Chapter 182 Liuzhou, everyone says they've seen the successor of Guigu!

Regardless of Zhao Chengkai's thoughts, Wu Tong already regretted becoming the deputy military supervisor.

I didn't get a single benefit, and I was just filled with anxiety.

The account book that Liu Yan had thrown at them a few days ago was like a hot potato. He wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible, but Zhao Chengkai wouldn't have it and insisted on making a copy of the account book for His Majesty to see.

He's got a screw loose!

The imperial court is already short of funds and provisions. What does it mean that he showed the account books to His Majesty? Does he want His Majesty to pay off the debts?

You can't work with someone who's muddle-headed, or you might get implicated.

He also had a copy of the account book made and sent it to his uncle.

He just wanted his uncle to see the account book and then quickly find a way to get him out of this mess.

What a lousy horse! It'll shake him to death...

After two days and one night of riding at breakneck speed, many people began to feel exhausted, and the horses also began to feel the strain.

"Take a day off!"

After Shen Lanxi finished speaking, Zhao Chengkai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This was an order from Shen Lanxi, it has nothing to do with him!

The route from Sanchuan to Ganzhou passes through three prefectures and more than a dozen cities, as well as thirty or forty villages and towns. Two of these prefectures were even the fiefdoms of the King of Cheng!

"General Shen, after we leave Liucheng, we will begin our journey into the fiefdom of King Cheng!" Zhao Chengkai intentionally reminded Shen Lanxi to prepare in advance.

He's now working alongside Shen Lanxi, so if anything goes wrong, he won't be able to escape either!

Shen Lanxi: "The five thousand soldiers are resting outside the city now. Let's go into the city and take a look in a bit!"

Zhao Chengkai wanted to say that it was dangerous. They were right under King Cheng's feet. Once King Cheng's men discovered their whereabouts, they would definitely kill them as soon as possible!

When Shen Lanxi and the others returned after changing their clothes, they found that Zhao Chengkai and Wu Dong were still dressed in the same outfit.

"You don't want to go into the city?"

When Zhao Chengkai saw that she had changed into men's clothing and the others had also taken off their armor, he knew there was no room for maneuver. So he made up his mind and went to change his clothes as well.

Wu Tong immediately stated that it was too dangerous and he wouldn't go!

From afar, one could see soldiers dressed as men stopping at the entrance to the city, and many martial artists dressed in similar attire entering and leaving Liucheng.

"Big sister, there are so many people!" Shen Yuanjing's eyes kept looking around.

Shen Lanxi found a crowded place and stood there for a while.

Everyone's talking about Song Daoxi, the successor of Guiguzi!

"I heard that after Song Daoxi arrived in Ganzhou, he was treated as an honored guest by Prince Cheng, who even gave him Prince Cheng's favorite concubine!"

"Not only that, King Cheng also gave him a lot of money and appointed him to a high-ranking official position!"

Have you ever seen what Song Daoxi looks like?

“I’ve heard that this man is handsome, tall and slender, and skilled in both literature and martial arts. King Cheng even wants to marry his daughter to him.”

"King Cheng is truly generous, giving away both daughters and concubines!"

Shen Lanxi listened for a while, but didn't hear anything useful!

"Enter the city in batches!"

"yes!"

There used to be guards in Liucheng, but ever since more and more people came here because of the disciples of Guigu, the guards no longer dare to show their faces.

Zhao Chengkai cautiously entered the city, where there were even more people. The restaurants and inns were full, and many people were waiting for a table outside.

"Let's go to the tea stall up ahead and have some tea!"

The tea stall was in a bad location and sold only coarse tea, so people with any social standing were unwilling to sit on small stools and drink coarse tea.

She happened to see a few empty seats and immediately led her people to sit there.

Liu Yan took out tea leaves from her bundle, discussed a few words with the shopkeeper, and then personally brewed a pot.

Everyone around was talking about Song Daoxi, and some even boasted that they had met Song Daoxi in person.

