"Don't overthink it. That little guy is incredibly stubborn. I'm just afraid he'll cause trouble. I'll just go and try to persuade him..." Wang Yao wanted to explain, but when he said it, he felt that his reason for going to save Qinghe was too far-fetched, so he stammered.
"You should go! You absolutely should go!" Tongxuan suddenly threw down the mahjong tiles and slammed his hand on the table, shouting repeatedly. "But you can't go alone like this. You're a VIP of both the Zhang Huang Clan and the Yi Clan. If you go like this, won't those foxes look down on you?"
“But… your trip will cross two continents, making too much of a spectacle. It will also be too troublesome along the way.” Tongxuan frowned as he spoke, deep in thought.
“I can go by myself. I’ll ride your donkey; it’ll be convenient for both ways,” Wang Yao said hurriedly.
“That won’t do.” Tongxuan shook his head repeatedly, and without saying a word, whispered a few words to Pang Zhen, who was playing mahjong. Wang Yao heard him say several names.
"Have them assemble in the main tent immediately. They have important military business to attend to with the Old Man of the Moon," Tongxuan commanded sternly. Pang Zhen agreed, stood up, and hurriedly slipped out of the main tent.
"I'll send you a few attendants, some of higher rank, so you won't have to handle anything yourself if you encounter any trouble outside," Tongxuan said, turning to Wang Yao.
Wang Yao exchanged a few polite words, but seeing that Tongxuan's attitude was firm, he didn't say anything more. He thought to himself that it wouldn't be bad to have some powerful people by his side. Although Tongxuan had given him a donkey, he didn't know if it would be enough. After all, he had never run that route before and had no idea how far it was.
If the donkeys are used up, and there's a powerful figure by your side, there's no need to worry about them running away.
Before long, the five powerful beings arrived at the main tent. Tongxuan had thought things through quite thoroughly, arranging for Wang Yao to have two Zhangzhong powerful beings, one Nizhong powerful being Pang Zhen, one Mangzhong powerful being, and one Binzhong powerful being.
Wang Yao was delighted when he saw one of the two powerful figures from the Zhang clan. He recognized him; this man had received him when he first arrived in Zhanghuang. He was Zhang Liang, the deputy commander of the Zhanghuang Special Express Garrison Command.
"Hey? When did you get here? Why aren't you paying attention to Zhang Huang Express anymore?" Wang Yao looked at Zhang Liang and laughed. He was still as handsome as when they first met, but his face had become much more weathered.
"You flatter me, Lord Yue Lao. There's no Zhanghuang Express left in the Zhanghuang Clan. I fled the clan at the beginning of the chaos and hid in the Broken Bone Clan of Liuli Valley. I only rushed back after hearing that you had restored your clan, sir," Zhang Liang said with a smile.
“This Zhang Liang has returned from the south. He used to work for the Zhanghuang Express and is quite familiar with the terrain of various parts of the mainland. He can be used as a guide.” Tongxuan said, pointing to another powerful Zhang Zhong.
"This man is Chen Qi. He used to be the commander of the Heavenly Nest City Guard. If we're talking about the eleventh one in our Zhanghuang Clan, besides the ten elders, he would probably be the one. Now... he should be in the top ten, right? When the rebellion broke out, he was hiding in the clan."
"He survived such a bloody battle; the rumors of Zhang Zhong's immortality are indeed true."
"Elder, you flatter me. I am merely trying to survive," Chen Qi said with a shake of his head.
"I won't introduce Pang Zhen. He plays mahjong every day and always loses the most. I can see he's lost interest in playing, so I'm handing him over to you. He'll be very useful if you need to dig a tunnel or use some kind of earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic or magic) along the way."
Tongxuan gave a brief introduction to Pang Zhen, then turned his attention to the powerful, unruly man.
"The Mangzhong are quite strong in combat, especially in head-on fights. They are natural-born killers. This Liu Heng is already level 7. Generally, we can leave the fighting and killing to him. He is the leader of our Mangzhong Legion, so don't underestimate him."
Although the Tongxuan army originally targeted cities of inferior races, they stopped distinguishing between them as the war progressed. After the rebellion, the Yellow Race and the Mang Race were the two main races that divided up the most cities, and the army would encounter them along the way. Liu Heng was the lord of one of the Mang Race cities.
Seeing that Tongxuan was powerful, he surrendered without resistance. As was customary, Tongxuan appointed him to lead the Mangzhong Legion of the city as a unit of the attacking battalion, and he would move with the main army.
Although he said that the Mangzhong were powerful in combat, the two Zhangzhong experts before, especially Chen Qi, were definitely top experts of the Zhanghuang clan. No matter how strong Liu Heng was, he could not possibly surpass him.
Therefore, Wang Yao guessed that Tongxuan must have had other reasons for arranging for him to go out with him, besides being a henchman, but Tongxuan did not say it outright.
"This is Jian You, an excellent cook. He used to work in the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. You can leave all your eating, drinking, and other chores to him along the way," Tongxuan said, pointing to the powerful figure.
The Binzhong were originally an inferior race, but after the rebellion, Lang Ren and his people designated them as the main race. They have always been engaged in the service industry in the Zhanghuang tribe. The female Binzhong are all beautiful, and they are the objects of even the main race's covetousness. However, male Binzhong like Jian You are treated much worse.
Tongxuan assigned Jian You to Wang Yao, so he naturally took on the role of a servant or page. However, Jian You was also a powerful being in human form, and if it came to a fight, he would be a formidable fighter.
"The cities leading to the Jiu Clan from here have all been recaptured by Commander Lang's army. Although they should still be in a state of chaos, with your strength, there is naturally no danger. You can fly directly to Banlan Mountain and enter the Jiu Clan from there," Tongxuan added.
Several powerful figures agreed with Wang Yao, and then notified Zhang Zhong outside the tent to clear a flight path. Wang Yao rode on a donkey, Pang Zhen and the two powerful figures from Zhang Zhong, along with Jian You, spread their wings, while the reckless Liu Heng took big strides and darted out first.
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