The Empress's No.1 Lackey-Chapter 1210 - 647: Reunion with the God of Gambling!
"Really is!"
Zhao Douan lowered his voice: "Han Zhao, don’t make a sound, I am Zhao Douan."
Han Zhao: ??
At this moment, Yu Xiu raised her hand and wiped her face, restoring her true appearance.
Han Zhao was also stunned, nearly exclaiming in surprise as his eyes suddenly brightened. Seeing Zhao Douan release his hand, he hurriedly whispered with delight:
"Second Senior Sister? And... is that Little Senior Sister? How are you guys here?"
Yu Xiu whispered:
"It’s a long story; we were surprised to see you here. This is the Junior Guardian of the current dynasty, Grand Governor Zhao..."
She intentionally pointed at Zhao Douan.
Han Zhao was unsure and suspicious: "Are you the little pretty boy the emperor keeps?"
Zhao Douan: "...Tuoba."
Tuoba Weizhi said nothing, once again stretched out her small hand, and with a "bam," pressed Han Zhao’s head into the ground.
The dignified fourth disciple of the Heavenly Master Mansion, completely powerless to resist.
...
After a short while.
In this corner of the camp, Han Zhao climbed up and sat cross-legged on the ground, respectfully greeting Zhao Douan:
"Heavenly Master Mansion priest Han Zhao, meeting Mr. Zhao, hearing your great name for a long time, today I’m fortunate to see you, my joy is beyond measure."
Zhao Douan, Yu Xiu, Jin Jian, and Tuoba Weizhi all sat cross-legged on the ground, calmly accepting his defeat.
Han Zhao looked at Tuoba Weizhi with reverence and cautiously:
"May I know who this is..."
Tuoba Weizhi’s complexion was unfriendly, having no goodwill towards this fellow who offended her master:
"I am the master’s maidservant."
Well, could also be a manservant...
The tall and thin Han Zhao, whose arms were as unusually long as a monkey’s, was shocked, and his look towards Zhao Douan changed.
Suspecting he’d been wandering the world for too long and was out of touch.
Such a powerful being, who could suppress him completely with one hand, making it impossible for him to exert his mana, turned out to be just a maidservant?
"Ahem, let’s not talk about that," Zhao Douan said seriously:
"I wonder why Brother Han is appearing here?"
Hearing this, Han Zhao got serious too. He first looked at Yu Xiu, only speaking solemnly after receiving a confirming nod:
"I’ve been wandering the world for years, previously traveled through the Western Regions.
Later, the nations of the Western Regions became turbulent, and the bald monks of the Buddhist Ancestor Court began clearing out non-Buddhist cultivators in the Western Regions. Sensing something amiss, I left early and arrived at Yunfu.
I originally wanted to find Senior Sister Yu Xiu to inquire about the world’s situation but unexpectedly learned that the Liao Clan was dispatching troops to attack Yunfu’s border army; I thought the Liao Clan must be empty inside at this time, so... ahem, prepared to go slay demons."
Yu Xiu interrupted with a sneer:
"Slay demons? You mean to gain cultivation resources under the guise of it, right?"
Han Zhao smiled awkwardly yet politely:
"A bit of both, a bit of both..."
Zhao Douan found this priest, rumored to mainly worship the True God of "Fate" and self-proclaimed "Saint of Gambling," quite interesting.
Neither as stable and reliable as Little Heavenly Master Zhong Pan, someone people could rely on. Nor like the "Jade Sword" Yu Xiu, who presented an aloof and out-of-this-world Daoist demeanor but rather humorous, couldn’t help but smile and said:
"Continue."
"Alright," Han Zhao’s complexion turned more serious, he said:
"I accidentally learned in the Western Regions that there’s a treasure hidden within the La Garden, and as it’s said, treasures are possessed by the virtuous... But as I approached the big fortress, I was discovered by the Liao Clan’s sentries.
A Liao person named Man Gu led hundreds of Liao Clan warriors to chase Poor Dao.
But how could such methods of Poor Dao fail?
Despite being surrounded, I temporarily retreated, but slipped away with those hundreds of warriors like wild dogs... In the end, knowing they couldn’t catch Poor Dao, they had to give up reluctantly..."
Being pursued by Man Gu... hundreds of Liao warriors... Zhao Douan, Yu Xiu, and Jin Jian’s expressions were odd.
If guessed correctly, the "spy" Man Gu redirected his target before chasing, could it be this guy?
However, only two or three dozen people initially, when did it become hundreds of elites?
Moreover, it was clear Man Gu sensed a few of them, prompting a temporary withdrawal, right?
Han Zhao’s attempt to boast failed, still unaware, he gesticulated grandly:
"Just when Poor Dao wanted to leave, the heavens and earth in the forest changed greatly, I vaguely saw a familiar Qingyun shaking the sky, then that Great La Ba was alerted.
To be cautious, I did not approach, but if I was not mistaken, under the heavens, the only Heavenly Dao practitioner capable of battling evil spirits would only be my master, the wise elder..."
At this point, Han Laosi suddenly paused, then belatedly stared at the few others, tentatively said:
"Speaking of which, Mr. Zhao, why are you appearing here..."
Yu Xiu displayed a cold demeanor, cutting relations as if severed from him:
"We came along with our master to the Great Territory, and yes, we encountered that Man Gu you mentioned, but he didn’t have hundreds of people with him."
Han Zhao’s body trembled.
Jin Jian pushed his glasses on his nose, speaking earnestly:
"Master killed Man Gu, and we interrogated those Liao people; they said they were chasing a spy, almost catching the spy, and temporarily came to find us."
Han Zhao trembled again.
Zhao Douan smiled warmly:
"I can’t disclose the specifics, but it’s roughly like this: during Heavenly Master Zhang’s fierce battle with the Great La Ba, I and the two priests snuck into the La Garden and brought out a person. Well, her."
He gestured towards the taciturn Tuoba Weizhi, smiling:
"She is the High Priest of the Liao Clan, the guardian of the La Garden. She should be the ’treasure’ you were looking for."
Han Zhao’s spine felt a tingling sensation rushing to the top of his head.
Zhao Douan continued:
"We not long ago just escaped from the Southwest Territory, preparing to meet up with the court’s army at Border City, how about you?"
Han Zhao suddenly held his head:
"My mind is a bit confused..."
Zhao Douan smiled warmly:
"Then keep calm, and tell me why you appeared here."
Han Zhao reflexively replied:
"I dare not approach master and the Evil God; I originally also planned to go to the La Garden but felt something was amiss and very dangerous, so cautiously retreated. Later, discovered the entire Liao Clan was pursuing someone, I could only flee all the way and hid within a refugee convoy."