After listening for a while, Shen Lanxi realized that these people were not talking about the same person.

Some are as robust as a small mountain, others as slender and tall as a pine tree; some are handsome, others have a simple and honest appearance but shrewd eyes. A hundred people will say a hundred different things!

"My lord, I've discovered that these people are all bragging!" Qian Feng said bluntly.

Liu Yan took a sip of tea and almost spat it out.

In order not to reveal their identities, they changed their names back to what they used before.

Shen Lanxi said quietly, "It's all vanity at play. They all think that meeting a disciple of Guigu is a very honorable thing!"

That's true! He's a living, breathing successor of Guiguzi!

A legendary figure, someone anyone who meets him can boast about for a lifetime!

"Are the disciples of Guiguzi really that powerful?" Shen Yuanjing asked doubtfully.

Shen Lanxi remained silent.

Liu Yan glanced back at Zhao Chengkai; there were some things she couldn't say in front of him.

If everyone here were their own people, he would definitely say, "Bring the disciples of Guiguzi to work under our lord."

"What does it matter to us whether he's powerful or not? We just need to complete the mission!" Liu Yan said casually.

Cheng Zheng saw a bookstore nearby and gestured to Shen Lanxi a few times.

Go!

Two bodyguards accompanied Cheng Zheng.

Zhao Chengkai gave another disdainful look, wondering if the army that was suppressing the rebellion would accept anyone as long as they had all their hands and feet ready.

What a bunch of rabble! They're not even fit to carry the shoes of the real army!

Everywhere else was overcrowded, so Shen Lanxi simply took advantage of the hot tea at the tea stall and had someone buy some vegetable pancakes to fill her stomach!

Zhao Chengkai looked at the vegetable pancake mixed with coarse grains, then at Shen Lanxi who was eating with great relish, picked one up, and silently began to eat.

After several groups of people changed at the nearby tables, a few young men dressed in exotic attire arrived.

"Banda, go get some food, I'm exhausted!" One of the young men said, sitting on a bench and patting his leg in a very unladylike manner.

"Young master, I'm going to buy some cakes."

Young man: "I don't want to eat pancakes, I want to eat meat."

"Young master, get in line for meat!"

"I'm going to wait in line to eat it. If you can't get it, I'll eat you!"

The attendant was so frightened that he quickly went to buy it.

Shen Yuanjing saw that there were fruits for sale, so he went and bought some. These were rare items in Dongchuan, and his older sister used to love eating fruit.

"My lord, have some fruit!"

He had just placed the fruit on the table when he heard snickers coming from the side.

"She's clearly a woman, why is she calling me 'Lord'?!"

"I want some fruit too. Here's two taels of silver, sell me one!" The man casually tossed two taels of silver over.

Shen Yuanjing subconsciously reached out to grab one, but just as he was about to throw it back, he heard his older sister say, "Give him one, no money needed!"

Although Shen Yuanjing felt resentful, he did as instructed.

"These fruits are worthless, but you can keep the silver!" He put the silver down along with the fruits.

The man glanced at him, then rudely picked up the fruit and put it in his mouth!

One bite and your teeth will ache from the sourness!

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! Why does it taste so sour? Are you trying to scam me?" the man shouted as he stood up.

Feng Wu glanced at the fruit, then turned away. This fruit had made his teeth ache from the sourness last time, and he would never forget it.

"Who cheated you? I just bought this, I haven't eaten a single bite yet." Shen Yuanjing was already annoyed, and after hearing what he said, he picked up a fruit and stuffed it into his mouth without saying a word.

The next second his face scrunched up.

"Pah, why is it so sour? The fruit seller clearly said it was very sweet!"

Liu Yan burst out laughing: "You got ripped off by the fruit seller!"

Shen Yuanjing jumped up in anger: "I'm going to find him!"

Young man: "I'll go with you! You dared to trick me into eating sour fruit? I'll chop him up and feed him to my little red!"