang Chen couldn’t even harm Marshall Xiao Lang!

"Divine General Fang, it’s thanks to you that my son survived. Please accept this bow from me," Ye Dongming said and, disregarding his status, he immediately bowed to Fang Chen as he clasped his hands together respectfully.

That was a bona-fide, second-rank official—a minister!

However, none of the people around found it inappropriate; the fact alone that Fang Chen had just killed Marquis Xian Yu, who all the ministers had had to tread carefully around, was worthy of that bow.

Ye Qinghe’s friends’ faces were conflicted, but despite themselves, they didn’t dare mention that Ye Qinghe had fainted after Fang Chen ordered for him to be slapped.

Fang Chen smiled. "Minister Ye, you are too polite. I'll leave this matter to you.”

"My lord, now that the Jade Immortal Boat has been destroyed, and I have nowhere to stay, can I reside at the Fang Manor for a few days?” Fairy Yu whispered.

Everyone was stunned to hear that, and they began scrutinizing the woman before them, only to notice that it was Fairy Yu—the renowned top courtesan in the capital!

Fang Chen nodded. "Alright, you can stay over for a few days."

After that, Fang Chen left with Xu Ge, Fairy Yu, Huangfu Jie and the others. Meanwhile, a group of women with envy on their faces were being scolded by Madam Liu. "You want to join her and go to the Fang Manor? Dream on! Quickly follow me to find an inn to stay at!"

She then apologized repeatedly to Xiao Shence, Ye Dongming, and the others before leaving quickly with the group.

"I heard... that the crown prince was rejected when he asked to spend a night with Fairy Yu," Xiao Shence said as he looked at Fang Chen and the rest leaving.

"I have to admit, there is still a certain gap in their reputation," Ye Dongming murmured to himself. Then he seemed to realize that he had said something he shouldn't have and quickly apologized to Xiao Shence. "I’ll take my son back for treatment. I’ll leave everything here to you, Lord Xiao.”

"Go ahead," Xiao Shence said with an ambiguous smile.

*

The group returned to the Fang Manor. Upon seeing them, Fang Chen's mother breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Huang Sihai was not deceiving them. However, their attention was immediately drawn to Fairy Yu, and their brows subconsciously furrowed.

Fang Cangyou immediately wheeled himself over to Fang Chen's side, his eyes shining as he scrutinized Fairy Yu. "Miss, are you Fairy Yu?"

"This is my second uncle," introduced Fang Chen helplessly.

Fairy Yu bowed courteously. "Nice to meet you, Second Uncle.”

"Why call me that? I haven't gotten that old. So why did you come here today?” Fang Cangyou asked in an interrogating tone.

"The Jade Immortal Boat was destroyed. With nowhere to go, the lord took pity on me and brought me here, saying I could stay here temporarily,” Fairy Yu explained.

"That won't do!" Fang Zhixue objected immediately. Then, she walked up to Fairy Yu, looked her up and down, and shook her head again. "It's not suitable for you to stay here. Go find an inn to stay in."

"Zhixue, don't be impolite," Fang Chen's mother said. She then turned and smiled at Fairy Yu. "Miss, you can stay here for now." She then ordered a few maidservants to take her away and settle her in.

After Fairy Yu was gone, Fang Chen’s mother turned to her son. "Chen'er, has the matter at Grand Xia River been resolved?" she asked.

Fang Chen smiled. “Mother, you can go to bed first. When you wake up, everything will be all over.”

Everyone was slightly puzzled. The matter would be over after a night's sleep?

Fang Chen's mother was momentarily stunned, then nodded. "Then I'll rest for a while. Tell your father that if he comes back too late, he can go ahead and sleep in the study. I haven’t been sleeping well recently," she left those words before leaving with her maidservants.

Fang Zhixue seemingly wanted to say something. "Brother..."

Fang Chen's expression darkened. "You go back too."

Fang Zhixue felt wronged, and upon seeing the situation, Abbess Qing He came forward and pulled her away.

She knew that since Fang Chen was a cultivator, handling the current situation wouldn't be difficult for him.

After everyone left, leaving only Xu Ge and Old Huang, Fang Chen activated the Qingmu Puppet with a surge of spiritual energy. “Go to the east capital gate,” he ordered.

The Qingmu Puppet turned around without a word and walked away.

"What about us, my lord?” Xu Ge and Old Huang hurriedly asked.

"Old Huang, you go to the north gate, while Xu Gu will go to the south gate,” Fang Chen said.

The two turned around and left as well.

"My lord, what about me?" Fairy Yu, who had quietly returned at some point, appeared behind Fang Chen, gently massaging his shoulders.

Fang Chen showed a faint smile. “Change your clothes, wear some shoes and go to the west capital gate.”

Fairy Yu nodded slightly and quietly disappeared into the shadows.

In the next moment, Fang Chen's divine soul left his body as he floated above the capital.

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